Whew - Miami! What a Vacation!!!

Whew - What a Vacation!!!  After unpacking, relaxing, and being home for a couple of days, I finally have time to showcase my Miami trip to you all!  A week away was exactly what Chris and I needed.  Miami was amazing and beautiful, as always!  I will say it is nice to be home and back to the regular daily pace of living...which also bring the not so fun part of returning home from vacation...work.  Time to get back to the grind though.  Chris starts his third year rotations tomorrow and up first is underserved rural care.  Should prove to be interesting with plenty of stories I'm sure.

Up first was a day on the beach, followed by the best deli sandwiches around!  This little french deli about 5 blocks from the condo has the best dressing to put on the sandwiches - it really does make the sandwich 10 times better!  The water at the beach was absolutely breathtaking this morning - so clear you could see your feet and so shallow you could walk out pretty far without getting past your waist.  Either we didn't wear enough sunscreen, which I have a hard time believing because we put it on 3 or 4 times that day, or the sun was just extremely hot - but we both managed to burn the first day so we stuck by the pool with umbrellas for the next few days.

A few beautiful panoramic pictures!

We decided to go shopping on Wednesday and go for lunch down at the pier - about 20 blocks away.  After browsing through a few stores, we set on our way towards the pier to have some fresh seafood for lunch...tuna salad for Chris, lobster and shrimp wrap for me.  They were delicious!

Wednesday was also a day of pictures - gelato, which was much needed after walking over 8 miles, Chris and I at the pier, beautiful palm trees, and the tower that's in CSI Miami.

We both happened to find new sunglasses while we were shopping.  New Ray Bans for me, new Oakleys for Chris.  My first pair of polarized sunglasses - I am NEVER going back to non-polarized. I honestly don't know how I put up with a headache from squinting while I wore sunglasses for years.  These are perfect - they make everything more crisp and vivid!

A night out for dinner on Ocean Drive proved to be eventful - saw a few Ferrari's drive past, enjoyed an Italian singer and dancer while we ate dinner, and delved into our delicious plates of paella and lobster ravioli...best dinner down there by far!!!

We ended the trip by watching the sunrise at the beach - one of my 30 Before 30 list items.  Marking the list off one item at a time!

Overall, this trip was one of the best vacations I've ever been on.  It was really nice to spend quality time alone with Chris after two years of medical school for him.  Here's to the future and starting his third year rotations this week!