Ericka's Blog

Reflections and conversations on life

Hiking, Fishing & Pregnant Workouts

We had a fun weekend exploring our surroundings. It's nice living in a place where there are multiple new trails and places to try, even when you have lived here for 9 years! First, I will tell you how my pregnancy workouts have been going. All in all -- good! I'm...

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Tasty Ways to Eat Blue Diamond Almonds Artisan Nut Thins

*This post is sponsored by Blue Diamond.  You guys know how much I love Blue Diamond almonds. Every time they come out with a new flavor, I'm the first to buy it. They have the best ideas! I mean who ever thought blueberry and strawberry flavored almonds would work?...

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Cherishing Every Moment — Even Now

*No, that's NOT me 🙂 Leave it to a great song to get you in the mood to write about something. Of course I spend many hours a day lately thinking about this baby growing. This baby that doesn't actually seem real yet but I know is real because he squirms around in...

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The Tough Part About Announcing Pregnancy

If you've read me before, you may have heard me say that I have wanted to be a Mom since I was about 16. I always had this longing to be pregnant...so I wanted to get married early and be "a young mom!" Well, things don't always work out as you planned them -- which...

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Alaska Cruise 2: Sitka, Ketchikan, Juneau

*Part I of Alaska Cruise Adventures  So, where did we leave off? I was about halfway through this thing when I stopped you mid-cruise but here we are to finish the job! That excursion on the boat in Juneau to see whales was one of the prettiest days I had, with some...

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Why You NEED to Use Emoticons

I have fun with all those fun little emoticon dudes on my iphone sometimes, but mostly I think they are overkill. Unless... There is an appropriate time and place for emoticons and punctuation and a "ha ha" here and there. I'll tell you where. Emails and texts with...

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