It's not every day the President of the United States of America stops by to chat.
Not wanting this historical event to pass us by, my friend Rachel and I made sure to be in line before the sun came up in order to get a ticket. Five fun hours later (you really get to know people when waiting in line together) a ticket was finally in our hands. 
Saturday night proved difficult to sleep. Thankfully, my friends Mike & Emily in Hawaii are always up (literally) for a "late-night" chat. It sure was something getting to see the sun set twice in one day.
Soon enough Sunday came and it was back to standing in line at 5 am. Once again the people around us proved to be fun company. Plus there were clever campaign buttons for sale. Our friend Metz was volunteering at the event and we sure were happy to see him before going through security!
(Two Presidents in one day~ are we lucky or what?!)
Two short hours and countless audio checks later we were finally in the presence of the
44th President of the United States of America.
Needless to say, Rachel and I were thrilled that all of our waiting, standing, and patience paid off!! President Obama's campaign speech was effortless, encouraging, entertaining, and energizing. I cannot wait tell my future social studies students about the day I spent half an hour with the President of the United States.
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