Bon Voyage • Kath Eats

June 8, 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 faculty, and Thomas has by no means been! We’re excited (and just a little nervous!). As we speak, we’re heading to Hillsborough to drop the children off with Grammie and Pea, who’ve generously provided to look after them whereas Thomas and I are gone. I do know they’ve plenty 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 she or he advisable this cruise line as probably the greatest (smaller ship, excessive finish) so we may 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 means via the journey (comply with alongside right here!) and do a weblog submit at every port metropolis, however till then I’ll be going into low energy mode on the weblog. I’ve some journey and summer time themed posts able to go whereas I’m away.

Schooooool’s out for the summer time!

We formally have a primary grader and a seventh grader!! Faculty ended every week in the past, and the boys had nice years. Each boys appear a lot older than they did at the beginning 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 journey a motorbike!

In case you’re questioning (as a result of we have been), coaching wheels are now not a factor. Steadiness bikes, the place you employ 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 accomplished along with his higher elementary. We’re going to miss them whereas we’re gone!

Household Journey To Busch Gardens

We kicked off summer time with a shock day journey to Busch Gardens Williamsburg! On an early summer time Monday with a excessive of 75 levels, it was PERFECT! Not too crowded, not too scorching. We have been in a position to stroll onto a lot of the huge 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 accomplished!! (Mazen was in command 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, try 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 Comfortable Opening

Our gymnasium good friend, Juan Pablo, and his enterprise accomplice 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 take a look at their techniques. Remember to 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 live shows are so nice this time of yr earlier than it will get too steamy! Birch took one in all his buddies, and Thomas and I met a few of ours there, too. Good night!

I’m debating getting a Scorpio signal mini tattoo on my ankle! Perhaps just a little thinner, however undoubtedly small. Ought to I?! Short-term tattoo to try it out!

Fridays After 5

We additionally love Fridays, the outside live shows on the downtown pavilion all summer time. I introduced orzo salad and solo cups to share. And Rummikub in fact! It goes wherever I’m 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 really 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 comfortable to have them go with out me whereas I used to be on the seashore. They beloved it, and Birch did nice!