Copyright 2013, Angela Smith
Can you believe September is halfway over? I’d like to say the weather is cooler, but not here in Texas. Well, at least it isn’t 100 degrees in the shade anymore, but it’s darn close!
October is going to be an exciting month. October has always been a bit iffy for me. I love the change in weather, and just the feel of everything. Spring is supposed to feel like there’s newness in the air, but for me, it’s always been October. Crisp and cool October.
Ironically and on the downside, my mother died in October. So it’s also a time of deep contemplation and sadness, with the reminder that life-every moment of it-is to be appreciated. October is a thing for many things to die out, change, or go dormant, and it’s also a time for creepy, crawly, scary Halloween things!
October is also Texas Wine Trail month! So look for some posts about wine, one of my favorite food groups. I’ll also be discussing another of my favorite food groups next week: juicing. How to find the right juicer, why you should juice, and the cost of juicing.
And…drum roll please…My husband and I are taking a vacation! We are going to see my sister, who recently moved to Colorado. My sister and I used to be attached at the hip, so it hasn’t been an easy transformation for me. Especially because she’s the mother of my one and only niece. My niece is 11, going on 27. Since she’s been there, she’s gotten into bike racing and has won some (huge) trophies! I’m proud of her, but I also realize she’s still a child and doesn’t necessarily realize how important people in her life are just yet. I’m giving her space to live her life, but at the same time I wish she would contact me a bit more! I feel like I’ve lost a part of myself, but I’m very happy that she got to move to my favorite place in the world! And I’m very happy that I get to go visit her! She lives in Wine Country-Grand Junction-so I’ll be making some stops at some wine tours there, as well. Look for me to post some information about Colorado wines in the future!
On the way back from our trip, we’ll be stopping at my aunt’s, in Albuquerque, and visiting the Balloon Festival there. It’s a much, much needed vacation, seeing as how my husband and I have both been working hard, saving money, and not getting out much lately!
I’ll be participating in some blog tours very soon. Sizzling PR from October 14-25, and Masquerade Tours from November 4-11. Of course, you can always follow my Events Page for more information. I’m also signed up to post book blog tours here as well. If you’re interesting in doing a guest post, please contact me!
What about you? Do you have any exciting news to share?