the best letter i ever got

as i had been slightly pms'ing, i was a little irritable when rockstar hubby gave me a compliment. (i know! what's wrong with me??) so when he told me i was 'awesome' i said, rather snappishly, 'do you have a reason why i am awesome?' to which he stuttered and then replied 'because you are'. in my selfish, crabby heart, i wanted a reason. i didn't want to be told i was beautiful, i wanted to be told WHY i was beautiful. something for me to hold on to. i mean, let's face it, would you rather be told, 'you look really pretty' or would you rather be told, 'your legs look so long and sexy in the skirt. your eyes are sparkling as you laugh. etc'. case closed. so later on when rockstar hubby was kind enough to say that i was 'cool', i immediately demanded a reason. he didn't have one. the phone call didnt' end well i 'm afraid, and yes, i take all the blame. could i be more selfish? i should be pleased that rockstar hubby compliments me at all. but no. i had to have more.

then he sent me an email which started with:
'here you are you lovely girl.'

and this is what it said. i thought maybe it was too personal to share, but i don't care. this is why i love my man. (well, one of the reasons)


Cool
(Definitions)


1) The best way to say that something is neat-o, awesome, or swell. The phrase cool is very relaxed; never goes out of style, and people will never make fun of you for using it.

2) Awesome, wicked (new England style, NOT evil=wicked)

3) Laid back, relaxed, not freaked out, knows whats going on.

4) An adjective referring to someone that is very good, stylish, or otherwise positive.

5) When someone is “cool” they are popular, suave and you like them.

6) Hip, in-style, in.

7) Great or fantastic.

8) To decline in a way that implies you are content.

9) “Cool” is what you say when you think someone’s social status is above average or when you think someone is better than usual.

10) My Definition: “cool” means to be awesome as a wife, mom, daughter, and friend, to do what is good in the eyes of God, to be the best friend that I ever had (except Jesus), to be a brilliant cook, outrageous writer, damn good driver, fantastically fun to spend time with, frigging funny to talk to and listen to, to have perfectly pretty, sparkly, confident and friendly eyes, and to be the recipient of such compliments as; “wow, you are so cool…you handled that situation with your brother really well” OR “Wow, way to keep the car on the road after that dumbass cut you off…you really kept your cool (as in the ability to keep your head in the midst of poor road conditions and idiot drivers) OR “Wow, you really know your son well and are able to stay cool and comfort him always when he needs you…that is so cool. In a nutshell, you’re so cool that when God made you…He was showing off.



See…you ARE so cool! All of this applies to you.
And I love you a lot.
Any time I tell you that you are cool you can feel free to refer back to this list.
D


isn't he brilliant???