I received a call this morning from the head broker at Keller Williams McKinney. Ironically his name is Matt, just like my middle brother. He wanted to set up an interview with me this week!!! The earliest we could both work into our schedule was Thursday afternoon. I will have to cancel one of my classes this week, but I will still be able to get five of my classes in and all my clients. It looks like we will be heading back up there this weekend.
Now, I have to attack this dusty house and the laundry.
Monday, June 28, 2010
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Business and Pleasure
I can’t believe how much we just packed into one weekend. We saw some great locations for John’s baseball academy. We worked on designs until we couldn’t hold our eyes open any longer. The next morning immediately started off with meetings and number crunching at Lane's house. We worked as hard and as long as we could until our minds could not do anymore.
We took a little break to go look at some houses we had been viewing online. An agent named Cheryl came to meet us at the house. We immediately fell in love with the house. It had everything we were looking for and more. Cheryl was very interested in our backgrounds and somehow we got on the topic of me having my real estate license. She immediately started pitching Keller Williams to me and that I should join her agency when we move. It was definitely a huge possibility since they are the number one agency in McKinney.
We went back by Lane's house so I could work on a project with his youngest son, Ty. Ty is going into kindergarden this fall and Tammy was concerned about him learning his A,B,C's, colors, shapes and numbers. I had picked up some supplies earlier that morning so Ty and I could put together a little game to help learn a little faster. Ty is one smart little boy. Tammy doesn't have anything to worry about.
We went back to our hotel for about an hour. I started working on my Mrs. America paperwork while John passed out. We met Faith and her husband, Cameron, for dinner. Faith and I became good friends at the pageant. We had a fun dinner together. Before we knew it, five hours had flown by. It was great to see her again and meet her other half!
We took a little break to go look at some houses we had been viewing online. An agent named Cheryl came to meet us at the house. We immediately fell in love with the house. It had everything we were looking for and more. Cheryl was very interested in our backgrounds and somehow we got on the topic of me having my real estate license. She immediately started pitching Keller Williams to me and that I should join her agency when we move. It was definitely a huge possibility since they are the number one agency in McKinney.
We went back by Lane's house so I could work on a project with his youngest son, Ty. Ty is going into kindergarden this fall and Tammy was concerned about him learning his A,B,C's, colors, shapes and numbers. I had picked up some supplies earlier that morning so Ty and I could put together a little game to help learn a little faster. Ty is one smart little boy. Tammy doesn't have anything to worry about.
We went back to our hotel for about an hour. I started working on my Mrs. America paperwork while John passed out. We met Faith and her husband, Cameron, for dinner. Faith and I became good friends at the pageant. We had a fun dinner together. Before we knew it, five hours had flown by. It was great to see her again and meet her other half!
Friday, June 25, 2010
On the road again
We almost had our suitcases unpacked and now we are repacking them. We are headed up to McKinney for the weekend. John has some business meetings for his future baseball academy. We are going to look at possible locations and sit down and do some serious number crunching.
It was a different feeling driving by Corsicana this time. My how one place can change your life so much!
It was a different feeling driving by Corsicana this time. My how one place can change your life so much!
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
The Penny Record
Orange’s Patterson named Mrs. Texas
Robert Hankins, The Record Newspapers
Shannon Schambeau Patterson of Orange, a certified personal trainer and aerobics instructor at Bodyworkz Health Club in Bridge City, was recently crowned Mrs. Texas in Corsicana.
She will compete in the Mrs. America competition at the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 31-Sept. 7.
The winner there will compete for the title of Mrs. World – Oct. 3-24 in Korea.
To win Mrs. Texas, Patterson competed against 30 other delegates from the state in interview, swimwear and evening gown events.
As they say in Texas this was not her first rodeo. She was Miss District of Columbia 2005. She competed for the title of Miss America 2006, where she won the Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness in Swimsuit Award and was named fourth runner up.
She has been actively involved with the organization as a judge and working with current state titleholders in their preparation for Miss America and helping them develop into confident women.
She is married to John Patterson and is the sister-in-law of Rebecca Patterson, who works with high school students in the nonprofit Scholarship Success program.
John Patterson played professional baseball as a starting pitcher with the Arizona Diamondbacks, Montreal Expos, Washington Nationals and Texas Rangers.
Shannon, who’s heard the question a few times as to what John thinks of all this, describes her husband as very involved.
“He’s very supportive, and judges with me,” she said. “Being that I’m a trainer, I’m always working toward the most healthy lifestyle possible, and he being an athlete shares those values and anything that he can do to have a positive impact on it.”
Shannon was sponsored in the Mrs. Texas pageant by local companies Rodan and Fields Skincare (Shannon is an independent consultant), Golden Triangle Industries, Grand Slam Batting Cages and Bodyworkz.
A native of San Antonio, Fla., she holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees in business administration from St. Leo University. She was chosen as St. Leo’s Distinguished Alumna for 2008-09 and was the Student Representative Commencement Speaker for the 2005 Graduate Programs. Shannon was a Magna Cum Laude graduate and received the Outstanding Student in Management and Outstanding Student in the School of Business 2002-03 Awards from the University.
