About Heather and Steve

About Us

So you're wondering how Heather and Steve crossed paths? As most solid relationships do, this one started on a basketball court. I was playing on an intramural team (The Wyld Stallyns) in the spring of 2001 at the University of Iowa, when Heather showed up one week to fill in for a missing teammate. We both promptly ignored each other..although Heather had to be impressed by my 40 point performance. (She'll never admit this, and no, those game stats can't be verified). We did, however, manage to lose to a team with only 4 players.

Soon after, Heather visited Mondo's Tomato Pie, my bartending home for three years. Thanks to her friend Katie, we finally broke the ice...and the rest is history.

San Diego

We graduated from Iowa, and in 2002 headed west to San Diego, where we settled in Clairemont. Heather worked at Children's Hospital, while I worked as a computer programmer. A new addition joined the team as well, our killer Shih Tzu, Potter. Potter is a great little fella, and has the macho attitude of Brian Urlacher, although he is afraid of plastic bags and anything sitting near a wall.

Life in SD is hard to compete with, the beaches and vibe are amazing, and we'll always miss the calm, laid-back surf town where flip-flops and board shorts are the norm for a night out. Who knows, we may end up back out that way at some point; we found so many great friends and great memories out there. Also the machaca burritos in the midwest leave something to be desired.

Chicago & Beyond

After a difficult decision to leave, we headed back to the midwest to be closer to family, life- long friends, grass that didn't hurt to walk on, and snow...lots of snow. We found an old apartment in Wrigleyville, about a block south of Wrigley Field. Life is good here, Heather is working at Town and Country Pediatric Clinic in Lincoln Park, and I'm bouncing around the city working for Clarity Consulting.

Heather and I were engaged on August 24, 2005, along Lake Michigan. It was an amazing night we'll never forget.

We were married on September 1, 2007, at the Starved Rock Lodge in Utica, Illinois. Words can't describe how lucky we are to have such a wonderful group of friends & relatives. The wedding weekend was amazing, and the honeymoon in Greece was the trip of our lives.