Monday morning I woke up feeling anxious that it was our last day in the city, and that we still didn’t have a place to live. We decided to pass on all of the other houses we saw for various reasons, and put all our eggs in one basket – very scary! We sent our application info in to the house in Old Town and crossed our fingers.
With the day open to exploring, and since it was our last day in this big fun city, we headed up to the Mall to show Sarah around a bit more. I love all the beautiful architecture in DC! Even office buildings look like palaces, and there are museums everywhere.
My two favorite exploring partners. :) Did I not mention that my sister showed up in DC wearing an Ocho Cinco jersey? Cincinnati fans are way too proud. (And yes, she is a DG too!)
The three of us had fun walking the mall and spending our last few hours together.
I love our new home city! Ten million thanks to Casey for putting up with my panic attacks, doubts, and constant need for reassurance. I am a high maintenance mover!
We headed up Pennsylvania to visit the Obamas on our way to lunch.
The White House is so cool in person – much smaller than you would expect!
We had about an hour to kill before we had to head to the airport, so we stopped at The Brown Bag for a quick and early lunch.
I went with another delicious vegetarian sandwich – avocado, mushroom, tomato, lettuce, and olive tapenade on sourdough.
Totally hit the spot!
We said our sad and teary goodbye’s to Ocho Cinco mid-day and dropped her off at the airport, and then spent the rest of our day hanging out back in Old Town. Since it was Monday, Casey needed to work, so I hung out and caught up on emails (although I’m still behind!) and relaxed the rest of the afternoon. We flew home late last night and were greeted by slobbery kisses from our cutie pie dogs.
All day yesterday and today were spent on pins and needles, emailing back and forth trying to secure the lease at our #1 spot. All the worries and fears were finally relieved this afternoon when we got the big THUMBS UP from our new landlord!
WE ARE MOVING TO VIRGINIA SEPTEMBER 3RD! HALLELUJAH!
I think I’m still slightly in shock that it’s all really happening. Thank you guys for your patience and support, and for letting me whine and be a sporadic blogger all week long. Now comes the fun part – selling off 80% of my possessions, packing up our house, and driving ourselves across the country yet again. Last time we moved I was a complete neurotic mess. This time I’m just going to relax and enjoy the ride…
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I am so excited and happy for you. You deserve this Emily :)
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congrats emily! i’m so glad everything worked out for you guys! :)
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Congrats! I remeber hating apartment hunting a few years ago when my boyfriend and I moved in together… I am super excited for you guys, the Old Town area looks absolutely adorable.
I can’t wait to see pictures of your new place now that you don’t have to be afraid of jinxing it.
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Congratulations! I use to love moving to new cities and learning about them.
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Congratulations, I’m sure you will love it!! xox
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Congrats Emily! I see a DG reunion hopefully in the future! Don’t worry about the move – i think you have the right idea to not stress, it won’t get you anywhere. Take if from me, we have moved twice in the past 2 years!
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Emily @ The Front Burner Blog Reply:
August 4th, 2010 at 1:07 pm
You need to come up from VA Beach so we can all get together!
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YAY YAY YAY!! that is SUPER exciting news!!!!
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Congrats! Sounds like a dream come true!
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Congrats! So excited for you and can’t wait to see the new place :)
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Congrats. So happy that you got the exact place you want!
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Yay!! Congrats!!!
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I feel like I’m living a parallel life with all these apartment struggles. And we’re moving the same day!!! Glad you found a place you love.
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Emily @ The Front Burner Blog Reply:
August 4th, 2010 at 1:07 pm
Ahhh we can tackle moving stress together. :)
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Yay!!! You got it, you got it, you got it!!! Congratulations! I am so happy for you two! New adventure…here you come!
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Yay! Glad everything worked out for you.
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Hooray! It’s crazy to me how much your experience has resembled ours from a month+ ago. Maybe that’s just what moving is like? I sure hope not! ;)
Of course, we had to wait for a couple of weeks before getting the thumbs up from the new landlord (long story that had nothing to do with the quality of our application)…so at least yours was QUICK!
Congrats!!! Very exciting!
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Just in time for real housewives or DC! haha. Good luck!!
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Emily @ The Front Burner Blog Reply:
August 4th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
Haha TOTALLY :)
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Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! So glad that you scored your favorite spot :) I had my fingers crossed after reading about it yesterday. Can’t wait to follow the adventure as you move to DC!!!
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Congrats on getting your #1 spot! Now it’s off on another adventure for you and Casey! Yea!
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So glad I’m not the only neurotic mover…My husband and I just went through moving and it was pure chaos. Good Luck!
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Emily @ The Front Burner Blog Reply:
August 4th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
I have moved every year since 1999 – no joke. I am VERY ready to stay in one place for a while. :)
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Yay! Congrats on the new digs – I’m so glad it all worked out. There needs to be a Baltimore/D.C. meetup once you’re here! :)
And I love that your sis is a DG, too.
