Baltimore Harbor Trip

Sometimes during my senior year of college (and it may very well be a year ago and this time) I thought I needed a trip to the Baltimore Harbor. It is one of those places that people ask me if I have been to, and though I have, it is not as often as you may think considering the amount of times I travel to the Baltimore area in a year's time. My cousin Kati graduated from college last December, so I thought this would serve as a nice gift to ourselves after 4 (and 4.5 for her) years of hard work. We both graduated in elementary education, so I smiled when Kati suggested we explore the Maryland Science Center while we were there. I began to get excited for this trip, but then life happened, you know....student teaching, the actual graduation, job hunting, buying a car, new jobs, etc. Summer came and went and though we discussed it all summer long, it just never happened.

Maryland Science Center at Baltimore Harbor

   The great thing about this year is I am home, so anything that did not happen this summer is eligible for fall activity. Kati and I finally picked a date, so I took my first road trip to Maryland all by myself and we hit the harbor. We ended up spending most of our day at the Science center. It was so much fun! We also enjoyed lunch at the Cheesecake Factory and walked through Barnes & Noble. It was a bit chilly, but the day was lovely otherwise. Here are some pictures from our experience.

Kati tackled the arc challenge fairly well

Hoisting myself up

Lying on a bed of nails which is not as painful as lying on 1

A great last stop for 2 bookworm teachers such as ourselves

We're freezing cold here, but it was a fun day!

I am so thankful to be blessed with a cousin close in age. I have many dear friends, but Kati is certainly my longest dear friend. We obviously have known each other all of our lives, and we also have quite a bit in common. I'm really glad this trip worked out for us because it was a super fun day. I stood amazed at all of God's wonderful works of Creation on display at this museum. The planetarium there wasn't the greatest, but seeing the galaxies and hearing about them always blows my mind. Hopefully I won't wait so long to visit the Harbor again!