2013: The Year in Review

Since we are in the last weekend of 2013 I figured I'd do a recap of the past year of my life. 2013 was a interesting year to say the least. For me it was filled with some very high moments as well as some very low points. If I were to give an overall view of 2013 I would say it was a year that saw a lot happen that never had happened before.


The first half of the year saw me get mono, finally celebrate Valentines Day with someone, and get a new part time job in my field. Getting to work as a technical writer filled me with a sense of accomplishment even if it's part time, I still am building experience in my field of study. After getting over being sick I finally spent Valentines Day with someone, in all my years I had never done that before. It was a lot of fun and I can't wait to spend another Valentines Day with Marlee in 2014.

Victoria and my sister on Christmas Eve

May saw the birth of my niece Victoria Rose, she has brought a lot of joy into my house and she is loved by all. I look forward to taking her on adventures in the future with Marlee when she's a little older.

Marlee modeling on my old car.

June was the craziest month by far, it saw me getting in my first major car accident and also the first time Marlee and I went away together. Unfortunately the car accident and trip happened at the same time! Luckily Marlee and I were okay but my car was totaled in the wreck. I don't get sentimental usually or upset about most things but losing that car took a toll on me. It was the first car I ever loved to drive completely and to lose it hurt so much. I still miss it even now but my new car has started to fill that void left from the old one.

July saw me come the closest I have so far to getting a full time job. I was contacted by a consulting firm about working for a software developer not far from my home as a technical writer. They loved my resume and thought I would be a perfect fit for the job. It was full time and the money was good. I went to the interview and it went perfect. The consultants had told me they only interviewed three potential applicants and I was their number one choice for the job. All they needed was an okay from the higher ups and I would have a job. It's almost the end of December and that has yet to happen. Nothing has pained me more then knowing how close I came to finally having a full time job. It was almost mine and yet someone decided I shouldn't be allowed to have it.

Watching the world zoom past.

August brought with it a chance to do something I had never done before, being a part of the crew for that train trip was amazing. If you wanna hear all about it read my blog entry I did earlier this year.

October was fun as well as you can see from this post about New York Comic Con.

The last couple of months of 2013 brought with it feelings of happiness and also dread. I turned 25 last week and currently I feel like I'm going nowhere in life. I'm still working the same job I have had since 2007 and I'm still living at home. Sure I have a wonderful girlfriend and I'm in good health but, not moving forward with my life hurts me.


2013 in my mind was going to be a year of change looking back at it I guess in someways it was. A lot happened that never had before in my life. The good and the bad, changed my life in so many ways. Lets see what 2014 brings next!