Need a vacation from your summer vacation? When you need a getaway to get away, then get ready for your Passport to Summer.
Thanks to Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen for sponsoring this getaway to get away.
Remember the days when you looked forward to vacation, spent a few minutes throwing a bathing suit, sandals and a cute sundress in a bag, grabbed a passport, and took off without a care in the world?
But when you’re a parent, you don’t normally get to go on vacation. You get to go on trips.
Trips include intense research, dozens of Pinterest boards of itineraries, early morning phone calls to claim one of the few spots available for breakfast with princesses, and a spreadsheet or a notebook to collect all the confirmation numbers to keep things straight.
Trips take weeks to organize and pack everything for everyone so they are prepared to have a good time after you’ve stayed up for hours carefully rolling each item in their suitcase.
Trips are when you act less like a parent and more like a drill sergeant to stay on top of all the plans you’ve made so that you don’t miss any fun – although you aren’t really have any.
Trips are when you finally get back home and realize that you are exhausted from your trip and would do anything for a vacation.
And vacations…you remember them, right? Sand, water, magazines, salty air, creamy drinks delivered by beautiful smiling cabana boys.
(Take a moment and just breathe that all in.)
After a recent trip, this mama needed a vacation in a bad way. But with only a few hours away from the kids, a flight was out of the question. So the best way to get away was to take a getaway to Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen.
Just in time for my sanity (and yours), you can visit Cheddar’s Passport to Summer and enjoy their taste of the tropics with hand-crafted cocktails and menu. And what are friends for but to order them all to find our favorites!
Head to Hawaiian with a Maui Margarita, a combo of half strawberry, half mango, with kiwi and a shot of DeKuyper Cactus Juice.
Salsa with the Presidente Sangria mixed with Beso Del Sol sangria, Presidente Brandy and sweet & sour shaken with strawberries, fresh lemons, limes and oranges. Or party down with the Cheddar’s Pina Colada puree, splash of sweet & sour, topped with Myers’s Original Dark rum and garnished with a toasted coconut rim and fresh pineapple wedge!
Top off your day with an Island Tiki with Captain Morgan, Malibu rums, tropical mango puree, pineapple juice, sweet & sour and Blue Curacao.
But if you really want to go full on vacay in a big way, then you order the legendary Cheddar’s Painkiller (there is a two-drink maximum on that one so it’s definitely a quick way to paradise.) Filled with Pusser’s rum, cream of coconut, pineapple juice, orange juice, toasted coconut rim, topped with nutmeg, you’ll figure out why it’s called a painkiller!
And when you tummy catches up with your taste buds, you can turn up the heat with the Sweet Heat Chicken and Shrimp or the Grilled Tilapia and Shrimp with Mango Salsa. (And you can feel much better eating this than some of the things you do end up eating on vacation.)
Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen has the menu for fun and the passport to summer, even if you only have an hour to take a vacation! Plus with such affordable prices, it’s way cheaper than a flight or hotel stay. And you don’t have to pack a thing.
WIn $50 Gift Card to Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen:
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My favorite place to vacation is the Florida Keys!
I am in Canada and have never heard of this place, but OMG it looks fabulous!!! I could seriously do with one of the margaritas!!!!!
I’m an empty nester, but the amount of running around I do still has me needing a break from summer vacation. Great tips!
So. Much. This! I love my kids. I adore them. They are straight up wearing me out this summer, though. LOL
My favorite place to vacation is anywhere close to water! SUN ON MY face and a drink in my hand.
I love Cheddars and those drinks are all the more reason to love them. I haven’t had a “vacation” in years. I’m thinking I might need a solo trip to Cheddars!
There are so many times when you need a vacation from summer vacation. Literally, everyone tries to out Pinterest the next person over summer vacation and you wind up with your head spinning. A hammock and a cold drink is the perfect escape.
Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen looks like a great restaurant. That Maui Margarita looks so delicious and refreshing.This would be a great spot to get away to for a few hours.
my favorite place to vacation is south Florida
To the mountains, like to stay in a cabin in the mountains.
This sounds like a nice place to enjoy dinner with the family! Sometimes vacation gets so busy! It’s so important to slow down!
My favorite place to vacation is Colorado.
Florida in the winter or anywhere i’s warm
My favorite place to vacation is at our friends’ house on the lake in Northern Illinois.
As I get back from ooooh hour nine zillion in the pool with my kids, I think I’m ready for a vacation from vacation. So fun, but I’m exhausted! A fun drink and a great meal would be perfect.
I’m not familiar with Cheddar’s. I enjoy tasty frozen concoctions and these all sound like they’d fit that bill.
As a working Mom of 3 boys, I strongly believe in taking small getaways and vacations just for ME! At least 2-3 times per year I take vacations without my family. Sometimes it’s with friends, just the hubs or by myself. It’s needed. I’ve never been to Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen. I’ll have to keep a look out for one on my next vacation!
Wow those drinks look so yummy! And i hear you about needing a break from summer vacay!
We love to to travel to North Carolina.
We drove from Texas to NYC one summer, that was a great trip.
I would love to win the Cheddar’s gift card and get a break from the kitchen
My favorite place to vacation is Georgia because my grandparents live on a large lake and I love to water ski.
We just got back from our yearly vacation to visit family in El Paso. My dream vacation is Hawaii!!! One day..
My favorite place to vacation is Colorado.
We do not take many vacations but love road trips to see our favorite sports teams.
I totally need a vacation! Even if it’s just to eat dinner!
I love to vacation in the mountains – a break from the hot southern summers!
I like to vacation anywhere more north and cold (as I’m in Florida).
I love the beach … but I like to try different beaches.
Miami beach area!!
I like to vacation in the mountains or the woods. Camping is fun to us.
My favorite place to vacation is the Allegheny Mountains!
We love to go to any beach! Santa Monica is awesome!
My favorite place to vacation is basically any beach!
Hawaii is my favorite vacation spot.
My kids would always pick Disney World and I would always pick someplace with a quiet beach.
Hawaii is my favorite place. It’ s warm. The islands are covered in flowers. You can’t count the number of rainbows seen. It’s a beautiful exotic destination.
I like to visit WatcHill, Rhode Island. It’s such a beautiful place with a lovely beach during the summer.
San Antonio is my favorite vacation spot. Thank you for the chance to win!
Living in a landlocked state far from any water, I always love going to the beach. Florida or Mexico.
We went to Costa Rica recently and would love to go back! Beautiful country, beautiful people.
Anywhere on the beach, we typically drive down to Galveston!
Any vacation is a treat since we had kids. My favorite spot was Maui which was pre-kids *6 years ago) but I’ll take any getaway right now. It’s just great to get away. Those margaritas look really good
I LOVE VACATIONING IN MARATHON kEY
i absolutely love to visit the Florida Keys. We went there for our honeymoon and it was absolutely beautiful. I love all of the water activities there and the old historic houses are great.
I live in the Midwest so my favorite place to travel is the West Coast. I’ve only been to San Francisco once and would love to go there again.
I enjoyed Destin when I’ve been there. NIce, clean beaches and not too crowded.
Our favorite vacation has been Alaska! But it was not a budget friendly trip that we can do again soon.
As a Michigander I love to go up north.
My favorite place to vacation is Disney World.
My favorite place to vacation is Gulf Shores.
I love to go to Tennessee! I have never been to Chattanooga yet!
My dream vacation would be somewhere tropical like Hawaii or the Bahamas!
A beach where I can just relax
My favorite place to vacation is the mountains of North Carolina.
My favorite place to vacation is upstate New York.
My favorite place to vacation is upstate New York!
My favorite center of vacation is the Florida Keys! I would love to visit New Zealand as well. 🙂
I cracked up when you said you vacation at Cheddar’s. But then I realized I hadn’t scrolled all the way to the top and I was like “I’m totally with you! I need a vacation from my vacation!” LOL! We go to Florida every year and it’s tiring. 🙂
My favorite place is ocean city Maryland! I also cannot wait to go to Deep Creek, MD this fall!
We love to Vacation in Destin Florida
My wife and I have been to this place a few times. This would give me a good reason to go back!
I like to head north for the summer vacations, washington state is beautiful that time of year
The Ocean. I miss it terribly and any time I get to hang out by the beach is a win
we LOVE to go to the beach!
My favorite place to vacation is the Wisconsin Dells.
I love to vacation on a cruise ship in the water!
I like to vacation anywhere in Florida.
I love going to the beach for vacation.
My favorite place to vacation is Northern Wisconsin.
I like Dominican Republic.
We love getting a cabin at Hungry Mother state park and enjoying the lake and hiking trails.
My favorite place to vacation is anywhere with an MLB stadium. We love going to different baseball stadiums
I love vacationing in galveston.
I really want to try Tito’s Watermelon Vodkarita! My favorite place to vacation is Panama City Beach, Florida! ??
My favorite place to vacation is Mackinac Island.
I love to go to Wisconsin and see family and friends
My favorite place to vacation is Gatlinburg, TN.
My favorite place to vacation is Canada!
Key Largo!
My favorite place is anywhere that is at least 80 degrees sunny and a beach
I like to go to the beach.
I would love to go to Hawaii but my fav right now is New Orleans!
We usually visit Myrtle Beach but I would love to just visit any Florida beach
I like to go to any beach.
I love to vacation near a beach. I has been years since we have been on a vacation at all.
A cabin in the mountains.
love me some cheddars thats where me and my wife goes every year on our anniversary
I have not vacationed in so long if I could, I would go to Hawaii!!
I love the mountains.
My favorite vacation spot is Busch Gardens Williamsburg
My favorite place to vacation is South Padre Island!
I love vacationing in Boston!
I’d love to take the kids to Florida!
I would love to go to Hawaii!
My favorite place to vacation is anywhere in the mountains.
Los Angeles! 🙂
favorite place to vacation is the grand canyon
Drinks and good food at Cheddars!
I like to vacation in South Carolina.
Anywhere there is water. So relaxing. Love Pensacola Beach
I would love to go to Sanibel Island, FL!
Thanks for the chance to win!
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I like to vacation at VA Beach.
We love many places, depending on the mood. Staying in a cabin in Tennessee, visiting Chattanooga, or going to Hilton Head South Carolina are some of our favorites. We weren’t able to vacation this year!
Favorite vacation spot is Disney World, havent been there for 6 years.
MYRTLE BEACH IS MY FAVORITE PLACE TO VACATION.
My fave place to vacation is Tulum, Mexico!!
MY FAVORITE PLACE TO VACATION IS FLORDIA.