Let me tell you (even though I'm sure you all know), Fall on the East Coast is GORGEOUS. I even got a manicure today with a maroon color and gold sparkles just to match the season over here. Don't laugh!
But besides that.... I have housing!! Or at least I assume so if everything works out. Yesterday after a rough morning, I pulled myself together to go look at a 1 bedroom apartment and later that evening, a room in a house in Otterbein (really nice neigborhood). My car was finally delivered so I am now mobile and free to roam in the city in the safety of my own car. I don't think anyone understands how nice it is to have your own car in a completely new city. It's probably the closest thing to home that I have.
Anyway, enough of rambling about my sweet mom car. The point of this post: I have housing! I looked at a place 2 nights ago in Federal Hill. Fed Hill is a great neighborhood for recent college graduates and young professionals who are looking to meet new people and have a great time. The only downside is that parking legitimately sucks, however the neighborhood is in walking distance to both the Orioles and Ravens stadiums! [I promise my heart will always lie in Bay Area sports, Go Giants!] Anyway, the house is located on a little side street. It has a cute little backyard and my bedroom has a balcony that overlooks the Baltimore skyline. Currently there are 2 guys and 1 girl that live there, one of the guys is in software (my close friends will laugh at that one if they know me!) I've never felt more at home walking into a house besides my SLOme and my first home. I didn't want to get my hopes up about the place even though I really connected with the roommates. The girl who is moving out was trying to figure out her living situation and expected move out date. Living in a hotel isn't the greatest thing in the world, so I was hoping to move into a place within the next week. I received an email last night from the girl letting me know that the roommates felt that I was 100% the best choice! She's figuring out the lease today so that I can hopefully move in on November 1st. The stress of housing lifted off my shoulders and my heart was finally at ease.
After a morning of crying, I put a smile on my face and walked down the street to a pizza place to grab food, drinks, and to watch my Giants beat the Tigers 8-3. I stayed for awhile talking with the blind man and his brother that I had met the night before and with a few other regulars. The guys were all really nice and the bartender, Katie, kept giving me local beers on the house. Baltimore tip #1: Natty Bo tastes like water, but everyone in Baltimore drinks it. The brewery used to be in Baltimore, but has since moved, however, the locals are proud to call it their beer. Baltimore tip #2: blue flashing lights in certain areas mean that a homicide has occurred there, the lights flashing are a 360 camera. Thank god someone told me this tip last night.
Today, I slept in and relaxed. I drove to Timonium to make sure I would be able to find my way to work on Monday. Baltimore drivers suck terribly and you HAVE to follow the speed limit, otherwise you could find yourself with a ticket delivered in the mail from a picture captured of you speeding. Kill me now. As a born and raised California driver, it was considered slow if you went the speed limit. It was normal for everyone to go 10-15 mph over the speed limit. But I guess driving the speed limit is something I actually have to follow now. Darn.
Everything seems to finally be falling into place around here. I only have a few more kinks to work out, but once I get moved in and get my car registered I think I will officially feel at home!
You said don't laugh, but I couldn't help it. It was such a Candice thing to do (both of them--the nails and the csc)! Sooooo happy you found housing!
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