Busy sunday

It feels great to be blogging again after months of nonstop Facebook! This Sunday, though was busy and not at all spent lazily surfing the net. I got to meet Hillary Clinton today. My dad and I were invited by this family to hear her speak, and to meet her in person. The place was really small, and filled with fancy-looking people, which made me feel uncomfortable. When Hillary walked in the room, however, I didn't feel nervous anymore. It was her birthday, so we all sang Happy Birthday to her before she gave a short speech about Obama and how we need to get more democrats elected to the senate and congress so that Obama's plans will be able to get passed. When the speech was over, she shook hands with people and said hello to familiar faces. I was luckily able to shake her hand, and my dad got a book written by her signed. I got my picture taken with her as well, but not with the camera I'd brought. (Hopefully they'll send it to us) I was impressed that Hillary was working so hard for Obama after their rivalry in the primaries, and that she was able to joke about her temper during the speech as well. To be able to meet in person someone like Hillary Clinton was an amazing experience, and I left feeling incredibly lucky. Later on in the day, since I'm in Global Activism Club at my school, I got to return to Chicago to go to a walk to protest the violence in Darfur as well as in Chicago. The event wasn't huge, and was held in Grant park, (where Obama might be speaking on election night) Fewer than 70 people showed up, however kids from many different schools came and held protest signs as we walked. There was a raffle when we got pack to the park, with computer chips as prizes, but mostly people just wanted to be there to protest and make a difference.

So it was a busy Sunday for me, and though I didn't get to spend much time at home as I normally would have, yet a lot had happened in that one day that made it a great day for me.