I flew out to Miami on the 2nd to help a friend move from FL to Fort Worth. I made sure to get in a few days early so that she could show me around. I've only ever driven through the top part of Florida, I've never actually been to Florida.
After much delays, I got in at 430 and per my request, we headed straight to the beach. We stopped at Miami beach first and just walked along the Ocean. After that we got a little hungry so we went to South Beach to grab something. Ate at a little Italian restaurant. Food was good, service not so much. But the fact that I got to people watch for an hour made up for it. I love getting out of Texas. People are so diverse and funky and fun. And that really only happens in Austin for us Texans. On our way to her mom's, I got to see Star Island. Aptly named, since Shaq and Will Smith and tons of others live on this tiny man-made island.
Her mom lives in Fort Lauderdale, so that's where we stayed the first night. Thursday morning, we had lunch with her mom and then headed to the Everglades for my very first airboat ride! It was so cool! I felt like Horatio Caine from CSI - Miami! We saw alligators, birds, and turtles! After that, we went to downtown FL. We walked around some very ritzy shops and then of course, went to the beach. This time, I went in and laid out. Amazing that it's like 80 degrees in the wintertime! After that it was pretty late, so we got home, cleaned up and headed to her dad's, which is right outside of Orlando. Once we got there we just crashed for the night.
Friday, it was rainy! Bleh...it is not supposed to rain in Florida. Haha. So no beach for us on Friday. We did some running around so she could say last minute goodbyes to her friends. Once we wrapped all of that up, we decided to head to downtown Orlando. We went to Plato's closet and a vintage thrift store. Afterwards, we ate at Kobe's Japanese steak and sushi bar and went to a comedy show at Sak Comedy Lab, which is where Wayne Brady got his start! I love Wayne Brady. The show was so much fun. Once we got home, we packed up her car and turned in for the night.
Saturday morning, we ate breakfast at Cracker Barrel with this awesome couple that she is friends with. We made one last stop to drop off something to a friends and then we headed out. We stopped in St. Augustine, which is the oldest city in the country. We saw the fort and a reenactment with soldiers in full garb. We walked along the streets and even saw a lady talking wedding pictures outside of the museum. Everything was so gorgeous.
After that nice break, we got serious and drove 6 hours to her grandfather's in Panama City. We hung out for an hour or so and then we started our long drive, with the idea that we would get a hotel if we got too tired. She drove until Biloxi, MS and I took over the rest of the way. I drove like 9 hours straight through the night! It was exhausting but I'd rather us get there sooner. So we got to my sister's place in Dallas at about 9 Sunday morning. After breakfast, I crashed out for most of the day recovering on sleep!
And now my sister and Kera are both at their first days of work and I am home alone! So let's see what I can get into.
Overall, I had a great time! I could really see myself living in Florida one day! Like I tweeted, any place where you can wear a bikini all year round is alright in my book! Haha. But now it's back to reality. School starts up next week and then my next break won't come until March for Spring break!
Anywho.
Have a great week, lovelies! Here are some photos from my trip. I have to stick them here at the end because I'm on my phone.
