Taken on our front porch on move in day.
Time for a moving update… I stay connected with a lot of my readers and friends through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram but some of you don’t follow my misadventures life on those channels so today I thought I would give you an update on what I have been up to the past few days.
We have officially been in our new house in North Carolina for a week. We closed last Thursday and got our household goods delivered on Saturday. It has been a whirlwind ever since. But a good whirlwind.
Our new community can not handle semis on the curvy, steep roads so our belongings had to be unloaded into smaller Penske trucks and ferried from the entrance to our house. We had a team of 7 men who worked for hours getting 4 1/2 loads offloaded to the smaller trucks and then brought to our house. They were amazing.
We have an amazing view out both the front and the back of our house.
I love my new front porch –d0esn’t it just scream “Come sit and say a spell?.
The boxes dominated the house for awhile (and the garage will ALWAYS have a lot of things stored in it because we still have a lot of “stuff” but it is coming together very nicely.
Moving is always a challenge when you have furniture that fits one house but maybe not the next one. We are making things work and figuring out what we need to still get rid of. We were so much more organized on this move plus we had really great packers who labeled everything pretty accurately (other than my pots and pans which I have not uncovered on Day 5 of unpacking –I suspect I will find them in the bottom of a teapot box).
My favorite brewing teapot was found in a kitchen box.
As usual I have a lot of bruises and scrapes and somehow a lot of bug bites that I got when we had our first fire in our back yard. But it is all good. We are taking time out from the unpacking to enjoy the views and chill out a bit. We have deer that walk through the back and front yards all the time and it feels like we are living in a park.
This weekend our son Aaron and his girlfriend are coming and will bring Buddy and Holly back to us. It will be fun to watch them explore their new digs.
I have met the neighbors’ dog, Bear, and have a new buddy.
So that is a brief synopsis. Did everything go perfectly smoothly? No, of course not, but as always we are rolling with it and making the best of every moment. We are still trying to figure out our phones (I get absolutely no cell service here) and I feel a bit unconnected and am trying to adapt to using landlines again. But it is all good and I will be looking for the extraordinary in the ordinary. Thanks for stopping by today.
We will be enjoying fires in the fire pit frequently. There might be some S’mores in our future.
Update on the pan situation: I emptied all the teapot boxes and no pans. Nada. We took one more look in the garage and found a box buried clearly marked PANS and KITCHEN. Now how that ended up in the garage is beyond me but at least now I am well equipped for cooking. Life is good. And the teapots are all put away. 🙂
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Leave a commentMoving is such an adventure. You look pretty organized in spite of loosing the pots and pans! I am still trying to fit stuff from a 1350 square foot apartment into a 750 square foot place with no storage. Fortunately I got rid of a lot before we came. Still, where to put all my shoes???
You really did downsize a lot. It is crazy how much stuff we have and how much we got rid of already! I have a box started on the porch of giveaway stuff already. I think it is time to live a bit more simply….
I meant to say your place looks wonderful, very calm. I know you will both love it there.Can´t wait to hear what the cats think about it. <3
The cats will be crazy for it I think. Lots of places to watch the wildlife from and lots of great views.
Beautiful, peaceful!!! Glad you are also taking time out to enjoy!!
Thanks, Kath! I am feeling really good about our progress so far. Got all the teapots settled yesterday so I am in good shape. The garage—that is another story. 🙂
So cool Beth Ann! I love your house and your views even more! If I didn’t have a job outside of my home and I didn’t have cell service out there, I probably wouldn’t mind it, and going back to a landline I wouldn’t mind either. So peaceful 🙂 glad to see you are enjoying it, have a great weekend!
We thought we had the cell thing all figured out by forwarding my number to Skype like we used to do in Australia but for some reason it is not working here. I still have to do some figuring out to get that working. Might have to just contact Skype –it shouldn’t be this difficult . The no texting thing is driving me a bit nuts as well. I can do it when I come out of the development so maybe I just need to do that once a day!
Lol oh no! Yes I guess texting would drive me a little nuts!
YES! I can I message and do FaceTime audio but no texting to folks with Android and since my BFF doesn’t have an iPhone anymore it is driving me a bit bonkers!
I am sure that one of the chief prerequisites for this house was adequate space for the teapots, so I wasn’t concerned about them……..but all else……well, that was another matter!!! LOL!!! Your home is a dream and DH and I are already talking about another East Coast trek (for next year) and all the possible meet-ups along the way. Yup, even he is excited about meeting more of my bloggy friends (aren’t they just THE BEST???)! It will really be “home” with the return of the “fur babies”!!!! Ummmmm……no cell service?????? Yikes!!! PM me your landline #…..puh-.eeze!!!!!!!!!!!! Hugs and blessings..
