FROM BARACK OBAMA'S WEBSITE AND NEWSLETTER:

Michelle has had a busy day since you last heard from her. Later in the morning she spoke before a large room at the Colorado Convention Center filled primarily with women. Her remarks focused on Barack's understanding of women's issues from having seen the women in his own life struggle.

The struggles of working women and families across America aren't new to any of us. And they're certainly not new to Barack.

Growing up, he saw his mother--a young single mom who was only eighteen when he was born--put herself through school while raising him and his sister. He saw her struggle to pay the bills--even going on food stamps at one point. And in her final months, when she was sick with cancer, she was as worried about paying her medical bills as she was about getting well.

Barack saw his grandmother--the primary breadwinner for his family--work her way up at a bank. But he also saw how, despite her hard work and abilities, she hit a glass ceiling and watched lesser-qualified men pass her on the race to the top.

And he sees me, his wife, trying to juggle jobs and raise kids, often feeling like when I'm with the kids, I'm shortchanging work. And when I'm at work or on the campaign trail, I'm shortchanging the kids. I know you all understand this guilt.

Barack understands it too--because the women he loves most in the world have gone through it. That's why he carries our stories--and the stories of women he's met all across America--with him every day.

And that's why as President, Barack will change Washington so that instead of just talking about family values; we actually have policies that value families.

After Michelle concluded her remarks, we packed up our gear and bolted for the motorcade, saying hello to the folks in the kitchen as we hurried through in order to get to the next event on time.

Next, Michelle spoke at the Speaker's luncheon, a gathering hosted by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. In this talk, Michelle touched on the anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the occasion at which Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. The 48th anniversary of the speech coincides with Barack's acceptance of the Democratic Party's nomination for president tonight at Mile High Stadium in Denver.

Forty-five years ago, more than a quarter of a million people gathered in our nation's capital for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. They stood under the blazing sun and listened to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as he lifted our sights and our hearts with his dream for our nation. …

On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial that day, Dr. King told us, "1963 is not an end, but a beginning." And his speech did mark the beginning of a powerful journey for our nation. It launched a thousand individual journeys as well--as men and women stood up and seized new opportunities to pursue their dreams and make the most of their God-given talents.

Today, we are all here as part of another improbable journey--one that began 19 months ago, on a clear February day, when we joined my husband Barack Obama on the long road that has brought us to this moment.

And tonight, we will make history again--when Barack Obama accepts our nomination to be the next president of the United States.

But just as August 28, 1963 was not an end, but a beginning--August 28, 2008 is not an end. We still have a long road ahead of us. And our journey doesn't end on Election Day, either. That day is just another beginning as well. Because we are still far from achieving Dr. King's dream of equality and opportunity for all Americans.

In the early afternoon, Team Michelle shuttled over to Mile High Stadium to participate in several television interviews. The stadium was already filling up with folks arriving to watch Barack's acceptance speech this evening.

After some media time, we hopped back in the motorcade and headed back to the hotel, where Michelle got dressed and ready for the big night. (…and staffers whipped out their laptops to blog upload snapshots to Flickr… well, this staffer did.)

Finally, the finale. Motorcading back to Mile High Stadium, we saw the stands swelling with over 84,000 ordinary folks from all across the country here to be a part of this moment in history - Barack's acceptance of the Democratic Party's nomination for president of the United States.

Enjoy the day in pictures.



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Barack Obama For President 2008 !!!