Today is Danielle and my 15th wedding anniversary. 15!? I know, right?!
It has been a wonderful, amazing, sometimes hiccupy journey thus far, but I wouldn’t change it for anything.
I’m proud and honored to be married to this amazing lady, who is also the wonderful mother of our two spicy nuggets … I mean children! 😀
Here is a fast, random trip down memory lane of the last 15+ years!
2009 – random collage
2010 – engagement pics2011 – wedding day!2012 – PCB, FL anniversary trip2013 – anniversary dinner in Atlanta2014 – at a wedding2015 – a beach trip2016 – an escape room2017 – date night Hibachi all to ourselves!2018 – pic by the Salt River2019 – MN/WI trip for a wedding2020 – Flagstaff trip (with Obi)2021 – Scottsdale anniversary trip2022 – Zeke is born!2023 – For King and Country concert2024 – Eli is born!2025 – comedy event with John Crist
It feels like I always go so long between posting on my blog that the only fixed anchor/cadence/reminder I have is the boy’s birthdays, or half-birthdays. Sometimes life is just so busy like that.
Anyway, I am getting old! We all are, of course. My internal monologue — which I learned earlier this year not everyone has one — I know that’s just subjective. No matter, though, I do feel old as if I shouldn’t have a 4 year old and a 2 year old yet. Where does the time go!? They’ll be 16 and 18 in no time and boy those days will be fun! 😀
I’m so proud of these two goober heads.
Zeke recently graduated Pre-K (3 year old) and will start PK4. He took to schooling so well, so fast, and is always the life of the classroom, so we’re told. I’m happy that kiddos and adults in these settings are accepting of him. I’m amazed how much he has learned in the prior year — lots of verbal, occupational, and physical skills he’s been working on that is a little harder for him. But he rocks on through every time!
Eli is talking so much and doing lots of big boy activities, like helping take something to the trash or put a grocery item away, etc. He’s the best big little brother to little big brother. 🙂
It’s been 7 months now I’ve been at my new job. Going very well. Still loving the work, the people, the atmosphere, and the joy of putting in a good day’s work.
For those who don’t know. Back in April Obi passed away. I posted on FB about it. A short while later we got a new Golden Retriever named Walter. We got out of the techy sci-fi names for a little bit and with with something a tad more regal.
This year marks FIFTEEN YEARS Danielle and I will be married. Wow! That’s amazing. I wouldn’t have it any other way!
I’m slowly getting back into YouTube content again. Over the years I’ve ran a few different projects — what YT calls “brands” — but they fizzled for various personal or technical reasons. This time I think the only brand I needed was just myself — no fancy name, slogan, logo and stress. I think that’s the way it was meant to be all along. You can check out (and subscribe!) over at https://youtube.com/@AndrewCoody.
It’s wild to think Zeke and Eli are already 3½ and 1½! Time really does fly by when you’re chasing toddlers. 😁
We are so blessed to have them both. They keep us on our toes, and they’re very good to each other–thick as thieves most days. Sometimes it feels like we’re just referees in their little world, but honestly, watching them grow side by side making memories is the best thing ever.
On the work front, it’s been just over a month since I started my new job. I’m still working in IT doing systems administration, but now in the construction field instead of healthcare. The change of scenery has been refreshing, and I really enjoy the people I work with and the work that I do. It’s a good reminder that sometimes the right move isn’t about reinventing yourself–it’s about finding a better fit for the skills you already have.
All in all, we’re grateful. Grateful for healthy kids, steady work, and the chance to keep building our little story in these tumultuous times. Life feels full, messy, and good–and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.
There is so much awry in our country and world right now — from politics, to social norms, to everything else — that makes our blood pressure high and boil. But, if you pause with me, breathe for a moment, and then push all the external things aside just for a very few moments … we can think clearer and hone in on the things we’re thankful for that we often take for granted or don’t see at all. One of those at the top of the list should be (for everyone) is holidays like 4th of July, Veteran’s day, and Memorial day. These are founding or pivotal moments in our nation’s past that we should recognize and honor pride, sincerity, and respect.
With that said and the Worldly “noise” aside, Happy 4th of July to you and your family! Be safe, smart, and thankful.
Little did Danielle or I know, but a couple short weeks after the last post of mine in late May, Elijah “Eli” was born a little early (but totally healthy and all that). Let’s fast forward a few more weeks (yep, I’m still bad at blogging consistently 🙃) and we have a 3 week old! Dang, time flies so fast. We’re already seeing some beautiful chemistry between Zeke and Eli (sure, they’ll bop each other in due time lol). Here are a handful of cute pictures we took in their 4th of July outfits.
Can’t wait to see their (and our) relationships flourish as time goes on. Cherishing these beautiful moments and memories. Yes, even the we hours in the morning with poopie diapers 😁.
My Life. My Story. My World. 
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