Adventures of Rachele

This weekend a few of us ran the Vancouver 1/2 or full Marathon up in BC. It was a stellar performance for me. I

pretty much pulled that race out of thin air, considering I'm still getting back from being injured. Let's just say it was

an eight mile long run with a five mile cool down for me. I don't know what it was, but it ended up being a pretty

difficult race for many of us. I don't think anyone in our close group hit their goal times. Luckliy, we drowned our

sorrows in crepes, gelato and good company.

                  
             
                   
       
                                                                                                                                    
The highlight of the trip was meeting a clothing "stylist" for the boys.  I won't reveal the name of her shop since she was 
really picky about who she let in.  Oh, yes, it was the fashion version of the Soup Nazi.  After we entered, she put a 
ladder to block her store front and kicked people out of the store that she deemed "trolls."  She talked a mile a minute.  
Deconstructed all our body types, and even compared one of us to some photos of "what not to wear."  Karena and I 
were spared too much criticism since she only sold men's clothing.  Actually, we were jealous that she couldn't help 
us, just the boys.  The woman was an artist.  She really complemented the guys look and the three of them have 
totally different body types.  She even explained why she was choosing cetain cuts or necklines or styles for each 
one.  She showed them how to tuck, untuck, roll, layer and accesorize.  It was absolutely amazing.  She was better 
than any makeover show I've ever seen.
                   

I'm totally behind in blogging, again. Rather than holding on to the photos any longer, I'm just going to post them without much comment. The biking photos are from a couple weeks ago. We went on a short 22 mile ride from Gasworks to Seward Park and back. The weather was perfect. Cherry blossoms were in bloom along Lake Washington Blvd. And we even took an ice cream break in the middle.