Judi Morgan, San Antonio, TX Real Estate

I knew Trey Thurmond and his wife, Khris were planning a trip down to San Antonio, TX sometime over the holidays but had no idea when.  I was driving to the office yesterday to meet a client when Shirley Parks called and to tell me Trey & his wife would be arriving in San Antonio sometime yesterday afternoon and they wanted to meet some of us for dinner on The River Walk.  I jumped at the opportunity to see Trey & Chris again.  We met at the first Texas Active Rain Gathering & Barbeque up in Bandera, TX back in April.  

When I finished showing properties to my client, I gave Shirley a call to coordinate time and place to meet and where we'd be having dinner.  Another call to Trey and it was decided we'd meet at The Menger Hotel and then go to Paesano's on the River Walk.  I quickly gave Paesano's a call to reserve a table for 6 for 6:30 pm. 

We arrived at The Menger a little after 6:00 and of course, I got side-tracked looking at all of the pictures and reading the plaques and taking pictures.  I received a call from Shirley, checking on where we were - ummmm, just around the corner (literally) from y'all.  We'll be there in a minute.  It was a short walk about 2 blocks from The Menger to Paesano's.  Then, a short wait in the bar while we waited for a table.My husband, Don & I had the specialty of the House - Shrimp Paesano -  I was so busy taking pictures of everyone, I forgot to take a picture of the food - sorry!  Hehe   The food and service are very good at Paesano's.  We finished our meal and continued to talk - got our bills for dinner and continued to talk and take pictures of each other and the restaurant.  Finally,  I decided I wanted a cappuccino.   So we got the waiter back over and ordered coffees and cappuccinos and continued to talk.

The restaurant was closing (yes, we closed it down) so we left.  It was a pleasant evening here in San Antonio - temperatures during the day had been in the low 80's (yes, on Dec. 26^th!) and temperatures for the evening were In the mid-70's.  Very pleasant!  

           

 

Earlier this month, The Woman's Club of San Antonio, opened the historic Woodward House to the public to celebrate their annual "Christmas In The Mansion".

The 9,000 sq.ft. house was decorated from head to toe in the traditional Christmas Red & Green.  This year's theme was Gingerbread.  Thanks to many Club Members loaning personal collections of Gingerbread decorations and purchasing additional decorations using that theme, members of the club spent a good part of a week preparing the house for the Annual Event.

Here are some photos taken throughout the week of the event.   Next year's "Christmas In The Mansion" is scheduled for December 1^st through December 4^th.  Hope to see you there!  Next year's theme hasn't been finalized yet - but I'll announce it once it has been decided. 

 

  

Most of my friends here on Active Rain know (from my MEME's) that although I live and sell real estate in the beautiful city of San Antonio, TX; I am a Louisiana "Cajun" girl. I was born and raised in the beautiful Bayou State in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Like I say, "you can take the girl out of the bayou but you can't take the bayou out of the girl".

We drove the 5-1/2 to 6 hour trip this past weekend to attend my husband's family Annual Christmas Gathering. With 6 siblings, wives/husbands, children & grandchildren - it's quite a Gathering.

I had been "cruising" the internet for the last month or so, catching up with what's new in Lake Charles and surrounding area. This website is a great site about Southwest Louisiana - if you're going to or through the area, check it out and plan to stop in Lake Charles for a day or two. Oops, back to "cruising" the internet - I found Candice Alexander's website through the Southwest Louisiana website. Candice is a resident of Lake Charles and an Artist. I immediately fell in love with her Art and made a note to try to stop by her gallery while we were home. We had to shorten our visit by a full day and I was running out of time to visit all the places on my list - although, we had a full day of shopping and site-seeing on Friday I just didn't have time to stop by Candice's Gallery located at 809 Kirby St. (in the old Central School Bldg) in Lake Charles, LA. I was disappointed but made a note to visit the next time we visit Lake Charles.

On Sunday, we drove over to Lafayette, LA, to take Don's our two teenage granddaughters shopping for Christmas and out to lunch. We entered the Acadiana Mall at the middle entrance and I was so surprised to see directly in front of me a display of Candice Alexander's Art!!! Oh My!!! I ran, not walked over to it to make sure it was the same artwork I'd been admiring online. It was and Candice was there! I was able to talk to her and tell her that I'd found her website and had been admiring her artwork and had planned to stop by her Studio/Gallery but had run out of time. She was very nice (no we didn't get a picture of her and me, darn) but we DID buy a print!

Here's a picture (from Candice's website) of the print we purchased for our home, entitled, "In Memory of" -- it depicts a Fleur De Lis layered with a tree of life and stacked rock statues on an ocean background. All prints are hand-tinted with a gold or silver wash and torn by hand to create a beveled edge. Prints are also signed, numbered, and embossed with the official logo for Alexander Art Studio.

We haven't had a chance to take our print to a frame shop to have it framed yet. That will be taken care of after the holidays. We already know where it will be placed and plan to purchase a couple more as companion pieces.

When buying or selling a home in San Antonio, TX, you deserve local expertise and advice. Judi Morgan provides full time, professional real estate services to buyers, sellers, corporate and military transferees in San Antonio, Stone Oak, Canyon Springs, Shavano and Shavano Park, Castle Hills, Rogers Ranch, Helotes, Sonoma Ranch, Alamo Ranch, Red Bird Ranch, The Dominion, Leon Valley and more.

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Breakfast With Santa

Saturday, December 6, 2008

Three seatings available -- Reservations Required

9:00 am -- 10:00 am -- 11:00 am

Adults $12.00 each -- Children $15.00 each

Includes breakfast, picture with Santa and admission to Santa's playground with games and prizes

Payable in advance by Check, Visa or Mastercard

The Woman's Club of San Antonio

1717 San Pedro Avenue at French

San Antonio, TX 78212

210-732-4811

Reservations Required

Christmas In The Mansion

Each year The Woman's Club of San Antonio opens the doors of The Woodward House, built in 1904 for the Annual Christmas In The Mansion

Dates for this year's event are:

Tuesday, December 2nd through Friday, December 5th, 2008

Luncheon at

11:15 am & 1:00 pm (reservations required)

Make your reservation now to come for lunch and shopping at The Woodward House located at 1717 San Pedro Avenue. Parking is available at the San Pedro Little Theatre with a Free Shuttle to transport you to and from the Mansion.

Shopping Hours are 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.

Browse the "Christmas Bazaar" on the 2nd floor featuring wonderful specialty items from participating Texas vendors. In the Bake Shop (1st floor) you can purchase Cakes, Cookies, Pies, Breads, Cinnamon Rolls and our Special Gingerbread House Kits. You'll be amazed by the selection of gifts available in The Boutique (1st floor) affordably priced.

Luncheon and Christmas Bazaar is $23.00

Reservations Required

Payable in Advance by Check, Mastercard or Visa

Make Reservations at 210-732-4811