The fun thing about a new year is trying to imagine what adventures await, both good and bad, as we look forward to it?
President-Elect Barak Obama has his bags packed and is headed for the White House. I voted for the man. I expect he and his family will do the nation credit and, even with the multitude of crises he faces, perhaps help us find solutions to the many things that need fixing in this country.
What about YOU? What lies ahead in your year that you know of? What are your hopes and dreams for 2009? How about your fears? Leave a comment and share something exciting you are looking forward to in 2009.
Personally, I’d like to pull out and dust off the old-fashioned hard-sided Samsonite luggage that’s quietly waiting somewhere near the bottom of my closet and travel. I doubt I’ll have time or money to travel much, but travel would be my favorite “dream” for the year. Should I ever win that big mega-millions sweepstake somewhere out there over the rainbow, my wife and I would happily spend our remaining years driving, flying, cruising, and otherwise traveling all over this fine land and throughout Europe, perhaps even South America.
My biggest fear this year is that our nation will struggle through another year of “business as usual” despite the best efforts of national leaders to get us out of this economic and military mess we find ourselves in.
But I really do have hope. How about you?