A Return to Allegretto? For a Burger? Yum!
An early start gave me time to stroll into town and find another coffee option. "Joebella". Decent. I bought a bag of beans to hold us over until the next Verve order's placed. Scottie's AM routine was the usual frantic need to get out, shit, and return home against all efforts to explore otherwise. He's not good with change. Maybe it was the deer? In any case, he saw fit to kick over both of our coffee cups at once. It's all about timing and placement. I tried to let it go, but at the same time, it would not have happened with more proactive thought as to the risks, and those things gnaw at me. It's the 'control' thing, I guess. The chess game is constantly being played, and the possible outcomes are always being considered. It gets pretty exhausting, and today it was everywhere. Work-wise, I started to feel like I was on edge and getting challenged, being called out for failing, and feeling like I didn't grasp anything. It's not an unreasonable observation, and the last few months have lost opportunities to take more aggressive steps to move some balls forward. In some sense, I'd welcome just being ejected from the game. Even a break is not 'a break' when the demands are such that I work part-time on vacations or that a trip includes ensuring I'm keeping engaged with critical needs. All that being said, I'm well paid to solve problems, and that's what I need to focus on right now—solving problems. We went to Chronic Cellars and ended up (drumroll) joining their wine club. It's hard not to when the value is so compelling. Do we need 12 more bottles of wine a year? No. Will we buy 12 more over a year? Yes. So, ultimately, as it goes with coffee, it's something we treat ourselves to. That's why we ended up (drumroll) doing the same thing with Le Vigne. Our 2nd stop this afternoon. Both wineries were enjoyable for very different reasons. Ironically we didn't join "Merycrest," my favorite of the entire trip. Still, with these other two in place, we expect to make at least one or two trips down over the next year to pickup wines and hopefully do so with friends that would enjoy sharing the time and wine and a meal. We were both pretty toasted by the time we were done, so the stop at Allegretto for dinner at Cello was well-timed and gave us a chance to get some food. The burger was terrific. I was fine to drive by the time we left, but Jen pretty much fell asleep when we got home. I did, too but woke later with a nasty sore throat. Shit. Shit shit shit. Covid? Perhaps, perhaps not, but I think we overdid the day with two stops. I'm too old to be wine tasting multiple times in a day. Maybe too thin, too. My system doesn't handle it the same as it used to. We had plans to visit another winery or two tomorrow, but I'm rethinking them. There are SO VERY MANY down here. It's hard not to feel a need to try them all, but I think we might abandon that for the afternoon and do something else. Drive to Morro Bay or Cambria, go antique shopping and look for a decent meal with outdoor seating. Scottie will need to be dragged along or managed the whole time, but it's our last day/evening before returning home, which might make for a pleasant change of pace.
📊 seven-day averages: ⚖️ 160.6 lbs,❤️ 60.6 bpm, 👣 5140.4 steps, 🧘🏼24 min