Us

I thought this was a cute spin on the get to know you things so I stole this from Nicole at "Let Them Eat Lettuce"

1. When is your "engagement" anniversary?

June 1, 2007

2. When is your "marriage" anniversary?

May 10, 2008

3. How long have you known your spouse?

Almost four years...we met on Feb 9, 2007.

4. How long did you date before you were engaged?

About four months.
5. Where did you meet your spouse for the first time?

A birthday party for a mutual friend.

6. What is your spouses full name?

Some of you know him as "Lori's Husband Fred" or LHF. 

7. Do you have any children?

We hope to, but not yet.

8. How many? Boys/Girls

So far we agree on two.  There may be more.  There will not be less.  If we are lucky enough to have them.

9. Do you have any house pets?

2 dogs and 2 cats.  The dogs are our babies.  The cats, well, they are cats...

Doggie on the left is my "baby dog" and doggie on the right is hubby's "puppy dog"

10. Do you own a house or rent?

Own.  Bought it in August 2006. 

11. Do you live in the country/town/city?

Suburb

12. What is one of your favorite activites to do together?

Just be with each other.  That can entail just parked on the couch watching tv, swimming, traveling, even commuting to and from work.  At the heart of all that we "do" being together is the thing we like the best.

13. Do you have a favorite vacation spot?

We love Las Vegas and Antigua (where we went for our honeymoon).  There is a lot of traveling in store for us - we need to get my hubby to where I've been, especially some of my faves.

14. When did you first kiss?

The night we met.

15. What church do you attend?

Hope

16. Is this the church you were married in?

Yes.

17. What town is your current address at?

in Texas

18. Do you work or stay home?

I work

19. Where did you go on your honeymoon?

Antigua

20. What was the funniest gift one of you gave while dating?

I don't know about gifts, my hubby is a great gift giver - always well thought out and perfect for what's going on at the time.  But I know that he made a comment...in a conversation about getting married...he mistakenly remembered me saying I wanted to get married in the fall.  I'd actually said I wanted to get married in the spring.  He was talking to me about when he'd go ring shopping and when he'd propose.  And when I finally could, I said, I didn't want to get married in the fall, I wanted to get married in the spring.  And he said "so soon".  He's never lived that one down - but he's the first to tell the story most of the time.

21. How long have you been together?

Nearly four years together, two and a half married.

22. How long did you know each other before you started dating?

We never really dated.  We were what I call an "insta-couple".  From the night we met onwards, we were inseparable.  We were together for a month before we went on our first date - to the Melting Pot and a show.  And within weeks of that, we were living together.

23. Who asked who out?

Well, since we never really dated, we never really asked the other out.

24. How old are each of you?

We are 35.  Our birthdays are two weeks apart.

25. Where do each of you go to school?

We graduated long ago.  We are a house divided - he went to Texas Tech and I went to Texas  A&M.

26. Which situation is hardest on you as a couple?

Being apart from each other.  Sappy as it sounds...it's true.  He is my best friend, my favorite person on the planet, so to speak.  Being away from him feels like taking a piece of my heart out.  I won't lie and say I don't appreciate the times when we are apart, when he goes and does something without me and vice versa.  But it feels so unnatural to be apart and so right when we are finally back together...just a few hours later.  :)

27. Did you go to the same school?

No.  And he went to college straight out of high school while I went and joined the Navy and traveled the world, first.  He graduated about the time I was just starting college for real.  (I say for real cause I'd gone to college right out of high school and "dropped out" to join the Navy.)

28. Are you from the same town?

No.  We aren't even from the same state.  He's a native Texan.  I'm from Cali and have now been in Texas for a little over ten years.

29. Who is smarter?

Most of the time, it's him.  I have my strengths, though.  But I'd say 99% of the time it's him.

30. Who is more sensitive?

I'd say it's me.  And it's not a good thing.

31. Where do you eat out most as a couple?

There's a few places.  Moo-Yah for a good burger.  Kim Hai or Les Givrals for my fave, Vietnamese.  An Asian Bistro or a sushi joint we both love for either Chinese or sushi.  There's also a BBQ joint we love but rarely go to.  And finally, even more rarely, Gringo's, our favorite Tex-Mex restaurant.

