::: i picked her up at seven and she looked so fine :::

So, I was thinking today about the things in my life that create strong moments, and I was applying that line of thinking to my marriage. What do I do with my husband that makes the time fly? What do we do together that creates a strong moment in our relationship which, in turn, builds our relationship into something stronger? As a result, I sent my husband an e-mail at work that went a little something like this:

Dear Bo,

Hi. My name is Thicket Dweller and I live in a little town called Somewhere, Ohio. I've seen you play bass a few times here and there, and...well, I don't usually do this, but I was wondering if you'd like to do dinner and a movie. Maybe tonight, if you don't have other plans. There's this great Italian place in Somewhere Else, Ohio that serves homemade pasta, as long as you don't mind a long wait. There's also a little indy movie place not too far from the restaurant that's playing a movie about George Hamilton taking his mother on a road trip (loosely based on a true story). It looks like it has decent reviews. Anyway, I should probably find out if you'd like to go before I go on and on.

You can e-mail me and let me know, or you can give me a call on my cell phone, whichever is most convenient for you. 330-867-5309. I was thinking you could pick me up around 4:30, if that works for you.

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Thicket Dweller

He picked me up around 4:30, and we spent the evening together eating pasta and watching a movie that was very, very loosely based on George Hamilton's life. It was a pretty good movie, by the way, but not fabulous.

During the course of the evening's conversation, while eating deep-fried breaded provolone cheese sticks (absolutely the bomb) the subject of Parker Stevenson came up (don't ask). And then, of course, the subject of Shaun Cassidy came up. One of us felt that Parker Stevenson was the hottie and one of us felt that he was the consolation prize.

And so, friends, it's up for a vote. What's your opinion? Did you have Parker's posters or Shaun's snapshots plastered on your walls?