Bittersweet

OK - the excitement is over. Now I can tell you - even though it didn't come out the way I had hoped.

My celebrity crush was in town tonight at Lowe's (a hardware store), and Carl, the kids, and I went to see him. I had hoped to talk to him, touch him (at least on the shoulder), stand next to him, and listen to his smooth, deep voice.

I got to do one of those things... listen to his voice.

We waited in line for 2 hours and still had at least an hour to go but we were STARVING. This was the line we were in.

He is in that little pointy tent you see in the distance.

I was getting cranky, the kids were getting cranky so we decided to leave. BUT I got some really good pictures of him.

Who is it?

Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs... look at him!

Here he is signing an autograph for a kid. Look at him! He is ruggedly good looking. And the dimples! OMG!!!

I told Carl I felt like the paprazzi taking this one. I was squatting down about 3 feet from his table saying "Mike! Mike!" and he turned... toward me... but looked past me. I wish you could see how BLUE his eyes are! They are beautiful!

One thing I needed to see was just how tall he was. I was going to be devastated if he was my height or - heaven forbid - shorter than me. I'm pleased to announce he is tall... and built oh, so nice.

When he lifted his arm to reach in this box for a raffle drawing I thought I would faint. It made my toes curl... he is so freakin' handsome! At one point he was talking into the mike and casually placed his hand on his stomach. I had to turn around and walk away... it was almost too much.

So... that was my exciting night. I didn't get to talk to Mike, but I got to see him up close and in person. I got to hear him chat with folks and he is a genuine person... he was awesome with the kids and flirted with the ladies. He made people laugh and some folks swoon (like me). All the women that I talked to all said the same thing, "He is much more handsome in person!"

I think I'll crush on him a while longer....