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She admits when she is wrong. If I happened to be correct and she were in the wrong she would say, "Well, you weren't wrong".

But now she can say with no spite, "You were right".

I don't need to hear it, I just needed to know that she could say it :)

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She's a beautiful courthouse bride.

Now, reader, I am sorry that you did not get the invite to Cabo, but technically Dana and I are already married. We "made an appointment" at the courthouse and had a family friend who happens to be a justice of the peace marry us so that we did not have to go through the hassle (and invariable bribes) involved with a legal marriage in Mexico.

As Judge Gorczynski prepared to start the ceremony, he looked at Dana, looked back at me and said, "Geez, good job, man".

Thanks, your honor.

We followed the ceremony by having lunch with my parents, going to the zoo, and dinner on Lake Houston. She's perfect.

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She picked up running. She hated running for years, and so did I. I bought myself a pair of running shoes for my birthday and started jogging and I love it! And as is usually the case, she is better than me at the things that I am good at. I take it in stride. No pun....

This running phenomenon sparked a new chapter in our lives where we invest in ourselves and consider our health our greatest asset. You know you are with the right person when the two of you, together, take something painful and turn it into a joy.

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She takes care of me.  11pm fighting. 9am still fighting. 7pm home from work still fighting. 730pm still fighting, curled up in bed, Dana sitting next to me, making sure I have everything I need, probably thinking "I hope this idiot is ok".

She knows that "like" fluctuates but love never changes. 

She won the argument by the way.

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She's five-foot-thirteen in heels.

I swear she is two inches taller in the morning than at night. And I love it.  We never have trouble cleaning the ceiling fans.  The light bulbs are always fresh. 

She is long, lean and moves like a cat.  She's my very own super model. I love the way her legs look in the dresses I buy her.

Our kids are going to be giants!!

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Her appetite.

I outweigh her by almost eighty pounds. Yet I've seen her finish a large pizza before me. She looks up at me with "Uh-Oh" eyes... and I love the fact that her hunger for life is as big as mine. She just happens to wear it better than I do.

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Her Eyes

They are cavernous. She could never be a good poker player because her eyes tell the story every time. They are as honest as she is. They see the best and worst in me and chose to keep on. Filling them with surprise and laughter is the greatest pass time.

They are confident and inspire confidence in others. She takes command of you with them, and gives you back to the world better than when she found you.