Ericka's Blog

Sometimes blogging comes easy, other times I feel completely uninspired but I wanted to get something started for the week. At church yesterday, Heather Zempel preached and reminded me that we need to record the acts of God in our lives. She noted that it took men...

This morning, I voted in Arlington County. I always thoroughly enjoy the process of heading down to the polling place and casting a literal vote. I know I could do an absentee ballot or avoid taking time out of my morning to stand in line. But there is something...

And so...the wedding videos emerge. Here is Britney and I's sad karaoke rendition of one of our all time favorites, "Mud on the Tires" in the party bus before her wedding reception. I'm so glad Rick got to make a cameo -- luckily, I got to bring him to the wedding and...

Five days until the 2010 mid-term elections. This is my third election season in Washington, DC and exciting because Republicans are poised to take back the House. 2006 was the most exciting because I was a fresh-faced intern, tasked with getting quotes from bar...

Michelle sent me this story today -- a scene in an old film shows a woman talking on what seems to be a cell phone nearly 50 years before their invention. Though it's highly unlikely, watching the scene gives one an eerie feeling. I've always had a fascination with...

"All this will not be finished in the first 100 days. Nor will it be finished in the first 1,000 days, nor in the life of this Administration, nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. But let us begin." -- JFKI found this quote today and thought it was perfect...