by Ericka | Dec 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
Yeah, so that happened. Yesterday, I got the opportunity to to attend a Congressional hearing about the Democratic Republic of Congo — where my colleague was testifying on a panel with Ben Affleck. Affleck is more of a “regular face” in DC...
by Ericka | Dec 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
Can you say delicious? Start saying it! I wanted to make some kind of festive, creative cupcake this week and wasn’t sure where to go. There was eggnog or peppermint but those flavors don’t really strike my sweet tooth fancy.White hot chocolate, though,...
by Ericka | Dec 18, 2012 | Uncategorized
I worked out Sunday for the first time in 6 days. It felt GREAT! As I’ve explained to many people in the past few weeks, running/working out gives me endorphins and they make me happy :)Yeah yeah stealing line from Elle Woods but that’s the simple...
by Ericka | Dec 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
Saturday I got the chance to go to the White House! For all the time I’ve lived in DC, the closest I’ve come is the White House press briefing room back in 2008. It was a pretty cool experience then but I’d never done the Christmas tour.Thanks to...
by Ericka | Dec 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
This morning at church we talked about Connecticut. The horror is incomprehensible. I can say nothing that hasn’t been said already.I literally cannot imagine how those families feel. This isn’t 9/11 but the feeling I have sure resembles it. We all know it...
