Ericka's Blog
Reflections and conversations on life
Congo: The Day I Met Ben Affleck (Again)
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 than other...
Easy White Hot Chocolate Cupcakes!
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, now that was a...
The Sport of Fitness
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 fact of it. I...
A White House Christmas
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 Back on My Feet, I...
Connecticut
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 feels worse...
Famous: Women’s Running 🙂
I'm pretty sure I had just asked the girl beside me -- "Did we pass mile 23 yet?" Crystal City is brutal!A fallen Marine Corps Marathon photo (thanks to a Facebook friend who was snapping pix during the race and found it in his selection yesterday!)I will never forget...