OK, I lied. I’m back! Had a few minutes before we leave again.
I feel this HUGE sense of relief now that we’re out of the house. My whole life is in a box and it feels kinda organized!! And being at Karen’s condo is fun – I’ve never lived in a new, modern dwelling in my life and it’s awesome!!
Last night was totally exhausting!! After everyone left, Matt and I stayed at the house, cleaning, sorting and packing. We still had to load everything for the summertime into our cars!!
Somewhere in there I drank a Gatorade (definitely needed the glucose and electrolytes today!) and shoved a peach – the last of our fruit – into my mouth sometime in the 5:00 hour.
By 6:30 we were famished and on our way to Karen’s!!!
More unloading. More unpacking. A quick shower and we were out again and headed to Diana and Dan’s for a housewarming party! They bought a house last year and have been fixing it up bit by bit. This was my first time there – so cute + beautifully decorated!
Diana had tons of great food – she really outdid herself with the details!!
I put anything in my mouth that looked delicious
Wish I could have gotten more beautiful photography of the food spread, but we were a little late and I was too hungry to try to recreate the beauty!! They had a whole buffet of delicious cookout foods!
I made a mini slider on a Great Harvest Dakota bun (custom made for Diana!!) with a spelt burger, tomato and fixins
Plus a big salad with tortellini on top! A BBQ chicken skewer, and some chips and black bean spread.
Plus a little Chardonnay
I was still HANGRY for food so I tried a taste of each dessert, including a Filipino rice pudding Diana made! They were all delish!
The night ended with a taste of Diana’s vegan Pina Colada pops!
Go to The Chic Life for the recipe 😉
As you saw, Matt and I crashed like rocks. He had been up since 2:30AM!!!! Poor guy was delirious.
This morning was our first in Karen’s condo – welcome to the new KERF!! Goodbye mosaic table. Hello swanky condo!
While I love French press coffee most of all, how nice was it for the drip coffee to turn on for me!!!!
Oatmeal cooked for 3 on a gas stove!!
My toppings were all still in boxes, so I used Karen’s TJ’s Sunflower Butter. LOVE the texture and consistency. The flavor is nice and smooth – like a mild peanut butter.
Trading garden for gorgeous balcony!
Whipped banana oats made with soy milk topped with Lingonberry preserves, Sunflower butter and a few chopped nutz –
Look at that sunbutter MELT!!! (Yeah, my portion was a bit generous 😉 )
We’re watching Ken Burn’s documentary on the national parks. As Annie says, “I think I’m gonna like it here!!”
Matt and I are going to the house now to clean more and finish things up. Goodbye house!
Marilou @ Mostly Healthy says
Hahaha lier! 😀
Can’t wait to see you’re new house !
Freya @ Brit Chick Runs says
Woah – Matt must have been a walking zombie, poor guy!
I’m glad things seem to have calmed down a bit now!? Enjoy the day 🙂
Jessica @ How Sweet It Is says
Ooooy more cleaning!? You guys have to almost be done!
Jocelyn says
Hope you enjoy your stay at the MIL’s! 🙂 Your dinner from last night looks amazing..I read Diana’s blog 🙂 Also..I like the new swanky backdrop for photos! 🙂
Estela @ Weekly Bite says
What a relief to be all packed up! Have a great Sunday 🙂
Wei-Wei says
Poor Matt 🙁 I’m glad all the packing was successful, though! It’s great that Diana is hosting you guys – I hope you’re having fun with friends! 🙂
Wei-Wei
Evelyn @ cheers2healthy says
Ohhhhh I love the balcony!!! Wow I could spend hours there.
Gabriela @ Une Vie Saine says
Looks like a whirlwind of a day!! At least you got your oatmeal this morning 🙂 Hopefully after cleaning you can relax for a bit, enjoy your day!
Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg says
What a fun night! Good luck cleaning…it’s so much easier once everything is out of the house!
Sarena (The Non-Dairy Queen) says
I am so glad you guys got this all done and that you enjoyed a nice evening with friends. Hopefully you will have a relaxing day today!
Jenn (Jenn's Menu and Lifestyle Blog) says
New chapters are exciting!! 🙂
Your plate looks delish, I love sampling plates.
Jenn
Michelle says
How is it that you have so many friends that serve nutritious food at their parties??? I never see that!
Ahh! But have fun in the condo! I’m sure a change is refreshing! Get some rest!
Courtney @ Sweet Tooth, Sweet Life says
I’m so excited for you guys on your new adventure!! 🙂
P.S. – That coffee mug is SO CUTE!
Lauren @ eater not a runner says
That is so exciting!
