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Relationship Meme

I got this Relationship meme from Dooce but decided to do it after reading it elsewhere.  Shoot me.  And really..is a link required?  I thought not.

What are your middle names?

Mine is Lynn, Rick’s is Lee (just like my Dad Richard Lee, only technically my Dad’s given name was Ricky Lee…it fits because Rick’s family all call him Ricky..I’m the only one that doesn’t)

How long have you been together?

6 years as of Jan 09.  Married 3 years as of 11/26/08.

How long did you know each other before you started dating?

hahahahahaha….our first meeting was our first date!!

Who asked whom out?


Neither.  We were set up together.  Me by a friend who was friends with his brother’s girlfriend, him by her and his brother (who is now my stepbrother….and he’s no longer with the girl who did the setting up, she’s been to jail and has a known crack problem now….sad)

How old are each of you?

I am 38 and he is 40.

Whose siblings do you see the most?

His, because they all mostly live in Florida and the ones that don’t travel here often.  My entire family is in Pennsylvania and I hate it there and they hate me.

Which situation is the hardest on you as a couple?

Trust.  Not because of what I have done or he has done, but because of the massive shit that other’s before “us” did to each of us.

Did you go to the same school?

Nope.

Are you from the same home town?

Nope.  Rick is from Illinois and I am from Pennsylvania.  We met in Florida.

Who is smarter?

Of course I am.  But he would agree.  Unless we’re talking about Math or the VCR or any electronic device in our house..then he is certainly the genius and I’m the bus rider.

Who is the most sensitive?

He is.

Where do you eat out most as a couple?

Cheap dive type places, we both have a secret crush on Denny’s and we love to go out to eat after most places have closed. 

Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple?

Hahahha…travel?  Orlando….and that is sad.

Who has the craziest exes?

He has no ex’s, my ex isn’t crazy, he’s just stupid.

Who has the worst temper?

This is a complete and utter tie.  We both have nasty tempers.

Who does the cooking?

Rick does the majority of the cooking. I only really love to cook when I’m making a new recipe or something I love to eat,  and when I have time to dick around in the kitchen without stress.

Who is the neat-freak?

I am.  Rick could live in a pigpen, so long as I wanted to play in the mud with him.  Oddly, he is the better maid. He can scrub some tile like no one’s business.

Who is more stubborn?

Again a tie.  We’re both stubborn and have terrible tempers.  This is why we get a long so well. We bicker a lot and while this happens a lot…I think it’s made us stronger.

Who hogs the bed?

He does.  He must always be on my side and his.

Who wakes up earlier?

He does.  Even if he doesn’t have to be anywhere.  I’m a night owl and prefer to stay up late and sleep in late.

Where was your first date?
His brother’s garage…followed by Burger King and a run in with the man who would soon be my ex-husband.  Rick scored a bicycle that night and I just scored.

Who is more jealous?
We both tend to have some jealousy, but I would say him more so than me.

How long did it take to get serious?
Uh….7 hours…yah about 7 hours.

Who eats more?
Rick does.  He eats a ton of junk food, loves hamburgers, and all fast food.  He also loves cheese on his cheese and cheese on everything else too.  Cheese makes cardboard yummy.

Who does the laundry?
I do.  He’s too lazy.  And I’m too picky.  There’s a right way and a wrong way to fold clothes and the right way is while they are hot and you can smooth out any eventual wrinkles.  I DO NOT IRON.  I also prefer to do my own laundry.  I’m picky.  Some things go in cold, others get hand washed.  How’s he supposed to know these details?

Who’s better with the computer?
I am better using a computer, Rick is better at fixing, configuring, plugging in and setting up the computer.  He’s the hardware guy and I’m the software girl.

Who drives when you are together?
Rick.  And he does not prefer my backseat (or sideseat) commentary.  He’s a driver for a living… don’t you know? He can also back up any vehicle like a pro in a matter of seconds.  I don’t do that.  Why should I? 

Top ten things most people would not know about Rick

1.    He rips his pants off the minute he gets home.  He can’t stand pants.


2.    He puts peanut butter on his waffles.


3.    He watches American Idol like a fiend.


4.    He’s astoundingly good at playing Poker and will actually read books about Poker. (I broke him into reading)


5.    He’s extremely close to his family (this one fact makes me insanely insane for him)


6.    He wears funny t-shirts and has no shame about what they say. I buy them for him and he’s never refused to wear one.  THEY ARE FUNNY!


7.    He loves Chloe.  Sometimes I think more than I do.  But he denies this, so don’t ask.


8.    He drinks coffee with cream.  Rarely ever uses sugar.  And never measures the coffee when he’s making it. (BLUCK! I insist that measurement with the fancy starbucks coffee spoon is necessary so when I make coffee he always says “this measured coffee is soooo good”.)


9.    He pulls his socks off right after his pants.  I pick all of his socks up off the floor.  But is there anything sexier than a man in jeans with no socks or shirt on?  I think not.


