posted January 18, 2006 11:26 AM         

What I have learned from him..hmm lots. He makes me laugh and that is one thing being all water that I need encouragement to do. Not so much because I'm TOO serious all of the time, but sometimes I miss the irony of it all by getting wrapped up in the emotional aspects. I have also learned that being friends first adds a lot of dimension, as well as the ability to relate, to the relationship. We have lots of things in common, but we also give each other the space to exist outside of our relationship as well. I love to play poker, cards..anything of that nature..and I usually play every chance I get, on the weekends. He's the only man I know that would let his wife venture of for a few hours to play cards with all guys. Yes, it's true...I'm a guy's gal..action movies, video games, sports, the whole bit...But he trusts me and I do not take advantage of that trust by any means.

I've also learned that part of being a good parent is being a good wife/husband. My children, daughter and son, will learn by example. If he respects me and I respect him as well, they will form lasting relationships with members of the opposite sex based that mutual admiration and respect. I told him once that the best thing he can give our daughter is to love and respect me, because she will base every relationship on how she viewed ours. It's something to think about...