We found a house!!! I’m crazy about it, but I don’t want to jinx us. It’s historic, modern, filled with light and spacious within a half mile of downtown. CROSS YOUR FINGERS!
Yes, I mean you!
We biked all.day.long. I was totally exhausted by the end! I told Matt I was a bit hungry for a snack around 4PM and he led me straight to his watering hole:
Beer run is part store, part bar
And he LOVES it! In his defense, they do have some really awesome unique beers there.
I got the Sierra Nevada Anniversary Bock and LOVED it. Every drop of my 10 ounce glass.
He got an organic Hefe Weizen that was awesome as well.
If you follow me on Twitter, you know that 10 ounces was more than enough on this empty stomach!
That said, beer makes an excellent snack!
Upon returning home from 18.5 miles of biking up and down the mountain hills of Cville, I was ready to CRASH!!
Nearly 4 hours of biking!
And by crash I mean drink wine and eat cheese 
Wet hair and all
Matt and I shared a platter of cheeses and fruits. Me liked the “biscuit cookies.” Seemed like something I would have had in England!
Half a glass of Reisling.
Our evening went out with a Bang!
Did you know it’s restaurant week here in Cville? And next week is restaurant week in Charlotte and we will be partaking!
Matt and I celebrated our adventures with a duo of vino. Zinfandel for me, Sauv Blan for he.
For Course I he got the Pork Tacos. I had a bite. INCREDIBLE! He proclaimed them the “best pork I’ve ever had”
I got a Beet + Chevre Salad for course I
Sesame – both seeds and oil – was involved. It was DIVINE!
Dinner for him was the Seared Tuna over Coconut Rice. Bang! loves wasabi!!
And I got the Vegetarian Purse!
A blend of mushrooms and veggies with curry (I think!?) in a phyllo pouch (a.k.a. purse) with portabello mushroom (again!) and wasabi mashed potatoes.
Ate every bite!
Course III was Banana Fritters for him. They were pillowy and amazing
And the Coconut Panna Cotta for me.
It was just OK. I’m not the biggest Panna Cotta fan.
After dinner we went to see another house. We’ve seen two REALLY cute houses, but I think they are just too small. We’d have to store our furniture (dining room table) and just don’t know if we want to do that if we can pay just a bit more to have it all set up.
We debated going out for some music, but we’re both totally exhausted and calling it a night. More things to do tomorrow!
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consider my fingers crossed…and my toes! that sounds like a perfect fit for you guys!
Fingers crossed!!
Beer is such a great snack! And your dinner looks amazing, love that you are eating outside so much!
Woo hoo! I hope the house situation works out! My fingers are crossed!
Without jinxing it … Congr….
What a nice way to go house hunting, than doing it on bikes! Love it !
Beer as a snack? I wonder if my co worker would judge me if I’d do that tomorrow afternoon? Come on! It’s Friday!
Love the red shirt!
Me thinks I shall have one of my biscuit cookies now that your picture has instilled a mighty craving
That dinner looks great! Y’all have some awesome restaurant choices.
Crossing fingers!
Currently crossing fingers! lol
I have to say, all of your hubby’s food today looked amazing! Pork tacos and Banana Fritters???? Sign me up for that meal, haha.
Congrats and good luck!!! Fingers crossed!
Once Again, wootwoot with the Sierra Nevada!!! :0)
I love the fruit and cheese plate- so simple, so delish!
The biscuit/cookie sure looks like a Carrs ww cracker. I LOVE them!
Have to add to my groc. list now.
Best house wishes!
xo
S
My fingers are crossed! I’m so excited for you
My fingers are crossed!! Good luck
Good luck on the house! I hope you get it! Dinner looks delicious! Have a great night.
Are the “biscuit cookies” oatcakes? They’re Scottish, so you’re close
If you ever happen to see them, Gubeen oatcakes are amazingly good! I really think you’d like them.
Love the outfit! Very similar to how I dress, too
Oh, and fingers crossed! X
Congrats and good luck!!!! Sending good vibes your way!
Good luck with the house hunting!!!
You find and go to some of the neatest little restaurants too, send some my way!
