All in A Day's Work as David Weekley Home Consultant - 04/30/12 10:22 AM
As the Sales Consultant for David Weekley Homes in Cinco Ranch, in Katy, Texas I never know what the day may bring. I think that is one of the things I love best about my job it is never boring and there is always something to do. My day can range from training at our corporate offices, to showing homes, marketing to our realtors, prospects, attending Charity functions within and throughout the city. The other day I was blogging and leaving comments when a group of about 15 people come into the model. I can see from the … (8 comments)
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Speechless Sunday London at Night - 04/29/12 10:57 AM
These photos were taken in London, England walking around London at night, walking the different parts of London. Some of these shots are some of the world’s most recognizable structures; the Tower of London and the infamous London Bridge. When I travel I love to just walk around and get the feel of where I am and the people. The other picture is some of London famous shopping area around Bond Street.
I feel the people living are so lucky with such a stunning view walking along the Thames there are so many different views such … (11 comments)
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A new Beautiful David Weekley Home in Cinco Ranch ready for you - 04/28/12 11:37 AM
A new beautiful 2 story David Weekley Home in Section 33 65’ Section in Cinco Ranch. This home is absolutely stunning with a very open kitchen with a view to the covered patio. The family room is large. This home has two built in areas great for studying in. Also, a 3 car tandem garage 5 bedrooms with 2 bedrooms being on the 1st floor perfect for guests, people having a hard time going up and down stairs or a great nursery and 4 full baths! This home is located in the highly acclaimed Katy Independent School District … (9 comments)
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Wordless Wednesday in Washington DC - 04/25/12 01:17 PM
I was looking at Facebook earlier and Roy Kelley inspired me to look at my pictures that I had taken when I travelled to Washington D.C. last year. I love our Nation’s Capital, although; I cannot live there. I was what Roy Kelley had posted about the top 1% in our Nation’s Capital. I feel all you Washingtonians are so lucky and you have all those wonderful museums. I thought I would share some of my photos of The National Monument!
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Seven Lakes Lady Spartans and Mavericks Lose at the State Finals - 04/23/12 04:23 PM
The Seven Lakes Lady Spartans went to State but were one goal away from winning! This is was a heartbreaking loss for the Lady Spartans who have gone to state 2 years in a row and 4 years regional 5A champions. The one and only goal was in the 22 minute of the game. Congratulations Lady Spartans for 4 wonderful years!
The Morton Ranch Mavericks also lost in a nail biting game. The Mavericks were up 2 -1 in the 2nd half but Sherryland score. The game then went into a double overtime with no score. Omar Acosta … (7 comments)
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Speechless Sunday Spring is in the air! - 04/22/12 11:12 AM
Spring is in the air! The beauty of the season is all around us! I woke up early to an absolutely gorgeous morning here in Katy, Texas. I made coffee, checked on a few things on the computer. I went to work out, got home and wanted to enjoy the beautiful day so; I potted some plants that I had bought last week. I thought I would share some sure signs of spring in today’s almost Speechless Sunday blog!
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Please join David Weekley presents their “Ready….Set….Sell Seminar!!! - 04/21/12 04:45 PM
Please join us for our Ready…Set…Sell Seminar. This is open to everyone who wants to learn how to properly stage and prepare their current home to put on the market. The date is Saturday May 5th, 2012 at 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM.
There will be a wide variety of products and vendors at the show. They will talk about important and valuable tips and tricks to get your home ready to sell! The following presentations will be held:
“Setting the Stage” – Home staging Basics
“Selling & Buying in Today’s Market” – The Loan Process and … (7 comments)
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Morton Ranch Wins Goes to state finals for the 1st time - 04/20/12 01:08 PM
Morton Ranch is in the state finals for the first time! Omar Acosta ensured Morton Ranch of the win with 3 goals on Thursday night. The final score was 4-1 over a win against Austin Westlake Chaparrals!
The state title game will be played on Saturday at 1:00 PM in Georgetown against Mission Sharyland. That puts the Lady Spartans and the Mavericks both Katy schools in the soccer playoffs!
The weekend is supposed to be beautiful take the drive to Georgetown and hang out in Austin after the game! I wish I were … (5 comments)
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Lady Spartans in State Finals - 04/20/12 11:39 AM
The Seven Lakes Lady Spartans will be in the state finals! It was another nerve racking game with the Lady Spartans going into double overtime and winning in a shootout! Just a quick note these senior player at Seven Lakes have reached 4 straight Region III finals. They have lost only one shootout in Seven Lakes’ history; for those that do not know that is 7 years!
There were over 250 Spartan fans cheering the Lady Spartans on to Victory! Our principal received many compliments on the behavior of both participants and student spectators showing off that … (3 comments)
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The Grand Lakes Latin Ladies April Meeting - 04/19/12 04:50 PM
Wednesday, April 19, 2012 was the monthly Grand Lakes Latin Ladies club gathering. We met at Esperanza’s home in Grand Lakes. Esperanza is from the Northern part of Mexico and she made some wonderful Mexican Lasagna that really was low in calories and terrific. The only thing that was high in calories was the cheese topping!
