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classof56

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17. Sheshe, thank you for this.

Sun Jan 8, 2017, 08:39 PM

Jan 2017

I first heard Andrea Bocelli perform this beautiful song a few years ago when a friend of mine was going through a difficult breakup and divorce. I cried then, for her, and I cry now for what we are losing. Words cannot fully express the depth of my emotion, but it is comforting to know you and so many other fellow DUers experience the same feelings. These photos are exquisite. There will be many tears shed in the days to come, for what we have had and what we will lose when the Obamas exit the White House. Let us be eternally grateful for Michelle and Barack, and the way they have lifted up our nation and its people. We won't see the likes of them again, I fear. Sadness overwhelms.

Blessings to you.

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It's Time To Say Goodbye [View all] sheshe2 Jan 2017 OP

K&R. TexasTowelie Jan 2017 #1

Thanks Texas. sheshe2 Jan 2017 #3

Beautiful! Kath2 Jan 2017 #2

Hugs sheshe2 Jan 2017 #4

Love, she. Kath2 Jan 2017 #34

I won't say good-bye. madamesilverspurs Jan 2017 #5

I understand completely. sheshe2 Jan 2017 #6

"Goodbye" is actually short for "God Be With Ye" ailsagirl Jan 2017 #77

Beautiful! gademocrat7 Jan 2017 #7

He will be right down the street... sheshe2 Jan 2017 #8

i can't say goodbye. it's too painful. DesertFlower Jan 2017 #9

We will miss him as President and Michelle as first lady, it has been a beautiful journey. Thinkingabout Jan 2017 #10

Hey Thinkingabout... sheshe2 Jan 2017 #11

To be honest I expect more from them. Thinkingabout Jan 2017 #14

Shame on you! Staph Jan 2017 #12

I know Staph. sheshe2 Jan 2017 #15

Time with this wonderful First Family has gone by way too fast! montana_hazeleyes Jan 2017 #13

Such a charming, loving couple. brer cat Jan 2017 #16

Sheshe, thank you for this. classof56 Jan 2017 #17

History is going to be verrrry kind to the Obama's - and justifiably so NoMoreRepugs Jan 2017 #18

No never MFM008 Jan 2017 #19

My fervent hope is that now, free of constraints, nolabear Jan 2017 #20

You've got me crying (again) NastyRiffraff Jan 2017 #21

Me too, me too, me too. sheshe2 Jan 2017 #22

Dammit, me too. calimary Jan 2017 #25

I've got 12 days. You can't take those away from me yet. TeamPooka Jan 2017 #23

I am not taking anything away from you.... sheshe2 Jan 2017 #26

Awesome mobeau69 Jan 2017 #24

Last is my fav as well, mobeau. sheshe2 Jan 2017 #32

I always felt it was sweet justice that he got to go home to her calimary Jan 2017 #27

How can we let them go? onecaliberal Jan 2017 #28

NOPE... Nowhere near! kcdoug1 Jan 2017 #29

I am only saying goodbye to Potus and Flotus. sheshe2 Jan 2017 #33

absolutely! kcdoug1 Jan 2017 #39

Yes we will. sheshe2 Jan 2017 #41

I am... Snackshack Jan 2017 #30

Welcome to DU, Snackshack. sheshe2 Jan 2017 #42

Thank you 😊 Snackshack Jan 2017 #51

Back at ya. sheshe2 Jan 2017 #53

I'll miss the sense of humor and sense of fun he brought to the presidency. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2017 #31

I wish he could, also. Kath2 Jan 2017 #36

Yes we are facing a nightmare. sheshe2 Jan 2017 #44

I will. Kath2 Jan 2017 #46

He lost the popular vote... sheshe2 Jan 2017 #47

I am ashamed of my country. Kath2 Jan 2017 #48

So am I. sheshe2 Jan 2017 #49

You know me well. Kath2 Jan 2017 #56

Ha...................... sheshe2 Jan 2017 #58

Right on! Kath2 Jan 2017 #59

A Repuke condom. sheshe2 Jan 2017 #60

Exactly Kath2 Jan 2017 #61

... sheshe2 Jan 2017 #63

KnR Hekate Jan 2017 #35

Thank you for those great pics...they will indeed be missed. iluvtennis Jan 2017 #37

You should have put up ... NanceGreggs Jan 2017 #38

I know Nance. Okay... sheshe2 Jan 2017 #43

A big K&R . . . BUT Uponthegears Jan 2017 #40

They have been a healing salve from Heaven colorado_ufo Jan 2017 #45

Kick, Rec and DesertRat Jan 2017 #50

It's been a hell of a ride. Eight years of wonder and amazement. Aristus Jan 2017 #52

Hey you. sheshe2 Jan 2017 #57

I love them so much. Freedomofspeech Jan 2017 #54

Heartbroken they are leaving and proud of their service! hrmjustin Jan 2017 #55

I cannot grantcart Jan 2017 #62

Nor can I. sheshe2 Jan 2017 #65

Can't Focus With My Wet Eyes Right Now pdxflyboy Jan 2017 #64

Hey, pdxflyboy. sheshe2 Jan 2017 #66

Dignity, decency, decorum, determination. 3catwoman3 Jan 2017 #67

... sheshe2 Jan 2017 #68

What a great couple (and first couple) they make. We do not know just how much they changed applegrove Jan 2017 #69

Beautiful photos of a beautiful couple. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2017 #70

We got it. We knew what we had. Those who wanted more were just lured into an unreal The Wielding Truth Jan 2017 #71

I'm learning that it's best to grab a tissue BEFORE I open a sheshe post. lamp_shade Jan 2017 #72

I will miss this great man Gothmog Jan 2017 #73

I don't want to.... BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2017 #74

Please NO!!!!!! Walk away Jan 2017 #75

no... no uponit7771 Jan 2017 #76

The contrast of these two exceptional people to the mentally ill child about to take Eliot Rosewater Jan 2017 #78

Also people don't talk about this but forjusticethunders Jan 2017 #79

But I don't want to say goodbye... catbyte Jan 2017 #80

k and r niyad Jan 2017 #81

We're going from true class to gilded trash. :-( n/t WePurrsevere Jan 2017 #82

Love is contagious lovemydog Jan 2017 #83

What a beautiful post, lovemydog. sheshe2 Jan 2017 #84

Class to the max. oasis Jan 2017 #85

They will be missed. Stellar Jan 2017 #86