birthday vacation!

my [omg!] 25th birthday was this
last saturday. august 31st.

chris surprised me with a trip to
miami beach! he's the bestest!
yes, i was shocked! because
a] i was not prepared, b] we said no
vacations this year because we wanted to
save for the honeymoon, and c] i dislike
planes and airports and all that so yes
i was very shocked!

it was a short vacation for us just from
thursday to sunday. we didn't take
too many pictures. chris and i really
wanted to relax.

we spent most of the time on the beach.
it was so hot! we though iowa was hot and now it's
really nothing compared to miami! chris is
all burnt up! lol!
we walked pretty much everywhere! went shopping
on/at the lincoln road mall. ate everything too!

it was a last minute decision, but we also went
to the miami seaquarium. we took a taxi, it
was about 25 minutes away from where we stayed.
[it was a whole other island!] this was a really
cool aquarium, although i thought it was a
bit too small. oh well.

we got to see crocodiles. 2 dolphin shows.
and a killer whale show. all the shows were pretty cool.
the killer whale show was pretty awesome.
we were so stupid, we sat pretty close to the tank
and we were drenched by the time we left!

all in all, chris and i needed some relaxation time.
and that's exactly what we got. ;]


here we are sunbathing on miami beach.


we spotted this food truck on the beach and
decided to try it. it was delicious!