Did anyone expect this? 😝👇

@musicbyLUKAS

10 ай бұрын

I didn’t expect it, but I have been waiting for it since 2021…

@LaurenZRay

10 ай бұрын

😝@@musicbyLUKAS

@TonyThomas10000

10 ай бұрын

I thought you would end up back in Indy....

@LaurenZRay

10 ай бұрын

@@TonyThomas10000 I gave it a try but it wasn’t exactly for us. 😝

@karllippert4747

10 ай бұрын

I’d love to know why you stayed in the US, as opposed to living in Europe. I’m deciding for myself where I want to live in the futureso that would be very interesting to know😁

So happy for you! ❤❤

@LaurenZRay

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! 🥹💚💚

@AnakaStar

Ай бұрын

@@LaurenZRay Welcome!

Super cool, Lauren! So excited for Kate & I! My daughter & I are joining U next month!

@LaurenZRay

3 ай бұрын

Yay!! You’ll love it 😍

Welcome to Richmond! I moved here in 1986 and have been in love with the city. Great videos and I hope you are still enjoying Richmond.

@LaurenZRay

9 күн бұрын

@@macthecat enjoying very much!! And loving Virginia too! Thank you 💚

OMG so happy for you guys! Feels like the end of one chapter and the beginning of another chapter😍

@LaurenZRay

5 ай бұрын

yes!! for sure

So inspiring

@LaurenZRay

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! 💚💚

CONGRATULATIONS! So happy for you guys!!

@LaurenZRay

10 ай бұрын

THank you Keva!! We are so excited. 💚💚

@kevalanglais6812

10 ай бұрын

@@LaurenZRay Yay! Keep in touch with us, we’d love to know how yall are doing!

@LaurenZRay

10 ай бұрын

@@kevalanglais6812 for sure!! ☺️

@kevalanglais6812

10 ай бұрын

@@LaurenZRay 🤗

We too are waiting/trying to fall head over heels with a city, and part of that will be related to plant food options. Your videos are great.

@LaurenZRay

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! 💚💚 the vegan scene is awesome here.

So Happy for you two! You deserve it! ❤ Blessings

@LaurenZRay

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Larry!! We are so excited 😍💚💚

Welcome to RVA!!! We are so happy to have you as neighbors 🥰

@LaurenZRay

10 ай бұрын

Thank you!! We are obviously obsessed haha. Can’t wait to see it in the Fall too 😍🍂🍁

@tinabrown8078

10 ай бұрын

Great vegan food too!!! 💕🍂🎉

@LaurenZRay

10 ай бұрын

Yes the most crucial element!! 😝@@tinabrown8078

@tinabrown8078

10 ай бұрын

LOL... so true! 😂

@tinabrown8078

10 ай бұрын

Ironclad coffee roasters in Shockoe Bottom may be one of the Prettiest Coffee shops I've ever seen. Baby Grand and all!

I'm happy you guys found a good place to call home. Thank you for sharing. Now and in the future, just share what you feel like sharing. Fundamentally all we ever do is share our state of being. KZread videos are the same. If you are enjoying yourself and feel like sharing it online, do it. It will be what it needs to be and people will take from it what they need. Enjoy yourselves and i suggest buying a good air purifier that filters VOCs (iqair is good).

@LaurenZRay

10 ай бұрын

Thank you ☺️☺️💚

Great video again! We love watching. Don’t forget you have a 4 course gourmet plant based meal waiting for you both! 🤙

@LaurenZRay

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Dino & Sarah! We are ready for the 4 course PB meal. Haha 😍💚💚

Congrats!!!! That is awesome!!! One of my fave companies is Goulet Pens. They are in Henrico, VA, a suburb of Richmond.

@LaurenZRay

10 ай бұрын

Thanks Tony!! I love that. 😍💚💚

@TonyThomas10000

10 ай бұрын

@@LaurenZRay If you ever want a nice writing instrument, check them out. They are Internet only but great people!

Our new neighborhood literally feels like the Truman Show. Kids playing soccer in the front yard, people walking dogs, running, strollers with babies, cute little shops. Seems fake haha. Love it here! ❤

@LaurenZRay

10 ай бұрын

Seriously! So happy we took the plunge. 💚

Loving the cameo from the P!@TD shirt ❤

@LaurenZRay

10 ай бұрын

That shirt is worn every single week haha. My favorite! Thank you for the gift. It’s also in my Instagram profile pic haha

Welcome to the mid-Atlantic (hello from Maryland)! Enjoy Richmond :)

@LaurenZRay

10 ай бұрын

Ahhh Maryland, we are neighbors!! Thank you! Absolutely loving it!! 😍💚

@smitinathan

10 ай бұрын

So happy to hear @@LaurenZRay aka neighbor ;)

@LaurenZRay

10 ай бұрын

@@smitinathan 😝😍

Great video about Richmond! Your video was shown at a long and foster social media class. You should do a video or our office. Here in Richmond 😊

@LaurenZRay

5 ай бұрын

For sure! Email me: lauren@laurenzray.com

I live in the DC area and am not at all in your target audience or niche I think, but from KZreadr to another, I just really love your storytelling and editing style!

@LaurenZRay

2 ай бұрын

Thank you sooo much!! Means a lot 💚💚

Congratulations! I would love to see an updated video about all the vegan options in Richmond. I know they are there but I struggle to name them when I think about Richmond. I actually had a vegan breakfast sandwich at Harrison Street Cafe last week on the drive back from the Jersey Shore.

