Williams Family DIY

Although we don't own our current residence, we've been able to put to work some HGTV skills in re-purposing some household items that I originally was going to sell or give away. I bought some paint and re-did a lamp just before we moved by painting the shade a nice bold color and brightening up the base with some white paint. Our guest bathroom is decorated in blue and green and when we have a bathroom we can paint, I want to paint it a nice yellow. For the time being it's a neutral shade of beige:( I painted one shelf (that I forgot to take a picture of) sage green and Ricky took on the task of painting the face of the drawer on a small (cheap) bathroom cabinet. By deciding just to accent a small part of the cabinet it was totally revitalized! I was very impressed when I came home to Ricky's handi-work. I can't wait to see how dangerous we'll be with walls to paint and home construction at our fingertips.

Last Saturday we were planning to attend the New Wine Food Festival rose wine tasting at Becker Vineyards. We got the address from the website where it was advertised and I confirmed it when calling to order tickets. Well, to our surprise our San Antonio address was actually for the ticket office only and the wine tasting was over an hour away in Fredricksburg! Unfortunately, we didn't have the time or the energy for that drive so we decided to make the best of our Saturday. iPhone came to the rescue (I'm getting one next month. YAY.) and suggested a restaurant called "Paloma Blanca" in Alamo Heights (note: You will here more about Alamo Heights later on as we would LOVE to purchase a home there!). It is a very quaint family owned Mexican restaurant. Nestled in a quiet corner there is beautiful outdoor seating on their patio as well as a very well decorated inner dining room equipped with lounge couches and chairs. We both had chicken enchiladas that were excellent along with their homeade chips and salsa. We highly recommend it and will probably take visitors there this winter as we generally avoid chain restaurants!