WOW! I might have to apologize in advance for the number of exclamation points that will be in this post, because seriously? OMG!! YES!!!

What an absolutely amazing, glorifying victory!! And for those of you who weren’t with us in San Francisco… it was INCREDIBLE! Everyone honking & cheering, clapping, singing & celebrating in the streets! It was sooo awesome!!

We started the day around 4pm. My friend Misty came & picked me up for a trip to Krispy Kreme in Daly City to claim our “I Voted” free star-sprinkled donut. :)

Then, because Misty had somehow forgotten her FOAM FINGER, I insisted we drive back to her house to get it. haha. For the record, it was TOTALLY worth it!

Then we headed to the Phoenix, and Irish pub on Valencia where I remembered they had annoying TVs. haha. But in this case, we were looking for TVs in our bars, so that was the plan! We were joined by Hez, Corey, Ryan, Hillary, Andy and more… and by the end of the night the bar was packed! We all cheered every time a state was called for Obama & as it got closer & closer and really started sinking in, the tears started flowing! So incredible.

I think the moment that it truly got me was when I saw on the screen “Barack Obama Elected President“. *sigh* that makes me tear up right now just typing it! WE DID IT, PEOPLE!! YES!!!!

When we left the Phoenix, the streets were full of people. Cars were streaming by, honking, waving & cheering out the windows – everyone was SOO happy! WE DID IT! Absolutely incredibly utterly beautiful and amazing (watch a video from this moment). Do you know how exciting it is to feel an entire nation JOYOUS and UNITED? Welcome to TODAY.

We all cruised over to the Kilowatt Club where we heard SFBG was having a celebration party. We were then joined there by too many friends to name… but wow, what an incredible celebration!! At one point we heard that traffic was completely blocked outside on 16th street & I’m so glad we went out to witness it for ourselves. Hundreds of people celebrating in the streets! Fireworks, American Flags, dancing, singing, instruments playing – everyone smiling! *sigh* We are all so in love with our country right now. HECK YES, AMERICA!!

I got a few photos & videos before my battery died, and then continued to take a ton with Misty’s camera – so I’ll be sure to post about it when they’re up – Misty’s photos & videos are posted now! In the meantime, thank you ALL to helped make this happen!! WE ARE AMAZING!