I'm very excited about the anniversary events. :) I enjoyed answering the Fantasy or reality questions:

Thing I love most about hubby: That he accepts me as I am, but also inspires me to better.

Thing I would change about him: Absolutely nothing. He is who he is, and I love all of him.

Best date: with now hubby, first date walking around a lake path and stopping at every bench to smooch.

Worst: Internet guy I met and couldn't get away from fast enough -- I swear I just about opened the door and kicked him out of the car with the thing still moving at the airport, LOL.

If people fill this out, I'd love to hear other answers!

Sam

Things I love about my guy: That even after all these years, he still makes me laugh until I cry. Every day. At least once.

Things I would change about my guy: I would make him take better care of himself. He's very physical, and sometimes he abuses his body with the things he tries to do. I want him to pamper himself a little bit (or let me do it more!).

Best Date: With my hubby, in high school. He picked me up and brought me to the beach with a blanket, a tote bag of sandwiches and drinks, and a kite. It was late September and the beach was empty and it was hands-down the best date ever.

Worst Date: A blind date set up by a coworker, where I agreed to meet this guy for drinks only, but then he complained that he was hungry and wanted dinner, too. He was arrogant and self-centered, and I sat and watched him eat, wishing he'd choke, and couldn't wait for the bill to arrive so I could leave.

I read Harlequins for so many years and I've actually collected a lot of the old ones because of the covers. Now I'm going to go through them. I've always meant to display them--maybe this summer is the time.

Favorite thing about my husband: We're closer now than when we married. He took it upon himself to cook and clean so that I have time to write.

Thing I would change: I would like him to enjoy the same TV shows I do. We share a lot of favorties, but he will not watch anything like Star Trek, which I love.

Best Date: My husband and I barely knew each other, but were in the same Sedimentology class. We were both working late on a lab and he asked me out to coffee. That was when we began to suspect that maybe we had more in common than we first thought.

Worst Date: After a first date that I could not WAIT to end(!) because it was so horrible, the guy hung his car off the edge of a steep embankment while taking me home. We had to walk to my house in the snow. It was late, so he slept in the basement. Fast forward years later, 600 miles away. I had a kid in my class that was driving me crazy. It eventually occured to me that he had the same name as bad date guy. I asked some cagey yet pertinent questions and yes. He was bad date guy's son. I kept my mouth shut about ever knowing his dad, for fear the guy might be single again.

I love learning new tidbits like that! I definitely did not know Harlequin's majority/target audience was initially men. How interesting that everything has shifted - and the covers! really love all the vintage stuff Harlequin is doing now :) I heard there were some great things at the Book Expo too.

I saw this video on Allison Kents blog.

Thanks for letting us know, Karen! I knew about Harlequin's celebration in general, but didn't know the specifics! How interesting how they've changed as a publisher and how their audience has evolved over the years! Must go check out the survey... (loved your answers, Sam!) ;)