A week in Miami

I love the Miami air -- it is so warm and comforting. Unlike DC or Alabama (where I grew up) there is a pretty constant breeze that makes the warmer weather tolerable. But the best part is that the air definitely makes you feel like you are on vacation -- even if I am here working for what will end up being 12 days in a row (7 in Miami). 

Saturday night my company was co-sponsoring an event at a conference down here. 

Check out my fancy new brace out in action:

The doctor said I could wear wedge shoes so I did that night, but have only been wearing flats ever since. My foot only seems to bother me when it swells and it did that night pretty badly. 

Yesterday I walked one lap around the park across the street from my old apartment down here and it was amazing. There is so much going on in the park -- tennis, group yoga classes, basketball, fishing, dogs running, sorbet carts, children playing, and lots of runners. It made me really happy to be able to enjoy the bay view and all the activity! Today I did two laps around the park and shh don't tell, even tried to run for 30 seconds. Just those 30 seconds made my heart race...

 Tonight we had dinner in Coral Gables and had a gorgeous view of
downtown Miami and the ocean.

 

I seriously love it here but the best part of the week may have been the email I got at 6 am Monday morning confirming my upgrade on the flights home on Friday.