WIA...While in the car for 6 days

I didn't mean to completely disappear off the face of the planet but if you follow me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram (my newest obsession!) I let on that the hunk and I were on a 6 day mini vacay slash epic road trip. 

Since it's Wednesday, I figure I'll turn my trip recap into my weekly WIAW post with Jen from Peas and Crayons. So without further ado, my What I Ate...While on the road for way longer than I should be...

 

Our first stop was on Wednesday. We drove 5 hours to DC to drop off the baby with Grandma and Grandpa since we all know Caleb would never in a million years last 1900 miles in the car. While we were up there I finally got to meet my little nephew for the first time! He is just as precious, and perfect as I imagined. I definitely fell in love with the little fella' :)

                                    

On Thursday, for old time's sake, we stopped by Caleb's Grandad's old office where he used to be Mayor. Trust me when I say that all of the city clerks went crazy over our little guy, he really knows how to ham it up for the ladies :D

              

Finally, on Friday Morning we put our stunna shades and game faces on and made our way down to Savannah armed with a bunch of date night questions, healthy snacks, a comfy pillow, and silly road trip games for the 9 hour drive.

                           

And while I would normally prefer to eat a healthy, clean meal that I packed, when we arrived to Savannah, I declared that there was no way in hell I was going to pass up on all of the delicious southern seafood while there. We like to live a little - which is exactly why we tried Modern Rocks Grill on River Street for dinner that night.

One word, 3 syllables: AMAZING.

              

We started out with spicy, garlic and white wine mussels and I had cedar plank Mahi with almond pesto, candied squash and roasted garlic asparagus while the husband had Spicy Shrimp and Grits for our entrees. Everything was just as mindblowingly amazing as it sounds.

 

Even the people dining there were amazing. A couple next to us overheard a conversation the hunk and I were having about his upcoming deployment and they generously paid for a drink for him. And I'm not talking about any drink, I'm talking about a ridiculous $56.00 margarita!

        

That is some good ol' Southern hospitality right there. We also loved how when they brought out the margarita, they made this grand show out of displaying the various liquors in the drink. Needless to say, this was a night the hunk and I will definitely never forget.

After dinner, the hunk and I walked around while enjoying the sights and scenery of Savannah but made it back to our hotel at old people time since we had an early start on the road the next morning.



That Saturday morning, we filled up on various snacks we packed for the 6 hour trip. We snacked on Coconut Water, Pistachios, cheese, almonds, grapefruit, celery sticks and carrots with PB.

Then we finally made it to our beautiful hotel in Tampa! We stayed at the Westin Harbor Island on the water and it was gorgeous! Perfect place to stay for a little Mommy/Daddy time away :)

We also lucked out with a pretty decent view of the bay too.  

                        
     

After unpacking and stretching our legs, the hunk and I made our way to Jackson's for a quick bite to eat before we had to get ready for the wedding. We split the lobster sushi roll and Asian zinger wings and again were blown away by how delicious everything was.

Food is so much better the further you get away from Fort Bragg, NC ;)

Finally, it was time for the beautiful wedding that we had made this whole trip for. The bride was a childhood friend of mine from Korea and it was awesome seeing her finally tie the knot with the perfect man for her.

Everything about the wedding was perfect; the bride and groom, the decor, location, and the food made for an awesome evening. We loved our crab stuffed salmon for dinner and the little cupcakes we had for our favors.

                                     
      

After our fun night of partying, on Sunday morning we had breakfast at the hotel, then got back into our car to make the trip back to DC to reunite with our baby.

For the trip back, we packed protein bars, almonds, apples, bananas, jalapeno popcorn, and my favorite drink for the road, Naked Green Juice.

We stopped in Savannah again for the evening and then made the 9 hour trip back to DC on Monday morning. On Tuesday, we made our final 6 hour drive back here to North Carolina.

We drove for a total of 1900 miles, and spent 41 hours in the car together. It wasn't easy but I pumped every two hours on the road to keep my supply up and by the end of the trip, I started to get VERY delirious. We ended up making stupid videos like this:
 

...And almost biting each others heads off towards the end. But it was still a great last hurrah before the hunk and I part ways again. I'm normally not a road trip person but being in the car together for so long forced us to have a great time conversing, laughing, and learning more about each other. It's amazing that even though we've been together for so long, we still surprise and learn new things about each other every day. The hunk put it best when he said that we were alive for "20 something years before we met each other, and a lot can happen in those years". Smart man, that one.

I'm also extremely proud that we managed to squeeze in a few runs and resistance band workouts while away, and that we mostly stuck to clean eating while on the road for what felt like forever. But even though I did my best to stay on track while on the road, nothing beats coming back to your own kitchen to prepare your own meals and to sleep in your own bed.

Home, sweet, home :)