Aly & Derek Show

Well we finally got around to posting this. This was recorded on Lani's 6 month birthday which was 2 months ago. As with many, 2020 has looked different, but we chat about many of the same things we normally chat about: our dogs, movies, shows, and more.

Woah. A few things have happened and to our surprise we didn't prioritize recording a podcast episode for all of you during this pandemic. But, hey. Here we are! Warning: there is an extra bark in this episode.

Has it really it really been over 2 months?! We aren't good at being consistent with this thing. Is anyone even listening to us anymore? I guess we will see. Sitting down on our couch together felt good talking about our typical not so typical kinda topics.

This month has been chaotic, so we talk about what we have been up to that include: Disney Plus, downsizing to only one car, spending more time with God together, and a new apartment. 2020 we're ready for you!

Over two months ago we celebrated our 1 year! No one says marriage is easy, but we talk about the challenges and what we learned most about ourselves and each other. The jobs we're in have also made things difficult as we continue to figure things out. We need to spend more time consciously with each other, remembering who we are, and more time with God.

We're back! We are so excited to announce a new name, a new season, and a new intro! In this episode we talk about our favorite movies we have seen recently (spoiler: its The Grinch and Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse), our highs and lows of the week, and we laugh the whole way through it.

Season 2 of Archie Be Quiet was going to be the start of our anniversary over a month ago but instead without Aly's person I chose to rebrand our podcast and call it "Aly and Derek Show". Less creative, but more specific. There will be more discipline to show up every week and be more intentional with the time we have after we hit record. This is me, Derek, rambling about the change while Aly is at a Girl's night out. We both will talk to you soon.

It's been a hot minute since we last recorded, but there was an emergency surgery, a wedding, and us celebrating our 1-year in Portland, Oregon. It felt good returning to the podcast to just talk while having a cup of coffee first thing in the morning.

We go from school assignments and geometry being not for all artists to church volunteering and an evening retreat with staff, elders, and the Holy Spirit. OH! ...and we're figuring out and establishing our new rhythms that include: being a ministry family, living with social media, and not spending enough time working on the practice vs always dreaming.

We're back from our week long summer vacation up at the family lake house! We kayak'd for the first time together, watched fireworks, and talked about spending time at the pool, summer vacations, and our favorite summer memories. WARNING: Episode starts with Lilo, our dog, drinking water (she loves her filtered water).