erica danielle

 Yesterday was our 13 year anniversary. I can’t believe it’s been 13 years and then I also can’t believe it’s ONLY been 13 years.  I say it every year but I really am the luckiest girl in the world. Sten loves me so much. I feel it deep down to my core and I never question it. I love him equally (if not more) and I can’t wait for the next 13 years.  We celebrated last weekend with a stay at Hotel Crosby, dinner at Matchstick, drinks at the Velveteen, a hike at Taylor’s Falls, wood fire pizza at Rustic Roots, and binge-watching The Morning Show.  Last night  we opened a bottle of Robert Young from our trip to Napa last year, and sat around the island talking about all our past anniversaries and looking at our wedding scrapbook.  11.28.2008 ♥️! xo. edc. 

Thankful for school and that it teaches my kids how to read and write— because I for sure don’t have the patience for that!  Olle’s thankful list (with a little help sounding it out): School Friends Family Cousins Grandparents   And Lucy came home the other day with a paper that said: I am thankful for my mom and dad because they love me so much. I am also thankful that I have everything I need.  I feel so fortunate the kids have had the absolute BEST teachers and have learned SOOOO much and love school.  xo. edc. 

Thankful for my mom today. Who stopped over this morning for a cup of coffee and to sit on the floor with me and Sigge while he played.  As I get older I realize more and more how much my mom did for our family. How much she sacrificed, how many times she put us first and how much she poured into us. She always had clean clothes for us to wear, dinner on the table at 5:30, a cupboard full of crafts for us to be creative with, limited screen time so we were forced to play, patience to teach us how to bake and cook, an open invitation to read with her at any moment and abundant love.  xo. edc. 

Today at church I got to hold tiny baby Valerie and it was such a joy. She ended up falling asleep on my shoulder which made every care in the world melt away. I love babies so much. They make me so happy I can’t even believe it.  I couldn’t help but look at Sigge and realize how big he is :( I miss his tiny fat body and how he’d sleep on me and my entire arm would be so dead asleep but I didn’t ever move.  I wouldn’t trade a second of who he is now, but I’m thankful for pictures that can transport me back into when I had babies and I’m thankful for friends who have babies and let me hold them.  xo. edc.   

 Thankful on November 20th for sten and my getaway to celebrate our 13th anniversary. We had such a good time doing all our favorite things. We were gifted a night at Hotel Crosby which was beautiful and so fun to be right downtown Stillwater.  On Saturday we slept until 8am! Then we grabbed breakfast at the co-op and hit up the roof top hot tub one more time before heading north and hiking Taylor’s falls. We stopped at rustic roots on our back home.  It was the best 24 hours!!  xo! edc.  My hot date Friday night! View from the hike The Stillwater stairs— I am SO soar today after running these stairs Saturday morning.  Hiking is my fav.  Rustic Roots!

Thankful on November 19th for my sister who took our kids for TWO nights so sten and I could celebrate our anniversary a week early :)  My sister is amazing for a million reasons but 1 of the reasons is how much fun she is and how much she loves my kids which makes leaving for a weekend so much fun and relaxing and easy.  xo. edc.   

Today I feel thankful that I could stay home and bake bread.  xo. edc.