The beverages were cold, the weather was perfect, the band was hot, the cars were hotter, and the crawfish were just plain smokin’!  No, I haven’t been to New Orleans lately, but I did make it out to Lamar Advertising for the 3rd Annual TABA Crawfish Boil.  If you missed it, well, just read the first sentence of this paragraph again and put it on your calendar for next year and mark it “DON’T MISS”. 

If you haven’t guessed by now, the Crawfish Boil is my favorite event, and this year’s was terrific.  I’d like to thank Mat Naegele of Lamar Advertising and the Membership Meetings Committee for all the effort that went into this event.  They did an outstanding job this year and set the bar pretty high for next year. 

I’d also like to thank everyone at Lamar Advertising for lending us their facility, which is perfect for this event, and their assistance with everything from set up to clean up. 

As always, we couldn’t provide this type of event to our members without sponsors.  Thanks to Hardware Unlimited, Aspen Air, Pro Carpet and RT Schneider Construction Company for their sponsorship.  Special thanks to Tranum Auto Group!  They brought out a nice selection of new vehicles for us to admire while the crawfish was prepared.  This made for a nice addition to an already great event.

Finally, as the thermometer begins to rise, so does the anticipation to 2008 Parade of Homes.  There are 19 homes entered in the event this year.  On behalf of the Temple Area Builder’s Association and the Parade of Homes Committee, I would like to invite you to tour each and every one of them.  With the broad range in size of the homes, you are certain to find one that is perfect for your needs.  This year the Parade features more large homes than usual, so take your time, ask questions, take notes, and enjoy these beautiful new homes to the fullest extent.

Derrick Hunt

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