You sound good. I understand how you would not want to leave D15 at home alone.....especially in this day and time we are living in. Maybe she could sleep over at a friend's house or something so she wouldn't be alone. I don't think I would have anyone come there while you are out b/c you know the trouble kids can think to get into when left on their own with a friend.....
One way of being mysterious is just by acting like you are happy about something. It drives them crazy if you act like you have a happy secret and they don't know what it is. If he asks why all the smiles or why you are acting so happy.......don't give any direct answer. Just shrug your shoulders and say, "just feel good", or "I don't know...just am"......something like that that tells him nothing at all.....lol. You aren't lying to him and you are showing a PMA.....right? You can always ask him if he had rather you be down in the dumps. No, don't do that....it may lead to a fight or a R talk. But, you get the idea.
It is hard to do a lot of things you'd like to when you have teenagers at home. I rememeber when I use to try to find a time to surprise my H when he would come home from work and I'd be dressed up in a sexy costume I had designed. Nothing expensive, just something I would figure out on my own. (And, it's not something you would do to the point it was not "special" any more.) Anyway, I had to arrange for my kids to be over at the grandparent's or somewhere. My H always loved those surprises. But let me add this while I'm thinking about it......the timing needs to be right or you may fall on your face like I did a time or two. Anyway.......One Christmas, after everyone had left our house and the kids were in bed, I asked him if he was ready for "his" gift. He said, "Of course", and I told him to give me a minute to get it ready. I went into the bedroom, turned the lights down very low, took off my clothes and took some Christmas gold shiny tensel and wrapped around my body (just enough to cover certain areas ) and then whispered through the the door that him he could come in and unwrap his gift. I wished you could have seen his face. But things like that are what keeps fun in a M. Since he never seemed to have much imagination for things, it was left up to me to come up with the "fun". I could give you several ideas....... if you ever need any. (lol)
Being interesting instead of "dull" or boring is what men like in women. Looking forward to a "fun" evening at home makes him want to get there faster instead of thinking of doing something else. I used to love planning little surprises for my H b/c that was fun for me and the "mystery" would show in the sparkle of my eyes b/c he knew I was probably up to something. It would put me in a good mood just planning ahead. Many years ago, I read where that a man loved it when he never knew what to expect when he opened that front door. Of course, it was meant in a positive way....not negative. Too many men have the negative side of not knowing what to expect from the pressures and problems in our world today.....and from their own family.
See? This makes me feel better just sharing those memories with you! I hope that you will get to where you will soon have fun in applying some of those things in your M.
Take care sweetie, Sandi
It is not about what you feel should work in your M. It is about doing the work that gets the right results. Do what works!
) and then whispered through the the door that him he could come in and unwrap his gift. I wished you could have seen his face. But things like that are what keeps fun in a M. Since he never seemed to have much imagination for things, it was left up to me to come up with the "fun". I could give you several ideas....... 
if you ever need any. (lol)
