it's not just emmitt smith's birthday

Other than it being our 15th anniversary, here are some more good things about today:

1. Stu delivered a bunch of white Gerber daisies + Dove bar to me at school this morning (a round of AWWWWWWs, please; thank you)
2. Leftover pepperoni & pineapple pizza for breakfast
3. SUNSHINE!
4. The cooling unit in my classroom is working like a dream
5. No student complaints today. I'm totally serious. (Maybe I blocked them out?)
6. The beloved husband of 15 years unloaded & loaded the dishwasher
7. Payday [also known as Grocery Shopping Day...woohoo]
8. Did I mention SUNSHINE?
9. I saw one of these dudes on the way home from school:

And it's almost Friday. Can somebody say "Amen"?

more second husband material

A sequel to the first list of Potential Second Husbands.

Not sure when I'll find the time for all them, but it's good to have options.

• Mark Wahlberg ~ pros: regular guy feel in a hot, muscular package, slips naturally into irresistible bad boy mode, loves his family passionately ~ cons: lingering anger management issues, devoutly catholic (only a con for me since I eschew incense and all that sitting & standing)
• Dax Shepard ~ pros: unassuming sexiness, adorably goofy, writes well (hysterical myspace blog), seems to like kids ~ cons: borders on filthy humor, frat boy tendencies
• Edward Norton ~ pros: hypnotizing gaze, slow sexy smile, refreshingly anti-hollywood, brainy & articulate ~ cons: tediously serious & political on occasion, quite possibly far smarter than me
• Alan Rickman ~ pros: that voice!, endlessly charming, likes roller coasters ~ cons: entire generation older than me, utter devotion to longtime girlfriend, he's Snape

Sometimes it's really fun being delusional.

ways my current husband is perfect

• he is perfectly willing to have any of my potential second husbands come mow our lawn for my pleasure
• he rubs my legs if I sit with him while he watches "American Chopper"
• he pretends to care about football
• he encourages me to shop as long as I bring home something from Victoria's Secret
• he accompanies me to Broadway shows with minimal eye-rolling and sighing
• he only complains a little about my furniture-moving fetish
• he's a fearless bugkiller
• he asks for just one action or comedy flick among my selection of 50 foreign & dramatic video rentals
• he knows when to bring me a creme-filled donut
• he's sexy in his greasy garage clothes...and in his sweaty just-back-from-the-gym clothes...and in his grown-up button-down work clothes
• he uses his wacky powers for good, not evil (usually)
• he occasionally indulges my travel fantasies
• he keeps his family comfortable & cared for
• he likes to be fancy
• he rarely begs
• he tells me I'm perfect