And some more cheese please..

Friday 26th @ Area31, myCeviche, Kukaramakara

Thought that the weekend needed a post of its own for the pictures. After a quick make-up and some changing of clothes we were off to start the night with happy hour at the Epic hotel at Area 31. The view from their terrace is something special, that along with nice music and absolutely amazing cocktails is the perfect start on a great night. We got a little hungry and thought we had to fuel up with some food before hitting the Salsa club we planned on visiting, Said and done we went to myceviche for some fast food a la Peru. Super delicious and one of my favourite dishes - hard to not be a success in Emelie world.

After that we went to the Salsa place, Kukaramakara, which is a Colombian place. They would have a live band playing later on so we went there early to make sure we wouldn't have any problems getting (since we were 8 girls). What a place!! Everybody was open and fiendly, laughing and dancing everywhere - Why can't Stockholm be a little more latino a la Miami? 

A guy came over an asked me to dance with him. Ok, I'm not that skilled when it comes to dancing, these long legs and arms are not so easy to control. They are usually all over the place - preferably in someones face or spilling someones drink. But since I absolutely love to dance I said yes. Why not? 

Here in Miami I've made a commitment to myself to say yes to everything (as long as it's not dangerous or illegal). So we danced. And he was really good. Showed me the steps and tossed me around like a little doll. It gave me some confidence and after that I never stopped dancing. It was so much fun.

Me and the girls from work Cristina, Janira and Luisa

Saturday 27th @R house, Brick house, Blackbird and Baru

I treated myself with a sleep-in since my girls were a bit too tired to go to the beach. When I woke up I got dressed and walked over to the mall that's pretty close to me. Took a manipedi for my aching sore feet (dancing is not to take easily aooch) and bought a new bag (ok I admit it.. I bought two new bags.. but they were soooo pretty and whispered that they wanted a new home). 

I was a little upset that the sun was shining so nicely and I didn't have a car to get myself somewhere. So I decided to get some lunch and sit outside. Yes the crazy Swede is out and about again. WHO sits outside when ts crazy hot and there's AC inside.. well I do. Sat there for an hour or so,..enjoyed my Icetea, my salad and my crossword - just like an old lady.

After that I had to go home and start to make myself ready, Luisa had invited me to go with her to a friend's birthday dinner in Wynwood. Usually I'm really quick and get ready on a couple of minutes but my feet and legs were still aching a bit so I wanted to take a warm bath before heading out. Maybe sounds crazy when its 30+ outside but it was exactly what I needed. 

Luisa picked me up around 8 and we went to R House which is a place in Wynwood where Patricia had her dinner. Wynwood is an urban artsy hipster kind of area here in Miami. It's filled with galleries and graffiti walls and you can tell that it used to be a warehouse and manufacturing district. Many places are a bit rough when it comes to the interior design. Restaurants has kept their pipes and vents visible and a lot of concrete floors. It's a laid back and cool area to hang out in. You can wear whatever you like and doesn't really need to dress up compared to the high-end clubs at the beach. 

But since I've now found the dancer within we decided to leave Wynwood after a quick stop at an outdoor bar. Instead we went to Blackbird which was packed with UM students. The atmosphere yelled party so we got our groove on and danced until we ended up at Baru once again, where we basically danced the night away. Just love that place.

Actually I still haven't been to a place that I didn't like. Every place is different from the other, but they all have a thing in common they are filled with happiness!

On our way home we stopped at a Venezuelan place, a hole in the wall. We ate a cheese bread with cheese filling that was topped with cheese. We also had some kind of bread with a meat filling. Looked like pita bread with pulled pork basically. Both dishes was absolutely delicious (and super unhealthy hahaha) I'm not sure I can go back to a life without all this amazing food. I'll be depressed.

Sunday dear sunday. I had sat the alarm to make sure I got up if the weather was nice. So at 9am I jumped (ok I crawled - my legs and I wasn't really best friends after this weekend with dance a la super workout) out of bed and packed my little Emelie bag, yeees I have a little sportsbag that has my name on it it's purple and super pretty. Anyway I met up with Luisa, Carolina and Pricilla - it was beach time. The weather was absolutely perfect and the water was wonderful - no jellyfish so I was happy happy.

I can't say it enough... THIS LIFE I TELL YOU!! #recipeforhapiness