December 2007 Weddings
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Because the board is slow: POLL
I know that we all know some of this about each other already, but I saw this on another board and thought I'd post it here.
1. When and where did you meet your DH?
2. How long have you been married?
3. How long have you been together?
4. What did you do on your first date?
5. What does he do for a living?
6. What is one of his best characteristics?
7. What is one of his worst characteristics?
8. What is something that still surprises you about him?
9. What is a way he make you feel gorgeous/sexy?
10. His family? Love 'em or leave 'em?
BONUS: What is something you are getting him for Christmas this year?
~~~~Carrie & Shawn~~~~December 21, 2007~~~~
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Re: Because the board is slow: POLL
1. When and where did you meet your DH? April 2005; we "met" on catholicsingles.com; we met in person on April 25 at the Wazee Supper Club in downtown Denver
2. How long have you been married? It'll be 3 years on the 21st
3. How long have you been together? About 5 and a half years
4. What did you do on your first date? Had pizza and beer for dinner; then walked to a pool hall and played until the place closed (on a Monday night)
5. What does he do for a living? He's a systems engineer
6. What is one of his best characteristics? He's pretty laid back and loves to laugh
7. What is one of his worst characteristics? He gets stressed out about something, but then deals with it by ignoring it (sometimes)
8. What is something that still surprises you about him? His occasional lack of self-confidence...I think he has no reason to feel unsure of himself.
9. What is a way he make you feel gorgeous/sexy? He compliments me a lot; I like it when I'm cooking or washing dishes or something and he comes up behind me and puts his arms around my waist.
10. His family? Love 'em or leave 'em? Love 'em!
BONUS: What is something you are getting him for Christmas this year? Ugh...haven't decided yet. Oh! I did get him a T-shirt he saw on TV. It says, "Warning: I do dumb things." He thought it was hysterical. I'm sure he'll wear it to rugby practice.
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1. I dont remember the exact date, but I remember the moment I first saw him- it was at my summer part time job.
2. almost 3 years.
3. We have been together for 11 years this month.
4. Unnofficially we went to a baseball game together (before dating officially). NYE was our first actual date.
5. NA
6. He is kind and caring.
7. He keeps things in, and never talks about how he's feeling.
8. He still gets embarrassed when he farts LOL!
9. When he calls me babycakes.
10. Leave 'em LMBO!
Im getting him a turkey fryer I got an excellent price on!
1. When and where did you meet your DH? June 12, 2005 at a friend's house party.
2. How long have you been married? 2 years and 7 months as of tomorrow.
3. How long have you been together? almost 5 and a half years.
4. What did you do on your first date? Watched Harry Potter at my house. lol
5. What does he do for a living? Welder/pipe fitter
6. What is one of his best characteristics? He is an amazing father.
7. What is one of his worst characteristics? He is unbarable when in 'work mode.'
8. What is something that still surprises you about him? The little things he remembers.
9. What is a way he make you feel gorgeous/sexy? He tells me all the time.
10. His family? Love 'em or leave 'em? LEAVE THEM!
BONUS: What is something you are getting him for Christmas this year? He got himself a saw, but I'm not sure what little suprise I'll try to get him...I'll have to think about that one.
2. How long have you been married? 2 years and 28 days
3. How long have you been together? 7 years and 3 months
4. What did you do on your first date? waffle house at 5 in the morning. It's a long story. haha
5. What does he do for a living? IT guy at a power company
6. What is one of his best characteristics? He's very loving/caring and not afraid to show it
7. What is one of his worst characteristics? He gets obsessive about things and totally stresses himself out. most of the time over things that are out of his control.
8. What is something that still surprises you about him? that he picked me
9. What is a way he make you feel gorgeous/sexy? compliments and affection
10. His family? Love 'em or leave 'em? love em..most of the time
BONUS: What is something you are getting him for Christmas this year? nice headphones and a beer brewing book..I've gotta think of something else!
1. When and where did you meet your DH? Friday, January, 7, 2005. We met at a going away party for a mutual friend who was moving to AZ. My friend and I decided to have a snowball fight so she could flirt with the guy she liked, and John hit me in the face with a snowball.
2. How long have you been married? it will be 3 years on the 29th
3. How long have you been together? it will be 6 years on January 7th
4. What did you do on your first date? The morning after we met he called me b/c his car had died and I was the only person in the area he knew. We spent the morning getting a battery for his car and then went out for breakfast. Our first official date was the next weekend. We went out for dinner then to a friend's house to play poker.
5. What does he do for a living? park ranger
6. What is one of his best characteristics? He's very outgoing
7. What is one of his worst characteristics? He's too laid back sometimes
8. What is something that still surprises you about him? How good he is with Chase
9. What is a way he make you feel gorgeous/sexy? he sneaks up behind me and kisses me while I am washing dishes
10. His family? Love 'em or leave 'em? love em..most of the time...more now than a couple years ago
BONUS: What is something you are getting him for Christmas this year? His 30th bday is this month too, so I'm not sure what I am going to give him for each, but he's getting a new knife set, a shirt, and something else
1. When and where did you meet your DH? Match.com - officially met Labor Day Weekend 2005
2. How long have you been married? Almost 3 years
3. How long have you been together? 5 years
4. What did you do on your first date? Ate at my fav restaurant and then had drinks at a nearby bar
5. What does he do for a living? Works for golf ball company in research & development
6. What is one of his best characteristics? Patience - especially with me as a wife!
7. What is one of his worst characteristics? Too easy going - which sounds nice but it isnt.
8. What is something that still surprises you about him? That he still hasn't learned what pisses me off!
9. What is a way he make you feel gorgeous/sexy? That he says that I am beautiful the way I am even though I need to lose 100+ lbs
10. His family? Love 'em or leave 'em? These days - leave em.
BONUS: What is something you are getting him for Christmas this year? Long sleeve t-shirts. That is seriously the only thing he asked for!
