One month ago today, I caught a flight from Salt Lake City to Baltimore and began my journey here for the summer. It's crazy to think that all this has happened in the last month! It actually feels like it's been A LOT longer than a month in some ways. I feel like I know some members of the ward so well, and that the memories that I share with some of them are already so priceless. The number of times I've been to work feels like a lot more than a months worth, and I feel like I know the people there so well also. My bedroom here has definitely become my own little home. It feels like an eternity since I've seen my dog Buster, or my cute little nephew and cousins. It also feels like an eternity since I've slept in a real bed. Also, I'm pretty sure that this is the longest time that I've gone without seeing anyone in my family. Even though I've technically been moved out for two years, living an hour away from home, you never go a whole month without seeing family. On the other hand though, the time has gone by SO fast!! Come next week, my summer will be half way over. Not my time in Baltimore, but my summer break for school. My time in Baltimore is just over one third of the way done. When I think of it that way, time is for sure going by faster than I would like it to be.
At my apartment towers, there is a front desk past the front doors that guests have to check in at before the second set of doors. There's a guy named Kevin that works there in the afternoon/evenings during the week. He by far one of the coolest and nicest guys that I know. If he's not busy when I get home, I stop by and talk to him for a while. He is actually an R&B artist. He just signed a record contract and released a CD. It's pretty legit. He's had all these CD premier events, and he's shooting his music videos in a couple weeks. He invited me to come down to the shooting of them to watch! I bought a copy of his CD from him the other night, and it's actually really good. He says that he's going to be a really big artist, and I fully believe him. I'm seriously not just saying that because I know him and everything, but I think that he'll make it big really soon. Like, real big. He has the connections to do it, too. His music will be on iTunes soon. Kevin Phillips. Look for it.
Today I didn't have any plans when I woke up. I thought that was lame. There was no way on earth that I was going to allow myself to spend anymore Saturdays in Baltimore doing nothing like I did a couple weeks ago. I mean, that is seriously lame. I knew that I lived around a lot of Indian restaurants, so I went to one that was close that I heard that was the best. I was about a 10 min walk away. I even passed two other Indian restaurants on the same street on the way there! The place I went was called Kumari. They had a lunch buffet. The only Indian food (besides homemade) that I have ever had was at Indian Oven in Logan, and at the Festival of Colors. Indian Oven is my favorite restaurant. Kumari was a million times better, and for those of you who know me well, that's seriously saying something! The food was sooo good!! My former favorite dish, Chicken Tiki Masala, was totally shown up as well, but it was actually one of my least favorites at Kumari. I don't even remember what my favorite dish there was called. I should have paid better attention to the names of the dishes. Looks like I'll just have to go again so that I can see what everything is called :) It was all so good though.
I left Kumari with the plan to walk down to Inner Harbor, but I was too full of delicious food to walk anywhere. It would have taken me about 15 or 20 min. to walk down there, but I just caught the free Circulator bus instead. I got off near Inner Harbor and went to The Gallery. The Gallery is the mall at the Inner Harbor. I bought a shirt to add to my limited summer wardrobe. I think I'll wear it on my birthday next week :) I think it was pretty obvious from my last blog post that I've been pretty homesick this last week. Getting out today though (eating Indian food, and mindlessly window-shopping) I was able to relieve all my stresses somehow. I'm not sure what's different. I feel better though.
Anyway, I then went to a couple other stores along the harbor. I went and explored the Power Plant, and went in the Barnes and Noble in there. It's not like any other Barnes and Noble I have ever been in! Darren would really like it.
I got a call from my friend Heather inviting me to dinner at her place about 45 min before she wanted me to be there. Heather lives in the building next to me. So I decided to head home because it would take me a little while to walk back from the harbor. Heather's Dad made hamburgers for dinner. He was really nice and had a lot of cool stories.
I suppose the summary of this is that I'm glad I made an adventure out of today. Indian food is amazing. I should have been born Indian. People in Baltimore are crazy. It's fun to people watch. People on buses are weird. You never know who will sit next to you. Days with beautiful sunshine are the best! And, friends are fabulous :)
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