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We went to see the Harlem Globetrotters in Düsseldorf on Thursday. It was such a blast. The seats that we had were double booked, so they upgraded us to court-side tickets. That made the evening so much better. Our daughter even got picked to go out on the court and do a trick with one of the players. That made the night so special.

Watching a basketball game from court-side. Little girl being welcomed onto the court with one of the players during game time for a special trick.

Little girl walking away wearing a Harlem Globetrotters jersey. With the name Torch on the back.

After a several year hiatus I’m finally diving back into my Drafts action for Micro.blog. A bit frustrated at myself for abandoning it. Hoping that I’ve cleaned things up so that it works a little more reliably. Will push an update to it soon once I’ve tested a few more things.

My mom was 15 when Apollo 11 landed and watched it live on tv. Getting to watch the Artemis lunar flyby today, with her, makes it even cooler for me.

It was cloudy all week in Katwijk, but we got one nice sunset.

Picture of the beach with a few seashells spread across the sand and partly buried. The setting sun can be seen through the clouds in the background.

Spending a few days in Katwijk, Netherlands while my mom is visiting. First time here and it’s a really nice place. We’ve got a cool little place that’s right on the beach. The weather turned a bit chilly this week, but it’s still nice.

Picture entering a little beach house, with a couch to the left, stairs straight ahead leading to a loft, and two doors on either side of the stairs. A little table and kitchenette are on the right. Picture from the loft looking down into the main area of the beach house. The front is a glass panel that opens up to the beach. View out of a partially opened glass door onto the beach. A picnic table is sitting in the sand directly in front of the beach house.

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.