Election Day 2008

Tuesday was an exciting day here in Chicago. In the morning, some friends and I went over to Shererville to Get Out the Vote. We canvassed and knocked on doors, packed lunches for volunteers at polling places and had a really fun time.


Elise, Meredith, Christine, Leslie and I in the parking lot of the volunteer headquarters in Shererville.

Then, it was back to Chicago to get ready for the Election Night Party at Christine's parents' house in the South Loop. We relaxed for awhile, watched the first returns and ate dinner before heading out to join the crowd at Grant Park. The line, when we got there at 8:15 or so, stretched from Congress south six or so blocks to Roosevelt, and then East all the way past Lake Shore Drive. For awhile, we were horribly afraid we might not get in, despite having tickets. But then another entrance opened up, security was relaxed slightly, and the line started moving very quickly and we were inside in time to mill about for awhile before hearing that Virginia was called for Barack Obama, and, therefore, the race.




Jeremy, me, Saba, Meg, Angie, Elise and Leslie at the rally in Grant Park.




Obama is projected to win!!





Welcoming our next president to the stage!





The next first family of the United States!! And the giant crowd, of course...


The entire city seems exuberant this morning. Valois, a Hyde Park hangout and breakfast favorite, offered free breakfast to everyone this morning. Newspapers are difficult to come by. And soon I'll live just a few blocks away from the president! How cool is that?