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GTKY
Since we have some newbies and to spice things up a bit:
1. What is the silliest, dumbest, most random piece of relationship (or other) advice you've gotten?
2. Would you rather deal with 120*f weather or -40*f weather?
3. Would you rather be in the picture or take the picture?
4. What is your favorite song?
5. What is your favorite snack?
6. What is your spouse's favorite place to travel?
7. What is the silliest fight you have ever had with your spouse?
8. What was your most embarrassing moment?
9. Have you ever lied to your spouse?
10. If you could live in anywhere in the world, and couldn't travel anywhere else after moving there, where would it be?
1. What is the silliest, dumbest, most random piece of relationship (or other) advice you've gotten?
2. Would you rather deal with 120*f weather or -40*f weather?
3. Would you rather be in the picture or take the picture?
4. What is your favorite song?
5. What is your favorite snack?
6. What is your spouse's favorite place to travel?
7. What is the silliest fight you have ever had with your spouse?
8. What was your most embarrassing moment?
9. Have you ever lied to your spouse?
10. If you could live in anywhere in the world, and couldn't travel anywhere else after moving there, where would it be?
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2. Would you rather deal with 120*f weather or -40*f weather?
3. Would you rather be in the picture or take the picture?
4. What is your favorite song?
5. What is your favorite snack?
6. What is your spouse's favorite place to travel?
7. What is the silliest fight you have ever had with your spouse?
8. What was your most embarrassing moment? Not sure? I fell onstage during a show once, but I got over it pretty quickly. It happens.
9. Have you ever lied to your spouse? Yes, but I eventually came clean because I felt so guilty about it.
10. If you could live in anywhere in the world, and couldn't travel anywhere else after moving there, where would it be? Rome, Italy - no question. It's not everybody's favorite place, but I love every single thing about it.
1. What is the silliest, dumbest, most random piece of relationship (or other) advice you've gotten? Never go to bed angry. When go to bed angry and wake up with a better perspective on things. It rarely happens but works for us.
2. Would you rather deal with 120*f weather or -40*f weather? -40. We don't pay for our heat so we could pump it up and make it nice and toasty.
3. Would you rather be in the picture or take the picture? Take it.
4. What is your favorite song? I have two. The Middle by Jimmy Eat World and Two Princes by the Spin Doctors
5. What is your favorite snack? Ruffle chips and ketchup!
6. What is your spouse's favorite place to travel? He doesn't know. We don't have the travel itch. I hope we both want to travel more when we have kids, like my mother.
7. What is the silliest fight you have ever had with your spouse? I am not sure. If I get sick I pick fights over nothing. It is awful. He leaves me alone when I don't feel good. Haha.
8. What was your most embarrassing moment? I got 2nd degree burns this summer on the bottoms of my feet. I was out of work for days. I was humiliated.
9. Have you ever lied to your spouse? I have confessed to any lie I have told. Unless it was like me saying I didn't care about him having a third boys night or something minor.
10. If you could live in anywhere in the world, and couldn't travel anywhere else after moving there, where would it be? I would like to just stay in Maine honestly.
Love: March 2010 Marriage: July 2013 Debt Free: October 2014 TTC: May 2015
1. What is the silliest, dumbest, most random piece of relationship (or other) advice you've gotten?
Don't ever get married
2. Would you rather deal with 120*f weather or -40*f weather?
I'd hate both, but I'll take the 120 weather
3. Would you rather be in the picture or take the picture?
I'd rather take the picture. I'm so self conscious
4. What is your favorite song?
Don't really have a favorite, it changes as new songs come on the radio
5. What is your favorite snack?
Candy
6. What is your spouse's favorite place to travel?
Florida maybe?
7. What is the silliest fight you have ever had with your spouse?
Jeez, I can't even remember
8. What was your most embarrassing moment?
I probably blocked it out because I can't think of anything right now
9. Have you ever lied to your spouse?
Yea, just a little white lie here or there
10. If you could live in anywhere in the world, and couldn't travel anywhere else after moving there, where would it be?
California for sure
2. Would you rather deal with 120*f weather or -40*f weather? We have really cold winters and I melt in anything over 85 degrees, so the cold is for me.
3. Would you rather be in the picture or take the picture? Take the picture
4. What is your favorite song? Don't have a favorite- that's like asking to pick a favorite kid.
5. What is your favorite snack? super dark chocolate chips out of the fridge
6. What is your spouse's favorite place to travel? NYC
7. What is the silliest fight you have ever had with your spouse? We don't really fight about silly stuff- maybe washing baby bottles when we were super exhausted?.. I don't know.
