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Beach, Recipes, Travel · February 20, 2017

A Picnic at the Outer Banks

girl and her German Shepherd

picnic on wooden cutting board

black jeep wrangler on the beach

dublin boots and navy trench coat

jeep picnic

Lately Michael’s schedule has slowed down so we’ve been trying to explore the local area more. I heard a saying once about making the most of military moves and it goes something like this: instead of dreading every PCS to some place you’d never voluntarily choose to move to… instead view the situation like a grand adventure, a chance to visit and explore all kinds of places on the Navy’s dime. Granted, sometimes I throw myself a pity party but we really have been trying to live this motto. SO. We have a bucket list of places on the East Coast we want to visit before we move… and one of those places was the Outer Banks.

For us there are two main attractions to the Outer Banks: the wild horses and the chance to drive on the beach. The drive from Virginia Beach was about 2 hours because to get to the part of the beach you can drive on takes a while, it’s called Corolla Beach. We went on a very cold and blustery day, so we loaded the back of the jeep with blankets and pillows so we’d stay toasty during our picnic.

coastal style, navy trench coat

black jeep on the beach

picnic in the jeep

picnic in a jeep

We have stock tires on our jeep so we definitely aired down before we hit the sand. As we were entering the sand a 4×4 truck was really stuck. On some parts of the beach the sand is super compact, and on other parts it gets super thick and hard to drive through. The beach was relatively empty, although there was a steady amount of trucks and jeeps on the beach just driving up and down.

We were constantly on the search for wild horses, but sadly didn’t see a single horse the entire day! Ahhh I was so sad. After a while we found a place to park and let Shadow run around. She is such a beach dog and she had a blast tearing up and down the sand. Michael and I cozied up in the back of the jeep with our blankets and pillows and had our picnic.

Our picnic essentials: sandwiches (with tomato basil cheese, turkey, tomatoes, spinach, honey dijon mustard), cheese + crackers, pretzels + hummus, popcorn, and dark sea salt chocolate.

Have any of you been to the Outer Banks? What are your favorite parts?
Wishing you all a great week! For daily posts you can find me on Instagram 🙂

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new years/anniversary in pcola🤍 new years/anniversary in pcola🤍
5 years ago under the night sky we said “I do” 5 years ago under the night sky we said “I do” to forever. happy anniversary @mdhadel !
cozy patio hangout (obsessed with these oversized cozy patio hangout (obsessed with these oversized chairs from ikea!!)📙🍂
October 2020 in Mississippi 🍂✨🎃 http://lik October 2020 in Mississippi 🍂✨🎃 http://liketk.it/301h2 #liketkit @liketoknow.it
wish there was a Jeep emoji 🥺 wish there was a Jeep emoji 🥺
happy 30th(!) birthday to my love @mdhadel 🤩🎂 with each year that goes by you get more handsome, more wise, and better in every way (altho the mustache is questionable). I love you!!! #dirtythirty #gettingold #justkidding #kinda
home sweet home in Mississippi! we closed on our h home sweet home in Mississippi! we closed on our house last week that we bought 2,000 miles away in San Diego via FaceTime. major thanks to my angel parents @barnabypie & @ranger.steele who drove down from Ohio at a moments notice to check out this house for us in person before we made an offer. we love it so much and are so excited to get settled! #visitorswelcome #mississippivacation #notsandiegobutitwilldo
WE’RE MOVING!! 🚚 After 3 years in sunny San D WE’RE MOVING!! 🚚 After 3 years in sunny San Diego, we’re moving back to Mississippi. Back to the deep south, humidity, and gas station BBQ. Michael and I first lived in Mississippi as newlyweds when he was in flight school. This time around he’ll be an instructor and we’ll be able to put some roots down as we’ll be there for at least 3 years. Now we’ve just gotta pack up and hit the road. We’re moving ourselves this time around (full DITY move) and the pandemic is def adding extra flavor to the whole experience. Here we goooo! #ditymove #pandemicmove #gitrdone
one last time exploring mount laguna! one of our f one last time exploring mount laguna! one of our fav places in San Diego county 🥾🤎
got the full set of pics from Michael’s homecomi got the full set of pics from Michael’s homecoming — love them so much! 🤍 thank you @rachael_mariephotography ! As Michael’s time here is coming to an end, I’m really glad we could get these pics with the C2 #flynavy
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