The Stauff’s conversation.. coming home from Spearfish the other day I pull the corner off of a bag of shareable M&M’s. But, let’s be honest, there is no sharing a bag of peanut M&M’s unless it is like a pound. Anyway, after ripping off the corner I eyeballed the contents. Lying on the top of the sea of color was a naked peanut. Not just naked, a half of a naked peanut.. my mind instantly starts pondering why and how a lone, naked half of peanut lands in my sack.. I ask The Stauff, “how does this happen”. I get a “what?”. I explained how I got a lone half of a naked peanut.. I say, “I don’t think I have ever eaten a half of a peanut M&M. Do you think they have checks?” I got a raised eyebrow from The Stauff.. “hear me out.. so if it is just a half it falls through a different slot and becomes another type of candy”. The Stauff says, “I have eaten a peanut M&M before that has had no peanut in it”. I say “well yea yea.. but have you ever had one with a half of a peanut?”. He says, “well how did your lone half naked peanut get in the sack then if it had a secret slot to fall in?”. I say, “maybe it was on its side and slipped through?”. He says “go through your sack and crack each one to see if there is a half”. I think to myself “challenge accepted pal”.. so I go through the sack eyeballing each one. I grabbed one we were 100% was half, nope it was just a fugly peanut.. we continue on guessing if it is full or half.. cracking the coat delicately, everyone had a complete peanut. He says, “I still don’t think there is a secret slot for halfs”. I put the sack down and we finish our drive.. at home I grab the sack again and look at him and say, “I legit think there is a secret slot for halves.” He says, “you are probably right”… good hubby there.. hahaha.. I would say he gave me 3/4 of my white hair, he would say I made all of his turn white and fall out. I say 25 years went by quick.. he would say it is only 25 years? People ask us how we met and I always say you want the real story or the one we told the Catholic Father? Ha.. in the end it all started with a beer.. to the guy that stole my heart with his Tom Cruise smile 25 years ago, happy anniversary..
