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Miami




At last, Miami.  I didn't blog at all while we were there.  It was partly because the weather was so wonderful that you just wanted to be outside and the other part was because I was sick, so very sick.  We found I was expecting the day before Simon left for Miami (which was a week before us).  He graciously took a million bags and pounds so that I wouldn't have to really lift anything, what a sweetheart.  Luckily, because he has flown a few hundred thousand miles for work, he can do this without extra charges.

We spent the first week at the beach at a hotel.  The night before we were suppose to move into our super awesome apartment on the 56th floor of this cool building on the bay, the guy bailed on us.  Incredibly bitter, especially since all the other options for housing were no longer valid, we finally found an apartment a week later in Coral Gables.  These are pictures of our first week on the beach.  What a nice break from freezing temperatures and snow!

We spent a great Thanksgiving with my family at my parents house.  I enjoyed it so much, that I forgot to take any pictures at all.  It was our first real Thanksgiving in four years.  My parents, who live in Orlando, also came after Christmas to celebrate with us, along with my sister.  It was great to have them and my kids loved having family nearby.  




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brohill said…
Fabulous opportunity! Stunning photography!

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