Miami Trip

Our trip to Miami was a blast! I met Julie and Karianne there and spent 6 days in the humid paradise of South Beach.  Just about every morning we woke up, drank Starbucks Via (surprisingly good!), and went to the beach. It was fantastic. Julie + Karianne are Norwegians, so they share the same level of desperation for some sun as I do. And let me tell you, we got some serious SUN! Felt amazing!! 

I learned from these 2 nice retirees on my plane ride home that Miami has 2 seasons; wet & dry.The dry is from Nov - April ish and the wet is April - Nov ish. So, somedays we were greeted by crazy lightening and thunder & other days rain & other days sun. It kept us on our toes.

On Monday we took a tour to Key West. It was a long bus ride (3.5 hours each way), but pretty cool to see all the keys.  There are 37 in all (I think!?) and the last one that we spent the day at (Keywest) is 90 miles for Cuba & the farthest point south in the US (I think!?).

The rainy drive to the Keys 

 Super cute neighborhoods

Overcast....beach still tannin'!

 Super yummy mexican food 

Ever wonder where Key Lime Pie came from? Key West!

This was our walk to the beach every morning.

 Coffee Bar @ Nespresso Boutique

 Beautiful Nespresso Machines

Espresso + Vanilla Ice Cream = Heaven!

All in All it was a fantastic vacation with some good friends, beautiful beaches, and great, hot weather. I am totally missing the relxation, sleeping in, & sunshine! I've learned that taking vacas to sunny spots is a MUST when you live in Western Washington. But, if there's one thing better than all of this, it is coming home to my baby after being away. Here's what was bursting out of my heart on the plane ride home...

Zach,

I used to like airplanes, airports, looking out at a new city, laying my head down on pillows of different hotels in different places all the time. I used to love vacationing in beautiful places with new sites to see, but all that has changed because half of me is always with you. And now adays my flight home is even more exciting than my flight away. And my favorite view will always be your face on our bed in our home in our city. There is nothing I love more than that.

Love, Aim.

 

4th of July Week

Short week of work, fabulous SUNNY/WARM 4th of July, & boardin' a plane tonight to Miami to see my best friend for the 1st time in 2 yrs! What a great week!
Everyone and their mom floods the blocked off streets on fourth of July eve in Olympia, so we did too! Peeps bring their campers to the parking lots nearby, play games and sports, wait 1 hr in line for starbucks, and then watch the free fireworks show! We just curbsided it and laughed at all the traffic cause our place is just a 1/2 mile down the road :)

no pics of the fireworks..but if you look really closley, they're there between Z & I :)

On the actual 4th of July we spent the day with some great friends at the lake. The sun was shinin' here in Olympia and we soaked it up! That was followed by some fantastic ribs, burgers, cheesecake, etc with friends, chillin' in the backyard....in a realy nice lawn chair too! I am determined to go buy two of for our back porch now :)

See ya'll in a week! I'll be beachin it up with my Norwegian friends by tomorrow! I'll drink a margarita for ya'll and tell you about it when I'm back. Happy weekend!