Steve's turn...(at Sheila's request)

What I've learned in the past 11 years:

1. Jenn can't sleep with the door open even a crack (the light from the hallway bugs her). I, on the other hand, can sleep on the family room floor in full daylight for hours.

2. What a dust ruffle is (although I am still questioning why it is necessary). Along those same lines, I have learned that two good pillows are not enough for a queen sized bed. It seems that the pillows on my bed have multiplied and yet we still only use two to sleep on. Apparently, a number of the decorative pillows are too snooty to have my grubby head placed on them.

3. To follow Jenn's instincts concerning the major decisions in our lives. She is always right.

4. That the comments I make (that are seemingly benign to me) are always misinterpreted and never forgotten. For example, "You have great Halloween hair." I really just meant she could have fun at Halloween with such curls. She did not take it that way.

5. Doing the dishes for her makes her happy. Much happier than buying her something.

6. She likes to feel just as important to me as football. (Maybe even a little bit more.)

7. There is nobody else I would rather have with me to help raise my kids.

8. I never knew a package of a dozen gluten-free chocolate chip cookies could disappear so fast.

9. I never thought before I got married that the best part of my day would be sitting next to Jenn on the bed watching the 10 o'clock news. I know this makes us sound really old and boring, but it's true. At least we change the channel before the farm report comes on. I expect I will be interested in that in about 20 more years. Although I do like bacon ....

10. It's really easy to hide stuff from her. I just put it about six feet above the ground somewhere in the house and it's like it doesn't exist.

11. The best thing I've learned in the past 11 years is that the only way I can really have a good day and truly be happy is if I'm with her. I feel like a huge part of me is gone when she isn't there. I am thankful every day that I am with her. I think I got the best part of the deal.