Spotlight 2017: Andrew

Forty-something Andrew,
still looking good

Something in 2016 that...

*you saw or did that was awesome:  Watching the Carolina Panthers with the NFC championship game, then play in the Super Bowl...even though they lost

*you'll remember:  Baptizing Caroline

*you want to forget:  Being asked to lead the HR piece globally for a major restructuring across our entire division.

*scared you:  Realizing that Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton would be our next president.

*you're good at:  Fantasy basketball

*you're proud of:  Watching Andrea and the kids succeed at things

*made you happy:  Going on our family cruise over spring break

*was exciting:  Playing doubles tennis with Andrea and finishing second in one of our tournaments

*you earned, won, or accomplished:  Going 9-2 in my USTA tennis league

Any other notable changes/events for 2016:  I started working from home.

Follow-up from last year's hopes:
Win my fantasy basketball league:  Nope
Finally enjoy BYU football again: For the most part
Get comfortable in my new role at work:  Yes
Let the Lakers get the #1 pick:  No
To see significantly improved home teaching across the High Point stake: Priesthood leaders are having more discussions and conversations with home teachers to help them fulfill their responsibilities, so the quality has improved.

Hopes for 2017:
Hold my own in tennis after getting bumped to a 3.5.
Have the Panthers return to the playoffs.
Win my fantasy basketball league.

Something you like about your job:  The amount of autonomy and decision-making ability that I have.

Something you don't like about your job:  The constant organizational changes at Avery-Dennison, especially when it results in eliminating positions.

A job you might want when you're older:  Sports writer

FAVORITES:

Restaurant:  PF Chang's

Sport:  Football

Recent reads:  The Swarm by Orson Scott Card, The Leviathans of Jupiter, and The Only Pirate at the Party

Candy or other treat:  Chocolate covered almonds

Color:  Blue

Movie:  Napoleon Dynamite

Animal:  Cheetah

Snack:  Pistachios

TV show:  Survivor

Place:  A cruise ship in the Caribbean

Season:  Fall

Meal:  Crab legs

Game:  Pandemic

RANDOM FACT:  A big part of my calling is overseeing financial audits in the stake. Most church members have no idea how much that involves.