A day of hope and the dawn of a new era

I am awe struck when I think of all of the historic changes and evolution I have seen in my lifetime.

Today is the kind of day that when looking back you will ask "What were you doing the day that Barack Obama was sworn in as our 44th President of the United States?" And I will say:

"I was was in the waiting room of a doctors office in Northbrook, Illinois. The staff had a radio broadcasting the inaugaration and myself and one other woman were quietly listen to Yo Yo Ma and Itzak Perlman play together."

It was indescribably beautiful.

The woman, whom I had never seen before looked at me and said "It's a big day." I said "It is!" and we both started crying. It was one of the more profound moments in my life.

We talked quietly about hope and the dawn of a new era.

This will now become a piece of my history. This precious little vignette that I shared with a total stranger.