I Voted, but Not Early

My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving.  It is a pretty low stress day.  You don't have to really go anywhere.  The only expectation is to EAT.  Preparations happen the day before and only require a trip to one store.  The food is amazing, you get to hang out with people you love, and it's just nice.

Thanksgiving is also a holiday that people work hard at making sure others do not spend alone.  No one wants to be alone on a holiday, especially one that celebrates family.  Almost everything is closed (at least for most of the day) so it isn't like there are a lot of other things to do on that day.

Some people celebrate (usually for logistical reasons) early.  I get it (you do what you gotta do), but then what do you actually DO on Thanksgiving day?  It seems so sad to me.  I mean sure it's a day off of work, but it just isn't the same.  The day itself is important and people just celebrate ON the actual day.



And that's how I feel about early voting.

I am a registered Democrat (which means little to nothing in how I actually vote for each race) and a regular voter.  The DNC sent at least FIVE people to my house over the last week to encourage me to vote.  They were pushing early voting, which I get, but I told every one that I VOTE ON ELECTION DAY.  I know it makes more sense to vote early and is way more practical (which is totally right up my alley).  But just like I like to celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday in November, I like to vote on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.  I love voting.  I love that I have that right.  And I have no problem waiting in a line (although hopefully due to the record turnouts for early voting, there was zero line at my polling place today).

I hope everyone exercised their civic duty today (or in the days prior).  I hope you researched your candidates (especially for local races) and wore your sticker* proudly.  Here's to America and to democracy! Cheers!



*Anybody know who I can talk to to get NC some of those Future Voter stickers for the kids? I seen them online from other states and was sad that Little Man couldn't have one.