...and here i am enjoying his negro modelo....we tried to photograph our food but didn't quite remember in time and the shots that we got were...well eaten:)
and here is the cute couple bringing in yet another bday!
Our next journey was down to Tucson where we didn't realize so easily could rise in elevation and camp out! The trick was keeping Bilis warm...
Luckily we had made her a horse blanket AND bought her a sweater! so here you see her with her dad very warm!!
I'm sure you have both seen beautiful Tucson but i couldn't resist including this shot:)
On our last day we checked out Barrio Brewery and enjoyed it very, very much....we forgot to take pics of our trip to Nimbus Brewery which was very, very cool as well:)Our next adventure was down to Mexico!...but we were able to get a hold of too too many prescription meds (to tide us over) and missed out on a number of pictures we should have taken:(....there is always next time :) Below is a shot of a bar on a popular strip that we enjoyed. It was actually pretty funny cuz we showed up and it seemed like it was a bunch of friends opening a bar and then part of them were scattering and the other half were catering to us:)
And when we returned i visited my tatoo artist Rico and he ink'd me up with my desired Sonoran pronghorn portrait...i had an idea and he brought it to life! i love it! I just found out that i will not be starting work next week and have decided to return to AZ where i have kept in contact with some biologists with AZ game & fish and will help with the yearly captive breeding sonoran pronghorn capture and release operation. i am really exciting about this oppportunity and will def post pics!
On that same day Paul, Kohl and Bryson so graciously came down to Buckeye to help us load the truck and Shyama SOOO kindly sent them home with the Prev..yes, the prev is no longer with us:( There will be no more party Prev trips taken in the Prev...it is now a family vehicle and below is Bryson's first ride in the Prev and i am pretty sure he loved it and that made us happy:)
And then we arrived to CA! I spared you all details of us getting settled it will be more of a surprise that way:) HOwever, we did do some research in San Diego and decided that the gaslamp district downtown would suit us best:) One bar that we stopped off at is called Dick's Last Resort and i am pretty sure that we won't be visiting until we are trashed just so that we can handle the service...it is one of those rare places where it is NOT customary to give customer service ...so the servers are drawing on paper and making caps that read..oh something like, 'my vibrator chips my teeth', yeah and then they put it on your head! we were sober when we got there and you can imagine my discomfort in thinking about how bad they were gonna embarass me....i look forward to going back once i have my alcohol confidence:) below is the bib they put on us..its actually pretty funny....
And very AWESOME is that we ran into this rattlesnake alongside the road, and of course i had to stop and shoo it off the road while trying to identify the species and less so watching out for my safety:( Luckily i have a great man that watches out for me and warned me when i was too close...actually the critter warned me but Shyam forced me to be done with him:)
OMG- this was the second most amazing event here at home-but at the time it was THE most amazing event! We had rain for 2 days, not too heavy though, and what it brought was this amazing waterfall that we could watch and listen too for a couple days! As much as i hope for good weather when you guys arrive i also hope for rain so that you can witness this awesome-o waterfall! 
And with the rain brings the western toad! It was Awesome! we drove home one evening after a day of rain and were stunned that out of nowhere there were toads ALL over the road (the road that takes us to our home). We had to stop-of course-and take pics of this adorable critter and to shoo them off the road as we ran the gauntlet! what a beauty:)
Ok, Alright, i will leave you with this horrible shot of a fuckin bobcat whom i spyed? (spied) through the kitchen window about 50ft from our house. i was talking on the phone and honed into this critter creeping along (in the middle of the day) around the yard. i grabbed my binocs thinking that it might be a small dog from the neighborhood but realized that he didn't have a tail. before i knew it i was watching a young bobcat approach our house-Shyam was downstairs in the garage working on his bike and before i knew it the cat was crossing our driveway and Shyam was coming inside slowly and quietly-obviously he had seen what i was seeing! i watched this cat walk along the driveway and jump up through a broken part of the fence where he sat, stretched his claws, washed his face, and pondered his thoughts while i snapped some (not so great) photos of him. It was amazing! and we will be very much aware of when the doggy door is open and hope the gatos gorditos keep their culos inside!!
And when we returned i visited my tatoo artist Rico and he ink'd me up with my desired Sonoran pronghorn portrait...i had an idea and he brought it to life! i love it! I just found out that i will not be starting work next week and have decided to return to AZ where i have kept in contact with some biologists with AZ game & fish and will help with the yearly captive breeding sonoran pronghorn capture and release operation. i am really exciting about this oppportunity and will def post pics!
On that same day Paul, Kohl and Bryson so graciously came down to Buckeye to help us load the truck and Shyama SOOO kindly sent them home with the Prev..yes, the prev is no longer with us:( There will be no more party Prev trips taken in the Prev...it is now a family vehicle and below is Bryson's first ride in the Prev and i am pretty sure he loved it and that made us happy:)
And then we arrived to CA! I spared you all details of us getting settled it will be more of a surprise that way:) HOwever, we did do some research in San Diego and decided that the gaslamp district downtown would suit us best:) One bar that we stopped off at is called Dick's Last Resort and i am pretty sure that we won't be visiting until we are trashed just so that we can handle the service...it is one of those rare places where it is NOT customary to give customer service ...so the servers are drawing on paper and making caps that read..oh something like, 'my vibrator chips my teeth', yeah and then they put it on your head! we were sober when we got there and you can imagine my discomfort in thinking about how bad they were gonna embarass me....i look forward to going back once i have my alcohol confidence:) below is the bib they put on us..its actually pretty funny....
And very AWESOME is that we ran into this rattlesnake alongside the road, and of course i had to stop and shoo it off the road while trying to identify the species and less so watching out for my safety:( Luckily i have a great man that watches out for me and warned me when i was too close...actually the critter warned me but Shyam forced me to be done with him:)
OMG- this was the second most amazing event here at home-but at the time it was THE most amazing event! We had rain for 2 days, not too heavy though, and what it brought was this amazing waterfall that we could watch and listen too for a couple days! As much as i hope for good weather when you guys arrive i also hope for rain so that you can witness this awesome-o waterfall! 
And with the rain brings the western toad! It was Awesome! we drove home one evening after a day of rain and were stunned that out of nowhere there were toads ALL over the road (the road that takes us to our home). We had to stop-of course-and take pics of this adorable critter and to shoo them off the road as we ran the gauntlet! what a beauty:)
Ok, Alright, i will leave you with this horrible shot of a fuckin bobcat whom i spyed? (spied) through the kitchen window about 50ft from our house. i was talking on the phone and honed into this critter creeping along (in the middle of the day) around the yard. i grabbed my binocs thinking that it might be a small dog from the neighborhood but realized that he didn't have a tail. before i knew it i was watching a young bobcat approach our house-Shyam was downstairs in the garage working on his bike and before i knew it the cat was crossing our driveway and Shyam was coming inside slowly and quietly-obviously he had seen what i was seeing! i watched this cat walk along the driveway and jump up through a broken part of the fence where he sat, stretched his claws, washed his face, and pondered his thoughts while i snapped some (not so great) photos of him. It was amazing! and we will be very much aware of when the doggy door is open and hope the gatos gorditos keep their culos inside!!we are soooo excited to see you both! xoxo- ac & ss
