Neon Dash 5k

I've been wanting to do some type of color run for quite a while now and thanks to Groupon, I finally got my color on! Originally I had bought a Groupon for a color run back in December, but stuff got in the way of that one so sadly I missed it. But wouldn't you know another deal became available and #bonus it was at night! Sign. Me. Up. The one thing I hate about most races is that they start so freakin' early. A girl needs her beauty sleep!

Anyways...I bought two vouchers for this night time run called the Neon Dash...one for me and one for my brother as a Christmas gift. Neither of us had done a color run so we were both super excited. I always like to train for a run (I'm not a long distance person), but this time training did not go so well because of my knee. Do I sound like a broken record yet about my knee?!?!

Race day comes and we were ready to get colored. When I was reading about the race, everything said that what we would be colored with with non-toxic water. Turns out during the race it was still the regular colored powdered stuff not water :( But at the "after party" is when we were sprayed with the colored water. Also at the after party, they had black light photo booths set up so you could capture your glow in the dark awesomness.

Ok...enough of my rambling...on to the pictures...

Of course we had to take a #selfie before the race. And yes I know we look nothing a like, but I promise we are related...ha ha. 

Luckily were were toward the front of the race group so we got to leave with the first wave of runners

Just running on an overpass...it was pretty cool being able to see down town all lit up during our run. Ignore the fuzzy pic...I put my phone in a protective pouch ha ha. 

aftermath...

my knee brace still has a few pink spots on it...ha ha

Just dancing to the techno music with a big pink spot on my nose...

We had a great time! 

March Catch up

Where did we leave off? Oh yes...with me freezing my booty off in the snow! March means two things in Texas...Rodeo and the start of crawfish season!!! Okay...maybe it just means those things to me...ha ha.

Our one and only rodeo performance we attended this year was to see Chris Young. He put on a really good performance and even did an acoustic set to Text Me Texas. Soooo gooood! 

My still bearded man! #beardtastic

Since ending the yeast free diet and after going to the "witch" doctor, I'm still trying to eat mostly grain free. These little nuggets are strawberry banana chocolate chip protein mini muffins. Try to say that 10 times fast...whew. The "flour" in these is just protein powder. I'm not sure if it matters what kind you use, but I used Perfect Fit Vanilla.  

I went with my Dad, Brother and Future SIL to grab my first batch of crawfish for the season. While still on the small side, they tasted so good! Can't wait for my company's annual crawfish boil! Bring it on!!

For a belated St. Patty's day breakfast I made green protein pancakes. Yeah they look like something out of a Dr. Seuss book, but they really weren't bad. They consist of spinach, Perfect Fit vanilla protein powder, egg whites and a banana. I topped them with organic agave syrup since they were quite dry since I didn't add fruit or chocolate chips. 

My second trip to the "witch" doctor went really well. My stomach issues are starting to decrease finally! However, he gave me a few more supplements to take...

Late March, my baby brother and I ran a night time color run called the Neon Dash. I'll have a recap and more pics in a later post. 

I made the most amazing gluten free banana chocolate chip muffins. This is the only pic I have of them so I probably won't do another post about them until I make them again.

Oh and I bought a house. Say what?!?! 

Mini Bananas Foster Cakes

This year I was planning on making my brother either red velvet cookies or blondies for his birthday. However, I stumbled across this recipe from Dessert for Two and just had to share it with him. I'm so glad he requested this because o. m. g. this was delicious!

Since I don't own a mini muffin pan, I had to borrow one from a friend. So imagine me pulling these out of the oven and seeing this mess! I thought I ruined her pan! Turns out the stuff just peeled right off...whew.

This is what they looked like once popped out of their little holders...nice is caramelized...

And then this is what they look liked glazed...I'm drooling now...ha ha

I can't wait to find another excuse to make these again! Plus, I still have rum left in my little "airplane" bottle that I had to make a special trip to the liquor store for (the things I do for people...ha ha) that I don't want to go to waste. So who wants some?!?!

Overall, the recipe was super easy to follow and pretty quick to whip up. Please go check out  Dessert for Two for the recipe.

February Catch Up

I've had lots of photos hanging out on my phone for months because I kept forgetting to upload them and make a post. But today is the day I finally share. If you can remember, my last "life" post was valentines (I'm not counting the yeast-free as "life")! So let's catch up with the rest of February.

I actually bought a new nail polish and it wasn't black! This is Essie Naughty Nautical. I love it! My toes however will always be painted black...ha ha.

 

I continued to rehab my knee by adding a little more distance each time I went to the gym. I was also trying to train for a 5k I was running in March.

 

 

For my baby brother's birthday, I whipped up some amazing mini bananas fosters cakes. They are definitely worth breaking any diet for. Recipe to come.

 

 

My man finally came home from half way around the world and we celebrated by getting on yet another airplane and flying to go see his family. I absolutely love flying at night and seeing all the lights below. So beautiful.

While visiting his family, good ol mother nature decided to dump a ton of snow. Granted it was beautiful, but let me tell ya this girl was not prepared. I mean this was the last weekend of February/first weekend of March! There should not have been this much snow!!! Ha ha. The only shoes I packed were Sperrys and flip flops. Talk about some cold feet. Luckily I did bring a jacket.