8. What was your most embarrassing moment? No idea- once you have a baby, there's no more embarrassing moments- you're out there and you don't really care.
9. Have you ever lied to your spouse? yeah- I think if you say no, you're lying.
10. If you could live in anywhere in the world, and couldn't travel anywhere else after moving there, where would it be? NYC- but I would need lots of $ to live there. I'm pretty content where we are- family is close, COL is fine, we make good $/have stable jobs, we like our house/neighborhood/schools, the girls are happy- can't ask for much more than that.
1. What is the silliest, dumbest, most random piece of relationship (or other) advice you've gotten?
"Things are great now but everything changes once you're married. Make sure you really want to do this."
2. Would you rather deal with 120*f weather or -40*f weather?
-40 for sure. I don't like the cold but being hot is miserable for me (and I think our heat costs less than the A/C!).
3. Would you rather be in the picture or take the picture?
Definitely rather take the picture. The only photos I don't mind being in are usually selfies with my H and family pics. My instagram account is mostly of places/things and probably pretty boring lol.
4. What is your favorite song?
Right now it's "Take Your Time" by Sam Hunt.
5. What is your favorite snack?
Guacamole- yum!
6. What is your spouse's favorite place to travel?
Really anywhere warm and sunny.
7. What is the silliest fight you have ever had with your spouse?
Once we stayed up for like 2 hours in bed arguing over something science-related until we finally Googled and realized we were arguing the exact same point but the concept had two different names.
8. What was your most embarrassing moment?
One time I split my pants while bending over in the cafeteria in college. Had to cover the hole (and my exposed underwear) with a plate as I walked back across campus to my dorm.
9. Have you ever lied to your spouse?
Yes but he sees through it almost immediately.
10. If you could live in anywhere in the world, and couldn't travel anywhere else after moving there, where would it be?
San Francisco, CA
1. What is the silliest, dumbest, most random piece of relationship (or other) advice you've gotten? I can't think of anything.
2. Would you rather deal with 120*f weather or -40*f weather? 120* for sure! I've dealt with -40, I'm over it.
3. Would you rather be in the picture or take the picture? Take the picture
4. What is your favorite song? 'Wonderful Tonight' by Eric Clapton; I walked down the aisle to this song.
5. What is your favorite snack? Good chocolate, or chips, or ice cream......
6. What is your spouse's favorite place to travel? Anywhere there's a baseball game
7. What is the silliest fight you have ever had with your spouse? He got really mad at me one time because I agreed with my dad about something instead of automatically siding with him. And it was the most random thing, like how to read a measuring tape or something like that.
8. What was your most embarrassing moment? In kindergarten I dressed as a clown for Halloween--except I was a day early and nobody else was dressed up. My mom had to come and get me from school.
9. Have you ever lied to your spouse? I honestly don't think so; maybe if it was as a joke but never as an intentional lie.
10. If you could live in anywhere in the world, and couldn't travel anywhere else after moving there, where would it be? Either Hawaii or the central coast of California
2. Would you rather deal with 120*f weather or -40*f weather? 120... I hate being cold and 120 could make for some good boating/beer drinking weather.
3. Would you rather be in the picture or take the picture? Well I'm not great at taking pictures, but I really hate having my picture taken so I would say take the picture.
4. What is your favorite song? Hmmm it changes almost daily, but one that sticks out most is Watermelon Crawl.
5. What is your favorite snack? String cheese or cheese and crackers... or any kind of cheese.
6. What is your spouse's favorite place to travel? Anywhere tropical. He really loves Punta Cana.
7. What is the silliest fight you have ever had with your spouse? Oh god only knows. We've had a lot of silly fights in our 10 years dating, especially since we were so young when we started.
8. What was your most embarrassing moment? The one that I can recall happened yesterday when the wind blew my car door into my co-workers car. I left a note, but it was really embarassing when they emailed me today about it...
9. Have you ever lied to your spouse? Yes, but only about small, stupid stuff. Like the other day when he came home to me sitting on the couch in my gym clothes and asked if I'd been the gym and I said yes, even though I actually just came home after work sat on the couch and ate cookies. :O
10. If you could live in anywhere in the world, and couldn't travel anywhere else after moving there, where would it be? Ahh this is a tough one... I would say Hawaii or FL. It's warm and sunny most of the year those places. Hawaii is just ridiculously expensive, so MM wise I'd have to with FL.
