When Miranda and I went to Germany in 2017, I created a whole separate blog for that trip. I called it "Miranda's Sweet Sixteen." In 2017 I was blogging on average 12 blogs that year. I had already started my decline in blogging, but nothing like 2024, when I blogged twice. Therefore, I didn't feel the need to create a whole new blog about my trip with Miranda and Seth. I figured I'd dedicate a few blogs of Shoegirl Corner to the Great European Adventure 2025.
I took Miranda to Germany for her 16th birthday and Rey was going to take Seth on his first trip to Europe when he turned 16 in 2020. We all know what happened in 2020. Seth got a truck instead.
Life had changed so much in the past eight years. The kids are adults now and it seemed to happen in the blink of an eye. This is Seth's first trip to Europe at the age of 21. This trip is so special for that reason and because I have both my children with me. I'm traveling for a short period with both of them and for the entire two weeks with Miranda.
Seth's good friend and bandmate Ethan joined us, and he and Seth are having the time of their lives, and we've only been here two days.
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| Me and the Kids |
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| A Picturesque Street in Brussels |
We arrived in Brussels on Sunday and spent the day exploring central Brussels, not far from our hotel. Miranda and I met up with the boys at an Irish pub after brunch. We started feeling the jet lag bad, but we were waiting for our room to be ready at the check-in time, 3 p.m. We were exhausted, but we finally made it into our room, and I was able to take a shower and a short nap.
We forced ourselves awake and traveled by metro southeast from where we are staying to have dinner with my college friend Tod, his wife and son. We had a wonderful time with them and the kids enjoyed meeting them after hearing so much about them.
The boys went back out after dinner and enjoyed the nightlife in Brussels and met musicians who had been performing in a music festival. Miranda and I went back to the hotel to go to sleep. I was determined to get my sleep cycle back on track.
It was all around a great day, and I was ready for Day 2.
