We are so appreciative to Chris and my parents (and the babysitter) who made it possible for us to escape for a few days!
After a rough start of having our flight cancelled and rebooked for the next day, we made an impromptu decision, bought new tickets on Southwest, flew to a different destination, rented a car and drove directly to the baseball game that started at 7pm on Wednesday night.
We arrived at our seats just as the 1st inning began!
Our seats were amazing, you could actually see the details of the pitcher’s mound, there was cold beer, and a couple of SoBe dogs. I had sent this picture out on Facebook, and I love that one of my friends said how relaxed we look. We are pretty close, and she has seen us numerous times trying to wrangle our lives and all three kids…she was right! It was something I was acutely aware of the whole trip. I almost felt like I had taken a valium, but nope, it was just VACATION!
Then there was our adorable boutique hotel, in walking distance to everything.
Had a wonderful, people watching breakfast here both days.
And thus begins the part where you can’t judge me
Most of the pictures I took on the trip were of the adult beverages we had. Don’t know why, just what ended up happening. After a run, we had lunch on Ocean at Pelican, and I had my favorite drink of the trip, the peach mango caipirinha. Oh yeah, the best part, we didn’t’ even eat lunch until 3pm!
View out from our table and Jeff people watching.
Then we walked down to the beach.
Around 8, not 5:30 as we usually have to do, we headed out for dinner. We had no idea which restaurant we would land at, but was directed towards Espanola Way. It was adorable, kind of Little Italy with a Latin inspiration. I know this picture is out of focus, but I still kinda liked it, it captured the energy of the area.
We ended up at Havana and had Cuban food for the first time. Mojitos and later Sangria, YUM! The food was amazing too! The food must have inspired Jeff because he was eyeing white pants like these the whole trip, but never broke down and bought them.
A random store on the street with some cute puppies.
We walked back by the next day as well.
We weren’t all that impressed with Lincoln Road, which we had heard was great for shopping and people watching. We spent Friday going for a run (ok, I walked), eating, walking around, a little beach, Jeff even took a nap!
The concierge recommended we go to dinner here. It was located where the bay and the ocean meet, we got there before the sun set, and must have been there for over 3 hours.
The view was wonderful, the food was great, and the company was the best part! I made the poor waiter try two different lighting options for our picture. Neither turned out great, but oh well.
It was so wonderful to spend a few days with Jeff…and then we were very happy to come home to our other three loves.
What a great trip!
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