Dear Essie,

OMG I AM SO HAPPY ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED!!! I really like how you left him the tickets, he called you right away and said you had to go with him, and the date at the restaurant!

that is SO funny about you being picky about the restaurant and then correcting yourself. I am also very picky about restaurants. I know my B told me MANY TIMES (and I didn't get it until... yesterday or something) that it wasn't about the food or the place, it was about spending time together. Do you think your H is like that with eating out? Who knows maybe he has some seduction plan dependent on this seemingly un-special restaurant?

what you just posted reminded me of my horoscope this week from freewillastrology.com. I don't think you're a virgo but maybe the image applies anyway:
Pregnant giraffes give birth standing up. Babies arrive in their new environment with a jolt, hitting the ground after plummeting six feet. Although they were fairly safe before, upon leaving the womb they are in danger of being preyed upon by animals like leopards and hyenas, which wouldn't dare attack their giant mothers. I'm thinking there's a resemblance between the newborn giraffes and a new project you're working on, Virgo. Its initial splash into the world may be a bit rocky and fraught with dicey challenges. But I'm here to say that if you're a vigilant caretaker in the early going, it will grow to maturity.

the way I choose to interpret it is my heart is the baby giraffe \:\) or the project of being more open hearted and less controlling is the baby giraffe

I am so proud of you and excited for you!!!

thank you SO MUCH for all of your VERY thought-provoking questions and ideas on my thread!!!

i must go to bed now...
LOVE
T