If you've been paying attention to my photo stream, you've probably noticed that we had a jam packed vacation. 8 days and 250 photos of Key West and Miami Beach.

Man, it was a great time. Jeff and Teresa took us down there as part of a giant celebration trip. Kari, Victor, and I got new jobs. Jeff and Kari graduated with bachelors and masters degrees. Vic got a house. Jeff and Teresa celebrated a 30th anniversary. It was a big year that deserved some celebration - and that, we did.

So, it's going to be nearly impossible, but I'll try to keep this as short as I possibly can.

Saturday

• Flew to Miami from Cedar Rapids with a stop in Chicago. GPSs totally work in airplanes, btw.

Sunday

• Drove to Key West. It was quite a cool drive. The old bridge, which is part walking trail, part cut-off from the world is pretty interesting. I wish the North-eastern keys were a little nicer though.
• Had lunch at the Raw Bar in the Holiday Isle resort (Windley Key).
• Checked into our Key West Hotel and took a Shuttle downtown.
• Hung out at Sloppy Joe's and walked around Duval St.
• Finished the night with some great sushi at a place called Origami.

Monday

• Went to the beach. It was overcast but we all got a bit burnt.
• Rode scooters around town and checked out the southermost point.
• Spent most of the evening on the dock to watch the sunset and get dinner at Bistro 245.
• Cruised Duval st. and all around town on our scooters after dark.

Tuesday

• Went deep sea fishin on the Linda D charter. I caught 3 Mahi Mahi and 3 Bonitas (shark bait). The older guy I was with caught a 7 foot sail fish. Jeff was sea sick the entire time. It was a ton of fun despite the rainy weather and Jeff being sick.
• After fishing we hung out at the pool for a bit, had a drink.
• And finally had some amazing dinner at Hot Tin Roof.

Wednesday

• Hung out at the hotel pool.
• Toured the Key West Lighthouse.
• Toured Hemmingway's house.
• Had dinner at Jimmy Buffet's.
• Went back to the dock to hang out and watch more sunset.
• Hung out downtown at Hog's Breath and Sloppy Joe's

Thursday

• Checked out of the hotel and got the fish I caught cooked up at Dante's.
• Drove to Miami Beach, checked in, had dinner at the hotel and walked around a bit.

Friday

• Went to the beach. A sweet, sweet topless beach.
• Walked/shopped down Collins avenue and looked at fancy cars. Lots and lots of fancy cars.
• Walked around Lincoln Rd.
• Had 7 amazing courses at Sushi Samba - this brazillian, japanese, peruvian fusion restaurant.
• Smoked some Apple Tobacco Hookah's at this cigar shop on Lincoln.
• Argued politics at the Shelbourne club.

Saturday

• Had cuban sandwiches at Puerto Sagua.
• Hung out on the beach.
• Met up with Kevi and Julie.
• Had fancy dinner at Emeril's.
• Walked around Lincoln, Washington, and Collins looking for clubs... ended up at Delano, which was a really cool spot.

Sunday

• Checked out, had lunch at Nexxt Cafe and drove to a hotel by the airport before flying home in the wee hours of the morning.

The whole trip was a blast. I can't thank Jeff and Teresa enough for taking us. Definitely a celebration...

If you haven't already seen. Here are all 242 pics of what I just broke down.

And now I'm gonna go grab some St. Patty's beer with my friends back in DSM.