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Story of Sharing and Compassion in Bryan College Station Repaid!

Susan Hilton College Station Real Estate — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:00:26 +0000

Yesterday my son was old enough to get his Driver’s Permit. What an exciting day! (for him)

It only took about 2 hours of waiting to get to the counter to pay and have his picture made for his new license at the Bryan College Station Departement of Motor Vehicles (DMV or DPS). To his right a man was renewing his license. The man was just a little bit ahead of us in the process. The clerk behind the counter took his information and his picture and said “that will be $11″. The man handed her a credit card and with a snide voice the clerk said “we only accept cash or check.” The man responded that he did not have any cash on him but he would hurry to the bank and would be right back.

Well you can guess what the clerk said. “You’ll have to come back tomorrow and stand in line again. We will be closed before you get back.”

My son looked over at me and quietly asked if he could give the man $11. Of course, I said yes.

The man graciously accepted the money and asked where he could return it. I gave him my business address and really had no idea if we would ever see the money again.

Today the man from the DPS counter walked in with our $11 and said “Thank you so much. You offered money to a stranger. There are good people out there.”

It was my pleasure to call my son and let him know the stranger repaid the $11. Funny - my son was not surprised at all.

Susan Hilton

Century 21 Beal, Inc.

979-764-2100

How How Is It In College Station Texas?

Susan Hilton College Station Real Estate — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 09:20:24 +0000

It is just plain HOT in Texas whether you are selling real estate or ice cream!!!

Susan Hilton

CENTURY 21 Beal, Inc.

979-764-2100

SoCo at 32nd And Main

Cindy Seaton — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:55:37 +0000

BRYAN, TX — The eclectic South Congress (SoCo)shopping district has come to 32nd Street and South Main in Bryan!! Vintage

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Rose held its grand opening July 24th. Proprietress Rosemary Rodriguez can boast the most pollos (that’s chickens for you gringos) under one roof in the Brazos Valley. She’s collected great Mid-Century furniture, retro clothing, and other fun decor.

Down the street there are the BV Decorative Center at 401 S Main, Earth Art at 209 S Main, Southern Grace Antiques at 102 S Main, and waaaay too many more great stops to mention. Really you need to go get in your car and shop it! We’re talking about a 15 minute trip downtown as opposed to 2 hours to Austin or 9 hours to New Orleans.

Get the full SoCo experience when you attend a First Friday (one coming up this Friday August 6th). Sometimes I even pick up a New Orleans vibe, as I walk down the street with others, smelling the great food, hearing the music pouring out from Stafford Main or Revolution Cafe. Who would have thought the City of Bryan would draw this funky urban artsy crowd?!?

Back to Rosemary at the Vintage Rose, her store hours are Wednesday through Saturday from 10a-5p. Start your shopping excursion at her bright yellow store and make your way down Main Street. Finish off your evening at the new Lemon Wedge Restaurant.

What recommendations do you have for First Friday? Restaurant reviews? Leave a comment below…

Only a few more days of triple digits,

Cindy Seaton, REALTOR

(979) 422-9763

Just One More Reason to LOVE College Station Schools

Raylene Lewis — Thu, 27 May 2010 17:38:32 +0000

I don’t know what’s wrong with some kids when it comes to shopping! When I was a student, I loved shopping for new school supplies every year! But to many children, shopping for school supplies is an unpleasant event, ranking somewhere between a trip to the dentist and clothes shopping with mom!

SO here comes the CSISD to the rescue! Working with Wilton’s Office Works, a locally-owned and operated provider of office supplies, furniture and services, College Station schools’ PTOs (Parent Teacher Organizations) are offering pre-packed school supply kits! They include everything your kid needs according to the official CSISD school supply list and will be delivered to the child’s classroom for Meet the Teacher Night or the first day of school. The school supplies will be packaged in a keepsake box with a handle, and you can keep the box and use it for keeping memories throughout the school year.

Participating elementary schools include Pebble Creek, Rock Prairie, South Knoll, College Hills, Creek View, Southwood Valley, and Forest Ridge. What’s easier than writing a check, for less money than it takes to drive around town hunting everything on the list? For more information, or to find out if your school is taking part i this helpful fundraiser, contact your school’s PTO or Kathy at Wilton’s, (970)268-0062.

Interested in Buying or Selling a Home?

