Wow. What an incredible trip. I've only been to the Las Vegas airport (on route to a funeral during a very stressful time, so it was definitely Not Fun) but the area looks beautiful and yes, very like Sedona.

La Casa de Awesomeness is indeed incredibly beautiful. Wow. Makes my little over crowded apartment seem...well, overcrowded and kind of pathetic. I would love to have lots of open space, though I have this sneaking fear that I would tend to fill up that space, particularly with bookshelves.