Bel Air, Maryland!!!!!

I now live in Bel Air, Maryland! Now you know why it's been almost 2 weeks since I posted last. It was hectic. Trying to move 9 hours away was a lot harder than I thought. I had 1 1/2 weeks to get ready for the move...3 of those days I worked, and 1 I spent celebrating my 26th birthday. It took missing a lot of sleep and a lot of help from family and friends to get everything done in time, but I did it. I made it up here on Saturday, July 5th. Collin was already here when I arrived. It was a great feeling to know I didn't have to worry about finding an apartment. Everything was ready and waiting, except furniture! Due to the holiday weekend, our furniture was not delivered until today. That has been one of very few setbacks. Our apartment is nice! We are staying in Calvert's Walk. The outside looks a little rundown, but the inside is perfect! New cabinets, countertops, and most importantly.....a brand new 42" flat screen mounted on the wall! The fitness room was a bit of a disappointment. 3 treadmills and none of them work. Collin started running on one only to have it shut off instantly when he was at his max speed. I think it's time to find a local gym.
We spent most of Saturday unpacking and sleeping. Sunday, we decided to explore Baltimore. We drove to downtown Baltimore and parked at the Inner Harbor on the Chesapeake Bay.
There is a place to walk along the water with multiple shops and restaurants. The Bay has paddleboat rentals available including some that look like dragonboats. The USS Constellation sits in the harbor. This ship was used during the Civil war. http://www.constellation.org/. We decided to take a water taxi over to another part of Baltimore called Fell's Point. http://www.fellspoint.us/

The water taxi is $9 a person and can be used for unlimited trips all day. At Fell's point we visited a couple of pubs and explored the shops. The cobblestone streets were really interesting to see. We returned to the Inner Harbor on the water taxi and decided to grab some dinner. We chose Philip's, a seafood restaurant.
Although the food tasted good,
the price was a little high and the service was not the best. We're hoping for a better dining experience next time we're in the harbor.