Sweetheart Tag

I saw this on Angie Whitaker's blog and thought, yeah, why not? I talk about him all the time so here's another chance to count my blessings.

This is Jon, I have no idea who the fat lady next to him is! She needs to look into WW or something!

1. How long have you been married? 30 years,7 months, 14 days.

2. How long did you date? That is hard to figure. We went on one date, Jon asked if he could call me again. I said I would like that and then waited ... While we were eating lunch, he had mentioned his mother. I had the impression that she had passed away, he still missed her. There was a misty look in his eyes and he didn't act weird about it. We-e-e-ll, I set the trap, baited it and then he didn't call again for four long weeks! Every time my brother Bob asked if he had called, I got more embarrassed and disappointed and told him that no he hadn't and if he did I would hang up on him. Finally, I heard his tight little voice over the line, all resolve melted away and the rest was history! From the second date was about 7 months til we got engaged and then married 6 weeks later.

3. How old is he? 61

4. He was 4 inches taller when we got married but now he is shrinking faster so it is more like 2.5 -3 inches taller.

5. Who sings the best? I guess I can usually carry a tune better, but his voice sounds better since my asthma has made me so raspy.

6. Who is the smartest? We both have areas that we are pretty smart in, and totally dunderheads in others, so we usually balance each other out. Guess that is why we work so well, though those who knew us in our younger years think we're a pretty odd match.

7. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Jon sleeps on the right side for now, but I usually get the side closest to the bathroom. I seem to stumble a lot in the dark when I'm half asleep.

8. Who mows the lawn? Lawn? That sounds vaguely familiar ... oh yeah that was the yellow stuff in our yard when we first got married. Jon was kind of annoyed when I watered it and then he had to mow it with a push mower, can you believe it ... no wonder he "liked to save water". Now no one even rakes the gravel.

9. Who cooks dinner? I usually do 90% of the cooking. Jon is willing to pitch in when he needs to, well he does grumble some times, BUT he did give the kids some pretty funny stories when I got home late. Of course their stories get better and I do laugh but, they were well balanced, what more do you need? Maybe he should have let the little buggers starve, huh? He has developed this cute little habit of cruising through the fridge and opening everything he can find. If it doesn't smell bad or have little fuzzies, he nibbles and moves on to the next container. His rule seems to be NEVER eat the last bite! Something bad might happen ... he mixes and matches different foods and seems quite pleased with himself when he is done.

10. Who is the first to admit they are wrong? Neither of are ever wrong, what's the problem?

11. Who kissed who first? We dated for a long time by today's standards before kissing. We held hands, hugged, and said goodnight yada, yada, yada. Then one night he took me to Miracle Mile Deli (in Christown Mall in Phx.) then on the the movie, A Bridge Too Far. He didn't just hold my hand that night. He would give it little squeezes and stuff that told me, he was planning "The Move". Now I really liked the idea, but after hating men for well over two years before I met him, I was kind of nervous. I still couldn't say what that movie was about. He finally took me home, managed to give me a little peck, (wondering if I would deck him or something cause I had been acting kind of weird all night, giggle). It was so nice I laid a big ole smacker on him ..... so I guess he gave me the first peck and I gave him the first kiss.

12. Who wears the pants in the family? I know lots of people think that I do, and Jon thinks that is pretty funny. There isn't much he cares about when it comes to the daily grind and would rather not worry about it. Over the years, yes years, I have come to respect his wishes and try to repect them in making decisions. For the important things, gospel, family, country ... he is immoveable most of the time. When it has been hard to live with, I remind myself that is one of the reasons I fell in love with him. Integrity is his middle name and I can always depend on him. That is priceless.