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LIFESTYLE LETTER

NOVEMBER 2018 PUBLISHER

Caitlin Agnew | caitlin.agnew@lifestylepubs.com EDITORIAL COORDINATOR

Jordan Blaine | jordan.blaine@lifestylepubs.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Caitlin Agnew, Earl Benjamin, Jordan Blaine, Camille Paterson

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AS NOVEMBER ROLLS AROUND, WE’RE ANXIOUSLY AWAITING THE APPROACH OF THANKSGIVING, THE HOLIDAY SEASON AND TIME SPENT WITH OUR LOVED ONES. The winding down of the year always brings about a time of reflection for us—remembering everything we’ve done or accomplished in months past and thinking of the people, experiences and things we’ve been blessed with in the last year. As we press pause on the hustle and bustle of life putting together a monthly magazine, we’re able to look back on the past year and, most meaningfully, the stories from all of you that have made what we do possible. We also take this chance to think of those less fortunate and encourage you to take the opportunity this giving season to donate to local organizations or charities giving back locally. We hope that as you read this issue, you—like us—find inspiration in the lives and experiences of your neighbors and the connections that have been made. Happy Thanksgiving, Bellevue!

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INSIDE THE ISSUE NOVEMBER 2018

FEATURES 18 If Not Me, then Who? The MORELove Project Shows Us that if You Want It, You Can Have It

22 Seasonal Home Decor Style Tips for the Holidays

26 (Not) Home for the Holidays Bellevue firefighters working holiday shifts share their stories

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40 Fit into Winter Stay strong this season with techniques by Yoga teacher KarlaTafra

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Lifestyle Letter

Good Times

Around Town

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GOOD TIMES

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FASTSIGNS BELLEVUE EMPLOYEES WIN AWARD AT FASTSIGNS OUTSIDE SALES SUMMIT Melissa Christiansen and Garan Ingersoll, both outside sales professionals at FastSigns of Bellevue, received the Bronze Sales Award at the 2018 FastSigns Outside Sales Summit recently

Northeast Eighth Street, giving them plenty of room to ring in the holidays.

VIRTUALLY FAMOUS COLOCATION NORTHWEST EXPANDS BELLEVUE DATA CENTER

held in Arlington, Texas. This award recognizes

Colocation Northwest, a division of IsoFusion, a

sales employees who achieved sales of $300,000

provider of internet access and IT services in the

to $499,999 during the 12-month period. The

Puget Sound region, announced it has completed

types of custom signs and graphics the Bellevue

upgrades to its Bellevue data center to allow for

team provides include wall, window and floor

one megawatt of service capacity. The data cen-

graphics, architectural signs and interior decor

ter, located in Bellevue’s Eastgate neighborhood,

graphics, banners and flags, exhibits and dis-

completed a four-fold capacity increase from 250

plays, wayfinding signs, digital signage and con-

kilowatts to one megawatt.

tent, vehicle graphics and more.

SNOWFLAKE LANE FEATURES MORE CAST!

42 Snow Flurries Color Guard down the center of

The Bellevue data center supplies Tier I connectivity, the highest level of data and internet communications via Colocation Northwest’s redundant fiber network. Colocation Northwest operates a

Snowflake Lane Producer Greg Thompson will

proprietary 180Gbps dark fiber loop that circles

be taking advantage of last season’s new expanded

Lake Washington and interconnects all of the

parade route on Bellevue Way this holiday sea-

company’s data centers with additional network

son by featuring the Snowflake Lane Drummers,

fiber routes to Colocation Northwest’s California

Dancers and Color Guard to a much greater degree

locations and trans-Pacific network access points

than in the previous 13 years of the holiday event.

to Asia and Pacific ring networks.

The nearly mile-long loop from Northeast Fourth

The expansion included a state-of-the-art data

Street to Northeast Eighth Street will feature 16 col-

center wing, immediately occupied by a video game

orful holiday floats and more than 250 performers

publisher and distributor. The Colocation Northwest

during the 32 days this season.

Bellevue data center offers powerful computing for

Greg plans to put the 50 drummers in the parade

Eastside businesses in their own community with

itself, allowing them to perform “up close and per-

the option for systems management and connec-

sonal” with the crowds on the sidewalks and will

tivity to Colocation Northwest’s West Coast redun-

alternate the 50 dancing Jingle Belles with the

dant network of data center locations.

