Valentines Questions - Link Up.

With the big V-day coming up, I thought I would join in with "From Mrs to Mama" in their survey and linky party....if you are so inclined, join in....


1. How long have you and your significant other been together?
Technically, or Offically? We started hanging out ALL.THE.TIME about October of 2005, and it got to the point in January of 2006 where I couldn't tell if we were boyfriend and girlfriend or not. So being the nervous person I am, I wrote him a 3 page letter asking him to basically "check yes or no" to see what we were doing....I knew I wasn't getting any younger, and that either I was investing in the relationship or not...on January 11, 2006 we basically made it offical we were "together".

2. How did you meet? {What's your "love" story?}
We had a mutual friend named Jennie, and she used to have people over at her house to hang out, and we both happened to be there one evening. We became friends, and we talked occassionally on the phone, or hang out in a group setting, and one time he came to my apartment to watch a movie...but it wasn't until he was in the hospital for a staph infection that he and I started to really hang out and get to know each other.....I came to the hospital to kill time to let the traffic die down, and then when he was released I would go to his house to help his sister take care of him.....and then the rest is history from there.

3. If married, how long have you been married?
We were married on Nov. 7th, 2009. So that makes it 2 years and 3 months and 1 day.

4. If you are married, where did you get married at? Big or small wedding? 
We got married and had the reception at a place called The Courtyard Villa, it was a little hole in the wall place, but it was gorgeous inside and I fell in love as soon as I saw it. We planned for about 125 people, but we ended up with around 150 (we ran out of food at the reception - embarassed was an understatement)

5. Do you have any nick-names that you call one another?
We have the typical, babe, and baby....I sometimes throw in a shnookems or he will call me sweetheart. We use these names so much that sometimes when he says my real name, it sounds funny!!

6. Name 3 things you love most about your honey.
He will do anything to make me happy (within reason)
His love for me is so deep, I can feel it in every touch, every glance, every kiss.
I feel safe and protected with I am with him, and when he holds me, I melt.

7. Tell us how he proposed?
After church one Sunday night he drove down to Fort Worth to the Trinity Park....we drove and drove around, he was looking for a particular spot...I sort of figured what was going on because we had talked about it already...he gave up on the spot, and we parked walked to a picnic table, and we sat there and he told me how much he loved me and how much I mean to him and how he would love it if I was his wife, and then asked me to marry him....then he said he didn't want to get on one knee because he might not be able to get back up, ha ha.

8. Is he a flowers and teddy bear kind of guy for v-day, or strawberries, champagne, and rose petals?
I am not the teddy bear type, but he has got flowers in the past...Valentines is sort of low key around here, but we do love each other.

9. Are you a sunset dinner on the beach kind of girl, or pop a movie in and relax on the couch?
Depends on my mood, but most the time it is stay at home because we have no beaches around, ha ha.

10. Tell us one thing you'd like to do with your significant one day. If you could do anything? Go anywhere?
We have yet to be on a vacation together by ourselves....we haven't had a honeymoon...nada...nothing....so anywhere is a good place to be with him. We have fun no matter where we go.

11. Tell us what you plan on doing on this Valentine's Day.
I make the kids a little basket with something small and some candy. And then I have my Valentines decorations out, and we will have dinner as normal I am sure....I have to babysit that day anyways. We might have a special date night the Friday or Saturday after Valentines...

12. Are you asking for anything this Valentine's day?
No

13. Give us one piece of advice of keeping a relationship strong and full of love.
Make time to talk...and make time to listen. Know when to speak up and when to keep quiet. Say I love you every day.

14. Show us a picture of what love means to you.

2010 Christmas Questions

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper!! Gotta have it cute with ribbon and such.

2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial and pre-lit. Thats how we roll.

3. When do you put up the tree? typically the day after thanksgiving, but this year we were two days late.

4. When do you take the tree down? Depends on my mood, last year it was the day after Christmas because I was sad about not having a happy holiday season with my sister, but normally New Years day I do a major cleaning after taking down the tree and decorations.

5. Do you like eggnog? not one bit, my grandmother loves it.

6. Favorite gift received as a child? that I can remember, a bike and a baton. Then I was told that when I was two I got a mini piano that I wouldn't leave alone.

7. Hardest person to buy for? Grandma, she is sentimental, however she has everything she needs most the time, and the things she asks for haven't been made since 1979. lol. (does anyone know where to get silky moomoo style actual nightgowns???)

8. Easiest person to buy for? Pretty much the kids.

9. Do you have a nativity scene? Thats a touchy subject...I had one from Avon that my grandmother was going to give me, but it was sold on accident from her storage, a few small ones have been given to me, and I either don't like it, or gave it away.

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? This is my first year to send out cards, I am doing it by snail mail, who doesn't like getting fun mail??

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I was given a maternity skirt when I was 16. The excuse was, Target doesn't have much transition between the plus size and their maternity sections. It did clearly say "due date" on the tag.....sigh.

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Elf

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? As soon as the December bills are paid for and we have extra cash.....that hasn't happened yet this year.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? sure, i am that person.

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? chocolate covered cherries

16. Lights on the tree (colored or clear)? C.L.E.A.R. ABSOLUTELY!

17. Favorite Christmas song? Oh Holy Night

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay home, and visit local family after we have done our little family Christmas traditions.

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? Yes

20. Angel, star or ribbon on top of tree? We have a star

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? One gift on Christmas Eve, and it is always pajamas. Then everything under the tree is wrapped, Santa's gifts have a different paper.

22. Favorite children's Christmas song? I want a hippoopatumus for Christmas

23. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Tacky lawn decorations or colored lights on a tree along with a complet huge hodge podge of crapy ornaments....i.e. my grandmothers tree growing up..

24. Favorite ornament theme or color? Red and Gold

25. Turkey or ham on Christmas day? I think typically, ham.

27. Does anyone in your family dress up as Santa? Ha Ha No.

28. Age you discovered who Santa was? I was roughly 9 or 10, but I had my suspecisons before then.

29. Eggnog, hot chocolate, or apple cider? Hot Chocoate or Cider, depends on my mood.

30. Traditional colors (red and green) or other colors? I am all for matchy matchy colors, red and gree or gold and red or blue and silver, things like that.

31. Do you have any Christmas decorations on your roof? No. I don't have an offical roof, we live in apartments.

32. How does Santa get into your house? Chimney or magic key? Depends on if we have a fireplace or not, either way.

33. Do you prefer gifts or gift cards? Depends on who is shopping for me and how well they really know me.

34. Favorite children's Christmas Cartoon? The traditional Frost the Snowman, Rudolph.....you know the claymation ones.

YOUR TURN!!