MY RESPONSE TO THE OBAMA WIN!

Many days have passed since Obama had been elected President!  There have been many different reactions to that historical moment.  Mine and my family's were extreme excitement.  We were shedding tears, we were hugging each other, and praying for deceased family members that were unable to witness that moment.  My parents kept repeating over and over, "OMG! I can't believe I was able to witness this in my lifetime"!  Yup!  They were unbelievably overwhelmed.  On the night of the election, my family stayed up watching it.  At 10:45 my brother and I were told to go to bed.  I told my mom to wake me up "if" Obama wins.  My dad was watching the election in my parents bedroom, and my mother was watching the election in our living room.  At 11:15, I heard my mother burst into my room.  There wer teas rolling down her cheeks.  I thought the worst of the outcome and that Obama had lost the election.  Except, for the giveaway smile on my mother's face.  I couldn't believe Obama had won!  I had to see this miracle for myself.  I followed my mother back downstairs, and right across our TV screen were the words: Obama Elected President.  I was shocked and speechless.  The first thoughts were: OMG!  I just witnessed history in the making!  After that night, my mother started making a scrapbook, and telling me to write everything leading up the election, and the election night in my diary.  Many people can't understand why African Americans acted a certain way on Election Night.  Some of my classmates said, "Obama is just another person in the White House"! Wrong!  He is the first "African American" elected President of the USA!  I mean, when I walk down the hall, of course you are going to see me as another person walking down the hall.  But the first thing that crosses your mind, whether you are aware of it or not, is the fact that I am! An African American! No doubt about it.  I would like to explain more, but I can't.  No matter how many times I would try to explain how that night meant to so many African Americans, many people would still not truly understand the significance of that night. God Almighty, I wish they could..........................