My husband and I love to ride roller coasters!  We have a few favorites, one being the Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. This ride goes from 0 to 120 MPH in less than four seconds! Next thing you know, you’re 420 feet in the air. From a standing start you’re launched [...]

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Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® is the largest network of top independent local and regional brand-name brokerage firms in the residential sector of real estate. The 600 firms affiliated with Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® are represented by 5,000 offices and 150,000 associates in more than 30 countries worldwide. Each year [...]

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Sunday morning after church, my husband and I were completing a few errands on our way home. We stopped by Lowe’s Home Improvement to get some under-the-counter lights for my new kitchen (see blog on Sept. 1 with a photo of my new kitchen!).  We were standing in the light aisle and my husband heard [...]

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On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 was forced to make a water landing in the Hudson River with 150 passengers and five crew members on board. The passenger flight, scheduled from LaGuardia Airport in New York City to Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, lost thrust in both engines several minutes after takeoff when it [...]

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With the NFL season coming to a close, I like to sit back and reflect on some of my favorite moments. As a corporate sponsor of the Carolina Panthers, Allen Tate Realtors was invited to join the team in their journey to Indianapolis, Indiana to see the Panthers take on the Indianapolis Colts on November [...]

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The Christmas season officially starts for me when “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” airs on TV! Why? It might be that he is green (one of my favorite colors), because his heart grows and he discovers the true meaning of Christmas, or just maybe because I simply like the story. Could be all three for [...]

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Although it seems like only yesterday, I joined Allen Tate Relocation in 1999. Since then, I’ve heard numerous wonderful stories and shared some amazing memories with my colleagues. But I must say that one of my favorite stories is how Mr. Allen Tate got his start in sales (a relevant story given yesterday’s announcement about [...]

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How do you like your Halloween? Spooky? Terrifying? Downright I’ll-never-sleep-tonight scary?
Whatever fright factor you prefer, you’ll find something spine-chillingly appropriate in the Carolinas. Haunted houses, many done for local charities, can be found in just about every community.
Here are a few suggestions for a horrifyingly good Halloween:

Fear Farm. New attraction, [...]

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Just when I thought I had seen every idea on the planet for fundraisers, another even more imaginative fundraiser emerges. The idea here is hair-raising!  Forget the walk-a-thon, the chocolate sales and eating at certain restaurants on certain nights.
St. Baldrick’s Day is an annual event where participants raise money to have their head shaved. [...]

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Not too long ago, I was in the car with some fellow Taters heading up to the Allen Tate VIP celebration in High Point at the High Point International Furniture Mart. Mike Oelz was driving while Robin Price and I were working on a program for a transferring employee who was moving to the [...]

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