Arriving in Austin

I know Austin well. Two of my kids as well as my gorgeous one year old granddaughter all live here. My son went to school here and never left, then my daughter followed him here from Illinois. I know this city, and I'm here often.
Somehow, today Austin seems different.
As I approached the Hilton I realized that this was not the normal business convention crowd. I realized, as I couldn't even get near the Hotel entrance, and as large groups of people poured out of vehicles that seemed incapable of holding them, that there are a lot of people here who may have never stayed at a hotel like this. And for me, that makes it all the more special.
This is a celebration! Women who were born before suffrage voted for a woman who came within a heartbeat of winning the nomination. African-Americans born in the Jim Crow south, people who witnessed the very worst that human prejudice has to offer, have seen their most fervent dreams become reality. Sparing catastrophe, an African-AMERICAN man will be the next president of the United States. And, we will all have been a part of making it happen.
Good times!
I'll take some pictures as the day progresses, and will post them later.