My Trip

I am from Maryland. Reisterstown, MD actually which is a tiny no nothing town North of Baltimore. Urban Dictionary goes into detail about the town. I don't agree with everything the dictionary says but most of it is pretty true. 

Chris and I are taking a trip to MD so he can see my home state just like I saw Gillette, WY in December. I'm excited about showing him my hometown. 

This is the cow. It used to be called Dairy Fresh but they put the cow out front and everyone just called it the cow, so they changed the name.  They sell soft serve ice cream and italian ice. Its better than Rita's or Jeremiah's. This is our first stop on our trip, right after I pick up Chris from the airport.

The Cow is right on main street in the heart of Reisterstown so it is a good first stop. Main street is one of those super cute old school streets, my pediatrician still practices in an old home right on the street and I think the whole town went to him when we were young. 

Then we have to go have a crab cake sandwich from G&M. mmmm, my mouth is watering in anticipation. Just look at how delicious it looks. Crab is a Maryland specialty and there a lot of ways to eat it. The most popular is steamed crabs with old bay but they are expensive and Chris thinks the hassle of picking the crab isn't worth the amount of meat, so already picked crab meat is going to be the method of choice for our trip. If you're going to eat a crab cake then make it a great one. G&M doesn't have the tourist feel of Philip's Seafood so the price isn't a jacked up. The main things to look for in a crab cake is good jumbo lump crab, little filler, and great seasoning, but not covered with cheese & other nonsense. 

The other food necessity is the Blue Moon Cafe in Fells Point, as seen in Diners Drive-ins and Dives. I've already been there once and it is sooo delicious. I had the Capt Crunch french toast the last time I was there. Chris and I watched the episode together and he was so jealous that I went without him. I owe it to him to go again, and I can't say I mind at all. :)

We're also going to visit one of my favorite museums that I've ever been too. It's called the American Visionary Art Museum. It features only untrained artists. People just living their lives in ordinary ways creating for the pleasure of being creative. One of the rooms

is filled with tiny dolly made from scraps of fabric. The woman was a semstress, I think, and she used the remains of fabric to make dolls for little sister. You can feel the love she put into each of those dolls when you walk into the room, it's amazing. 

There is a lot more I'd like to do in MD with Chris but we're only going to be in MD for two days before we head to Philadelphia and New York. I'll let you know how the trip goes.