December 2024 – Gilcrests Abroad

Week 189: (Part 2) Morocco!

It was a crazy busy week, which is why I split this week into two parts! It’s still super long, so I hope you can make it to the end! The day after Christmas, we spent the morning packing up and then driving up to Frankfurt Hahn Airport, about three hours north of where weContinue reading “Week 189: (Part 2) Morocco!”

Week 189: (Part 1) Christmas!

We made it home from Italy the afternoon before Christmas Eve. Luckily, Christmas Eve ended up being a holiday for both Matt and me, so we spent the day finishing last-minute preparations around the house. In the late afternoon, we went to church for Christmas Eve mass. Then, we and our friends went to ourContinue reading “Week 189: (Part 1) Christmas!”

Week 188: Christmas Skiing in Italy

Christmas break started Friday after school, but first, we had to make it through the week! It was a slow start on Monday after all of the traveling over the weekend before. Throughout the week, both kids had wrestling practice every evening, plus multiple holiday celebrations at Girl Scouts, JROTC, Civil Air Patrol, and BoyContinue reading “Week 188: Christmas Skiing in Italy”

Week 187: Wrestling and Christmas in Belgium

Another December week has flown by, and as usual, I packed it with several Christmas outings. On Wednesday, I had my work Christmas lunch at the Stuttgart Winterhütte, an Alpine-themed pop-up restaurant in the middle of the Stuttgart Christmas market. The inside is decorated like an alpine lodge and has a Christmas menu. After lunchContinue reading “Week 187: Wrestling and Christmas in Belgium”

Week 186: Christmas Market Marathons!

Now that Advent has officially started, the Christmas markets in Europe are in full swing! On Monday night, a friend and I visited Karlsruhe, about an hour west of Stuttgart, to check out their market. Karlsruhe is actually the first market our family visited during our first December in Germany in 2021. Covid was stillContinue reading “Week 186: Christmas Market Marathons!”

Week 185: Thanksgiving in Zermatt

I can’t believe it’s Thanksgiving already; it seems like Halloween just passed! The kids are both at wrestling practice until after 6 pm every night, and Matt has been going to the gym. It feels like I’ve been home alone a lot! On Monday, a friend and I started the Christmas market season with aContinue reading “Week 185: Thanksgiving in Zermatt”