Valentine's Day Meme

So, I was done the Valentines Day post with my picture, but I hopped on the computer this AM and saw this meme at Xandra's blog. It's cute, so I am in!

♥How long have you been together? We've been married for almost 10 years. We dated for a year and were engaged for a little over a year, so I guess in total it has been 12 years.

♥ How long did you know each other before you started dating? We didn't really. Our relationship began as dating.

♥ Who asked who out? Eric can take the credit there, though it was after some VERY CLEAR hints dropped to his best friend by me. Things like, "Why don't you bring a friend to line dancing?" or "Why don't you bring a friend to RUF (our campus ministry group)"? I knew full well that "a friend" was Eric because they were really tight and pretty much hung out together most of the time. After his friend came around to a few things, then his friend asked me out!

♥ How old are each of you? I am 32 and Eric is 35.

♥ Whose siblings do/did you see the most? Probably mine, though it depends on the season. During the holidays/birthday season around here we see both sides a lot. We tend to see my brother the most as we try to get our kids together with his when we can arrange it.

♥ What about pets? NO! I have no desire for them, which is good, because both Eric and my middle child are allergic to all of them.

♥ Did you go to the same school? We went to the same college. We met there. At the time he was in grad school and I was a junior.

♥ Are you from the same home town? No, but we are from the same state.

♥ Who is the smartest? Me. My IQ according to some computer test was exactly 2 points higher. No, I haven't forgotten that. And no, I am not at all competitive about it. But if you are wondering, my credit score is also a few points higher. (LOL!) My husband is brilliant by the way. Especially if you need some sort of computer code written so you can make a map of your city, storm drains, or snow plows.

♥ Who is the most sensitive? I am not sure either of us rank really high here. I guess I take this by default because I am a girl and I get in "moods" where I am.

♥ Where do you eat out most as a couple? If it is just the two of us, which is rare, we like to hit Carrabbas or Donna's (somewhere you can't take the kids peacefully) We've been getting out more these days as our youngest is over 2 and it is easier for my parents to watch them all, but we are about to change that again....

♥ Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple? Our tour of Europe took us from London to Athens. Greece was the farthest we've been, no doubt!

♥ Who has the worst temper? Him. I'll leave it at that. LOL!

♥ Who does the cooking? Me, at least I try my best. I don't really enjoy it, but I am the one doing it.

♥Who is the neat freak? I am the organizational freak, but cleanliness isn't my thing. Eric is the clean freak, so it works out well!

♥ Who is the more stubborn? Oh man, we are both so stinkin' stubborn. And we are both quite sure we are right. (though if you recall, I do have the higher IQ, so chances are I am the one who is truly right...*sarcasm folks) We both win this one.

♥ Where was your first date? The pool hall where he didn't let his date win. I respect that. (yes, we began as competitive and have stayed that way) And then we went to Applebee's for dinner.

♥ Who has the bigger family? Me. I have two siblings and he has one sister.

♥ Do you get flowers often? What's often? I probably get them more than most. The only rule in this house is that they better not show up on Valentine's Day because I KNOW how much that costs and I'd prefer he did it the day after. Luckily we are both pretty practical.

♥ How do you spend the holidays? Once we had kids, we decided that Christmas morning was to be spent at home, but otherwise we alternate Thanksgivings with our families. We alternate Christmas Eve and the Eve of Christmas Day for the most part. I wish this was easier and one family just had a Christmas Eve tradition, but alas neither does, so we rotate.

♥ How long did it take to get serious? Exactly 3 months. For the first two months, I was dating another guy as well. But I knew pretty quickly that Eric was it. After the month of just dating him, it got more serious. By month 7 we began to discuss marriage.

♥ Who’s better with the computer? Me, if you are talking about blogs. Him if you are talking about most anything else having to do with a computer from rebuilding it from scratch, to installing programs, to adding more memory....you get the picture. The answer is really him,

♥ Who drives when you are together? Usually him. We used to fight over this one because we are both control freaks. But I enjoy relaxing mostly now. There are times I get car sick and have to take the wheel for a while.

Enjoy your Monday folks! My wonderful hubby is off today as offices are closed so I am off to a midwife appointment.