Austin Parade of Homes Fall 2016

Went with Jeff, Julie and KathyL to the Parade of Homes today in Dripping Springs. This year there are four homes and also several new homes open for viewing in the rest of the Caliterra neighborhood. The Parade homes are very pretty and we got a ton of ideas there, as usual. My favorite was a tub with an entire wall length cutout for shampoos and such, rather than just a rectangular cubby. This wasn't from the house we saw, but just as an example...

Cool, eh? So much space for products!

Our other fave- residential artificial turf. It was SO nice. Who knew? $12-14 per square foot installed. No watering, no mowing/edging, no weeding, always pretty and green. Check it out.

Next HBA Parade of Homes is in May!


Interesting Questions Part 1

1. If you could have the chance to make out with 5 celebrities, who would you choose and why?
George Clooney
Adam Levine
Joe Manganiello
Gerard Butler
Colin Farrell

Because... have you seen them?

2. If you had to be straight/gay for a day (whichever you’re currently not!), what celebrity would you most like to take on a date?
Jennifer Lopez. She's so gorgeous and seems really fun, too.

3. What is the biggest injury you’ve ever sustained and how did you do it?
When I was 5, I was walking along a 2x4 in a pile of construction debris at our apartments, and stepped over onto a nail, sticking up through another plank. It went through my shoe and almost through the top of my foot.

4. What is the most unusual food you’ve ever eaten?
gator

5. What is the most unique animal you’ve ever touched?
stingray

6. What are the top 5 most contrasting songs on your iTunes?
"Whip in My Valise" Adam and the Ants
"Just Can't Wait to be King" Aaron Carter
"Alcohol" Brad Paisley
"Knights of Cydonia" Muse
"Missing You Now" Kenny G and Michael Bolton

7. Which 3 countries would you LEAST like to live in and why?
Of course, I wouldn't want to live anywhere that is war torn or impoverished, like Afghanistan, Mozambique or Haiti.

8. If you could make just ONE change to this world, what would it be and why?
Give a living wage job to everyone who wants one. I think this would significantly reduce terrorism (less disenfranchised people joining those groups), poverty, and a whole lot of other world ills.

9. If you could wake up tomorrow and be fluent in 3 additional languages, which would you choose?
Spanish, German and French

10. Which would you rather out of these 3 options? A- Be good looking and extremely intelligent but so poor you live on the streets. B- Be extremely intelligent and a millionaire but what society classes as ugly. Or C- Be good looking and a millionaire but extremely academically challenged? Why?
B- Being financially stable would be my first priority. Then I would rather be smart than pretty, so I understand the how the world works.