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If Not Me, then Who?

THE MORELOVE PROJECT SHOWS US THAT IF YOU WANT IT, YOU CAN HAVE IT

ARTICLE CAMILLE PATERSON | PHOTOGRAPHY EMMA MOREM

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“BE SOMEONE’S CONSTANT” IS KRISTINE MORELAND’S ENCOURAGEMENT TO THE WORLD. The founder of the MORELove Project, she does not just ask it of others but does it every Tuesday night on the streets of Seattle. By day, Kristine, an Eastside resident, runs a successful mortgage company, and by night “spreads love,” as she calls it, on the streets of Seattle. “Moreland by day and more love by night” is her life tagline, she shares, chuckling with a twinkle in her eye, which says it’s all going to be OK no matter what she faces in the office that day or on the streets that night. The MORELove Project isn’t about Kristine and her intense tenacity and unique perspective on life where she exemplifies, “If you want it, you can have it.” Her request of the community is to love them, not judge them. This perspective has transformed countless lives—

“THAT NIGHT CHANGED MY LIFE. I SAW HUMANS, MET CHILDREN AND HEARD STORIES OF PURE ANGUISH FROM PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF WHO WERE ON THE VERGE OF HOMELESSNESS. I THEN KNEW THAT THIS IS WHAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.”

lives like Johnny Jones who Kristine found sleeping under a

The MORELove Project, an all-volunteer organization

box just a few streets from CenturyLink Field. He was easing

whose mission is to connect the community to those in

his pain by getting high every day and was unsure of how to

greatest need, was started because of experiences like

deal with his life. He saw no reason to live. He was a man just

Kristine had that night. What started as a coat drive is

like your father, brother or friend who had not been given a

now changing the course of people’s lives. The project

community or tools to help him handle a challenging life.

now provides bus passes, blessing bags, diapers, sup-

He grew up in Chicago, and at a young age, this AfricanAmerican boy was the target of disheartening racism. One

plies, short-term housing, mobile car mechanical assistance, health care and more.

of the most shocking instances happened at a young 9

There is something everyone can do and a way everyone

years old. An older white man gave him an apple with razor

can take part. At least three times a week, you will find some

blades secretly inserted inside. As he took a bite, the blades

of the more than 5,000 connected people doing something

cut apart his entire mouth. The only thing the doctors did

to spread MORELove. These people operate from a premise

to fix it was pull the razor blades out, leaving significant

that anyone can help spread MORELove: a group of moms

scars—a painful reminder of this act, to this day. These and

going to give hugs on the streets, business owners donating

many other experiences over his teenage years made him

tangible items, children helping make sandwiches to feed

lash out. Consequently, he spent 28 years in prison, and

the hungry or professionals visiting a homeless person on

when he was released, all his family had passed away. This

the streets during lunch.

is where Kristine found him, and from her connection with

“Whatever you do, just contact me, and we will find a way

him, he is now off the streets and off drugs. He now believes

to spread MORELove together," Kristine says. “Open peo-

there is a good life to live and has found family through the

ple’s hearts first to open their minds later to a better life.”

MORELove Project. Johnny's story, along with other similar stories, is the motivation behind the project.

The MORELove Project’s request is that you would consider being open to doing something. Start by opening the

Kristine has been working on the street consistently for

door to allow your heart to “love without judgment” because

more than 12 years, and since she launched the MORELove

even in the smallest way, you can make a life-changing dif-

Project three years ago, it has been steadily growing. She

ference. It could be going on the streets with the MORELove

never envisioned starting an organization like this.

Project, donating tangible items, donating finances or sim-

“I was one of those people who looked at the homeless

ply smiling at the next person on the street with MORELove

and thought they were gross, disgusting and need to get

than the last time you saw them. Join the project in spread-

a job,” she says.

ing more love by day or by night wherever you are.

Then, 12 years ago, she felt something weighing on her to

“If not me, then who?” Kristine asks.

do something, so she started a coat drive. After collecting many coats, she wanted to see where they were going and who was getting them, so she went to deliver them.

