March 8 marked my two year anniversary of when I received my Realtors license.  A moment, by the way, that was very exciting for me but I hardly had anyone to share it with.  The lady at the licensing board congratulated me and sent me on my way, my husband was working, all my friends were too - and I wanted to celebrate.  I made a couple of phone calls to people who were in my class that I'd gotten to know and they were happy for me, but busy.  Then I called Renee and she dropped what she was doing to join me for lunch.  Renee Rothenthaler has been my "themthem" since she first called me out of the blue in January of '06.  Her and I had been good friends for many years, but we lost touch and hadn't spoken for probably 7 years.  I was glad to hear from her and we talked for awhile.  She was prospecting.  I didn't realize that at the time, but am thankful that we reconnected.  She'd gotten into Real Estate the previous fall and was just calling to share that with me when I told her I always wanted to do that, too.  Fast forward to today and I haven't had a chance to look back.    

     Renee has been such a great help to me in so many ways.  She flies under the radar, expects no accolades and is willing to help out - ALWAYS!  She's a very giving soul and also has taught me so much.  She's a good friend, colleague and person and I thank her from the bottom of my heart for making that phone call to get me where I am today!  THANKS!