day one in florida.

it's not possible to get an 8 day vacation simmered down to a single blog post. 

i mean, i take that back... robin did it right here... and even threw in some sweet sappy kind words about me. 

but miss wordy-pants right here has been stressing about it for four days. 

so we'll start with day one. 

three years of blogging has taught me one thing: you're not a "blogger" unless you love shake shack. 

i jest. kind of.

beyond the stardom of it all, i was hun-gry{!} after 8 hours of airplane-ness and ready to get one of these blogpost-made-famous burgers into my mouth.

um, it was delish.

so was the $7 key lime pie shake i licked clean after my burger, fries, and diet coke.

a cheeseburger plain with pickles only. just how i like it.

i mean, this photo was a must. it's what bloggers who think they are famous do.

what bloggers who love to take pictures of their food do.

and when at shake shack, do as shake shack-ians do.

and just for good measure, robin + i took a picture while standing in front of a major mirror in anthropologie {the first of three we'd visit} to send to our shanty friends.

we shopped along lincoln road. the best i can compare it to is the 3rd street promenade in santa monica. except fancier, longer, and with far better shopping. hello?! madewell!

it was a place to see and be seen.

we explored south beach... cubans, night clubs, drag queens and all. 

it was a perfect way to kick off the week of robin + aubry. 

robin truly is my best shopping partner... a rarity. 

plus, she's not ashamed to refill her diet coke on the way out the door and carry it everywhere she goes, even in the most inconvenient of dressing room try-on settings.

that's dedication to diet coke and that's why we're friends. 

my sappy, loving, appreciative feeling for robin run deep. she put her thoughts into writing so sweetly but i'm silenced when i think about the years we've adventured together... there's just too much goodness to share! everyone needs a robin. i hope you all have yours... because i'd really rather not share mine!

more florida to come. including:

- the time i saw an alligator.

- the time i put my feet in the warm atlantic ocean.

- four photos that perfectly capture my relationship with each of robin's four kids.

- video of ollie singing whitney houston.

- vids of macy singing both the ludacris "baby" rap and eenie meenie minie mo lover.

- and all the juicy real housewives of new york gossip i heard first hand from diane, the freshly transplanted bobbi brown lady who came from the saks 5th ave counter in the hamptons to robin's local boca nordstrom.  she woo'd me into buying completely unnecessary make up by telling me real live horror stories about  ramona singer and her pinot gregio. i was in heaven.