2010 January 10 « Diana's Neighborhood

My Life as a Realtor – Day 170

My Life as a Realtor ~

Day 170:

Office Meeting today – the first for 2010 – at Century 21 VJF Realty. It was nice seeing everyone and enjoyed some breakfast and catching up…

I ended up saving my bagel with cream cheese for lunch…

After our meeting, I stayed and did some work – then back home - Faith drove once again – and I am the luckiest gal since I have my mom – a minnie me – at home - cleaning, cooking and caring for the kids and pets. As I said in yesterday’s post… “It’s a Wonderful Life”

January 10, 2010 Posted by dianasantos | Uncategorized | Century 21 VJF, Life, Meeting, Real Estate, Realtor | Leave a Comment

Winter Sweet Treats from Food Network

Winter Sweet Treats from www.FoodNetwork.com - Mmmmm!

Paula Dean’s Five Layer Bars…

VeryBadLady – Flickr.com

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I can’t wait to make these!

jules:stonesoup – Flickr.com

January 10, 2010 Posted by dianasantos | Baking, Recipes, The Food Network, Uncategorized | Baking, chocolate, Food Network, Paula Dean, Recipes | Leave a Comment

My Life as a Realtor – Day 169

My Life as a Realtor ~

Day 169:

CLOSING DAY for my client!!

The closing was held in Carmel, NY at Attorney William Shillings office. Here are a few pics I took as I drove in Carmel…

A beautiful sunny day

Just a few minutes away from the attorney’ s office – I can see “The Retreat” on the horizon

Then past Lake Gleneida

and the Historic Putnam Court House

After the closing, my client was extremely excited and it was also exciting for me to be a part of this. As we said our goodbyes, I noticed a plaque on the wall…

“It’s a Wonderful Life” – One of my favorite movies and sayings!

January 10, 2010 Posted by dianasantos | Carmel, My Life as a Realtor, Uncategorized | Buyer, Carmel, Closing, Life, New York, Real Estate, Realtor | Leave a Comment

Pillsbury Bake-Off Finalists’ Recipes

Pillsbury Bake-Off Finalists’ Recipes – 100 of them!

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These recipes will compete for the $1 Million Grand Prize and other prizes!

** Pics from GOOGLE IMAGES

January 10, 2010 Posted by dianasantos | Pillsbury, Recipes, Uncategorized | Bake, Bake Off, Contest, Dough Boy, Food, Pillsbury | Leave a Comment

My Life as a Realtor – Day 168

My Life as a Realtor ~

Day 168:

It is only the beginning of winter and I am already wishing for Spring to come quickly!

Although, there are some benefits to the winter season…. snow! Today, I had a final walk-thru with my client. Making sure all was well with the home before taking over ownership. He is a first time home buyer, purchasing on his own and what a great house he is purchasing with loads of potential. During the walk-thru, which was in the evening, we noticed some foot – or more like paw prints in the snow. There were 3 different types and we tried to figure out if one belonged to a cat, maybe another to a deer and a racoon??

My client is a NYC PO – I am sure he will soon figure it out!

January 10, 2010 Posted by dianasantos | My Life as a Realtor | Buyer, Home, Life, Real Estate, Realtor, Snow | Leave a Comment

GETTING TO KNOW ME

As a full time REALTOR in Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess counties in NEW YORK – and Fairfield and parts of Litchfield counties in CONNECTICUT , I am very pleased to have the opportunity to share my passions on REAL ESTATE, FAMILY, PETS, anything and everything in and around a HOME – including COOKING, MOVIES, MUSIC and more!

I have been married for 25+ years to my wonderful husband Joe. We have 5 children – Melissa, David, Amanda, Sara and Jonathan. After waiting anxiously – for almost 17 years, being home with my kids for 10 and a Nursery school teacher for 7 years – I FINALLY became a Licensed Realtor – first in Connecticut - where my family and I live – and then in New York – where my office, Century 21 V.J.F. Realty is located.

I was born and raised in Mt. Vernon, New York. My parents, who came to the US from Portugal, were extremely hard working – with even stronger ethics on being good to everyone – everywhere – period! “Faz bem, nao olhes a quem.” This has been instilled in me all my life, which has made me the mother, wife, daughter, sister, friend and the REALTOR I am today. Thank You Ma and Papa.