post election honeymoon phase

I get so excited every time I see Barack Obama's face. He just makes me smile. Last night at the gym I was rifling through the new magazines trying to find some reading material for my workout, and either he or Michelle or the entire family was on the cover of almost every one. I was just standing there smiling like a fool. I don't think I've ever understood the expression "it's always darkest before the dawn" quite the way I do now.