I just returned from a great girl's weekend in Arizona. My Uncle threw a surprise 60th birthday party for my Aunt and my mom, sister, and I went down to help celebrate. Being as the party wasn't until Saturday, we spent Friday night in Sedona. If you haven't been, I highly recommend it. It's a cool little town full of cowboy and indian history. There's a main road lined with little shops and cafes, and we found ourselves a room at the Best Western, and quite a nice one at that. We checked in, wandered around, and decided to eat at the Cowboy Club for dinner. I have to say, I was really impressed by both the food and the service. I was really tempted to try the Rattlesnake on the menu, but passed in lieu of calamari and duck. A couple of bottles of wine and three hours later, the three of us made our way back to the hotel.
The next morning we drove the hour and a half to my Aunt and Uncle's house in Phoenix. We helped set up tables and chairs, and started prepping the food for the party. My Uncle was so cute trying to get everything perfect, and he even built a bar for the occasion, at which I had the honor of bartending. My Aunt arrived back at the house at 3:30, and boy was she surprised. So surprised that she nearly pulled back out of the driveway. After some coaxing we got her to come into the party and a good time was definitely had by all.
The next day was spent spoiling my little cousins by taking them shopping and then we had a nice dinner out. The night ended on a high note when I kicked everyone's butt at Yahtzee! I cannot even begin to say enough wonderful things about my Aunt and Uncle. Without going into too much detail, they are probably the most generous people I know. If Nate and I can have hearts half as big as theirs, we'll be doing pretty good.
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