I love voting. I love the whole election process, have since I started voting 20+ years ago.

This was just an incredible election.

The primaries, that felt incredibly long, really set the stage for a debate that many called “one of the nastiest” – I don’t know if I agree with that, there’s been a lot of sniping in every presidential election I can remember. Ultimately, though, an incredibly historic race was run.

That race was capped off by a decisive victory for President-Elect Obama, and I’m glad for that. The race was also wrapped up with, in my opinion, two very very fine speeches; one a moving concession, the other an inspirational call to action.

This is a very exciting time, in a lot of ways. Yes, it’s exciting to be around during this piece of history and, by voting, to feel like we’ve had a hand in it. It’s also exciting to be a parent right now – my kids are excited about voting, and we want to make sure that they remember when this moment in history occurred. At 8 and 10, they’re just barely beginning to understand what politics even IS, and that’s a good thing. I’m hoping that with his dedication and message of public service and cooperation, Barack Obama will be a good role model for my kids in the next 4 very formative years of their lives. And maybe an inspiration to me, as well, to be the best that I can be for them also.

What an exciting thing.