Bring it On 2010

As this year comes to a close, I want to recap on some of the things that have happened. From Somali Pirates and North Korean missiles to Michael Jackson and Tiger Woods, this year will certainly be memorable especially for me.

The year started of making history with the presidential inauguration of Barrack Obama—the first president ever with the last name that starts with the letter “O.” It was a beginning of a new era that promised change and hope for the future. I too was hopeful like everyone else not only for the changes at the White House but also for the changes in my life.

Last January was the beginning of my final semester of my senior year. I eagerly waited to start a new chapter in my life. As part of the graduating class of 2009, I was full all the idealism a college student could possess. Brandt and I were going to graduate and find great careers in exotic cities like Phoenix or Denver and change the world. I thought that at the very worst we would make a combined annual salary of 60 grand.

America quickly awakened from its dream by the very people that put them there. Government maladies such as the Blagojevich scandal and a stimulus package with a never-ending debt, the year already pretty much went down the crapper.

Right after college graduation, we had no job offers, no interviews and no prospects of employment. My hopes were crushed. To make things better, Brandt and I packed up, moved across the country and move in with the in-laws. We were moving to a place with the worst economy in the whole country with the auto industry going down the tube. Not to mention I moved to a place were it took me months to figure out where I was driving and how to drive in highly populated areas. Detroit is no Rexburg that’s for sure.

Year 2009 was the year celebrity deaths. Farah Fawcett, Patrick Swayze, and Michael Jackson. Although Kanye West will attest that Michael Jackson’s death was the best death ever. As typical of all infomercials, Billy Mays threw in an extra fatality.

At the end of summer, Brandt and I both landed a job, which was much needed, and we both are fortunate. However, the glimmer of hope working our dream job dwindled even more.

During the fall season the year is wrapping up, and no year would be complete with out more celebrity affairs. David Letterman tells the audience he and his female staff have been going on adventures. Thanksgiving weekend America’s perception of Tiger Woods drastically changed from a generally good guy to a sordid two-timer.

Thank goodness 2009 is over, it has been the most difficult year of my life, and I don’t wish to repeat it. Hopefully 2010 will be much better, but after hoping in 2009, I won’t hold my breath.