Gnome-Be-Gone = Best Wedding Gift Ever!

Jana & Woody Burr have officially been named the winner of the "Best Wedding Gift Ever" contest! We are so lucky to have such cool friends, who appreciate and share our warped sense of humor.

For those of you not familiar with gnome folklore, the dreaded nemesis of the garden gnome is none other than the afore pictured Gnome-Be-Gone. Our new arrivals will ensure our garden stays free of those pesky gnomes. Thank you dear Jana & Woody!

I Now Pronounce You...

...man and wife. You may now kiss your bride. Our ceremony was held creekside at L'Auberge de Sedona, in Sedona, Arizona. Oak Creek runs right along the resort grounds, where a blue heron perched to watched part of our ceremony. It's one of our favorite places on this planet!

The guitarist was Bill Barns, and he performed Jack Johnson's song 'Better Together'.


Who'd have thought when we first connected on eHarmony, that this is where we would be three years later?

Many photos were taken at Red Rock Crossing, which is a beautiful display of Mother Nature's work in progress.

Slight chance of rain showers! It was a good thing that Jen & Mike brought a parasol just in case.

My pretty sister, Jessica, and my beautiful mother, Liz.

The cake was delicious! It was crafted by Sedona Cake Couture and had a top tier of pound cake with lemon filling and a bottom tier of chocolate espresso. Mmmm.

Our photographer was David Sunfellow, a Sedonan whose work we were thrilled with! Considering we gave him only two hours of shooting time, it's amazing that he provided us with well over 400 photos. We are incredibly happy with the results.

And they lived happily ever after...

Designers, mayors, and elections...oh my!

Earlier this year, Steve designed and remodeled the home of Scottsdale Mayor Mary Manross and her husband Larry. They invited us to their celebration party on election night. This photo is of them just before President-elect Barack Obama gave his acceptance speech. Their new layout was perfect for entertaining and we had a great time!

Trick or Treat

We all went trick-or-treating together on Halloween, while my mom stayed at the house and passed out .....candy. Our community was as busy as ever; the neighbors behind us put the big screen up again and played scary movies, while the adults pulled out lawn chairs and enjoyed barbeque beef sandwiches. Someone parked their truck and trailor in the center of the cul-de-sac and a boy in a wherewolf costume howled from his cage (landscape trailor) to scare the trick-or-treaters. My mom gave out more than 18 pounds of candy, to more than 200 little characters before we ran out. Char and her friends Halle and Wendy volunteered to go back out and make a second round through the neighborhood so we could replenish our supply. We all stuffed ourselves on sugar, then Steve made spaghetti and meatballs for dinner.

Weezer Concert

Kieran and I went to see the Weezer concert at the Arizona State Fair and had a great time! Crappy food, great music, and porta-potties = one fabulous evening.