Often new years are a time of new beginnings, and this year it is for me too…. I am thrilled to announce that I am combining efforts with Susan Bevilacqua and Teri Adler of Pinnacle Residential Properties to bring you a new real estate force in Weston, MA! Together we have more than 20 years of real estate experience, and we sold more than $30 million in 2011. Here’s what we think sets us apart from the rest:

• You’ll get an energetic approach that you won’t find elsewhere
• You’ll get the pinnacle of customer service, proven results and unmatched market knowledge
• You’ll get superior marketing and effective negotiating
• You’ll get a team who listens to you and understands your needs
• You’ll get three women who send their children to the public schools in Weston and Wellesley and are active members of both communities

And what’s great is that by choosing us, you’ll be getting a 3-for-1 team rather than the usual 2-for-1. We can’t wait to do business with you and exceed your expectations….

For more information or if you are buying or selling a home, please contact us – Susan (pictured above left, 781-589-8257), Teri (pictured above center, 617-306-3642) and me (pictured above right, 781-267-2844, www.homesalesbylisa.com).

I am thrilled to announce our new listing at 103 Loring Road in Weston, MA, list price of $1,595,000. This beautiful Colonial (pictured above) on Weston’s coveted Southside is brimming with charm and updated for today’s living. Granite eat-in kitchen, family room with cathedral ceilings and fireplace, tall ceilings and hardwoods throughout. Fabulous master suite with sitting room (pictured below), fireplace, ample closets, luxury bath and skylights. Four additional family bedrooms plus the flexible floor plan provides an option for a first-floor master.  The finished lower level bonus space has an exercise room and play room. Enjoy the fenced-in backyard from tiered decks and a private bluestone patio with hot tub.  A wonderful family home!

For more information or to see this special property, please contact me at lisacwilliams@comcast.net, 781-267-2844, www.homesalesbylisa.com, or at Pinnacle Residential Properties, 781-237-5000. And click here for a complimentary search of the MLS real estate listings where you will have access to all homes currently on the market in Weston, Wellesley, Wayland, Needham, Dover and surrounding communities.

I am thrilled to announce our new listing at 105 Summer Street in Weston, MA, list price of $925,000. Easy single-floor living in this charming home! Well-maintained throughout, the house also features a beautifully renovated wing which includes a home office with cathedral ceiling, skylights, custom built-ins, many windows, lovely stained glass mosaics as well as a powder room, laundry area and marble wet bar with barrel ceiling.  In addition, there are fireplaced living and family rooms, expansive picture windows, elegant dining room and three generous bedrooms.  All this is set on professionally-designed and well-landscaped grounds on Weston’s Southside!

For more information or to see this special property, please contact me at lisacwilliams@comcast.net, 781-267-2844, www.homesalesbylisa.com, or at Pinnacle Residential Properties, 781-237-5000.  And click here for a complimentary search of the MLS real estate listings where you will have access to all homes currently on the market in Weston, Wellesley, Wayland, Needham, Dover and surrounding communities.

Today marked the kick-off of the Weston Youth Lacrosse 2011 Season with its first games of the season.  Weston Youth Lacrosse (WYL) is comprised of girls and boys teams at several age groups/grade levels – U11/3rd and 4th grades, U13/5th and 6th grades and U15/7th and 8th grades.  (Of note, there are also U9 teams, which are made up of girls and boys in 1st and 2nd grades, but their practice schedule and games are less frequent than those of the other age groups.)  The WYL strives to “promote youth lacrosse in an environment that emphasizes fun, while developing skills, teamwork, good sportsmanship and integrity.”   All good….

For the month of March, all of the teams practiced indoors, but the practices were somewhat optional as many of the kids were wrapping up their ice hockey, swimming or other sports seasons.  So today was really the big day.  The girls teams played in Weston, and the boys team played away – either against Natick or Northboro-Southboro. 

For the past two years and now this year as well, I have been lucky enough to have served as an assistant coach for my oldest daughter’s lacrosse teams.  Growing up in Baltimore, Maryland, which is often referred to as the lacrosse capital of the world, I played lacrosse in middle and high schools (they didn’t start it any earlier all those years ago).  At that time, we didn’t wear eye guards and our sticks were wooden, but most everything else was basically the same.  Lacrosse is not the easiest sport to pick up and master, to say the least, and that’s what makes it so compelling.  This sport and game will always have a special place in my heart and memories, and so coaching my daughter and the girls has been priceless.  Today was our first game, and the first time the girls had played together as a team, and their level of play and teamwork was fabulous.  I was so proud as a coach, Mom and fellow Lacrosse alum.  Go Lax!

Have you played lacrosse and/or do your children?  What are your thoughts on the sport?  I can’t wait to hear….