A weekend getaway with my friend Kristi and her family resulted in several days of amazing, I repeat, AMAZING Wilminton/Wrightsville Beach cuisine. I lost count of just how often I blurted out "oh... my... god... YUM!" and not-so-secretly want their family to adopt me. Good food and good company are pretty much all I need in life. Oh... and my husband =) Not that he can read this while he's deployed. A message pops up saying that "BLOCKED: entertainment blogs and/or websites" -- which I'm choosing to take as a compliment since it means that at least someone thinks I'm entertaining.
But you guys agree... right? [just smile and nod, okay?]
[Wedge Salad with Creamy Feta Dressing, Fresh Onion, and Roasted Roma Tomaotes]
[Sugar Cane Skewered Spiced Shrimp with Tropical Salsa]
[Shrimp and Crab Seafood Nachos - split with Kristi]
[water and white wine]
To sneak some exercise in, we walked to the restaurant from the beach house. On the way the tourist in me had to stop and snap a picture of a little bit of Wrightsville Beach randomness:
On the way back from the restaurant our walk resulted in a little detour...
My first-ever cup of Ritas!
I got the Margarita Gelati. Tart and fruity with a hint of sweet creamy vanilla? Sold!
There was a little of this:
and a LOT of this:
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and of course even more food!
I had the Local Shrimp and Crab Crepe, a a bite of pretty much everyone's dish [they all rocked!] and an ice cream puff [I forgot what they were called but you guys reminded me that they're profiteroles - Thanks loves!] with chocolate sauce. *swoon*
Yikes! This post is getting pretty lengthy -- If I continue to cram the entire trip [nearly 5 days!] into a single post you might self-destruct trying to read it all. That would be kind of sad considering I don't actually want you to implode... So let's save the rest for next week and get on to your What I Ate Wednesday posts!
I love going to the beach! :)
ReplyDelete"Operation Letters" is such a great and thoughtful idea!!
I want a flip flop tree!!!
ReplyDeleteYou and Corey rock. xoxox
awww love the last pic! er, the second to last pic. and that flip flop tree is awesome.
ReplyDeleteWow, those nachos look like something you'd have made, Jenn! All the beach eats look and sound deliciousss. Glad you had a nice little getaway
ReplyDeleteUmmm, Crab Crepe......it just rolls off the tongue so well! I.Want.This.Now!!
ReplyDeleteEverything looks so good, glad you had a blast. Happy WIAW!
That flip flop tree is pretty awesome.
ReplyDeleteI think I can get my class, and possibly my grade level team, on board with some letter writing!
hi i am new! now don't shy away form my recipe!! really all you real foodies got to give it a chance..ok here it goes.. liver pate!! http://gutsyhealth.wordpress.com/2012/05/14/liver-pate/
ReplyDeletejust take a peak- the butter hides the liver. pure bliss!
Those profiteroles look epic! Loving the flip flop tree!
ReplyDeleteHi Jenn! I love your site so much and just nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award. I posted this on my post: http://everydayvegangirl.blogspot.com/2012/05/versatile-blogger-and-what-i-ate.html. You can check out the Versatile Blogger Aware site and rules here: http://versatilebloggeraward.wordpress.com/vba-rules/
ReplyDeleteGELATI! I need to remember to take the Lactaid to the beach on Memorial Day...I love when Rita's reopens for the summer. :)
ReplyDeleteI just might have my first graders make some cards. We do need an art activity next week while the older kids are testing...
Jenn! Sounds like you had a wonderful time on your trip. The food looks great...love the Flip Flop tree and can't wait to hear more of the story next week! Operation letters is a great idea. I will put something together and send it off! You and Corey are so sweet to to that!
ReplyDeletei want to go eat at the beach with you!!! AMAZING! give me that rita!
ReplyDeleteoooh your eats look so tasty as always! you have such a kind heart... i will definitely be emailing you a letter!!
ReplyDeletethe food and the location look great! i have just rediscovered rita's mango gelatis. it was the only thing i would get in high school. and i'm pretty sure they're going to have a big place in my summer.
ReplyDeleteIt all looks so good! I've never had BAD food in Wilmington!
ReplyDeleteYum! What a fun (and delicious) trip! I love that flip flop tree, too!
ReplyDeleteAh the beach. So jealous!
ReplyDeleteAnd I have never heard of ice cream puffs. This is amazing!
I love the flip flop tree. So fun! Great idea for the letter writing. Do you have any suggestions on what to write about? I'd love to get my kids to write letters, but need a little direction. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea for the letters. I know my kids would love to draw some pictures. Could I then mail the pictures to you? I'll add a letter too but the pics would mean more being original I think. I am drooling over your pics at the beach. I would love to be sitting on a beach right now!
