This week I have my first official virtual assistant assignment. I’ve done just a little bit in the past when I helped someone transfer content from their old site to their new site that Jesse had made. I also helped someone else with editing and formatting on an ebook they were going to sell. Both of those were quick, one-time things. Hopefully now that I am at home full time I will be able to find more of these opportunities.

This week one of Jesse’s biggest clients is out on vacation. So he is forwarding all of his office calls to my cell phone. All I have to do is take a message and send him an email so that he can get back to them after vacation. He also gave me a list of his super important clients and instructions to call him if they call so that he can call them back right away. It’s super easy, but it’s a good start that will give me just a little experience. The best part is that I can go about my day like normal as long as I remember to keep my phone on me, and I get paid! So far I’ve only had two phone calls. We’ll see how the rest of the week goes.

Jesse and I are a part of a Bible study group that meets on Monday nights. Since this Monday happened to fall on Valentine’s Day, we thought we would take a break from our study and just have a social/game night. Who doesn’t need an excuse for a little party, right? So we were instructed to come hungry and wear red. I thought the red would be for Valentine’s Day, but then we were given a small tip the day before the party that we just might want to brush up on on Chinese New Year facts. Then the red made more sense.

Our group met together at Kyle and Gigi’s house. Gigi loves to entertain guests and loved the chance to teach all of us some of the history of her background. She has also become my allergy buddy, as she has also recently found out that she has some food allergies of her own. We exchange stories about what foods we really miss being able to eat, and how long we spend at the grocery store reading all of the labels before we buy things. I even left with a goody bag of new “safe” foods to try.

It was fun to try some Chinese New Year food! Even more fun that I knew it was all gluten free, since that is one allergy we share. It was all very yummy, and I think I will be using some of the new foods I had for the first time. After dinner was over, it was time for our quiz. Since we were warned to learn some Chinese New Year facts, Jesse read a little bit about it at the dinner table the night before… maybe I should have payed a bit more attention.

The quiz was fun though, and I did alright. The winner came down to a close finish, but Jesse ended up in first place after the tie breaker question… and won the prize!

The rest of the night was games and hanging out. When we left our party favor was in a small red envelope. Chinese New Year gifts traditionally come in a small red packet. Our packet contained the beatitudes.

We had a fun night, with fun friends!