Happy Belated Thanksgiving!

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Friends in High Places

Quinn got to meet the Governor and the First Lady for the Ohio State/Michigan game. She was the star of the show in her cheerleading outfit!

Yes we DID

Chris and I are political junkies. Poor Quinn's been hearing about Barack Obama since she was an embryo. She'll probably rebel someday by being a Republican! :) So we were thrilled on Election Day! The previous Sunday we all put on our Obama gear and heard Barack in front of the Statehouse. There were 60K people there and Quinn cried when they all cheered for our future president. She cheered up though and we got some great pics of our baby girl cheering for the first black president!!! :)

I grew up with my Dad talking and reading about John Kennedy constantly. President Kennedy's speeches were inspiring much like Barack's. I hope I can instill a sense of awe and appreciation in Quinn for this historic day for our country.

YES WE CAN!!!

"And Democrats, we must also admit that fulfilling America's promise will require more than just money. It will require a renewed sense of responsibility from each of us to recover what John F. Kennedy called our "intellectual and moral strength." Yes, government must lead on energy independence, but each of us must do our part to make our homes and businesses more efficient. Yes, we must provide more ladders to success for young men who fall into lives of crime and despair. But we must also admit that programs alone can't replace parents; that government can't turn off the television and make a child do her homework; that fathers must take more responsibility for providing the love and guidance their children need.

Individual responsibility and mutual responsibility - that's the essence of America's promise."

Barack Obama - 2008 Democratic National Convention Acceptance Speech

This Blessed Sip of Life

Kevin and Michele, friends of ours who just had a baby, inspired me to create a blog.  I'm not sure how much time we'll have to update it, but I want to share our life with our sweet baby with all of you.   I chose the title from a Dave Matthews song that we love to sing to Quinn.  She likes the tune, but I hope the lyrics will stay with her throughout her life.  I hope we can teach her to live by them:

Isn't it strange 

How we move our lives for another day 

Like skipping a beat 

What if a great wave should 
wash us all away 
Just thinking out loud 
Don't mean to dwell on this dying thing 
But looking at blood 
It's alive right now 
Deep and sweet within 
Pouring through our veins 
Intoxicate moving wine to tears 
Drinking it deep 
Then an evening spent dancing 
It's you and me 
This love will open our world 
From the dark side we can see a glow of something bright 
There's much more than we see here 
Don't burn the day away

Is this not enough 
This blessed sip of life 
Is it not enough 
Staring down at the ground 
Oh then complain and pray 
more from above 
Greedy little pig 
Stop just watch your world trickle away 
Oh it's your problem now 
It'll all be dead and gone in 
a few short years 
Just love will open our eyes 
Just love will put the hope in our minds 
Much more than we could ever know 
Don't burn the day away

Come sister 
my brother 
Shake up your bones shake up your feet 
I'm saying open up 
And let the rain come pouring in 
Wash out this tired notion 
That the best is yet to come 
But while you're dancing on the ground 
Don't think of when you're gone 
Love! love!? what more is there? 
We need the light of love in here 
Don't beat your head 
Dry your eyes 
Let the love in there 
There are bad times 
But that's ok 
Just look for love in it 
Don't burn the day away