Costume Party Winners

Beth & Jeff the smore

Ryan & Yunuen the Southside cholos

Nick & Betsy the rubix cubes

Matt & I the  Bedouins

Matt with Ben the hot dog

Liam & Natali as Peter Pan and Wendy

We were the winners

Matt and I went to a costume party over the weekend at our friend Liam's house. Here are a few pics of some of our friends who joined in the costume fun. Matt and I dressed up as Bedouins which are Arab nomads who live in Egypt, Jordan and Israel. We also took our hookah along which fit our costumes perfectly. At the end of the night Matt and I won a six pack of pumpkin beer for best costumes.

Book Shelf Gone Mexican

Matt and I have been having tons of fun working on our house these past several weeks.  We have been trying our hand at a number of different things.  This is what you have to do when you can't or don't want to pay retail prices for things!  This past week Matt repainted and distressed an old bookshelf we bought off of craigslist to give it a Mexican look.  It turned out great.  I am sure this will be the first of many things we will distress!

Before

After

Close up- see the blue underneath?

Wine Tasting in Sonoita, Arizona

Matt, Sandi and I recently took a drive about an hour south of Tucson to a town called Sonoita where Arizona has its vinyards and makes its wines. For a fee we were able to taste 8 local wines and have lunch. There was also a blues band and some craft tables selling goods. The vinyard also had an old church which was pretty cool. Here are some pics from our day together. My favorite wine there was the Tombstone Red.

House Projects

Sorry about all the lag time between posts.  Matt and I have been busy working on our house which needs lots of love!  Thankfully we love doing house projects.  Currently we have been working on our kitchen- updating the cabinets, appliances, sink, counter tops, paint, and lights.  My mother-in-law Sandi was over last week helping us for a few days with the tile work.  It is almost done and I cannot wait to post pictures as it has turned out beautifully.  In the meantime here is a picture I took last week when the tile work was just beginning.