Amber Jay

Realtor®, Dog treat baker, & non-blogger turned blogger - Sharing my life experiences, real estate info...and other random things. 😊Dallas, TX

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Life is so much better with coffee. ☺️☕️ (and my honey found pumpkin spice for me!! I know it's out of season but pumpkin spice should be sold year round! I'm addicted. Lol 🎃) #MondayMornings #PumpkinSpice #Coffee

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😍😩 I'm in love with the beignets! #NewOrleans #MardiGras2016 (at New Orleans, Louisiana)

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Some of my favorite moments of 2015: Traveling across the world w/ my mom to tour Abu Dhabi & Dubai, spending quality time w/ @oshadeej , my good friend and coworker (at the time), in Indianapolis; my last work trip before taking a leap of faith and leaving my cushiony corporate job to start my real estate business, the spur of the moment decision to go to the Kendrick Lamar concert w/ Nancy...& her feeling his soft knuckles 😂, cruising to Cozumel w/ my friend of 15 yrs aka my twin @barbiecocoloso, attending the Margarita Ball for the first time w/ my road dog @realtorvenus, my first real estate closing, seeing my little cousin graduate from college, becoming a homeowner & meeting my special someone who makes me smile every day ☺️😍💗. These are just a few of the blessed moments of this year & I'm so grateful that the Lord has shown me so much favor. Looking forward to more growth, more success, more experiences, more knowledge, more love & more blessings in 2016! #farewell2015 #hello2016

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The final month of the year is here already. Make it count! Be grateful for all of your achievements in 2015 & make great plans for 2016. #HelloDecember #2015 #JCsBirthdayMonth ✝🎆🎄

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Finally made it to the fair! #FunnelCake #ThirtyThursday #TXStateFair #BigTex

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Still on cloud 9 from Sunday!! ☺️ Started off the day showing houses to my clients in Fort Worth. Wore my Cowboys t-shirt & blazer. Then tailgated & watched my boys get that W against the Giants! Couldn't be happier. #ThePerfectSunday #Cowboys #Realtor #Sports&RealEstate ❤️🏈🏠

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Many first-time homebuyers and even homebuyers that are purchasing their second are not familiar with the different loan

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"The BOSS Network: Ladies that Lead in Entertainment" seminar at Megafest was great! Loved hearing the stories and advice from these businesswomen...& @tasha4realsmith is hilarious! 😄😍 #megafest #womeninbusiness #buildingleaders (at Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas)

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Day 1 of Megafest was great! In the "Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in the 21st Century" workshop I was uplifted and encouraged by the words from Dr. Jacqui Hood Martin, owner of J. Hood & Associates. A few quotes that I quickly jotted down: •"Know what you value" •"If you have something to say and you feed people, they'll come" 😊 •"If you don't like being told no then entrepreneurship is not for you. You will be told no time after time but it's not because you aren't good enough, it's because they aren't where you are yet." • "Discover what you need to let go. There's not enough room for where you've been, where you are and also where you're trying to go." I was also empowered by Arcilia Acosta, President and CEO of CARCON Industries and Construction. CARCON is a 100% Minority Woman Owned construction company. Like myself, she left her cushiony corporate job to start her own business. She started out painting sinks and now she's managing a project that expands the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) rail service from downtown Dallas to the DFW International Airport, making this the largest light rail system in the country. Needless to say, homegirl has it going on! The second session I attended was "Started From The Bottom Now I'm Here", an interview session with Vince Herbert, songwriter, producer and Founder of Streamline Records (or as most of you probably know as Tamar Braxton's hubby). Now I didn't really watch his reality TV show, so I didn't know much about VH but was pleasantly surprised after hearing him speak. He talked about losing his mother, father, brother and both grandmothers all within 8 years (from age 13-20) and despite it all he continued to follow his passion, work hard day in and day out and have faith in God. Some of my favorite quotes from him: • "You have to have a plan, you have to write it down." • "Leave your luggage behind and bring your bags unpacked so you can pack your blessings in them." • "Don't let someone else's "no" be your "no". You are the only thing keeping you from where you want to be." Looking forward to the festivities today! Stay tuned...

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Frankie's is back! Just opened yesterday...and is much better than before (used to be on McKinney Ave where Hopdoddy is). Definitely going to be watching some Cowboys games here! 😊 #FrankiesSportsBar #DowntownDallas #foodie #Cowboys #DallasRestaurants #ExploreDallas (at Frankie's)

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According to Realtor Mag these are the top 10 amenities for renters - Parking topping the list. Do you agree? What's the top amenities you "must have"?

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And let the church say...🙏🏾 #inspiration #motivationalQuotes #HappyFriday

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Had a great time at 2 restaurants in Bishop Arts - VH (top pic) and Stock & Barrell (bottom pic)! Started with apps and drinks at VH and then had a delicious dinner at Stock & Barrell! If you haven't checked out the many great restaurants and real estate in Oak Cliff you definitely should! Oak Cliff real estate is on the come up & experiencing much growth right now! @stockandbarreldallas (at Bishop Arts District)

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#Repost @bishopjakes with @repostapp. ・・・ Good morning! We have to stop watering things that were never meant to grow in our lives. Water what works in your life, what's good in your life, what's in alignment with God's will for your life. Stop playing around with dead things and stuff you can't fix, its over... leave it alone! You're coming into a season of greatness. If you water what's alive and what gives you life, you will see a harvest like never before. Stop wasting water on dead issues, dead relationships, dead people, a dead past. No matter how much you water concrete, you can't grow a garden. Out of your belly shall flow rivers of living water! (John 7:38) #WaterTheSeed #tphonline #tpheMembers . . . message available at store.tdjakes.org

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"We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us." #Dubai #DesertSafari #travel #travelnoire (at Dubai Desert)

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My mom said, "Amber - you've worked hard, so go ahead and treat yourself". That's all I needed to hear. (Lol) I've been talking about these shoes for some time now...had to make them mine! And why not add to the experience by making the purchase in Dubai? 😊💁🏾 👠#ChristianLouboutin #DubaiMall #FashionAvenue #shoegameproper