The configuration is a lot different here and we are in a much smaller space than in Iowa but it is going to work out fine. The weird thing is that our offices are both upstairs so we are climbing up stairs repeatedly so that will only be good for the legs, right? We have a lot of exploring to do and we are getting some renovations down so the “apartment” over the garage will be more usable. Can’t wait to have guests! Aaron and his girlfriend come tonight!!!!!!!!
What a beautiful place!
Thank you, Dawn. We are so excited and so blessed.
Glad your move went well! We are having fun with our rolling house and have our next six week adventure planned. Enjoy your mountain living!
Thanks! We really are going to love it here. Sounds like you are ready for your next adventure and that is a wonderful thing about retirement. Always free to explore. Have fun!
Oh, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your new place! It looks so cozy! That’s a bummer about the cell phones: I wouldn’t know what to do??!!
The deer are beautiful, but I’m sure I don’t have to tell you to not bother to plant anything…except geraniums, lantana, marigolds and vinca, iris and jonquils. I’ve NEVER had them eat any of those!
I’m looking forward to more pictures of your new home — and glad you found the pots and pans!
I am writing down your plants to plant right now! I heard begonias were also good when there are deer around. I think I am going to have to figure out fencing if I put out the intended herb garden!
Normally, begonias are safe, but this year, the deer have eaten our neighbor’s!
You have some hungry deer this year apparently. Good grief. Especially since they came up on your deck!
Your new home looks so peaceful and quite. It is beautiful and I hope you enjoy every minute in it. I still miss you and remember our retreat.
Thank you, Jonnie! I miss you, too! I will come back and visit again soon, I promise!
Love the look of your new place!! I can’t wait to see it when it’s all put together. It also looks like a perfect Iowa winter retreat!! 😉
I think it is going to be a wonderful home. We will still get a bit of cold but not the wicked Iowa winters so that will make me very happy.
I can see why you feel like you are living in a park. The setting is beautiful as is your new home. And, oh, the porch with those chairs…I always wanted to live in a house with a porch.
You can come visit me anytime and sit on my porches as long as you want to. 🙂 I will save you a spot.
So excited for you guys and can’t wait to come visit!
WE can’t wait to have you visit! I think this is going to be a popular spot !
Oh, moving…it’s fun and at the same time, not so fun. But it is an adventure! I love, love, love your new place! The porches alone make me say that. Oh, I hope you are blessed in abundance in your new place and enjoy the peace and quiet there. (And I’m glad you found your pots and pans finally.)
Thanks so much. I really am blessed and I know it. I take none of this for granted. Chris has worked very hard to get to the point he is at and I am very proud of him. This house is pretty much his dream and I fell like we are going to be living in a little bit of heaven. Thanks for stopping by!
May your new home be filled
with the warmth of the last
and sweet memories remain
of your friends from the past
may the future be bright
and your troubles be few
and the new friends you make
be just as loyal and true.
Best wishes to you both on your new home.
Jake.
Thank you, Jake. That means so much to me. I have neglected visiting your blog—I intend to remedy that.
You haven’t missed much Beth Ann, I’ve been an absentee blogger for a bit now..
I absolutely love the Carolinas! Your new place looks gorgeous and peaceful. I would be spending a lot of time on those porches if I lived there! Best of luck on your new adventures.
Thanks so much Dianna. We are looking forward to many years here enjoying the porches. It really is a peaceful setting.
Just looking at the pictures of your place is peaceful. Enjoy!!
Thank you so much. We are going to totally enjoy this setting I think.
I hope so!
Are you sure you didn’t hide those pans in the garage? Just so you could have S’mores for dinner? 😉 You have a lovely home and surroundings. Enjoy!
No, honestly, I didn’t!!! I love to cook and was quite ready to get back at it. But the S’mores are a lovely way to end the day, I must admit.
Love the porch. Totally in love!
Thanks, TBM! I love it as well. Now to get it all settled. 🙂
Love your new place! The cell phone thing would make me crazy too!! Hope you are very happy. Have a s’more for me! ?
Yea, the cell phone thing is a challenge right now. When I go into town all the texts come in. I have been able to forward to my Skype number in the past but it isn’t working now for some reason. I am most likely going to have to change providers eventually but at least I can do FaceTime audio with most everyone on my list. 🙂
Your place looks like a perfect vacation spot – and you get to call it home! How wonderful 🙂
It still feels like a vacation place ….with boxes. 🙂
I love this house so much. I can’t wait to come visit!
Me, too. On both accounts.
Groundskeeper. You need one. I’ll be eligible for retirement, in 6 months…
Kidding. Maybe. Definitely planning a visit,…
We DO need a groundskeeper. No doubt about it. There is a lot of tree limb pruning and landscaping to be done. Come live with us anytime. Anytime. Working on getting the bathroom contracted for the garage apt and then we will really be set up for having you stay here. I am serious. Totally serious.