We are officially moved into our rental house in Frenchtown, New Jersey. It is a spitting distance from Pennsylvania so we are excited to explore both states simultaneously by crossing over a very long narrow bridge. Although we haven't scratched up against any other cars yet on the bridge, I'm beginning to understand why folks pull their side mirrors in to cross over it - my goodness it's a tight squeeze for two Prius cars let alone SUV's and pick-up trucks! We have rented this house for two whole months, longer then other places because my husband and I are beginning to prepare to settle down with our traveling excursions for a while. The excitement of living carefree on the road to see family and explore more of the US east coast is starting to take it's toll and we are beginning to miss modern luxuries like having a permanent address, consistant neighbors and friends, dependable playdates for our toddler, a stable doctor as I'm in my 5th month of pregnancy... you know, normal everyday things that most people take for granted. So we have decided to rent this house for two months to start creating some stability while we look for the next area we would like to more permanently move to. At this point, it's still looking like we will settle down in the Bucks County, PA area but that will be job and house-hunting dependent. In the meantime, We are excited to be in Frenchtown, NJ to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, Easter and my brother's upcoming wedding too! Even though I grew up about 20minutes from here, I moved away 15 years ago to explore life in Boston. Living away for so long it's amazing how much you can forget, and how much it all feels like new places to explore!!
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| 1875 rental in Frenchtown, NJ |
Frenchtown has a small town center filled with cute bakery shops, cafe's and art galleries. The house we rented is close enough to walk into town and we can't wait for milder spring weather to walk around and poke in and out of all the shops. The other really unusual thing for us is the history of our rental house. We usually stay in newer or renovated places modified for high-traffic rentals. But this place is more like staying in someone's home. The house was built circa 1875, has 3.5 large bedrooms, a full bathroom upstairs and a half bath tucked into a basement hallway downstairs, a double stair case making for a grand entrance, an adorable updated kitchen but made to look like an antique country kitchen, large dining and living rooms, and a 4-season greenhouse window office that overlooks the backyard and the mountainside on the other side of the Delaware River - spectacular! And being so closely located near family is going to make these next two month tons of fun!
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| Living Room |
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| Master Bedroom |
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| Guest Bedroom |
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| Shed and tree swing |
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| House in Summertime |
*Most of these photos are sourced from the HomeAway advertisement for the rental house. We moved our luggage in from the car before we remembered to take pictures before the chaos.
