Thursday, February 19, 2009

About Us

Found this on someone else's site, thought i'd steal it and make it my own. Should be fun. This is one of those memes of questions - particularly for husbands and wives.

What are your middle names?
Mine is Marie. His is Andrew. Guess how Justice got his middle name.
How long have you been together?
We've been married almost six years, together eight.
How long did you know each other before you started dating?
We met when we were young and didn't even remember the occurance until someone told us about it. So, if you count that, then 13 years. If you don't count that, we met the summer of '97 before Marty went to Moldova for the summer. If that's what you're counting then approximately 4 years.
Who asked whom out?
Uh...he did for like a year and a half (kind of)until I said, "ALRIGHT ALREADY!"
How old are each of you?
I don't want to talk about it.
Whose siblings do you see the most?
Because of geography and my mother, we see my sibling and his wife the most. I wish we saw his sisters more often.
Which situation is the hardest on you as a couple?
The amount of time we have to spend travelling for work. He travels more than I do but we both do our fair share and it's hard. It's hard when the other is gone and then it's hard getting rehabituated when the other comes back.
Did you go to the same school?
Nope.
Are you from the same home town?
No but we did both live in the same house at different points in our lives and both still remember the phone number of that house.
Who is smarter?
Marty amazes me with his ability to figure out any piece of technology that you put in front of him from a computer, to an iPhone to how to wire surround sound or get more delay out of a mic (if he really does that). He knows things I will never know and in many ways never want to. I, on the other hand, was good in school - can write a mean paper and love the smell of ink.
Who is the most sensitive?
I'm not sure I know how to choose. The answer is that we both are pretty sensitive and handle other people's hurts quite well.
Where do you eat out most as a couple?
Since the question says most, I'll have to say either Dunkin Donuts or McDonalds but if the question said, where do you like to eat the most as a couple, my answer would have to be any romantic restaurant that also has the cost of a sitter figured into the tab.
Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple?
Australia - I was 10 weeks pregnant. That flight sucked.
Who has the craziest exes?
He does.
Who has the worst temper?
I do. There's slamming and banging and huffing and puffing. I clean house extremely well when I'm angry.
Who does the cooking?
Unless I want fettucini Alfredo or Fajitas, I cook.
Who is the neat-freak?
Let's just put it this way: I am a much nicer person when he puts away his socks. That's the answer the previous woman gave and I have to conquer. I'm not a neat-freak I just like everything put away after I do the laundry and the suitcases unpacked after a trip within a reasonable amount of time (less than 24 hours is reasonable).
Who is more stubborn?
me.
Who hogs the bed?
neither. I tend to hog the covers when we're in anything smaller than a king. That's merely because in my half-awake state, I think he's stealing the covers and I'm just trying to get mine back.
Who wakes up earlier?
Really? Does anyone out there in cyberland need me to answer this question? C'mon people.
Where was your first date?
A Quarter Past 3 practice ran late and ruined the first date. So, he made it up to me by taking me to Churchill Grounds as a re-do. We had glorious dessert and listened to some great jazz.
Who is more jealous?
me.
How long did it take to get serious?
By the time I said I would date him, I knew there wasn't any turning back.
Who eats more?
Quick story. This past Monday, we went to the Big Apple Circus. Marty gets himself a jumbo hot dog and orders me a funnel cake of which he eats at least half, if not more. He washes that down with a pack of Peanut M&M's during intermission and then, for dinner I want Chick Fil A. He has a pack of chicken nuggets for dessert. The End
Who does the laundry?
For the most part, I do. Marty does surprise me sometimes and will do a couple of loads for which I am grateful.
Who's better with the computer?
he is
Who drives when you are together?
Marty, that way I have the ability to retrieve Justice's sippy cup from the tiny area between his seat and the door, or shove a snack trap full of goldfish at him, or start an Elmo video, or read him a book, or on some longer trips, even crawl back there to imagine him falling asleep peacefully even though that never happens anymore.

The next great invention - reclining car seats that actually allow a kid to take a comfortable nap in the car without neck cramps.