Road Trippin’
Heyyyyyy 
How are ya?
We’re in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, about to get on the road. So glad you liked Mara’s guest post– she’s pretty much amazing <3
I drove for 11 hours yesterday! It was intense, but I was so happy to have the puppers and Madre with me.
A little tip for ya:
Bass Pro Shop is an ideal travel rest stop if you have pets. They allow dogs and you can shake your legs and do a lap around the store with them.
And you can pose with hoodie mannequins if you like 
After our long day on the road and Bass Pro stop, I introduced the Madre to the glory of Longhorn Steakhouse
and we checked into the hotel 
Dinner was the Longhorn standard:
Salad, perfect buttery salmon, plain baked sweet potato and veg
+ crusty wheaty bread
uh huh uh huh uh huh
This morning, I got up a little early so I could do the workout thang. I did a 30 minute yoga flow in the hotel room, ab work, and the 5 minute cardio video I’ll be posting when I get it uploaded to YouTube
Breakfast:
Breakfast cookie dough cereal topped with chia seeds- the madre brought a GIANT bag with her
Have a wonderful Indian Food Wednesday and I’ll see ya later today!
xoxo
Gina
Something to talk about: What’s your favorite road trip destination?
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Bass Pro Shop is where my husband would like to live if he could…
Glad the road trip is going well!
Hahaha I love the picture of you posing with the mannequin 😉
What a sweet mama! You will look back on all of this drama and be happy you got such quality time with your mom <3
Looks like you’re making the most of an unfortunate situation. Keep having fun! (and stay safe on the roads)
Hooray for salmon!! I wish the husband would eat cooked salmon… Hmph. So glad you liked the cheese-y post. I can’t wait for you to try it!!!
Nice tip about Bass Pro Shop! 🙂
Sounds like your mom is an amazing travel buddy!The girls at the high school I teach at all wear bass pro hats, I think its hilarious bc when I went to the same high school 5 years ago none of us would have though of wearing them! Wishing you more safe travels!
Whoa! 11 hours! You guys are toopers 🙂 Sounds like you’re well on your way, though. I’m betting it’s a purty drive too!
I love driving to Jasper, Alberta (the mountains). The scenery is breathtaking and I love the atmosphere there.
It must be so much fun hanging out with the madre. I love long drives… you always get some good talks in 🙂
have a great day!
sounds like a great road trip so far! glad you are enjoying yourself. I’ve never roadtripped anywhere, i really hope to go to the mountains next year sometime though!
Looks like you’re having fun so far! I order salmon alllll the time when I eat out, but since I started reading your blog earlier this year, it always makes me think of you!
i love how you and your momma are on the same page- yay for chia seeedsss! also i am so freaking happy for you that you have both of the pups with you, i honestly was really sad when you said you might have to give away vies.. safe travels looks like your having a great time!
Mmmm salmon! Yum. I’m getting excited thinking that I’m going to be making almost the same exact trip in a few weeks!!! Eeek!
best road trip destination is ALWAYS california in my book…we went every summer to san francisco (from Texas!!!) to see my grandparents!
You sure know how to make a road trip fun! I’ve only done a couple road trips… mainly to move my siblings or I into college. But I’ve done one which I drove for 8 hours alone and just blasted music at the top of my lungs–and I didn’t even feel guilty for the multiple rest stops I took 🙂
Ahh…I know that section of I-10 too well, from Covington, LA to Houston, TX – lots of driving in the past few years. You’ll be passing through my home town soon, Lafayette.
I would love to do a road trip and explore different areas. I want to drive the hill country in Texas.
Don’t you just love spending q-time with your mom? Makes me want to take a trip with mine 🙂 The salmon looks tasty!! YAY for roadtrip food!!
Fave road trip destination is home to St. Louis! Because then I have my parents there to greet me 🙂
I love your ambition to get your workouts in. I need to learn how to workout without depending on going to a gym. Your a huge inspiration and that will be a new challenge for me coming in January!
Y’all are making progress. Bass Pro Shop is crazy during the holiday season. We stopped there on the way back from north georgia over thanksgiving. It was like wally world in a hunting store!
And now I have a serious craving for a perfect baked potato.
Glad to see the road trip is fun! You’re definitely making the best of it.. I love that!!!
My favorite road trip destination is Grandma’s. 🙂 Happy and safe travels today Gina!
Hey Gina saw this story today about increasing the nutritional value of foods for soldiers in readiness training and wondered what you thought about the initiative:
http://www.cnbc.com/id/40562867
Would also be curious about the Pilot’s thoughts! Enjoy your trip.
Alright!! My home state!! And, also my favorite road trip destination– because it’s where ALL of my family is 🙂
Safe travels!
favorite road trip: hmm. Chicago hands down, cuz i know it will be filled with sushi, and SHOPPING. HOLLAAA! What do you want for christmas this year Gina? I cant for the life of me think of anything i want!
