saturday, i went wine tasting with a group consisting of my former coworkers and their friends. we hit three vineyards -- all three of them in virginia, west of DC: tarara, breaux, and prime (i think? i forget... i was pretty tired by the time we hit that one... no, it wasn't because i was drunk. haha). it was a lot more fun than i'd anticipated, and i brought home three bottles of wine -- two dessert wines and a blush wine. yay!

in other news... i've been feeling a little melancholy lately... i think because my upcoming birthday is causing me to think more seriously about life and the grand scheme of things... what i'm doing with my life, where i'm going, what i have(n't) accomplished so far, etc. etc. quite sobering.

i occasionally get into these moods, where i'm not quite despondent but not quite happy either. i guess the past six months have been full of intense ups and downs (okay, mostly downs) and i've had to fight tooth and nail to claw my way back to normalcy... and now that normalcy has settled in, it feels bland. it's like i have nothing concrete to look forward to. that's a frequent complaint of mine when i'm feeling down -- that i have nothing to look forward to. a depressing thought, no?

but i know that life is cyclical and since i've just emerged from a treacherously low dip in the rollercoaster ride, an exhilarating climb is sure to be in my near future. ;)

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