We Won!

What an incredibly exciting evening on Election night! John and I were out on the streets with flashlights, knocking on doors until 30 minutes before the polls closed that evening, trying to get out every last Obama vote in Colorado! In fact, we did get two people to get to the polls in their area during that last hour! Even though the media indicated he would get the electoral votes from that state, we have been disappointed before. I was very nervous that the election might once again be manipulated/stolen in various states! We were glued to the TV that evening with the Chappells. When the words "President-Elect Obama" flashed on the screen, we couldn't contain ourselves. Cheers, tears, relief, HOPE -- it all came to a wonderful conclusion!

John and I had lots of time to process our experience during the 1200+ mile trip home. We feel we were part of something very important, even though we were just two of the millions of people who volunteered time, money, and energy to this campaign. But the shift in values and leadership is monumental.

The Chappells were wonderful hosts, and certainly made a contribution by taking care of us! We left them early Wednesday morning, just as the wind and cooler weather arrived. We drove through lots of wind and snow flurries, but luckily nothing that stuck to the ground so we didn't have to try out our new tire chains. Coming back into California was beautiful today with snow on the mountains in the Truckee area, the gold color of the trees and sunny blue skies, then the beauty of our Sonoma County -- it was a grand conclusion to a very memorable trip. It's good to be home.

Thank you for your interest!!!

Fun in Colorado!

Ron and Ruth Chappell have taken such good care of us!  We've eaten wonderful meals in their home, as well as enjoyed a couple of meals out.  There are tons of wonderful restaurants in the Fort Collins area.  We really do like this area, especially the 70-80 degree weather we're having. We brought snow clothes, not shorts, but we're not complaining!  There is often snow by Halloween, so it is definitely unusually warm for this time of year.  Much better for "getting out the vote" by hitting the streets.

We took one day off so the Chappells could take us to Colorado Springs to see the Garden of the Gods.  Very interesting rock formations -- similar to the geological wonders of the Utah parks we were in earlier in the year.  

Then there was Halloween.  We were glad we weren't knocking on doors as Obama campaign volunteers along with the Trick or Treaters.  Instead, we were with the Chappells and their grandchildren eating pizza before their parents took them out on the streets.  

We're still enjoying what we're doing with the Obama campaign.  Apparently I'm being assigned to be a precinct captain on Election Day, in charge of the precinct volunteers.  I have no idea what that means yet, but will be trained to take on that duty sometime soon, I'm sure!  We're working with young staffers (see 3 people in front of blue car) and many great volunteers.  We're excited that Obama has a good lead in Colorado now.  All we can do is hope and pray the election polls are somewhat accurate!