10. He makes the best breakfast ever.  He got me addicted to biscuits and gravy.


11. (yes 11…bonus!!) He only sends text messages because of me, that is he’s kind enough to reply. ;-)
 

Filed under : love and marriage, Rick, meme
By shishnit
On February 20, 2009
At 2:31 am
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yesterday

Every single day I think of things I could write about and every single day I don’t get around to blogging.  Yesterday was Rick’s birthday. I gave him two tickets to the Eagles concert coming to Tampa at the end of January.  It felt odd to comit to something in the year 2009 already, but it’ll be a nice thing to look forward to for both of us now. 

And what did Rick do on his birthday? HE worked. Poor guy.  However, at the end of the month now things are insane.  Sadly it is mostly due to foreclosures and people who need to be out by the end of the month.  I suppose his job is somewhat recession proof, but it’s sad that it’s for these reasons.  I do find it odd that so many people can’t pay their mortgage but have the large sum’s of money to hire movers. 

After he came home I took him out to dinner at one of our favorite places in our new neighborhood.  The St Petersburg Ale house.  I love that place because of the sports and noise.  It’s never dull there and their food is pretty good. 

After a late dinner we went to see our nephew Matthew last night.  He’s 18 months old now and he’s hilarious.  He walks around smelling everything.  I have no idea why but after he sniffs he either goes “mmm” like it smelled good or scrunches his nose like it smelled bad.  He did not talk at ALL.  Strange.  He climbed into my lap and was smelling my hair..picking up big chunks and sniffing in going “mmmm” and of course I cracked up laughing so he pulls my shirt away from my chest and sniffs and goes “mmmm”  and Rick says “I know buddy I know….it’s good stuff in there!”   It was hilarious…but perhaps you had to be there.  I was rather bummed that I forgot to grab my camera because he was certainly making some cute faces for sure.

I just finished my Creative Writing course and think I scored another perfect A.  I’m finishing an Intro to Psychology class and then it’s onto another Literature class and I will be done in mid February finishing up with an Environment (go green) type of class.

PSY/103 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 3.00 10/21/2008 11/24/2008
ENG/125 LITERATURE IN SOCIETY 3.00 11/25/2008 01/12/2009
SCI/256 PEOPLE, SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT 3.00 01/13/2009 02/16/2009

Most of what I think about writing is far more interesting than the things I write down.   But lately life is sweet and I don’t feel the need to write at all. I’m too busy enjoying the day to day act of being in the now.  Most often I think about writing about things that happened yesterday and when yesterday is gone I’m more concerned with living in today away from the computer as much as both work and school will allow for.

Filed under : love and marriage, college, grades, keith, family, life, meme
By shishnit
On November 4, 2008
At 12:50 am
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Meme: Seven

Meme: Seven Here are the rules for the meme:

1. Link to the person’s blog who tagged you

2. Post these rules on your blog.

3. List seven random and/or weird facts about yourself.

4. Tag seven random [?] people at the end of your post and include links to their blogs.

5. Let each person know that they have been tagged by posting a comment on their blog.

I was tagged by kristyk which remains the first blog I check in the morning and the last blog I check at night. She inspires me.

Seven random and/or weird facts about myself:

1. I love jewelry with words on it. Like http://www.jeaninepayer.com/

2. I cannot write with fine pens, they must be medium point. My last boss (who no longer works for the company..boohoo!!) was the same way. I used to actually keep a few extra “medium point” pens in my purse for her because I understand this pain.

3. I own a Sony E-book reader and while I love it, I don’t use it as much as I should.  I just love the feel and smell of paper books.  But I do love my Sony. I’m also afraid of breaking my Sony or losing it, or having it stolen.

4. My best girlfriend lives in another country altogether. Carla from Canada. I think that’s a fine title for a children’s book about friendship, one that I intend to write someday when I’m not writing college papers anymore.

5. My sister, my brother and I all have the letter R second in our names. Tracy, Kristy and Eric (in age order) I don’t know if that was planned but I find it interesting.

6. My husband and my father have the same first and middle names. Richard Lee and their last names both start with a C. So as a child I was Kristy C_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and now I am Kristy C_ _ _. My initials are back to being the same as when I was 19. My first married name put me at the end of the alphabet and I never liked that. I’m now back to the beginning. Sweet!!

7. I love cookbooks but I rarely cook anything out of them. I always get recipes from blogs, and free online sources like foodtv. Why do I buy the cookbooks then? They make me feel good when I’m in the kitchen and they give me a great excuse for putting “more” books in the kitchen. If I could figure out a logistical way to keep books in the bathroom I would…I will…as soon as I can figure it out.

Now, I don’t think I personally know 7 people to tag. I read a lot of blogs but mostly I never speak to these people. I am internet anti-social for the most part and only speak to those that I feel are worthy. I will tag 2 because I never follow the rules. Lori because I love reading her blog and Michelle because I just plain love knowing her. I also tag Lauren because I love her blog too!

Filed under : meme
By shishnit
On November 20, 2007
At 7:31 pm
Comments : 4