July 2024

Greetings from Brian

View this email in your browser Hello Friends, I hope you had a nice June, and July has started well.  June began with both kids finishing up their school year.  Sarah wrapped up first grade, and Peter completed 4K.  In the fall he'll be starting Kindergarten, and I can't help but think with both kids in elementary school that one phase of parenthood is over.  Sandy also finished up her thirteenth year as a school librarian.  I'm incredibly proud of all of them! From the sports side, Peter's soccer team finished their spring season, and I can say the kids and parents all had a great time.  I saw so much progress over the 10 weeks, I never imagined it could be so rewarding.  Peter also started T-Ball this month.  So far he's loving it. Sarah started her swim meets in June.  She's improving her times, and most importantly, having fun.  I've been volunteering at the home meets, and cheering her on. We stayed close to home and went to a Madison Mallards baseball game.  The kids had a blast, with games, dancing with mascots, and of course - ice cream in the plastic helmet. At the end of the month, we visited friends in Chicago for the weekend.  While the moms had a spa day, the dads took the kids to an indoor rock climbing park.  Sarah had no fear and immediately took to climbing up the walls with an intensity I was not expecting.  Peter was more hesitant to climb.  He made it about a quarter of the way up, then wanted to come down.  Both kids loved doing the bumper cars and playing laser tag. It's time for one of my semi-annual reminders to check your passport.  I haven't been taking my own advice, and sure enough, Peter's just expired in June.  We don't have any international trips planned in the coming months, but we still plan to get it renewed. Even though more people are traveling to Europe in the spring and fall, summer is still the main season to travel to Europe.  I have clients visiting England, Wales (go Wrexham!), Italy, and Greece in the next month alone.  If you think you'd like to visit Europe in the summer of 2025, it's not too early to begin planning. In terms of what is on the horizon for me - we have some summer travel plans to visit family. I'll be back in the Cancun/Riviera Maya area in September. Similar to last summer, I'm going to take off sending out an update in August.  I'll pick back up in September. Have a great weekend, Brian Contact Today See previous monthly emails here. Copyright © 2024 Blue Sea Vacations, All rights reserved.