Hope you get the house you want!! You look so sophisticated sitting on the porch with your drink.
Your dinner looks absolutely fabulous! So jealous, I’m starved! lol
Jenn
Oh my – what a day you have both had!
Sending lots of ‘house’ well wishes your way!!!
Oooh I hope you get that house!
I have successfully been reading, and reading, and reading your amazing stories for almost an hour now. I so enjoy your posts.
Beer as a snack, in the words of Homer Simpson – Beer… Now there’s a temporary solution.
The wine looks even more delish! Glad you had a great ride, no better feeling. Good look on the home front, literally. Fingers crossed:)
Delicious eats; I love the presentation!
I think those biscuit cookies are the whole wheat carr’s…they are so wheaty and biscuity…the best!
I am crossing my fingers for ya!
Crossing fingers, toes, etc!! And that food looks absolutely stuuunnning!
i feel you on the biscuit cookies, they’re so good- rough texture with a little bit of sweetness. you should try chocolate-dipped digestive biscuits!
sending good vibes your way on the house. my mom just signed for a house today, so there must be something in the air!
Bang is a definite favorite. You must try the tuna-pizza and salad trio!
A house that is both historic and modern – that’s intriguing!
Good luck with the house. I’d love to see pictures if a house that is both historic and modern!
And all the food looks fab!
Congrats on finding a place you love- keeping my fingers crossed that it all works out for you guys!
Crossing my fingers for you guys.
Digestives!!! Is that what the cracker tasted like? Mmmmm!
Fingers crossed and wood knocked.
Congrats – crossing my fingers!
The beet salad and vegetarian purse both look delicious – yum.
Ahhh! Congratulations! That’s so exciting. I’ll be crossing my fingers for you Kath.
Your dinner made my mouth water
Good luck with the houses!
I’m so jealous you had dinner at Bang! I lived in Charlottesville for a year and it was one of my favorite restaurants. If the restaurant Mas is still there, you definitely need to try that too!
Good luck with the place! This is super-duper late but just wanted to say that I absolutely loved the video you took while on vacation. You should definetly DO IT MORE!!!!
Fingers are crossed! I love Charlottesville, and can’t wait to see your life there. Fingers super crossed, all the way down here in Australia! How can you not succeed?
Congrats on the house!
My fingers and toes are crossed!
What a fun day!!! Beer, wine, bike riding, cheese, and finding a house?? Sounds like the perfect Thursday
Hope you get the house! That’s so exciting. It’s so awesome that you guys biked every where. And beer is SO filling. I feel the same way about coffee.
Oh my word, the beet salad is a masterpiece!!
*Crosses fingers*
I love purses (Coach, Longchamp, etc.), but that beauty of a purse beats them all!
Um…banana fritters?! Those look to DIE for!
Hope you get the house of your dreams. I love seeing the sights of such an adorable town:)
I love Restaurant Week! I’ve done it in Portsmouth NH, and it has some amazing restaurants.
1. Fingers crossed 2. You are AHHHdorable
3. Love those dinner photos!!! 4. Can’t wait to reunite in less than a month! 5. xo
fingers/toes/hairs crossed for you and the house!
Fingers crossed!
Isn’t beer amazing when it’s hot and you’re exhausted?
love the veggie purse!
Good luck on the house!
Sounds like everything else in C-Ville is going great. Biking is probably one of the best ways to really experience a town! I’m also really jealous of all the cool-sounding restaurants you’ve already discovered! All the town needs is a Great Harvest…
How exciting that you may have found a house!! Looks like you had a good day of biking and househunting and a nice relaxing evening out.
I actually did cross my fingers when you wrote ‘yes you!’ :p How exciting that you’ve found one!! I’m so happy for you
And :O :O at that meal! How incredible did that all look!? Blimey.
haha, I did as well! I have serious food envy. Are you thinking of Jacobs Cream Crackers? They’re the cheese accompaniment of choice in our house
I have my fingers, toes, legs, eyes, and arms all crossed for you and Matt!!!!
