Once again I find myself being more than delinquent in my frequencies of updating this page. So much has happened in the last few monthes. Let see if I can get a quick update...
Work
I moved to a start-up nanotech company (we're still trying to keep our anonymity - although it gets harder by the day). I'm absolutely, 100% loving it. We're really starting to spread our wings and could have a break-out moment any minute now. I'm not stuck in the same, coddled rut that I was bfore. Right now, I'm the primary design engineer on our tools (we'll be hiring a more senior guy eventually) and I'm also highly involved with the Motion Team and the CAD/PLM Implementation Team. My hands are in many pots and it's keeping me busy, but I honestly couldn't be happier.
The people I'm working with are just awesome too. I can honestly say that I wake up every morning looking forward to going to work. Hopefully it stays that way - I don't see why it wouldn't.
Personal
WOW! Where do I start. Well, back on my birthday (March 16th), I got the coolest present of all - a black labrador! We adopted him from the North Shore Animal League on Long Island. I wanted to name him Bruschi after the most kick-ass Patriot on the current roster, Tedi Bruschi. My wife didn't like the beer double entendre, so we went with naming him after my favorite Red Sox, Jason Varitek. This dog is the shiz-nit! He knew all his commands and he is really, really smart (sometimes too smart for his own good). He loves playing catch, is great with kids (Marissa's cousins had a blast with him at a family barbeque), and is absolutely enthralled with being in the water. I couldn't have asked for a better pet.
My workout schedule has gotten much better since I started at my new gig (almost wrote the name of the company there :) ). We have a Gold's Gym right down the road from us (walking distance) and at least two of us - sometimes three - get in there about 3-4 times a week. It's great. I'm really starting to get back into shape, although tightening up my diet would really help that. Once October rolls around, I'm gonna start a 5x5 workout and see if I can kick it up a notch. I don't think I'm gonna be playing flag football this season as I'm busy with other stuff. I've been surfing as much as possible too...this current flat spell is driving me batty!
The wife and I are doing good. We're seriously starting the house hunting process - basically getting our finances in order right now. We can't get real serious until after my sister's wedding in September due to all the craziness that we're involved with in that. Other than that, we're just cruising.
I'm sure there's a lot I left out here, but these tidbits have been the basis of what's been up with my life lately...hopefully I'll be a bit more consistant than doing quarterly updates here.