Welcome to Miami

Oh man, I knew I would quickly

get behind in the blogging world.

Especially now that I'm working (I finally

found a nanny job in Orlando, hooray!).

Anyway, in December Jake and I drove 

down to Miami (3 1/2 hours away)

for a weekend getaway.  

Dr. Deines had a free 2-night stay at the Marriott 

left over from his interview trail last year.

It was a quick trip, but we fit a lot in. 

We tried Cuban hamburgers for the first

(and probably last...) time.

Jake finally got to see Dolphin stadium.

He's been a fan since childhood.  He had

to pick some NFL team to cheer for since

Utah doesn't have one.  Why Miami, you ask?

"Because the colors are cool."  

I got to see the newest Norwegian ship, 

the Epic, which was docked in Miami that day.

Wow, what a monster!

We walked along South Beach,

and I found a particular BBQ salmon salad

that I had tried there 4 years ago, which was exciting.

It was just as delicious as I remembered.

After that, we weren't quite sure what

else to do in Miami, so we took it to Google.

We were led to "Coral Castle," a weird but 

interesting historical site built in the early 1900's 

by an eccentric man named Ed Leedskalnin.

He apparently worked alone, at night, to move 

and position slabs of coral (each weighing several tons)

and create this "castle," (complete with 

furniture), in which he lived.

When asked how he did this, he claimed he knew 

"the secrets of the pyramids," which he never shared.

There are a lot of theories people have come up with 

to explain how he created Coral Castle,

but his methods remain a mystery.

Kinda strange, but we enjoyed it.

Hoping to get down to Miami again

during our time in Florida.