2009 will soon be gone

The year 2009 is soon ending. It has been 365 days gone. Let me just say, Its been a good year! I went to my first formal dances. I left the country on my own for the very first time. I visited sites I never imagined being able to see. The eiffel tower, Sagrada Familia, the Medeteranian sea. I saw how other people lived and through it saw how much I loved my life the way it is. I graduated from jr. high and left that behind me never to expirenacne it again. I began high school. Worked a little harder. I improved on piano, cello, and singing. I met a lot of new people that I enjoy talking to. I also kept the old people and made lots of new memories. I helped people get through their toughest times. And I had some tough times of my own. I got a better veiw of what I want for myself in my life. Wheather it be my future jobs (pharmacy, dentistry), or where the direction I want my life to go. I found some new values that I hope to keep with me. I followed the saying "Even when theres nothing left, hold on to hope". And there were timesd when it felt like all was lost. But that hope got me threw.

2009 has not only been about me though. Throught the world people discovered themselves and went threw many hardships. The first big thing that comes to my mind is this year we lost the greatest entertaiment that ever lived. Michael Joseph Jackson. No one is ever going to forget when his brothers brought him in in that pure gold casket. When his family cried for all the world to see. When Jermaine sang smile, Human nature was played by John Mayor, and how all the greats. The whole world came together to discuss what an effect a complete stranger made in their lives. It was a beautiful thing, and the modern death similar to that of Diana. The whole world will remember.

2009 was also big because we got our first African American president. That is something that no one would even dream of in the years of the past. I got to see him with my own two eyes this year. I was surrounded be about 600, 000 people I believe the number was. We all stood and for about 2 hours the whole place was silent. All 600,000 people were dead silent! We all stood and listened to this man talk. He gave us hope. Hope of new beginings. Hope of change. He inspired us. He told us of the Amercican dream. He let that little girl inside of me believe once again that a girl that started out in the poor areas of maryland. Went to public school, and has middle class parents can make it one day. Obama was a miricle sent from god and I'm happy to have witnessed this greatest. At school the whole school stoped and watched as Aretha Franklin sang. As he put his hand over the bible and his wife and little girls watched thier love be names leader of the free world!! Imagine it. We witnessed it!

On a more sad note, we remember that girl being imprisoned in north korea and our former president Bill Clinton bringing her back alive. We remember that man who shot a big amount of amercican soldiars and people loosing their loved ones. We remember not seeing Chris Brown and Rihanna at the grammys and watching the news of him attacking Americas golden girl. We watched the trials and watched his carreer slowly fall down the cracks. But we also saw him become a better man and make that song I can transform ya. That was great! We lost Ted Kennady who did everything he could to fight for this country. I cried when I saw him say he would fight through his brain cancer so he could see President Barack Obama be inagurated in office. He wanted to be there front and center. I also watched him pass the torch from the Kennedys to the Obamas. That brought shivers down my spine. We also lost Brittney Murphy, Farah Fawcett.

The miricle at the hudson shocked us all as the pilot managed to land on the water and save all those people. The world was given hope yet again when that girl was found after being lost from her family for many years (Jaycee Gudered). We watched that balloon boy "fly away" and admit that it was all for the television and press. David Letterman, John Edwards and Tiger Woods let down the worth of Men everywhere by cheating on their loving wives. Kanye West put the worth of men down even lower when he stole the spotlight from Kanye West. And Sarah Palin made all us women feel a little more stupid inside.

This was a brilliant year for music as well.....to be continued on the next blog