ex·pec·ta·tion ˌekspekˈtāSH(ə)n/ noun: expectation; plural noun: expectations a strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future. "reality had not lived up to expectations" A little more than a week ago, I was waiting to receive some news that I believed if not favorable, would totally crush my spirits. I applied to an incubator out west in Silicon Valley...the place where dreams go to pivot. After weeks of waiting for response day, we received the email