Bon Voyage • Kath Eats

June 15, 2025

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Right here’s a little bit of life currently and my weblog plans for the following month!

Bon Voyage

We’re departing Charlottesville for the following two weeks for our first journey to Europe collectively! I haven’t been throughout the ocean since school, and Thomas has by no means been! We’re excited (and slightly nervous!). Immediately, we’re heading to Hillsborough to drop the youngsters off with Grammie and Pea, who’ve generously supplied to take care of them whereas Thomas and I are gone. I do know they’ve a number of enjoyable actions deliberate!

We’re flying to Rome tomorrow, spending a day and evening there after which touring to the coast to board the Explora II for a 7-night Mediterranean cruise.

My sister is a journey advisor and we spent WEEKS deciding what to do inside a ten-day time-frame in Europe, and he or she really useful this cruise line as the most effective (smaller ship, excessive finish) so we might see as many coastal cities as doable. If you happen to’d like her that can assist you plan a visit, contact her right here!

Our ports: Rome (Civitavecchia), Naples, Trapani (Sicily), Tunis (Tunisia), Carloforte (Sardinia), day at sea, Palma (Mallorca), Barcelona.

I do plan to Instagram my approach by means of the journey (observe alongside right here!) and do a weblog publish at every port metropolis, however till then I’ll be going into low energy mode on the weblog. I’ve some journey and summer season themed posts able to go whereas I’m away.

Associated: Summer season Journey Garments

Schooooool’s out for the summer season!

We formally have a primary grader and a seventh grader!! Faculty ended per week in the past, and the boys had nice years. Each boys appear a lot older than they did at first of the yr.

Birch so happy with his art work getting off the bus <3

Mazen doing “boy math”

aka a paper stuffed with Lego units, costs, and “earnings” plus a timeline to construct them!

Birch is studying to experience a motorbike!

In case you’re questioning (as a result of we had been), coaching wheels are not a factor. Stability bikes, the place you utilize your toes on the bottom to propel ahead and carry them up, are the development. He’s getting it nicely!

Mazen goes to a brand new faculty subsequent yr at seventh grade and is glad to be completed along with his higher elementary. We’re going to miss them whereas we’re gone!

Household Journey To Busch Gardens

We kicked off summer season with a shock day journey to Busch Gardens Williamsburg! On an early summer season Monday with a excessive of 75 levels, it was PERFECT! Not too crowded, not too scorching. We had been in a position to stroll onto many of the large coasters (these of us who like them!) and the child rides didn’t have a lot wait both.

Thomas and I rode Pantheon twice in a row which was the CRAZIEST / BEST coaster I’ve ever completed!! (Mazen was in control of Birch whereas we went, and that labored out very well. We set them up within the arcade!). If you wish to get a style for what it’s like, take a look at this entrance seat YouTube video! It was critically so nice.

I additionally rode the Griffon and Mazen joined me for Apollo’s Chariot and the swings. I’ll should hit up those I missed subsequent time.

For meals, I had a brisket salad from the Smokehouse at lunch, which wasn’t too unhealthy, and half of Birch’s french fries. And for dinner we stopped at Torchy’s Tacos in Richmond. Yum!

Cumbre Delicate Opening

Our health club good friend, Juan Pablo, and his enterprise associate are within the means of opening a second Cumbre location at Dairy Market. We got a sneak style of what’s to come back – actually – as official style testers so they may check their programs. You should definitely test it out when it opens in a number of weeks!

Tip: Don’t park too near the curb

I popped my model new tire on this sharp level. UGH!

Rivanna Roots Live performance

These outside concert events are so nice this time of yr earlier than it will get too steamy! Birch took certainly one of his buddies, and Thomas and I met a few of ours there, too. Excellent night!

I’m debating getting a Scorpio signal mini tattoo on my ankle! Possibly slightly thinner, however positively small. Ought to I?! Short-term tattoo to check it out!

Fridays After 5

We additionally love Fridays, the outside concert events on the downtown pavilion all summer season. I introduced orzo salad and solo cups to share. And Rummikub after all! It goes wherever I am going. I put an Airtag on Birch and let him frolic!

Chaps ice cream for all!

Shrek: The Musical

I took the boys to see Shrek the Musical on the center faculty. Beloved it! I like any present irrespective of the ages : )

Tenting Journey

And Thomas took them tenting! I’ve zero want to sleep in a tent ever once more, so I’m joyful to have them go with out me whereas I used to be on the seashore. They cherished it, and Birch did nice!