For the Love

I can't believe it's already mid April. It's almost 2 months since we first arrived and the changes I had hoped to make here in Washington are coming along much slower than I had hoped. But things are getting a little more stable, thankfully. Though I am not thrilled to be thrown back in to the 40 hour work week, I AM glad to finally be employed.

For those of you who know me, you know I love to drink wine. And now I not only enjoy it recreationally, I drink it professionally. Seriously. I stumbled upon a job at Compass Wines accidentally one day when Will and I went in to the shop to check out their selection and then to taste whatever they offered. We got to talking to the lady behind the counter and I casually mentioned that I would love to work there. Low and behold, a few days later one of the employees put in her 2 weeks so they called me up and a within a week, I was a full time employee for Compass.

The first week on the job, I probably tasted over 100 different wines from all over the globe. Sound intense? It was. Will's mom, Jolyn, bought me a wine notebook to keep track of all the new things I tasted but I soon realized it was unrealistic to write down everything because I had already used up most of the pages after only a few days!! And it didn't matter how good my notes were, I didn't remember 80 percent of the stuff I tatsed even after reviewing that days tastings in my book. SO I decided to enter only my favorites... which may turn out to be a problem because all my favorites seem to be in the $50 + range... even with my employee discount. All in all, Compass is a fun place to spend my day, drinking wine and meeting new people.

Slowly but surly we are making our way towards adulthood... again. First comes a stable job, then comes a mortgage and a couple of babies? Or something like that. Regardless how I feel about working 40 hours a week (which is "not good") I feel great about moving forward. really.