Today I am thankful for the opportunity to vote. I remember in elementary school watching the adults come in to vote each November. I thought it was so cool. When I turned 18 one of the first things I did was register to vote. I didn't even think twice about it. It was just something you do just as much as when you turn 16 you get your driver's license. The last few years there hasn't been that much riding on the voting in our old neck of the woods. I don't think I even voted last year. But when we moved, one of the first things I did was make sure we were registered. This morning I went and voted before work. I didn't want to have the excuse after work that "it was too crowded". So with that, i am thankful to live in the country I do and have the ability to vote. I am thankful that there are no dangers for me when I go to vote. And most of all, I am thankful that I was able to vote for the guy with the big ten gallon hat!