@LaurenZRay

10 ай бұрын

For sure!! I'm excited to eat my way through the city & bring you along 😍🌱

@TomEMullaney

10 ай бұрын

@@LaurenZRay Fantastic!

Congratulations!! Love your journey. Show us some cool Richmond VA places. Have never been. Where to go if you have never been? Thank you!

@LaurenZRay

10 ай бұрын

Will do!! So excited to show you all around. You're going to love it! 😍

Cool! It looks a great place. Are you planning to carry on with all the same digital work etc you were doing when travelling, or are you planning to do some different things? Best wishes to you.

@LaurenZRay

10 ай бұрын

Yup! Our online business is still going and now I have time to finish the feature film I’m working on. I can also take on more editing work now since I have a big monitor 😍

it's the pizza box for me 😂 Coming from someone who kept a broken CD in her car as an ice scraper

@LaurenZRay

10 ай бұрын

Hahah YOU GET IT

You might run in to me down in Carytown lol. I love Richmond too.

@LaurenZRay

Ай бұрын

For sure! Carytown rocks! 😍

I love this so much! We are considering a move to the Va Beach area but haven't ruled out Richmond!

@LaurenZRay

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 💚 We absolutely love it haha. Also, I’ve got a video on Virginia Beach & Richmond on my channel! So then you can really decide 😜.

Glad you like it here! It’s not perfect but it’s home and I love it too!

@LaurenZRay

2 ай бұрын

It is amazing. I have loved being here so much!

Awesome! Virginia is great. Congratulations from a cass county native.

@LaurenZRay

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Jon! We are loving it so much!! 💚

Looks like we need to put Virginia on our list to see what all the fuss is about 😍😋

@LaurenZRay

10 ай бұрын

For sure!! We also have the Shenandoah National park here!

Also, I am so excited to see more on the vegan food scene. I had no clue Richmond was such a vegan haven!

@LaurenZRay

10 ай бұрын

Same! But it’s insanely good. It’s surprising in so many ways. I think next weeks video will be why we chose Richmond!

I live in Manchester over the Mayo bridge! I've been here for 7 years now and haven't regretted it once.

@LaurenZRay

6 ай бұрын

Ahh I love that area too!! I’ve found so many good food places over there recently. 😍

@adamkassemtv

6 ай бұрын

@@LaurenZRay Croaker's Spot is SO good and Bottom's Up is great for pizza in Shockoe Bottom

@LaurenZRay

6 ай бұрын

@@adamkassemtv bottoms up has such a cool location! Ok writing them both down. Thank you!!

Welcome to RIC! I grew up here. Like you, I have traveled the world, and even went to school in Italy. I still prefer RVA as a place to live than anywhere else. No necessarily the city itself, but the burbs. Live in Midlothian BTW.

@LaurenZRay

19 күн бұрын

@@fogodechao Midlo is really cool too! Why do you like it so much? Very interested! 😍

@fogodechao

19 күн бұрын

@@LaurenZRay Cost of living for one thing. You will find Chesterfield Co. is cheaper to live vs. the city or Henrico Co. (West End). Public Schools in Chesterfield are at least the top 3 in the state. I work downtown (the big white house campus you see from Browns Island) as does my wife (VCU Medical). At my office in 30 min or less. 288 is 5 min from my house so I can be in Short Pump in 20 min. Midlo has some special spots as well like Wild Ginger as well as satellite locations of restaurants you have downtown, like capital ale house. You, as a young couple with no kids, I see the appeal of living in the city. Have you considered living near Cary Town? The museum district where you live is close but maybe Cary Town is cheaper? PS, been to Indiana plenty of times at my old job, mainly Terre Haute and Fort Wayne. Lovely people and made some life long friends.

Welcome Home ! I showed some life long NYC friends RVA and they were very impressed. I wish they could of seen the monuments before they were all torn down. I found a neighborhood across the river that I really like.....but alas...I found it too late. Have a great summer!

I've heard some debate as to whether Richmond is actually the south or not, I guess its not.

@LaurenZRay

Ай бұрын

People usually refer to it as the Mid-Atlantic here.

That how I DISCOVER RICHMOND IN THE FALL 0F 2019 the bus left us stranded an entire day so on my way to FLORIDA from PHILLY.Station was nice enough to hold my luggage while I WENT sight seeing all the people where nice and pointed me to greet SPOTS TO CHECK SEE AND EAT.When I WAS DONE WITH ALL ART WALLS TOURS,THE HISTORICAL SITES AND JAMES RIVER TOUR,I ENDED UP IN OLD HISTORIC MANCHESTER BAR AND GRILL THERE I MET DESIGNERS AND FILM CREW FOR THE THE DAWN OF THE THE DEAD THEY GAVE ME A TOUR OF THEIR ACCOMMODATIONS IN Manchester then another support cute neighborhood in SOUTHERN area of cottage homes and homes.WHICH WAS AWESOME-SINCE IM IN INTERIOR DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE,THE ART AND CREATIVE COMMUNITY THERE WAS COOL TO DISCOVER.AFTER THAT WE WENT TO A HOLLOWEEN THEME PARK DAY in KINGS DOMINION.I had so many different experiences in one day and clicked very well with like minded people 😮that I KNEW IN EEDED TO MOVE THERE ONE DAY.

@LaurenZRay

3 ай бұрын

What a cool experience!!

I cheat cause your Momma keeps me up to date. Happy you could find your forever home, well, unless you decide to change it again! But that's ok too!

@LaurenZRay

10 ай бұрын

Haha true! Thanks Holly. Yes you definitely cheat 😝😝💚