Hey, Halloweenie Mamas,

A cold front is blowing in here, right on Halloween night (so dress warmly!). I take this swing as a cue from nature about where to focus. Nature is the mother of perfect, unrushed, cyclical timing after all.

The trees will drop their leaves, needles, acorns, and blessed pecans. And so I ask myself: what is it time for me to drop?

What versions of myself have I outgrown?
What dreams am I hanging on to that no longer reflect my actual desires?
What drama do I need to Marie Kondo right out of my life?
Who do I need to forgive (so I can finally get that space and power back)?
What delicious pecans of wisdom can I put in my pocket and take with me as sustenance through the cold of winter?

Spring is the season of rebirth and redemption but the story starts now in the shedding of fall. It’s crispy, dusty, and downright haunting to clear the skeletons out of the inner closet. But ‘tis the season. Give up the ghost. Chocolate will help.

P.S. If you want to take some time for yourself and explore these questions more deeply with other local women, please reply “Interested” directly to this email and I will put you on the waitlist for our upcoming Year-in-Review Reflection Workshop in December. The workshop is an evening of quiet introspection, journaling, and deep conversation. You will leave with a guide for closing out the year with ease. Details to follow. Pricing will be accessible.

Halloween Happenings in Bastrop County

For Mamas:

Bastrop Mom’s Night Out Halloween Edition at the Copper Shot Distillery. Copper Shot is hosting a 1950s themed costume party. Saturday, 8pm.

TRUNK or TREATS, y’all:

Tonight, Thursday 10/26
🎃 Towers Nursing Home, Smithville, 3-5pm. Free.
🎃 Smithville Elementary Lights on Afterschool, 5pm. Free.

Saturday, 10/28
🎃 Lost Pine Toyota, Bastrop, 3-6pm. Free.
🎃 RCRC Baseball/Softball, Rockne. 4-7pm. Free, but entry fee for homerun derby. Fundraiser and silent auction as well.
🎃 LCRA McKinney Roughs Nature Park’s Tricks, Treats and Trails event. Pets too. Cedar Creek. $13-20 per person. Sat 2-8pm and Sun 12-4pm.

Sunday 10/29
🎃 Heart of Texas Church of Christ, Bastrop, 5pm. Free. Food, s’mores, trunk decorating contest, devotional.
🎃 LCRA McKinney Roughs Nature Park’s Tricks, Treats and Trails event. Pets too. Cedar Creek. $13-20 per person. Sat 2-8pm and Sun 12-4pm.

Tuesday 10/31
🎃 Tahitian Village Community, Bastrop, 5pm. Free.
🎃 First Baptist Church Smithville, 5:30-7:30pm. Free.
🎃 First Baptist Church Elgin, 6-8pm. Free.
🎃 Bastrop Fitness Project Halloween Spooktacular, 5:30pm. Free, but entry fee for the rest of the celebration including a haunted house.

Night of Halloween Fun by City:

👻 Downtown Bastrop hosts Boo Bash. Trunk or treat, photo ops, balloon art, games and activities. Tuesday. 6-8pm. Free.
👻 City of Elgin has their Safe Trick or Treat Trail on Depot Street. Trunk or treats, games and activities. Tues, 4-7pm. Free.
👻 Smithville on Main will have trick or treating, and then hit the surrounding neighborhoods for some of the best decorated houses. Tues 5-7pm.

Other Fun:

BIG SIT Birdwatching Circle, Vernon Richards Riverbend Park. Saturday 8:30-10am. Free.

Smithville Brewing Company hosts their Halloween Bash with food, boos, and brews. Costume contest for adults, dogs, and kids. Treats and more. Sunday, 3-7pm. Free.

Carnival Halloween Party is an all-ages event hosted by Daisy’s West End Nightclub. DJ, games and prizes. Tuesday, 6-9pm. Free.

Pumpkin Patch Guide still poppin! Get em while they’re hot.

Recurring Toddler Event Guide for those daytime fun times.

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Good luck out there, keep your awareness up, and have a blessed autumn night with your little candy corns.

With love,

Elise