I Have Arrived!!

I now live on the East Coast (for 13 months anyway) . . . and let me tell you, compared to Seattle, it is HOT. It's hot and it is not even THAT hot for the East Coast, at least not yet anyway. Here is an update of my adventures in moving.

Day One - Ikea
Steve and I arrived Friday morning after taking a red eye on Thursday evening. We travelled aboard AirTran which is quite possibly the most cramped I have ever been. We did arrive safely, however so I can't complain too much. We got our baggage (4 checked bags, 2 carry-ons and a purse) and got our rental car. We drove to my brand new apartment, picked up my keys and headed on out to Ikea and Target.

After spending more money in one day than I have ever spent, we headed home to build (gotta love Ikea)! I unpacked and Steve built, I built and Steve built more but after just about 4 hours we had everything set up! Then we headed down to the Inner Harbor for some dinner.



Day Two - Walking
Saturday was spent walking and exploring. First we visited the local Safeway, which it turns out is pretty much the same but all the labels are different. Dropped off the groceries, headed over to Costco, dropped off another load and decided to explore. We walked . . . down to the nursing school, over to the Inner Harbor, over to Fells Point, back to the Inner Harbor and then back to my apartment. We mapquested and realized we walked about 7 miles. It was A LOT of walking but it really helped me get my bearings.




Day Three - DC (and more walking)
Sunday, Steve and I drove down to Washington DC for monuments and a baseball game. We purchased our SPF 50 and began exploring. We saw the Washington Monument, WWII, Vietnam, Lincoln, the White House and again walked about 5 miles. It was also a biker convention and we had to try and navigate the streets to find our way to Nationals Park. We stayed at the Nationals game until about the 6th inning but both agreed that we were overheated and headed back to Baltimore. We did find out the Nationals won. Nationals 7, Brewers 6.

Sunday evening we laid low. Steve's flight left Monday (today) at 3am so we baked a pizza (my kitchen supplied have not yet arrived) and watched Lost.



Day 4 - Today
Today I am just laying low, maybe exploring a bit more and crossing my fingers that my car comes tomorrow. Wednesday through Friday of this week is Orientation so I will add updates when I have more information!

Oh and pictures of my new apartment are to come!