erica danielle

 Thankful for a perfect blue sky run today, an awesome swim, a quiet afternoon of calligraphy and coloring with Sigge and a delicious dinner of leftovers at home.  Today was a day of the mundane, and where that used to be so dreadful to me, has become the days I’m most grateful for. I loved today. Everything about it and as I finish out 30 days of thankfulness I love ending here. On a day that was so ordinary, yet so full of joy. Haley and I caught sight of these deer on the purple trail at Willow and that felt so awesome!! Bring on December!  xo.edc. 

 It was a good day today.  Sten and I woke up, got pastries and coffee and went for a long walk in Stillwater. Then we tried out Melt Pizza before heading back to reality and responsibilities. Our overnight was everything I could have asked for and more!! Sigge and I did arthub for kids, made turtles, and then went outside and worked on some porch pots, hung up lights and played outside.  Sten and I decided each Wednesday until Christmas we’d have “Wednesday Christmas Spectaculars” and kicked off week one with strolling around downtown and seeing the lights and then going to Lolo for kiddie cocktails and some card games. Week one was a total success.  I’m thankful for this day. Every part of it.  xo. edc. 5 mile Stillwater loop then hike up the stairs. Good for the body and soul.  This pizza was to die for! I want to go back asap Sigge is AMAZING at drawing. He did this all by himself.  This is the perfect “baked good” for a 4 yr old to help with. He l...

 Obvi today I’m thankful for Sten. 15 years?!? How did we get here?  If you want to take a trip down memory lane with me you can: Here  and here  and here  and here  and here  and here I say the same thing every year… But it really is true. Sten is my biggest cheerleader and he makes me feel loved every single day. He’s the best dad to our kids and I couldn’t think of a better partner for me. Sten is funny, kind, thoughtful, caring, fun, witty, competitive, introspective, self-aware, and incredibly handsome. I don’t know how I got so lucky.  We headed out for an anniversary getaway in Stillwater and our 24 hours were magical. I love being with Sten. I love talking about anything and everything and I especially love when we dream about what life will look like for us in the future.  I never want to stop dreaming with sten. It’s my favorite part of my life.  xo.edc. 

 I’m thankful that our washing machine got fixed today! I happily did 5 loads of laundry.  I’ll never take that puppy for granted again.  xo. edc. 

 Today I’m thankful for Midcurrent. I spent 11 hours at church today and I was telling Sten as I was home for 2.5 short hours over lunch that I’m a little tired. I feel like I’m stretched a little thin. But then at the very same time I feel like God has given me so so so much to be thankful for in the walls of our little church. Like: Olle helping with coffee set up today and his sweet little writing: “decaf” and “hot water”.  Meeting new people who came to church for the first time and then chose to put themselves out there and come back to church in the evening for a wreath making class Seeing mom and dad walk through the doors of MC! Put a giant smile on my face.  All the people that stepped up to make the wreath class a success.  My kids saying the verse of the month in the back seat on the way home: GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD FOR HE IS GOOD. HIS FAITH FUL LOVE ENDURES FOREVER.  God IS good. And I will continue to give thanks.  Thankful for church. xo. edc...

  Thankful for: -A run this morning without our headlamps on bc we didn’t go until 7am! -Brunch at home on our Christmas plates -Lucy getting to go to her friends house and being so thankful about it - Foraging through Mary’s woods for greenery for the wreath making party tomorrow - Puzzling with Olle + Sigge - Listening to Lucy read Christmas books to Sigge by the fire - Swedish meatballs and potatoes for dinner with alllllllll the Christmas candles lit - Survivor with Stenny.  Twas a good day. xo. edc. 

 Thankful for improvement! I think I maybeeeee unlocked a new understanding of swimming yesterday and it made me really excited.  I don’t improve a whole lot in running these days. If I do, it’s just because I was resting extra or had a lot of energy that day. But since I had never swam before you get to see results quickly and improvement is so so rewarding! Also thankful for the Y pool.  xo. edc.