So weird!!!!!!!!!!! I better get used to it. I’ve lived in North Carolina for 27 years, and it’s hard to let go.
Matt and I got up early this morning to get moving day started as early as possible (after our 5 hour drive in separate cars!!!)
Our internet should be connected when we get there. (The water might not be on, however!)
While we’re on the road, here’s a sneak peak at our new rental house!
SO EXCITED!!
See ya!
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i LOVE IT! the house is stunning, i can’t wait to see how you guys decorate! so glad you had a safe trip
You know, I haven’t lived in Louisiana for going on 9 years (away for college, then grad school, and now living somewhere else for a job), but I STILL say that it’s my home.
Your rental looks awesome!!! Love the porch!
Wow, your new house is beautiful! I love all the wood and light…definitely a clean and fresh looking space! Good luck on your drive!
The house looks great, love the floors and paint colors. That sucks about the long boring 5hr drive. Hope you packed some good snacks to get you by. See you when you get there.
Love it! The house looks great!
Is there a water heater in the bathroom? That’s a bit bizarre.
I love the porch!
I believe it’s a bonus toilet in the utility room, rather:)
The house looks so cute! So happy for you two
Happy moving day!! Moving is so bittersweet- especially when you have to change states.
The new place looks incredible!! I love the green
Congrats on the move! Your new house looks amazing!
I’m the same way. I grew up in TN, now have lived in AL x 8 years but still think TN is home.
Gosh, I LOVE your new floors!!!!!
beautiful space! love those hardwood floors
so nice that you were able to find such a great place to rent — options here can be somewhat limited!
wow! looks like another beautiful home!
beautiful house. I understand the sadness of moving, but setting up house is always fun isn’t it? I’m guessing you’ll have it organized and pretty in no time
What a great house! I love it! You both will be so happy
it’s so cute kath, have a great day settling in!
so cute!!! very colonial!
Have a fun day settling in!
What a fantastic rental! Have a safe drive.
gorgeous! moving to the dc/va area ourselves very soon and hope we are lucky to find something as great. did you pick the paint colors? i love it! good luck!
Looks like a beautiful home!
House and business blessings to Matt and You Kath! Enjoy!
Virginia has been my home for 19 years… I love it, and miss it when I’m away from it.
Visit the Chateau Morrisette Winery on the Blue Ridge Parkway at some point… incredible ! and close to Charlottesville.
Wow! The new house is SO CUTE! I love it. I look forward to hearing more about hte transition and journey to lviing in a new place. One of my biggest fears (I guess it is a fear?) is leaving where I live now, and not feeling like I will fit in in a new city or state. Especially because I am terrified of not knowing anyone. Good luck with the move!
I’m going to stop by after work today for a second!! Thanks for moving in between my work and my house
Super convenient!
Wow, your new house looks great! Good luck with moving day!
Wei Wei
As someone that has been born and raised in Virginia, I must say WELCOME!!! I hope you all will love it as much as I, and every other Virginian does
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Oh the things you can do with this house. I especially love love love the color of the kitchen.
love the wood floors and the porch! is that a random toilet in the basement or garage?!
Moving is scary, but also so exciting. The rental house is lovely! Best wishes in your new adventure.
THAT is seriously such a gorgeous house!! Especially for a rental. All of the rentals around here are soooo poorly maintained + still cost an arm and a leg. I hope to find something 1/2 as nice in Ft. Collins when we move next month! I’m so excited for you guys. Big stuff ahead and you are going to rock it
xo
Gorgeous house! I love the wall colours and the well-lit kitchen (for optimal food photographing!)
Good luck! I can’t wait to see what the KERF photos look like in your new home
I’ve missed the photos from your old house, but I’m ready for the new one.
I hope your transition to a new home is easy and smooth!
I love the wood floors too, they’re so amazing and pretty!!
The new house is beautiful! Good luck, and have a safe drive
I love hardwood floors,your home looks beautiful!
I love the porch! I want your porch!
Welcome to Virginia! I’m a Richmond native. I hope you grow to love Virginia. It really is a nice state and Charlottesville is such a beautiful area. The rental looks amazing! Good find!
Looks gorgeous! I hope everything goes smoothly and you have time to relax later. Good luck
Love all the hardwoods!
Welcome to Virginia!
Your new home looks very charming, I can’t wait to see how you decorate and organize it!
good luck today! the house looks gorgeous
Looks cozy! Love the porch!
Oh, it is so charming! I love it! Have a safe drive!!!
The new digs are SO.CUTE!!! I love all of the hardwoods – gorgeous!!
Have a safe trip!!!!
Such a pretty house! Have fun setting it all up
Oh my gosh it is BEAUTIFUL!!!! I love love love the country look. The wood floors are to die for too.
