We are in a new phase.  Caleb is working in Tokyo!!!!  With this trip he is gone almost 2 weeks.   His travel is important in the coming months as he begins to get traction in his new role as a Director at BSC Tokyo.  We will spend more time apart during this time before we move than any other time in our marriage.  I am not worried or fearful because I know this is all part of the process.  I have faith in God to sustain us and trust and faith in my husband and our commitment to each other.

I have started this blog post multiple times and then have stopped.  It seems mundane to track these everyday details.  It doesn’t seem very exciting to make a list of the things I’ve  done and am going through  right now but this is the part of the journey I am on right now and I should document my days.

This week I began sorting through the daycare toys. I am going to sell some items and give lots away.   I am so happy that my friend Tara is starting an in home daycare! She is going to do great and I am so happy that some of my supplies and equipment will help a friend get her business rolling.

I also began looking at toys through a lens of “do I want to save this toy for my GRANDchildren to play with”  Holy Cow!  That seems so far away but I should make sure I don’t get rid of things that fit into this category!

We are in the process of applying to 4 international schools.  Each school has their own application, questions, and documents required.  I am trying to keep them all straight and make sure I follow all the guidelines.  Most schools need an application fee of ~$150- $300 per child.  I have also had to request confidential letters of recommendation from teachers  and a request for teachers to proxy an entrance exam.  YIKES! I hope the kids don’t feel the pressure I do! I haven’t shared a ton with them as I do not want to overwhelm them!

Today(Sunday) I worked for 5 hours, sorting and cleaning in the water room and apartment.  Baby steps.

Also on the list of new (or newish) things… I visited a chiropractor this week.  I have been dealing with a slight discomfort in my lower back for a couple weeks.  I know that I tweaked something while working out a while ago.  When it started impacting my daily life I knew I should do something.  Definitely a frustrating turn of events since I have been enjoying my Crossfit 4-5 times a week lately.  I am trying to listen to my body and only do lifts and movements that feel okay.  Good news is that the chiropractor believes that my issue should be solved with a total of 3 visits.

Well that’s all for now.  Thanks for reading!

Feeling so successful that I left the hotel on my own, took a taxi to Chikara Crossfit and had a great workout. Left the hotel at 5:40 AM and got to CF at 6 AM for 6:15 class. The instructor was great and everything was in English. Class size of ~8 and good coaching. Here was the workout:

• Workout of the Day – April 6, 2016
  • 15min EMOM
    • 1st min Handstand Hold
    • 2nd min Farmers Carry
    • 3rd min Walking Lunges
  • 10min AMRAP
    • Run 200m
    • 10 Wall Balls
    • 10 Toes to Bar

Very small box but good mix of competitive and recreational.  Feel a lot spoiled with Northern Lights and will look for a larger and more competitive box I think.

Showered at the gym and wandered around to a main street after workout and found a cab. They took right to the hotel but dropped me off at a different door.  I had a brief panic attack that it was the wrong place but walked down the block to find the correct lobby.  🙂  Changed into work clothes and took a cab to the office.  So happy that I got to do some crossfit today!!!

This afternoon I got “the call” from my boss with an official offer.  The wait is finally over!  Or, somewhat over, or just beginning, depending on how you look at it.  First my boss confused me by saying he had good new and bad news but there was never any bad news so I was waiting for the other shoe to drop for half the call before finding out there wasn’t bad news.

However, the good news was very good news. I feel that I got everything I wanted and even more so praise God for his favor and blessings! 
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So we have been waiting on news from my company and there always seems to be something new to have to wait for. I guess we are all waiting for something and it starts to wear on  you. I’m not the most patient person so waiting is difficult for me.

This weekend it was waiting for news from the corporate HR meeting with my divisional HR as well as Japan alignment on the position. I was hoping to have news on Friday but I’m still… waiting..

During church this morning I picked up a bible and flipped to the Psalms and chapter 62 (NLT) jumped out at me: Continue reading

Hey family,

I wanted to go over this in our family call but it hasn’t worked out the last couple weeks so I’m going to use email and we can follow up with conversation later. First of all, I’m guessing that most of you noticed that we got a Facebook account for Zeke & Anna and I want to tell you about that but I can’t really explain it without unraveling Japan. So here’s the BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front) as Charles would say: We are very likely going to move to Japan for 1-2 years for Boston Scientific!
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Caleb took a  business trip to Japan Sunday January 31st through February 4th 2016.  With a 13 hour flight and lay flat seats he felt well taken care of and was able to sleep most of the trip.  Arriving in Japan and working with the Boston Scientific (BSC)Japan team it became obvious  that they needed extra help  in planning and launching Rhythmia to the Japan market.  If handled correctly BSC could go from 2 percent market share to (hopefully) well over 10 percent.  Rhythmia’s groundbreaking technology will be well received in Japan.  This is a great opportunity for BSC Japan but they are so focused on the Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) side of the business that they might miss it.

Caleb used his Japanese skills learned in high school and quickly made a good impression.

Partway through the trip Caleb texted me and half jokingly said “want to move to Japan…. it’s kind of the semi running joke.”   Continue reading