Hey Guys,

Sorry I haven’t posted much lately. Tyler and I are getting ready for our big road trip to the Outer Banks in North Carolina! We are heading to Kitty Hawk in North Carolina on Friday night (basically Saturday morning) and we are really excited. We are going to do some kayaking and picture-taking and exploring and surfing and pier walking, basically as much as we can while we can. I am definitely torn on whether or not I am excited for the 12 hour drive or dreading it. I think I am more excited because I know at the end, we will be on vacation officially. I also do love road trips. Something about packing up a car with your person and driving to a destination is so fulfilling to me, I love it.

I am stuck though because we only have a half kitchen (yes, half). This means we only have 2 burners and a microwave for cooking. No oven!!! I am so sad cause I could make us dinner all week if we only had an oven. But I think we will survive with what we have (I am pretty sure we are bringing a grill). We are trying not to go out much so we can save money for more important and worth while things, so I am trying to set up a menu to food shop with. I will definitely be turning to Pinterest for a little inspiration. A couple of nights, we even want to pack up dinner and head down to the beach for a picnic and some sunset surfing (hello, that sounds amazing right now).

So far, I found:

•  stove top chicken recipes that look great (with bread crumbs and some Hidden Valley ranch mix, or marinated)
•  basic boiled pasta and sauce
• sandwiches are great for the beach picnic
• sides (like veggies and rice) can easily be cooked up in the microwave
• corn on the cob can be boiled up pretty quick
• macaroni and cheese anyone?

So I think I have enough meals planned out, including a couple of dinners out and dinners on the grill. I am really excited!! Next is my shopping list and finding time to actually food shop (passion planner you are toooooo good). I am really excited, counting down the hours, minutes, seconds!!!

-Steph