I'm still living in Orem. The house was on the market for 6 months (six months of a made bed and no dirty cloths on the floor!) but while the neighbor's home which was smaller sold at asking price for more than I started at (and I dropped the price three times), it didn't sell so I'm settling in for another spell with a couple of 20-something roommates. I work with one of them and they're both very tech savvy and up on the latest technologies. I think our TV has eight devices connected to it! Great guys. Between them and being in a bishopric at BYU as a ward clerk, I'm around a younger group most of the time--can you say, "Arrested Development?"
Work has been and continues to be exciting. I'm still doing Product Management (software requirement specifications, project management and product marketing) for a high tech firm called HireVue. We facilitate video interviews for job applicants. Our 27 year-old CEO--after 7 years leading the company--turned the reins over to a tech exec veteran a couple of months ago and with the addition of some industry power players, things are really moving. I'm hoping I can survive the ride--lots and lots of work to do and I'm feeling that 2012 is going to be eventful. I just saw one of our presentations that indicates there are 60 million job hires per year in the US with approximately 600 million interviews--company goal is to be in on a lot of those!
Family is expanding and doing well! My siblings, parents and nieces and nephews are doing well and always a treat to connect up some or many but not often all of them at one time anymore. Three weddings this year and each were special events. Frank & Melissa announced that grandchild #50 is going to be born in just a few months so Sophie is looking forward to a sister. Missionary nephews out in Florida, Spain and Mexico at the moment. The nieces and nephews are growing up and great to see them becoming good people. Being in Utah Valley, the house is sort of a hub and glad to have them drop by or stay for a few days between residences.
I continue to enjoy my retreats to Idaho where I now have a tractor (Kubota with bucket, scraper and backhoe!) and have continued to improve the little farm I bought last year. I'm currently writing from the living room with a picture window view of the snow covered valley and my feet propped up near the fireplace. Great to spend more time near my parents and those siblings living in the area.
Not a lot of travel this year but did spend a week in Ukraine in the old city of Lviv where our software development team is located. They treated us royally and we were there at a very nice time of year. The trip to Costa Rica was with my good friends the Hulme family where we zip-lined, soaked in volcano hot springs, saw a lot of the country and then chilled on a wonderful beach for a few days--see the attached shots--some of them were taken by pro photographer Alan Bailey who we connected up with and stayed a few days at his place in Esterillos.
So great to hear from many of you at this time of year. Feel so blessed to have support of family and a network of wonderful and dear friends. All the best through the next 12 months!
Love,
Peter
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