…Well, not exactly. My hotel is in a nearby town called Arvada — just 25 minutes from Downtown Denver…And I wouldn’t exactly say I just touched down, I’ve been here for about five hours— But you know what I mean. For the most, I’ve been getting settled. After my colleagues and I unpacked, we went and grabbed some grub and then on to the Super Walmart to stock up on some goodies. So now I’m back in my room — feeling like my eyes are still carrying the groceries bags in from the car — trying to get something up on this blog.
I’m finally winding down from the rocky start of a morning I had. I woke up this morning at 1:50 a.m to Team USA and Japan playing baseball in the Olympics and knots wound up so tight in my stomach feeling like I was about to explode with anxiety. In less than 12 hours I would be boarding a plan to Denver, Colorado. To the National Democratic Convention. Set to experience one of the most defining moments in U.S. history, when in just six days, an African American would accept the Democratic nomination for president of these United States—and I had the job and the privilege to provide coverage for all the folks at home who couldn’t be here to see for themselves. That’s a major opportunity for a young woman like me. Twenty-three years old, fresh out of college and working for one of the oldest Black newspapers in the nation on an event as big as this…I WAS SCARED OUT OF MIND— and I’m still a little nervous to be honest. But it’s all good.
I had to get it together— and quick. So I turned off the TV and hooked up the Ipod and scrolled down to my gospel playlist and selected Marvin Sapp’s “Never Could’ve Made It” and got it poppin’. Packing and praying. Praying and packing. Asking God to please guide my steps on this mission placed before me and to allow me to perform to the best of my ability. And after that, I cracked open a Red Bull, ate a banana, and sat myself down in front of the laptop until it was time for me to head to BWI…
…And I’ve been up ever since.
So here I am in Denver, preparing to have the time of my life, anxious to see what all the hype is about. Ready to network, write — and of course— PARRRTAAYY. I’ve got some wonderful people in my corner— Sean, Z George and David. I’m learning from the best…And like Mary says, I’ll be just fine.
…As soon as I get some shut-eye.
—AFRO FLY GIRL
Hi Ms. Ginyard or should I say ‘flygirl’…now that you have settled into the mile high city, you can go out there and find the party places(probably gotta look real hard) although there are good down home places in Denver from what i can remember when i lived in Denver for three years in the early eighties(while on military active duty). if you get a chance, take a quick trip up in the mountains, the view is spectacular. Do enjoy! FYI…SS Page is in.