Shannon has been a Special Olympics volunteer for more than 18 years and also worked for the International Headquarters in Washington, D.C., as the Manager for Donor Relations. She has volunteered on a local, state and international level. She had the chance to not only meet, but work beside her greatest role model, Eunice Kennedy Shriver.
“I moved to D.C. to work with Special Olympics and that’s where I met my husband while he was playing for Washington,” she said. “Eventually we moved to his hometown, which is Orange.”
Shannon has been on missionary trips to the Dominican Republic and Haiti and volunteered with the Jimmy Carter Work Project in Valdosta, Ga. Shannon has helped build more than 20 houses with Habitat for Humanity.
The Mrs. America Pageant celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2007. Former Mrs. America winners from Texas include Wendy Lewis (1994), Rhonda McGeeney (1982) and Carol McEwen-Ratcliffe (1980). The Mrs. America Web site is www.mrsamerica.com.
http://www.therecordlive.com/article/Hometown_News/People_and_Places/Oranges_Patterson_named_Mrs_Texas/55927
Robert Hankins, The Record Newspapers
Shannon Schambeau Patterson of Orange, a certified personal trainer and aerobics instructor at Bodyworkz Health Club in Bridge City, was recently crowned Mrs. Texas in Corsicana.
She will compete in the Mrs. America competition at the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 31-Sept. 7.
The winner there will compete for the title of Mrs. World – Oct. 3-24 in Korea.
To win Mrs. Texas, Patterson competed against 30 other delegates from the state in interview, swimwear and evening gown events.
As they say in Texas this was not her first rodeo. She was Miss District of Columbia 2005. She competed for the title of Miss America 2006, where she won the Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness in Swimsuit Award and was named fourth runner up.
She has been actively involved with the organization as a judge and working with current state titleholders in their preparation for Miss America and helping them develop into confident women.
She is married to John Patterson and is the sister-in-law of Rebecca Patterson, who works with high school students in the nonprofit Scholarship Success program.
John Patterson played professional baseball as a starting pitcher with the Arizona Diamondbacks, Montreal Expos, Washington Nationals and Texas Rangers.
Shannon, who’s heard the question a few times as to what John thinks of all this, describes her husband as very involved.
“He’s very supportive, and judges with me,” she said. “Being that I’m a trainer, I’m always working toward the most healthy lifestyle possible, and he being an athlete shares those values and anything that he can do to have a positive impact on it.”
Shannon was sponsored in the Mrs. Texas pageant by local companies Rodan and Fields Skincare (Shannon is an independent consultant), Golden Triangle Industries, Grand Slam Batting Cages and Bodyworkz.
A native of San Antonio, Fla., she holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees in business administration from St. Leo University. She was chosen as St. Leo’s Distinguished Alumna for 2008-09 and was the Student Representative Commencement Speaker for the 2005 Graduate Programs. Shannon was a Magna Cum Laude graduate and received the Outstanding Student in Management and Outstanding Student in the School of Business 2002-03 Awards from the University.
Shannon has been a Special Olympics volunteer for more than 18 years and also worked for the International Headquarters in Washington, D.C., as the Manager for Donor Relations. She has volunteered on a local, state and international level. She had the chance to not only meet, but work beside her greatest role model, Eunice Kennedy Shriver.
“I moved to D.C. to work with Special Olympics and that’s where I met my husband while he was playing for Washington,” she said. “Eventually we moved to his hometown, which is Orange.”
Shannon has been on missionary trips to the Dominican Republic and Haiti and volunteered with the Jimmy Carter Work Project in Valdosta, Ga. Shannon has helped build more than 20 houses with Habitat for Humanity.
The Mrs. America Pageant celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2007. Former Mrs. America winners from Texas include Wendy Lewis (1994), Rhonda McGeeney (1982) and Carol McEwen-Ratcliffe (1980). The Mrs. America Web site is www.mrsamerica.com.
http://www.therecordlive.com/article/Hometown_News/People_and_Places/Oranges_Patterson_named_Mrs_Texas/55927
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Back to work
I am not sure if you would call the last two weeks a vacation, but we are back to reality and work. I was excited to see all my ladies in class this morning. They were all extremely anxious to hear all the details about the pageant and how it feels to be Mrs. Texas. They all care about me like I am one of their own. They even surprised me with a huge vase of pink roses! It was a great way to come back to work!!
Monday, June 21, 2010
Last day at the beach.
Our time at the beach has come and gone way too fast. We seriously contemplated st
aying a few extra days, but J
ohn and I had to get back to work. Cheryl wanted to take some photos on the beach. Doug had just bought a new remote for his camera, so we were able to get some great shots of the four of us. The pictures will be a great memory of our vacation together.
aying a few extra days, but J
ohn and I had to get back to work. Cheryl wanted to take some photos on the beach. Doug had just bought a new remote for his camera, so we were able to get some great shots of the four of us. The pictures will be a great memory of our vacation together.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Happy Father's Day!
Happy Father’s Day to all the great fathers out there. I love my Pappa dearly!! He is the rock of our family. He is a man of a few words, but the words he does speak are always meaningful.
When I married John, I gained another dad. He has taken me in like one of his own. I don’t know what the chances are of finding a husband who loves his family as much as I love mine!
When I married John, I gained another dad. He has taken me in like one of his own. I don’t know what the chances are of finding a husband who loves his family as much as I love mine!
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