Isn’t it so weird to change your mindset of “home”?? Such a cute house though, I love the hardwood floors!
I adore the floors! And the porch!
I’m sure you’ll love it there!
It’s amazing!!! Job well done. Congrats! So Charlottesville, too! I can’t wait to see what you do with this beeeyoutiful space.
By the way, I’m sure you know there’s a fresh market waiting for ya! Safe travels, Kath!
I love it, Kath! Both of you deserve it so much
Welcome HOME!
I am loving the hardwood! The house ia so bright and cheerful! :0)
that kitchen looks so ready to be kathified! i can already forsee so many of the beautiful spots you’ll take advantage of for your breakfast pictures!
I absolutely love that style of house with hardwoods and bright colors! Very cute and can’t wait to see how you decorate it!
I hope you love Virginia as much as I do, having grown up there and living there for 24 years. I’m sad to not live there now, but I’ll be back – hopefully! That house is darling! I love the upstairs room with all its light and wood accents.
What a cute house, Kath! Have fun with the move. I hope it’s not stressful and that you guys get settled in quickly and smoothly. I’m super-jealous of your GAS stove!
Now you are a Virginian like ME!
I am obsessed with wooden countertops–so jealous!!! I gawk at them in IKEA for hours
The floors are absolutely stunning! Have a fun moving day my dear.
I can’t wait to see the house decorated KATH style! Have fun moving! I love that new, fresh, excited feeling!
I love the color of the kitchen and the hardwood floors!
Congrats!!! The house is super cute!!:)
The kitchen is cute and the floors look beautiful! Do you have a cute little garden space in the backyard or anything? I love the front porch too — so peaceful!
Oh wow, I didn’t realize you are moving TODAY! Best of luck to you guys. I live in DC so I’m very familiar with the VA area. I think you guys will really like it!
Very Cute! Love the hard wood. You can do a lot with this house.
Such a beautiful house! I live in VA (for school) and I love it
Wow – those floors are amazing!
The place looks amazing! I can’t wait to see what it looks like with all of the decor!
Gorgeous!!! I’m so excited for you two!!!
Be safe driving
Gorgeous house Kath! Have fun in VA!
I’m in grad school at UVa and I can’t wait to have you in town!
Your house looks great– love those floors!
Great house! Welcome to VA! I’m living in Arlington for my second year.
I LOVE those little framed windows!!!
Gorgeous house!
I love the wooden floors.
Welcome to Va.!!
I’m really excited for you!
I wanted to take advantage of the offer at Open Sky, but can’t find the large Golden Rabbit bowls. Are they still available?!
Sadly they are not
That house is so adorable and homey.
Congrats on your new place! It looks so beautiful! Happy moving! I love moving!
I love your new house! Welcome to Charlottesville!
excited for you – the house is gorgeous!!!
Is there a post that I missed that explains WHY you’re moving?
~Amanda
Welcome to Virginia
I recently moved to Williamsburg from Michigan! I know what you are going through. So far, Virginia is great. Plus it’s for lovers! Congrats on the move.
Would one of you PLEASE update me on what happened with the bakery lease? did it happen, fall through or still in the works? I’m so curious (and hopeful) but seem to have missed the final decision regarding it. TIA!!!
It’s the new KERF kitchen!! Love the hardwood floors.
Wow! Looks gorgeous. I can see you and Matt living your lives there quite well
Beautiful rental house! The one we’re looking at right now is reeeeeeeeeeeeeeallllllllllyyyyyy ddaaaaaaaated (think pumpkin orange kitchen counters, old oak cabinets and built-in bookshelves, and awful ugly carpets). It’s going to need a lot of TLC! But that’s all we can ask for in a house that rents for 600/mo and has 3 bedrooms and 1800 sq ft!
i haven’t been on your blog in awhile and it seems like only yesterday you were worried about packing up and selling your other house! i hope you have a very safe and smooth move to your new place
Love the floors, craftsman woodwork and French doors–the green paint colors are great, too! (Also love the slanted-eave bedroom w/the little door under the eave. I’ve always wanted that kind of storage space in a house.)
How fun it will be to decorate & organize!
awww! the house totally seems like you, which may be a weird thing to say, but the kitchen fits you and your husband! very cool! also, could you please give more packing and moving advice or tips? you seem like you really know what you are doing!
Ooooo…I love the wood countertops in the kitchen!! Very pretty!
Safe travels Kath and Matt!
Lovely house!
So jealous of that porch!
What a cute place! Love the fireplace, tidy kitchen and french doors.
How cute!!
Those hardwood floors are gorgeous, Kath. What an exciting place to be heading toward! Congrats on the new adventure. Hope the lease stuff works out.