For more information, visit TheMORELoveProject.org . CONTINUED >

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RENOVATE & REFINE

seasonal home decor

AS THE WEATHER CHANGES AND THE SEASON’S ICONIC COLORS ARE IN BLOOM, IT’S A PERFECT TIME TO TRANSITION YOUR HOME DECOR. The holidays are even more incentive to align our homes with the seasonal change. While holidays provide inspira-

STYLE TIPS FOR THE HOLIDAYS ARTICLE JORDAN BLAINE | PHOTOGRAPHY POPPI PHOTOGRAPHY

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tion for decorating, for some of us, interior decorating can feel daunting, and at times you may feel stuck.

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(NOT)HOME FOR THE HOLI DAYS ARTICLE EARL BENJAMIN

PHOTOGRAPHY LIFE N LIGHT

HOLIDAYS ARE A TIME FOR FAMILY. Most take

advantage of such special occasions with gatherings around a dinner table, vacations with loved

ones or even just alone time to rest and recharge. And while the majority of Americans can enjoy these

special moments, there are those notable individu-

als who sacrifice their time and lives for the greater good. The city of Bellevue Fire Department is home to quite a few of them. With more than 200 firefight-

ers and staff committed to its residents' health and safety, the department serves from nine community fire stations and several support facilities. We salute these amazing professionals and got to knowÂ four members of the team a little better.

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HOW LONG HAVE YOU WORKED WITH THE BELLEVUE FIRE DEPARTMENT? I've been working with the department for about a year and a half. WHAT WAS YOUR EXPERIENCE LIKE WORKING THROUGHOUT THE HOLIDAY? For me, it's a little complex. On one hand, it's quite fun and exciting to attend Snowflake Lane, families out on Fourth of July celebrating or kids in their costumes for Halloween. However, I've got a little guy at home, and sometimes it can be tough to not always be there to share in the memories. I am, however, fortunate to have such an amazing support system of friends and family that make sure his holidays are a love and laughter overload. I do think the one gift in working holidays is the opportunity to be a calming and steady presence when someone is having an emergency. It's the unique part of our job, the positions we find ourselves in when people are having a very difficult day in their life. For many, the holidays are profoundly important and loaded with tradition and rituals. Having an emergency during these seasons is often doubly difficult for people and families to cope with. I imagine it may sound odd, but I feel grateful for the opportunity to be present in those moments when life can be brutal. I think people who work in my field... it means something to us to bring a measure of comfort, humanity and compassion to the person or persons in those situations. If we're lucky, hopefully in that process we enable the holiday to remain about family, connection and celebration. WHAT IS ONE THING PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU? I feel like you're fishing for something juicy... so I'll bite. I took... ballet for a bit when I was younger. I actually was a huge fan— highest I ever jumped! On a more serious note, I volunteer almost every week with a program for at-risk young men in Woodinville through the charitable organization Two Feet Project. We simply just connect and mentor these exceptional young men who

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maybe have had some tough roads they had to walk in the past. It's easily one of the more meaningful things I take part in and hopefully, I'll be able to do so for some time to come. IF THERE WAS A QUOTE YOU COULD LIVE YOUR LIFE BY, WHAT WOULD IT BE? “People need loving the most when they deserve it the least.” -Louise Hay CONTINUED >

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HOW LONG HAVE YOU WORKED WITH THE BELLEVUE FIRE DEPARTMENT? I have been a Bellevue firefighter for 20 years. WHAT WAS YOUR EXPERIENCE LIKE WORKING THROUGHOUT A HOLIDAY? It is hard being away from my family during the holidays. We make the best of being at work by inviting immediate family for brunch or dinner if we can. My husband and kids will always try to at least stop in for a quick visit. WHAT IS ONE THING THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU? I sing at home and in the car when I am listening to music. I am a pretty horrible singer, but I don’t let that stop me, much to the dismay of my daughter. IF THERE WAS A QUOTE YOU COULD LIVE YOUR LIFE BY, WHAT WOULD IT BE? “Work hard, play hard.”

