by Ericka | May 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
I had the day off today — the first of two before I begin my new job on Wednesday at the Heritage Foundation. It has been SO nice to relax a little in the past couple of weeks. Since Christmas, I’ve had not a true stress-free moment due to the pressures of...
by Ericka | May 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
I woke up this morning having missed the late news last night that Osama Bin Laden had been killed. Such news has been long sought for 10 years. It almost seemed impossible that we’d ever find him so it seems a little surreal. It’s an uncomfortable...
by Ericka | May 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
We ran amuck yesterday. Really. It was the perfect day for a get down an dirty in the woods type of 5k. A little chilly in the AM but when sun came blasting, the temp must have been a solid 75 or 80. We met at the Shady Grove metro station to assemble tutus and apply...
by Ericka | Apr 30, 2011 | Uncategorized
This morning, I met up with the Arlington County Road Runners for my first training run. Since I did some group training last year with the Montgomery County group, I’ve been hooked. Getting through a 20-mile training run (oh, those will come later!) is nearly...
by Ericka | Apr 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
Last night I got to spend a few hours with two of my best friends while we did a little arts and craft project. I’m really not into arts and crafts. I’d rather buy my costumes any day. But…we were slackers and didn’t get on it time. Luckily,...
by Ericka | Apr 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
Walking outside of an icy-cold air conditioned office into a sunshiney sidewalk for a mid-afternoon coffee break is one of the best things about the work day. It’s even better when you add a birthday cake flavored cake pop to your coffee order. If you...
by Ericka | Apr 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
Please, stop and watch this beautiful video. Have you ever seen a better ad? I want to go out and buy Pampers right now — just because this commercial was so darn good. I even teared up a little because it was so sweet (no surprise there!) π
by Ericka | Apr 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
I had the second part of today off from work today to conquer some appointments but don’t think that stopped me from making my first trip to lululemon in Clarendon. I’d heard of lululemon, the girly athletic clothing store, but always figured their gear...
by Ericka | Apr 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
I’m such a sucker for International Delights coffee creamers. I can’t help but pull those sweet and delicious sounding new flavors off the shelf. Dark chocolate cream, caramel macchiatto, toffee almond cream. So when I saw this tall drink of CREAM, I...
by Ericka | Apr 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
One of my all-time favorite things to do is sit outside on a gorgeous, sunny, 70s-ish Saturday afternoon and have a couple of drinks with my favorite people. Sometimes that means my sisters, or my parents, sometimes my girlfriends but usually, it’s with Rick. We...
