after my little brother tylers baseball game on saturday morning ended,
he hopped in a quick shower while mama hansen, ambie bear and i gathered our pillows and pajamas and water bottles and got in the suburban. when tyler was clean enough he grabbed his gameboys and off we were. the 91 to the 15 to the 10. ambie was asleep for most of the drive i think and tyler was in and out of dozzing off and playing mario cart on his red version DS. i was the designated driver and also the dj while my mom caught up on romance novels with fabio on the cover. we listened to America's, Chicago's, Bob Dylan's, Buddy Holly's, Queen's, Elvis', Ray Charles', Louis Armstrong's, and Bob Seger's Greatest Hits. I had the time of my life. I dont know if anyone else appreciated the music. Anyways, once were about 50 minutes into the drive we didnt see any sign of civilization until the beautiful town of Blythe. There we stopped for a delicious McDonalds treat and some gas station goodies. Three take five's later we exited mcdowell and headed toward Ali and David II's humble abode. Once we opened the car doors i knew i was in for quite a weekend. The scorching triple digit heat put me in a strange mood. Upon entering the newlyweds apartment i was blown away at how cool/mod/indie/creative their living quarters were. The only thing missing was an 8x10 of me hanging above their fireplace. But im sure it wont be long until that problem is fixed since i did give them a kick A frame that would look so perf. A bonzai tree, skinny tie, anthopologie owl salt and pepper shakers and some magazine coasters were among the other house warming gifts that i brought the couple. Not to mention the imported chocolates from guatamala. From their apartment we headed straight to Pop, The Soda Shop. 
You may have heard of it. It carries vintage sodas and other beverages to quench anyones thirst. Currently I have five sodas mocking me from my dresser but not until june first will i be able to taste their greatness. The soda shop was the highlight of my trip to scottsdale, arizona. After this we headed to Benihanas to fulfill everyones hopes and dreams. It was the best mother's day meal right next to souplanation brunch. 
After Benihana's we went to the local theatre to see Made of Honor or Iron Man. The boys had some bonding time in Iron Man (5/5 stars) and loved it while the hansen girls went to see Patrick Dempsey (im sorry i didnt wait for the matinee). Also, i was able to visit both anthropologies and get some nifty gifties. I now have a deliciously soft and comfy robe that i wear whenever i am at home. After the movie it was off to the Gelato Spot for a cold treat. 
I sampled the chocolate fudge brownie gelato which was delish but not as good as a DQ blizzard. David II got a pistachio shake which looked mcnasty. i dont remember anyone else's orders. sorry. So after gelato we decided it was bed time so we dropped of the marrieds and headed back to scottsdale road to go to the marriot (of course). the room we stayed in had an awesome bed that came down from the wall. The shower was also awesome because they soap the supplied moistened, cleansed and smelled wonderful. i didnt see much else of the room because i went straight to bed. In the morning we woke up a little after planned and got dressed quickly to pick up ali and david to try to make it to souplantations mother day brunch in time. We made it with time to spare around 11 am. It was perfect timing because i was able to sample the breakfast options (i recommend the french toast) and enjoy my usual salad and soup with a brownie muffin.
After souplanation, or should i say sweet tomato, we went to target so that tyler could charge his DS for the drive home and i raided every place i could for packages of polaroids. Then we went back to the apartment and watched a few episodes of the office and made some origami out of money. We then decided to try to redeem our prize at CPK with some refreshing salads and water. We only won 10 percent off instead of the 25K prize. Too bad. Around this time my memory gets a little fuzzy and i think we just dropped off ali and david and then headed back home. I drove for a while and then my mom graciously offered her driving services and i selfishly took her up on them. All in all, i had a wonderful time in scottsdale and cant wait to go back.
