For Sunday fun day, we drove over to Cedar Creek where I participated in the Warrior Dash. It was a 5k race with 7 obstacles which included: jumping over abandoned cars, climbing wooden barricades, rappelling tangled nets and ropes, hustling up and down giant bales of hay, zipping across wooden planks, jumping over fire, and dashing/crawling/falling in mud – all in the forest. Just as I was crawling through the last obstacle which required crawling through mud on all fours in order to avoid barbwire, I hear my husband yelling my name and as I was told I looked over with a big grin and a muddy tooth which apparently could have been mistakened for a gap. I definitely earned warrior status. I also have a huge battle wound in the shape of a pink bruise on my shin to justify the title. Fun times! I felt like a kid all over again.

Since we are leaving Thursday to spend Thanksgiving with my family, I prepared an Austin Thanksgiving dinner for our family here. I am most thankful I have not killed anyone with my cooking. Yet.

Officially comatose from all overeating and physical exertion but before I get some shut eye I wanted to share a sneak peek at my latest bride, Olivia, who looks straight off the cover of Vogue. She was simply stunning. Stay tuned for the rest.

Now, I sleep.

We are thrilled about Tulsi’s first Halloween! Since she is still too young to get lost in a trivia corn maze, enjoy harvest decorations or hop on the bed of a truck for a hayride, we opted to stay local this year and paid a visit to a pumpkin patch just off South Congress. She was most fascinated by the sea of “bright-orange balls” and of all the pumpkins to choose from my silly little girl went for the big one with warts. Just like mom she is quite drawn to things with character. Ha!

Tomorrow morning we are heading over to Circle C for our play group’s Halloween party. There will be about 30 babies under one in costume. I’m bracing myself for all the queens and kings of cute.