Our actual 7 year wedding anniversary was on August 3rd, but due to various illnesses and a torn-up living room and a bunch of other weirdness, we finally got around to celebrating it last night: the proper way!

With costumes, duh! We dressed up as “Richard Sherman” (the character’s name in the movie, not the football player) and “The Girl”, Tom Ewell and Marilyn Monroe from “The Seven Year Itch”,  circa 1955.

Is it the greatest movie in the world? Nope. Does Marilyn look absolutely stunning in it? YES.

I already had my Marilyn drag from a Halloween costume way back in 2007, so I just had to wash the white dress and comb the wig out, and voila! The earrings were my grandmother’s. 

I had thrown out the original white kitten heels I bought for the costume (I later added glitter but I still hate kitten heels so they were donated). Instead I wore the strappy little glitter heels I bought for my brother’s wedding last year that were forbidden by his new wife. Oooohhhweeeee! I forgot how to walk in heels. It’s hard.

Ohhh Marilyn, you were never more beautiful. I WANT THAT DRESS, TOO. I also want her pink dress from “Niagara”. Not the real thing, mind you, just an excellent reproduction. 

There was no subway nearby, so I had to make do with a box fan. Class! Puuuuuure class!

At least the living room floor is finished. Now, for the rest of the house. Yesterday was the hottest day of the week, something around 90 degrees. I set up the inflatable kiddie pool outside but the dogs wanted NO PART OF IT, so I have a bunch of selfies of just my legs in the pool. You understand. We dined on take-out: Josh had a steak and onion rings and I had a salad with grilled chicken, because even though it was our anniversary I’m still on my New York Diet. We set up the futon on the floor in the basement and watched the movie while snuggling and eating Creamsicles. Pretty sweet anniversary.

I was paranoid about my eye infection so I didn’t wear any eye make-up. That’s okay: Marilyn is all about the red lips and the beauty mark anyway. I darkened my eyebrows but apparently not enough!

Marilyn drag is always fun. I highly recommend it.

What’s next? Tomorrow I am finally going to the dentist, not sure that’s notable. Saturday we are participating in a 5K called the “Bubble Run”, and then we might go camping…maybe. Josh started yet another round of an antibiotic we are 89% sure he is allergic to today, so let’s see how sick he is when he gets home from work, poor little guy. Meanwhile, I’m about to go run 4 miles. Happy trails, blog-logs!

* quote from “The Girl”, a’la Marilyn.