Smiles

There are a multitude of things that can, and do, make me smile on any given day. It's the difference in the smile that has me intrigued right now.
Some things prompt the "awww smile" - Tiny furballs doing kitty ballet, kidlets with a dripping ice cream cone or a little girl with a head covered in ringlets and a super-sized bow perched on top, Professor bringing his green ball in the dark early morning while I'm having coffee, kids asleep in the backseat-awww.
The "I'm so happy I can't do anything else with my face" smile-Christmas morning when the girls were little, Longhorn football games, middle of the day texts from Kevin, 10lbs down on the scale - SMILE.
The "wicked evil grin" - a fiendish plot has come to successful fruition, Karma comes around and bites the right person for the right reason, I'm right and you're oh so not and I'm holding dead solid irrefutable proof- wicked evil satisfied grin.
The "BIG SMILE"-the perfect first date with the perfect man, all the milestone accomplishments of the girls, Longhorn win over aggy, all clear from the doctor- BIG SMILE. HUGE.
The "Yes. Life is good" smile- Sunrise at the Landcut and the Lease, Sunset on the patio with friends with perfect margaritas, warm sheets from the dryer smelling of lavendar, Sunday lunch with the kids around the table, you can hear the regular breathing in the bed beside you and you know he's yours- Yes. Life truly is good.
The "Bless their heart"smile- Snooty high-heeled wench stumbles out of the bathroom with toilet paper on her shoe or jeans unzipped, car that just sprayed gravel passing on the shoulder gets pulled over by WilCo, boss that terrorized and tormented for years gets walked out-Bless Their Hearts.
And then,,there is that smile,,it doesn't happen very often,,you know the one. It starts in your toes and like wildfire it spreads to every single fiber in your being. You smile at a cellular level. Your eyelashes are sporting a toothy grin. Your hair laughs. Glitter and sparkles ooze from your pores. Gravity loses it's hold temporarily and total joy lifts you off the ground and transports you to a magic place. The Magic Smile.

I hope you all find your smile. Today and all of the tomorrows.