Sand Between The Teeth

Hey everyone! How’s your Monday going so far??

Well, needless to say, after doing so much sitting yesterday with our long car ride and all, I woke up this morning ready for some movement. We were all so pooped yesterday, that an early bedtime left me feeling awake and ready nice and early this morning.

So I strapped on my sneaks, grabbed my iPod, and out the door I went (with my awkward phone camera)!

Unfortunately, my phone decided to freeze up on me about a mile into my run, so my RunKeeper app ended up closing. Rather than restarting it, I just decided to keep going and enjoy the scenery.

I figure I probably ran a little over 3 miles, which most definitely included a strategic stop along the way.

Oh yes. We’re pretty close to this little coffee shop, so I dragged my sweaty self in and ordered an iced coffee with the sweaty $5.00 bill I had chillin’ in my shoe.

Oh I’ll bet the cashier really appreciated that one.

With iced coffee in hand, I power walked it back to the house, which was probably about 1/2 a mile long. Once I made it back, I was more than ready to dig in to some breakfast.

In an effort to save money, we all bought a bunch of food to keep in the house for breakfast and lunch, so today’s morning was meal was another classic cereal combo.

Quaker Oatmeal Squares + Kashi Heart to Heart, banana slices, cinnamon, chia seeds, and skim milk. Oh you KNOW I packed on my chias!

I also snacked on the rest of my banana with a big ‘ol blob of peanut butter. So so good.

And while I was enjoying my breakfast up on the balcony, I happened to look down to our pool and spot a familiar face (err, back?). It was hubby, who just got back from a run himself and was cooling off. Hiiii Hubby!

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Shortly after breakfast, we packed up and headed down to the beach.

The sun has been shining all day and it is absolutely beautiful.

Unfortunately, the ocean water is still a little chilly!

While lounging in my chair this afternoon, I enjoyed a nice refreshing beverage,

along with a little hand-packed lunch.

Before leaving this morning, I made a peanut butter & jelly sandwich on a cinnamon raisin Thomas’ Bagel Thin, which tasted incredible.

I also snacked on some fresh veggies + hommus which, let me tell you, was pretty much like chomping on sand.

There’s nothing like the crunch of sand between your teeth when trying to eat on the beach…am I right?

After the beach, we headed back up to spend a little extra time at the pool. Now we’re about to shower up and probably head out to Timbuck II for some shopping and dinner.

We’re all really craving seafood tonight, and I definitely foresee some big ‘ol crab legs in my future!

Question for the Evening:

Do you like seafood? What’s your favorite?

Tagged as: beach, cereal combo, iced coffee, Outer Banks, running, Timbuck II