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CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!
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so exciting! congrats :)
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Woohoo, congrats! I love old town, it’s so cute. Great area to run, it seems. Welcome to VA!
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Emily @ The Front Burner Blog Reply:
August 4th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
THANK you!
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Congratulations! I lived in Arlington for two years and my boyfriend lives in Alexandria now, about 2 miles from Old Town. Such an amazing area!
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Awesome! Welcome to VA! :) We’re happy to have ya!
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Emily @ The Front Burner Blog Reply:
August 4th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
Hurrah! Thank you :)
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Congrats! Welcome to Virginia! I live in Arlington and got married last year in Old Town…such a charming area. You’ll also notice so many people running up and down Washington St./GW Parkway from DC all the way to Mount Vernon and a lot of our area races are up and down that road. It’s such a beautiful GREEN area this time of year.
On another note, did you get new sunglasses?
Good luck on the move!
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Emily @ The Front Burner Blog Reply:
August 4th, 2010 at 1:05 pm
I am SO EXCITED about all these awesome trails!! I am wearing OLD sunglasses that are way too big for my face. :( Hoping to replace them shortly!
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Very exciting that it all worked out! Can’t wait to meet you next week in Chicago. :)
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Emily @ The Front Burner Blog Reply:
August 4th, 2010 at 1:04 pm
yaaaaaaaaay me either!
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Congratulations on your new place!
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Congratulations! So happy to hear that everything worked out for you :)
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So happy to hear it all worked out. I’m a dork, but I’ve been thinking about you ALL day wondering how it all went.
Can’t wait to see pictures of the new place and I have neighborhood envy :)
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Emily @ The Front Burner Blog Reply:
August 4th, 2010 at 1:04 pm
Aww thanks Jayna! It was a crazy weekend.
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congratulations on finding a new place, and good luck with the packing, thats the sucky bit, but you get rewarded with setting up a new place at the other end! x
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Emily @ The Front Burner Blog Reply:
August 4th, 2010 at 1:04 pm
So excited to UN-pack! :)
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Congratulations! Moving IS stressful so you had every right to feel nervous and on edge. Happy you got what you wanted!
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Yay, I’m so glad everything worked out for you guys! Exciting!
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Congrats Emily!! Will this move put you and Kath closer?! :)
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Emily @ The Front Burner Blog Reply:
August 4th, 2010 at 1:03 pm
YES! We will be just a short 2 hour drive apart – very exciting. :)
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Yayy soooo happy for you!!
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Congratulations on your new digs! I love that area. Old Town is beautiful. DC is such an exciting city.
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Congrats! You will love it here in VA, especially Old Town! I’m so excited you’re moving here!
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Emily @ The Front Burner Blog Reply:
August 4th, 2010 at 12:56 pm
Yay, me too! Can’t wait to meet everyone when I get there.
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I am going to have to move soon too, but within the same city. I can’t imagine moving so far away! I would definitely whine and have panic attacks as well! At least you’re getting it all out and venting about it. Much better than bottling it up!
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Emily @ The Front Burner Blog Reply:
August 4th, 2010 at 12:55 pm
I moved far away once, and it was AWFUL, but now that I’ve done it I know that I can handle doing it again. The first one is always the worst!
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Congratulations!
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Yea and congrats! New address please…we need a place to send your wedding invite!
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Congrats! I work in Old Town and my favorite part is that during the holidays, they put lights in all the trees on King Street and it’s sooooo beautiful in the early morning and evening. ♥♥♥ There’s so much history and cool things to do there too. You’ll love it!
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Emily @ The Front Burner Blog Reply:
August 5th, 2010 at 12:55 pm
I was JUST reading about the Old Town Christmas lights. I literally cannot WAIT – I am a Christmas freak. :)
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Samantha Reply:
August 5th, 2010 at 1:02 pm
Well then, you’re going to also love the Christmas Attic store here too! It’s open all year, oh yaah. (-:
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We were stationed in VA until we moved earlier this year. I miss it. You’ll be so close to the Rock ‘n Roll half marathon (I think it’s 9/5 this year), the Shamrock marathon and half marathon, the Virginia is for Lovers 14k (I’m really bummed I didn’t get to do that one this year!) and there is a cool tri in Williamsburg that I did that was awesome. You’re not super close to those things, but close enough! And you’ll definitely have to make a trip to Busch Gardens!
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Emily @ The Front Burner Blog Reply:
August 5th, 2010 at 12:52 pm
Soooo many great races in that area – I’m so excited!
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WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
We’re BOTH VA residents!!
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Congratulations on your move! I live in Alexandria as well. DC is an awesome city and it’s always great to have hometown bloggers!
If you’re ever interested in a bloggie meetup in Old Town or DC, give me a shout. =)
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Emily @ The Front Burner Blog Reply:
August 16th, 2010 at 3:02 pm
For SURE! Hoping to plan a meetup when I get up there for good :)
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