Mars Hill Realty Group

I don't celebrate Halloween. There, I said it.

It's not because I don't like candy (I do). It just doesn't make sense for me to celebrate something that means absolutely nothing to me. Here are some other major holidays that I could really care less about:

          January 26 - Republic Day in India

          March 30 -- Muslim New Year in Indonesia

          November 12 -- Sun Yat-sen's Birthday in Taiwan

The list goes on and on. Basically, there could probably be a "major" holiday for every day of the year if you really did some digging. I stick Halloween in this group of holidays that have absolutely no meaning to me. Why celebrate something just because everybody else is doing it? Where do you draw the line? I have enough things in life to celebrate, and too much candy just makes you fat.

I do celebrate October 31st for other reasons.

On this day, 6 years ago, I was honorably discharged from serving 5 years in the US Army. That marked a new chapter in my life. It's the day that I changed into my civilian halloween outfit and the day that my family celebrates the way God protected me during my time in Iraq, and continues to protect our family today.

Today we're going to celebrate God's protection by going to Chuck E Cheese for the kids and then enjoying a nice family dinner at some restaurant. Autumn's been craving the Olive Garden salad and soup so we'll probably end up going there!

Today, is also the first day that my brokerage, MARS HILL REALTY GROUP, is officially launching. I turned in all the paperwork on Thursday and switched over all of my listings to the new company. It's official. The doors are open and I'm ready to do business!

Thanks to all my friends and family and clients that have been prayerfully supporting me during this launch. I've been called "crazy" by some people for starting a real estate brokerage in this economy, but I'm convicted that this is the step God wants me to take. So keep following this picture-less blog (11/15/09 - we've got pics!) and get ready to see how this crazy-for-Jesus real estate broker revolutionizes the industry starting right here in Georgetown, Texas.

~Your Favorite Homeboy, Edward