10 on 10 - Feb 2015

Happy 10th everyone! This time on the blog, I'm taking you all on a little trip to the Portland Zoo. I went there with one of my fave families and my favorite (almost) 2 year old little boy. Before we dive into that though, be sure to check out the other 10 on 10ers listed below:

Twinty Photography

Anya Elise Photography

Button Media

CLB Creative

Brittany Conner Photography

Shaw Photography

Welcome back. Now for some fun with the lions, and tigers, and bears, oh my! But really, if you have never been to a zoo with a 2 year old, I highly recommend it. It will remind you how exciting it was to see an animal for the first time. The kind that you only learn about in books, so you know what they sound like, but now they are right there in front of you in real life! Everything was mind blowing. I loved it.

If you can't tell, I hang out with all my friends and family who have kids to get my fix.

By the end of the day, all of us were ready to crash. A fun-filled weekend day at the zoo. As always, thanks for letting me tag along on your family time Erickson family. :)

Until next time...

10 on 10 - Jan 2015

Happy beginning of the year, and happy 10th! Once again a new year brings on new goals and revitalized ambition. It's a bit cliche, I know, but it's nice to have a time annually when you can actually focus and review past accomplishments and areas of potential improvement.

Before we get too far into that though, let me make sure to encourage you all to check out the other 10 on 10ers. As always, they will have something good for you on their site as well:

CLB Creative

Shaw Photography

Twinty Photography

Anya Elise Photography

Button Media

Brittany Conner Photography

Back to the new year. One of our big goals for this year is to spend more time with our niece. If you couldn't tell yet, we're a bit obsessed with her. Who wouldn't be?! She's about the most fun ever.

Last week we went down to Mac to spend the day with her and the fam. I love seeing how much she grows and how much she has learned each time we see her. And I really love seeing how much she loves her uncle and wants to crawl all over him. I find that too often we get caught up in all the complexities of life: work, school, house work, etc., and while those things are all important, I try to take a step back and look at what we have right in front of us. Hit the pause button so to speak. Be present. We have so much to be thankful for and I want to be in the moment and soak it in, because this little girl is already a year and half old and I have no idea how that happened.

Myra, we love you so much and can't wait to see all the new things you do. Well, that's not true, we can wait, you already grow too fast. It's amazing to watch you learn and experience the world. You wear us out every time we visit, but we always walk away with the biggest smile and can't wait to see you again.

Until next time,

Courtney Z

10 on 10 - Dec 2014

My favorite date of the month has come again! Time for another 10 on 10. This month I decided to keep with tradition and post some photos of a Christmas tree hunt. We found a tree farm with an incredible view near my sister-in-law's house. Before we get started on that though, make sure you stop by the other 10 on 10ers this month to check out their monthly antics:

Button Media

Twinty Photography

CLB Creative

Shaw Photography

 (Likely posting a day or two late this month because they are in Mexico! ...worth the wait for some great travel photos)

Brittany Conner Photography

Anya Elise Photography

As I was

saying

typing, we went out Christmas tree hunting again this year. I know that I say this often, but Oregon really is such a gorgeous state. Rolling hills/mountains until you reach the coast, and farms for Christmas trees. A pretty good combination if you ask me. :)

10 on 10 - Nov. 2014

Once again, another month has gone by and I have no idea where the time went. Do I sound like a broken record on all of my 10 on 10's yet? 2014 is almost over already! While you're here checking out this month's post, make sure you check out all the other 10 on 10ers this month. I know they will all have some great eye candy to spruce up your Monday.

Brittany Conner Photography

Button Media

CLB Creative

Twinty Photography

Anya Elise Photography

Shaw Photography

So this month, I was randomly in Atlanta for about 48 hours for a conference. I have some family (my cousins and aunt and uncle) that live just outside of Atlanta, and they were nice enough to drive into the city to take me to dinner. If you know me very well at all, you know that family is really important to me. We live so far away from one another. 2700 miles to be exact. Yes, I mapped it. We live on opposite ends of the country, but every time I do see them, it makes my heart warm. Not to get too sappy on you all here (I'll stop soon, I promise). These girls are all so beautiful inside and out, and I love seeing the unique women they have all become. Plus, I don't think you could get a cuter family if you tried.

We hit up 

Sweet Georgia's Juke Joint

 downtown. A true southern style place with some amazing jazz live music. Even a Portland food snob like me left Juke's happy and overly full. If you're in town and need some grub, stop in and get some fried chicken because it was delish!

Thanks again Harrison's I love you all and hope I get to see you again soon. :)

I have a list of things to blog before another 10 on 10 post comes around, so stay tuned. Until next time...