Skip has a work dinner tonight, so I'm taking Maddie out to her favorite restaurant to celebrate the Obama victory. Since we're not in the States, she's not getting a sense of what a big deal this is, and I want to mark the occasion with her some how. I know that not everyone who follows this blog is celebrating, but for me, and I think for the country, it's a happy day. It's certainly, as the commentators keep constantly reminding us, an historical day.

People in London are certainly happy about the results, as apparently are people in our former country of residence. Here's an article from CNN. Germany

I'm sure everyone back in the States is relieved that all the campaign commercials, stories and headlines have finally come to an end. I do hope that the next presidential election doesn't go on for two years like this one has!

Now that the election is over, I need to start looking ahead to the holidays. I've just looked at the calendar, and it's all about to sneak up on me!