Okay, I just died laughing. My coworkers think there is something wrong with me.
1. What is the silliest, dumbest, most random piece of relationship (or other) advice you've gotten?
"I'm sure when you meet the right man, you'll want to have kids." Said by my really good friend and her mom. I did meet the right man and guess what? I want kids even less than when they said that, lol.
2. Would you rather deal with 120*f weather or -40*f weather?
120* weather. I've never even lived where it snowed, so this was an easy one.
3. Would you rather be in the picture or take the picture?
Take the picture, but I'm just bad about pictures anyway. I never take them and I never want to be in them.
4. What is your favorite song?
Oohh...tough one. There are so many awesome songs in the world. But a long-time fave is "Invincible" by Pat Benatar. She's also my favorite singer, even though she's old school.
5. What is your favorite snack?
Tied between French Onion dip with ruffled plain chips or guacamole with tortilla chips. Caveat, none of that store bought "already in a tub" crap. Sour cream with Lipton onion soup mix for the French Onion. Homemade guac with onions, tomatoes, and cilantro in it.
6. What is your spouse's favorite place to travel?
Puerto Vallarta (sp?) though, oddly enough, we have never been there together and I have never been there at all.
7. What is the silliest fight you have ever had with your spouse?
We don't fight very often. When we do, it is usually something so dumb that I never remember afterwards. He has an annoying habit of sometimes playing Devil's Advocate to a ridiculous extreme. Then we go from not fighting at all to, I get so aggravated with it and feel like he is picking on me, that I get upset. Now I usually recognize when he starts doing this and just end the conversation before I get upset.
8. What was your most embarrassing moment?
Sorry, this is a story with a long background! When I first moved to NOLA, my b/f at the time had just broken up with his g/f. But they had a lot of mutual friends. He and the ex were both in the same wedding party for an upcoming wedding. I had met the soon-to-be bride and groom once, and a couple of his other friends, but that was it as I had only been in town for a month.
The bride and groom had a co-ed bridal shower, but b/f and I had a prior engagement and told the couple we would be about 30 minutes late. As an aside, the ex (who I'd never met) told the bride to tell me I wasn't invited to the wedding, but the bride liked me and told her to pound sand, even her BFF wasn't going to tell her who she could and couldn't invite to her wedding.
We get to the bridal shower and walk into the living room. By now, all the guys were congregated outside BBQing and the living room was like 30 women chattering and watching the bride open presents. It was like something out of a movie. One second, there was the din of happy conversations happening. Then the next second, as we walked in, it was complete and utter silence. You could have heard a pin drop. 30 pairs of eyes, some of them hostile, all sizing me up! Whoa, it seemed like an eternity, but was probably only 10 seconds. Then the bride quickly got up and came over to give me a hug and welcome us to the party.
Needless to say, I spent most of that party outside BBQing with the guys, lol.
9. Have you ever lied to your spouse?
I'm sure I have. White lies. But I can't think of any at the moment.
10. If you could live in anywhere in the world, and couldn't travel anywhere else after moving there, where would it be?
Lake Tahoe. Love that place! Huge lake, beautiful mountains, but still a decent sized city with good restaurants. Even video poker and blackjack tables at the ready. Lots to do in both summer and winter. I'd actually like to retire there, but my DH thinks it will be too cold for him in the winter.
2. Would you rather deal with 120*f weather or -40*f weather? I would prefer neither, I can't deal with dry air at all and both is nothing but dry air.
3. Would you rather be in the picture or take the picture? I usually try to take the pictures, I am too overweight to like to have my picture taken. Also, with two kids it is just easier.
4. What is your favorite song? Sloop John B by the Beach Boys. Also, since when is Pat Benatar considered old school? She was popular when I was going to school.
5. What is your favorite snack? I love Jelly Beans
6. What is your spouse's favorite place to travel? MW really loved traveling in Germany.
7. What is the silliest fight you have ever had with your spouse? Most of them since I tend to love a good debate and I can usually fight from multiple sides on any topic.
8. What was your most embarrassing moment? I have too many to count. I am one of those people that don't always think before I say something or I tend to be too honest and tell people the brutally honest truth.
9. Have you ever lied to your spouse? I get yelled at for not telling the little white lies that a good husband is supposed to say.
10. If you could live in anywhere in the world, and couldn't travel anywhere else after moving there, where would it be? It would be a toss-up between Switzerland and Germany if her family was able to move with us. If not, I don't mind where I am at in Ohio.
