Hi from the Outer Banks!! Mazen and I are having ourselves a nice little end of summer vacay. For months I’ve been worried about being chased out by hurricanes but we somehow got incredibly lucky with an epic forecast. Sunshine and temps in the 80s all week! We are here with someone I’ve been seeing 😉 I’ve been eating lots of kettle chips, as usual, and as much seafood as one girl can in a week.
Arrival day dinner was boiled shrimp, green beans, corn, and clams.
Junior version:
Quiet coffee morning that didn’t last long until the bean was awake!
Reading some Elin Hilderbrand! My favorite author. This is her newest – Here’s To Us. It’s not my favorite (The Rumor is) but I like it!
Big pre-beach breakfast!
There are tons of kids here and Mazen has made lots of friends. He is so extroverted! It used to take me 6 whole days to get the courage to talk to another girl on the beach, but he just walks up to someone and says “Hi, I’m Mazen. Want to play?!”
Isn’t he handsome?
Got milk?
Mommy’s mustache is made from:
Wouldn’t be a beach week without crabs!
The bowl of lemon water for cleaning fingers was genius! Melted butter (filled with Old Bay dipping already), and steamed kale on the side.
M loved playing with the crabs but I could only get him to have one taste.
I’ve been eating Breyers ice cream for desserts!!
Smoothie breakfast: spinach // blueberries // banana // peanut butter // Vega. I brought the Vitamix for the perfect blend. Cville Cluster Granola from Great Harvest on top!
We’ve been building castles and splashing in the surf. It’s been too rough to go much beyond the front row of waves, but hopefully it’ll calm down a bit soon!
Tomato and turkey melt for lunch with chips (beach staple!), and a yummy red plum.
This boy loves the beach!
Liz @ I Heart Vegetables says
You picked the perfect week! Glad you’re having great weather! (When we went, it was too hot to walk on the sand without sandals!)
Jennifer says
I have read your site forever, even though I don’t comment much. I just wanted to say I saw what you did there. 🙂 I wish only the best for you – lots of happiness and all good things!
KathEats says
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heather says
So so happy for you!!
Tracey says
Kath, I know I don’t know you personally, but this post made me tear up. I am so happy for you! And what a beautiful vacation. I hope you are all having a lovely time. 🙂
Jen Ross says
Woot!! Go Kath!! Have an awesome time! “Here comes the sun!”
Ann says
I had a read that paragraph several times 🙂 🙂
Ann says
I put smiley faces not question marks. Don’t know what happened. Smiles for you!
KathEats says
Fixed it for ya 🙂 WordPress doesn’t like Emoji!
leatitia says
I’ve been a single mom for 5 years now and I’d like to meet someone too! I wish you lots and lots of happiness! 🙂
India says
Whooo! Love that first paragraph…as well as all the fun vacation pictures and eats. Happy for you!!
Julie says
Looks like a fun, happy vacation! And Mazen is handsome as usual!
Leslie says
So glad you are having a nice vacation, you look happy! 🙂
Sara says
Sooooo excited about that first paragraph, Kath! Good for you! Enjoy the rest of your vacation!!
Jenn says
Would you be willing to do a post on post-separation dating/how you decided when to introduce Mazen? Obviously your right to keep it all private, but I know Janae’s similar posts were helpful.
KathEats says
I don’t think this is something I’m going to write about, but know that it was done gently and slowly.
Louise RD says
Just read that same book….didn’t care for it at all! Just a bunch of folks making really stupid decisions…until the end–not my idea of entertainment. Glad you’re having great beach weather and an awesome time! 🙂
[email protected] says
Looks so fun! I love the outer banks!
Connie says
Ha well you just slid that in there didnt ya! Good for you, have a great time!
Tracy says
Yay! So happy for you, Kath! Have a great vacay 🙂
MelanieF says
Very happy for you! you deserve the best! And Mazen is so cute!! I would love to live near the sea/or beach…being in Quebec there’s not much of that here. 🙂
Bobbie says
You wear it well, Lady! I am not/never have been a single mom, so I don’t envy you, but let me say you seem to be dealing with it with the utmost dignity and grace! You are an inspiration to many who have found themselves in that situation! You go, Girl!
KathEats says
Thank you so much
Ashely says
What great news! So many women give up after a long marriage fails. It’s never too late to find love, or at least a kind partner to pass the time with. You deserve it! What an awesome vaca to rewind and recharge.
Nikki Barnett says
Selfie sticks are way too clunky–you should check out PopSockets.com. My husband is the inventor and I’d be happy to send you some cute and stylish samples:)
PS High five to you! So impressed with how graceful you’ve handled such dramatic life changes…I read that first paragraph a few times with a smile for you!
KathEats says
Those look so cool!! I got the selfie stick for free in the mail from Stitch Fix : )
Nikki Barnett says
Click around the site and email me if you want a few samples:) I wasn’t a believer at first (don’t like stuff on my phone) but it’s addictive and makes selfies and texting SO much easier.
KathEats says
I love the marble ones!! 🙂 Will you email me some info at Katheats at gmail? Thank you!
Ashley says
It looks like such a fun week- glad you are having a great time. You deserve it!
Casey the College Celiac says
So happy for you – for this fun weekend and much more 🙂
Amanda says
I’ve never been to the Outer Banks but would love to some day. I see that the crab place is in Kill Devil Hills. Is that where you stayed? i.e. is that a good base for vacation or did you stay in a different town/have another fave place to stay?
Fun post! I love vacation eats,. They make me so happy. 🙂
KathEats says
Yes this is a great area. Lots to see and do, pretty beaches, variety of condos and houses. Jockey’s Ridge is here too (the giant sand dune) and the Wright Brothers Memorial.
Melanie says
That Mazen has the most perfect set of baby teeth I’ve ever seen! I bet his adult teeth will grow in the same. No orthodontics costs for you!! 🙂
Looks like y’all are having a great vacation, and I’m so happy to read that you are sharing the time with someone special – you deserve it! Hugs!
Melanie
KathEats says
Thanks! But actually his dentist said that perfect baby teeth = major crowding of big boy teeth, so we probably have orthodontics in the future!!
becca says
i read that comment a few times too. i have been a long long time reader. so happy for you. go girl:)
Alicia says
You. Are. The. Bomb.
Lisad D. says
I did NOT like Here’s to Us at all. I was so bummed because Elin Hilderbrand is my favorite and I had been looking so forward to this book. I still have a bunch of her older ones to read so I’m going to go back and do that. I loved The Rumor as well.
The beach looks amazing!!