by Ericka | Sep 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
What: 20-mile training runWhere: Washington, DCFuel: 2 mini-Cliff bars, 1 Espresso Love Gu, three honey wheat pretzels, 3 mini-water bottles of gatorade, 10 mini-bottles of water.Pre-run Dinner: 2 slices thick crusted sausage pizza, 1 small bowl of chocolate oreo ice...
by Ericka | Sep 9, 2011 | bluegrass, Charleston, music, vacation
This will be my last post about Charleston but I must write it. Normally, when I go on a trip, I never get to do everything I want to do. Not true on my trip this time! The only downer was some rain but I got enough sunshine to stay happy! This particular photos is...
by Ericka | Sep 7, 2011 | fitness, gymnastics, running
The BeginningI’ve been thinking about running. No surprise there but compelled to say something more about what it means to me. Let me start from the beginning.When I was a little girl, I loved gymnastics. I began taking lessons around the age of 9 and never...
by Ericka | Sep 6, 2011 | Charleston, Kiawah Island, vacation
Welcome to Kiawah Island — one of my favorite places on earth! For those of you that don’t know, I spent my first year out of college living in Charleston and working at Kiawah Island Golf Resort. It was a fun and exciting “freshman year” of...
by Ericka | Sep 5, 2011 | books, guest post
Hi, I’m Heather! I blog over at Happily Heather After, mostly about my daily life, healthy living/weight loss, my sweet dog Darcy, and best of all…books. Ericka and I bonded over books at the Healthy Living Summit, so I was happy to oblige when she asked...
by Ericka | Sep 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
I don’t have anything specific to post about but here I am in Charleston! Unfortunately, the weather today is horrid. Just my luck but…hopefully it will clear up today. I already had a good beach day yesterday and I’m having a great time doing things...
by Ericka | Sep 3, 2011 | enchiladas, food
I know a lot of healthy living foodie bloggers thrive on lowfat recipes — or being able to boast something tasty but healthy or low-calorie. That’s now how I do things around here. Rarely do I buy any kind of substitute ingredients because sorry,...
by Ericka | Sep 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
Aren’t bridal showers the cutest? I am so not a party planner but Havilah is — and she and Melinda did a fabulous job planning Heather’s bridal shower/batchelorette/Hurricane slumber party. Ahh yes…’twas the eve of a Hurricane they called...
by Ericka | Sep 1, 2011 | books, Uncategorized
A hero if there ever was one: Corrie Ten Boom So many good books going on in my life right now. I’m not even sure which to tell you about! I’ve decided to go with “The Hiding Place” by Corrie Ten Boom. Ever heard of her? Many haven’t but...
by Ericka | Aug 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
1. Those two for sure! I just love this adorable photo of my sister, Shelby and my niece, Giovanna. She’s extra cute (obv) but it’s not always easy to get a great pic with her smiling in it — so this one is for keeps! This little lady turns one year...
