Dating my husband

Today was date day.

We just couldn't waste this Saturday indoors, especially with such perfect end-of-the-summer weather and a ton of [free!] events going on in our city. So I set my virus charts aside, he closed his computer, and we spent our afternoon just dating each other. No grocery shopping, no errands (minus a teeny trip to the bank), no time crunch!

First stop: the front door of our apartment. Gotta document everything we can! :P

Rittenhouse Arts Festival & Farmers' Market

We tried our best to sound artistically cultured. I think we [almost] pulled it off.

No outdoor market/fair is complete without some fresh-squeezed lemonade!

I'm definitely a city girl. I love urban life. Even if the most we can do right now is to window-shop (and window-drool). Yes, we window-drool.

Gorgeous.

I'm a med student and he's a seminarian. Plainly translated, we be bookworms. Do you think we'd pass by a bookstore without poking our heads in? 

Now, for the highlight of our date (at least, for me): I brought home the first of many - I hope! - baby herb plants!! Today's baby was basil. I'm hoping to find some cilantro plants next!

I was so happy to find these at the farmers' market, because I hate buying produce like basil, cilantros, mint, or parsley in fixed quantities. They go bad so easily, and it makes me sad to see those poor little leaves rotting away in the fridge. So of course, the natural solution would be to just keep them as plant babies!

Dear babies, please grow us lots of fragrant basil leaves for many many years, and don't be offended by my lack of plant-nurturing skills. I will try my very best not to kill you. 

My basil looks so satisfied on that windowsill. And my loving husband does our dishes yet again :)

How was your weekend?