Because I am so eager for fall to arrive, I wore tights under my skirt...but I did not anticipate it would be so hot outside!! After an hour or so, I knew that to prevent a heat-induced bad mood I needed to get the tights off of my body. So very nonchalantly, while standing in line, I discovered that I am capable of removing tights without making a scene. Phew! Instantly my body temperature regulated and I felt relieved that I would not have to be removed from the scene on a stretcher.
As we went through security, I forgot about the tights until I saw the security guard holding them in his hand as he went through my purse. Good thing he was wearing gloves.
We got to the quad and found a nice shady spot with a decent view of the stage. Well, we thought it was decent until Jared Polis came on stage and we realized there was a teleprompter-looking rectangle that perfectly blocked his face...and Hickenlooper's face...and Ken Salazer's face...and President Obama's face. But we had a super view of the snipers on the rooftops!
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Erin and I found ourselves standing among some children, who were about the same height as us. We blended in so well, I'm surprised we didn't get swept into their family van after it was over and taken home for chicken nuggets and macaroni.
At one point, the media turned their cameras from the stage to the audience, and at that moment I was embarrassed of our cellphone-obsessed society. Every single one of us had our phones out, holding them up in the air, trying to snap the perfect picture or get a clean, crisp video of the President. I'm sure we all looked incredibly silly.
I am not a die hard Democrat, but listening to our President speak was such an inspiring experience, and I loved hearing him veer off of his speech every now and then to crack a joke. When he would mention his "opponents", the crowd would boo...and his response was, "Don't boo! Vote!" If he doesn't get re-elected, I think he has a future in motivational speaking fur sure.
He is a very clever, reasonable fellow and I am proud that he is our President!
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