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HOW LONG HAVE YOU WORKED WITH THE BELLEVUE FIRE DEPARTMENT? I was hired Jan. 17, 1983. Next January will be 36 years with the COB. WHAT WAS YOUR EXPERIENCE LIKE WORKING THROUGHOUT A HOLIDAY? In all my years, I only had one or two bad holidays where I was on duty. I remember a Thanksgiving many years ago that had us respond to three suicides. Early in the evening, we responded to a cardiac arrest while a family was having their Thanksgiving meal. I was so relieved when we arrived and found the patient had only had a syncopal episode [fainted] and didn’t need CPR. It was not my favorite shift. I also remember working a shift on Christmas Day where we didn’t have an organized meal and no family members came to visit. We sat in recliners and watched the Star Wars trilogy on the USA Network. It was terrible. I told my wife to not come to the station on Christmas Day because it wasn’t Christmas at the station. Outside of those two holidays, I have enjoyed working holidays. Imagine a holiday family gathering where you don’t know everyone, the food is different and there aren’t any family issues to deal with. Working the holidays can be a blast. WHAT IS ONE THING THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU? I really enjoy fishing and talk about it all the time, but I am probably one of the worst fishermen on the planet. I have a dream where I walk into a grocery store and they refuse to sell me fresh fish… IF THERE WAS A QUOTE YOU COULD LIVE YOUR LIFE BY, WHAT WOULD IT BE? “Our paramedic instructor at Harborview Hospital, Dr. Michael Copass, had many sayings that I remember from training. One that he used to tell us regularly was, “Make a decision, I don’t care if it is the wrong one.” This quote is a direct reflection of living a life in the emergency services. It reminds us to not

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have “paralysis by analysis.” We can overthink/overanalyze problems and not come up with a solution because we invest too much thought into the problem. Trust your training, make your decisions based on good input and intel and go with it! I have used this in my professional life as well as in my personal life for almost the last 30 years with good results.

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DANIEL ROBBS FIREFIGHTER HOW LONG HAVE YOU WORKED WITH THE BELLEVUE FIRE DEPARTMENT? I have been with the Bellevue Fire Department for 8 years. WHAT WAS YOUR EXPERIENCE LIKE WORKING THROUGHOUT THE HOLIDAY? I am married to my best friend and the love of my life, Rachel, and I have to young boys, Jeremiah, 10, and Brennan, 6. I have worked many holidays in my 8 years of being with BFD. Some holidays are harder to miss than others. Fortunately for my immediate family, both sets of grandparents, siblings and cousins all live within one hour of each other. So there is never a shortage of houses or get-togethers that my wife and kids can attend. It allows me to know that they are taken care of and someone is making their day special. Personally, that’s what I care most about. That doesn’t, however, always make it easier for me to miss being with them and celebrating together. I am blessed, though, that there have been multiple Thanksgivings or Christmas days that the firehouse crew I am working with that day have invited all the families up to have a big meal together… that has been some of the most special holiday moments, getting to see my personal family interact with my firefighter family. It is an amazing career that comes with sacrifices, and it would be much more difficult if I didn’t have the support from my loving wife, parents and in-laws. WHAT IS ONE THING PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU? My middle name is Earl… named after my Grandpa who fought on a battleship in the South Pacific during World War II. IF THERE WAS A QUOTE YOU COULD LIVE YOUR LIFE BY, WHAT WOULD IT BE? "If you look for the bad in mankind expecting to find it, you surely will." -David Swift, screenwriter for Disney (a quote from the 1960 film Pollyanna)

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OPEN HOUSE

T I M E L I N E DISCOVERY

Initial meeting discussing goals, style, expectations.

THE BUILDING PROCESS FROM START TO FINISH:

ARCHITECTURAL

INTERIOR

DESIGN

BUILD

ORIENTATION AND MOVE-IN

Land surveys,

Exterior and

“In most cases, we are de-

Final detail work is completed, and an

schematics, design

interior deco se-

molishing an older home,

orientation tour is performed to demon-

development, drafting

lections, cabinets,

then moving to foundation

strate the home’s basic and advanced

and engineering.

lighting and land-

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Custom Luxury WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN BUILDING OR REMODELING YOUR HOME ARTICLE CAITLIN AGNEW | PHOTOGRAPHY LIFE N LIGHT

IT’S HARD TO MISS THE FACT THAT THE REAL ESTATE MARKET

relationship with the client becomes more than just business. With

IN OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN MOVING AND SHAKING. New

creativity, life dreams and visions shared along the way, often the

residents are moving in, and old homes are being torn down and

client finishes the process feeling like family.

custom homes are popping up in their place. Even longtime local

Featured here is one of John Buchan Homes’ latest completed

residents, with no plans of moving, are more than ever considering

projects, over two years in the making, located in the heart of

the possibility of remodeling. Whether a new resident considering a

Medina. The process was a labor of love as this property has been

custom build or a longtime local considering a remodel, the process

part of the Buchan family for quite some time. This is a home

is foreign to most, and even daunting.

