As I've mentioned in previous entries, I hardly ever get a chance to enjoy the cities that I visit while traveling for my job because I'm working from the time I arrive to the moment that I'm pulling away. My trip this past week was no different than any other so I didn't get to partake in any kind of fun stuff but it was a really beautiful location - which is always nice. I traveled down to Coral Gables (just outside of Miami) and I stayed at the Biltmore Hotel which was one of the most amazing properties I've ever seen, so I just had to take some pictures.
The Biltmore has such an old world charm - it's almost as if you're living in another time. Not to mention the weather while I was down there was absolutely perfect. Although most of my time was spent at my computer in my room it was still a special treat to stay at such a fabulous location.
Now, on to the good stuff, My Birthday!!! If you don't know me then you wouldn't know that when my birthday comes around I don't just celebrate on my actual birthday, it's actually a celebration for the whole month of April. Okay, so maybe not the whole month, but at least a few days before my birthday and a few days after. I like to make the most of the date of my birth :)
I decided to take the day off from work so that Paul and I would have an extra day to spend together and we had such a wonderful long weekend. The quality time was much needed because of my crazy travel schedule lately. It started on Thursday night with dinner out for some fresh seafood and after dinner Paul let me open part of my birthday present early - it was a soft surf board so that he can finally teach me to surf this summer once the water warms up a bit. I love how passionate he is about surfing so I'm excited for him to give me a few lessons. You never know, I could be the next Layne Beachley (she's a famous female surfer and I only know that thanks to a Google search).
On Friday we woke up and after a workout and a couple of hours relaxing on the beach we headed to Caps On the Water for a light lunch with great views of the Intracoastal Waterway down in Vilano Beach. After lunch we headed to St Augustine for the afternoon to do a little touristy shopping and sight seeing. Here are a couple of photos we got while out and about:
Saturday night our friends planned a special dinner/night out to celebrate my birthday as well as our friend Drew's birthday - he was sick last weekend for his actual birthday so it was perfect timing. Here are some fun photos we got while out to dinner:
sported them for most of the evening.
What an awesome birthday!!!
