Scottsdale... we made it

We discovered that Scottsdale is not far from the Desert Botanical Gardens.  This meant we arrived in plenty of time for the game.  After sharing a drink at Upper Deck with the boys, Mom and I left them to watch the first half while we went shopping.  Mom's friends told her about Fashion Square Mall, and there was no way she was missing it.

I had a lot of fun walking through Scottsdale; it's full of character.  Street vendors lined the sidewalks hiding funky art and jewelry shops.  What I enjoyed most was the buzz in the atmosphere.  We happened to be here on the weekend of the BCS National College Football Championship.  Auburn Tigers are playing Oregon Ducks on Monday, and right now the streets are filled with celebratory fans.

On our way to the mall Mom and I ran into the Bud Light Fiesta; a Bud Light sponsored party out on a large green space with many tents, a main stage with music and screens for the game.  It was like being at a festival as we walked through.  With the sun shining it was bliss.

We finally found the sprawling mall and did a quick walk through as unfortunately we were only window-shopping.  With shops such as Louis Vuitton, Barneys, Neiman Marcus, Burberry, Tiffany's and Rolex I need a new job before I can spend money in the stores.

We then made our way back to the boys finding them just before half time.  Seahawks were ahead by two touchdowns!  Surprisingly they stayed ahead in the second half.  It was exciting too, a stay on the edge of your seat type of game.  The New Orleans Saints started to make a come back and I did worry.  Luckily we were able to hold them, and in the end Seahawks shone through with the win.  They made a historical record too as they are the first team with a loosing record in the regular season to win in the playoffs.  Off to the next round we go.

Off we went too.  Now my family, Tom and I are driving back to our rental home in Maricopa (about an hour from Scottsdale).  Tonight Tom is cooking a Thai green curry and I imagine we will either hot tub or play games before retiring for the night.  With a packed day like today, I imagine I will sleep well.

Love.