i'm loving scarf weather...

this fall weather has been perfect. last weekend we drove over to the farmer's market at the pearl brewery. we bought come cucumbers, sweet bell peppers, and bread pudding...yum.  the 2nd annual gingerbread design challenge also happened to be taking place at the pearl.  i really need to start keeping my camera in my purse.  the contestants had just started when we arrived but already you could see where they were heading in their design, super cool.

this past weekend and the weekend before, graduate and undergraduate architecture students participated in the first STAR event (students together achieving revitalization) in dignowity hill. tony and i joined other neighborhood association members to help with providing lunch for the students. it was amazing to see the students working hard and appreciating the historical architecture of our neighborhood.

tony and i also cheered on the runners and our dear friend elva who rocked the full marathon in the rock n' roll marathon this past sunday. go elva!

all in three weeks...

it's hard to believe we have been living in sweet pea for a mere three weeks. it feels longer and it's feeling great! there are moments when i am just overtaken with disbelief that this charming house is ours and we are within minutes of many of our favorite spots in town.  we are down to one box of unpacking and are only awaiting two big pieces of furniture, our island and tv stand.  our curtains for the dining room are in and so is our reupholstered sofa. we've also attended our first neighborhood association meeting, became official members, joined in a community picnic, found the tastiest brisket and yams in san antonio, and i've already managed to lock myself out of the house! lucky for me, our neighbor bill was home and i was able to call tony.  having my husband 5 minutes away definitely has its perks...



before





after!





our wool and twill drapes





tokyo the valiant



hApPy bIrThDay mArIsa!!

  

Just a little off the top

Today was a good day. I woke up early actually excited about giving Sweet Pea her first haircut. My awesome neighbor Bill let me borrow his lawn mower, and I gave her a buzz cut. The front yard is thick and lush, and the back......well, it's nothing special. Alot of clover and weeds. But at least they are short now. We're off to Floresville tomorrow for my uncle Anthony's 50th b-day party. I'll try and trim the bushes on Sunday.

new dog park...

the timing couldn't have been more perfect. there's a new dog park in town and it's super close to us. it's located at madison square park in downtown. the grand opening was just this past sunday but unfortunately we missed out on it. tokyo and  i went over to check it out this morning and i think it's going to be perfect. tokyo approves it too.

home sweet home...

and we are in! after much anticipation, it feels soooo good to be in our home.  we just came back from a stroll through dignowity park which is a block away from sweet pea.  we were just sitting there talking and enjoying the breeze and view...tony, tokyo, and i...and i wondered to myself when had been the last time we were at the park just taking it easy like we were.  it was kinda surreal cause then i realized how often we could start doing this.  we're only a block away.  the park overlooks the downtown skyline and it was a big "i'm glad i'm doing this and i'm glad it's with you" kinda moment.  my parents are in town so they got to visit sweet pea for the first time as well as help us with the rest of the moving. it's always great having them in town and i hope they move back soon for good.  so even though there are still tons of unpacking to do, we are finally home.