1. I like your eyes. I like to look at them. They are deep and affectionate. In them I see your love and your soul. I like to drown in them, forgetting myself and everything in the world.
2. I like kissing you. Your lips so soft and powerful give me happiness and the understanding that I am loved.
3. I like to tell you that I love you. It is you. Show that you are very dear to me and that I need you, and that I cannot live without you.
4. I like the way you look at me. Gentle and loving. From this look I all melt, and I am covered with a wave of happiness. Passionately - and I am on fire inside. Insecure - and love for you flares up even more, the desire to support you and say that you are the best. Powerfully - and I obey you.
5. I like to obey you. Become weak, feel like a beloved woman, feel safe.
6. I like your body. It is so big and warm and beautiful and sexy. I love stroking and kissing him. I know him - every dimple, every bulge, every mole. I know exactly where you love my kisses, and I try not to disappoint your expectations.
7. I enjoy making love to you. Feel your touch on my skin. From your lips and hands, my body simply burns and only you are able to extinguish this fire.
8. I love your hug. I feel so warm and comfortable in them. I close my eyes, and it seems to me that there is only us and our happiness.
9. I like your hands. So strong and courageous, but at the same time so affectionate and gentle. They give me warmth and peace.
10. I like your voice, its charming melody. Every cell of my body trembles from him. Sometimes from him passion awakens in me, sometimes - tenderness and complaisance, sometimes - anger. But even when I'm angry, I love you.
11. I like your concern. How you take care of me like I'm crystal. Sometimes you go too far - because I can do it all myself. But still, when you take care of me, I feel loved.
12. I like your words - affectionate and gentle, passionate and embarrassing, especially when you whisper them in my ear. I love your compliments, I love your “I love you”. From all this, I melt like a snowflake in a warm palm.
13. I like sleeping with you. Lying in the same bed, body cuddling. I like to feel your hot strong body next to me, to hear your even sleepy breathing, to see your carefree face in a dream. I gently run my finger across your cheek and you smile. I like that too. I like to fall asleep in your arms, seeing your face, and wake up in your arms.
14. I like your smell. He intoxicates me. Sometimes it soothes, sometimes it inflames. The smell of a man and your favorite cocoa. I love that after hugging I smell like you.
15. I like to eat with you. When we sit on different chairs, or when I sit in your arms. I like it when you feed me. And I like to feed you. There is something intimate about it, just for us.
16. I love your strength. The ease with which you lift me, how you circle me around the room, how you carry me to bed to sleep. I like to sit in your arms and know that your legs won't get numb and that I don't hurt you with this.
17. I love your laugh. He is so lively and perky. When you laugh, I feel like laughing myself, and often I do.
18. I like that you always find a solution in any situation. That you are courageous and independent.
19. I love that we do everything together. Even cooking food is no longer a hateful business for me, but rather pleasant, because I do it with you.
20. I like your possessiveness. When you hold me tightly and tightly to you, as if saying "I will not give it to anyone." I like to be yours, to belong to you. Only with you can I be submissive and weak.
21. I like that you understand me. That you are trying to understand me. That you are interested in my opinion, my feelings and thoughts.
22. I like your jokes. You make me laugh. I may not always understand them, but I will try. And you won't be bored with me.
23. I like to hear from you “I love you”. I know it, I feel it, but when you say these words, I melt everything and become the happiest woman in the world.
24. I like the way you dress. Your style is so simple and natural to you. You look like a real man and gentleman.
25. I like your manners. When you rise, as soon as a woman rises. When you kiss your hands, when you move the chair, when you offer your hand ... You want to be a lady next to you.
26. I like the way you dance. Your plasticity, your movements. I like to dance with you. Only with you I do not feel awkward in the dance. I like to watch how you dance, how your body moves. This is wonderful.
27. I like it when you joke. I like it when you are serious. I like you any.
28. I love the fact that you are smart. That you have seen and know much more than any person on the planet, that you can tell a lot of interesting things.
29. I like your surprises. You know how to surprise and amaze. You know how to put a smile on your face.
30. I like your paintings. They seem to be alive. I feel every one of them. You are in each of them.
31. I like your language. It lights me up with one touch. I like to fight with you with tongues, I like to feel how your tongue travels through my body.
32. I love your muscles and abs. It gives you masculinity. Everyone can immediately see that you are not a youth, but a real strong man.
