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On November 1st, the Pilgrims arrive hand, once you have a place card for there are the one-offs, the special NOTEat my mom's house. Do you think I'm my mother's Thanksgiving table, you things that we are so thankful for that joking? Over the years my mother are always welcome! And the food is they bring us to tears. The memories has collected hundreds of Pilgrim spectacular too! so close to our hearts that the very at- statues! She has traditional, comi- tempt at recalling them, happy or sad, cal, artsy, realistic, and some that are The night starts with my mom's are just too much and have our hearts so old you would think they were at Thanksgiving speech (it's long, we brimming over. There is always one, the original Thanksgiving. You name hunker down and listen with a glass we all have one, and these special mo- it, I don't think my mom has seen a of wine), and we all know that when ments throughout are what make the Pilgrim she did not love. The best part she is finished, it is our turn to tell holiday season magical and a wonder- is that she talks about their arrival for our family what we are thankful for. ful time to reflect. I'm wishing you weeks before and, on November 1st, if Of course, we are thankful for the all a peaceful, pleasant, family and your Thanksgiving card to her hasn't expected: Family, friends, health, friends-filled, and belly-filled Thanks- arrived, your place at the Thanksgiv- a promising football season, amaz- giving holiday! ing table is in jeopardy. On the other ing snow in the mountains. But then We recently hired Jenn Flynn to sell our Laurelhurst home as well as purchase a new home in the neighborhood. Jenn made detailed recommendations on how to prepare our home for sale as well as pricing our listing, and we carefully followed her advice on both fronts. She landed us seven offers that resulted in our home selling for $100k over asking price. When we were purchasing our new home, she helped us tailor our offer to best compete and quickly landed us in our dream home. Whether you're buying or selling, if you're looking for an agent with deep knowledge of the local market and who is warm, honest, and a genuine pleasure to work with, hire Jenn Flynn - you won't regret it. Josh & Britta Tsang Thank you so much for working with me! Jenn Quorum - Laurelhurst, Inc. 3505 NE 45th St Seattle, WA 98105 www.quorumlaurelhurst.com 206.427.3900 8 Laurelhurst & Windermere Living • November 2016 November 2016 • Laurelhurst & Windermere Living 9 love,” she adds. While they don’t do microdermabrasion or some of the other specialty facials, they hope to neighbor's night out add more in the future. As for the business, it’s booming. “All GETTING PAMPERED of our regulars followed us here, and they are great about telling others at about us and bringing their friends in, which is really cool. A lot of them The Beauty Bar have been with us for 20 years, and By Jenny Hart DanowskiPhotos by Stephanie Cristalli Photography they want to see us succeed and love our services,” says Ali. “I don’t have enough staff yet to keep up with all the walk-ins we are getting as well, which is great, but is a weird problem to have!” she adds. She loves all her clients and feels like she is part of their families. “I love all of my people! I love making them look pretty, but I also know a lot about their lives and check in with some of them once a week when they come in,” she says.