Let's Go Heat!

Still busy - thank goodness pictures speak a 1000 words. As you can see, we went to the Heat pre-season game last night. We only stayed until half time/Lexi's bedtime, but we made it on the jumbotron twice (too bad the picture didn't come out well).

Tags: Miami Heat, Heat game, baby's first sporting event, AAA

Ripping Out the Hair

Don't ya just hate it when you have so many freaky deadlines that you feel like ripping out your hair? Then, you realize that less hair would cut down on your morning prep time and therefore might not be such a bad thing. Plus, Halloween is coming & the strange new look could add to whatever costume I might end up wearing. Right? Basically, I have to keep this short...like my hair is going to be.

Tags: stress, ripping out hair

Miami's First Chill in Time for Halloween

We have our first cold front for Fall. ...burrrrrr.... Ok, more like put away the tank tops for the day. The low is a chilly 60 and the high for today is 75. Tomorrow, the high will be 80. Then, I think we are going to be enjoying the mid 80s for a while. For those of you up north, big deal right? It has been in the 90s lately, so this is GREAT! Lexi and I can take our evening walks in decent weather.

Tags: Miami cold front

Daddy's Daughter

In Miami, as far as my husband is concerned, we have 2 seasons - football & non-football. He likes all sports (and basically ANYTHING on ESPN), but nothing compares to footy, footy, football. Anyone who knows him, knows that he is a complete sports freak. I like sports too, but will never be able to compare to the fanatic I married. As you can see, Lexi is well on her way to learning the importance this time of year has for her Dadda.

Tags: Miami Dolphins, Sports Fanatic, Next Generation

Finally Friday

Today, I am relieved that it is finally Friday. Even though I had a big presentation to clients rather early this morning as was not able to wear casual Friday attire (you know how I HATE that). My week has been full of deadlines with proposals and presentations galore. This time of year is always busy, busy, busy for me.

Unfortunately, we had a bit of a crazy night that is making today more blah than usual. Lexi was on one of her whimper and cry every hour schedules. It doesn't happen very often, but it is not a surprise. She does this when she is feeling particularly bad from one of her daycare diseases (being dramatic). She started at 11:55pm. She did it again at 12:55am and 1:50am. I just have to hold her for about 5 minutes before she falls back to sleep, but it really breaks up my night.

If that wasn't bad enough, at 2:50am the fire alarm for the building went off. Let me tell you that it is LOUD! Would you believe that Lexi slept through it??? The girl wakes up at the slightest sound or light and managed to sleep through this.

The alarm happened to go off last Saturday at 7pm, so we are aware that it drives all of the tenants out to sit on the porch. If we stayed inside, we would either go deaf or insane. As you can guess, I was annoyed & Steve was EXTREMELY annoyed. He wanted to bust the alarm or put tape on it. I just went to my closet to find slippers. As I was carefully picking up the sleeping baby, the alarm shut off. We were too tired to be mad at that point and were probably back snoozing in minutes. ...so yeah for Friday and the hopes of a great weekend!

Dinner?

Hubby: "Thanks for dinner!"

Me: big smile & snickers (thinking dinner? - we had tuna fish sandwiches)

Hubby: "What!?! It was good."

Me: It was just tuna fish, but I'm glad you liked it.

Steve was supposed to work late last night so I was either going to skip dinner or just make a sandwich. When he called to say he was getting off, I told him we would be eating tuna for dinner. I hate to admit this, but since we moved to SOBE I have only made one real dinner. The local joints are just too tempting.

Striking Deals

Sometimes in life when you pay extra it is just a waste of money. Other times there are benefits beyond your wildest dreams. Just south of South Beach, there is an exclusive island called Fisher Island. The only way to get there is by ferry. I have heard that Oprah, Tom Cruise, and numerous other stars have condos or houses there. Like many in Miami, I know someone that knows someone that lives there, but no direct links. Basically, the place is pretty much a mystery to me.

Last week, I started enjoying my commute home from work. I drive opposite of traffic through the Gables, hit a small stretch of US-1 and I-95 and then I am on the famous Macarthur Causeway. I get to see the Carnival Center for the Performing Arts, the Port of Miami, Parrot Jungle, Star Island, the Marina and even Fisher Island before hitting the Beach. I have gotten use to taking in the beautiful scenery.

Twice last week (Tuesday & Thursday), all of Miami was covered with clouds. Tuesday, I noticed that there was only one area glowing from the sun and wouldn't you know that it was Fisher Island. I laughed and thought, so that is what they pay for. Thursday, I guess I shouldn't have been surprised that once again everywhere else was gloomy from the cloud cover, but this time Fisher Island had half of a rainbow that looked like it ended on top of them. I am beginning to wonder just what kinds of deals are being struck over there.

Tags: macarthur causeway, fisher island, star island, miami beach

Stroller Scenes of SOBE

Pancake Girl Marries Non-Pancake Boy

My family is big into breakfast. Every Saturday morning, my mom used to make a huge breakfast that included pancakes or waffles. We like them so much, that she often would make pancakes for dinner one night a week. I guess we are just carb-loving bread eaters and this is the breakfast version. How can you not love a flap jack covered with butter and syrup? Thinking about it makes me hungry right now.

Unfortunately, my hubby is not so much of a pancake lover. In fact, he is only mildly interested in them once in a while and definitely NEVER for dinner. He prefers eggs and hash browns for Saturday's breakfast. Sometimes, I can talk him into homemade breakfast burritos with those ingredients and salsa in a tortilla. I can even get him to agree to wanting French Toast, but pancakes and waffles are usually a no. What? How could anyone not love pancakes? My solution: I just have to stop asking him what he is in the mood for & make what I want. Now that I think about it ...pumpkin pancakes sound delish!

Tags: pancakes, waffles, breakfast lover

Too Many or Never Enough?

Somehow I have convinced myself that there are a few things you just can't have too many of. Apparently, I have fooled myself into believing this to the point that I have pushed the limit on buying these items. I am sure the list could be long, but recently I have noticed that we have enough flashlights and fingernail clippers to stock every room in a large hotel. I can blame my father for the fingernail clipper thing. For my entire childhood, I remember that once a week he would go off on a tirade that there were never any fingernail clippers around and that we should all learn to put things back where they belong. He became like a broken record. Every time he went off, I couldn't help but think to myself that they are really cheap so he should buy 100 pairs and stash them all over. That way, he would surely find one whenever he needed it. As an adult, I have bought and stashed them all over and we NEVER have that problem.

Going overboard on purchasing flashlights happened when I moved to Miami. Every year right before hurricane season begins, the hype about buying supplies starts. Now, I admit that I don't rush out to stock up, which ads to the problem. All the stores move the flashlights near the registers. When I am in line at Target, I remember that I should get a few things. I don't want to go back through the store, but hey look at this nifty pack of flashlights. Surely, the power will go out at least once this year and they will come in handy. My old ones could be burned out or broken and they don't have these great new colors or features. Basically, I realize that we may not have water, gas, or snack foods, but there will be enough light for us to cut our fingernails.

Tags: fingernail clippers, flashlights, shopping extremes