33. I love your hair. They are so soft and silky. I like to bury my fingers in them. I love the way they smell. And I love it when they are disbanded.
34. I love that you like my parents and my friends. I like that you enjoy their company. I like to feel that I have a big family, where everyone is always welcome.
35. I love that you trust me. That you believe in my love and my devotion. And that's why you give me freedom. It's nice to feel such a strange mixture - complete freedom and complete belonging to you.
36. I like to dream with you. Because I know - with you our dreams will definitely come true.
37. I love it when you fool around and become a child. It's so cute and funny and funny. In these moments, I myself become a child. It's nice to know that anyone accepts you.
38. I like your nonsense. I am angry, offended, annoyed. But every other day I smile when I remember it. Your nonsense is so cute.
39. I love it when you make innocent eyes. I laugh at these moments. I just want to kiss you.
40. I like your initiative. When you suddenly press me against the wall or the bed, that I can't even move. I like to feel your strength, which does not hurt me. I like to obey you.
41. I love that every day I fall in love with you even more.
42. I just like to be with you and be silent. Just feel your presence, your warmth.
43. I like to plan our future with you. Even the little things - what we eat for lunch, where we go in the evening, how we spend tomorrow.
44. I love the way you cook. Every time you surprise me with your cooking skills. Your dishes are always amazing and delicious.
45. I like to roll in bed with you - to be lazy all day. I like doing nothing with you. I like it when the two of us are alone, and the rest of the world remains outside the door.
46. I love that you love children and animals. I love that you love plants and nature. That you are able to marvel at the natural beauty, be enchanted to look at the rainbow and patiently wait for the dawn. That you can feed our animals and water the flowers. That you are looking forward to the birth of our child.
47. I like that you love me. Anyone: angry, tired, sick, healthy, joyful, happy. And it gives me wings - I am always happy with you.
48. I love that you love to travel. I like traveling with you: discovering something new, meeting something incredible, sharing it with you.
49. I like that you are never boring. Wherever we are and whatever we do - boredom does not appear and close to us.
50. I like what you call me: minx and fox. From this I want to continue to be naughty and cunning.
51. I like your name. So simple and ordinary, it means a lot to me - care, happiness, peace, tenderness, warmth, comfort ...
52. I like your last name. I wear it with pride. Just like the ring on the ring finger, it means that I belong to you, that you and I have a family.
53. I like that you are my friend. That I can talk to you about everything. I like that there are no secrets between us.
54. I love that we will always be together. And I like to realize that always is not just a word for you and me.
55. I like to know that you are only mine. That your heart, your tenderness, your love belongs to the only woman - me.
56. I like to snuggle up to you. With all my body to feel your warmth, to feel that nothing separates us, to know that I am yours.
57. I love listening to your heartbeat. It beats slowly, unhurriedly, but strongly. I calm down listening to it, knowing that it will always beat in your chest.
58. I like to know that you will never harm me. That you will never take advantage of me. That I will always be your beloved woman for you.
59. I like to trust you, trust you. I like to be flexible, obedient and tame with you. I like being around you calmly.
60. I like your attention to my ass. I like the way you stroke her and squeeze her gently. I like it when you say that it is soft and pleasant.
61. I love your compliments. You make me feel like the most beautiful, smartest, best woman on earth.
62. I love that you try to be the best for me, but you are the best. You are the best man in the world.
63. I like it when you are happy. I love to see your happy smile. I like to know that you are good.
64. I like that you are the one I dreamed of - a strong king with a kind soul.
65. I like to spend time with you: reading books, watching films, listening to music. And then discuss all this and share your impressions.
66. I like that you love classics and love art. That you and I go to the opera, ballet, theater. And that you are as interested as it is for me.
67. I like walking with you. When we walk, holding hands in the city, how we observe how the children are having fun at the fountain, how yellow leaves slowly fall, how snowflakes whirl in a whirlwind ...
68. I like taking pictures of you. Catching moments when you are not posing, when you are who you are. When you sit on a stone, you look at the sea and think about something. When a fleeting smile slips across your lips When suddenly a sadness appears in your eyes.
69. I like that we have everything in a special, truly, sincere way. That our love and our history are their own, not like anyone else's.
