erica danielle

Last night I got home and warmed up the meatballs I had made and prepped on Sunday. I made angel hair pasta (which my children had never had?? I guess they don't usually sell it at Aldi haha) and roasted broccoli. Lucy told us that she got a spot in Home for the Holidays, and Olle said his teacher is 99% sure he made GT (it's going to be really heartbreaking if he didn't actually make GT). We cleaned up dinner and then played Blank Slate, followed by a couple rounds of Dutch Blitz until Lucy spilled my tea on the cards, and then the game was done. It was getting dicey anyway bc Olle hadn't won a round and was juuuuust on the brink of a potential break down. The kids got ready for bed and then snuggled in on the bottom bunk with the iPad to watch a show while Sten and I had chats in the kitchen. It was our only family night this week and it was really nice. I went to bed feeling super grateful for nights at home (spills and crabby kids and all) where we all are there and...

Grateful today for the chance to bring Lucy to school. She's not overly chatty (especially in the morning when she's 1/2 asleep) and I felt thankful today that we easily talked while we drove to school.  I looked around all day and was able to identify many things I was thankful for.  - friends to workout with - a lunch packed with nutritious food - a gym for the kids to play in on this dreary rainy day - a good book to listen to - co-workers, friends, family that I get to connect with daily - money to go grocery shopping with after school  - bone broth that I am attempting to make in the crockpot  - a free night without any plans  xo. edc.  

Kids did some serious trick or treating last night and we ended up with 20 lbs of candy. Not kidding.  Jessica Olive Lucy and I went to the MOA to celebrate the 13 yr olds and now birthday szn for Lucy is officially over. I think she had a pretty solid 13th celebration and I will forever say: she’s the easiest person to please. ❤️ This year we had: an alien abduction, Thing 1 and Thing 2, a perfume bottle and a Greek goddess. We had the best weather this year and the kids had a blast.  I start out strong in November blogging daily with the things I’m thankful for. I usually miss a few days, but I do love this practice and I’m going to give it a go again this year.  Thankful for the sunrise. This time of year the sunrise/sunset is like an explosion of color and I love when I get to step outside our door and breathe it in.  Shout out to Haley for my November Goals: Drink 50oz water a day Finish 2 books 3 days of strength each week after icebox  Do something new th...