Meet Your Travel Advisor: Julia Stewart
- Carol McKee
- Apr 3
- 3 min read
A little about me and my family: I am blessed to be wife to my husband, Johnnie, and mom to our 3 amazing kiddos.
Sophie turned 16 in October. Much to her dismay, she doesn't have her license quite yet, but she will be on the road before we know it. Look out! Blake is in 1st grade in a Spanish Immersion program. He’s prepping to be my translator on trips in the future. :) Lily started preschool this year in the 3s class.
Life with three kids is busy and often loud, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. When I was not working or traveling last year, you could find me driving my kids to their various activities, volunteering at church or playing pickle ball. I started playing the game regularly last January and love it!
Last year's traveling highlights:
Last March I had the amazing opportunity to spend a week in Italy along with a group of travel advisors in our network. We spent the week eating delicious food, some of which we made in our cooking class, staying in and touring luxury hotels, visiting wineries, diving deep into Italian culture in Verona, Lake Garda and Milan. With 3 kids at home it's not always easy to get away, but it's always so worth it!
In April we spent spring break and Easter in Destin, Florida. The whole extended family made it down and it was a blast as always.
As we do every year, we spent the 4th of July in the north woods of Wisconsin. My family has had a place in the north woods my entire life and it is my favorite place in the world. Even though it is a trek from North Carolina to Wisconsin, watching my children fall in love with "the cabin" and spend time with their cousins makes the long trip worth it. Up north, we spend the summer on the lake and the winter playing in the snow.
The last few years I've taken a beach trip with two of my best friends and our kids. This year we went to Oak Island. This mom and kids trip is becoming a cherished tradition.
In September, my husband and I got to spend a long weekend in Denver, Colorado to attend a friend's wedding. Along with the wedding, we squeezed in a gorgeous hike, toured Red Rocks Park and Amphitheater and made it to a Rockies game.
A couple weeks later we took our daughter, Sophie, on a quick cruise for her 16th birthday. We cruised on Celebrity Reflection. We are huge fans of cruises and the highlight of this trip was our stop at their private island: CocoCay. We did the waterpark in the morning and relaxed at the pool/beach in the afternoon.
In November the whole family headed to Chicago for my baby sister's wedding followed by Thanksgiving. We are thrilled to add her new husband to our crew and had a blast celebrating their day.
As I look back on 2024 I am grateful for all of the time spent and memories made with family and friends.
Comments