70. I like playing with you. I love your games. They amuse and amuse me.
71. I like to listen when you tell something. Immediately, new images appear before my eyes, and fantasy helpfully revives them.
72. I love that I decided to spend eternity with you.
73. I like to learn something new about you and about you every day. Some little thing or something important. I like getting to know you.
74. I like it when you apologize. That you are taking the first step towards reconciliation. Even if I'm wrong. By this you show how dear I am to you.
75. I like the fact that in an incomprehensible way you combine stability, reliability and unpredictability.
76. I like the fact that you are as you are - sincere, loving, kind. And that you don't care what others think.
77. I like that you respect me. That you listen to my opinion and my desires.
78. I like to give you love. I like to take care of you, give you gifts, surprise, please. I like to make you happy.
79. I love that you inspire me to be better than I am. I love that you help me change for the better. I love that you support me in my desire to develop.
80. I like the fact that you like sweet things. You love him very, very much. I like to leave the sweetest bites for you, and then watch with what pleasure you eat them.
81. I love your smooth cheeks and chin. I like kissing and stroking them without fear of injections.
82. I love it when you bring breakfast in my bed.
83. I like the way you massage.
84. I like to touch you. To every centimeter of your body - so beautiful and inviting.
85. I like it when you hold me in your arms. I like to feel your warmth. And I like that then there is no difference in height and I don’t need to reach out to kiss you.
86. I like to shower with you. I like to run a soft soapy washcloth over your body, seeing that it is pleasant for you. I love the way you wash me - gently and carefully.
87. I like your fingers. So delicate and long. I like to watch you do something with them - cook food or create a picture, stroke me or turn the page of a book.
88. I like your glow. That's very beautiful. But apart from that, I know that you are happy.
89. I like to do everything to make you feel good and you are happy. I like taking care of you.
90. I like the way you purr. And then it seems to me that I am hugging and stroking a huge soft and affectionate cat.
91. I like that you are in my life. I like that you changed her a lot. I love the way my life is now.
92. I like it when you do my hair. I love that they inspire you. I love your hairstyles.
93. I like your warmth. You warm my body with your body and my soul with your care and love.
94. I love that you are looking forward to our baby. I love the way you put your ear to my belly and listen, even though it hasn't even moved yet.
95. I like your smiles - affectionate, cunning, soft, insecure, grateful ... It is difficult to restrain myself and not smile back.
96. I like to see that you are happy.
97. Every day I like to open up to you more and more and accept you.
98. I like that you stopped being jealous of me. Indeed, in my life there can be only one beloved man. And this is you.
99. I like that I have no secrets from you. That I don't need to hide anything from you. I like that you will listen to everything I want to tell you and try to understand.
100. And in the end - I like you. Fully. Your body, your character, your habits. I like everything about you.
I don't like the way you look. You have to leave.
These words were the last that Jimmy Butler heard from his biological mother before she kicked him out of the house. The 13-year-old boy was left without a family, without a home and without a livelihood. One on one with a huge world.
While most of his peers went to school, played sports and dragged after girls, Jimmy was simply trying to survive on the streets of Tomball [a city in Texas].
From the memoirs of Chad Ford, reviewer ESPN:
“Shortly before the draft, I interviewed him [Butler]. At first, he felt ill at ease, because he had never before had to put his story on display. For years he kept it to himself. More than once or twice during the conversation, he doubted whether it was worth it. At the time, all Jimmy's thoughts were focused on the draft. He just flew in from New Jersey, where he was conducting a demonstration training, and tomorrow another one was to take place - here in Cleveland.
This is what I live for, ”Jimmy said. - I repeat to myself: "one day it will happen." The NBA is my dream, my goal. And until it becomes reality, I cannot afford to relax. "
There were only 13 days left to achieve the dream.
Until now, all his public appearances were successful: he was recognized as the most valuable player at the Portsmouth Invitational in Texas; he impressed scouts and club general managers with his performance at the draft combine. But most of all people were struck by something else.
Confessions of the general manager of one of the NBA teams:
“His story is one of the most incredible that I have heard in my years at the Association. So many times in his life he was doomed to fail. And every time he overcame all difficulties in some incredible way. Having learned the stories from his life - and he does not really like to spread about them - you will certainly feel how great this young man is. "
Butler himself is confused by some aspects of such conversations.
