This picture was taken at 8:02–just after the polls closed on the West Coast.  This was how we reacted to the news Obama had been elected. Immediately after I took this picture, I ran out into the middle of our street and screamed.

The next morning, H had an assembly at school where the students were asked where they were when they heard the news and what did they think they’d remember about the event.  H said she’d always remember seeing her mother cry.