Vacation, To Spend, or Not To Spend.

Besides food I didn't spend. Yay me.

I did look at everything with a new perspective. Will this thing be something I will even like a year from now? Probably not.

Ryan let me shop for my birthday gift. I knew exactly what I wanted, but I was way more selective. It took me three days to find just the right one. I enjoyed shopping more this way. Not just picking something because I sort of like it and it will do, but instead choosing something that I love, that will last, that will serve me the best it can. I wasn't sticking to a certain price range either. I found the thing I wanted at both ends of the price spectrum.

In the end I found what I wanted for a great price. If money weren't an object, maybe I would have gotten the really expensive thing, but I was sensible. I really love my birthday gift.

We did some wine tasting, found out that we will probably be going back to the coast for our real anniversary, this time sponsored by the Tobin James winery. We were invited to stay in their guest cottage. Ahh the perks of being "in the industry". The folks at Tobin James are super genuine, really friendly people. I can't wait to go back and hang with some good people.

Things we might be "perked" with: a stay in the guest cottage at the vineyard. Dinner with the winemakers at Tobin James. A limo ride to tour and do some tasting the coastal wineries.

Even if we aren't "perked" with those things, the tasting room was seriously full of some really nice, terrifically normal, fun people. I look forward to hanging out there. I say this a lot, but I LOVE CALIFORNIA!

Has anyone made any bread? Do share if you have. My friend R.M. emailed and said she tried making the bread, which she does a lot. She said her husband like it so much, it was the best he ever had! Great recipe, I am telling you!

Stay tuned, I hope to have some money making tips coming this week sometime, but I have lots of work to catch up on, so I will let you know!

Be well!

-S-