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Howdy Ags,

My name is Garrett Ruple, class of '06 and I'm the broker/owner of Ruple Properties, a premiere farm and ranch brokerage based out of San Antonio. As a South Texas native, I grew up with an appreciation and passion for wildlife, ranching, and the rich local culture.



After graduating I began my career in corporate project management with a Fortune 500 company in Houston gaining invaluable experience in contract negotiation and navigating a global business environment prior to transitioning into real estate. Being active in real estate brokerage and development for 16+ years has also given me great experience in real estate investment, development, and most importantly client service.

I'm a husband and proud father of three daughters and spend my free time with my family and at the ranch, hunting, fishing and just being outdoors.



Over the last few years I've expanded Ruple Properties across the state with agents, many of them fellow Aggies in Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Dripping Springs, and soon to be Houston making Ruple Properties the premier Texas Ranch Brokerage.

Being outdoors with friends or family has provided many of us with the best memories.
This photo of my wife and me was taken in Colorado. It was a great time with family.


We'd love to hear about one of your best memories and you'll be entered to win this Yeti TUNDRA 65
hard cooler. Feel free to attach photos!

Winner will be chosen on Friday, Feb 5 at 3PM.

Garrett Ruple '06
Buy Land. Live Well.
830-569-3500
https://rupleproperties.com/
info@rupleproperties.com

Howdy, Gig 'em, and welcome, Ruple Properties!

That's awesome! My favorite memory outdoors was several years ago. We were camping in Rocky Mountain National Park, and my wife and I were up early to enjoy some quiet with our coffee. Heard this low, loud sound. Looked down into the valley below our campsite to see a herd of elk moving through. Must've been 600 of them. It was majestic.

One of my best memories was getting married in College Station (to another Aggie) and having the DJ breakout the Aggie War Hymn during the reception. One of my younger cousins from out of state came up to me after we got everyone on the dance floor and asked what they needed to do to be an Aggie.

Garrett, are you any relation to the Ruple family around Charlotte TX?

One of my best memories is winning a Yeti cooler

Best memories begin with getting up and on the water or in the deer/ duck blind before dawn. You get to see so much of nature that most folks never see. One of the few times the northern lights were visible in Texas was when we were putting out decoys for the morning hunt, probably a once in a lifetime sight.

My best memory was the time I caught the ferry over to Shelbyville. I needed a new heel for my shoe, so I decided to go to Morganville which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So, I tied an onion to my belt which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel. And in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on 'em. 'Give me five bees for a quarter,' you'd say. Now, where were we? Oh, yeah! The important thing was that I had an onion on my belt which was the style at the time. They didn't have white onions because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones.

You see, back in those days, rich men would ride around in zeppelins, dropping coins on people. And one day, I seen J. D. Rockefeller flyin' by so I run out of the house with a big washtub, andAnyway, about my washtub. I just used it that morning to wash my turkey which in those days was known as a 'walking bird.' We'd always have walking bird on Thanksgiving, with all the trimmings. Cranberries, 'injun eyes,' and yams stuffed with gunpowder. Then we'd all watch football, which in those days was called 'baseball.

my story ends in 19-dickety-2. We had to say 'dickety,' 'cause the Kaiser had stolen our word 'twenty.' I chased that rascal to get it back but gave up after dickety-six miles. Now, I'd like to digress from my prepared remarks to discuss how I invented the 'terlet.'

Yes, that is my family.

What an awesome memory! Once in a lifetime for sure.

My favorite memory is sitting on the porch at my grandpa's place sipping some coffee and watching the sunrise. No better way to start the morning in my opinion. And always follow it up with a big country style breakfast.

Garrett,

My two favorite outdoor memories are of my son and daughter shooting their first deer with me. That was a long time ago. Thanks for helping think about that today. My daughter turns 21 today and I am meeting her up in C-Stat to have a beer with her at the Chicken. Maybe another favorite memory.....

And thanks for all you guys do with the Trinity Oaks Foundation, great cause and super people. Take care, Gig Em!!

Shaun Nelson

When I stepped outside the front door of the Austin City Jail.

Hard to explain the marvelous euphoria of that sidewalk after experiencing hours of confining steel bars both physical and mental. I didn't understood freedom and what it means until it was taken away. I could taste and feel the air around me and it was sweet. I was free to go home, taking any road I wanted, without anyone watching my every step or telling me otherwise.

Without our liberty and freedom - there are no outdoors.

Thank you for participating, we loved hearing about your memories and seeing all the pictures! We'd like to announce our giveaway winner: T-Woody2014

We look forward to building a relationship with the TexAgs community! If y'all have any questions, feel free to reach out, we'd love to help out however we can!

Buy land. Live well.