“I know you will publish an article about me,” Jimmy turned to Ford at the end of the interview. - Therefore, I ask you: do not present the material in such a way that people feel sorry for me. I hate this. There is no need to feel sorry for me. Thanks to this experience, I became who I am now. I am grateful to God for all the trials I faced ”.
“I know that you will publish an article about me. Therefore, I ask you: do not present the material in such a way that people feel sorry for me. I hate this. There is no need to feel sorry for me. Thanks to this experience, I became who I am now. I am grateful to God for all the trials I faced "
After being forced to leave the house, Jimmy struggled to stay afloat. He could not rely on his father, whom he had not seen since his infancy, and therefore spent time with friends. Once a week or two, he had to look for a new place to sleep.
As you know, a lot in our life can be solved by one chance meeting. So it happened with our hero. One summer before his senior year, ninth grader Jordan Leslie, the star of the local football team, invited Jimmy to compete in long-range throws. I must say that by that time, Butler had established himself as one of the most talented basketball players in Tomoboll.
It is not known for certain how the fight ended, but since then, Butler and Leslie have become bosom friends. Jimmy became a frequent guest at his new friend's house.
Michelle Lambert, Jordan's mother, had four children from her first marriage. Her second husband also had three children. Feeding such a large family was not an easy task, but the parents never objected to Jimmy staying with them for a day or two. The young man quickly became a favorite of the family, and, after a few months, he was offered to stay in their house forever. So Jimmy Butler found the family he needed so badly.
Numerous younger brothers and sisters doted on Jimmy and tried to be equal to him in everything. Foreseeing the entire burden of responsibility for the fate of the younger generation, Butler, under the strict guidance of Michelle, began to work on himself with a vengeance: he went to bed and got up strictly at a certain time, did not miss classes and improved his academic performance, helped his parents around the house.
Michelle Lambert recalls:
“I told Jimmy that the kids are looking at him, so he has to stay out of trouble and work hard. He should be an example in everything. And you know what? Jimmy did everything I asked him to do without asking unnecessary questions. "
The family's support instilled confidence in Butler, and by graduation he became the star of the local team, the Tomball High School Cougars. Jimmy completed his senior year as team captain averaging 19.9 points and 8.7 rebounds.
But that was not enough to get the attention of colleges. He did not play in the Association of American Universities (AAU) system, and therefore the scouts were not interested in his candidacy. In the absence of other options, the player entered the nearest Tyler Junior College.
A situation like this could have brought despair to any other youth, but not Butler. Already in the debut meeting, having scored 34 points, by the end of the first year of training, Jimmy became the leader in performance. Coaches of other student championship teams started talking about him, and in April 2008 Jimmy had invitations from several educational institutions at once (Marquette, Clemson, Kentucky, Mississippi State and Iowa State).
For the first time in his life, Jimmy had a choice, which, as expected, led to confusion: the young player could not decide which college to give preference to. The adoptive mother wisely advised to stick with Marquette, citing academic reasons:
"I told him that basketball may not be his main occupation in life, and a good education will always come in handy."
Jimmy Butler became the first player to be recruited by the new coach of the Marquette Golden Eagles, Baz Williams. Accustomed to the role of the first violin, Butler watched the game from the bench for a long time. Plus, the relationship with the coach was far from ideal.
“I was tougher to Jimmy than to anyone on the team. I was ruthless to him, because he himself did not understand how good he was. All his life, the boy was told that he was not good enough. But I saw him as a player who can be really useful in any game component. ”- Baz Williams
“I was tougher to Jimmy than to anyone on the team. I was ruthless to him, because he himself did not understand how good he was. All his life, the boy was told that he was not good enough. But I saw him as a player who can be really useful in any game component. "
At the end of the first year, the rookie scored just 5.6 points in 19.6 minutes, acting as a replacement for other future NBA players - Wesley Matthews and Lazar Hayward. But even from this situation, Jimmy learned a precious experience.
“I studied with the best. These guys showed me that getting a lot of points isn't enough to be great. You must be a leader, do what is required in the interests of the team, so that partners and the coach can count on you. "
Moral lessons in combat have borne fruit. In his third year in college, Butler averaged 15.7 points. The unselfish manner of play and excellent defensive skills attracted the attention of NBA scouts.