Esperanza is a wonderful chef and she has a darling home. To accompany the Mexican lasagna she made a Jicama salad with tomatoes, onions, green beans and a few peppers also low in calories and healthy. She also made … (4 comments)
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Wordless Wednesday in Seoul Korea - 04/18/12 12:31 PM
My boys and I went to Tokyo and Seoul for Spring Break. My son had gone to Seoul earlier in the year with his dad. I am glad I was not on that trip I believe they told me the high was 25 Degrees Fahrenheit the entire time they were there. That is way too cold for this Texas Girl! So when we went to Japan we decided to go on through to Seoul. I loved it! My son had signed us up for an all day tour to the Demilitarized Zone. It was a little unnerving … (13 comments)
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Seven Lakes Lady Spartans go To State - 04/17/12 05:05 PM
The Seven Lakes Lady Spartans are going to State! This is the 2nd year in a row the Lady Spartans have gone to state. Awesome! Sadly there was not much support for the team but this year; there will be a party bus to take people to the game.
There will be a bus leaving on Thursday April 19th at 9:15 AM from the competition gym and be returning at 6:00 PM. All permission slips must be signed by a parent or guardian. This will be on a first come first serve basis. You must have $25 … (7 comments)
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Grand Lakes Latin Ladies Meeting Wednesday April 19, 2012 - 04/16/12 06:44 AM
Wednesday, April 19, 2012 the monthly Grand Lakes Latin Ladies club will meet at Esperanza’s home in Grand Lakes. She asks that we do not bring anything as she has a small but cozy kitchen. Esperanza is from the Northern part of Mexico and she always cooks something very yummy from there. I too am from the Northern part of Mexico.
I am looking forward to this as Esperanza is a wonderful chef and she has a darling home.
This is called the Latin Ladies club as only Spanish is spoken at these events and … (5 comments)
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Morton Ranch wins Regional 5A Region III - 04/15/12 11:10 AM
Morton Ranch wins Regional 5A Region III Soccer Title Game against Cy Ridge with another shut out. This was the Mavericks 5th straight shutout in post season play. The score was a 1-0.
It was an exciting game. The one and only score of the game started out as a corner kick and then Acosta who has been out most of the season due to injuries took a shot on goal that was blocked by Cy Ridge’s goalie Seth Mabe; but persistence paid off for Acosta and the Mavericks when Acosta caught … (5 comments)
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Morton Ranch wins again! - 04/14/12 01:32 PM
Morton Ranch shut out its opponent for the 4th straight game in this year’s state playoffs! They beat Deer Park yesterday with a 2 – 0. They are now in the regional finals. Coach David Bammel gives the defense credit for the shutouts and states that is the difference in this team. The last time Morton Ranch was this deep in the playoff was in 2007.
The 1st score came from Arnaldo Owen and the second score came from Omar Acosta. The next game for the Morton Ranch Mavericks will be today against Cy … (5 comments)
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Morton Ranch Mavericks beat Cy Falls and Advance deeper into Playoffs - 04/13/12 12:33 PM
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Morton Ranch won its game against Cy Falls on Tuesday night April 10 at Tully stadium to advance to further into the High School Area Playoffs.
The game between the Morton Ranch Mavericks Cy Falls was an exciting game if you were a Mavericks fan as they shut out Cy Falls in by a score of 3 to 0.
and the winner of Saturday’s game will be played Tonight Friday April 13, 2012 April 10th at 5:30 PM in Deer Park they will face Deer Park High School.
If you are interested in … (5 comments)
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Sip n Stroll Tonight April 12,2012 - 04/12/12 01:16 PM
Today, starting at 6:00 PM in the evening of Thursday April 12, 2012 there will be a Spring Sip n Stroll. The Spring Sip n’ Stroll will take place at Villagio Town Center in Katy, Texas from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM. If you love wine this is an event not to be missed! There will be about many different wines to be sampled; there will also be a VIP area with wines only for the VIPS. Besides the wine tasting there will be some great food from area restaurants such as Bistro 829, Three Olives, Babaloo, Stadia and … (5 comments)
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Wordless Wednesday around Tokyo - 04/11/12 11:59 AM
These photos were taken in Tokyo Japan. The first two were taken at one of the Meiji Shrine. This shrine is located on over 150 acres of forest land it is beautiful. It is customary to wash one’s hands before entering the temples you wash your left hand first and then the right. The 2nd picture is of sake barrels donated to the Meiji Shrine.
The 3rd is a picture of Mt. Fuji from our Hotel. I would wake up and just look at that sight what a way to start the morning. The 4th is of … (7 comments)
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Mavericks Get Past Elsik to advance to playoffs - 04/06/12 11:25 AM
Morton Ranch won in shootout win over Elsik to advance to the High School Area Playoffs. They are awaiting the winner of Saturday‘s game of Westside versus Cy Falls.
The game between Morton Ranch and the winner of Saturday’s game will be played Tuesday April 10th at 5:00 PM at Tully Stadium off I-10 and Dairy Ashford Road.
The game last night was very exciting as the game went into double over time and then had to go to a shoot out with Morton Ranch emerging as the winner!
Congratulations Mavericks … (8 comments)
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A stroll along the San Antonio River Walk - 04/05/12 02:40 PM
On Tuesday morning, I was going to work at in the gym as I was staying in San Antonio as I had a funeral to attend. I decided to take a walk along the San Antonio River Walk instead of working out. It was a beautiful morning with not many people out and about. I enjoyed having the river walk almost to myself. I ran up and down many stairs so that I would burn some calories. I so enjoyed myself taking pictures and enjoying my San Antonio. You lucky San Antonians!
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Speechless Sunday Spring Blooms - 04/01/12 11:57 AM
This weekend weather has been beautiful I took a long walk this morning and just enjoyed hearing the birds chirp and the squirrels play and I enjoyed all the beautiful Spring like weather. I just wanted to stay home and play.
Hopefully the weather will draw home buyers to the Cinco Ranch Model Park and we get some homes sold.
I thought I would share some beautiful Spring Blooms to brighten the day.
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