Crux

Yup crux, the core, the heart, the bottom line - studying. In 8 weeks time it will all be over, actually part of it will all be over. The big part. The next few months are likely to be a tragic time socially so I wanted to take a moment to enjoy the sociable weekend I just had. On Friday night we went to a party. Gosh it is a long time since I last went to a party, such good fun. All the girly hanging about glass of wine, doing makeup and trying on clothes. It was fancy dress which made it extra fun in my opinion. Chinese theme no less. It was the graduation party for people 6 months ahead of us several of whom we made friends with in China. Lovely to see them let loose and feeling free and knowing that it is not long until we will be doing just that. It was a great party with plenty of drinking and dancing and playing pool until the wee hours.

Then on Saturday night I went round for dinner with my friend Rich and his Mum and was cooked an absolute feast. Most of you who read this will know I am not exactly a feast loving creature but this was a meal filled with taste sensation. Texture sensation and even scent sensation. I had a lovely evening of fine food and even better company in a delightful conservatory in a quiet part of Bucks. A real contrast to the previous night and just as wonderful.

I shall be taking these two lovely social experiences and keeping them close to my heart to get me through the next few months of serious nose the grind stone time. I sometimes sit in bewilderment and try to work out just which of the many bits of work I should tackle next. Slowly but surely I am wading through it though. I hope to emerge like a Acupuncture butterfly from the cocoon of study next spring into a joyous world where my weekends are my own.

Not forgetting though that myself and all my lovely sisters are doing Tea at the Ritz baby, this Friday. Roll on 'ats 'n 'ambags as the biggest one said.