My farewell letter

Dear 2009,

I am writing this letter with a heavy heart. I think it is time for you and I to part ways. We’ve been together now for a year and I think it is safe to say that things are no longer working out between the two of us.The truth is, I have met someone else and she looks to be able to give me everything you promised me and more. Her name is 2010.

Don’t get me wrong, we had a few laughs and we started out liking each other a lot and I even thought you might be “the year,” but sadly you showed your true colors towards the middle and I started to see you for who you really are. I know you tried to make it up to me at the end, and while I appreciate the gesture, I am afraid it is too little, too late.

But it’s not fair to put all the blame on you. When we met in January, I was coming off of a pretty rocky relationship with 2008, and was ready to believe that you would treat me better. It’s too bad on both our parts that I was wrong.

Just so you know that we can still be friends, let me remind you of some of the good times we had together.

Remember when I finished the Spring semester at Delta and got my second AA and my certificate? You were there helping me. And you can’t forget how much fun we had at the Beep Baseball World Series this summer… I couldn’t have done it with any other year.

Last but not least, you gave me Twitter. I know it was a gift from 2008, but you were the one who made it work for me, taught me how to get involved with my followers and more importantly, pushed me to build my brand. I can’t thank you enough for showing me all the great benefits from my new online family. Even if for no other reason, I will remember you for that.

So with that, I say goodbye to you. I hope there are no hard feelings, I am sure you saw this coming. Here is a song that I hope will make you feel a little better about us and ease the pain some…every word is true.

All the best and with all the love and respect in the world. Goodbye,

Rod