Today is my first presidential election as a U.S. citizen. Today I cast my vote without any reservations, without feeling that I have to pick the lesser of the two evils. Today I vote in a swing state, where my vote will matter.
Four years ago, almost to the day, I cast my vote for a person who I believed could transform my old country, my country of birth. That election turned into much more than just an election—it became a revolution, a peaceful revolution, one for the history books. The man I voted for was eventually named President. I still have a lot of respect for him, but it has become painfully obvious that one man, no matter how genuine and good, is powerless against a hundred years of corruption, brainwashing and fear-mongering. I believe there is a bright future for my country, but it is generations away.
I don’t want to be disappointed again. Not today, not tomorrow, not a year from now.
Today I can smell the change in the air.
Long time ago, I saw a card that struck a chord with me. It showed a fork in the road. An arrow was pointed in each direction. One said, "My life." The other said, "No longer an option." This blog is about my life. The choices I make are my life. Everything else is no longer an option.
Who Am I?
I am Kate. I am married to the Husband of 10 years--a man who totally rocks my world with his mind, his body and his soul. I am a mother to Child--an energetic six-year-old who is so much more outgoing than his parents. I am a professional in the field that I love--but currently in a job that makes me yearn for more.
Expanding our family proved more difficult than we expected. After a diagnosis of unexplained secondary infertility, a pregnancy, a devastating miscarriage and then finally a viable pregnancy, we are now a family of four, with the birth of Baby in October 2007.
I have many more questions than answers, and this is my venting space.
Expanding our family proved more difficult than we expected. After a diagnosis of unexplained secondary infertility, a pregnancy, a devastating miscarriage and then finally a viable pregnancy, we are now a family of four, with the birth of Baby in October 2007.
I have many more questions than answers, and this is my venting space.
Child is
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4 comments:
That is really cool. Congratulations on your first vote as an American citizen!
My youngest brother voted for the first time yesterday too. Even though he lives in a different state and was voting for a different candidate than me, I kept calling and texting him to see how it went. He was so excited, it was contagious. It is wonderful to be able to be a part of this process.
Okay, now you've really piqued my interest -- I'm very curious where you're originally from, as I've been operating on the assumption that you're American-born.
I wish I had good enough foreign government knowledge to guess where you are originally from. :)
Congratulations on your first vote. Though I've voted every occassion I could since I turned 18, I still feel excitement every time.
It is a good smell, isn't it?
well you picked a great one to start with!!
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