Election night last Tuesday left me feeling optimistic, but not ecstatic. I felt a roller coaster of emotions in the Rose Dining Room as I watched CNN report the results. My home state, Ohio, elected another Republican governor- sad; Ohio elected a democratic senator I have supported for awhile-happy; Beto lost Texas- sad; a Democrat won Senate in Nevada- happy. As a democrat who feels disheartened and disgusted with the current political leadership and climate, I feel relief in the Democrats’ victory of taking back the House, however, I was disappointed in the seemingly lack of a blue wave. Ideally, I hoped for a complete denouncing of Trumpism across the country and its inherent racism, sexism, xenophobia, transphobia, etc. A week after election night and with most votes now counted, it seems that it can now be said there was in fact a blue wave. Since election night, Democrats have now picked up the most House seats since Watergate; Krysten Sinema, a democrat, has won a Senate seat in Arizona- a historically red state; and the governor race in Georgia has become even more close as Stacey Abrams might have a slim chance of winning. I have hope that our country will continue to move in a positive direction and become more equal, accepting and inclusive than ever before.