Ericka's Blog
Reflections and conversations on life
In Honor
My cousin, Cameron, holds a flag during the ceremony. This week we celebrated Memorial Day. I was home in Indiana for the day and attended a ceremony at Valhalla Memorial Cemetery in Bloomington. I almost didn't get there but I'm sure glad I went.The crowd was sparser...
An Indiana Baby Shower
This weekend was my sister Lindsey's baby shower. I came home just to be there and it was such a cute little day. Her friend Sarah put most of it together and true to Lindsey's request, it was co-ed and more like a cookout party than an actual shower.Obviously, she's...
#PROOF Day
Saw this and thought it was funny 🙂 Obviously I will never clean press in a bikini! I've been frustrated by the lack of results I've seen from Crossfit. I thought my arms would be better defined by now.Rick says if I want that, I will need to do curls and other...
Born to Run
Source: Barefoot Ted has a website! I got this pic from there (from cover of the book too.) I finally did it. I read "Born to Run." It's been sitting on my shelf for months. I knew I wanted to devote my whole attention span to it when the time came. And, finally...
I Love Todays!
Okay so definitely had a major case of the blahs yesterday. I was convinced I'd never want to exercise or run again in my entire life. I wanted to do nothing but sit on the coach, eat an entire bag of chips and watch "Sex and the City." (Ended up watching "Tiny...
Summer Lovin’ Already
Who is that large man behind us, you may be asking? Or maybe it's so obvious you aren't asking at all! It's the new Martin Luther King, Jr. statue erected near the National Mall in DC.On Saturday, we met for a 4-mile run and brunch as a farewell to Taishya -- who is...