Judi Morgan, San Antonio, TX Real Estate

Friday is the first day of San Antonio's Fiesta Celebration!!! There are 100 events scheduled over the 10day Fiesta Event. Here's the schedule for the first 4 days of Fiesta - many events are free to the public, check them out on here and on The Official Fiesta Website and make plans to attend one or more.

Schedule of Events - Friday, April 18

Schedule of Events - Saturday, April 19

Schedule of Events - Sunday, April 20

Schedule of Events - Monday, April 21

Information & Schedule presented was taken from the Official Fiesta Website.

When buying or selling a home in North Central or North West San Antonio, TX, you deserve local expertise and advice. Judi Morgan provides full time, professional real estate services to buyers, sellers 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.

Copyright 2008. Judi Morgan, All rights reserved.

It's April and San Antonio is in the early stages of celebrating our Annual Fiesta! Dates for this year's Fiesta are April 18^th thru April 27^th. There are 100 events this year scheduled over 10 days. Many events are free, however, the events that do require tickets sell out quickly. Check on the Official Fiesta Website for ticket information.

A History of Fiesta

Fiesta got it's beginning back in 1891 when a group of ladies decided to honor the heroes of The Alamo and Battle of San Jacinto with their own battle - a Battle of Flowers. They decorated their horse-drawn carriage, and bicycles with fresh flowers. The participants then pelted each other with the flowers.

It was an immediate success and within a few years, more events were scheduled on or around April 21^st. Early events included a carnival, balls and coronation of "royalty", street dancing, children's events, and parades. Fiesta has taken place every year except for 1918 (World War I) and 1942 thru 1945 (World War II).

My Fiesta posts will be a series of posts providing the schedule of events with a description of each. Those that I manage to attend will have my own personal photos included. For this first post in the series, I have borrowed some of the photos from the 2007 Fiesta Events from the Official Fiesta Website.

When buying or selling a home in North Central or North West San Antonio, TX, you deserve local expertise and advice. Judi Morgan provides full time, professional real estate services to buyers, sellers 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.

Copyright 2008. Judi Morgan, All rights reserved.

Today is the 172^nd Anniversary of Texas' Independence. On March 2, 1836, 59 delegates signed the Texas Declaration of Independence. Over the next 2 months Texas and Texans will be celebrating our Independence. Here's a list of events that are scheduled in and around San Antonio, TX celebrating our Independence.

Sunday, March 2, 2008

Texas Independence Day Celebration - The Alamo, 3 to 5 pm - followed by a Reception at Alamo Hall

Thursday, March 6, 2008

Dawn at the Alamo -- Ceremony Honors the fallen on both sides of the March 6, 1836, battle. Alamo Plaza at 6 am.

March 8 - 9, 2008

Remembering the Alamo a dramatization of the siege and battle -- Alamo Plaza from 10 am to 5 pm on March 8 and noon to 5 pm on March 9.

March 29, 2008

Goliad Massacre Living History Program a re-enactment, lectures and other activities -- Presidio La Bahia, near Goliad, 9 am to 9 pm

March 30, 2008

Death March a re-enactment and laying of wreath -- Presidio La Bahia, near Goliad - Admission $3 for adults, $2.50 for 60 and over, $1 for children 10 am

April 21, 2008

Pilgrimage to the Alamo - Procession from Municipal Auditorium to the Alamo 4 to 5 pm

April 23, 2008

The Alamo: These Sacred Walls - Alamo Hall - a 40 minute presentation 4 pm

April 26, 2008

San Jacinto Day Festival and Battle Re-enactment -- San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site near Houston includes music, children's activities and living history camps. 10 am to 6 pm.

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When buying or selling a home in North Central or North West San Antonio, TX, you deserve local expertise and advice. Judi Morgan provides full time, professional real estate services to buyers, sellers 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.

Copyright 2008. Judi Morgan, All rights reserved.

Ricki Eichler & I met here on Active Rain back in November when she joined and I was one of the first members to welcome her. There was an immediate connection - of course, we're both in Texas and both with Coldwell Banker franchises but there was more to it.

We've been scheduling lunches since November and life and business kept getting in the way. But, yesterday, we were finally able to work both schedules so that we could meet in Bandera, TX (with a little tweaking of schedules throughout the morning). What was supposed to be a 12:00 o'clock lunch turned into a 1:00 o'clock lunch.

Ricki arrived a few minutes before I did and was waiting in the parking lot - directing me into town and to the parking lot. Big hugs in the parking lot and non-stop talking for the next 5 hours!

Just as we were seated in a comfortable booth and trying to stop talking long enough to order lunch, my cell phone was ringing. I checked the number and was not familiar with the area code so decided I had better answer. OMG!!! It was Lenn Harley calling from Virginia! What perfect timing - a true AR Gathering with Lenn, Ricki and me. Lenn & I chatted a few minutes and I handed the phone over to Ricki so she could speak with Lenn too. Lenn had no idea what she had stepped into!

We finally ordered our lunches and the time just flew! We had lots to talk about and plans to work out. Just as we were finishing lunch, Cheri Lynn arrived and we visited for awhile, then decided we had things to do so we better get out of there! OH WAIT!! We had to take pictures in the restaurant - K's Seafood. We took lots of pictures - hmmm, I think there were other people in the restaurant but none of us really noticed we were having way too much fun.

Ricki & Cheri Lynn have the Pomarosa RV Park in Bandera, TX listed for sale and we needed to go put the sign up. Well, I just want to say it was hilarious! The battery for the drill had very little charge left. We managed to get the sign secure but just barely. Then Ricki says, "I know where we can get another drill". And we headed to another one of her listings to "borrow" a drill. That's where the story ends...I'm pleading the 5^th!!! I will say that the sign is now very secure!

Cheri Lynn had other errands to run so Ricki & I headed to the Flying L Ranch. It is sooo beautiful out there! We were driving along the road in the Flying L Ranch and we noticed 2 adult antelope - as we got closer to them - suddenly the rest of the herd popped up out of the tall grasses and there must have been 20 or 30 of them. Running (hopping) thru the grasses, bushes and trees to take cover!! They ran so fast we couldn't get a picture of the entire herd! While we were at the Flying L Ranch, Ricki gave me a tour of another one of her listings - it's a beautiful home on the creek with a huge patio overlooking it - absolutely breathtaking.

From there she gave me a quick tour of downtown Bandera, TX. I had only been there once before and that visit was a very brief business trip. So, I really enjoyed getting the driving tour of the downtown area.

We certainly enjoyed the day and will be planning future AR Gatherings. We hope to persuade some other AR Members to join us - we promise you that it'll be a fun, memorable experience!!!

Here's a link to Ricki Eichler's post about our afternoon - "Another great afternoon, aother great AR gathering".

Do you think that just because you can't get to New Orleans or Galveston to celebrate Mardi Gras you're going to miss it? Think again! We celebrate Mardi Gras in San Antonio!

There will be a Mardi Gras Arts & Crafts Fair held on the River Walk Extension from February 1 thru 3, 2008 from 10:00 am to 11:00 pm each day.

On Saturday, February 2, 2008, the San Antonio River Walk will be transformed into a floating Bourbon Street. Krewes dressed in costumes will be on the floats celebrating Mardi Gras in San Antonio Style!

The Mardi Gras River Parade, sponsored by BUD LIGHT, will start at 3:00 pm and finish up around 5:00 pm.

I plan to be there, wearing my beads and taking lots of pictures! Hope to see you there!