How long have you and your significant other been together?
Dana and I met in August of 1994, so nearly 14 years now! Wow, when it is put that way, it seems like I have always known him- from 18 till now...you do the math for my age, which is his age, too, (I am 6 weeks OLDER than him!) We were working at Cracker Barrel, he was a server and I was a cashier. I had just started there when my childhood friend, who worked there too, said I should meet this guy...she said he was rather "new-age", since he was going to "Woodstock 1994" and he drove a really beat up car! I saw him, and right away thought he was really cute. This is what we looked like a few months later... Please try to refrain from any "big hair" comments, as I know it was! Check out Dana's glasses, too!! Now, you can laugh! This was right after I joined the Church, in October and we were heading to a dance, a church dance- laugh harder now, -I am!!
Who eats more?
This could go either way...it depends on what it is we are eating- for me, Chinese and Mexican I could so out eat him, but for regular meals, it would be him. A little funny we have at meal time is that whoever makes up the dinner plates with the food, jokingly says to the other, "I gave you more!" Sometimes if we are having a really yummy salad, and I see that his plate has more, I give him a really hard time, and make him add some to my plate!
Who said I love you first?
Dana did, and I didn't say it back that night...we hadn't been dating all that long, and I had been in a series of bad relationships, where I thought I "loved" some of them, so I was being a little leary this time around. We were watching a movie in his house, when out of nowhere, he says, "I love you", and I was just silent. I was just thinking that he was just saying it, and I wanted to be sure he was serious. I really loved him, I just wanted to make sure I really loved him! I think he felt bad when I didn't respond, but it was just a few dates later when I said it back, and then it just became part of our hello's and goodbye's.
Here is what we looked like a year later, our 1 year together at my 20th birthday...
Who is taller? Dana is 6 foot tall, exactly, and I am 5'7, and 5'7.5 on good days. I can wear heels anytime and I still won't tower him- I like that!
Who sings better? We don't sing...neither of us are any good, and sadly, our children are taking after us...but at least we all try to sing, despite it doesn't sound that great! I feel sorry for whoever sits in front of us in Sacrament!
Who is smarter? Well, that is up for debate between us...Dana would say him, since he has a M.E., but I always tell him that my B.S. means more than his B.A. It's just a joke, but truly, he is the smarter one...I won't deny that my common sense is sometimes hindered, and he seems to be better at seeing the big picture in decision making. If it were up to him, he would make all the choices when it came to our life, but since I am the wife that actually says what I want and does what I want, that doesn't always happen for him... which leads to the next question...
Who wears the pants in the family? You decide! Just kidding, we are a joint pant wearing couple!
Who does the laundry? Me- remember I am the control freak...I like to do it, actually, it gives me a sense of accomplishment, just as mowing the lawn does...I can see the results as I am doing it- too often in my job, do I see results, since I am raising little kids, so I take what progress I can get from mowing the lawn and doing the laundry.
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? That would be me, too... At our old house, that meant I was closest to the door, ie; the children come to me first, right?! Well, at this house, it is farthest from the door, and the children still come to me first...how did that happen?!
Who pays the bills? Are you seeing a pattern yet? Me, I do, since I like to control things! No, I do it for other reasons, too- I like it, and I am home so I can do it easier than he could, since he isn't at home as much. Ask him how much we pay for something sometime- he has NO idea! Funny.
Who drives when you are together? I would have to say him- if we are alone, or with the kids, he does it, and I don't mind...he drove the entire distance to Myrtle Beach and back last summer, and I was happy about that!
Who is more stubborn? Uh, duh...Me of course!
Who is the first to admit when they're wrong? Dana for sure, I hardly ever admit wrongdoing, since I hardly ever do anything wrong!! He is always the first to apologize and move on, where I could hang on to something for days...and days...and days! This picture is one of my favorites from him in Chile- it was 1997!
Whose parents do you see the most? Mine, since they live in town. Dana's parents live out west, so sadly we only see them a couple times a year- we really miss them! We have dinner nearly every Sunday with my parents and my brother and his family- we cherish those times, since I don't have to cook, and my children get to spend quality time with their cousins and grandparents- fabulous!
Who kissed who first? Dana, for sure...it was our first date...go ahead, gasp, you goody-goody ones! We were at a party, far too late to be out at night, but it was after work, on the night we actually met- probably couldn't even call it a date..gasp more, okay, okay....It was not because he loved me, but just something to do, I guess! I bet he never thought that I would be the one that he would kiss forever...but I was!! Ha ha!
Who proposed? On September 22, 1995, I was living on campus in an apartment with my roommates, when he called to say he was coming over. Nothing out of the ordinary, really, but we had talked about being engaged before he went on his mission, which was coming up quickly. We drove to pick out a ring, bought the one I wanted, and he drove me back to campus to the place mentioned above, where he first kissed me and asked me- I said yes, we went to dinner at Chi'Chi's and he took me home. 
These were our engagement photos...it was 1998- 10 years, already? My hair just cracks me up!
Who is more sensitive? Me- I get emotional over the "small stuff" which Dana reminds me not to do- he is only sensitive when he gives talks in Church, he did cry when we got married, though...I do remember that!
Who has more friends? Me definetly! I always joke with him that he doesn't have any friends, because he never goes out and does stuff with any guys, whereas I do stuff with my girlfriends frequently. He says guys are just different, and don't need to always be around each other to be friends...he is right, and I am happy to be a girl! (I cherish my friendships, and seriously could not survive without them!)
Well, now that that is over, I tag Abbey, Esther, Jen, and Cassandra, and anyone else that I may have missed!
3 comments:
This was so fun to read!! I love pictures, especially older ones! Its crazy that you met while working at a restaurant-I'm sure those don't typically turn into eternal relationships!
That was some great reading. Thanks for posting it.
You were so cool back in the day. I really enjoyed reading all about you early years. Thanks for tagging me by the way.
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