"Chillin" with Obama!

...and CHILLIN' was the operative word! Brrrrr! That said, our rather impromptu field trip down to the Seattle Center to experience, first hand, the energy and excitement of an historic primary election campaign was well rewarded by a front row position as the senator from Illinois exited his car and stood on the steps with a megaphone to quickly address those of us who could not fit into the filled-to-capacity Key Arena. Some of our girls took excellent photos (as witnessed by this one of Barack taken by Taryn) and all came away with an appreciation of the energy generated by a gifted speaker in politically charged times. While we're fully cognizant of the fact that not every SGS family is an Obama supporter, we felt compelled to take advantage of an opportunity to participate in an historic moment. As I told our girls,"This is not an attempt to convert you to any specific political position or ideology. In keeping with Black History Month AND our effort to 'Carpe Diem' - we just thought that seeing Obama might be something you will look back on and be glad that you were there!" Given how excited the girls seemed after the event, I think we achieved our goal! As one eighth grader called to me as she left for home at 3:30..."This was a great day Sally!"