This afternoon Ben and I headed to my mom’s for Easter Feaster. This is me and my little mom 
I was in charge of the beans. Well, my mom cooked them, but I “re-fried” them.
Our Easter Feaster was shish-kabobs, rice, beans, tortillas, macaroni salad and salad with strawberries, almonds and feta. 
I made the salad and think it was pretty good And I totally ate 68 servings of macaroni salad. It had been too long.
Ben and Frank "manned” the grill
My little brother, Matt. He’s 10 and yes we have the same Mexican mom and dad, God just gave us different colors 
Ben and I both overdid it on the Reese’s chocolate bunnies today, but he doesn’t know how to hide it like I do. Chill out man, they’re on to us…
Happy Easter!
When you eat outside, sometimes you run into beggars…
I’ll give ‘em a pet, but not my food. My food is mine.
My Bunny Cake was dessert! 
Even though I made the cake on Friday it was still good on the inside! I thought it would dry out, but it didn’t.
My family also did a weigh-in that I’ll talk about tomorrow…
Lent is over! I gave up sweets and cussing for Lent. Now I can say “F*** this is so good…” whilst stuffing my face with ice cream. Does that sound like a good time to anyone else?
I did fail a few times over the last 40 days, but definitely ate a lot less sweets than normal. Unfortunately, the denial of sweets for so long means moderation is not gonna happen today. I’m going to enjoy too much ice cream tonight and get back on the wagon tomorrow.
If you need me, I’ll be diving face first into mint n’ chip. See ya later
Yay 4 ice cream!! I’m eating some right now. 🙂 I think you should continue to not cuss. I mean, what’s the point of it? Now giving up ice cream is a diff story! Hope you had a wonderful Easter. I sure did! So thankful He died for me and lives within my heart. P.S. The Easter cake is so cute!
I’m so impressed with your ability to give up sweets (more or less) for the past 40 days. Being raised Baptist, I’m intrigued by Lent and am always really curious about what people are giving up.
I have a little beggar too. We shame him when he begs at the dinner table and say “No begging!” in a really shameful voice. Usually does the trick. 😉
I am so impressed by that bunny cake! It looks professionally done! Glad you had a good Easter/Feaster 🙂 I didn’t give up sweets for Lent but still tore into them yesterday like a deprived woman. So bad but ohso good.
Easter Feaster…corny little things like that crack me up. Glad you had a great time, Monica!
What a cute and fun family! Glad you had a great Easter. 🙂
All that food looks amazing and your bunny cake is so cute! Enjoy your ice cream and sweets, you deserve it after 40 days!
First, you look gorgeous in all those pictures!
Second, I love that bunny cake! I missed the Bunny Cake post so I thought it was a made in a special bunny shaped cake pan at first. That’s so cool that you made and decorated it yourself. How talented!
Thanks Samantha 🙂
LOVE mint chip ice cream! That looks like an awesome feaster!
Have fun with the ice cream! Your will power is stronger than mine!
Looking good!! 🙂
Giving up sweets for 40 days (and cussing -did you count in your head? BC I could never give that up) even with a few slips is AMAZING! Girl, you are my hero. I could never do it. Your idea of a good time = my heaven. My friend just brought over a bag of these dark chocolates she didn’t like so I said I am going to put them in the freezer and be one of those people that’s like “oh, whenever I crave a huge a$$ brownie sundae I just take the teeniest tiniest bite of dark chocolate and it all goes away….”. That’s my plan.
I wish that 1 candy instead of a sundae trick worked on me…
Happy Easter!! Haha, I think it counteracts lent when you place a “F*** You” in front of your sacrifice. LOL you make me crack up! 🙂
“Now I can say “F*** this is so good…” whilst stuffing my face with ice cream.”
Classic. haha!
I agree, “Now I can say “F*** this is so good…” whilst stuffing my face with ice cream.” totally made my day! I LOL’d! 😀
LOVE the pics…makes this JewishMizFit realize what shes missing 🙂
Hey I just found your blog while googling for a race to run in the future, and I know i’m like 2 weeks late on this, but I wanted to say you totally beat me in the Run-Through-Redlands. At some point, you probably passed me. It was probably early on. 🙂 Your time is great, and the course is gnarly.
Also, great decision with the ice cream. Mint’s delicious.
Hi Kari 🙂 Now we must look for each other at local races – whatcha doing next?
That would be great – though I suspect I’d just be watching you pass me.
I’m actually not sure what’s next, I’m studying for Boards (med school) and starting clinicals, so I haven’t been too sure of my availability. I’d appreciate suggestions though!
Mint chip is a favorite of mine too!
Good for you, you deserve to enjoy that icecream!
OMG Monica your mom is GORGEOUS! And so are you! You look so pretty in these pics, and seriously your body is bangin’! I think this whole intuitive eating thing is doing really well by you. Happy Easter!
I have to say that I love the fact that you didn’t say, “Oh, I don’t even miss sweets now!” Too many people I know say that after going without for a few days you start losing the taste. Nope, no way. Never!
So then where oh where does the red hair come from? I kinda want to be from a Mexican family (yours) so that my mother has an avocado tree and what not.
We have some Spanish blood in there somewhere and those were some light skinned peeps 🙂
Haha, that’s what I say every time I eat ice cream! Did you read my mind?!
Have a wonderful Easter Sunday! May the hope & joy of His resurrection resonate in your heart today & everyday.