Our new friend, 3rd guy was right on time. We met his friend that was staying at his place. She had celebrated the new year at a private party and was showing us pictures. It was held at a mansion and looked pretty spectacular. Since we were getting acquainted with one another I had a good feeling about our group. So far, Miami was treating us nicely.
The beach was wonderful considering it was January 1st. It hit me that we escaped from the cold in Chicago and this was pretty surreal. The temperature hit 80 degrees but again, the sun wasn't hitting hard. Another cloudy day but no overcast. We drove around in circles looking for parking but after 20 minutes our new friend suggested we wait for him at Pura Vida juice bar. By this time we were getting dizzy since we left without having breakfast and I needed coffee terribly. This place was packed already, so waiting in line there took just as long. By the time our new friend joined us, we got a chance to place our orders. I ordered a PB Energy acai bowl and it was delish! It came with raw organic Brazilian acai blended with bananas and peanut butter and topped with strawberries, granola, berries and almonds. I felt good having something so filling yet healthy.
We had our breakfast outside and enjoyed our time there. By now it was getting close to 2pm and we still hadn't hit the beach. We were drained from the night before and couldn't wait to lay out on the sand. We walked over and found a good spot, but our new friend wanted to knock out for a bit. My friend got the itch to find a volleyball court, so we parted ways and I followed her. We found the courts by the infamous Ocean Drive, right by where the hotel strips are at. We found an empty net and my friend went up to a girl sitting on the beach watching the others play. She asked if she wanted to play with her and she jumped at the chance. It turns out she wanted to play too, but had no one to play with.
Now with their new team they found 2 other to play against. I laid out and watched their stuff for about an hour when I started to get fussy. I wanted to walk around. The last time I was in Miami was almost 10 years ago and I wanted to see what changed. I told my friends I would be back and I took my time looking around. Miami definitely has a certain look to it, but now that I'm older, I had to pass up on some of the styles. I miss being young.
South Beach has a lot of traffic too. There are people cruising up and down Collins Avenue. I made my way back to my friends where they were finishing up their last game. This time, 3rd guy had met up with them, but his friend was missing in action. She had gotten up to walk around herself. Now it was a matter of trying to find her.
We got back to his car, but apparently her phone had died at some point. Now WE were cruising up and down Washington avenue, but I loved being on the strip. Since it was now getting close to rush hour, more people were flooding the streets and the traffic was getting heavier. We found her by Lincoln Avenue and we hopped back on the expy to head back to East Miami. The traffic was awful. It took us over 30 minutes to get back, and my friend knocked out on the drive there. She had played for 2 hours straight, but since she never fully rested, couldn't help herself but fall asleep to the bumper to bumper traffic.
We got back to East Miami and knew we had to eat something before we headed out. There was a party going on at the The Deck starting at 8pm and we were already running behind. We stopped by a plaza and had some grub before we got back and showered up. Our friend was awake and we asked him if he was going to come with us. Earlier he mentioned wanting to sleep because he wasn't feeling well from the night before. He was interested in The Deck and got ready quickly. We weren't ready yet and he told us to meet him at the Blue Martini down the street. He was in the mood to get a head start.
We walked over to the Blue Martini and knew right away we were going to have another confrontation with our friend. He was just getting too comfortable at the bar again. It took us a while to have him close out his tab, but we made some new friends at the process. Now that our group got a little bigger, we were excited about starting our evening. We took a uber and finally got to the The Deck after 10:30pm. Later than expected, but thankfully we made it. The place was awesome! Everyone was feeling the live music along with a dj on stage. People were dancing everywhere. We found our friends from earlier, and then our new volleyball friends made it in as well. I loved how everyone was coming together to have a fun night. We even ran into Tyson Beckford mingling in the crowd. It was such a Miami moment. lol.
Around midnight the crowd started to dwindle down. We decided to check out the Wall at the W hotel and hopped on ubers to get there. We got there when it was going on and ended up staying the rest of the night. I had a blast dancing the night away. I loved our group. Good times for sure.
Heading back we realized we still had to purchase our flights back home. Because of our crazy night, we woke around 12pm and for the next 2 hours were searching frantically for flights. It was such a frustrating experience but we found one leaving at 3pm and left for the airport shortly. I felt bad not being able to say bye to everyone but I did manage to send out a text. I wish we could have stayed longer but then, again, what if we never leave?? lol
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