Reception Photos

Hi All,

Here again to let you know that the link to see photos of the reception is below on our Picasa Web Album. Hope you enjoy!

Ian

Photos from the Wedding

Hi All,

The photos from the wedding can be purchased off of the below link. Hope you enjoy them all!

Shannonallen.printroom.com/immendavis

Flagstaff!!!

We're in Flagstaff this weekend, and it is absolutely gorgeous! Colleen and I left on Thursday right after work, got everything packed in the Jeep and we were on the road by 7:20 pm headed for our old college stomping grounds. It was kind of funny though because Wyndham told us their office closes at 9 pm so we were speeding trying to get up there by 9 pm. We were both questioning it a little since these are "time-share" units. So we called them back and they told us if you show up after 9 pm...which we did 9:10 pm...that they have a key drop box and to just pick it up there and to call a number from a phone booth right next to the key box. It was kind of crazy, but cool. We didn't have to go through all of that mumbo jumbo that comes with checking in at 9 o'clock at night.

After we dropped everything off in our very awesome unit, we headed off to go roam around Flagstaff, just to see what has changed. Flagstaff haaaas changed, but also hasn't if you understand what I mean. It has in the sense that this business has gone under, or that one is new, or that one moved from the west side of town to the east side of town. But aside from that, it's pretty much the same. The people look the same, the traffic is the same, the trees, the layout everything, but it certainly is a sight for sore eyes. It is very nostalgic coming back to your Alma Mater after a couple of years. Colleen and I have both said how much we feel at home here, there's just something special about this place.

So when we came back after driving around Flagstaff, we came back on Country Club Drive and I turned to Colleen and told her I think Adam's old condo is very close to the unit we're staying at. Well it took last night (Friday) when we went on a walk to realize that we were about 5 doors down (I know if it had only been 3 lol) from Adam's place here in Flagstaff...small world!

Yesterday (Friday) was a lot of fun. We slept in, then we drove around Flagstaff. We got Pita Pit, of course right?! And then we went to go see a movie...not New Moon...yeesh do you think we're crazy standing in a line that wraps around the entire Harkins building!!! Oh yeah Flagstaff only has one Movie Theater in town now! Anyways, we went to go see Blind Side. GO SEE IT! Amazing movie, and very emotional. I really think it's Sandra Bullock's best movie and at the end when they show the photos of the real people, they actually did a great job matching everyone and made them look like their real life counter part, except SJ. Oh well it was a great movie and you should go see it, forget New Moon.

One other trip down memory lane Colleen and I did was do a Starbucks run, get some warm drinks and head up to Snow Bowl. We would do this so much in college, it was our romantic thing we would do. So we headed up there and just chatted and walked around and looked at the west valley from Snow Bowl and soaked it all in. It's so quiet up there and so serene. It makes you appreciate all that God has given us. Well we're off for more so we'll bring you back up to speed at the end of the vacation.

2 Months

2 months have come and gone! It seems crazy how much can happen in just a matter of only 2 months. Colleen got out of training at USAA and is now fully certified as an insurance agent and is loving every minute of it. Colleen is our home financial analyst, I know not me with the Finance degree :), and is doing a killer job at figuring out ways to keep us lean and mean as a family in 2009 and setting us up for a great 2010.

As many of you are aware, the economy has been tough on all of us this year. It's seeing us pinch pennies and cut corners in ways we hadn't in awhile or had never done before ever. Our weekly ritual, thank you Oprah ;), is to clip coupons and use them when we go grocery shop. It was inspired by a woman that was on Oprah, that could literally fill an entire grocery cart full of stuff and end up walking out paying maybe $15-20.00!!! So we gave it a go and bought over $350.00 worth of food at Wally World (Wal-Mart) for only $189.00. It's crazy they price match and take every one's coupons. Only thing is it took 30 minutes to check out when it was all said and done.

Colleen and I have also gotten into the Biggest Loser and so we finally went out and bought Colleen a bicycle. We got it from Dick's Sporting Goods and made sure we got a basket too! So now Colleen is biking 12 miles a day and is keeping in shape and saving us gas money. So all these little things really add up. Sad though is we finally had to put my bike down after 10 long years of service and a few on/off road crashes and the inevitable test of time finally caught up with the old bike. Rust really took it's toll! But on the flip side, I got a weight-changeable dumbbell and also a triceps bar...so I'm very happy!

Another new and exciting development has been the addition of a new toy for Colleen. We got Colleen a Kitchen aid Mixer and it has been non-stop baking ever since she has gotten it. 3 pies in 2 weeks, I'm living like a king. So to quote a good friend of mine, Felix Takach, he said that his first year of marriage he easily put on the Marriage 15 (like the Freshmen 15 you hear about) and I'm starting to set pace with that if Colleen keeps baking pies at the rate she is going at.

A few days ago, I wrote a Facebook status update that said, and I quote: "Two words, Pumpkin Pie, nuff said." Many of you made quick whit of the simple statement that it's actually 4 to 6 words depending on if you're an optimist or a pessimist, but that was in direct reference to Colleen's Pumpkin Pies...yes plural!!!! It is simply to die for. All made from scratch...ok minus growing the pumpkin and gutting it...it's 90% from scratch! So this started her thinking.

So this year Colleen and I are going to sell her pies to our friends and co-workers. Our company is going to be called Sweet Treats by Colleen. So if you're interested call or email Colleen about getting an order form. We'd be delivering the pies the Tuesday and Wednesday before Thanksgiving. We're selling an Amazing Apple Pie for $12.00 and a Perfect Pumpkin Pie for $10.00. So ask around and see if anyone is interested in having fresh home-made pies, with no preservatives this Thanksgiving at a very reasonable price!

Anyways, thanks to any and all of you that read this when they get a chance...we love you guys and gals!