This is probably my proudest achievement as a real estate agent... I was nominated by readers of Seattle Magazine as a Five Star Real Estate Agent for 2007. This is my profile from the December 2007 issue of Seattle Magazine... it was their annual "Best Of..." issue.
I figured most other agents would have taken this honor very seriously with pictures in front of nice houses, in their office, or in front of waterfront properties... so I wanted to go the opposite route and have a lot of fun with it.
The photographer even commented, "I like these photos a lot... but you just look TOO young to be a real estate agent in all of them."
And I just said, "That's cool, we'll go with it."
It's still a tremendous honor to be chosen, and it completely caught me off guard. To be mentioned in the same category as some of the other agents on the list is something that I still can't believe.
Thank you to all my clients who voted me in!
Friday, January 11, 2008
Monday, January 07, 2008
Lucky Strike at Bellevue's Lincoln Square
Lucky Strike Bowling finally opened in Bellevue, a couple days behind schedule. I went there with some friends last night to check out the scene, venue, food, and to do a little bowling. And we also got to see Sokhom in Bellevue again! She was one of our favorite servers from the Bellevue Joeys.
The atmosphere at Lucky Strike is extremely casual, even though the place is really upscale (cherry hardwoods, nice couches and TVs, etc). I kinda felt like we were in some rich person's home. I also expected a snooty staff and clientele, kind of like you get at the Parlor. But for the most part, we were walking around in socks and bowling shoes and having a lot of fun. I love the lounge there, and even if I'm not going to bowl, I wouldn't mind meeting some friends there for dinner and drinks.
Understandably, it was a little slow last night. But so was every other place in Bellevue. It was the Sunday after the holidays, and a lot of people are probably just relaxing, or trying to keep their New Years Resolutions.
The private room apparently is $4,000 for 3 hours. But you could throw one hell of a party in there. There are 4 private lanes, your own bar, and seating for probably about 50 people (comfortably), or maybe up to 100 if everyone's standing around.
There were still a few kinks to work out last night (like problems with the bowling lanes), but we had a great time. The only thing I thought was weird, is that every lane allows up to 8 bowlers. However, there is only seating for 3. Once the place starts getting busy, there are gonna be a lot of people standing around.
The 9 or 10 people in our group ended up spending just around $350 total. That included a food / drinks tab around $230 and a bowling tab around $100 (for 100 minutes). Which sounds about right since we each had a couple rounds of drinks.
It looks like the night life in Bellevue is getting crowded now, with the Parlor, Joeys, Vertigo and Lucky Strike all vying for your attention and money.
The atmosphere at Lucky Strike is extremely casual, even though the place is really upscale (cherry hardwoods, nice couches and TVs, etc). I kinda felt like we were in some rich person's home. I also expected a snooty staff and clientele, kind of like you get at the Parlor. But for the most part, we were walking around in socks and bowling shoes and having a lot of fun. I love the lounge there, and even if I'm not going to bowl, I wouldn't mind meeting some friends there for dinner and drinks.
Understandably, it was a little slow last night. But so was every other place in Bellevue. It was the Sunday after the holidays, and a lot of people are probably just relaxing, or trying to keep their New Years Resolutions.
The private room apparently is $4,000 for 3 hours. But you could throw one hell of a party in there. There are 4 private lanes, your own bar, and seating for probably about 50 people (comfortably), or maybe up to 100 if everyone's standing around.
There were still a few kinks to work out last night (like problems with the bowling lanes), but we had a great time. The only thing I thought was weird, is that every lane allows up to 8 bowlers. However, there is only seating for 3. Once the place starts getting busy, there are gonna be a lot of people standing around.
The 9 or 10 people in our group ended up spending just around $350 total. That included a food / drinks tab around $230 and a bowling tab around $100 (for 100 minutes). Which sounds about right since we each had a couple rounds of drinks.
It looks like the night life in Bellevue is getting crowded now, with the Parlor, Joeys, Vertigo and Lucky Strike all vying for your attention and money.
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