Christmas began early for me this year. Charissa planned a trip for us to hip, trendy and sunny Miami, Florida. The best part is it was all a surprise:-) A four hour car ride had us at our first destination, Trump International Hotel. Nice, very nice:-) We got in around 5pm and after checking out our room we headed out to the balcony and took in the ocean.
There is something so relaxing about the ocean. The smell, the sound, the relaxing atmosphere (that comes with most nice hotels on the ocean). There is nothing like opening the balcony doors and taking a mid afternoon nap. The breeze off of the water and the gentle sound of the crashing waves makes me understand why some buy little radios with different sounds of the ocean, forest, etc. built in.
While out on the balcony we spotted three grass tennis courts and after a quick call to the concierge desk, we were out hitting balls around. This was my first time on a grass court and it was a lot different, but also a lot of fun. The ball basically dies once it hits the ground. A totally new feeling for sure. After about an hour or so of that we went back to the room and got cleaned up for dinner.
Naomi's was the top restaurant on location so that's were we found ourselves. I got the filet and Charissa got the seabass. My steak was one of the best I've had. Presentation was spot on. The filet rested on a tower of homemade potatoes (like steak fries), and was capped off by a quarter of a roasted onion. The steak was cooked perfectly and had an almost sticky/sweet coating. Awesome!
Dessert followed with some good conversation and then it was off to bed. One step closer to my next gift:-)
