Ericka's Blog

Reflections and conversations on life

Six Things Friday

1. New Recipe: Skinny Broccoli Chicken AlfredoI'm not the kind of person that like to make the same thing twice very often so I'm constantly searching for new recipes. Easy is good and this one struck my fancy! Then, I randomly noticed that it was actually by Courtney...

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Harpers Ferry: A Camping Trip

Whitney, Jen, Me, Lindsey, Shannyn, Frances, Jean, Taishya at Harpers FerrySo for the first time in years, I went camping! No, I'm not an especially "campy" type of girl but I can rough it and I was pumped to get out into the great outdoors last weekend.It was awesome...

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Pizza of the Week: Honey, Pear & Blue Cheese

New theme! Every week I'm going to make a new kind of pizza. I'm drawn to all kinds of recipes and never get sick of pizza. Every week when I go grocery shopping, I usually think to make sure I have ingredients for a basic pizza just in case I don't feel like cooking...

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Adventures of a 4am Tri-Mom!

*This is a guest post by my friend, Rebecca. When I started seeing her tweets about "driving home from the gym" at 5:45am (just as I was getting up & out the door to my own gym), I had to ask her how she does it. As a busy mom of three, I knew she would have some...

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Congo: Way Beyond Kony

These photos were taken by last year's NCC team to Congo.You've heard all about Joseph Kony and Invisible Children's quest to find him. But, did you know that finding Kony won't solve the problem? He is just one of many corrupt leaders in the Congo and surrounding...

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Happy 2nd Birthday Back On My Feet DC!

Larry, Clayton, Lindsey, Thomas, Orlando, Whitney, Donald, Hermon, Gary.Look at our CSS guys all freshened up for the Back on My Feet Blue & Green Birthday Bash! I've been talking about it for months so you knew it was coming and the big party was a smashing...

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