marked by quality craftsmanship, clean lines and a commanding

To shed some light on this process, we sought expert advice from

presence. The floor plan flows seamlessly, offering connected

John Buchan Homes, a uniquely Northwest custom home builder,

indoor and outdoor spaces and a gorgeous mix of materials,

with roots planted here since the early 1960s. Although John Buchan

creating true artistry throughout. Clearly the design is beautiful,

Homes has never lost its focus of serving the Eastside, the company

which highlights John Buchan’s commitment to craftsmanship,

is frequently sought out from clients around the world, simply by

artistry and perfection.

reputation, valuing the level of expertise offered.

The process of building a custom home is often a case-by-case basis,

“We do more than simply execute plans. We add value by thinking

but for some general expectations, the John Buchan team has shared a

through every detail, guiding and sharing our knowledge and exper-

timeline (see page 32) of what to anticipate. Ultimately, the entire experi-

tise as we help our clients navigate a complex process.”

ence of building or remodeling should be about having a place you can

From start to finish, John Buchan Homes walks the client through the home building process like an “experienced guide.” The

be proud to call home. And with more than 60 years of experience, John Buchan Homes is a trusted team to bring your vision to life. CONTINUED >

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K I T C H E N + Custom cabinets: Handcrafted and built-to-order maple soft-close cabinets; dovetail drawers. + Counters and backsplash: PentalQuartz countertops in Listra; GIO tri-color honed water-jet mosaic full-height backsplash by designer Damon Johnstun. + Kitchen sink and faucet: Luxury German-designed faucet by Dornbracht. Blanco Precision exceptionally handcrafted dual-bowl under-mount sink. + Professional Thermador appliances: 48-inch Pro Harmony dual-fuel range with double ovens, 6 burners plus a griddle, custom stainless steel range hood, additional single Pro wall oven, built-in espresso machine, custom panel Freedom column 30-inch refrigerator plus 24-inch freezer, including dual 18-inch wine columns in the butler’s pantry, microwave drawer and two dishwashers. + Hardwood flooring: Made of the finest character-grade aged French oak.

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M A S T E R B AT H + Private sanctuary features Thoreau-inspired Walden Bianco Onyx

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mosaic tilework, inset vanity mirrors and beautiful sconce lighting. + Dramatic raised soaking tub surrounded by generous windows overlooking the private yard. + Arched barrel ceiling displays iridescent tiles reflecting meditative

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$2,425,512

18.30%

-9.10%

$645.4

8.40%

98005

104

-19.40%

$146,261,543

-4.60%

$1,406,361

18.30%

21.40%

$456.5

11.80%

98006

379

-5.00%

$482,449,777

2.30%

$1,272,955

7.70%

6.30%

$427.3

6.70%

98007

14.70%

$87,281,017

32.10%

$1,014,896

15.20%

-8.30%

$439.4

13.70%

98008

217

-1.80%

$233,601,510

16.60%

$1,076,505

18.80%

0.00%

$464.5

21.10%

*This data is based on information pulled from Trendsgraphix for properties sold up to $5M

Joseph Brazen and Taylor Brazen Tagge Joseph@BrazenGroupProperties.com BrazenGroupProperties.com | (425) 454-4141

HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

FIT INTO WINTER

STAY STRONG THIS SEASON WITH TECHNIQUES BY YOGA TEACHER KARLA TAFRA

ARTICLE JORDAN BLAINE | PHOTOGRAPHY KARA MERCER

NOVEMBER BRINGS US CHILLY WEATHER AND THE START OF THE HOLIDAYS. While it’s tempting to stay bundled and comfy inside or indulge on extra treats, that combo tends to leave us with regret, stress and low energy. We encourage you to stay strong, healthy and relaxed throughout the season with a few simple techniques from local yoga teacher and social influencer Karla Tafra. Originally from Zagreb, Croatia, Karla is now a Bellevue resident and a popular influencer in our community. Pursuing her many passions of nutrition, yoga and writing, Karla is most known for her yoga-inspired Instagram, @karlatafra. “Yoga changed my life. People always think they need to be at a certain age or level of flexibility to start, but they couldn’t be more wrong,” she says.

