Shopping in Miami

Last Monday, we woke up in crazy hot and sunny Miami.  We had a full day ahead of us getting what else Aden needed.  We went to a local outdoor mall.  

 It was so nice.  

First stop.  Pottery Barn to get his bedding.  We wanted him to get Spider Man but he didn't want to.  

We did get a ton of stuff.  

The car was getting full!

We had a nice lunch near campus.  

Then we went over to school to check it out.  

Can't wait to try that!

There's UPS store on campus.  Aden had some stuff sent.  We had to wait a while.  

I checked out the beach volleyball court.  

Beautiful University of Miami!

We wandered around in the heat.  

There was a fair.  

We did some damage at the bookstore.  

I was going to get this bag for Ariel till I saw it was $450!

Golf inspirations.  

Ok, see you tomorrow school.  

Meanwhile, back at home, Ariel and Fionna were at the King of Prussia mall.  

We went to Target.  They had lots of Miami stuff.  

We went to Coconut Grove for dinner.  Of course we saw LoveShackFancy.

Brandy Melville!

Of course I got Ariel a shirt.

We had a nice dinner then wandered around. 

Mr C Hotel.  

Nice Porsche.  

The moon over Miami.  

There were lots of students at our hotel.  We stayed up late in the lobby talking to them.  

Let's Go to Florida!

Last Sunday, Amy, Aden and I set off on an adventure.  It was time to move him to college!  He said goodbye to the twins.  

He said goodbye to Ariel.  

He said goodbye to his car and contemplated life.  

He said goodbye to Amy's parents.  

Then we flew to Florida!  There were some crazy clouds.  It's a little over 2 hours away so not too bad.  

We got the rental car then met our friends that we shipped all Aden's stuff to.  It was so nice of them to collect everything then bring it to us.  

We loaded the car and headed out.  

We stopped by the Aventura Mall for dinner.  

This was the same restaurant I just ate at in New York.  This is actually the original one.  

Dinner was awesome.  

Nice Ferrari SUV.

84 doesn't sound like a lot but it was so humid.  Ugh.  

We checked into the hotel in Coral Gables and ran into a ton of incoming Freshmen.

 

Ariel is Back!

 Last Saturday was a big day.  We got Ariel back!  We woke up to some pics from Ariel's last night at camp.  

She will always remember these days.  

And she's back!  She's always a mess for a while.  So disoriented.  She just had 7 weeks of free time with her friends!  Now she came back to rules and little brothers!

And of course Honey.  

Eva and Gwen were back too!

Bye Emily!

She got hugs from her big brother.  

Then Taylor and her mom came for more hugs!

Ariel got a much needed haircut.  

Then she got her Fionna back.  

Crazy clouds

I grilled dinner.  My dad and sister came to eat.  

Then the cousins came to say goodbye to Aden.  

It was a nice night to sit outside.  

We caught up with the girls and gave Aden advice about college.  

Awwwww.

It's going to be different without Aden around.