A new beginning in Baltimore

My favorite part of our home -
a little tea station!

One month ago, I was packing up all of my belongings. ALL of them. I found that I have a lot of belongings.

Tony and I were preparing to start a completely new chapter in our lives in Maryland. Though we're only one state and four hours away from home, we're learning to be independent.

Since the move, we've made our little one bedroom apartment a home.  Tony will complete his fourth week of work tomorrow, and we've already had plenty of visitors.  I drove to the university for the first time, and it's a pretty easy drive on Route 1. 

Off to work with boots,
lunch, and laptop

We're very excited to be sewing our lives together, but there has been so much activity that we haven't had much time to take a breather.  Not that I would ever complain about that!  We're so blessed to have such loving and supportive families that helped us move and supported our furniture fund (aka, we didn't buy any furniture because they donated their old bits to the cause).

Our location in Maryland is very nice because it is so close to various sights. We're forty minutes from D.C., less than a half hour to both Annapolis and central Baltimore. The University is only about a half hour drive as well, and it is both beautiful and overwhelmingly huge. I can see us walking around campus one weekend each month and still not seeing everything by the time I graduate!  Even the town we live in is quaint and historic, and it has an old-fashioned shopping area with antique shops, a tavern, a French bakery, as well as numerous other attractions.

We did have the opportunity to visit Annapolis with Tony's parents and cousin last weekend. It was a lovely city!  I enjoyed
the painted houses, unique shops, seafood, and of course the atmosphere that the Chesapeake Bay gives the coastal town.  We only spent half a day there, but I could immediately see the draw to living in that area. It was so historic and beautiful; we'll definitely be back soon.