by Ericka | May 30, 2011 | Uncategorized
I was really itching to get out of town considering this marvelous three-day weekend but when you live in a place like DC, you can truly become a tourist in your own town. The weekend started of great when the President of our company let everyone leave at 1 p.m.!...
by Ericka | May 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
Last night, some of us met up to see “The Hangover 2.” Honestly, I wasn’t expecting much. I liked “The Hangover” but the trailer for this one was not impressive. Plus, we were going to a 10:30pm showing — which is late late late for...
by Ericka | May 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
Witnessing the airport return of soldiers flying in from protecting America overseas is a sobering experience. In camouflage fatigues and combat boots, carrying oversized green backpacks and straining to glimpse a loved one, the random traveler is merely a prop in a...
by Ericka | May 26, 2011 | books, food, foodie
I’ve been attending Book Club for about a year and a half now but have neglected to ever take photos. And, Melinda’s amazing tostada meal last night was the perfect excuse to get snappin’. We have book club once a month and each month a new person...
by Ericka | May 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
I’ve got something special for you today — from my work blog. Just wanted to share with you something I wrote and give you a chance to support women’s rights in the Middle East. You can read all about Manal Al-Sharif, the woman arrested just for...
by Ericka | May 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
Oh it’s been a great weekend full of great food — doncha love it when that happens? I want to share with you just a few of the things I’ve been nibbling on since my delicious blueberry waffles yesterday morning! First! We went to Georgetown yesterday...
by Ericka | May 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
Oh how I love early Saturday morning runs! When everyone else is sleeping in, I am up with the sun breathing in the sleepy, dewey air of the day. I’m getting the sweet stuff before everyone else starts breathing it in. It is NOT easy getting up for an early...
by Ericka | May 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, I was able to write in one of my favorite ways. It was meaningful, sentimental, powerful and important. Those are the things I love to write, the things I have passion for, the things that go beyond political arguments and politics. They are human and deep...
by Ericka | May 18, 2011 | food, Uncategorized
Even though I didn’t work out today, I was pretty darn hungry all day long. I know, I know, most people don’t consider their hunger that way but I do! Anyway, I was looking forward a meal we had purchased ingredients for this weekend — Angel Hair...
by Ericka | May 15, 2011 | running, Uncategorized
Oh early Sunday! I woke up this morning around 5:30 a.m. anxious that my 6 a.m. alarm wouldn’t be early enough to get me out the door and to the race in time. The Capitol Hill Classic started at 7:30 but I had to find parking, get my race packet, run to the...
