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Home this evening.... vacations are wonderful, but boy is it good to be home sometimes.  I love our house too.  We are in the process of renovating it, but what is done so far we've done together as a team, and nothing is more wonderful than looking at our handiwork and appreciating the effort we both put into it jointly.  Yes, he may do more of the hard manual labor, but I contribute with painting, landscaping, and minor labor chores.  We still have a long way to go, but it sure is nice to hear the compliments on what is completed so far!  If only they knew what goes into working on this house....  lol.  He and I constantly bicker over our different tastes, and I'd say it's about 50/50 on who wins each time.  The house is a reflection of all those hard won battles, but each battle is usally a victory for both of us because most of them end in compromise - something neither of us was very good at in the beginning of our relationship.  The one area we still don't always agree on is artwork - go figure.  Being an actual artist, I definitely have strong opinions on what comes into this house - but he is also very particular ( and I should mention he does actually have very good taste in most everything to do with the construction and designing of this home ) and we have had our most intense arguments over paintings and photographs - yes, that's right... photographs.  Just because I'm a photographer doesn't mean he agrees with all my favorite photographer's work.... lol.  In the end, however, I do love what we've agreed on so far, and with the passing time we each learn more and more of what the other likes and dislikes - and sometimes, we even surprise each other.