Outerbanks Edition: Pt 2

As you may know from Frank's previous blog post, that we have just gotten back from a week long vacation in the Outerbanks! It was amazing to say the least. On Friday the 25th we packed our car at midnight and left in the wee hours of the morning for our adventure. We met up with the rest of the family at a Rest Stop in New Jersey, where we exchanged walkie talkies for the 8.5 hr drive. My dad always makes inappropriate and hysterical jokes on the walkie talkies, and the whole family just chats the entire ride down. 

View from the back deck

beach strolls..

but first.. let me take a selfie? lol.

Once we arrived, and unpacked our bags, we ordered pizza, went to my favorite place ever: the BrewThru, and chilled at the beach. I shared a room with my cousins Kasey, Abby, and Bridgett, while Frank was in the boy room with my cousin Kieran, my brother Alex, Abby's BF Will, and a family friend James. It was funny, Frank and I haven't slept a part from each other for that long in a REALLY long time.

That night, I was really too excited to wait, so I asked some of my cousins to be in my bridal party. It was so cute, and I am so happy to share this special moment in time with them.. there are a few other girls to be asked, but so far we've got my cousin Kasey as the Maid of Honor, my cousin Abby and Bridgett as Bridesmaids, my future SIL Nikole as a bridesmaid, and my two sisters Megan and Brooke as Jr. Bridesmaids! Yay! Here's two samples of how I asked them: I ordered these adorable knot rings from Etsy, and inside each box I wrote, "Will you help me tie the knot and be my ... " They loved it! :)

For the entirety of vacation, we really just CHILLED and played a ton of games. It was awesome. Here's a shot of us playing a good ole game of "Asshole." 

Haha.. I was an asshole for at least 10 games that night, and Frank was President for a while until Kasey took over. Loved playing.. it was so fun!

Basically, all day/night long we drank, ate, and chilled at the beach.. Couldn't have asked for a better time!

Franko catching some waves..

smooching on the beach..

beach selfie

my favorite beach bud <3

Frank and I were the designated cooks for Friday nights dinner so on Thursday while it was overcast, we snuck out for a bit to go out on a date for lunch, do some grocery shopping, and shop for some goodies.  

We ended up going to a sweet little restaurant in town that was right on the water. Very romantic :) We shared some Fried Green Tomatoes, I had a grilled chicken sandwich for lunch, and Frank had a burger. I didn't get a pic of the food because we were ravenous, but heres where we were.. 

View from our table

Afterwards, we went to WINGS where we both bought some cool looking coffee mugs and cozy shirts. I'll insert photos of them later. 

While driving to the grocery store, I noticed a sign with big letters that spelled out SALT WATER TAFFY! Needless to say....

I got some. 

Friday was a rainy day, so the adults went out to a fancy lunch and the older kids decided to go out for a copious amount of junk food.

#TacoBell #DairyQueen #KFC #foodcoma #diabetes #sorrynotsorry

 Dont judge us. Then we went back to the house where we pigged out and watched The Truman Show in the Movie Theatre Room. After that, Frank and I made our dinner! For dinner we made our "Crack Pasta," which is bowtie pasta with a creamy alfredo sauce, with peas, bacon, white onion, and spicy peppers. For dessert we served angel foodcake with butter pecan icecream, and macerated raspberries, strawberries, and blueberries..and whipped cream :) The family loved it and a majority even asked for recipes, which is hysterical because I actually didn't like the way it turned out..Normally I make this dinner for two, not 24,  and I felt like the spices were totally off! Either way, I'm glad they really liked it.

Saturday was another rainy day, so we just spent time relaxing and playing games. Later on in the day I had my mom take a few engagement photos for our upcoming intimate engagement party. Sneak peek!

These aren't our official photos, as we'll most likely take them in the fall to match with our wedding foliage! 

 By around 10:30pm on Saturday night we decided to hit the road back home. We arrived at 7am on Sunday :) Back to the grind at work on Monday! Woo! lol.

Loved spending time with my amazing fam. OBX '14!

Stay Tuned,

K & F