Dirty Thursday and TGIF

Dirty Thursday!!  I had a pretty good workout at the gym.  Started to run a little faster these days.  

Stopped and got the Health Nut smoothie before going to see Trainwreck with my girl pal Sarah.  Our boy toys were working tonight.  BTW how cute is the smiley face on my cup.  This is why I love Tropical Smoothie Cafe!

TGIF...Tonight is night 5 of 5 for my hubs and I actually got to see him for than 5 minutes and it was pretty awesome.  I was starting to feel like before I was married and living at home because I see my parents more than I see my husband.  

Friday night was always Pizza and Ice Cream night for us.  Considering regular pizza is ice cream is both fattening and high carb and sugar.  So tonight I made Cauliflower Crust with spinach and pepperonis with a little cheese.  

Today I found this Arctic Zero ice cream at Lowes Grocery Store.  I've seen lots of people in the Instagram world say this stuff is pretty good!!  It's not as creamy as real ice cream but it's not bad.  Considering it is gluten free, fat free, lactose free, GMO free and low calorie...it's edible and I would buy it again. 

Work it Girl Wednesday

This week has been busy so far but so many exciting things!  I received an Advocare shipment yesterday and I'm pretty excited about it.  Some of it was for a coworker, but most of it were ours.  The Watermelon Spark and Catalyst is mine of course and the Orange Spark is Adams.  I am in LOVE with the new SLAM flavors, it really gives me a boost at the gym to get some hardcore cardio in  (especially on lack of sleep). 

More exciting news...The hubs took a gym selfie!!!  BTW...how amazing does he look??  I am sooooo proud of all his hard work and dedication to get fit and healthy with me!!  #MyHero #HottieHubby #MyHubbyIsBetterThanYours

It's been a while since I've posted a gym selfie on the blog.  I'm slowly seeing progress.  Lately I have been doing lots of weightlifting to tone my arms and I am really starting to see definition!!   

It's not just Wednesday, it's #WCW (woman crush wednesday) and look who is on the cover of Cosmo this month.  SJP who is AMAZING!!!  She is my WCW this week.  I think she is GORGEOUS!!  I would kill for her hair and lips.  She will always be Carrie Bradshaw!!  #SJP #SexandtheCity #ShoppingIsMyCardio #ShoeLove

Well I'm off to work all weekend so you all have a good time for me.  #WorkingGirl

Happy Friday...

Life has been crazy busy post the Austin vacation.  We hosted a cookout for Adam's squad (his boys) and their spouses.  We had a great time eating and spending time with each other.

The boys...minus Dan (who was late)

The next day I went back to work and worked 12 hour shifts the next 6 days.  All I did was work, go to the gym, shower, and sleep for 6 days!  

My last night of work I got 20,000 steps and then still went to the gym after work!!  You gotta work hard if you want to see results!!  #TrustTheProcess 

So yesterday Adam and I went to Boone for the day.  My hairdresser moved to Boone, so yes I drove an hour and a half away to get my hair done.  She does a fabulous job at what she does.  She put red in my hair this time and I absolutely LOVE it!!  This makes me ready for fall already!

This is probably my favorite color Lindsay has done on my hair EVER!!  I feel sassy and amazing!

We had lunch at the Coyote Kitchen, which was AMAZING!!  It is a cross between Mexican and Caribbean style food.  I had the Phoenix bowl, which had blackened chicken, coconut rice, black beans, spinach, red peppers, corn, zucchini, and squash.  It had too many black beans in it but other than that it was fabulous.    

Adam is not feeling too well today so I'm off to help him feel better.  Chicken noodle soup, popsicles, Spark, oranges, lots of water, and Vitamin C!

I'm Back...

It seems like months since I've blogged.  We went on vacation June 24th-July 1st to God's Country aka TEXAS!!!!  We had a blast.  Ate lots of GOOD (unhealthy) food.  We came home and celebrated America's Birthday and then jumped back into the work and workout routine.  I just finished working three 12 hour shifts so finally I was able to update everyone on our trip.

So we spent half our trip in Austin and the other half with the BEST woman EVER in Maypearl.  We had a FANTASTIC time and definitely didn't want to come home.

 We definitely looked like a couple of tourists with my big Nikon camera and riding around in this micro-machine (that's what Adam called it).  Here are a few pictures of us together:

Traveling from Austin to Maypearl was one of my favorite parts of the trip because we got to drive through some cool towns and some creepy ones.  We spotted some of the film locations for the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and it was creepy.    

