Life Lately: February 2024 Edition

The shortest month of the year was the busiest month of the year for the Kasparek family!

Emma continues to live her best college life attending all the home men's and women's basketball games

"The good Catholic" of the family who went to Mass on Ash Wednesday

Malia & Emma dancing the night away

Great friends welcoming us back from Euros

Liam, Breydon, Chris, Camden, Treyvon, and Braedyn

I was a guest on the AFN Morning Radio Show to promote the bazaar

Camden and Luca helped Giovanni sell Oropallo EVOO on Friday night

The phenomenal bazaar crew!

Maria, Me, Jen, Taran, Lisa, and Michelle

Jen, Me, Michelle, Lisa, Taran, Maria, and Alessio

Emma is the CEO of her company for the Winter and Spring Terms in Business 101.

Go follow shopsundaysweats on Instagram! 

When Chris was a 24 year-old Youth Director in La Maddalena, Rita was part of his MWR family. She eventually moved to Naples and after 37 years of service, retired this week. 

The JROTC Cadets took a field trip to the USS Mount Whitney in Gaeta

Camden, Jackson, Freddy, Treyvon, and Magnus

Hanging out in the Captain's Chair...

Basketball Euros 2024

19 hours later and we are in Germany! The team walked around downtown Wiesbaden Tuesday night. 

Look who we found walking downtown! Geoff and Taylor 

We did not have games until the afternoon on Day #1. Our favorite student athlete worked on homework in the hotel lobby.

Valentine's Day lunch 💕

2 games and 2 big wins to start off the tournament

A surprise visitor!  Breydon was in Landstuhl having surgery on his arm. He and Brent came over for the last game on Wednesday. 

Falafel dinner with Camden

We played Vicenza for our last game in pool play.  It was a loss, but we punched our ticket to the semifinals. 

A quick picture with Luca

Proud parents on semifinals day!

The Johnson family surprised us at the game! 

Aleena, Delvon, and Chris

Camden & Aleena

BJ, Camden and Chris

One of the best things about Basketball Euros is seeing the Schutt family!

Keller and Camden 

Me, Chris, and Monica

Captains meeting at the championship game against Vicenza

Our Wildcats fought hard and never gave up!  Camden's face in this picture shows all the emotions of the tough loss.

All-Tournament Team! 

Dodea Europe Division II 2nd Place Team

Our cheer team took home the championship trophy

The Wildcat ladies had redemption for last year's loss to AOSR. They were the champions this year!

45!

We kicked off my birthday weekend with the last home basketball games of the season

When I started going to Enoteca 45, I said I was going to celebrate my 45th birthday there!🎂

Ron, Chris, David, Jim, and Zach

Daisy, Amy, Jim, and Maria

Mel, Sherri, Madds, Bridget, and Akilah

Beautiful birthday flowers from Tara!

Birthday love on Instagram

On the night of my birthday, we loaded the bus for Basketball Euros.  Mama V got to go along as the female chaperone for the girls' team.  I will definitely not forget my 45th - ending with a 19 hour bus ride to Wiesbaden! 🚌