Saturday was my second wedding anniversary and the first day after my wife and I had quit our day jobs to work exclusively from home as freelance writers. To start out day out we decided to do something that combines several of our favorite activities by walking down to the local Farmer's Market. We have been unable to make it to the Market yet this year because our work schedules never allowed the time and we definitely missed it! Every since our Seattle trip we have also been taking a long walk each day to train our legs for our Europe adventure next year, so we walked all the way there and took the bus back. Our local bus service has bucked the nation wide trend of increased public transportation and has actually had lowered usage, which has caused the bus system to stop offering it's service on Saturdays. Luckily this was the final Saturday that they would be running their normal routes so we were still able to take the bus back home.
The walk down was very nice as we have just hit our warm season. We left very early to make sure we could get home before it get to the projected ninety degree high. Mosquitoes are a problem in our area because of the river nearby, but a little bug spray made it more tolerable. The Market was very busy and we frequently saw people we knew who were either selling things themselves at booths or just perusing the various wares. Despite it's name, the Market isn't just limited to produce or meat. Lots of locals sell a variety of crafts like jewelry, soap, candles, and tie dye clothing. The various coffee shops were also there in force, offering many hot and cold beverages for all the thirsty shoppers.
While we were making our first circuit through the Market we found a bead jewelry booth that was offering free bead rings to anyone. My wife and I picked some out on put them on the ring finger of our opposite hands so it was like we had two wedding rings. Very appropriate for our anniversary, and they will be fun reminder of the great time we had this year!
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