Glad things are looking up! Keep that head held up high!! You are such a positive force in the blog world. 🙂
I could spend HOURS in those mega gas station rest stops. I think it is so fascinating to see what crazy things they sell. And the fact that people take showers there.
I don’t think my mom’s even heard of chia seeds before!
moms are the best! i’m glad she’s taking care of you well…esp by bringing chia seeds! 🙂 God bless
Roadtrip destination – the beach! Only about a 4 hour drive from Vegas. And eastern Washington – we will be road tripping it there next week to visit family for Christmas. Almost 1000 miles one way. I feel your need to walk around Bass Pro Shops, there is only so much sitting one can take! Safe travels
Haha I love the pic of you and the mannequins. Bass Pro Shops never fail to remind me of my ex…he loved that place, and the only time I’ve ever set foot in one was to buy him a gift card there for his birthday. Hope you have a safe day of traveling love!!
Yum! I never knew Longhorn serves salmon as well. Would not avoid the Steakhouse now that I know they also serve salmon! Have a happy road trip Gina and Madre 😉
You’ve been majorly lucking out with dog-friendly hotels, huh? Or maybe I just have no idea how many hotels allow dogs. I would think it’d be hard to find. But yay!
I love the picture of your pup looking at you posing with the mannequins.
Longhorn Steakhouse is good! though I haven’t been there in a while. I loved their apple cider martini from a couple years ago (I assume they still make it).
11 hours driving is so intense! My legs start cramping up after driving for only 2 hours. At least you have your mom with you to keep you company though! 😀
Sounds like you ladies are having a great trip so far! Your Mama is so sweet to have brought you a giant bag of chia seeds 🙂
Thanks for the tip about Bass Pro Shop! That store is awesome and hilarious. When my boyfriend and I go there, it’s like he’s a kid again.
Hey my new friend from Milwaukee,
Where do you do the chia seed thing? Where do you get them if you do?
Mo
I love that your mom brought chia seeds! How cute. 🙂
MAD respect to you for driving 11 hours!!! I could never do that, I haaaate road trips/driving for more than 45 minutes straight hahaha. Hope the rest of your trip goes safely and smoothly 🙂
My computer was down yesterday, so I’ve first got to say I’m so sorry you were so unhappy in Orlando, but I’m happy you’ve got a great Mom to support you –and a great place to go. I love to go on road trips to San Diego where I grew up. My sisters and I used to pack ourselves and babies into one car and drive down together every year. I miss those times. Now we all live in different parts of the country. Hooray for holidays when we all get together again!
Road trips are the best!!! Especially when taken with moms 😀 My mom and I took a road trip from PA to Florida in April. We had SUCH a blast.
Enjoy the rest of your trip! xoxo
You ladies seem to having a good time traveling! Bass Pro is SO much fun! My kids can stay entertained in there for so lonnnnngggg hahha
My hubby and I took our first road trip together alone since we started popping out babies left and right just this last september lol We were vegas bound! Had a great time trevling alone although i missed my babies so much I didnt miss traveling with them LOL We tried to do a Utah trip for my little sisters wedding and let me just say…….driving 10 hours with 3 kids under the age of 5 was so NOT the greatest plan ever HA! We did survive but vowed to never do that to ourselves again LOL
Have a safe rest of your trip! oxoxoxox
baton rouge… like the garth brooks song!? so cool.
Yay Baton Rouge! The husband and I are big LSU fans! That is definitely good to know that you can take dogs into Bass Pro Shops! I would never have guessed…
Be safe! I just drove across the country (VA to CA) for a move last summer so I know that its hard to put in those long days. But it will be worth it when you get there!
I don’t like being in the car for more than an hour and a half so kudos to you! My favorite destination would be L.A. because it’s close and there’s a ton of stuff to do or Palm Springs where it’s warm and sunny. Looks like you’re having fun on your road trip!
Good luck with day 2- i’m guessing you’ll be in texas for a while!
i love that you posed with the manequins at bass pro, awesome!
it’s amazing to me that with all your stress and travelling across the country you were able to wake up and get in a good work out!! you rock!
I’m really glad you are having such a nice time Gina 🙂
Glad you are having a safe drive with your mom! Oh and great tip! I didn’t know dogs were allowed there. It’s noted. 🙂
My sis lives in BR, LA. ALso, I had NO idea about Bass Pro Shop allowing animals. Altough my BIG lab would probably pee on the manequins. 🙁 Good luck on teh rest of your travels!
I’m so glad you’re having fun on this trip! Your positivity is really inspiring. It’s adorbs that your mom knew to bring chia seeds on the roadtrip. Aren’t moms wonderful? Best of luck on the rest of the trip. I’m glad to hear that things are working out for the better for you!