About an hour ago I got a phonecall from my boss to inform me that I got the position I applied for a few weeks ago and I still haven't stopped smiling.
More hours means more money which means less worries! 
YAY! Fiscal stability! Woot!
Congratulations indeed! Fiscal stability is always a good thing!
Today a bit of a drive up into the Dolomites made me happy. Decided to avoid our normal destination of Faro di Alpago and onto Cortina (haven't made it there yet, always get distracted by lago di Santa Croce) due to the thunderstorms forecast. Instead opted for the next main valley over and headed to Trento then on toward Val di Sole (didn't make it, late start meant we hit more thunderstorms and turned back after lunch to enjoy some sun and walks in the woods around lago di columbo).
What blew my mind and made me happy wasn't the castle, though they were splendid and many.
It wasn't the scenery, though that was truly epic and awe inspiring.
It was the apples.
Never in my life have I seen so many apples. Around Trento and up toward Val di Non pretty much everything that wasn't pine tree, cliff or house was apples or apple related. A staggering, almost incomprehensible amount of apples. A city sized orchard, and not a small city either.
Every so often on the outskirts of towns there were sprawling sites of nothing but apple baskets. Stacks of thousands of green and grey crates neatly awaiting harvest season, but in such quantity that you could fit a supermarket inside the volume that some of the crate deposits filled.
Didn't see a single sign for cider, but did have some lovely apple strudel.
