Awesome monitor... I am jealous!

Take her on a picnic. I am guessing but I would be willing to bet that she would consider that to be a really awesome gift. Get some wine, cheese, pastrami, good stuff. A basket, a nice blanket or ground cloth and head up to the Bryce Canyon or Pink Coral Sand Dunes State Park (both are incredible), or Lake Mead for a day trip. Then again you guys might like Ventura better, there are SO many great places to visit near you. 
She is in love with you and time with you will be the best gift you can give her. Wimmen are a mystery but only when you don't realize that they are nothing like guys, trust me on this.
The best gifts for your girl don't cost a thing.

See, it'd be hard to surprise her because she's the one driving (though I intend to finally get my license this year). And these days, w/ her schedule of 8-10 shows a week, on the days off, she usually just want to stay quiet. But I do try to take good care of her and to make sure that she never has to worry about anything around the house. I guess I'm the housewife...

Long live wives!!

Very nice - I have a 24 incher too
 
 

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I guess I'm the househusband...

Fixed  

Since I also write and record music for her all by myself, I had settled for "houseband". :P

Yeah if you lower that shelf a couple of inches and raise your chair a couple of inches, it'll be perfect. 

Yep. The plan is to move the laptop out of the way - I'll probably get one of those little laptop cart which I could place on my left. I had also planed on getting a full-size Apple Keyboard. I'm hoping to have as little on my desk as possible. Even the compressors, preamp and little mixer which are currently under the shelf will probably be moved somewhere else. BTW - Sorry for all the single paragraphs today - I can't post using Safari and FF, well, FF sucks.

Another suggestion (of which I'll add a pic when possible - I'm having some internet issues with a tech coming out tomorrow), is to get a clamp on monitor holder so that you can position it whereever you want and even turn it if that's what you need.  I love mine plus it gives you room for stuff under that monitor like pens and notepads.

[Edit:  There are many to choose from like the one below.]
 

You could order something on line.