Not now, I'm caucussing

Tonight I went, stood, shivered a little in the cold and let myself be counted for the Democratic party's caucus for presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. My appointed place to caucus (I LOVE that word) was the jury room at the Sedgwick County Courthouse.

It took about 45 minutes of standing in line (mostly outside) before I got to this sign which pointed into the jury room where I signed in twice (once for security and once in the official book) for my civic duty.

Shortly before I got to the jury room I ran into this dapper young gentleman named Finnegan who was in line with his parents. He has the most stunning blue eyes which just happened to match his snappy hat, pacifier and I (heart) Barack t-shirt.

Once I got all signed in, I actually found a seat. It was a Caucus Miracle. But shortly after that they called those of us who'd already signed in to go out into the lobby of the courthouse and be counted so they could let the rest of those waiting in line into the room. I'm sure they would have broken lots of fire codes had they not cleared the room out a bit. I struggled with who should have my caucus vote.

Should it be Hillary or Barack?

This is how I look when I caucus:

As I was waiting in the lobby to be counted, the Hillary supporters started chanting "Hillary! Hillary!" and the Barack supporters started chanting "We can change! We can change!" It was a really neat experience and I'm glad I braved the cold for this cause. Once I got the black "X" on my hand I was free to go.

Who did I eventually get counted for? I don't caucus and tell!