OUR PLACE

 Bienvenidos a la casa Reiter!

 Welcome to our humble abode! We have finally moved from our temporary living quarters to our permanent living space. So now we can share it with you all. Who will be our first dinner guest?! Just kidding :)  But, since you can't be with us in person, allow us to give you the virtual tour. Try to play along. 

There we are up on the second floor, waving you in! Don't you see us? Look closer. Closer. CLOSER. JK. We aren't really there. Don't you feel silly! Just how close did you move your face to the computer? Okay, we promise, the mean tricks are over!

The Colorful Kitchen

My oh my! You are out of breath. It must be the two flights of stairs you climbed to get up here. Try doing it with 10 bags of groceries! Well...WELCOME! Not too shabby, huh? Was this what you were expecting Mexico to look like? We love our new little place. Thankfully it came furnished with all the necessary appliances (oven, fridge, stove). We got a little tired of the pantry doors always falling off their hinges though, so we replaced them with a curtain. Behind those white IKEA curtains is the land of food. 

Faith. Love. Coffee

The kitchen is most definitely coffee-themed. And appropriately so. If any of you don't drink coffee, yet are still friends with Nathan, count yourself lucky. He's pretty snobby when it comes to his love for coffee. :p It is also very colorful, with mostly red and orange accents. Everything is more colorful in Mexico! It is a perfect contrast to the neutral concrete walls. There's no punching through these walls if your angry! They'll punch back!

I think our water dispenser needs a name.

This is our fine comedor (dining set) of mismatched chairs and wobbly table. Normally, that wouldn't sound good, but it means another fabric/craft project for Whitney to make all the chairs matching. She won't mind that! You can also see our trusty water dispenser. Yes, the one thing you can actually believe about Mexico is that you shouldn't drink the water, so this is how we replinish. The garrafónes (jugs) are actually very well priced at about $2.50 a piece. 

Don't hit your head on the lamp!

If you ever visited our apartment in Dayton, this all may look very similar to you. Since all the big stuff (couch, entertainment center, bed, etc.)  was was provided to us by Back2Back, when we moved we were able to fill our car with mostly clothes and decorations that we already owned. That way, it feels more like home!

Our television is pretty small for the entertainment center. It doesn't look as comical in the picture as it does when you are across the room and trying to focus on the rectangle of light and sound inside of the giant square. That's our living room! The windows are nice and big so it lets a lot of light in during the day. We love it. Except for siesta time which comes around 3 o'clock. Just kidding, we don't take too many siestas!

Just a little collage of love. Not too much to say here.

And now off to... the baño! Again, bright and colorful. We love the shelves that were already in place. With the concrete walls it's not as easy to hang things. No simple nail and hammer task. So, we really appreciate the holes and screws that have already been drilled into place! Can you smell the scented toilet paper? Yup, toilet paper is scented in Mexico because in many places you can't flush it. We will probably put about 45 candles on our Christmas wishlist.

Time to sleep!

And last but not least, our bedroom! It's a pretty narrow living quarters, but plenty cozy. While the big windows are great in the living room, they aren't always as practical in the bedroom. You're up when the sun's up. 

And there you have it! Our casa. which is obviously su casa too. 

Who will be our first visitor?

Next installment.... You will meet a kid or two!

--Whitney