Princes Charming

What a wonderful surprise day with two handsome young men I'm especially fond of! The original plan was for them to go to the track meet with my husband for the day. I was to be left at home...alone...to do the drudgery of cleaning and laundry. But plans change...and thank goodness they do! The boys and I ended up making a mundane day magical.

These two gentlemen helped me clean up quickly, and we left the laundry behind as we headed for the city. Our first stop was the bookstore. These are men after mine own heart. They browsed the music, pointed out books I might like, and made a general impression on those around them.

Then it was on to get lunch, a quick stop by the game store, and finally to the sculpture park. That's where the real fun began. After our picnic, they indulged my penchant for pictures by posing with every available structure.

They reminded me of the many large pups we saw at play in the park. They bounded boundlessly.

They hung from every low branch....

Slid down every free rail....

Ran up every incline...

And jumped up on, into, and off of everything.

And everywhere we went, their unique sense of style made women give me knowing smiles as they passed and men comment on how "cool" their hats were.

Thier boyish charm made my day, as they treated me like a friend...opened car doors for me...thanked me for lunch...and gave plenty of innocent, unembarrassed affection. They even helped me with the errands I had to run, and carried in the groceries when we got home. They filled my car with music, my ears with laughter, and my heart with sunshine. Charmed.