Admit it, you were among the thousands of Southern Nevadans who turned the calendar to 2009 with gusto. Most of us couldn't wait to leave 2008 and its pessimistic headlines in the dust. Downturns in visitor volume, hotel occupancy, average daily room rates, airline capacity and gross gaming revenue - it was all so depressing. Although there are still pessimists out there who expect 2009 won't be any better than 2008 - or possibly worse - there are a few rays of hope things could get better in tourism.