Monday, April 02, 2007

Month of March 2007

Hey friends, it's been a while since writing in my blog. It's not that I've been lazy... there are many factors actually.

I took my first vacation in a while, and finally got a chance to go to Las Vegas with some friends. Some memorable moments occurred there, ones that I'll be sharing for a while. I won't go into too much detail here however, since I think my clients read this blog... We stayed at the Imperial Palace hotel on the strip, which is a decent place, but if I ever go again, I'll probably stay somewhere nicer. However, the location of the Imperial can't be beat (right across from Caesars). We saw the KA - Cirque Du Soleil show at MGM Grand, as well as the Blue Man Group show at the Venetian. Both were worth their lofty ticket prices (over $100 per ticket, each).

We tried lots of buffets, the best one being the Carnival World at the Rio Hotel. There were other good buffets, but the Carnival buffet offered the best value. We also went to a couple clubs, Pure at Caesars and Tao at the Venetian. It's a crazy scene there. Like nothing Seattle has to offer.

In other news, I'm studying for the LSATs. It's a time consuming process, but the test is in June so it's pretty much crunch time right now. I'm still not positive when (if ever) I'll end up going to law school... however, I didn't want to be in my 30s and wondering, "I wonder how I would have done on my LSATs." And after receiving my Bachelors from the University of Washington, and Masters from Northwest University, I feel like getting a law degree is the logical next step. Especially since I'm interested in, and already relatively knowledgeable, when it comes to real estate law. However, I'm not sure what area of law I would want to practice.

March of 2007 was also a bittersweet month; two high school friends of mine passed away. Although I hadn't seen one of them (Kim Evanger) since high school, I feel both left the world too soon. Brad Stevens, you will be greatly missed. I will never forget your influence in my life; the tennis we played together all those years and the advice you gave me when it came to cars (specifically when I bought my Audi S4). I was hoping one day you'd build my future house, you know, once you became an architect. I miss you.

On another note, I want to publicly congratulate Daniel Horowitz, Jordan Valente, Greg Ward and Michael Tomlinson; each of them having purchased new properties in the past couple months. It's quite an achievement guys... I couldn't be more proud of you.

Wow, this is beginning to sound like a yearbook signing.

Other goals for 2007; Write a book, purchase some businesses, get into law school, become one of Skyline Properties top 10% agents, and maybe flip 2 more homes lets say.

And note to self... don't let your friends have your car keys on the day before April Fools Day... otherwise this is what might happen (thanks to Jim Scurlock and Jeff Reichersamer, you asses).

That's just shredded paper by the way. And to think, I "almost" had my car detailed, washed, and vacuumed the day before. (yo Jay, that's your Texas Longhorns cap I'm wearing).

Be good everyone. Best of luck, and I'll try to keep up with this blogging thing. Nikki, I know you tend to read these, hit me up when your at the Issaquah Campus. Can't wait.