A cancelled class refunded $180. Is that money available for a new treat?

The $180 refund arrived on Thursday, and my partner immediately suggested booking a nice meal. "You'd already decided you could spend it," he said.

I'd paid for a short pottery class from money saved for hobbies. The provider cancelled and has now returned the full payment. When I paid, I crossed that class off my savings list and began saving for something else. The refund therefore feels both like getting my own money back and receiving money I hadn't expected to see again.

The shared bills are covered. There isn't a financial emergency behind the question. I could put the $180 back into hobbies, use part for the meal or move it to the newer goal. What makes me hesitate is treating the refund as fresh income when it was already money I had before the cancellation.

Would you restore the original pot first and decide again, or accept that the class budget can become a different enjoyable experience? I don't want to count the same money twice, but I also don't want a label to decide what I'm allowed to enjoy.