by Ericka | Mar 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
Maggie & I post-race! Me: 1:52, Maggie: 1:39. Love my running buddy!This weekend, I ran my second half-marathon ever! It’s weird because I’ve run 5 marathons and only two half-marathons now but…I guess I am normally going big or going...
by Ericka | Mar 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
Happy St. Patricks Day my lovely readers! I’m sure most of you are up bright and early today for training and/or RACES! It’s supposed to be heavenly weather here in DC for the SunTrust DC Rock n’ Roll Marathon.While I’m signed up for the whole...
by Ericka | Mar 16, 2012 | Democratic Republic of the Congo, pampered chef
Source.*Click HERE to skip the spiel and just start shopping! :)Read to be pampered? I’m joining with Pampered Chef for a fundraiser that will help fund my team’s trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo this June. Luckily, a great family...
by Ericka | Mar 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
I’m going to the Congo and I’ve been reading a lot about this war-torn country. First, it was “Blood River” by Tim Butcher — which was like an African “On the Road” — kind of. It was my first real introduction to this...
by Ericka | Mar 13, 2012 | calzone, food, Italian, pizza
So I thought it would be a good idea to make a calzone. Never tried it and I’ve made pizza so much that I really needed a switch up. For whatever reason, the ‘zone fell kinda flat on me. It wasn’t the fluffy brimming, golden slab of bread I imagined....