Ben Venido a Miami (and Palm Beach)!

Posted by Katherine Robinson , Tuesday, May 25, 2010 10:04 PM

So Florida was super fun. There's definitely something about the sunshine there... it brightens my mood and I feel so happy. The ocean was beautiful too. We've actually decided that if the opportunity arises, that we wouldn't mind calling Florida our home. But for now, I bide my time in the Salt Lake Valley... looking to the day that I can build sand castles and smell the salty sea air on something other than a vacation. Huge thank you to John's parents, Warren and Joan who made this holiday possible.:)



The journey begins... we got up at 5am to get a taxi on time and get to the airport. We should have just had 1 layover, but due to a canceled flight... it turned into 3!!! 13 hours later we arrived in Palm Beach. Exhausted, excited... but ready to party.



We were the last to arrive... the entire gang consisted of John's parents, his sister Stephanie and her husband Thad, and his sister Jen and her husband Chris. Fun little bunch we are.





So the first few days we did nothing but beach (and some pool) lounging. No complaints here. They had random games that we could participate in... like the Newlywed (Oldywed) Game. Steph and Thad took the victory... John doesn't know me as well as I thought. He had no idea what my favorite color was and he thought I wore a size 9 shoe. Really John? lol



The next few days we snorkled, boogie boarded, visited Miami, took a fan boat out on the everglades and got about 2 feet away from a huge alligator. Our last day there, we went parasailing... it was amazing. Oh yes, and most importantly... John finished his book, 1776... in case he didn't already happen to mention it a billion times. All in all, we had so much fun... it was hard to come home.