More about us . . .

How long have you been together? Two years, but it feels like we've been together for much longer than that
How long did you know each other before you started dating? We met in March, but didn't start talking until June, after talking for a couple weeks we started dating
Who asked who out? He emailed me (cause it was the only way he could get a hold of me) asking if I wanted to hang out some time. We exchanged numbers and ended up talking for about six hours. Then a few days later I invited him to the movies.
How old are each of you? 23 and 24 our birthdays are only 6 days a part
Did you go to the same school? Nope
Are you from the same home town? No, we grew up on the opposite sides of the U.S.
Who is the smartest? I think we are both knowledgeable in different areas, he definitely knows more random facts than I. He is very much into politics and what is happening in the world
Who majored in what? I working on getting my RN and he plans on going back to college to finish is bachelors
Who is the most sensitive? Me that's for sure, and it has gotten worse since he deployed
Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple? To Hawaii to get married and have our honeymoon. We went to Toledo but we left and came back at different times. But we plan to travel the world, I'm very excited!
Who has the worst temper? haha... uhh, I think it depends on what we are getting worked up about, I think I have a worse temper when it comes to driving
How many children do you want? I think we came to the decision that we only want two kids, but we shall see
Who does the cooking? Not me, we went out to eat a lot. But he grew up in his family restaurant so he knows how to cook. I've never had to cook so I don't know how to, I was suppose to learn while he was a way, I haven't yet and he comes back in July.
Who is more social? He definitely is when it comes to meeting and being around
new people. I'm a little shy when I don't know people. But I think I'm pretty social with the people I do know. I'm going to have to start getting use to meeting new people and being social once we move.
Who is the neat freak? We aren't really neat freaks, but when I get to organizing I'm a good organizer.
Who is the most stubborn? We are both really stubborn, but we both know when we need to give in just a little bit
Who wakes up earlier? He does, but I think it's because it takes me longer to fall asleep. Plus he has to get up early on a normal basis. I love to sleep and just hang out in bed but he would rather be up and about.
Where was your first date? We went to the movies and then we sat down at Alki beach and talked for hours . Our first date by ourselves was the Tacoma water front and we ate dinner over looking the water. I think our second date he took me to the shooting range, it was so much fun!
Who has the bigger family? If you include all my family that doesn't live in the states I do. My dad came from a family of about 10 kids.
Do you get flowers often? I do, I feel so lucky when I come home to find a bouquet of flowers with a note waiting for me. In the past two years I have gotten flowers more often than in my entire life. He is really good at surprising me with a bouquet of flowers.
How do you spend the holidays? So far we haven't gotten to spend a lot of our holidays together, with him being gone and all. This year will be our first Christmas and New Years Eve together, I'm excited!
Who is more jealous? We haven't had too much jealousy come up. I think that we both learned from past relationships that being jealous over little unimportant things is unhealthy in a relationship
How long did it take to get serious? a few months, but I think we both held back a while so we wouldn't get hurt. I think It really got serious once I went to meet his family during the holidays.
Who eats more? I don't know, he's a guy so probably him. But when I'm hungry I can eat.
What do you do for a living? I'm going to school to get my RN and I'm working with a great group of kids at an after school program and he is in the Army
Who does the laundry? He would do the laundry and I would fold the clothes.
Who's better with the computer? He is
Who drives when you are together? He does most of the time, he doesn't like my car, it's small and he says its a death trap.  When he came home for R&R I did all the driving, he hadn't driven  on an actual road in 8 months.
What is your song? I don't think we have an exact song, but he sends me songs that he says reminds him of me. If we had to have a song I guess it would be "To Be Surprised" by Sondre Lerche

A Little Bit About Us . . .

How did we meet?

We met through mutual friends of ours, a couple different times before we started talking. I thought he was younger than me so I wanted nothing to do with him at first, but then we started talking one night and then things went from there (of course once I found out that he was older than I thought). 

Was it love at first sight?

Not at first sight (I thought he was handsome though), but once I got to know him I realized he was the man I never knew I always wanted!

Favorite thing about him?

Hmmm... there are so many things. One of my favorite things is that there is never a dull moment with him, he is very exciting.

Most annoying thing about them?

That when we have dispute (not to be taken negatively) for the most part he is always right, but even when I know he's right I don't like to admit it.

What makes me love him so much?

Everything about him, there isn't just one thing he is very much the whole package. His personality is definitely one of the top things on the list.

How did I know he was the one?

I knew he was the one when I realized that I never had to be anything but myself around him, he never tried to change me or pressure me in any way. And he has always been the same amazing person that he was the night that we first started talking, he never put on a front. He is who he is from the very beginning, and I love him for that

Would I die for him?

Absolutely!

What is my favorite memory with him?

Oh there are so many memories that I cherish. One of them was sitting on Alki beach at midnight talking getting to know  each other... and he kept saying "all that jazz." Just thinking about that makes me smile. I noticed he was saying it but didn't say anything and then he caught him self... it was cute I think he was a little nervous.

Where was our first date?

Well there are many dates that I refer to as our first date, but I think our first date was a group date I invited him to the movies with some of my friends and afterword we went down to Alki beach by ourselves. Our first date by ourselves was the Tacoma water front. We went for a walk and then ate dinner overlooking the water. It was so much fun, I can still remember the conversations we had. Another exciting date was our third date, he took me shooting it was so fun!

Our first kiss?

He was dropping me off after a date and we were sitting in his jeep, it was one of those moments when we both knew it was going to happen, but I was a little nervous. It was sweet, it wasn't one of those crazy overrated ones.

Our wedding!!

It was perfect and I wouldn't have changed a thing about it. (Being a girl you always dream about what it would be like... walking down the aisle in some long white formal gown. Well it wasn't what I thought I would have, but it was the most beautiful thing ever.)

(The engagement) While he was home on R&R, we went to Alki beach the night before we were going to leave for Hawaii. I thought we were there because it had become a place that was really special for us, like our first date, the day before he deployed and now where we got engaged. As we were talking he got down on one knee told me how much he loved me and asked me to marry him, then from there it was all a blur... I remember him opening the ring box but I didn't even look at I was too happy and surprised to even care what it looked like. But he did an amazing job picking it out, it's my little disco ball on my finger.

(The wedding) So we decided to elope (with the blessings from our families) and get married in Hawaii. We got married on the beach bare foot in the sand at sunset. It was beautiful. I didn't have a long white dress, it was short summer dress, but definitely more my style. It was definitely a stress free wedding and everything seem to fall into place and work out perfectly.

When do we plan on having kids?

It depends on which one of us you ask I guess. After we got married this was one of the questions we got the most. He would answer within 2-3 years from now. Me on the other hand not ready, I know I am too selfish to have a child at the moment. I want my husband to myself, I want to be able to travel together and finish nursing school. I definitely don't want to be prego and have kids when we are in Hawaii, maybe his next duty station.