July 8, 2013 (Updated February 28, 2023)

Hello from OBX!

by Anne Mauney, MPH, RD

39 comments

Hello from the beautiful Outer Banks, North Carolina!

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Matt and I are here enjoying a beachy vacation with our families. We arrived on Saturday afternoon and have been getting our fill of sun and sand ever since!

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handstands on the beach

Below with Matt and his brothers Chris and Drew, plus my sister in law Jess and Drew’s girlfriend Morgana:

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Matt’s parents have made not one but two epic feasts for us so far. On Saturday night, we enjoyed clams with pasta!

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Plus some salad to get in a little green.

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For dessert, Chris and Jess had a special treat for all of us – cupcakes! Jess is pregnant (so exciting!) and they just found out the gender; the cupcakes had a colored center to reveal the gender. We all counted down and then took a BIG bite at the same time!

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It’s a boy!! I guessed right. 🙂

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Last night, dinner was some awesome kabobs on the grill.

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They were AMAZING.

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Time to get back out there and enjoy our vacation! We’re here for the week and will return to DC on Saturday. I’ll be popping in with a guest post on Wednesday and will try to share another beach update later in the week, but in the meantime, you can see what I’m up to on Instagram. 🙂 

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Until next time, friends! Have a great week!

- anne

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39 comments
  • Holly @ EatGreatBEGreat
    I'm jealous...wish I was at the beach right now! It looks beautiful! All the food looks soooo delicious and the cupcakes are decorate so beautifully! I love the idea of coloring the cupcake filling to find out the gender of the baby...so cute!
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  • Megan
    The handstand pic is phenomenal! How many takes did that require?!
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    • Anne
      Haha shockingly only one! I was having a good handstand balance day ;)
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  • Cat
    I'm at OBX too with my family! We're in Duck & love it. Enjoy your vacation!
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    • Anne
      We're in Duck too! Have fun!
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  • Christine @ Gotta Eat Green
    Wow, looks like you guys are having great meals! That is such a cute way to reveal the gender, I've been seeing a lot of creative ways to do it!
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    • Anne
      Why thank you! They are Brooks :)
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  • Shel@PeachyPalate
    Super jealous! Could do with a little beach getaway! Have an awesome break! We call them kebabs! :)
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  • Jenn
    Beautiful photos! Enjoy your vacation.
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  • Fiona @ Get Fit Fiona
    The scenery looks absolutely beautiful and the food looks delicious. You can't go wrong with a vacation like that!
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  • Katharine
    Enjoy your vacation! Looks like perfection :)
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  • Kelly@KellyRunsforFood
    Looks like you're having a blast! My family used to have a house in the OBX and I love it down there!
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  • Olivia @ Liv Lives Life
    Aw, I love gender reveal cupcakes! Such a cute idea. It looks like you're having a wonderful time!
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  • Lele
    If you're near Kill Devil Hills I highly recommend Mama Kwan's. They have what I consider to be the best fish tacos in the world. And they have something called "Special Occasion Pasta" that has to have like 20,000 calories a serving (you'd definitely have leftovers!) but it's amaaazing.
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  • Dana @ Conscious Kitchen Blog
    Looks like a beautiful place! I've heard such wonderful things about North Carolina. The pasta and oysters look amazing. Congrats on welcoming a new nephew - how cute were those cupcakes!
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  • Melli
    I love your hand stand! Very impressive :-) The food looks amazing! It's 7.44 am and I feel like BBQ... thank's for that :-D
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  • Julie
    I love OBX! It's such a relaxing place to go, and one of my favorite vacations.
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  • Roadrunner
    Love the Outer Banks! And loved the handstand photo, too!
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  • Jojo
    I love the cupcakes, what a great idea!
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  • Ericka @ The Sweet Life
    Looks gorgeous! I was in OBX this time last year actually...first time, loved it :) Hope you guys have a great time.
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  • Sarah
    Looks awesome! But i gotta ask - aren't those mussels, not oysters?
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    • Anne
      It was actually clams - typo! Will fix it when I'm on my computer next - thanks! Apparently I had oysters on the brain.
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  • Janet george
    Looks like clams, not oysters.
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    • Anne
      Oops! Typo - it was definitely clams not oysters :)
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  • Jan @ Sprouts n Squats
    Wow it looks so sunny and beautiful there, very jealous it is freezing here at the moment.
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  • M
    FYI, those are clams, not oysters.
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    • Anne
      I know - typo since we had been talking about oysters when I was writing the post :) Fixed it!
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  • Lauri
    We are heading to Duck in a few weeks with all 18 members of my husband's family, 10 adults, 8 kids, one house but it's going to be a blast and your pictures are making me even more excited!!!
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  • Ashley @ Eat Run Live Happy
    Kabobs are probably in my top 10 favorite foods. I love grilling. I love handstand pictures on the beach! I need to start practicing my hand stand so I can do that one day. Looks like youre having a great time!
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  • Becks @ eatwriterunrepeat
    those cupcakes are so cute - love that idea! it looks like you're having a fabulous vacation! (I'm super impressed with the handstands!)
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  • Lorraine @ Runners Do
    I think I need a cupcake now. Hehe.. Those cupcakes look so yummy! How's the water there? I'm wondering because where I'm from in SoCal, the water's always chilly!
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    • Anne
      It's really cold!!
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