Okay, so the craft project is not going to get done by Christmas. And I’m okay with this. I’ll have more room to spread out in the new place, anyway. Besides, I was feeling really guilty about taking up the entire dining room table. And with everything put away, we were actually able to wrap gifts on it. Imagine that, being able to use our table…
We had a wonderful weekend. We got a call from Carla on Friday evening, saying she was in town from Michigan to throw her Mom a surprise party for her birthday. We met at Chuy’s, where I got the green chile stew, which wasn’t at all what I expected, but was absolutely amazing. I think it will now be my standard order. Then I met my partner for my Portuguese exam, and that also went well.
I got to go to the Texas-Tennesee women’s basketball game, where I was fortunate enough to be ten feet from Pat Summit, one of my sports heroes. I’ll definitely post more on that later, but let me just say, I had an amazing time.
But mostly, we just cuddled, and talked, and read, which is the way every weekend should be spent. I definitely feel recharged, as though the weekend had lasted ten days. It’s a good feeling.
There is no way I can get everything done that I was planning to do before we leave next week. Most of my shopping is done, and I know what I’m getting everyone else, and if that were the only thing I had left, it’d all be okay.
But I decided to be crafty this year (exact details withheld as I don’t want people who read this to know what I’m giving them). And then I put off starting that until so late that it doesn’t look like it’ll get done by the 25th. There’s no excuse, really. I just procrastinated.
Then I have my Portuguese final. Which I’m not really worried about, as I adore the class, but it is an oral final, done in pairs, and I know my partner is right on the border between an A and a B, so I want to do well for him. It wouldn’t be fair if I didn’t memorize my half of the dialogs. And of course it means we need to meet for at least 3 or 4 hours this weekend.
And then there’s that whole house thing. You know, the thing we’re supposed to close on in TWO WEEKS. And I think we’re on top of everything, but every few days it seems that something else comes up that we need to deal with, and of course I’m going to be little on edge until the paperwork is signed.
And to top it off, the Cowboys game is on NFL Network. And like millions of people, I don’t have the NFL Network. But I also don’t have time to get to a bar an hour or so before the game and then hang out for 4 hours. So I guess I’ll have to be content with listening to it on the radio.
The Empress is associated with
Venus, the feminine planet, so it represents,
beauty, charm, pleasure, luxury, and delight.
You may be good at home
decorating, art or anything to do with making things beautiful.
The Empress is a creator, be it
creation of life, of romance, of art or business. While the Magician is
the primal spark, the idea made real, and the High Priestess is the one
who gives the idea a form, the Empress is the womb where it gestates and
grows till it is ready to be born. This is why her symbol is Venus,
goddess of beautiful things as well as love. Even so, the Empress is more
Demeter, goddess of abundance, then sensual Venus. She is the giver of
Earthly gifts, yet at the same time, she can, in anger withhold, as
Demeter did when her daughter, Persephone, was kidnapped. In fury and
grief, she kept the Earth barren till her child was returned to
her.
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