Octoberfest

October is my favorite month in Texas.  After months of ridiculously hot weather it starts to cool down and I even get to break out my jeans.  It's cool in the mornings, some days you can even wear a sweatshirt for an hour or two, but still gets warm by afternoon so it isn't a total weather shocker.  Jeans and a t-shirt for the entire month, ahhh.  The air starts to get crisp and the humidity fades away.  It starts to get darker earlier, but not too early, and it actually cools down at night when the sun goes down.  It's the one month of the year (okay, maybe April too) that remind me of home and gives me happy thoughts.

To celebrate the beginning of October this year, we took the kids to Octoberfest a few towns over.  It wasn't a huge celebration, but the perfect size for us.  The kids got to go in bounce houses, eat corn dogs, roasted corn and elephant ears, go on a ride and do a little craft.  I got to drink a beer while walking down the street, which is always fun, and enjoy the outside.  I've been holed up inside for the last 3-4 months, it was nice to go outside without melting for once.

The big hit was the yard sticks that a local Chevrolet dealer was giving out.  The kids all wanted one to use as a cane, a light saber, a sword, whatever.  I was cool with it because a) they were free, b) the kids were happy, and c) I got three yard sticks out of it.  We will never need to buy another one again.

What more could you ask for on a nice October afternoon?