Dinner in the sky
The very next day after I proposed, we woke up at the crack of butt to catch a plane to Fort Lauderdale.
Her: Wait, you booked an 8AM flight?!
Me: (slowly) Yes?
Her: So, we have to wake up at like 5AM?
Me: (slowly) Yes?
The train ride there was pretty uneventful, although we were close to the only people out and about that day.
We did have to run in one portion of the trip, but that’s a story for another time.
We were in Miami by noon.
I booked an inexpensive hotel that was in a GREAT location on South Beach so that we could stroll around.
We were both pretty hungry, so our first stop was a Cuban sandwich shop; unfortunately, the Firecracker wasn’t in the mood for a Cuban.
So, we ended up getting a turkey sammie, which was ok but not Cuban sandwich ok.
We then strolled around the neighborhood for a while…
…before we ended up at the beach.
Me: Man, this is awesome. We’re on a beach in December!
Her: This is great. Hey, what are we doing for dinner?
Me: Oh, the Frenchman and Tess recommended a joint for us; I made reservations. It’ll be pretty low-key.
It was not.
But more on that in a moment.
So, after a quick nap, we got dressed and walked the mile to the hotel where the restaurant was.
We’re New Yorkers so a mile walk’s nuthin to us.
Her: Wait, that looks just like [the Frenchman and Tess].
Me: (to them) Hey, guys!
Arriving at the hotel elevators, I saw the Frenchman and Tess and waved.
I didn’t tell the Firecracker that they both just happened to be in Miami at the same time and were joining us for dinner.
The Firecracker: What are you two doing here?
The Frenchman: Oh, he didn’t tell you?
Tess: Is that ok that we’re here?
The Firecracker: Are you kidding? That’s great! (turning to me) OMG, you are full of surprises.
Tess had been to the restaurant before, so we let the two of them order everything.
The food was absolutely killer…
…but the views were even more so.
Here’s the view from the bathrooms.
The bathrooms!
Tess encouraged us to take pictures because the rooftop pool was empty, and the views were spectacular.
The waiter heard that we just got engaged so he comped us some champagne.
No vibe like drinks in the sky vibes, lemme tell ya.
Afterwards, they drove back home and she and I walked back to our hotel room, taking more pics as we walked.
Me: Good engagement so far?
Her: Amazing!
Me: OK, well that’s the end of the surprises, everything else is as you know it.
Her: It’s been just great so far.
Actually, at least for you, there’s one more surprise.
I’ll tell you all about it in the next entry.
Location: back in freeeeezing NYC
Mood: brrrrrrrrrrr!
Music: Drinks in the sky, that’s the vibe (Spotify)
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