America is awesome.

Last night was the type of night that people will never forget. Amazing. That’s all I can say. Ironically I wasn’'t even watching the results when it was announced that Obama won. During the last election results took forever so I figured I had plenty of time and was waiting for Shawna to get off work. As I stood outside the building, shivering because it was f-ing cold last night, I heard people shouting and horns honking. A few seconds later my mother called me, cheering, and I said, “"Oh damn, I just missed the exciting part, huh?”"

Luckily Shawna and I made it to a television in time to hear Obama speak. We joined the crowd in a downtown bar and ordered a couple beers (so much for my pledge to never drink again. I drank about half of a beer called “Blonde Bombshell” which I ordered because it has a cool name). Afterwards we enlisted the help of a stranger to take photos of us in front of the Obama headquarters. Turns out the strangers were also Obama fans and we ended up hugging strangers on the street corner and then cheering for a person riding a bicycle while carrying an American flag. I love America.

For your amusement, here are photos of our adventures: