Me Made Summer Vacation

I took a little bit of a break from blogging last week because we went on a family vacation. First, we flew to Barcelona, Spain and then went on a cruise around the Mediterranean.

I was kind of stressed before we left, so I didn’t put as much effort into my vacation wardrobe as I wish I would have. But I did wear me-mades most of the days, so that was nice.

I also didn’t put a lot of effort into getting amazing photos of my outfits, but I got at least one each day that shows the reality of going on a trip with kids in the middle of the boiling hot summer. Most of the days were above 90F/30C and it was SO humid. Dressing “cute” wasn’t always my highest priority – surviving was. Haha.

I finished sewing a dress, two swimsuits, and a pair of natural-colored Essential Shorts, but I didn’t get photos of the dress and swimsuits while we were there. I did get photos at home though, so I’ll be blogging about those very soon!

The outfits and a photo from each day are all below with little captions of what patterns I’m wearing and what is in the photos. They are in chronological order.

Barcelona, Spain

Union St Tee & Essential Shorts | The Sewing Things Blog
Union St Tee & Essential Shorts
Barcelona, Spain
Sagrada FamΓ­lia

Cruise Ship Dinner Outfit

Matching Set: Ashton Top & EA Saturday Shorts | The Sewing Things Blog
Matching Set ft. Ashton Top & modified Saturday Shorts
Looking down at the lower deck of our cruise ship with the reflection of the water on our balcony
Looking down at the lower level of the ship with water reflected on the balcony
Mairin Swimsuit by Sew a Little Seam | The Sewing Things Blog
Here is a photo from my MIL proving that I did in fact wear my new swimsuit, although you can only see about 25% of it. Lol

Genoa, Italy

Tabitha Tank, Tether Pouch, & Essential Shorts | The Sewing Things Blog
Tabitha Tank, Tether Pouch, & Essential Shorts
Selfie of me and my spouse, with a street in Genoa, Italy behind us
A cute butterfly street in Genoa
Genoa,  Italy
The top of a park that we walked through that had really beautiful views

Pisa, Italy

Kila Tank, Fairmount Bag, & Pomona Shorts | The Sewing Thnigs Blog
Kila Tank, Fairmount Bag, & Pomona Shorts
The Leaning Tower of Pisa in Pisa, Italy
Leaning Tower of Pisa

Rome, Italy

Tabitha Tank, Fairmount Bag, & Essential Shorts | The Sewing Things Blog
Tabitha Tank, Fairmount Bag, & Essential Shorts – at the Colosseum
Roman Forum in Rome, Italy
The Roman Forum

Mallorca, Spain

Sleeveless Bonn Dress & Tether Pouch | The Sewing Things Blog
Sleeveless Bonn Dress & Tether Pouch
The streets of Mallorca, Spain
One of the streets in Mallorca

It was an amazing experience, and we were so lucky to have my husband’s mom and grandma with us for the whole trip. They watched our kids while we were in Genoa and Rome because the heat was just too much for them (and sometimes for us).

I highly recommend a trip like this NOT in the middle of summer. My MIL came on a similar cruise last year in February and although it was around 50F/10C, that sounds much more bearable for us. We’ll definitely plan future trips to southern Europe closer to spring/autumn times.

We’re all very happy to be home now, even though we all have a little bit of a summer cold that I think we all got from my daughter at the beginning of the trip. But now that I have some down time, I’m hoping to have another blog post out later this week with one of my newest makes.

We’ve been in Portugal for over two years now and it was exciting to finally see other countries in Europe. It still feels a little surreal that I was in Italy just a few days ago!

It’s so fun to have trips to look forward to. Do you have a vacation coming up that you’re excited about?

Thank you for being here and I hope you have a great day.

6 thoughts on “Me Made Summer Vacation”

  1. Tori, I just love reading your take on the places you visit. Your clothes look great! It sounds like you made the best choices, considering the weather… better to leave kids with relatives when they don’t appreciate the wonderful places you are seeing. Love you, Grandma Frame

    1. Thanks Grandma! I’m so glad that I made good choices on what to pack, too. I think we learned that the kids will only care about pools and parks until they are old enough to appreciate other places. πŸ˜„ Love you!

  2. Sounds like a good trip even with the heat. Looks like you dressed appropriately for the weather. Relax and enjoy the rest of your summer.

    1. Thanks Alice! I think so too. I’m really looking forward to being home to enjoy the places around us for the rest of the summer. I hope you are enjoying your summer too. πŸ’•

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