I sat and watched the price of gas fall 13 cents, and couldn't do anything about it

So on my way home from work today I stopped to put gas in the car. It wasn't too high at $2.79/gallon, which I suppose is still crazy but I've gotten used to it already. Have to have it I guess. Anyhow, as I stand there pumping this girl comes out and changes the sign to $2.66 a gallon... I watched it drop 13 cents, and I still had to pay the higher price. The petrol gods were not on my side today.

Over this past weekend though, the wine gods must have been. I made a killing out at the winery on Saturday. I did my first private tasting in our cellar with a group of 10 people, and then donned the waiter hat to serve them all dinner. Walked out with $190 in tips, not counting wages earned. I definitely think this gig will pay my bills on a regular basis, and definitely allow me to get my savings ramped up.

Also, I hung out with the guys on Sunday and had lunch along with a really knock out bottle of Albarino (there ought to be a "~" over that n) - a fantastic white wine from Spain. It was dirt cheap because I guess the distributor went out of business. I'm going in on a couple cases with some people from work and a friend. It's 100% worth it, so if you see me anytime in the next year ask for some and I'll break a bottle out.

Hannah and I are moving in two weeks - I'm completely excited to get up to Cleveland Heights and be near all my friends (not counting Linds and Danielle, Libby, and Molly... but they can definitely come visit. Lindsay approves of my new Cleveland Heights location... there's a Chipotle within rock throwing distance.) Jimmy's parents are giving us a bunch of stuff from Barb's old house, so we're pretty set on pots, pans, and assorted furniture. For the rest I'll probably be scouting out some garage sales in the next month before it starts getting cold.

At work we moved to our new office over the weekend. It's on the top floor of a building that's part of one of those fake shopping villages. It's incredibly nice and I like it even better than our old office. The shopping downstairs includes restaurants and stores - Barnes & Noble, Trader Joe's, a couple furniture and clothing stores, and COMING SOON a Pacific East, one of the best sushi joints in Cleveland. The other location is just minutes from my new apartment. I'm basically going to be eating sushi non-stop now. Ha! Though I need to ensure that working at this new place isn't counterproductive to hanging on to my money!

I'm going to start taking swing dance classes in about a month after I move, and in the coming weeks I'm going to be going back to Colette (my former Pilates instructor) to get back in the swing of going to a couple sessions a week. Since I'll be closer than Medina I think it's probably a good idea to continue toning and strengthening muscle. And Cleveland Heights is such an awesome area to walk and bike around. I'm going to make a point of being out of the apartment as much as I can while it's still nice, and will try my hardest to find some way to be active outdoors even after it begins to snow.

So that's what's been going on, the lightning version.

To finish, everyone think good thoughts for my friend Libby. She's about to start her Camino across Spain, and while I know she's going to have the time of her life it's going to be hard nonetheless - as it is for everyone in one way (okay, so really just in a painful way for a matter of time!) or another. Buen Camino Isabella!