Abstract-Reading Geek

In case you didn't already know... I'm a total geek. Last week I went to the title company and checked out our own Abstract of Title - just to read it.

Yes, I have plenty of books to read, but I actually wanted to read the abstract of our house.

It was quite interesting because not only was it full of deeds and mortgages, but also divorces, court cases and a bit of history from everyone who owned the land since 1917, and the house since 1950.

On December 2, 1936, the brother and sister that inherited the land had it surveyed into lots, blocks and streets. I couldn't believe my eyes when I read "No lot of lots as shown on this original plat of Buena Vista Place shall ever be conveyed, leased or given to, and no building erected thereon shall be used, owned or occupied by any person not of the Caucasian Race." Holy cow - that is inconceivable!

The land wasn't even inside the Enid City Limits until March 4, 1940. Hard to believe since we're right here on Ramona Drive, just blocks away from the main intersection of town, Van Buren and Garriott.

I really loved learning a little bit about the previous owners of the house. Luckily we are friends with the family who owned it for 13 years and have also met someone from the family who owned it for about 35 years.

In fact a grandson of a previous owner sent me a DVD of home videos from around 1957 to 1961. It is absolutely fascinating! I'll add some of it to YouTube soon, so stay tuned...

Sign of the Times

This weekend we went to my cousin's house in Harrah, where her husband had a jam with several musicians from several locations.

While in the shop, where the band(s) were playing, I spotted this old ERA Real Estate sign hanging on the wall. Their family had an ERA Real Estate office back in the 70's in Harrah. Their best guess is that this sign was from 1973.

Don't misunderstand the sign... Their last name was Dull.

Trust me - real estate is NEVER dull.

Indian Creek Village Winery

Tonight we went to a party at the Indian Creek Village, a winery about 20 miles west of Enid.

It's a lovely place with a gift shop, a wedding chapel and a bed & breakfast.

We got to tour the bed & breakfast, except the 3rd floor Honeymoon Suite. (It was occupied.)

Too Pooped to Party

Ty and I were invited to a Pimp 'n Ho party, so we arranged this year's Halloween costumes accordingly. We have to put our own spin on everything, so Ty is a Wolf Pimp and I am Little Red Riding Ho.

That party was tonight, as well as another costume party, but we are just too pooped to go!

We had a Progressive Dinner with some friends in our neighborhood, so after all that eating and socializing, we just don't have it in us to dress up and go. We hate to miss the parties because we have been looking forward to them, but we had a great time with friends.

We got to dress up last weekend for the Nicholas Real Estate office party, so at least we got to wear our costumes and have some good laughs there. My extreme platform shoes were a big hit.

Hope you had a happy and safe Halloween!

Halloween Blood Drive

Today our real estate office had a Halloween Blood Drive.

Here is Ty giving blood: