Did you know that today is not only Halloween, but it's also my mother's birthday? Oh, did I mention it's my brother-in-law's birthday, too.

Yep. It is.

​Is that some sort of sign? That we have multiple people in our family born on this day? I've grown up thinking of my mother as a witch (a good witch, of course) because of her birthday and it's always made me feel special that her birthday is today. Then, when I met my husband and found out his brother was also born on this day, I knew it was special. 

If you're not a Formula 1 fan, you probably won't understand my enthusiasm, but this was an event I'd been looking forward to since the end of the season last year. And since we have our very own Formula 1 track here in Austin, Texas - Circuit of the Americas - we knew we had to be part of it. 

While I hadn't seen a Formula 1 race until the end of the season last year, my youngest son and my husband convinced me to sit down and watch the race in Austin on television. I was hooked, but that's not surprising since I'm a huge fan of plenty of sports. For whatever reason, this one keeps me on the edge of my seat. 

After the end of last season, we decided we would look into options to go this year, so we bought our tickets and we waited patiently for the big day to finally arrive.