2012 Reviewed.

This is my first "end of the year" review, and even though I did not set specific goals, I did make progress in some areas of my life and regressed in others.

Professional

Professionally, 2012 progressed and ended in high fashion! Sonia is about ready to launch her website as well as her blog (stay tuned!). Her freelance work has increased from the previous year, and we are gearing up for her to leave her current job and focus on doing what she loves; Interior Design! I have been promoted at work to a full-time engineer while finishing my CE degree. My official title is, "Engineering Integrator", which is a combination of Sales Engineer, Application Engineer, and Programmer. The work is fun, exciting, and rewarding! I am currently working on projects for companies such as SPACE X, as well as leading the development of a new product for our company. This new product is the MOST IMPORTANT thing anyone is doing in our company (How I got to lead the project is for another post). I did not set goals for my career at the beginning of last year, but this progress certainly did exceed my expectations!

Educational

My Education is going as planned. I basically have a year left but will finish it over two years due to the new job. I am taking the "lagging" classes which are offered after 4:30, and I am only taking a class or two at a time; I will be taking grad classes simultaneously. After my undergrad I plan on working towards my MBA or ETM (Engineering and Technology Management) degree.

Life

This was our first year of marriage, and I must say it has been great! One thing we did not do was travel so this will be on our list for 2013. We have decided to stay in Portland and are beginning to look for areas to buy our first house; summer of 2013. We did not spend nearly enough time exploring the Pacific Northwest and will be making an effort to do so next year. One thing that I have failed at is getting back into shape; I actually gained 20 lbs. This will (needs) to get fixed.

I will be adding a second post within the next few days on the 2013 goals and outlook!!