Ward Callings and New Beginnings

So Bernd and I have the pleasure of being the Ward Activity Chair People. What a joke. When we moved into our house we were hoping to kind of lay low. Maybe get callings to be home and visiting teachers maybe substitute primary once in awhile. But no, we get a calling that is totally out of our comfort zone. Apparently if you are active in this ward you get a major calling or maybe two or three.

So yesterday was our Ward Halloween Party. Another thing we quickly learned in this Ward is that tradition will never die. This can be a good or a bad thing depending on your perspective. The good part is we don’t really have to try and think up activities because they just want to do the same things every year. The bad part is we don’t know the traditions so sometimes we get it right and sometimes we get it wrong.

Yesterday we thought all was going well. We got the Trunk-or-Treat going and everyone seemed to enjoy that. Then we got dinner going, also very enjoyable. But as the ward started lining up to get their dinner someone asked where Brother Huber was (the Ward Magician). Hmm, good question the magic show was supposed to start at 6:30 and it was about 6:15 and no sign of him. So my visiting teacher made a phone call and talked to his daughter. She confirmed that her Dad remembered and was planning on being there. A few minutes later another ward member came over and handed Bernd his phone apparently Brother Huber thought we told him 7:45. Panic time.

So he finally shows up around 6:50 but he also neglected to tell us that he needed part of the room blocked off so he could set up. So in the middle of dinner we had to pick everyone up and move them. What a mess. About 120 people crammed into 2/3 of the gym. The kids got pretty antsy. They started beating on the partition and running around in the halls. Hello, Bernd and I don’t know what to do with kids. Why do you think we haven’t made any attempts to have any? Thanks to a good friend (also known as the Ward Primary President) the kids didn’t beat down the door. The show finally started at 7:20 and it was smooth sailing from there.

One more activity for the year and we are done for a couple of months!

Bernd starts a new job tomorrow. I’m so proud of him (yes Dad I said proud). He’s been at Zonder for almost two years. He started working there right before he graduated. During that time he has had a couple of job offers and several recruiters after him. He always tries to keep his options open which is smart. But he decided a month or so ago that he was ready to move on and started looking for a new opportunity.

He had several interviews, most of which turned out to be jobs he was over qualified for. During the process Google contacted him. They found him on LinkedIn and thought he would be a good match with the company. He didn’t get offered a job there but they want to keep his resume active in their system because they think they will find a match for him. This means they were impressed by him. He was kind of bummed. But I’m really proud of him. He works a full time job, runs a successful business on the side supported solely on referrals, and his goes to school. He will finish his MBA in December!

Anyway, I just want him to know how proud I am of him. He’s a hard worker, he goes after what he wants, he continues to try and better himself and increase his skill set, and he’s not afraid to make changes to further his career. I love you babe! Good Luck at your new job.