and there was much rejoicing.
We are officially official in our 'moving to Lexington' plans. The apartment is great. It's a house that was built in the late 1800s early 1900s, I believe. It's since been turned into four apartments and we're crazy about it. I must admit that the real falling in love part was that it was not much more than we're paying now per month. But falling for the rest of it was not hard to do.
It occurred to me after we signed the lease, as it began to sink in a little bit that the place was ours, that I've never actually lived in a place oozing with antique charm before. I have drooled countless times over old houses like it. I've been giddy about old trim, doorknobs, wood floors, chandeliers and the like a billion times in my life. Imagined and dreamt a place of my own like it. But I've never actually lived with it.
Thus, 'crazy about it'.
Downsizing? Yes. Will have to be super creative about arrangement and storage? Yes. Does this dampen any of the excitement and adventure of it? Heavens, No.
I'm sure I'll go into greater detail about all of the exciting things about the new move and place at some point. And even though the 100 year old piano in the hallway, the original skeleton keys on the closet and backdoor, the huge bay windows, and the checkerboard marble porch are sending me into a fit of gleeful smiles-- the greatest part about this move has been the peace that has come with it. For whatever reason, this is the direction. And I'm ready for it.
so the video below has a lot in way of what's happening.
First of all, it's the new job. This is one of the videos Ian has been working on. You will also learn a little bit about Lexington, Ian's boss is in it, our new apartment manager is in it (she is part of the Fayette Alliance) and it gives you a little taste of how gorgeous this place is. The problems in Kentucky concerning the flooding, and utilization of space I have noticed here-- especially on the outer edges of Lexington and I'm excited to see that there is an alliance of people that are working to uphold the history and integrity of the city. It's been neat to learn more about these things through Ian's work.
so that's us right now. more to come, i'm sure.
4 comments:
sascha we live in a little cottage from the 1920's as well and it's full of "antique charm", as you call it. : ) but i totally feel your pain with the whole having to downsize and get innovative with the way you store and organize things. the label maker has become my best friend since our place has no closet space and, thus, everything must be stowed away in bins for me to sort through almost every week. : ) My current challenge is trying to make an entry way out of nothing. Like where are we supposed to store our shoes and hang our coats? Especially when the walls are concrete and won't let us drill holes in them for a coat rack!? oh boy, it's just a joy. : ) i actually love the challenge though; it really allows me to be creative and express our personalities through our little unique, make-shift inventions. : ) with that being said, I know you'll have a similar experience with your new place and i'm super excited to hear about it and see what you come up with. I love your style and look forward to getting ideas off of you for how i can be more space efficient. I've loved looking through Ikea's storage options cause they're all about decorating for small spaces. happy moving!!!!!!!
You've given me hope Bethany! It's so funny that you mentioned Ikea, cause it seems like I've been on their website a TON lately coming up with ideas. I hadn't thought about a label maker!! Brilliant. I will definitely be looking into that. Thank you!
Very cool video. Subject matter is cool, and video itself is very well made!
Were there people playing polo on bicycles?
Oh I am so glad you found a place and that you love it! woot! Now I am really excited to visit you one of these days. Congrats, and that movie is well done. Ian's job sounds really fun. I am so happy you are moving in an exciting direction in Lexington : )
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