Category — just for fun

A good reminder for all of us…

Perhaps it needs to go the other direction more often…

Um, yes it does deserve a re-post, although I object to the notion that it’s just women drivers that are idiots behind the wheel. I generally park a little more like the last one… What? It works better if you give it a little bit of gas (helps with the turning velocity)

I have to say though, I would have gotten out and parked the car for that woman as well.  No, I actually may have just parked there while she was pulling forward to try again.  Idiots don’t deserve good parking spots if it takes that many tries!

So I’m a couple of hours late, but c’est la vie.  Yesterday was a headache-filled day (literally).  It started out fun – field trip to see an African Folk Tale performance… but I think the ride in the back of a school bus did me in.  Ugh.

Well, here goes…

I thought I’d pass on some info about us… enjoy!

Kind of fun on Valentine’s Day …

1. How long have you been together?
14 years, 6 months, 11 days (not that I keep track of such things)

2. How long did you know each other before you started dating?
Um, maybe a month… but we didn’t do much more than meet (wasn’t even sure of his name) once we “officially” met, we started dating 2 days later.

3. Who asked who out?
it was kinda mutual, but I think he asked first.

4. How old are each of you?
32 & 38

5. Whose siblings do you see the most?
His, since I don’t have any.

6. Do you have children together?
2 beautiful girls

7. What about pets?
Ophelia, the deamon kitty of Knoll Drive

8. Did you go to the same school?
Nope

9. Are you from the same town?
Ha, ha, ha – um, no.

10. Who is the smartest?
Well, he has his master’s, while I just have a BA… but we’ve never done an IQ test.

11. Who is the most sensitive?
neither

12. Where do you eat out most as a couple?
as a couple?  You mean parents get to go out as a couple?

13. Where is the farthest place you have traveled as a couple?
Jamaica

14. Who has the craziest exes?
He has the only one that had to be scared off.  Mine had been scared off long before we met.

15. Who has the worst temper?
*me*

16. Who does most of the cooking?
Depends, sometimes I do, sometime he does, or we do it together (aaaawwwww, so sweet)

17. Who is more social?
Well, we are both trolls, but recently people have been pulling me out more…  Too many people too long still exhaust me though.

18. Who is the neat freak?
ERIC!!!

19. Who is more stubborn?
Most likely that would be me…

20. Who hogs the bed?
ummm, me?

21. Who wakes up earlier?
He does every day but Sunday.

22. Where was your first date?
hiking on the monument at night.

23. Who has the bigger family?
He does

24. Do you get flowers often?
No , but I would if I would keep the island cleaned off – he promised!

25. How do you spend the holidays?
With family – but they usually come here now

26. Who is more jealous?
Jealous?  Not so much…

27. Who does the laundry?
Both

28. Who is better with the computer?
Depends – apple/online [me] or PC/MS Office [him]?

29. Who drives when you are together?
Depends on which car we are in.  I usually drive though, ’cause we are usually in my car if we have the girls.  And we usually have the girls…

30. Is your family still growing?
Only by miraculous conception.

I was going through my email this morning, and there was something in the MommyCommunity.com one that caught my eye…  she has created a meme to help explain why we blog.  Want to join in?  If so, head over to MommyCommunity.com!

Onto the meme:

Do you blog?
~ Why, yes, I do!  I actually have *ahem* 5 blogs, but I only really pay attention to two-and-a-half.  Time issues, interest, etc.

Why do you blog?
~ Well, I started blogging to go along with my handbag business – an easier to get the word out instantly that through the newsletter.  Then I added in a gift guide, and a blog was the logical choice to post reviews and ideas.  I like to cook, and my SIL likes to get copies of my recipes… I had made her a CD of them, but after a couple of moves it got lost.  I also had a computer crash and lost most of them, so I decided to add in a recipe blog so that I could keep track of my fav. recipes and share them with family and friends at the same time.  However, once you start blogging, you find that there are times that you have something you want to say, but it just doesn’t quite fit onto a business blog about handbags or a gift review blog… thus the personal blog.

So yes, that equals 5 blogs…

• Design-My-Handbag.com – Mimsi Bags blog
• blog.Cottage-Gift-Guide.com – the gift guide
• reviews.cottage-gift-guide.com – the review blog
• Cottage-Recipes.com – the recipes
• blog.AlexAndAri.com – in search of persimmon pulp – the personal blog (that would be what you are reading right now…)

So, why do you blog?  Please share your URL below, along with a reason or two… or join in the meme and post it on your blog!

A late Manic Monday… hey, I still have almost 3 hours here!

What is your favorite candy?
~ um, chocolate?  OK, fine.  The Madagascar bar from Theo Chocolates.  Dark, fruity and delicious.

Name one thing that you’d want to receive as a gift for Valentine’s day.
~ Please see my last answer   A Theo Chocolates Mad. bar… OR a 3400 Phinney Nib Brittle bar… nah, the Theo is 3x bigger. (made by the same company though…)  But for V-day, a case of the stuff might be nice, rather than just a bar… *hint, hint*

Can we truly love someone who loves another?
~ My loving someone has nothing to do with whether that love is reciprocated.  It is MY emotion.  Of course, it’s always nice if they love us in return!
~ After all, God loves every human on the planet… even though many claim to detest Him.  God is love, so the final answer is… Absolutely.

it’s official… I’m an un-girly girl.  As if I didn’t already know that…

I plugged this fabulous blog in over at Gender Analyzer to see just how “girly” I really am, and I must say that I am quite pleased with the results!

Results

We guess http://blog.alexandari.com is written by a woman (57%), however it’s quite gender neutral.

57% sure is pretty low, considering…  I mean, I talk about my kids, don’t I?  But, as I said, I kinda like that feeling.  I’m a woman, yes, but pink ain’t my favorite color.  I think the princess thing is a huge joke, and I’ve only recently started wearing make-up more often than once per week (but that has more to do with having an occasional meeting outside of the house again…)  Nope, I’m not a girly-girl.  Hallelujah!

Oh, and in the grand scheme of things, neither are my girls (yes!).

Want to find out how masculine or feminine you are?  Well, your blog anyway…

head over to GenderAnalyzer.com and plug in your URL…

For those that are interested, here is a great little video that explains this new phenomenon..

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