From Our Friends

William 1 Comment

The news from this past Tuesday still has not sunk in. I don’t know that I’ll ever again experience a night with as much historical impact as November 4, 2008. It’s been amazing talking to friends, family and even complete strangers about how this election has affected us personally, how it has made us feel about our country and what it means to the world as a whole. Below are some links to post friends and family have made on their own blog.

In no particular order:

Kyllan’s friend, sorority sister and college classmate on her Balancing Act post: Speechless

Friend, fellow Xavierite, former co-worker and anonymous blogging med student “med obession” post: My President Was Elected

Friend, fraternity brother, Colorado’s newest elected member of the Democratic National Committee and a National Obama Delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention for Colorado’s First Congressional District (who inspired me to go out and canvas neighborhoods before the election) Anthony post: Thank You America

Friend and high school classmate “Jos” post: A More Perfect Union

My cousin Robyn finally finds to make a post: Need to Post

A Historic Moment we will never forget

Kyllan 3 Comments

I am so thrilled that I was able to watch the events of this evening unfold and Barack Obama be declared President of the United States of America.  There are really no words to express how I feel right now, but it was truly overwhelming to read the headlines, and browse at all the comments from friends on facebook who are truly inspired and humbled by this experience.  It is such a great tribute to the many that fought hard for us to even have this historic opportunity.  William and I are excited to have such powerful examples in the White House for us and for our children, and I know there are others who feel the same way.  We cannot wait to see what the future holds and look forward to great things to come!

Election Day Plans

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Kyllan and are very excited about Election Day. Kyllan voted early. I requested a mail-in ballot, but what has now become a widely publicised issue and conspiracy theory in Colorado resulted in me receiving the ballot to late to send in. I now plan to drop my ballot off in person on Monday to avoid long lines on the 4th. It looks like Kyllan may be attending an election day party. I, on the other hand, will likely end up watching the results at home. What are your plans for election day? Did you vote early? Are going to the polls on Tuesday? When and where are you planning to watch the results come in?

Site Issues

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You may have noticed that the site has been experiencing some issues lately. It appears that the people at the company that host the site are incompetent. I am trying to let them resolve them issue, but I am quickly losing hope. Don’t worry, The Cody Report will always be here. The blog is one of our favorite was to keep in touch with friends and family. If I have to change host, I have to change host.

October 27th

William

Today would have been my sister’s 31st birthday. Here is a link to a page on which I discuss what is being done to preserve her memory. I’ve already shared several photos of my family form when I was a young child, so below i have included a family photo form 1996. The picture was taken at the Marriott in Memphis at the banquet honoring my grandmother’s 80th birthday. Below that is a photo of my parents with Mrs. Fontenot and Sarah at the scholarship dinner were the Caroline A. Cody memorial scholarship is awarded. Mrs. Fontenot gave a generous donation to the scholarship fund. Sarah, a close friend of the family, was this years recipient… I turned off comments for this post. If you would like to share any memories or thoughts feel free to contact me or my parents.

We would also like to say happy 1st anniversary to our Friends Maya and Jamaal! Can you believe a year has already passed?

Stars

William 4 Comments

I spent the weekend with Kyllan in Dallas. We are always looking for something new to do, so Kyllan got tickets to a Dallas Stars‘ game on Saturday. The plan was to stay for a while and then head to the State Fair of Texas, but something strange happened when we got to the arena… we enjoyed our selves. Apparently Kyllan and I are hockey fans. Who knew? The Stars lost, to the Colorado Avalanche coincidentally, but it was a really good game. We had to look up some of the rules in the program guide, but it didn’t take us too long to figure out what was going on. This was Kyllan’s first hockey game, I attended a game as part of my recruitment trip to Cornell, and the first time either of us had been to the American Airlines Center. We did eventually make it to the fair, but we didn’t stay too long. Kyllan also took advantage of my time in Dallas to show off her Wii fit skills.

Random Post #8

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I visited Kyllan in Dallas this weekend. As usual, we had a great time. I just got in a few hours ago. When I have a little more time I will post some pictures and tell everyone all about it.

If you have had problems with reaching The Cody Report the past couple of days, don’t worry, it’s not just you. I’m trying to solve an ongoing problem with my host. It should be resolved in a few days. If you find that the site is down, please try again in a few hours.

New workout plan

Kyllan 3 Comments

With William well on his way to his workout goal, and me lagging behind a bit, I decided to take it to the next step.  I had a couple of assessments done at the gym to make sure I maximize my workouts and balance out my eating.  I took two tests.  The first one was an Anerobic Threshold Test.  I bascially had to walk on a treadmill at varrying inclines and speeds with a mask that measured my oxygen output.  Yesterday, after 12 hours of fasting, I took a Resting Metabolic Rate test that told me how many calories my body needs to function.  This test required me sitting in a chair in a dark room for about 20 minutes while again breathing into a mask that measured my oxygen output.  I was expecting for the trainer to tell me my metabolism was poor, but it was actually pretty good.  I burn a lot more calories during the course of the day than I thought I did.  So, the two tests have given me a good baseline on how to plan my exercises and my meals.  I have a workout plan for the first couple weeks that consists of interval training in specific zones, and since I know how many calories I burn each day, I am planning my meals better so I can both make sure I get the nutrients I need and can loose a few pounds also.  I need to learn to eat more meals during the day than just the typical breakfast, lunch and dinner…. something I already knew, but this only reinforced it.  Anyway… the tests were intersting and I will seewhat kind of results I get from this new direction.