Give me a call! 979-218-2235

Raylene Lewis– “A House-Sold Name!”

www.buyincollegestation.com

Red Mango Yogurt in College Station Texas

Susan Hilton College Station Real Estate — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:21:43 +0000

Just had to write today and say THANK YOU to Red Mango in College Station, Tx. In my blog I write about many businesses, events, places and real estate around the Bryan College Station area and rarely if ever hear from any of the businesses. Recently I wrote a post about the Children’s Museum and got a very nice thank you email but the Red Mango went a step further.

The Red Mango of College Station (at the corner of Dartmouth and Holleman Dr) not only acknowledged that I wrote about them – they even sent me a handwritten note and a gift card. WOW! Talk about going above and beyond! THANK YOU!

Want to know more about the Red Mango? You can find them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/redmango and you can even get a coupon for $1 off!

Thank you to the Red Mango for showing people do care and great customer service is alive and well. Wish you only the best in business!

Susan Hilton

CENTURY 21 Beal, Inc. 979-764-2100

Spoons Yogurt Available in College Station

Susan Hilton College Station Real Estate — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 08:38:53 +0000

Spring is in the air, and the warm weather looks like it is finally here to stay in College Station. Thankfully, in the past few months a couple of delicious (and healthy!) new tasty treats have come to town.

A couple of months ago, College Station welcomed the self-serve styled frozen yogurt place, Spoons, located at 1509 South Texas Avenue, and the line has been out the door almost everyday since. Spoons offers a variety of healthy, fat-free frozen yogurt flavors- and you can choose as many as you want! The 12 flavors range from chocolate, pistachio, pomegranate, cake batter, strawberry; the list goes on. Spoons gives you complete control: you choose the size of the bowl, the amount of frozen yogurt, and even the quantity and mixture of toppings to sprinkle on top. Once you’re finished creating the perfectly proportioned treat, you simply pay by the weight of the contents of your bowl.

Spoons also makes a significant effort to get involved in the community and give back. The frozen yogurt store is happy to make an appearance at any catered event, and what a way to make a business meeting more fun or a wedding more unique. Nearly every week the store has a day reserved to give a portion of the profits to a specified charity or organization. After the devastating destruction that rocked Haiti, Spoons gave 100% of the profits earned in one night to a Haiti relief fun; despite the cool weather that night, the line stretched far out the door for hours.

All that to say, Spoons has been a huge hit in College Station ever since the store opened it’s doors, and now that the weather is warming up, continued success is most likely in the future. However, a little friendly competition has finally entered the scene in the form of Red Mango, located in the Wolf Pen Plaza. While Red Mango also offers a variety of choice, their biggest claim to fame is how healthy their frozen yogurt is: plenty of probiotics and no unhealthy ingredients like high-fructose corn syrup or other unnatural additives. The store also serves smoothies and parfaits, which both make for an excellent light lunch on a warm day.

Susan Hilton

CENTURY 21 Beal, Inc.

979-764-2100

Real Estate for Bryan College Station!

Call 979-764-2121 and hear information on ANY property for sale in the Brazos Valley.

Family Fun on Texas Aggie Campus March 27 2010 AFTER Easter Egg Hunt

Susan Hilton College Station Real Estate — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:18:32 +0000

Saturdays have always been a day of rest, relaxing, and recovering. But it’s also a perfect together to grab the little ones and have a nice family outing after the Century 21 Beal Annual Easter Egg Hunt! How about visiting a vet or having fun with science? Texas A&M has you covered. On Saturday, March 27, both the Vet School and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics & Astronomy are opening their doors.

The Vet Open House will start at 9:00 Saturday Morning and is absolutely free to everybody. You can start off with tours through the small and large animal hospitals, going behind the swinging doors. After the tours you can visit various exhibits for organizations, demonstrations by agility dogs, trick horses, etc., and educational exhibits. And of course, you can’t have an open house at a Vet without a petting zoo, reptile room, and fistulated cows.

Has all this inspired your little ones to someday become vets? There will be a Q&A panel with vet students and representatives from the CVM admissions committee who can push them in the right direction. But this open house isn’t just for small children. It’s for people of all ages who have a passion for animals. The Vet is located on University Dr. right outside of the campus. For more information be sure to visit the website for this event at http://www.cvm.tamu.edu/openhouse/. For information on the Texas A&M Vet go to http://www.cvm.tamu.edu.

Had enough of furry little animals? Head on over to the new George P. Mitchell ’40 Physics Buildings on Campus for the 2010 Physics and Engineering Festival which starts at 10:00 in the morning is also free. Love science, or just like it? Be sure to check out the homemade hovercraft or try to generate electricity and all of the other experiments and displays. Accompanying all this is the world-famous physics showman Tom Noddy and the popular Bubble Magic presentation. The Festival will conclude with a lecture given by internationally recognized cosmologist Dr. Chris Impey on some of the most surprising and extreme places that life can be found in the Universe. So if your group likes science or you’re looking to spark some inspiration stop by and enjoy. For more information go to http://physicsfestival.tamu.edu or contact the Texas A&M Department of Physics at (979) 845-7717.

