MDinana,

I too am a huge believer in the buddy system for the sake of safety ...

Finding the love of your life is a pretty cool bonus too. :-)

Let's see, we're in our 17th year of marriage and we're still the best of friends and crazy about each other - even when I buy more Ritter knives.

The best piece of advice I got before I got married was from my father:

"Don't ask her to choose between you (the husband) and her family ... you might not like her choice."

Oh, and for Christmas I received a nice Garmin Nuvi 1300T automotive GPS. I've had a Garmin 60CSx for some time now, but my wife got tired of my holding it while I drive (I have a RAM mount but often don't bother putting it up).

Ken