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Date 2/2 + Birthday week.


 I don’t have picture of our date to Pedro del Este on Friday night… so I grabbed this one from our Chicago days at our other favorite tapas restaurant… Hudson… Chicago…. Basically the same-right??

We were so excited about this date. I kept texting sten throughout the week- 3 days until our date, 2 days until our date…. I wish this was how I spent every Friday night. I think Pedro Del Este is our new favorite spot. The food is so yummy and the atmosphere is so cozy. Already looking forward to our March date! 

On Saturday the kids spent the $$ they got from Valentine’s Day on toys at Target and then we made homemade pizza for dinner and had the Peters over. Who would have ever thought that one of my dearest high school friends husband would play basketball with sten and that we would live just one town over?? It’s just wild to me how small the world is sometimes. 

On Sunday we PACKED out Midcurrent by using every single chair in the entire space and it was so fun! The excitement was palpable and the 40 degree weather made everyone in a great mood. 
After church adventure club hit the badlands snow tubing hill sans kids for some thrill seeking. 30 mph down a tubing hill is really fun. Like the best thing I’ve done in a while! I’m thankful for friends who keep me young. 


It’s my birthday this week. 36 is going to be good. 
36 year old goals to come in future post. 
xo. edc






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