Put your Saturday to good use and spend some quality family time on the Texas A&M Campus.

Susan Hilton – Realtor & Sales Trainer for Century 21 Beal, Inc.

#1 in Real Estate in Bryan and College Station Home Sales

Real Estate for Bryan College Station!

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College Hills Elementary, College Station, Tx.

Joey Condon — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:00:24 +0000

College Hills Elementary

College Hills Elementary is one the many elementary schools in the Brazos Valley. I have two children currently attending, Hailey 9 and Hunter 7. They love the school and I am very impressed with the way the school is educating my children and wanted to share some information about the school so others will have a better idea of what College Station has to offer.

College Station Schools – College Hills Elementary

Houston Association of Realtors Stats

Very diverse school community
Very experienced staff that take pride in their role as educators and child developers
Ranked 695 out of 3880 Texas Schools on School Digger
This is their first year in their new facility which provides a very secure environment for all who attend and work at the school
One of the lowest Student-Teacher ratio in the area

The campus is located very close to Thomas Park which is used quite frequently. The school uses it as a field trip for students to stretch their legs and give them a change of pace from their same day-to-day events.

So, when looking for a great school to send your elementary aged future Aggie, look close to the A&M campus in a small community called College Hills!

Joey Condon – Realtor

Rock Solid Real Estate

Homes in College Station – Aggie Real Estate

2010 Holiday Calendar for March – Happy Toy Soldier Day?

Susan Hilton College Station Real Estate — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:21:37 +0000

How many 2010 holidays can there really be? Have you ever wanted to take a day off and didn’t know what to use as an excuse? NOW YOU KNOW!!! Each month on the first of the month I’ll post the “Holidays/Excuses” for the month. So.. Happy Toy Soldier Day this March!

MARCH

Mar 1- Beer Day

Mar 2- Fun Facts About Names Day

Mar 3- What If Cats and Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs? Day

Mar 4- Toy Soldier Day

Mar 5- Nametag Day

Mar 6- U.S. Snowshoe Day

Mar 7- National Be Heard Day

Mar 8- International Women’s Day

Mar 9- Organize Your Home Office Day

Mar 10- International Day of Awesomeness

Mar 11- Johnny Appleseed Day

Mar 12- Girl Scouts Founded (1912)

Mar 13- National Open An Umbrella Indoors Day

Mar 14- Daylight Savings Begins – International Fanny Pack Day

Mar 15- World Consumer Rights Day

Mar 16- Lips Appreciation Day

Mar 17- St. Patrick’s Day – Hewlett-Packard Lists on New York Stock Exchange’s “Big Board” (1961)

Mar 18- Awkward Moments Day

Mar 19- National Chocolate Caramel Day

Mar 20- First Day of Spring – Snowman Burning Day

Mar 21- Spring Fairy Fun Day

Mar 22- International Goof-off Day

Mar 23- National Puppy Day

Mar 24- National Chocolate Covered Raisins Day

Mar 25- Kick Butts Day

Mar 26- Make Up Your Own Holiday Day

Mar 27- Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day

Mar 28- Eat an Eskimo Pie Day

Mar 29- Passover Begins At Sundown – National Mom & Pop Business Owners’ Day

Mar 30- Pencil Day

Mar 31-National She’s Funny That Way Day

January 2010 Holidays

February 2010 Holidays

Susan Hilton – Realtor & Sales Trainer for Century 21 Beal, Inc.

#1 in Real Estate in Bryan and College Station Home Sales

Real Estate for Bryan College Station!

Call 979-764-2121 and hear information on ANY property for sale in the Brazos Valley.

Century 21 Beal Real Estate Agents in College Station, Texas Enjoying the Snow

Susan Hilton College Station Real Estate — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:21:16 +0000

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A few Century 21 Beal, Inc. Real Estate Agents in College Station, Texas enjoying the unexpected snow in January 2010. Raylene Lewis, Jennifer Jennings and Steve Santos remembering what it is like to be a kid and catch snow on their tongues. Sometimes we all need to relax and be kids again.

Susan Hilton – Realtor & Sales Trainer for Century 21 Beal, Inc.

#1 in Real Estate in Bryan and College Station Home Sales

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