Hello Baltimore~

Greetings from Baltimore!! My friend Suneera & I have arrived here this afternoon beginning with scrambling in our suitcases to find warmer clothes at the airport. As expected, we were welcomed by a high of 40s, a typical weather for a northern city but not so much for Texas [Dallas has been in the 80s lately].  I’m really happy that I brought my coat & scarfs.

Because the national convention hasn’t begun yet, we were fortunate to spend remainder of the day simply having fun & exploring Baltimore.  First, we were incredibly hungry, so we visited the Little Italy which was only a mile away from the hotel. On our way there [we walked], we enjoyed some great scenery of the downtown. The restaurant we went was “Sabatino’s”  where we had some amazing Italian dishes & almost passed out from being so full. We then became typical girls by looking through all the apparel stores we can possibly find in one day & shopped. Please don’t ask me how much money I spent today, but I indeed got some cute clothes… (ha ha)

{Little Italy}

We also checked in for the convention, & got our badges to wear starting tomorrow!

After hours of shopping & exploring the inner harbor area, we finally came back to the hotel for some relaxation. We eventually dragged our feet to the amazing gym in the hotel for some quality/much-needed workout. My feet feels incredibly tired but I had some amazing time today in Baltimore. The city is absolutely wonderful, filled with interesting architecture & history it contains.

{We discovered an amazing mall filled with our favorite stores only! It was a heaven}

Both of us have a busy day tomorrow as we begin to volunteer for ACPA in several areas. I hope to continually update my first national convention experience!