One of the scouts shares his impressions:
“The first time I saw Butler was against Providence. On the set, he did literally everything. He defended well against Marshon Brooks. Quite a few average players with exorbitant egos come to the League every year. But this humble guy could be a worthy addition to any team. "
An increasing number of scouts began to attend the Golden Eagles matches, but Jimmy continued to play, unaware of the ever-increasing attention to his person.
Michelle Lambert on her son's last college match:
“This night is like a blurry picture. I was both happy and proud of my son. And she cried without interruption. Everyone doubted him. His high school coach and principal said he would never achieve anything. And now a crowd of thousands applauds him.
Everyone doubted him. His high school coach and principal said he would never achieve anything. And now a crowd of thousands applauds him
But at the same time, I was scared. The chick flies out of the nest towards this cruel world. Jimmy constantly talks about how much we've done for him. But he has no idea how much he did for us. He changed our lives forever. "
Baz Williams has become the second most important person in the life of a Bulls defender. The coach drove seven sweats from the player in training and in the gym, introducing the postulate into Jimmy's mind: high achievements can only be achieved through hard work. Before the draft, Williams with an armful of video materials and serious intentions showed up at the office of his old acquaintance - the general manager of “Chicago” Gar Foreman - and convinced him to opt for his ward.
By analogy with college, Butler also spent his early years as part of the award-winning Chicago team on the bench. The public learned of his existence in the 2012-13 playoffs: the player worked reliably on the defensive and amassed a solid collection of 13.3 points and 5.2 rebounds.
Successful performance in the relegation matches led to the fact that the next season Butler began in the starting five. Having secured the title of one of the best NBA personnel, the player continued to experience obvious problems in the game on the other side of the court. The situation worsened in January this year, when Luol Deng was traded to Cleveland, who became the defender's closest friend and mentor. According to Jimmy himself, this exchange hit him very hard psychologically.
Despite the loss of the veteran and Rose's absence, the Bulls routinely made some noise in the playoffs, and Butler entered the Second Defensive Five at the end of the season.
In the 2014 offseason, Jimmy left the City of Winds and headed to his native Texas to perfect his attacking game alone. Native walls and the support of loved ones led to the player's transition to the next level.
Jimmy Butler has had the best career in points, rebounds, assists and hit percentages this season, and leads the team in points, interceptions and PER. He breaks into the penalty area twice as often and stands on the penalty line (82.2% FT). Almost a third of the season has passed, and at the moment it is Butler who is seen as the main contender for the MIP title.
However, negotiations for a renewal of the contract, which began in November, fell through. The basketball community was sincerely surprised by this outcome, given the qualitatively new level that the defender has reached. But Jimmy himself does not attach much importance to this:
“I've never been rated highly. Nobody believed that I could be one of the best players in the League. All my life, various obstacles stood in my way, but I always prevailed. Contract negotiations are another hurdle. I believe I am moving in the right direction, so in the end everything will turn out for the best. ”
The Hollywood plots of "The Invisible Side" and "The Pursuit of Happiness", seasoned with Sholokhov's "The Fate of a Man", were embodied in the life of an ordinary plain guy from Texas Jimmy Butler. By his example, he seems to be telling all of us: do not give up, do not give up, fight - and you will succeed!
After all, man is what he believes in.
(c) when writing the article, materials from ESPN, SBNation, ChicagoMag were used
Tip 1. Don't worry about trifles: if I'm in bed with you, then I like the way you look!
Women, before or during sex, are often attacked by an unexplained psychosis "I don't think I look good enough." In the midst of the process, they can suddenly throw on some completely inappropriate robe (I have a pimple on my shoulder!), Turn off the light (oh, there are a lot of pimples!) the hairstyle will deteriorate).
When a beautiful lady, as passion flares up, suddenly discovers that she is not as perfect in places as she would like, she becomes completely unbearable. She begins to get nervous, fidget and show anxiety in every possible way. For example, she remembers that she has a small scar from appendicitis and spends a lot of effort to cover it up - slowly, kind of by itself. Of course, she is not up to sex anymore, she shows miracles of dexterity, "imperceptibly" pulling the corner of the blanket on his stomach ... The man, not understanding what the matter is, also begins to worry, thinking that this is not all right with him. As a result, the mood is lost and everything ends up ugly.
