The First Post

Sorry it took me so long to do this. I started by writing a journal - which, as I noted in the very first entry, I knew would be tough for me. I let an entire year slip by and only managed three entries. So yeah, sorry. I really wanted to do better.

As you probably know if you’re reading this, I’m a software engineer by trade. So building a custom blog (written in Jekyll so it’s static and portable) feels like a much better fit - something I can actually keep updated more often.

This last year has been both the best and one of the hardest of my life. The best because of you. You’re perfect. A blessing. You’ve brought something out of me I didn’t know existed - a love so deep, so pure, so focused that it fills me with excitement for the future. Your future. And how Donnally and I can help shape it as you grow up. Honestly, if you hadn’t joined our family, this year would’ve been much tougher.

I won’t get into why it was also difficult here - I’ll write more about that later. My plan is to retroactively post pictures from the past year and write about what we were up to. Over time, this site should become a collection of all the fun memories we’ve made.

Speaking of pictures - let’s talk about the one for this first post. Look how happy you are! That was taken in Amsterdam. That’s right - before you were even a year old, you had a passport and were already a world traveler. Pretty cool. I was there for work, and you and Mom joined me to explore and hang out. Once my conference wrapped up, I got to join in on the fun too.

I can’t wait to take you everywhere. So many trips ahead.

Love, Dad