2. Would you rather deal with 120*f weather or -40*f weather? 120* hands down
3. Would you rather be in the picture or take the picture? Take the picture
4. What is your favorite song? Why Can't This Be Love by Van Halen or Forever by KISS
5. What is your favorite snack? Cheezits or apples and peanut butter
6. What is your spouse's favorite place to travel? Vegas
7. What is the silliest fight you have ever had with your spouse? We fight about dumb stuff, like whose turn it is to pick up dog poop
8. What was your most embarrassing moment? I don't really get embarrassed by much, my parents used to try to embarrass me when I was younger. They didn't have much success. Haha.
9. Have you ever lied to your spouse? I am the world's worst liar, so there is no point.
10. If you could live in anywhere in the world, and couldn't travel anywhere else after moving there, where would it be? There are so many places I haven't seen, I don't feel qualified to make a choice. I will say that I can't wait to leave St. Louis, though.
2. Would you rather deal with 120*f weather or -40*f weather?
120F...hands down (why do I live in norther new england?)
3. Would you rather be in the picture or take the picture?
Most the time I prefer to be the one taking the photo. H and I are both like this, which is probably why we have almost no photos (outside our wedding) of the two of us
4. What is your favorite song?
oh man, totally depends on my mood. I listen to talk radio in the car...though yesterday I had the classical station on for a while.
5. What is your favorite snack?
I'm a total savory girl...soft pretzel. chips and dip...I've been known to steam an artichoke for a snack (um, HI garlic butter!)
6. What is your spouse's favorite place to travel?
H is not a big traveler, he doesn't plan trips, he'll go places and be excited about it if someone else plans in. the furthest trip he would plan would be to one of the local (like in a 100 mile radius) breweries
7. What is the silliest fight you have ever had with your spouse?
HAHA well, in the last 4 weeks we've had a lot of hormonally driven spats, literally over nothing. I don't consider most our fights silly.
8. What was your most embarrassing moment?
I do embarassing things all the time...and generally get over it. as a teenager I once got my period in the middle of an observed ballet rehearsal (pink tights, light purple leotard) my tights had wicked blood half-way down my thigh before I looked in the mirror and realized...that one's stuck with me a bit.
9. Have you ever lied to your spouse?
little white lies. nothing hurtful.
10. If you could live in anywhere in the world, and couldn't travel anywhere else after moving there, where would it be?
2. Would you rather deal with 120*f weather or -40*f weather? As much as I really hate cold weather, I'd take -40. I live in Wisco and the past few winters have gotten close to that with wind chills, and I've survived!
3. Would you rather be in the picture or take the picture? Take the picture
4. What is your favorite song? I love many different types of music, but to be specific I'd choose anything from the Maroon 5 Songs about Jane album.
5. What is your favorite snack? Popcorn, hands down.
6. What is your spouse's favorite place to travel? He absolutely loved Hawaii as a kid and still talks about it.
7. What is the silliest fight you have ever had with your spouse? When we were newly dating, my DH said "I'm obligated to think you're beautiful." LOL he's not very suave with words, as he meant to say something like "of course I think you're beautiful." But I wasn't very happy with it at the time. We still laugh about that argument every time we use or hear the word obligated!
8. What was your most embarrassing moment? I was at a conference at the local university in high school, and didn't know I got my period during it. Got home and noticed a big stain on the back of my skirt. Still shudder about that, and makes me somewhat grateful for cramps that give a warning of what's coming.
9. Have you ever lied to your spouse? Nothing major, I'm sure little white lies happen every so often. "No, I didn't eat that whole bag of popcorn as my dinner."
10. If you could live in anywhere in the world, and couldn't travel anywhere else after moving there, where would it be? Easy decision - Krakow, Poland. My family wouldn't mind moving there, too
@Wulfgar, it just feels like every time I mention my favorite singer is Pat Benatar to someone in their 20s or sometimes even 30s, they have no idea who she is
. Makes me feel old!
@bridejl, I had a similar conversation with a guy who was my b/f at the time. He was installing phones at some photography studio in L.A. that happened to be shooting for Penthouse that day. Serious insecurities immediately sprang up and I joked with him, "Yikes! I hate that you were surrounded by naked gorgeous models all day." His response was, "No way! I'd much rather have you" (Confidence soared) followed by, "I don't want some perfect looking girl like that." (Confidence drops to the floor, lol). I think I blurted, "Uh...thanks?" He then went on to explain that he meant I'm naturally beautiful, while those women all had fake tans and fake boobs. Uh-huh...nice save, lol.