June 17, 2015

Coconut Lime Energy Bites

I originally came into contact with these delicious little nuggets during the Market to Market Iowa run.   Sara made a few different energy bites for us to snack on and these little guys won me over.   They are a nice switch-up from the traditional energy bites that I make with peanut butter, honey and oats.

Lime and Coconut = Light, refreshing and super easy to make.

And makes me want a vodka.

Typical….

I found this recipe on Spoonful of Flavor.  The only change I made was I used regular limes, because I have no idea what makes a key lime different AND I am fairly confident you can’t find one in Nebraska.   The recipe turned out just fine.

 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup almonds
  • 1/2 cup cashews
  • 1 1/2 cups dates, pitted
  • Juice from 3 limes
  • Unsweetened coconut

Instructions

1. Add the almonds and cashews to the bowl of a food processor and pulse.

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2. Add the dates and lime juice.  Pulse until the dates are finely chopped and the mixture starts to clump.

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3. Shape the mixture into 1 1/2 inch balls. Roll in coconut and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

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June 16, 2015

Weekend in Review | June 12-14th

Oh, hey!  Happy Tuesday.   Still dreaming of last weekend over here!

Friday

Happy Hour at DJ’s Dugout in Aksarben Village with the J’s.  Jessica M, Jessica B, Joey D. and me, Jordan P!   It was JOYOUS!

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Saturday

Easton Poker Run!  Started off with Tyree, Jen, Regeana, Clint and I.   When we took off, Tyree took the lead, followed by Clint, me, Regeana and Jen.    Clint unknowingly bathed the three of us with oil shortly after our journey began, so he had to check out before our first stop.  No fear : minor fix and he met up with us later.  Just don’t ask Jen how her riding experience was with no windshield during that fiasco.  Oopsie!

Oh and for the record – I have yet to wash my bike.  It’s an engine oil deep conditioning experiment.   Work with me on it.

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Heron Bay

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Next stop – whatever bar that was.  The middle of nowhere.

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HAPPY!

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❤

We ended the day in Waterloo, NE for a few drinks, dinner and to meet back up with Clint.   Tracy and Cole even made it out!  YAY!

And, since my husband is my husband, it wouldn’t be right not to have something ridiculous going on when in his presence.  As he was riding he saw something on the side of the road.  He thought it was one of those leather whip thingamajigs you see some bikers have hanging off their bike, so he turned around to pick it up.

Nope.  Not leather.   Hair.  A dreadlock.   SOMEONE’S freaking hair.

Oy.

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So, naturally, the girls tied it into his beard.

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Because why wouldn’t you?!

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Honestly, only him.  He sure does keep the humor in our day to day lives.   It’s always a trip with him around.

After Waterloo we headed back to Omaha for a nightcap at Office West where Asa was able to meet up with us too.

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A perfect ending to a perfect Saturday.

Sunday

A whole lotta movie watching, lounging, laundry, good food eating and not a whole lot else.

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Cheers to a good week.  Tomorrow means we are halfway through ALREADY!

June 9, 2015

Rockfest 2015

Oh, Rockfest.  I adore you.  You and I have had a 9 year relationship that just keeps getting better.  I am not sure if you were Rockfest or River Riot in 2006, but whatever you were, I loved you just as much then as I do now.

Rockfest 2015 had a freaking KILLER lineup.  All of them put on a spectacular show.  Let’s get to it, shall we?

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EMPHATIC!!!!

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This girl?  One could say I kinda dig her.

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The crowd.

A mere 15,000 all together.   Can you even imagine?  Ya, it’s pretty epic.

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Trouble, Trouble and More Trouble.

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Hey, wait!  I still know these people!

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Oh, heyyyy girls!

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Cheeeeese!

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IN THIS MOMENT!!!!!!!!!!

Time to push through the crowd…

And look who we ran into???

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Elise!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Girl, you rock my socks!

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Mama and daughter.   Elise was super excited I am SURE of it!  🙂

And then they made us clear out.  Something about storms and needing to seek shelter.

In our cars….

Makes TOTAL sense!

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15,000 down to 1,000 is seconds.

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And now ladies and gents we have what we call a Parking Lot party….

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Ain’t no rain gonna stop us from having fun.

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And how about these two lovebirds?

I mean, STOP IT!

Too cute.

Hey Andy… about that engagement.

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The rain quickly passed and we found our way back inside to see Halestorm rock their set.

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Good stuff.

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Papa Roach closed out the night.   I would have liked to have stayed a little longer as I am totally in love with their new album, but the day caught up to me and I was ready to roll.

And, so we did.

Cheers to a pretty fab Rockfest 2015!

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June 8, 2015

2015 Holstein Harley Davidson Women’s Run

Saturday, May 23rd marked the 2015 Holstein’s Harley All Women’s Run.  Always a fun filled day with a bunch of like minded ladies on two-wheels.

The day always starts with kickstands up at 11am, so around 10:15 I headed down to the garage to load up and head out.

And then…

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Bummer!   Tried calling and texting the hubster and got crickets.   Cue the sad music.  Tyree text in the meantime and said she would come over and hang with me until we found a solution.

At about 10:50 I got an apologetic call from the hubs stating he was on the way!

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Ha!  Oops!   Totally both our faults on this one since Clint and I both had left the house that morning and neither one even thought twice about the road block.  Duh.

Tyree was there shortly afterwards and we were able to catch up with the crew on 72nd street.

First stop: Crescent, IA.

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Forecast: 75.   Real life: 62 and cloudy.  Biker Life: Leather up and soak it in.

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Snack Time!

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Liz and Kimi

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Second Stop: Neola, IA

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Liz & I.  This chick is my jam!

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Me, Jen and Liz

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That cutie DeAnn.

Wonder what Regeana is eyeing?

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Anna and Lora

PS – Thanks for the pics, Lora.  I swiped a few or 10.

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Pepper, Me and Jen!

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Regeana, DeAnn, Heather, Kristen and Anna

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Da girls

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Cheesin’

Third Stop: Avoca, IA

Had my first malfunction with my new bags on the way to Avoca.  Didn’t get latched.  Lid flying wide open.   #dontjudgeme #nocluehowtohandlethesedamnbags #hashtagbecauseican

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Girl talk, cuz girls talk.

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LOOK WHO MADE IT!!!!!

Jenn and Tina met up with us in Avoca.

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Just love this girl. ❤ Heart of gold.

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And these two are like long-lost-foul-mouthed-sarcastic sisters.   Hilarious duo right here.  I anticipate the 10th annual B!tch run to be full of shenanigans with these two involved.

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Tyree, me, Kristen and Tina.  4 of the 7 Vegas girls.

Cyndi, Carrie and Jess… we had a drink on your behalf, I am sure. 😉

Fourth Stop: Oakland, IA

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Gosh, I love these two.   Kristen and her spit-fire ways and Suze – the calm, mama bear who looks out for us all.   One of the kindest, most tender loving woman I know.   You instantly feel so comfortable and at ease when she is around.   Beautiful soul that girl.  Just beautiful. ❤

Kristen was ready to get the crew back to Holstein’s at the appropriate time, so she bounced a little earlier then a smaller group of us.  This happened when Kristen realized Tina wasn’t going to be making the trip to Omaha with us…

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Through the fence, no less.

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And then there were 6.

Jenn and Tina took off back to Clarinda while Tyree, myself, Kimi and Liz headed back to Omaha to close out the night at Holstein’s with the rest of the crew.

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Sassy group of women right here, huh, Marcy?

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Pam & Marcy

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And, THAT’S a wrap, folks.

Cheers to Summer 2015!