Birthdays and Football

On a gorgeous October day, friends and family gathered around for the first birthday of Julien, my youngest roomie. He knew all eyes were on him as he indulged in cake (his first time tasting sugar!) and riding on the Zilker Zephyr, a little train in Zilker Park that I used to ride as a kid. The train starts at Barton Springs, goes through a play ground, then follows Barton Creek down to Lady Bird Lake, where you can see views of nearby downtown Austin, and finally loops back around to the station. Julien powered through all the attention and managed to hold naptime at bay until we reached the car, where he cried a bit then promptly passed out. Such a cute little pumpkin! I made him a beanie as a gift, but so far, he just rips my labor of love off his head whenever we put it on so that he won't be distracted from playing with the box it came in. Figures.



The next day was a big game day for us Longhorns, as we faced off with Missouri. We played at home and ESPN Game Day showed up to cover the insanity. Susan, Yvonne and I got up super early (8:00!) and headed over to campus where we were treated to lots of yelling, homemade signs, the Longhorn band and some fun stories about our home team. Naturally we stopped by my neighborhood bakery (Quack's) where we somehow managed to avoid their cupcakes with towering piles of fluffy, homemade icing, despite the tantalizing artwork on the walls. Maybe next time.