Great Friends Gather For a Cause

May 12, 2009 by Leave a Comment

We All Got a Little Pink Saturday Night

If you visited this blog last week you know that I asked my friends to participate in at least one of Saturday’s Get In The Pink events. As I was present at the 10K, the only event I “participated in” was the Soiree that night.
I was completely impressed with the race and the people in it. I thought it was awesome seeing my friends cross the finish line. I can certainly see where it’ll be an annual event. Awesome.
The party Saturday night was just as good. We all dined on yummy treats like designer paninis while completely impressed with the clubhouse. Two of the pictures above are of our shuttle group. Nice for Mark Pointer at STIR that these pics are floating all over Facebook. 🙂
Congrats to Jackie Scott Howie of KICKS, Carolina Event Consultants and the American Cancer Society. We’ll see you next year!
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Another Impressive Year From the JLC

May 8, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Columbia, SC Should Be Proud of Its Junior League

The Junior League of Columbia gathered at the University House at Williams-Brice Stadium to celebrate their ’08-’09 accomplishments tonight. They had a lot to celebrate.

Congratulations to Bett Williams and the outgoing board members on another job well done. The new board has large shoes to fill. I know President-Elect Townes Denemark and the new board are poised to take large steps in the upcoming year.

Awards were given out to very deserving recipients. While I don’t have the list in front of me at the moment, I do know the recipient of the award that’s close to my heart. Congratulations to Adrienne Coleman as she is the years recipient of the Kinsey Black Jones Award.

This award is given specifically to an outstanding 1st, 2nd or 3rd year “Active.” From what I’ve heard, Adrienne deserves this for her efforts throughout the year.

As they called her name I was proud to watch her receive her plaque and “dues” check. It makes me even happier to know how proud she is to have been recognized. Congratulations Adrienne!

The most impressive moment, is to see the $$$ amount the League raised throughout the year. Would you believe over $270,000?! Believe it. Even in today’s financial climate the hard working women of the League raised this enormous amount of money.

Congratulations JLC!
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Columbia’s Real Estate Hotsheet

May 6, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Columbia’s Hotsheet – April 22 – May 5, 2009

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For Me… Breast Cancer is Personal

May 4, 2009 by Leave a Comment

‘Get In The Pink’ is This Weekend!!!!!!!!
Even if only one of your family members can attend…Come join the fun!
As many of you know, breast cancer is a big deal to me. This family ripping disease struck my late wife,Kinsey Black Jones, when she was only in her 20’s.

After fighting the disease for years, Kinsey was taken from us one day after her 30th birthday. We were married 11 months.

To make matters worse, Kinsey’s breast cancer actually metastasized to her liver after becoming pregnant. I was 28. You get the picture. :/

Other great causes have been created for people that we love. Share Our Suzy (SOS) is a wonderful example in honor of our late friend Suzy McGrane. Suzy was a loving help to the Black family and me during our four month stay in the hospital.

Now Jackie Scott Howie, owner of Kick’s Exceptional Shoes, has taken upon herself to introduce “Get In The Pink,” in honor and memory of her friends that have been affected by this awful disease.

There are 3 fun events on Saturday. You need to participate in at least one! You can get any information about the events at http://www.getinthepink.org/ . As I know I’m not prepared to run 10K, I’ll be there helping anyway I can.

Thank you for anything you can attend on Saturday. I’m sure I’ll see you there…as we fight harder for a cure.

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Forest Acres Home Hits Market & Sells

May 3, 2009 by 3 Comments

6012 Satchelford Rd. Gets Contract In One Day

It isn’t mine but this good looking listing is just about perfect for one of my awesome buyers. I’m not sure anyone else even got a chance to go inside. When we saw that it hit the market, we pounced and wrote the offer.

This house has over 1,800 sq. ft with 3 beds and 3 full baths. 3 full baths! The reason for this is that a large master was built onto the back a few years ago. The house lives really well and the new master suite gives great separation from the kids.

I’m not sure it could have worked out any better as the buyer loves that the schools are Satchelford, Crayton and A.C. Flora.

Congratulations to one great family. Now that we found a great house it’s time to get it closed!

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King’s Grant | Hampton’s Set To Close

May 1, 2009 by Leave a Comment

600 King’s Grant Dr & 516 Chimney Hill Fetch Buyers

These two good looking homes are ripe and ready to close anytime now. When a house on Sundowne closes (also in The Hamptons), it will trigger a four deep line of solid real estate transactions.
600 N. King’s Grant Drive will close at a handsome $600,000 and 516 Chimney Hill will fetch a solid $274,000. Both properties have passed inspection and easily appraised.
Congrats to my buyers and sellers of these properties. They’ve been Under Contract for a good while and all parties involved are thrilled to be so close to settlement.
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We All Need To ‘Get In The Pink’

April 29, 2009 by Leave a Comment

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Yiiiiiiiiiikes…Swine Flu Little Fella’????

April 28, 2009 by 3 Comments

Someone Stop Him Before He Kills All of Humanity!!!

This is certainly making light of a serious event. Having said this, I hope the mother of this sweet fella washes his mouth out with soap and gasoline. YIKES!!!

As cute as he is, I hope this little man isn’t anywhere near South Carolina!!!

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Gamecocks + Verizon = iPhone Sales

April 27, 2009 by 2 Comments

Apple and Verizon Consider iPhone Deal

If Verizon gets a chance to carry the popular iPhone it will be a big deal for Columbia, SC. As Verizon Wireless is the official wireless carrier of the USC Gamecocks, it’s the very dominant choice among our circle of friends. Enter the “big deal” in Columbia.

Being a Realtor I carry the Palm Centro. Palm products have long been Realtor friendly as we use them to open lockboxes with their infrared abilities. As a Verizon subscriber, I may have to switch phones anyway.
As for Blackberry, we all know it’s the undisputed king of email. While I know most blackberry owners love their phones, I’m not sure the email advantage is going to be enough.

With all of the social networking going on (Facebook & Twitter) combined with the sheer number of users, the iPhone may take the midlands by storm. The device just makes it too cool to surf the Internet.

As this could be a huge deal for Apple, Verizon and the midlands of South Carolina…it’s a huge punch in the gut for AT&T.
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Water-Boarding Really Isn’t My Cup

April 24, 2009 by 1 Comment

Torture or Not, This Is Not My Cup…of Anything
Water-Boarding seems to be the hot topic on the ‘news’ these days. Since it’s all over the news right now, I thought it would be a good idea to educate myself a little.
There are all sorts of pictures on Google about water-boarding. I decided to leave the real pictures alone for now and opted for the illustration above.
Whether they conclude that water-boarding is torture or not, I know that it’s not something I’m gonna try anytime soon.

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