Ok. So…as you can probably tell from the title, this is our babymoon. Everyone has told us that we need to take a babymoon (the last trip we will take, just the two of us, for  a long time).  As any self-respecting American traveler would do, we chose our last trip to be in the beautiful state of Maryland. We will be able to visit very good friends, eat lots of crabs and crab cakes, see the nation’s capital, Annapolis, the Chesapeake bay, eat more crabs and crab cakes, go to the beach, see amazing historical places, watch the best lacrosse, and eat a few crabcakes.

We flew in to Baltimore and had to rent a car. We used Enterprise, which we conveniently booked through Kayak. So, you know how when you book your rental car they show you a picture of the car you could get…well, it’s usually the coolest choice among that class of cars. We booked an intermediate size knowing that we would be driving a lot and needed the high MPG (also thinking we would get the advertised Ford Focus or Honda Civic). It was very convenient for Enterprise that the only car the had left was the Nissan Cube.

Sorry, MPG…but I will not be seen driving this car around town. No offense to anyone who likes this car (I am a fan of innovative thinking and I never bashed the Pontiac Aztec and I enjoy the Honda Element). But, this is our babymoon and I just won’t do it. I quickly justified in my mind that I can’t drive my pregnant wife around in a sardine can like this.

I really believe that Enterprise did this on purpose. So, for 7 dollars more a day, we got a 2013 Chevy Malibu and my pride has gone unscathed.

For our first part of the trip, we wanted to make sure we visited our friends. It turns out that they also were mulching their backyard this weekend. So, we pitched in and mulched the yard. In our family, we highly value work and thought there was no better way to begin a vacation than working in the beautiful state of Maryland.

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After a hard day’s work, we were able to rest and hang out with friends (come on…we’re practically family after mulching, right?). We had some amazing food, watched some television and of course, played poker. Team jandaexperience won poker night, an occurrence that most people are used to by now.

So, here’s to a great day and a great babymoon.