This past week sure was busy! First there was Halloween, which was so much fun! Didn't end up going to Kings Dominion, but I did the next best thing -- go trick-or-treating with the kids! They are so cute. I had a fun weekend with them and my 2 sisters. We had homemade chicken chili with biscuits for dinner, plenty of candy all weekend, and yummy ice cream. We played tennis for a couple of hours - as Saturday was beautiful! - and had fun on the wii. Yay for family!! (Photo upload isn't working right, so I had to embed the images from picasa web.. thus the small pics)
The other thing that captured my time this week was election day! I seriously had no idea who to vote for, as neither of the candidates appealed to me. About an hour before I headed to the polls to vote, I took an online quiz to see which candidate best matched up with my views. Turns out it was Bob Barr. What? Who the crap - ? So great. McCain and Obama came up further down the list. I just decided that whoever had the highest ranking in my quiz (between McCain and Obama) would get my vote. So that was that! I fully expected to wait in line for AT LEAST an hour, as I had heard all the horror stories of that morning. I grabbed my book, my mp3 player and some snacks and headed out the door.
Turned out I didn't need these items, as the man behind me was a chatty cathy. He first was commenting on how others looked: "Look at that lady's hair! Why would she wear it like that? It looks weird." Now, I must inform you on what I was wearing... I had not showered, so put on my green army-type hat, with my hair pulled back. No make-up. I had on the same color green, very baggy cargo pants, a brown zip-up hoodie over a white hooded thermal shirt, and a brown plaid scarf draped around my neck. I would have described myself as Tiny Tim-esque. And he's commenting on OTHER'S appearances to ME? Hmmmm.
Then: "What school do you go to?"
Me: I don't go to school
Dude: What? Do you want to be illiterate?
Me: I'm done with school. I just work
Dude: Really? When were you done?
Me: Um.... like 2002?
Dude: Oh, wow. So where do you work?
Me: In DC
Dude: Really? I hope you take public transportation.
Me: Yes, I do.
Dude: So I guess this isn't the first time you have voted?
Me: Nope. I look young, huh?
Dude: Yeah, you do.
Me: I'm 26.
Dude: You don't look like it!
Me in my head thinking: Yeah, well I would have pegged you as an illegal immigrant had you not been waiting in line to vote.
Turns out I waited in line for about 45 mins with the actually very entertaining Mr. Pedro, to take 30 seconds at the little booth to cast my ballot. Yay! I proudly wore my voting sticker all day.
LATER THAT NIGHT....
I'm finally drifting off to sleep (after a crazy trip to try to pay my rent! - another story) with my book slowly falling closed as my fingers relax, when I suddenly jolt all the way awake due to an outburst of cheering in my building. It was then that I realized Virginia went to Obama and thus he won the presidential election. No emotion from me besides relief that this mess is finally done, I turn my light out and go to sleep. What a day.
The rest of the time in WA was spent enjoying the company of family, playing games, taking pictures and laughing a ton. I love my family. It is always a joyous occasion to see and be around them. Even in time of sorrow, we are able to be joyful. 
