When my dh and I were first married we lived in Laurel - over on Cherry Lane by the mall. That was PG county I believe. Isn't Laurel the weird city that is at the corner of three or four counties? We moved from Laurel to Bowie to Calvert County. We still have friends over there and we're in the area quite a bit. I think it's a great spot for those working in either Balt or DC because it's practically in the middle of the two.