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DANCER'S POSE (NATARAJASANA) From standing, lift your left hand toward the sky and reach with your right hand behind you. Bend your right knee, and grab your ankle from the inside without twisting your wrist. Inhale and kick into your hand while at the same time extending your left arm in front of you, reaching far ahead. Keep on kicking and reaching, lowering your torso while getting deeper into the pose. When you've reached your flexibility maximum, be still for a moment before slowly getting out of the pose the same way you entered it. Repeat on the second side.

UPWARD PLANK (PURVOTTANASANA) Come into a seat, legs extended in front of you, hands by your sides. Keep your back straight, and place your elbows on the floor behind you. Use the position of your elbows as the measure on where to place your palms; replace your foundation by doing so and lift up your hips on the next inhale—legs straight in front of you, feet pointed. You can drop your head if it's OK for your neck, or simply gaze up, neck extended. After a couple of breath cycles, slowly lower your hips down toward the floor.

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WILD THING (CAMATKARASANA) From plank, place your left hand to center and shift onto your left leg into a side plank. Right away, step with your right leg behind you and lift up your hips as if you were flipping your dog. Reach with your right hand toward the floor, and enjoy the gorgeous backbend shape your body is making. Slowly find your way back into your plank, and repeat on the second side.

DOWNWARD DOG (ADHO MUKHA SVANASANA) You can enter a Downward Dog from so many poses, but the principal one is the counterpart to upward-facing dog. Going through Sun Salutation A and B requires a vinyasa sequence, which takes you through a series of poses starting from standing, forward folding, stepping into plank, lowering into Chaturanga, inhaling into Upward Dog and exhaling into Downward Dog. Push your hips up and back, extending your legs and reaching with your heels toward the floor, while at the same time pushing your whole body through your hands. Press your palms firmly into the floor, and keep your shoulders away from your ears. Enjoy the sensation of stretching your spine.

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WHEEL (URDHVA DHANURASANA) Lying on the floor, bend your knees and place your feet down, heels close to your sitting bones. Reach with your palms under your shoulders, and on the next inhale, lift your hips up toward the sky. Keep on pushing your chest through your arms, and relax your head. Breathe deeply, and keep on lifting your hips with every inhale. Slowly lower your hips down to the floor, chin to chest, to exit the pose.

BREAKFAST

I LUNCH I DINNER

Every day in the W Bellevue Hotel thelakehousebellevue.com

425. 454 .7076

November 2018 | Bellevue Lifestyle

1 FARM HOUSE DINNER Matthews Winery

These dinners are designed to elevate the farm-to-table experience with a 6- to 8-course meal featuring several library wines from the Matthews and Tenor wine cellars at the charming Farm House, above the Woodinville Tasting Room. Tickets include a tour of the farm, appetizers, dinner, dessert and wine. MatthewsWinery.com

MON-FRI PRE-FIXE LUNCH The Lakehouse

The Lakehouse invites you to have a specialty cocktail of your choice and take that long lunch you deserve. Happy hour starts atÂ 3 p.m.!Â The twocourse lunch with a cocktail is $36. TheLakehouseBellevue.com

2 DIA DE LOS MUERTOS Civility & Unrest

Join Civility & Unrest for a Day of the Dead party! Come join the fun with Cazadores Tequila, face painters, a fire show, tacos and more! CivilityAndUnrest.com

3 2018 DENSHO DINNER Meydenbauer Center

This major fundraising event of the year provides an opportunity to come together in support of Denshos efforts to promote social justice and racial equity through the preservation and sharing of the World War II Japanese American experience. Densho.org 44

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LIFESTYLE CALENDAR

N OV E M B E R

8, 29 SEAHAWKS BROADCAST WITH SOFTY MAHLER Central Bar + Restaurant

Softy Mahler with 950 AM KJR Radio will be broadcasting live from Central Bar + Restaurant with former Seahawks head coach Mike Holmgren to talk everything football. CentralBar.com

10 A NIGHT OF REST Meydenbauer Center

A Night of REST is REST's 6th annual signature auction and gala event, with proceeds providing pathways to freedom, safety and hope for victims and survivors of sex trafficking. IWantREST.com

15 FARM-TO-TABLE DINNER Matthews Winery

You are invited to join us for a seasonal Farm-to-Table Dinner at our Woodinville Farm + Tasting Room. All food is sourced from organic farms and purveyors within 10 miles of the property, including Matthews Farm, and prepared by chef Micah Mowrey and the award-winning team at Ecolibrium Farms. MatthewsWinery.com