Things will definitely work out the way that they are meant to, though so I have no worries and that you both will find just the right house. Btw I LOVE your sunglasses, and I was wondering if you knew where you got them. I recently began wearing contacts more, and I only have a pair of prescription sunglasses, so I need to grab a regular pair asap. Thanks!
Just make sure the sunglasses are rated UVA and UVB protection; otherwise, it would be better to not wear sunglasses at all because the eye is open more with regular sunglasses and allows more of the damaging UBA and UVB rays in than if you wore nothing at all. Then again, all that squinting would promote premature wrinkling. A good idea would be to wear a hat to help block rays from the sides where the glasses are not protecting. Myths about sunglasses include darker lenses provide better protection from the sun; expensive designer glasses are better; and sunglasses only need to be worn in the summer. Actually, winter sun is in more of an angle in the sky and potentially has more direct line of view than when it is high in the sky above in the summertime.
Oh, forgot to mention… be sure the glasses provide over 95% UV protection; choose a lens tint that blocks at least 80% of transmissable light, but not more than 92% of light; and neutral gray, amber, brown or green are good lens colors to choose from. Dr. Stephen Trokel, attending opthalmologist at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center reports, “There are strong indications that chronic exposure to the components of sunlight may accelerate aging of ocular tissues…”
Yay, glad you found a house! Hope you guys get it! That bar/store, looks kind of like Common Market in CLT. Can’t go wrong with all those beers to choose from!
yay! I love Charlottesville. My parents live there and I always have so much fun when I go to visit. Congrats! My mom has mentioned Beer Run before. Never knew what she was talking about but now I will have to check it out next time I am down there, especially after seeing all that beer
. If you are interested, my parents meet with a biking group on Saturdays or Sundays and they go on 30 or 40 mile rides throughout C-ville. I think they are crazy, but that’s probably just b/c my leg strength still leaves a bit to be desired 
A biking group would be fun!! I need a better bike first though
I really hope the house works out for you guys! It sounds absolutely perfect.
*crossing fingers*
That’s a lot of bike riding but glad you made some progress in the house hunting.
wow, that salad looks amazing!
Congrats on the home. Hope it all works out.
Mmm Sierra Nevada, one of my favorite breweries. Some day when I’m not pregnant/nursing I’m going to enjoy an evening of those!
I hope your house hunt goes well. Definitely crossing my fingers for you!
Kath,
I am sure you have answered this before, but what kind of bike do you have?
I have Matt’s old Dahon folding bike. I do not recommend it unless you’re a commuter (which is why he got it). I’m hoping to get a new bike this fall.
Congrats on the house Kath! I will certainly keep my fingers crossed for you guys
. Can’t wait to see pics!
Wow, that’s an amazing looking dinner! You guys seem to eat out often. Do you try to find affordable eats?
Yes, this was actually not bad because it was restaurant week!
We don’t eat out as much as it might seem when we’re not traveling. It’s hard to make a home-cooked meal while staying at an inn..
All of the food and restaurants look amazing there! I love outdoor dining!!! Can’t wait until you get a new place and get to move in and decorate and show us all pictures
We had a really long day of meetings yesterday and all I wanted at the end was an ice cold beer. Thankfully, I work for a beer/wine company, so all I had to do was stroll over the bar behind our receptionist area for a pint! It was awesome!
Good luck! No black cats for you
Just curious, which superstitions does everyone believe in? Crossing fingers, knocking on wood, black cats, walking under ladders??
Wei-Wei
Ahh that’s so exciting about the house. I hope you get it!!
Both of your meals look incredible. I think I would have had that tuna and coconut rice for all three of my courses haha!
Yeah for houses!!!
And so fun to just enjoy yourself…even if it is a bit too much.
I’m crossing my fingers for you too!
Those pork tacos look amazing! Mmm….
Sounds like a great day! The pork tacos looked absolutely delish!
I’ve got everything crossed for ya! I’m sure you’re gonna know the perfect house when you see it:) (ps…this whole “having everything crossed” malarky is quite painful..so please hurry up!)
What a lovely looking meal! Matt’s first course looks espescially delicious xx
We’re all X’d here!