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Really proud of myself today. Just locked myself out of our apartment. 🤦🏼‍♂️

What a few days. My mom was coming to visit us. Flying from the U.S. to Germany. Her trip has had so many issues from the start. Two hour delay in Chattanooga, missing her connection in Detroit, then a two hour delay the next day leaving Detroit. Her flight leaving Amsterdam, this morning, was delayed a bit due to winds. Then her plane was struck by lightening and had to turn back to Amsterdam. Thankfully everyone on the flight was ok. She finally made it to Düsseldorf, minus luggage. We’ll get that tackled tomorrow. For now I’m thankful that she’s ok and finally here.

I was born during a snow storm, and so was our first daughter, whose is one day before mine. It always makes me smile whenever it snows on one of our birthdays. It’s more of a mix right now and not sticking that much. But I hope that it continues. 🌨️☃️

Grassy area with a light dusting of snow on top.

Today hits differently every year. Everything will be ok and just like any other day. Then a random moment will trigger emotions, feel like a punch in the gut and I’m right back in the hospital. Our first little girl would have been 11 today. It warms my heart that our 8 year old remembers her birthday, even though they’ve never met. ❤️

Framed mold of a baby’s hand, with a hat and hospital band. A flower sitting on the top left of the frame, a small knitted giraffe to the left of the frame and another small stuffed animal at the bottom.

Ending the year with Cirque Du Soleil Alize in Berlin. What a great and mind bending performance. My brain is still trying to process what my eyes saw.

Theater stage showing a banner with clouds in blues, yellows, and oranges. Similar to a sunset. The text Cirque Du Soleil Alize is printed in the center of the banner over the clouds.

Having to spend the weekend in the hospital for pancreatitis is not fun. But getting a nice card from my daughter brightened up the place. 😊

Hand drawn card propped up on a table next to a hospital bed. The card has a hand drawn mitten, with a heart in the middle of it, and the mitten is vibrantly colored with many colors. The card reads, “I hope that you feel better, love Emma”

Thirteen years ago she said yes and made me a better person. Through everything she has been the one constant in my life. I am so thankful that I get to walk through life with her by my side.

Black and white photo of me hugging my wife, both looking into the camera, in the foreground. Blurred image of a terrace with a string of lights wrapping around the edge can be seen in the background.

Still can’t believe that this year has been 10 years since we had to say goodbye.

#WaveOfLight

Small candle inside of a case with shapes cut in the side to let light through. To the left of the candle is a stuffed lamb, with a stuffed giraffe behind it. Behind the candle to the right is a frame of some blankets and handprint molds of a baby.

Egg on my face for not checking system requirements before updating. Got approval to update to Sonoma on my work laptop, but we are still stuck using Xcode 14.3, which isn’t supported. Now I get to downgrade. Every app that I use on a daily basis works on Sonoma, except for the one that I need to do my job. 🤦🏼‍♂️

If all they do is bring back the 30 pin connector for the iPhone 15, then I’ll call that a win. 😁