by Ericka | Aug 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
I’m a huge fan of stuffed peppers so when I had the idea to make these, I got kind of excited — especially because it was my OWN idea. My own idea as in, no recipe to follow! My recipe!Yeah, I’m sure these have been made in the history of man but...
by Ericka | Aug 22, 2012 | Crossfit, Uncategorized
When you don’t have the $$ for this, what do you do? I recently had a discussion with a group of people about how expensive Crossfit is — especially in certain areas like Washington, DC (seems to be the highest of all!), Boston, NYC and I’m guessing...
by Ericka | Aug 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
I seriously have a taco problem. All the recipes I want to make involve tactos or some kind of Mexican combination lately. Then you add this lucscious cucumber avocdo salsa and I’m in heaven. If it requires two avocados instead of one, you know it must be...
by Ericka | Aug 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
Oh hi there! That’s the face of a girl who realllly didn’t want to do a Sunday afternoon work out but did it anyway. No, it’s not monumental but hey, it made my day better and I’m glad I did it.And then I could eat my afternoon fro yo with...
by Ericka | Aug 17, 2012 | Crossfit, Uncategorized
My new domain. So, I did it.I cancelled my official Crossfit membership at the box (as of August 28th.) This isn’t “good bye,” it’s just “see ya later.”When I first went to cancel, I couldn’t do it. I thought, WHY on earth...
by Ericka | Aug 16, 2012 | books, Uncategorized
Since I’ve done several short-term missions trips — and become aware of the possible negatives involved (re: “When Helping Hurts”), I’ve struggled to come to terms with how much the church should focus on short term mission vs. giving...
by Ericka | Aug 16, 2012 | cars for women, honda, honda civic, honda hybrid
Source.Looking for a new car is no easy task. There are so many to choose from and what about the ones with the cool commercials? Those always get me (but we all know it’s a bad idea to judge by the most superstar commercial.) Listen up, ladies: Choosing the...
by Ericka | Aug 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
Good morning everyone! I’m on a runners high right now, don’t you love those?I opted today for a good old fashioned, mid-week long (ish) run. I know that means tempo running but since I rarely keep track of my time, I decided to experiment.I set up...
by Ericka | Aug 14, 2012 | Chicago marathon, Crossfit, Marine Corps Marathon, philadelphia marathon., running
Marathons x 2So, let’s talk about how I signed up for the Marine Corps Marathon last week and now I’m asking myself why (I’m also running Philly three weeks later.)When I saw that Back on My Feet had lowered their fundraising cost to only $350, I...
by Ericka | Aug 13, 2012 | animals, bacon maple ice cream sandwich, dc zoo, national zoo, national zoological park, sugar magnolia
See those monkeys up there? Yeah, real monkeys!Yesterday, Rick and I went to the DC Zoo (National Zoological Park), which is a Smithsonion so it was FREE!I’m always game for free and after living here for 6 years, I figured it was past time I visited the...