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos, Jenn. And you are indeed entertaining! :) Shame your husband can't see the blog, though. Love your letter writing campaign! Sweet girl!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to ask a dumb question - what do I write in the email? Just that we appreciate their service or something else? I would love to help!!
ReplyDeleteAnything you want! Thank yous are nice.... but they could use some sort of connection with someone that cares -- as if you were writing to an old friend or family member you haven't seen in forever ya know? =)
ReplyDeleteThanks Joann!!! Hope you're having a fab week! =)
ReplyDeleteYou can write about anything. Your day, your family, a funny story about yourself. Tell them a joke or talk about your dog! Seriously, some of these folks don't ever get mail. :-)
ReplyDeletexoxo from Corey ~ Learning Patience ~
Thanks...YOU are sweet to participate!
ReplyDeleteOh wow...that would be awesome!!!
ReplyDeleteHaha yes! What she said! =) Love you ladies!
ReplyDeletethe beauty eh? awe shucks girlie! Thanks! Those profiteroles look AMAZING.
ReplyDeleteYUM, YUM & YUM!!! OMG!!! Totally making me want nachos & a wedge salad right now.
ReplyDeleteOoh, everything looks delish! From the past few WIAWs, it seems as though you've been having some great trips and meals! :)
ReplyDeletehaha you know what? Neither have I! Love it so!
ReplyDeleteawww yay thanks Linz!!!!! You're the best!
ReplyDeleteThanks Fran -- you rock!!!
ReplyDeleteI need to buy more Lactaid ;) haha!
ReplyDeleteYes!!! Totally let me know if your kiddos whip something up! That would be amazing! They got a box from the Girl Scouts of America a few months ago and LOVED IT!!!
ahhhhh Leila that would be awesome!!!!! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI am from Wilmington, South Beach is one of my favorite places! There is some amazing food around here! Blue Water is super yummy too if you ever have the chance to eat there!
ReplyDeleteI think I was at Blue Water that weekend too!!! We drank at the bar but I had some ROCKIN crab dip!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWow girl! Your beach trip was so much more than you bargained for...I mean a flip-flop tree! C'mon! :)
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a fun weekend! I completely forgot about Ritas-- I used to be obsessed with that place in college
ReplyDeleteRita's is sooo good. I tried it first on a trip to Wrightsville, but then they built one next to the store I worked at last summer. That was dangerous, it called my name frequently.
ReplyDeleteSo im doing the WIAW so how do i get the link to show on your page???
ReplyDeleteHey Carah! There's a blue "add your link" button at the bottom of my WIAW post that will let you link your blog to mine. Here's all the WIAW rules and info and such to help ya out! Welcome to the party! xo
ReplyDeletehttp://www.peasandcrayons.com/p/wiaw.html
Ahhh Rita's is the best! swedish fish is my fave!
ReplyDeleteI love the Brasserie du Soleil and love Wilmington! Probably heading there this weekend! :) And as someone who is in the Army thank you for the OperationLetters. That is so sweet and you are right that there are many military deployed personnel who do not have anyone to write them. I managed a post office during my last deployment, and it was awesome to see how happy Soldiers get when they receive an actual letter. If I can be of help let me know. And thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness girl!! Everything you guys ate looks heavenly and I'm getting the munchies now, haha! what exactly is a margarita gelati?
ReplyDeleteRita looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure but its good! haha! its margarita italian ice with some sort of gelato-y vanilla soft serve on top. Like a lime creamsicle!
ReplyDeleteWow your eats look so amazing!!! I've never had beach cuisine before. I've missed out big time!
ReplyDeleteYum, everything looks so good .... especially the Rita's ... I love Rita's...though I've been good and probably only had 2 or maybe 3 in the past 2-3 years. I hope this isn't rude of me, but I could use all the votes I can get for a little Silk milk "commercial" I entered (it's so pathetic and was very spur of the moment), and I'd love love love love love if you could check out my latest post (there's a giveaway attached with it for anyone who votes too) Thanks :)
ReplyDeleteOh, and I'd love to do the Operation Letter thing! Sounds like a great idea!
ReplyDeleteThose are some delicious looking eats!
ReplyDeleteI want them to adopt me as well. Looks like a great trip!
Do the troops have email access? Should we give them our email address if they want to write back?
ReplyDeleteSome have it in their room [not mine... boo!] and others frequent an internet cafe -- so if you want to shoot me a quick email/letter to forward on to them add your email addy to it and they will totally be able to write back! =) xoxo
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