I looked at the calendar today and saw how close my birthday is and that made me remember that one of my favorite times of the year is nigh! The Utah Parade of Homes. I LOVE the Parade of Homes. I don’t know if it is my inner snoop, my desire to know how the “other half” lives or to gleen decorating tips from those that can hire the professionals but, I really enjoy attending. For a couple of years now, I have gotten tickets for my birthday. I enjoy driving around and taking a look at what is new and hip in the way of homes. I usually return home a bit depressed looking around my home seeing all the projects that have to be done here but, then I am just glad that I am in a house that I can afford! Springboarding from that little hobby, I also love to stalk the sight MLS system. Utah Real Estate is a great site that shows all of the homes that are on the market in any given zip code here in Utah. You can search the system by narrowing down your limits by price, size, location, acreage, year built, etc. I love the site for its virtual tours and pictures. I usually search several price categories about what I can currently afford just for fun. It gives you a a little look into what others do. And by now, we all know that I thrive on that! And so do a lot of you (you know who you are!!!!!)