Bon Voyage • Kath Eats

June 6, 2025

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

Bon Voyage

We’re departing Charlottesville for the subsequent two weeks for our first journey to Europe collectively! I haven’t been throughout the ocean since faculty, and Thomas has by no means been! We’re excited (and a bit nervous!). At present, we’re heading to Hillsborough to drop the youngsters off with Grammie and Pea, who’ve generously supplied to look after them whereas Thomas and I are gone. I do know they’ve a whole lot 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 timeframe in Europe, and she or he advisable this cruise line as among the finest (smaller ship, excessive finish) so we might see as many coastal cities as doable. For those who’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 method by 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.

Schooooool’s out for the summer season!

We formally have a primary grader and a seventh grader!! College ended every week in the past, and the boys had nice years. Each boys appear a lot older than they did at first of the 12 months.

Birch so pleased with his paintings getting off the bus <3

Mazen doing “boy math”

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

Birch is studying to trip a motorbike!

In case you might be questioning (as a result of we have been), coaching wheels are not a factor. Stability bikes, the place you employ your ft on the bottom to propel ahead and raise them up, are the development. He’s getting it effectively!

Mazen goes to a brand new faculty subsequent 12 months at seventh grade and is glad to be executed together 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 sizzling. We have been in a position to stroll onto a lot 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 executed!! (Mazen was answerable for Birch whereas we went, and that labored out rather well. We set them up within the arcade!). If you wish to get a style for what it’s like, try this entrance seat YouTube video! It was severely 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 dangerous, and half of Birch’s french fries. And for dinner we stopped at Torchy’s Tacos in Richmond. Yum!

Cumbre Comfortable Opening

Our health club pal, Juan Pablo, and his enterprise accomplice are within the technique 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 might check their methods. You should definitely test it out when it opens in just a few 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 12 months earlier than it will get too steamy! Birch took considered one of his associates, 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! Perhaps a bit thinner, however undoubtedly small. Ought to I?! Short-term tattoo to try 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 in fact! 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. Cherished 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 completely satisfied to have them go with out me whereas I used to be on the seashore. They liked it, and Birch did nice!