All about Miami

I agreed to this trip when B was just weeks old.  I remember thinking "Oh, she'll be 13 months old.  I won't be be stressed to leave her!"  Yeah, right.  I told Lonnie multiple times while I was packing that I changed my mind and wasn't going...which wasn't not even an option since we had paid for everything already.  

We went on a lunch date before I left.  She was excited if you can't tell!

We left on Saturday morning when B went down for her nap.  She stayed at our house with my mom and my aunt Saturday and Sunday.  Then Monday and Tuesday she stayed here with my mom and my MIL.  I was not worried about B...I knew she was going to have the BEST time.  She absolutely LOVES her Gran Di, her Jenni, and her NanaBob.  I was more worried about how much I was going to miss her! 

We got to Miami Saturday evening and went to dinner with our friends, Justin and Allison.  We ate awesome sushi and I had my first ever sake bomb...fun times.  Then we decided to go to a super fun Miami nightclub called LIV.  What a time that was!  Let's just say I had on way too many clothes for this club ;) 

only one crappy cell phone shot of that night... 

I really wanted to sleep in while we were there but that just didn't happen.  We didn't go to bed until 4 am so I was running on little sleep Sunday.  I definitely feel too old for the Miami club scene but it was a super fun experience.  I think I can do that about once a year.  

On Sunday we had brunch and then napped in the afternoon.  That night we went to an Italian restaurant that had amazing food and amazing wine.  But the company was even better.   

We spent the whole day Monday relaxing on the beach.  Which is exactly what you want to do when you have just gained 10 pounds from weaning AND started your period the day before.  Not cool at all but whatever.  I sucked it up (or in) and got into that bikini (!!) and planted my white, squishy, bloated booty on the beach.  The mojitos helped a lot with this...

Monday night was the Madonna concert.  The concert was the whole reason we planned to meet them in Miami.  

Lonnie and I have seen Madonna twice.  I know that sounds weird!  We went to NYC for our first anniversary and as I was planning the trip I looked to see if there was anything fun happening at Madi.son S.quare Gar.den.  It turned out that Madonna was playing while we were there.  We had to go...I mean it was Madonna.  It was one of those things that you had to do if the opportunity presents itself, kind of like Elvis or The Beatles.  So we went and it was amazing!  We both had such an amazing time and she put on an awesome show.  Neither of us were super fans of hers or anything but the concert left us very impressed.  We ended up seeing her in LA a few months after that.  Lonnie told me not to tell anyone how much he liked it and I was sworn to secrecy about the 2nd show.  Sorry honey!  I'm telling the internets now ;)

Anyway, her show in Miami was great again.  The only problem is that she NEVER starts her show on time.  She was 3 1/2 hours late so that was pretty frustrating.  We were pumped up for the show and then we had to wait so long that I was getting tired!  We went to a latin/salsa bar before the show and it was so much fun.  They had people singing and dancing all over the place...VERY entertaining.  At one point Lonnie ordered us all tequila shots.  I mean...I haven't had a tequila shot since college!  And I won't be having one for a very long time!  

This is what we looked like when we got to the concert...

and this was 2 hours later..

We flew home Tuesday and that was the hardest part of the trip.  I COULD NOT get home to my sweet girl fast enough.  She missed us for sure but not nearly as much as we missed her!  She was playing outside when we drove up.  I scooped her up and didn't want to let her go.  I gave her to Lonnie and she started whining!  She wanted meeeee!  That actually made me a *little* happy..only because she is always excited to see Lonnie.  I am with her everyday so she never really misses me.  She always wants to go to him..but this time...she wanted her MOMMY!  

we did lots of snuggling...

and playing...

I am so glad that we went.  It was great to hang out with our friends that we don't get to see very often.  Lonnie and I needed some time together.  We love to travel and we can't always take our B.  I know she was well taken care of it didn't scar her for life!  I even gave her super messy spaghetti that night just in case she was mad.  

 and she liked it..

 and then she didn't.... 

Happy Tuesday!  Tuesdays are always great here because my house gets clean!!!