Guys, it is a crazy time but this is the silver lining right here. You all know how much I love trying new things and new workouts and so many incredible gyms are offering virtual, live classes for you to be a part of. My heart is singinggggggg at the opportunities and I wanted to share them with you!

With so many of us having to practice social distancing, exercising is a GREAT way to get some endorphins and get out of any funk you may be feeling during this time. Now, let's get to working out our booties and having fun together virtually!

1. OnePeleton - is offering access to their online app for 90 days! I did a running workout and a strength workout with them and had a lot of fun. 
2. Orange Theory - offering at home daily workouts for you to follow on their YouTube channel! 
3. Rumble Boxing - is posting boxing-inspired workouts live to their Instagram stories daily. I box on the regular so this will be amazing. 
4. Core Power Yoga - offering free access to their online yoga + meditation classes 
5. Barry's Bootcamp - offering 20-minute bodyweight workouts live on Instagram 
6. 305 Fitness - offering HIGH ENERGY cardio dance workouts live, twice a day! I tried one and it was super high energy and so fun! 
7. Planet Fitness - live streaming at 7PM ET every day on Facebook! 
8. LIT Method - offering one month free with promo code "BOLTCULTSTRONG" 
9. Blink Fitness - live streaming workouts on Facebook! 

Hi friends! I’m excited to get a little personal and answer some questions that you have sent our way. My husband isn’t featured often on the blog and I’m really excited to let you guys have a better idea of the person he is and how important he is to me!








How did you meet?


I got this question multiple times and it’s always such a fun one to answer!

My husband and I went to a public boarding high school called the North Carolina School of Science & Mathematics. It was a school for students that wanted higher learning opportunities than what their local highschool could offer. Basically, we’re both huge nerds. My husband lived in the mountains of North Carolina and I lived in Fayetteville, NC (at the time) so we would have NEVER met if it wasn’t for this school.

We became friends at this school and eventually started dating during high school!








First date?

Okay, this brings back the funniest memories for me.

So my husband and I were friends before we started dating and I had absolutely no feelings for him. I used to run with him after school so he was my “running buddy”, he was a good friend to me. At our highschool, you couldn’t leave campus without a “buddy” so this was very convenient for me. My friends used to tease me and say that he was really into me but I was completely oblivious to it! Well one day, he asked me to go to this mexican restaurant with him as a “plus one” to a party. I think that was when I started to realize that he probably had feelings for me and so I call it our first date.

After going to the party together, we came back to school (we lived at our school since it was a public boarding school) and made strawberry smoothies and then played Just Dance together and then watched the movie “3 Idiots”. I had so much fun and it was such a funny first date to me. It seems like ages ago! To this day, I laugh at how we played Just Dance together and whenenever I hear the songs that we danced to, I can’t help but grin. It’s really crazy to me how I’ve known my husband for a decade now.








What is your proposal story?

I actually have a blog post about the events that happened on this day HERE completel with pictures of me ugly crying hahahaha.

I got engaged on my birthday and he hid the engagement ring in a pair of running sneakers. So he pulled it off like he was giving me sneakers as a present for my birthday and the ring was tied to the shoelace! It was a total surprise. We had actually already planned to go see The Lion King with my parents so it was so fun to celebrate it with them afterwards as well.








Where did you get married?

We got married in Boone, NC which is actually where my husband’s family was living at the time. It was such a blessing to have my mother-in-law there because she took care of so many aspects of the wedding day for me. We got married May 27, 2017 and I had always wanted to have a wedding in the mountains, so my dream came true!


If you want to see more blog posts on our wedding, you can see them here!








How did you guys balance spending time while he was in medical school?


The first of medical school was the hardest because we were transitioning to a new city, new job, new course curriculum (for Joe) so it was a lot to handle. We made a list of things that we would definitely do together and we promised each other that we would always work out together and eat dinner together when we could. So we spent a lot of time working out and eating together and then Joe would go off to his study. I survived that first year by surrounding myself with friends and also taking up a hobby (like this blog).








What is y’alls favorite date night option?

Joe and I both LOVE food so our perfect date night involves a really nice meal and then cuddles on the couch at home and a movie!


Well, that was a lot of fun! I hope you enjoyed getting to know my husband and our relationship more! Thank you so much for reading and following along with our lives.

Valentine's Day is right around the corner and it's always fun to put together different looks for special events, so here are some of my favorite looks that you can use for inspiration on your Valentine's Day!



FANCY NIGHT OUT 

February is a magical month. There’s red and pink everywhere, the emphasis on love is strong, and you have an excuse to celebrate the love you have for your spouse, family, and friends!


When I was single, Galentine’s nights were the most fun experiences and I still think they are amazing! My perfect Galentine’s night involves really good wine and really good cheese. I got together with my favorite gals and we had our very own little Galentine’s party with some wine & cheese.

Here are some ideas you can implement to throw your very own Galentine’s Night with Wine & Cheese!

1) Use Evite! Such a simple way to get your invitations out and you don’t have to use paper! Evite has the CUTEST invitations for Galentine’s events right now, so take your pick!


2) Wine Tasting: Have each gal bring their favorite bottle of wine and make it a wine tasting.


3) Cheese Tasting: And while you’re at it, go ahead and make it cheese tasting as well!


4) Music: Put on some fun music in the background that’s girly and will keep up a good vibe for the entire night


5) Games: Have some fun games planned for the night.


6) Make room for plenty of photo opportunities: Set-up a wall with some props and a back-drop and take some fun pictures with your gals to commemorate the night!