My morning started out with coffee and crab cake cornbread eggs benedict from Dooby's. WOW. I've never really liked crab in my younger years. Our family has a tradition of eating crab for dinner Christmas Eve. And as they sit around the table cracking crab, dipping it in butter, and thoroughly enjoying themselves, I would eat chicken strips and rice (my dad's specialty-"white dinners"). But I'd heard a lot about crab dishes and oysters in Baltimore being amazing, so I tried it and was blown away.

I spent my second day in Baltimore in a neighborhood called Hampden, which I read about from Design Sponge. I loved this area. It's full of antique shops, boutiques, amazing restaurants with fresh and local foods. I spent most of my day there wandering and exploring.

I read about this show called Trohv on the Design Sponge guide. It was toted as a place to get paper products, and if I am anything it's a sucker for stationary and stamps and washi tape and ALL THE THINGS. Let me tell you...I was NOT disappointed. I swear this shop was never ending. Rooms off to the side, stairs leading to a basement with even more goodies. I found a mug there for my older brother, who has a birthday coming up, that's just perfect as he is a huge history buff. I also got a notepad for myself to write down all of my to-do's and grocery lists and notes. I love grabbing little things like this to remember my trips and specific experiences.

I ate lunch at a fabulous place called The Food Market. I got these amazing tacos with a little side salad in a dish.

Finished off my afternoon in Hampden at Artifact Coffee.

xxo