Welcome to Virginia! It is my home now, too. My husband and I moved to the Richmond area in 2008 after living in Florida for over 20 years. We absolutely love it here. There are so many wonderful places to discover here — we go on a new adventure just about every quarter. Charlottesville is beautiful. You will love Wintergreen, too. And when you need a really good shopping fix, c’mon down to Short Pump Town Center which is northwest of Richmond and convenient from C-ville on I-64. Best of luck to you both!
The house is gorgeous! So light and airy, especially that full bath. Welcome to VA! We’re glad to have you
Hope moving goes well today (and I hope you didn’t get rained on too badly!).
Your new house is so charming! I can picture you two sipping brew on that porch!
Good luck with the move! Diana
Super cute house. A porck complete with rocking chairs?! How awesome!
Welcome to Virginia! We’re about an hour away but may have to take a drive over to your store when it’s up and running. Charlottesville is a great place! Congratulations and again welcome!
Such a huge adventure ahead of you. I couldn’t imagine moving to a new place after 27 years. I’ve never lived in one place more than 5 years.
love the house! i wish i had a porch w/rocking chairs!!!
Your floors are amazing! I’m so jealous.
I’m from Virginia. Glad you are now calling it home.
I currently live in Georgia (military wife) and am moving to Okinawa (!!) this fall. Virginia will ALWAYS be my home! My brother just recently moved from Charlottesville. It’s a gorgeous town. Hope you enjoy it!
Nice house! Good luck with the move!
I love the charm of the house!
Good luck… Remember that home is where the heart is.
LOVE LOVE LOVE the house, so fresh and airy looking!
You’ll love Virginia! It’s one of my favorite states! I LOVED living in Blacksburg…we didn’t like Charlottesville very much though
hehe
Goodness, those kitchen counter tops are just beautiful, aren’t they? Nice job, guys! Good luck with the move.
Looking forward to many pics and blogs from your new residence!
Adorable!
WOW! The house looks great! I love the natural light throughout (especially the kitchen) and the kitchen even has a wood “butchers” block countertop! I’m so jealous! You’ll love it. And I thought you were buying? This may be the first post in a long time that shows NO food photos! HAHA. Good luck with move in day Kath and Matt!!
congrats on officially being a Virginian! can’t get much better!
Your house is going to be gorgeous! I love the hardwood flooring and i’m so jealous of all that natural light!
The rental is gorge! Have safe trip!
I’m clearly geography challenged or maybe just not that observant. I didn’t realize you were moving to Virginia. Not that I live anywhere close, but I thought you were moving either to somewhere in NC or possibly SC.
The rental looks AMAZING! Love all the wood floors and all of the light. It looks so cute!
Wow – what a gorgeous house! I love the front porch!!! Perfect for relaxing and watching the world go by
also, your fireplace looks like a face! awesome!
So cute! I love those paint colors, especially the one in the kitchen!
Have fun setting up home!
I’m in the process of packing. I’ve cried twice, but your post reminded me of the adventure of it all. Back to packing!
Love the house!
love that kitchen & the porch!
Lovely! how exciting to be moving! I know that it’s sometimes an adjustment but you guys will fit in in no time!
Your new house is super cute! It actually reminds me of your old place.
Good luck with the move!!!!!
Jenn
I haven’t read your blog in a while (or any, for that matter) but I just read this post and had to comment. I adore your bathroom and those hardwood floors are to die for! I’m off to catch up but glad you’re happy with your move!
Gorgeous, gorgeous floors! I love that beautiful wood.
Welcome to VA, I have been here for almost a year! I hope you enjoy it.
Ohh how cute!! I’m in love with that porch and porch swing!!
What a beautiful house! I bet my entire two-person unit could fit in one of your rooms
Can’t wait to see more of Charlottesville through your blog – I miss it!
The new house is very “Kerf”… I can totally see you guys there, congrats on the great find! I’m sure the bakery location will work out just as well as the house has… Best!
Beautiful! Sometimes I wonder why I live in a little one-bedroom apartment in New York.
Also beautiful—the summer herb soup you posted last night. I tried it and loved it!
woo!!! You come to Virginia??? which part of Virginia? So excited!!!
Kath and Matt just moved to Charlottesville, VA. Guess you don’t read the blog much lol!
Very cute house! Good luck with the rest of your move!
What a beautiful house!!
love the hardwood floors. The room with the green looks like would be a great yoga room:)
Congrats on the move! I LOVE the excitement of starting something new! Good luck!
Your new house looks so pretty, I can’t wait to see how you decorate it
Yeah, that’s pretty much my dream home. It’s beautiful!
I’m a little late Kath, but welcome home to VA! I love the new place bare, but I’m sure it’s going to look lovely once you’ve decorated.