This picture was taken on Lake Travis in Austin and it was one of the most beautiful places I have EVER been.  It was another one of my favorite parts of the whole trip.  I couldn't post a blog without pictures of food, so here is my food porn from Austin, Texas:

This cinnamon roll was on point!
 We had afternoon coffee and pastry at an expensive,
swanky hotel downtown.  Best latte I've EVER had!

Bacon is good for me...place called the
Bacon Restaurant, couldn't resist!  This
chicken BLT was AMAZING.  

Had to stop at the famous Casino el Camino
and get a burger because we heard they were yummy.
This place had amazing customer service.

Gourdough's...there is nothing to say but
you need to experience 

BEST doughnut I've EVER had in my life

Two more of Gourdough's amazingness

Sno Cone on Congress Ave at the
Big Top Candy Shop...it was fabulous

Adam snapped this picture of me.  He was
fascinated that I drank a beer.  It was my
first beer.  I am usually a wine or fruity drink
type girl.  But the beer was pretty good. 

 I am hoping for a trip back to Austin soon.  Adam is planning on applying to their police department, so I am excited/nervous to see what the future holds.  We both really fell in love with ATX.

Happy Monday!

I plan, plan, plan my meals and prep, prep, prep them.  After my busy weekend, I haven't made my meal plan/done grocery shopping.  Well I was out running errands to the grocery store and Trader Joe's so I stopped at Panera Bread.  It is sooooo hard not to get bread and/or a pastry but I did pretty good.  I LOVE Panera's creamy tomato soup and yea yea yea I know it has dairy in it and it is not the best for you but it was only a cup.  I had the soup with a half of a BBQ salad, which is delish.  I asked for no sauce but as you can see they made a mistake.  Oh well...for dessert I had an apple with a little dip in TJs cookie butter (don't judge, it is LEGIT amazing).  

So I ordered this tank a while back and finally got it in the mail.  I bought it from Southern Charm Designs, it took a while because everything she makes is custom designed.  She is a police wife and has lots of apparel, decals, bags, etc for police, military, and firefighter wives.  Being a police wife myself, I understand the need for another income so I didn't think twice about buying this shirt.  Also this shirt is sooooo soft.  Go check her website and buy something.  Support local businesses especially this lovely LEO wife.   

Tonight I made a Father's Day dinner of grilled chicken, grilled corn on the cob with cayenne pepper, roasted cauliflower, and pan seared asparagus.  It was pretty amazing and tasted like a summer supper.  Tonight is Adam's last night of work (so I had to take a pic for MCM) for like 10 days because we leave for Texas in 28 hours and counting...Woohoo!!

After Adam went to work I dragged my butt to the gym to get in a good workout.  I did some arm weights and the ab machine.  Then I did 25 minutes of cardio on the treadmill doing the interval workout,  With an incline of 2.5 and running at 6mph and then walking at 4mph.  I'm getting better at running, let's hope I can keep it up on vacation.  

I will be posting pictures and blogging about our time in Austin so keep checking Garlic and Gum this week.  

Once Upon A Cline Festivities

Oh Monday...why did you have to come so soon??  The weekend was packed full.  Saturday was Josh Cline and Kendayl Waugh's wedding.  Well she is Kendayl Cline now (which sounds really weird) anyway.  It was a beautiful wedding and some strong, powerful winds.  The reception was fun and also very hot.  I post some pics of us before the wind and sweat.

Of course Adam and I had to get a pic all dressed up.  The pic on the right was taken over 2 years ago, with me in the same dress.  It was a little big when I put it on this time.  Yay!!  I definitely had the best looking and best dressed date there.  

This is my face after eating and dancing...drenched in sweat!!  Oh outdoor June weddings, how I despise you.

I didn't do too bad with eating over the weekend.  I did have a Cheerwine at the wedding and it was AMAZING and I did eat a cupcake.  You can't go to a wedding and not eat cake.  

Summer Supper

So it is no surprise, if you live in NC right now it is like a billion degrees outside with terrible humidity.  We decided to cook a somewhat healthy/clean summer dinner.   Adam grilled some corn with butter, cayenne pepper, and Trader Joe's everyday seasoning.  We also had Trader Joe's Turkey Burger along with Brussels Sprouts and bacon.

 I found these pictures on my phone today.  The top picture was taken on New Years Eve 3 years ago.  The others were taken a few weeks ago.  It is crazy what can happen in three years.  We are so much happier and healthier (and lighter).

Today I have completed my collection of Home Improvement.  This show is the BEST EVER.  They don't make tv shows like this anymore.  Besides Tim Allen being one of my favorite comedians back in the 90's, JTT was my celebrity boy crush growing up.