Ericka's Blog

Reflections and conversations on life

Jamaica from my IPhone

We had professional photos and photos from my nice camera (Canon Rebel 4) but how about my iphone? You know I couldn't stand to NOT share from there!One thing I loved -- and that was super fun and islandy -- were the swim up bars. There were two and I'd always wanted...

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How I Got a Date Worth Keeping (& Marrying)

This was our first photo together :)The Back Story I'm going to tell you a little story. Sometimes I'm a little self conscious to be TOO honest here but I am who I am so I'll just do it.I have wanted to get married since I was 15 years old. I remember my friend Claire...

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Am I a Bicyclist Now?

The past week I've been outdoors more than I have in years (feels like it at least!) But I am not complaining -- I love the spring!The day after we got home from Jamaica, R bit the bullett and bought us some bicycles. We've been talking about it forever and it was...

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Crossfit: From Hating to Loving My Arms

When I was 16, something happened to me that scarred my brain for a long time. I remember it so clearly, sitting at a friends house upstairs listening to music, just hanging out -- and one of the guys said to me -- "You have big arms for a girl."Ryan was his name and...

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Sandals Whitehouse Experience

Sandals: More than Hype? (Psst: Catch my wedding post here!)I've been watching Sandals commercials for years and had always heard of people going there but it hadn't struck me as something I really cared to do.I thought the Caribbean wasn't "that great" and...

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The Wedding

I might have had the most wonderful wedding ever. And it was just the two of us -- plus a God-sent preacher, two terrific wedding planners and a rockin' photographer on a gorgeous beach at Sandals Whitehouse in Jamaica. **[My review of our stay at the resort is here!]...

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