Saturday, April 23, 2011

Earth Day

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I’ve been driving past the sign for Fairchild Tropical Gardens at least twice a week for 2 years now but I’ve never made the turn. I’ve even passed it by during special events like the Mango Festival, the Orchid Festival and the Chocolate Festival. But yesterday, I finally made the turn...because they were advertising FREE admission for Earth Day.
As you can see, the gardens are absolutely stunning. I will definitely be going back for all of the festivals next year. And when I do, I will take many more pictures to try to capture all of the natural beauty. Yesterday, I started out taking pictures of things that caught my eye with their bright colors or unique textures, but then something else caught my eye...
Food Trucks! Gourmet food trucks are the biggest craze in Miami right now, and from what I hear, they are all the rage in many other big cities. Yesterday was my first Food Truck experience and I have to say that I am totally sold! It really is amazing the quality (and quantity) of food they can produce from inside that small truck with only 3 people. Yesterday, we sampled some scrumptious shrimp tacos, followed by delectable vietnamese pulled-pork bao, and topped it off with some lip-smacking cookies and cream gelato. Yuuuu-uum!
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Thursday, April 14, 2011

Tourists

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My parents came to visit us in Miami last week and we had a fabulous time pretending to be tourists with them. Mom got a book a few years ago called “1,000 Things to do Before You Die” (I know, it sounds kind of morbid) so now that she is almost retired she is starting to check things off left and right. I think we were able to check at least 2 new things off of the list this time.

(1) Everglades National Park - Mom didn’t think Shark Valley sounded like much fun (refer to my last blog) so we opted for the airboats at Gator Park. Good times!

Big Gator
Baby Gator

(2) Joe’s Stone Crab - there are only a few restaurants in the book so if one is listed you know it HAS to be good. Joe’s was AMAZING! We learned that the stone crabs are trapped down off the Florida Keys but they only remove one claw and then release the crabs back into the wild. The crab will eventually regenerate a new claw so it is one of the only meats you can eat without killing the animal:) If...or maybe I should say WHEN you go to Joe’s, make sure you go hungry so you have room for plenty of claws, claws, and more claws and the best key lime pie EVER!



We also went to a HEAT game even though it wasn’t on Mom’s list. Roger has become a huge HEAT fan since we moved to Miami and I have to say that the Wade-James-Bosh trio makes for a pretty exciting game. I think I am becoming a fan too because I don’t even put up a fight when Roger makes me watch HEAT games over Dancing With the Stars.
Thanks for showing us around Miami Mom & Dad! We can’t wait for you guys to move here so we can be tourists all the time:) We love you!!!
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