We take Halloween very seriously around here!

These are all decorations that can be seen around my office and there are even morearound because we're hosting the Trick or Treat on Mainstreet today! :)

And, remember Mater from earlier in the week?

Well, he's started to deform.... Bummer!



Blog Word Cloud

From http://www.wordle.net/ 



This is something that my boss showed me at work today (clearly, for work purposes) but I thought it would be really cool to input the blog and see what came up... Obviously, I talk about my husband a lot! :)

You will also see that "Los" and "Alamos" are listed but not together, haha.

Los Alamos is da' bomb!

Look! Los Alamos is featured in Western Group Tour Magazine!

There’s more to Los Alamos than the Manhattan Project

"Los Alamos is a city that wears several hats. First, there’s its history with the Manhattan Project and its enduring role in the sciences. Then there’s its rich heritage and natural resources..."

Find the entire magazine here: http://www.grouptourmagazine.com/emag/index.php?issue=2310 and find just the article here: http://digital.ipcprintservices.com/display_article.php?id=501227

Folks, this means you should all come visit because Los Alamos is pretty bomb! :)

Russ' first cyclocross race

Last weekend, Russ had his first cyclocross race.

We were on the road to Albuquerque around 6 a.m.



And it was COLD!

But my honey did awesome!!!

He passed some people and took them down on the straight-aways.

And finished really well.

Yay! Russ had tons of fun and it was really cool to get to see this new type of race.

Jack O'Mater

I love "Cars"!

Remember this pumpkin carving kit? Well, we took it with us to a pumpkin carving get-together yesterday. Russ and I cleaned the guts out of the pumpkin and poked the design of Mater (from a stencil in our book) into the front.

And then Russ went to work carving out the design (I supervised). Unfortunately, it wasn't done when we needed to leave the pumpkin carving party to feed our dogs, so Russ kept working on it at home, and....

Look it's Mater! He looks so good!

And, of course, I roasted the seeds. Yum!

Austin, Part 3

Sunday morning was the BIG day, we got up early and drove through a crazy traffic jam to get to the race. (Traffic was so bad that Russ got out of the car and walked a half mile, put down some of his race stuff and went to the bathroom in the time it took me to drive the half mile and get the car parked, lol.)

Right before the race began, two parachuters jumped out with an American flag as the "Star Spangled Banner" was being sung.

It was so cool!

(Russ wore his LANL shirt about rocket science before the race. :)

I love him.

Especially when he is getting creative and using a tree to help him stretch.

And off he goes!

Here he is after the swim.

And onto the bike!



Pirate and Roxy both thought Austin was a little toasty in comparison to Los Alamos.

And off he goes on the run.

Credit: Action Sports International

 

And here he is coming into the finish!!!! 5 hours, 39 minutes! 

(I'm using the pictures from the pros at the race bc I couldn't get anything like these.)

Credit: Action Sports International

I'm so proud! This was his first official Ironman trademark race.

And then we were back on the road with our sleepy puppies.

It was a fun weekend but we were so ready to head home!

Austin, Part 2

Saturday morning, we drove for 5 hours to get to Austin,

Russ' arm became a gate to keep the doggies out of the front seat for a little while.

As soon as we arrived, we went to Mellow Johnny's, the bike shop owned by Lance Armstrong. (And I made Russ pose with the "Lance" cut-out. :)

All seven of Lance's Tour de France jerseys were displayed on the wall.

His bikes from the Tour of California.

And a whole team's worth of Team Radioshack bikes.

There was even a pace car in the parking lot.

Mellow Johnny's was definitely worth a visit!

After that, we walked over to Walton's Fancy and Staple, a retaurant/gift shop owned by Sandra Bullock. No, we didn't see her, yes, I wanted to. (I love "The Proposal" and "Miss Congeniality"!)

I had a monte cristo and Russ and I shared a HUGE chocolate mousse, yum!

And then, we went to IKEA. It was awesome, HUGE and awesome. I so wish that I lived close to one of these stores because then my life would be so organized and stylish. :)

After that, we went and set up camp so that we get up early the next morning for the race.

More Austin later. :)