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1. When and where did you meet your DH? My best friend knew DH and his best friend (they had a class together) and I knew of them but did not know them personally. Me and my best friend ran into them at a bar one night and she introduced us and we started talking that night.
2. How long have you been married? 3 years and 2 days
3. How long have you been together? since 2005
4. What did you do on your first date? We went a nice resturant in town and then to a land preservation and drank beer.
5. What does he do for a living? He manages 3 furniture stores
6. What is one of his best characteristics? He never meets a stranger and he keeps me in stitches at all times.
7. What is one of his worst characteristics? He gets very hot headed at times.
8. What is something that still surprises you about him? How he remembers what I was wearing on the first night we met. And how he considers my grandmother his grandmother and has been known to stop by and visit with her many times when I am not with him.
9. What is a way he make you feel gorgeous/sexy? He tells me but it is more about the way he looks at me.
10. His family? Love 'em or leave 'em? love them
BONUS: What is something you are getting him for Christmas this year? I got him a jacket from Old Navy, A nice dress shirt, season 6 (i think) of The Office, and something else but I am not sure
1. When and where did you meet your DH? match.com
2. How long have you been married? 3 years on Dec. 15
3. How long have you been together? 6 years on Dec. 28
4. What did you do on your first date? We went to the movies to see Meet the Frockers and had a hamburger at McDonald's
5. What does he do for a living? Works for the city parks
6. What is one of his best characteristics? He is laid back and he was my rock during all of our treatments
7. What is one of his worst characteristics?
8. What is something that still surprises you about him? That he picked me. I guess I never thought I would even meet a great guy and marry him.
9. What is a way he make you feel gorgeous/sexy? He tells me that I look good, even though I need to lose weight.
10. His family? Love 'em or leave 'em? Like em (Dont' really care for SIL, but I only see her 1-2 times a year)
BONUS: What is something you are getting him for Christmas this year? I was just going to get him money, but he mentioned that he would like a massage, so I need to look into that
1. When and where did you meet your DH? We went to high school together but didn't officially meet until September 2003.
2. How long have you been married? it will be 3 years next week!
3. How long have you been together? 7 years, 2 months
4. What did you do on your first date? We went to Taco Bell after a football game. :-)
5. What does he do for a living? lineman
6. What is one of his best characteristics? He's great with kids! He's really a great dad.
7. What is one of his worst characteristics? He gets bored with big projects when it comes down to the details and has trouble finishing up the small stuff.
8. What is something that still surprises you about him? How high above his head he can reach. His arm span is longer than he is tall. It's kinda freaky sometimes.
9. What is a way he make you feel gorgeous/sexy? He calls me beautiful and is very affectionate.
10. His family? Love 'em or leave 'em? Eh, depends on the day and the person.
BONUS: What is something you are getting him for Christmas this year? A new pocket knife. He had one he LOVED that he lost earlier this year. I'm going today to order another one just like it.
1. When and where did you meet your DH? match.com March 2004
2. How long have you been married? 3 years last week
3. How long have you been together? Started dating Sept 2005
4. What did you do on your first date? we count our first meeting in March 2004 as our first date - we went out to dinner then back to my apt to watch a movie, but we didn't officially start dating until a year and a half later - long story.
5. What does he do for a living? Medical assistant at a sports medicine facility
6. What is one of his best characteristics? that he can make me laugh in any situation
7. What is one of his worst characteristics? when something stresses him out he totall shuts down.
8. What is something that still surprises you about him? That he has no clue when it comes to finances
9. What is a way he make you feel gorgeous/sexy? they he runs to hug and kiss me when he comes home every night
10. His family? Love 'em or leave 'em? Ehh...depends on the day of the week and how annyoing they can be.
BONUS: What is something you are getting him for Christmas this year? I had plans to get him a GC to take a glass blowing class but the only time the class is offered this winter he can't go. So I'm not sure now.
1. When and where did you meet your DH? Fall 2004 - in Persuasion class at Texas A&M!
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2. How long have you been married? 2 years 11 months 343 days (I think
3. How long have you been together? Our dating anniversary was 1/1/05 - so almost 6 years!
4. What did you do on your first date? Went to a Mexican food restaurant then went bowling with one of the groups dh was a part of
5. What does he do for a living? Active duty Air Force
6. What is one of his best characteristics? He is so very patient with me
7. What is one of his worst characteristics? He's a little full of himself, lol
8. What is something that still surprises you about him? Oooooh, nothing surprises me about this boy
9. What is a way he make you feel gorgeous/sexy? The way he looks/gets all excited when I wear nighties for him
10. His family? Love 'em or leave 'em? LOVE 'EM, wish we were closer to spend more time together
BONUS: What is something you are getting him for Christmas this year? I always have a theme - this year it's Eat, DRINK and be merry...so I'm going with a drinking theme. Got him a beer making kit and also some tea "accessories" (he loves hot tea) and looking into getting something wine-related as well.