Date Day 8.21.10

I don't want these blogs to come across as journal entries. You know exactly what I am talking about. The "here's what we did today" thing; but today was pretty fabulous and worthy of a play by play.

A little background info--We have a goal: To start living a more active lifestyle. For example, instead of useless tv nights as we waste countless hours, we will read. Instead of sleeping in on Saturdays until 11:30am, we will get up and go--walk, cook, learn something. Instead of crashing after work/dinner, go outside. Run. Hit the gym. Attempt a new sport. Walk the dogs. Go on a hike nearby.

You get the picture.

So today we packed a full day with this renewed active lifestyle!

First stop: Greenville's Saturday Market

As we walked by vendor stands, I couldn't help but notice people saying things like, "This doesn't feel like Greenville." When I lived in Italy, there was a Monday market with similar offerings- fresh flowers, food, clothing. It was like I was back there all over again without a long flight and jet lag.

Fresh pasta.

 Fresh everything. Beautiful food. Friendly people. We got to the seafood stand to buy enough shrimp, scallops, and crabcakes for two. The fishmonger (I feel like it was old-world enough to refer to him as such) said he would knock 5 bucks off our order if one of us stood in the middle of the street and yelled, "Captain Craig's Crabcakes" 10 times fast. (Just try saying that one, folks!) ...So, I did. All those years in the theatre doing tongue twister warm ups really paid off (pun intended).


Then, Greenville Zoo!

Neither of us had been to the zoo since we were little. It made us feel like we were five-years-old and married. The sandbox days. It was hard not to be in awe over the animals. They are so much different to look at than flourescent lights and computer screens. It was such a great switch from the everyday. I found myself thinking-God made all of this. And, yeah, of course He did. But think about it for a little longer and you realize how spectacular life is. All of life. And all of His earth.

Next, Home to drop off our market finds.  

Sourdough bread, Blackberries, flowers, pasta, ravioli, seafood.

The hubs with his PB&J. 

Then our picnic in the park. Homemade sandwiches and a little fresh air. Perfect.





We added a few not-so-fun-but-all-the-more-rewarding things to our day: cleaning and yard work. But it looked/felt so great afterward and in perfect time for our house guest-Maddie! She was staying at our place for the night since she had a wedding to go to in town. It was so great to catch up with her in person.

While she was at the wedding, we made some dinner-market fresh:  
Shrimp and scallops sauteed in olive oil, white wine, minced garlic, pepper, dried oregano, and fresh lemon juice.Then we added the seafood over fresh pasta. (Best part is it only takes pasta 1 min to cook when fresh!) Lastly, we pan fried crab cakes in olive oil.
To satisfy our sweet teeth:
Homemade Blackberry Cobbler a la mode


Then...we crashed.


Today I love to cook. to walk. to eat. to hold hands. to create. to watch. to arrange flowers. to relax. to catch up with a friend. to be with my husband. to discover my hometown again.


 -L. Winchester