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Patio Umbrellas for an Awesome Outdoor Party - By: Kenny L Leichester, Posted on: 2008-02-20

In life, men measure success by obtaining stuff. When I was a kid, it was the silver blue bicycle placed in the display corner in the store. When pimples and raging hormones hit, it was the cheerleaders or simply any girls an adolescent could get his hands on. In college, gadgets started to become a degree of status. Apparently, the first person who has the highest memory notebook or the smallest Ipod was the coolest among all. However, all of this became a sideline once men hit the working world. Once the cash starts rolling into our bank accounts, success was thrown into the world of cars and all the girls would go for those with 2 door sports car rather than a station wagon.

I was blessed that by the time I was 28, I have managed to afford a car. Things could not have gone better as I had the girl of my dreams as a girlfriend. The blessing does not stopped there. I also have finally made the biggest purchase of my life. A house. It was obvious that I do not want to live in my parents house since I too would want a place of my own. Besides, I am a grown man. A grown man needs a castle of his own to take care of. However, I have learnt a valuable lesson from the order of my acquisitions. It was probably best if the house came first before the girlfriend.

I had always wanted an outdoor house warming party. Figured that the great sunshine and fresh air would be great for everyone. And also, if someone decided to get sick by the free flowing beer fountain, at least I would not waste a fortune on dry cleaning or replacing my newly bought sofa cushions. With everyone out of the house, there would be more social mingling among my friends and for once, my bedroom would be a place where it is only accessible by myself.

I had to convince Cindy to accept my plans for she mentioned about sunburns and unpredictable weather that could ruin my party all together. It does seems like quite a risk I’m taking but eventually, we both agree that to have this outdoor party, we need the help of patio umbrella.

After shopping for meat and barbeque sauce, we made a stop at the household department. I had no idea that there are just so many outdoor umbrellas to choose from. The main attraction of the floor was a ten foot wide umbrella that was in hot pink. My girlfriend looked as if she was going to cry tears of joy when she saw the giant umbrella. It was very emotional for her since the color matched the pale pink shoe rack perfectly. Nothing could change my mind about not getting this hot pink umbrella. Fortunately I won and we carried on looking.

We were lucky enough to have Bert take us through the jungle of umbrella. Bert, being an expert of umbrella, had given us insights on every one of the umbrellas. One thing I noticed was most of the umbrella canvas is made of Sunbrella® material which apparently was one of the best materials. This material had a reputation of being fade resistant; the color and pattern stays the same for a long period of time even after exposure years of exposure to the rain and sun. We were taken to see other more advance umbrellas that are equipped with the latest technologies. From lighting equipped to speakers attach, these umbrellas are head turners. I find umbrellas with attached sound system really impressive so I was about to make a swift decision in purchasing one when my girlfriend reminded me that we have that department covered when we purchased the home theater.

Deciding on which umbrella to purchase was quite a tough one for us. After careful thought, we decided to go for the bright red umbrella. It is about nine foot wide but with no sound system attached or lighting. The material is of course Sunbrella®. I knew for a fact that I have made the right decision. Bright red is more ideal for my garden than hot pink. At least I can have the guts to tell my friends that if they cant find my house then look for a bright red patio umbrella.

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Kenny Leichester is a foremost expert in the interior design industry specializing in the outdoor or patio settings using patio furniture, patio umbrellas, outdoor cushions, patio heaters, patio lighting and so on to create exquisitely beautiful layout. His work on garden furniture are widely distributed and is a regular contributor to PatioShoppers.com.