If you are like me, the new year brought around resolutions to save money. Â Saving money for the future, for travel, for possibilities....but that is not to say that saving money should be about giving up fun. There are some great sites offering deals on all sorts of things and best of all they are location based making it easy to find fun things close to you!...
Last year was our first year with a blog.  At Thanksgiving, we shared about the things we are grateful for and it seemed like a tradition worth carrying on this year. As we get ready to enjoy Thanksgiving with our families this year, we recognize that we have a lot for which we can be thankful. This year has continued to be challenging for many and ...
It was Ghostly (see house decorated w/ ghosts)  good fun at Merimont at the 2nd annual homeowner Halloween party! [caption id="attachment_1594" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Spooky house at Merimont - Click here to view more photos from the Merimont Halloween Party"][/caption] Halloween was bright and sunshiny - a perfect day for children a...
The 1st annual Satake Estates Halloween Party was great fun and a huge success.  The new residents had a potluck block party and the food was really scary, with eyeballs in the cheese platter and wriggly worms in the chocolate cake. [caption id="attachment_1589" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The frightening green spiderweb only got the party started, click ...
Did you know that SummerHill's very own Redwood Gate is located in Palo Alto? CNN Money.com Top Earning Towns article reports: Median Family Income (Per Year): $153, 615 Palo Alto is awash in high tech prosperity. Stanford professors, Facebook engineers, and venture capitalist are all neighbors in the Silicon Valley Town. Natural beauty is anoth...
If you know your way to San Jose (if you didn’t sing it the first time, let’s hear it now), you know that it hosts some of the best entertainment in the Bay Area.  Below are some great (read: only 21+ allowed) places to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and if you need a little more than luck this week we’ll also show you how to win $100. ...
This Valentine's Day is extra special as it is also the Chinese New Year. Â So bring in good fortune and celebrate with someone you love. Â Valentine's Day doesn't need to be super expensive to make it special or romantic. Â Sometimes it is as simple as a day at the spa, or an evening out on the town, even getting away overnight can feel rejuvenatin...
Three and a half years ago, I’d never been to Union City. My first visit to Talavera was right after I started at SummerHill. For Talavera’s 1st sales release, there was a tent set-up in the parking lot to announce the release. The homes were just barely started and the models hadn’t even opened yet. Well, Talavera has com...
Yesterday, I tweeted about this cool new memory chip from Apple that allows you to download photos from your camera to your computer wirelessly, yes, wirelessly. Â Now I haven't tried it yet, but I would like to as I am inevitably searching for a the connection cable when I want to download photos at work to upload on our Facebook pages or even here for our blog...
Back yards. Side yards. Patios. Â What does your outdoor space look like? Â How do you use it? Now and again we have buyers that really want a back yard. Â As a homeowner, and an owner of a SummerHill townhome, I understand the allure of a back yard. Â It is a place that you can hang out, yet I know that for us (my husband and me), our two l...