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Start Your Holiday Season with a Boom!
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Your Austin luxury home builder, Sterling Custom Homes believes just as the song goes “It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” With Thanksgiving approaching faster than ever, you know in the back of your mind that Christmas is just around the corner. Have you started your Christmas shopping yet? If not, an opportunity to jump start you into the Yuletide spirit is about to present itself. If you have already started down your gift list, this event will provide you with a chance to complete your list.
On Friday, November 18th from 5pm to 9pm the 5th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting will take place at Hill Country Galleria. Located at 12700 Hill Country Blvd. Bee Cave, TX 78738, this event will showcase a performance from PAIYH Dance Studio, live music by Vintage 15, and Christmas Carolers. Be sure to bring the kids because the big guy in the red suit will be parking his sled at 7pm. Maybe you can overhear them tell Santa what they would like for Christmas. The event will be completed by the lighting of the Christmas tree and the illumination of the Hill Country Night Sky by a fireworks show.
While you are out, be sure to pick up some decorations for your Austin custom homes. Part of getting in the Holiday mood is decorating your home and maybe you can influence your neighbors to get in the mood too. After all, even a scrooge can admit that Christmas Cheer is contagious.
2010 Starting Line
The Holiday season is fast approaching and as the premier custom home builder in Austin, we would like to suggest a new tradition for you to adopt in your household. Every Thanksgiving for the past 20 years, ThunderCloud Subs has sponsored its Turkey Trot, giving you the chance to run off all delicious Thanksgiving food you will consume later in the day.
The Turkey Trot will take place on Thursday, November 24 and feature three different races. The first at 8:45am is the Kid’s K, the next at 9:30am is the 5-mile Run, and the last starting at 9:45am is the 1-mile walk. The three different races accommodate all members of your family of various endurance levels. Proceeds from the Turkey Trot will benefit Caritas of Austin. Last year $250,000 was donated and 18,500 people ran in the races. Over the past 20 years, more than $1,250,000 has been raised.
The Second Annual Community Showcase
A small group of home builders in Austin including Sterling Custom Homes will open their build sites to the public during the second annual Community Showcase at The Reserve at Lake Travis this weekend. The event will take place on Sunday, Oct. 23 from Noon to 5pm. This event will provide a fantastic opportunity to see two beautiful Sterling Custom Homes near completion.
The two homes we are featuring in the showcase are both located on waterfront properties. The first is at 2109 Ruffian Heights Cove and has 4,649 square feet of living space with 4 bedrooms, 4 baths and 2 half baths. The second home at 1700 Poco Bueno Court is 5,381 square feet and has 4 bedrooms, 4 baths and 3 half baths. When you think of these two homes’ specs you might think that they are very similar. In fact, they are not. They are two completely different homes and both have very unique, Sterling features.
The best way to understand the unique features that we implement in our custom homes would be to come out and see them. When you come to The Reserve on Sunday and register for the event, you will be entered to win a 50” TV, a delightful companion to any custom media room or game room. We look forward to seeing you all on Sunday and discussing your luxury custom homes!
Summer Kitchen and Grill
TexasMonthly will host its Barbecue Festival near your Austin luxury real estate this year. The festival will take place on Oct. 30 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at The City Terrace at The Long Center for Performing Arts. Twenty of TexasMonthly’s 50 Best Barbecue Joints will be in attendance for you to taste. Nowhere else can you find so much delicious barbecue for you to enjoy in one place!
Every year, TexasMonthly publishes an issue that is a fantastic piece to have on any coffee table. This issue features the 50 Best Barbecue Joints in Texas, many of which are a day trip or less away from your home in the Austin area. If you don’t subscribe to TexasMonthly or can’t find the issue at the store, there’s an app for that! Available for free in Apple’s App Store, TexasMonthly Barbecue Finder provides you with its list of Texas’ best barbecue places. The app provides you with a review of each barbecue joint along with a rating on a 5-point scale, address, phone number and its hours of operation. Read More→
Don't Miss Tough Mudder Challenge
You’ve been training and getting mentally prepared; now it’s almost time to leave the comforts of your Austin luxury real estate to participate in the nation’s toughest competition. That’s right. It’s time for Tough Mudder.
On Oct. 8 and 9, the most tenacious men and woman throughout Texas will gather at Cross Creek Cycle Park in Paige Texas to try and make it through the most insane course ever seen. It involves mystery obstacles, crawling through mud under wire, diving 15-feet into a lake, running up a steep cliff, running through fire, crawling through dark tunnels, under water tunnels, sprinting through live wires and more.
This is not a race. It’s an obstacle course designed to test your toughness, strength, stamina, fitness and mental fortitude. Think of it more as a personal challenge: Your only goal is to finish.
When you do finish, there’s fun waiting on the other side. Commemorate the day by attending the Post Party and Red River Tailgate. There will be a live stream of the UT v. OU game with barbecue and refreshing beverages.
If you haven’t registered, there’s still time to participate. Tickets must be purchased by Oct. 7 and are $180 for Saturday and $160 for Sunday. For more information, visit the Tough Mudder website. Read More→