NOV 23-DEC 24 SNOWFLAKE LANE The Bellevue Collection

The Bellevue Collection has expanded and so has Snowflake Lane, which now features a nightly parade. See all your favorite characters with falling snow, beautiful lights, and delightful holiday music. The nightly parade can CONTINUED >

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be seen from any place on the sidewalks on both sides of Bellevue Way. SnowflakeLane.com

DAILY BELLEVUE MAGIC ICE ARENA Bellevue Downtown Park

Skate and celebrate at the Bellevue Magic Season Ice Arena, the region’s largest open-air holiday ice skating experience! This beloved Magic Season tradition is the perfect memory-making activity for family and friends. Rain, shine or snow, stop on by to the all-weather sheltered covered festive arena. Bellevue.com

THROUGH DEC 30

Kia

your jeweler at Diamonds Inc.

GARDEN D'LIGHTS

fine jewelry & custom designs

Bellevue Botanical Gardens

Garden d’Lights features more than half a million sparkling lights formed

10204 MAIN STREET BELLEVUE, WA 98004

into the whimsical shapes of plants, flowers, birds, animals and cascading waterfalls set amid the natural beauty of the Bellevue Botanical Garden.

(425) 454-1143

BellevueBotanical.org

MONDAY - SATURDAY 9AM to 8PM D i amond s , s a pph i res , an d emeral d s s et i n p lat i nu m a nd gol d D es ign you r ow n cu s t om jewel ry E s t at e a nd vi nt a ge pieces E nga gem ent a nd Bri d al coll ect ions 46

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We are always accepting submissions for events you'd like to see included in our Calendar section. Submissions are accepted via the Contact Us tab at BellevueLifestylePubs.com.

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N OV E M B E R THE WORLD AWAITS YOUR SHOPPING SPREE

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BELLEVUE EMBROIDERY & GIFTS INSPIRES YOU TO BE A BETTER GIFT GIVER

Personalized Gifts

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'TIS THE SEASON FOR GIVING, AND NO MATTER THE OCCASION, ONE SHOULD ALWAYS COME PREPARED WITH A GIFT WORTH HAVING. Evelyn Hou, the owner, designer, brander and specialist at Bellevue Embroidery & Gifts, has been helping our community with gift giving since opening her doors almost 23 years ago.

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"You want to give a gift that is practical," she says. "We live in the Pacific Northwest; we use certain things every day." Her suggestions range from large bags and take-home Champagne or wine glasses to coffee mugs and tumblers. "We are a coffee community. Give peo-

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ple something that will keep their drinks warm on the way to work or around the house," she says. "Year-end and Christmas parties are times for recognition. Logo or specialized gifts are great if you have a bigger budget; if you give them something that is less expensive, it might not last as long," she says. "The cost of doing something nicer is not that much more. If it lasts three or four times longer, your branding remains that long too." Call Bellevue Embroidery & Gifts at 425.646.9191 to place an order.

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01 ShedRain Mid-compact Umbrella, $35.50, REI.com | 02 Women’s Anna Reversible Bicolor Tote Bag, $118.00, Lacoste.com | 03 21-ounce Standard Mouth Hydroflask, $32.95, Hydroflask.com | 04 Gold Monogram Mug, $12.95, Williams-Sonoma.com | 05 Estate Champagne Wine Glasses (set of 2), $24.95- 49.95, Williams-Sonoma.com | 06 Rugged Twill Tote Bag, $195, Filson.com

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SOLD 4648 95th Avenue NE, Yarrow Point 98004

Inspired Waterfront 4 BED

6 BATH

$7,535,000

Enjoy the calming presence of unspoken elegance. Art becomes life through purposeful design inspired by years of worldwide travel. An enchanting palette, this 116’ of lakefront is simply magical! The home and viewpoints are so well positioned; it feels like you own the bay! The recently installed dock accommodates ample moorings. Don’t settle for ordinary when life can be magniﬁcent!

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9883 NE 8th Street, Bellevue 98004

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J & D Homes presents New Construction in Downtown Bellevue! Just steps away from urban amenities, shopping, dining, entertainment, beaches, and parks. This elegantly designed home combines the ﬁnest details and ﬁnishes with high quality construction. Featuring ultimate recreational level with astounding views! Award winning school district with top private schools within minutes!

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