Couples stuff

I rarely do these things, but I'm running low on material (and energy) this evening, so here ya go: more about me and Scott.

Did you go to the same school?
We both graduated from WSU. We met there. How we met is another story, one we'll save for later.

Are you from the same home town?
Not even close. I was born on the east coast, Scott in the south. If we consider hometown being where we spent the largest portion of our lives, then we were a lot closer than that.

Who is smarter?
Scott is far smarter than I am but won't admit it (he doesn't think he's smarter than anyone, which just goes to show that common sense and intelligence often have an inverse relationship). I think we're both smarter than the average bear but I go around telling people that. He doesn't.

Who is the most sensitive?
Ahem. Next question.

Where do you eat out most as a couple?
We like El Toro and Casa Mia. I like Bella Nina's too, but Scott doesn't like it as much.

Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple?
Vegas. We're hoping to go to Hawaii sometime this year. We should probably get on that.

Who has the craziest exes?
Hmm. Well, Scott only has one ex, officially anyway. And she's pretty normal (aside from the whole "accusing MY ex of sexual harrassment" thing, but that happened before I knew any of the three of them, and that's another convoluted story that I won't get into now). I had 2 serious boyfriends before Scott - one is still a good friend and the other...well, I guess he kind of qualifies. He needed treatment for depression and chronic fatigue, and after we broke up he got caught sleeping with his best friend's wife (the one with 8 kids). So yeah, I guess I win.

Who has the worst temper?
Ahem (cough)...yeah, that would be me. Twice, maybe three times, Scott has lost it since I've known him. And losing it, at the most, constitutes punching a hole in a door. And it's usually me that caused him to lose it. I, on the other hand, think nothing of shrieking and screaming and self-righteously protesting until he calms me the eff down. And god dammit, he's always RIGHT.

Who does the cooking?
HA! Ha HA! Cooking? What's that? I try really hard to make Scott do the cooking. I CAN, I just don't ENJOY it, and therefore avoid it.

Who is the neat-freak?
One of the biggest problems my mother has with us is the fact that neither of us is a neat freak. I'm very organized, and I live in a state of organized chaos. You need something? I will find it. Fast. But don't expect to come over to my house without at least a day's notice, because you will be subjected to clutter and dishes in the sink. We do a thorough cleaning about every two weeks, usually when someone is coming over. But my words to live by are "A clean house is the sign of a wasted life."

Who is more stubborn?
We are each masters of the stubborn. I'm always convinced I'm right, Scott always IS right. I'm scared that we have unleashed this on the world in the form of our (very cute) children - I'm not sure the world can handle that much mule-headed determination and self-righteousness.

Who hogs the bed?
He says I do. I say he does. I win. Because I said so. Dammit.

Who wakes up earlier?
See, this one, if you know Scott, is really just a funny (and unnecessary) question. I have taken to answering his, "I'm going to get up to catch the bus tomorrow at 4:30" statements with a "HA!" Because I can count on the fingers of one hand the amount of times he has gotten up at 4:30 in the last 3 or 4 months. Even though he's supposed to be saving gas and money by commuting the hour and a half to work. I get up at 5 a.m. Every morning. Except weekends, when I'm usually up at 6ish with the kids.

Where was your first date?
Our first official date was to Basilio's. But we had already begun "dating" by then, since our situation was a little different. Again, not going into it now. Maybe later. :-)

Who is more jealous?
This is a question I'm not sure about. Yes, a *little* jealousy is healthy in a relationship, but neither of us is a very jealous person. We both recognize that just because we're in a committed, loving relationship, it doesn't mean we're DEAD. We obviously have the "you're not allowed to..." lists, but those consist mainly of the obvious. So I don't think either of us is more jealous.

How long did it take to get serious?
We started dating in October, I realized I loved him in November, we were engaged the following June. And before we got engaged we talked about it for 2 months, bought the ring, then he waited a month to propose. So basically I was always serious. I think he was the same.

Who eats more?
See, to look at us you would think me, but he actually eats twice as much as me. He just has this nervous energy that I think burns all his calories (he fidgets and shakes his leg a lot when he's sitting still, and I think that accounts for the skinny-lankiness of him).

Who does the laundry?
Someone cannot ever remember that he is not supposed to put my shirts in the dryer for longer than 20 minutes, so someone is no longer allowed to do my laundry. He does his own, I do mine, Alex's and Emma's, as well as the towels, sheets, etc.

Who's better with the computer?
Um...maybe you should ask the software developer.

Who drives when you are together?
Scott has this thing about all things being equal. I definitely hear about it if it's been longer than twice since I drove last. I don't mind driving, I just like someone else to do it if I don't HAVE to.