Busy, Busy, but Good

Better late than never, right? I finally decided I better sit down and blog about what we've been up to during our first three and a half months in Minneapolis (Part One).

We're keeping busy, busy here with work and church stuff. It's great though that we were both able to jump right into our new responsibilities! It's made these first few months fly by and the adjustment has been great.

WORK

Chad started working at Target a week after we moved here. He began his clearance pricing training in Women's Apparel (his mentor's category), then a few weeks later he was given responsibility for Healthcare clearance pricing. In week 6 of working for Target, due to some staffing changes and how well he was performing, he was given additional responsibilities. He is now responsible for the clearance pricing of what is categorized as "Household, Personal, Baby" and "Snacks, Beverages, Pet Food, and Candy," in addition to continuing his responsibility over "Healthcare."

As you can imagine, he's being kept really busy with that level of responsibility and has had a few late nights in the office. He's really enjoying it though! In fact, he's added about 30 minutes of shopping time to our Target runs because we HAVE to go check out the clearance items. I'm not complaining though; we've found some great deals!

I've happily continued working for Certiport. My job responsibilities have begun to shift because we've had some people leave, new people hired, and new positions made available. I'm now responsible for the North America marketing campaigns for the Adobe Certified Associate, Autodesk Certified User, and QuickBooks Certified User programs, as well as our corporate social media accounts. I'm also continuing my responsibility over the marketing for our partner program, until we hire someone for that position. Yes, they are keeping me really busy.

Fortunately, the big focus of my time right now is on something I absolutely love! I am prepping for our biggest event(s) of the year--the Global Partner Summit, the Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship, and the Adobe Certified Associate World Championship. This year we are having them in Washington, D.C., July 31-August 3.

This picture is me and the other student ambassadors at last year's event. I can't wait for this year's event!

CHURCH

We both had callings and spoke in sacrament meeting one week after our records had officially been moved! They don't mess around in this ward. They put you to work, and we're glad they did.

Chad was initially called to teach Elders Quorum. Then, just as the Elders Quorum President had forewarned us might happen, the Bishopric "stole" him rather quickly and called him to teach the youth Sunday School class. He's perfect for that calling and the youth love him!

I was called to be the 2nd Counselor in the Young Women's and Girls Camp Director. Let's just say that when the bishopric extended my calling, I put my hands above my head and exclaimed, "YES!" Bet they've never gotten a response like that before. They found out rather quickly how much I loved Young Women's and Girls Camp, and how excited I was/am to work with the Young Women in our ward! I really love them so much.

Things are going great here and we're grateful for the opportunities we are having at work and at church!