Kaci Higgins says
Your recent posts seem crazy packed (pun intended lol) with so many changes & fooood! You do have some of the most awesome friends & family to help you do so much & provide such wonderful food & accomodations! Good luck with the rest of this adventure, & I’ll definitely stay posted daily to see the updates. 🙂
Laura says
I love Annie! “when you wake, ring for Drake, Drake will bring your trayyyy! When you’re through mrs pew comes to take IT awayyyyyyyyy”! hehehe!! thanks a bunch, now i have that song stuck in my head! arghhhhh!!
What a busy time you’ve been having! it tires me out just reading about it!!!! xx
The Wife of a Dairyman says
You guys must be exhausted! Karen’s condo is beautiful. Does it feel like you’re on vacation?!
Simply Life says
wow, what a fun and exciting transition!
Meg says
Hooray swanky condo and an amazing spread for snackage, dinner and breakfast! Sunflower seed butter is awesome 😉
A Teenage Gourmet (Sami) says
I love the change of scenery! This is going to make things much more interesting.
Jil @ Peace, Love & Munchies says
What a gorgeous condo! and that housewarming party looked like such a good (and delicious time!)
Courtney (Pancakes & Postcards) says
Sounds awesome, Kath! Life is so crazy for you right now but it seems like everything is going swimmingly! Keep us updated… I know you will. Can’t wait to see the new place.
Heather @ Side of Sneakers says
That’s an awesome spread for a housewarming party! It’s fun to get to try out new living styles 🙂
Jolene (www.everydayfoodie.ca) says
I love those little caprese salad sticks – cute!!
Cassie @ A Very Busy Mind says
*squeal of excitement* Such an awesome time in your life, Kath! And loving the swanky condo; I’m all for modern!
Melissa @ HerGreenLife says
Reading about your move half gives me the itch to move, and half makes me NEVER want to move. Kind-of resembles my reaction to reading mommy blogs, especially the pregnancy and labor stories 😉
Dorry says
What an awesome spread at the housewarming party! I wish all parties had that yummy selection of food choices. 🙂 Glad you got to enjoy yourselves after all the hard work!
Robyn @ Frugal 'n' Fit! says
I am impressed you had the stamina to socialize after a day of packing and moving! Of course, with a food spread like that, I can see your energy stores were replenished 🙂
Maria says
I’m so happy for you, Kath! Gosh, is it weird that I’ll miss pictures of your house?! LOL.
You both have so much to look forward to. The weather is steaming; keep cool!
claire says
How exciting for you two! I am just heading back to clean my boyfriends old apartment right now too!
Stacey@http://stacey-healthylife.blogspot.com/ says
Welcome to your future life. It’s nice how health minded Matt’s mom is, I’m sure it makes it much easier that way living together now.
lynn (The Actors Diet) says
i was just looking up filipino food in los angeles today – i’ve been craving some! i wish i had some of that rice pudding…
Callie says
Glad you finally got everything packed. Packing always seems to be the worst part of a move. 🙂
That melting sunbutter butter is making me drool…
Abby says
Oh my gosh, I just started reading your blog and I love it for multiple reasons. For one I JUST moved to Charlottesville with my fiance literally 2 days ago and for the other I love delicious, creative, healthy food!! I just graduated with a degree in dietetics and start my internship at UVA in Sept; did you just finish yours? I can’t wait to see where the Great Harvest Bread is going to be, I grew up in Oregon and my mom and I used to go there for bread at least once a week! Love the blog and good luck with the move!!
Kath says
Hey Abby!!!! We need to be friends!! Great Harvest is going on the outskirts of the downtown mall. We’ll be up to visit soon. And yes, I have 4 days left of my internship
Abby says
Oh wow, congratulations! We absolutely need to be friends! My fiance and I know like 1 person here and need some good restaurant suggestions… we like pretty much everything!:) Can’t wait for Great Harvest, how exciting!!
Hannah says
How wonderful to have a catered party to go to at the end of such a long and exhausting day! And teehee, I love that you’ve got your family hooked on nut butters too so that you’re never far away from a jar, even when all your own are packed up. Clever girl 😛
Diana says
Kath!!! So glad you guys were able to make it to our housewarming after your hectic day! Thank you so much for coming! Hopefully you can make it to some more parties at our pad before your big move! 🙂
Erin @ A Girl and Her Mutt says
What a great spread! Yay for staying in a modern condo. Who doesn’t love new digs?!
Elizabeth, blogger for SunButter says
Hi Kath,
I came across your blog while looking for SunButter recipes. We’re tempted by your whipped banana oats topped with lingonberry preserves and SunButter—a combination even we haven’t heard of. Where do you get your lingonberry preserves?
As you get settled in (Congratulations on your move!), you can find more SunButter recipes here: http://bit.ly/9Pm79a
~ Elizabeth H, blogger for SunButter
Kath says
Thanks for your comment Elizabeth! The Lingonberry is from IKEA 🙂