In fact, men in such moments simply do not notice the little things that women think are important! Conduct an experiment: after sex, ask the man what, for example, earrings were in your ears, ask them to describe them in detail. The answer is likely to be: “What, were there earrings? I didn't even notice. "
If a man is with you at such a moment, then, believe me, he is not up to the details. But he will feel nervousness immediately. In short, the moment for worrying about minor imperfections is not the right time. Relax and don't think about how poorly colored your eyelashes are!
The psyche of a man in general, and especially during sex, is very vulnerable. Therefore, do not abuse your wit and comment very carefully on his actions, otherwise, instead of groovy sex, your partner may need a session of emergency psychotherapeutic assistance and urgent measures to raise the collapsed self-esteem.
However, most women guess that the explosive laughter and the phrase like “you sniff so funny in the process, I have a hedgehog so sniffled in my childhood”, are unlikely to stimulate the gentleman to new sexual exploits. But not everyone is capable of guessing that a beloved can react painfully to all sorts of distracting little things.
Yes, a call from a friend, and even more so from a mother, is very important. But chatting on the phone, waving to the man “keep going, it doesn't bother me” is somewhat humiliating or something. Some ladies, sitting comfortably on their elbows and knees, can calmly chat about completely extraneous garbage, and the interlocutor will not even guess that someone was actively joining the caller from behind during the whole conversation. Demonstratively watching TV during sex is also not the best solution, even if the program is very interesting. Distracted by extraneous things, a woman shows that sex, and the partner himself, is not so important for her, she just "tolerates" them. And this is at least insulting.
So that a man does not freak out out of the blue, it is better to turn off all distracting stimuli during sex. Telephones, televisions, even a doorbell if possible.
Comparisons during sex are permissible only in one single case - if they are in favor of the partner. And if they are not related to your ex. That is, to say “oh, you have such a big, Rocco Sifredi (famous Italian porn actor) and even less” is normal. But to say “oh, you are so big, I had thirty people before you, and no one had such a thing” - this is no longer a compliment, but a disaster that can bring everything down in an instant. Even more delicate references to exes, like “you’re so gentle, not like my ex,” can provoke a fit of jealousy on the topic “you still remember this rude freak”.
For a man, the mention of your other sexual relationships, and even at such a moment, is stress and a reason for jealousy and resentment. In short, not a word about the former, neither good nor bad - not at all!
Honey, wait a second, I'll light candles and incense sticks. And a little more, I specially recorded a disc of romantic music, now I will put it on. And I completely forgot, I prepared rose petals to scatter them on our bed ...
To arrange, as it is now customary to say, "romantik" is certainly a good thing. But when the activities to create a romantic atmosphere are unnecessarily prolonged, it can backfire. A man has a doubt, does she need sex with me or does she need me, but all these accessories? It is pertinent to recall one incident that took place. Waiting for a beautiful lady to bring her image in line, put on erotic lingerie appropriate for the occasion, apply exquisite makeup and pour precious wine into cups, the beloved, for whose sake all this was actually started, just fell asleep. Of course, throwing yourself into bed without brushing your teeth after borscht and without taking off your boots after a walk is also an extreme, but you shouldn't pay so much attention to secondary details while the main detail is waiting and bored.
Tip 5. Show a genuine interest in sex, or don't have sex at all!
The most common complaint that men can make to women about sex is the complete lack of interest in this very sex on the part of the partner. Sometimes another such heroine lies in bed, gritting her teeth, like a partisan during interrogation, and with all her appearance shows me that everything that happens is deeply disgusting to me, but for some higher reasons I will endure it and endure everything to the end!
Even if disgust is skillfully hidden and hides behind a deep indifference, it does not make it any easier for men. In fact, sex should be a joy and pleasure for two, And least of all a man wants to deal with such a log, who believes that all this is a feat in the name of love, buying a new fur coat or something else. If, for example, you have a headache or there is another reason, then it is better not to start! But no, sometimes the girls manage to first have a companion themselves, and at the most interesting moment to "turn sour". So, we don't need such sex! Any adequate man will understand that today is not the best day, and it is better, with patience, to wait than to receive sex as a handout and a reason for reproaches. In general, if you don’t want to, then it’s better not.
Quite simply, the most important advice men can give women is to be sincere and natural. Sex is a special dimension with its own rules and its own atmosphere. And if you do not mechanically "work out the number", but bring your feelings and emotions, then everything turns out to be just fabulous!