32. Where is the farthest you two have traveled as a couple?

As a couple that'd have to be Antigua, I'm pretty sure.  As a couple, we've gone to NYC, Denver, Las Vegas, Cali multiple times and Antigua.  I'm pretty sure mileage-wise, Antigua's the furthest but I'm too lazy to check.  Ok, I checked.  And Google can't even calculate it.  But I'm pretty sure that's the "farthest" for us.

33. Who has the craziest exes?

Neither of us have crazy exes...but he's got a couple that realize he was the "one that got away". 

34. Who has the worse temper?

That's me.  My hubby doesn't get mad.  That worries me.  So I get mad to make him mad.  But he still won't get mad.  I'm afraid of all that he bottles up...but it's what he does.  He says I'm the first person in his life to ever care about that.

35. Who does the cooking?

Mostly me.  I'm good at it and I really enjoy it.  I love concocting new things, trying new things, and learning new techniques.  My hubby wants me to open a restaurant.  I'd be the chef (HA) and he'd run the front.  He'd definitely be better up front than I would.

36. Who is more social?

That's definitely the hubby.  That's why he would run the front of the restaurant.  :)  I love people...but he has never ever ever met an enemy.  We can be walking through an airport in another state and he'll run into a friend.

37. Who is the neat-freak?

Neither of us are neat-freaks but I definitely care more.  He will drop his drawers where ever...and then leave them drawers right there.  I want them draws put away!

38. Who is more stubborn?

Probably a tie on that one.

39. Who hogs the bed?

Neither.  We have two twin adjustable beds put together as a king.  So if he crosses over to cuddle..or I cross over to cuddle, someone is in the crack.  He runs hot so not a lot of cuddling all night long.  He sleeps on his side, I sleep on my side, and the doggies are in between.

40. Who wakes up earlier?

On weekends, me.  On weekdays, him.  We commute together so we leave the house together...but he's much better about getting up in the morning than I am.

41. Where was your first date?

Our first date was a month in, like I said.  And we went to Melting Pot and then to a show.

42. Who had more boyfriends/girlfriends?

He had more serious relationships and was married once before me.  The x cheated on him and really screwed up and realized way too late what she had done/was doing.  She wanted him back but he said "nope".  And then eventually I came along.  He had at least four other serious relationships whereas I only had three.  Although I probably did more dating....

43. Do you get flowers often?

Used to but we (both of us) don't want to spend the money on splurges like that for the time being.

44. How do you spend the holidays?

Way too stressfully!  We have yet to do a Christmas with my side of the family which is usually a lot of fun because we do destination things and make Christmas a get away.  We have, for the duration of "us" been splitting time with his mom and then his dad (divorced) which leaves us driving all over Texas.  It's stressful and it's too much driving for too short visits (drive 2 hours to spend 2 together then 2 hours home, type thing).

45. Who is more jealous?

Neither of us.  Unless you count how we feel about the other's dog.

46. How long did it take to get serious?

That whole insta-couple thing again.  We were serious about each other the first weekend we met.  We tried to slow it down but that just seemed so wrong so by the end of week one we said it is what it is and we just enjoyed!

47. Who eats more?

Used to be even.  Now it's him.

48. Who does the laundry?

Used to be both of us until we bought our new fancy schmancy washer and dryer.  Now I won't let him.  He sneaks in when he cans to start or finish a load...but I love my washer and dryer.  He usually helps me fold and hang.

49. Who is better with the computer?

I'd say me.  What I do is very heavily computer based and I use both Windows and Linux as my OS's.  It's given me a pretty good understanding of everything.  And I get coding and organizational aspects of computers that most people don't realize they are using but are.  And hardware is too easy to work with....

50. Leave a piece of advice for other couples.

Don't be afraid to go to bed mad.  If you stay up to "solve a fight" you'll just go to bed even more tired, even more frustrated and even angrier.  Go to sleep, get your rest, and then approach the "fight" with a clear mind the next day.  More often than not, you'll wake up and realize it was stupid and who cares and so what.  Don't be afraid to go to bed mad.