Friday thing : our castle

Caution: Light Hallmark-channel symbolism + astrology ahead.

My husband & I have always been adept at choosing good gifts for each other, even before we were married. Even before we were officially dating if we’re counting the hand-drawn map to my hometown that I gave him before summer break, after his freshman year of college when we met.

I don’t remember if I had any particular reason to get this castle sculpture for him other than because he said he liked it and [I think] it came from the drug store where I worked, so it would have been discounted.

This little castle on a hill has moved with first him then us, after we married, to half a dozen homes. The water section broke off a couple of times, and at some point a piece of it was lost. Yet it still stands solidly on his dresser where I carefully dust it every now and then.

A castle at the very least is protection, a fortress. It could hold royalty and treasure. It can symbolize something “difficult to obtain.” All of these things are key elements of our relationship, including the royal part as my name means “crown.” And difficult is definitely at the core of a Virgo/Aries match (but in a good way).

Castles are also, of course, the romantic stuff of fairytales. But fairytales are rooted in truth & history. And sometimes happily ever after is real, even with a few cracks.