1.
When I was 18 I went to see a touring band with two of my girlfriends. While they were on stage we took turns identifying the band member we thought was the cutest–as teenage girls are wont to do. ;)
I was the only one who ended up marrying her pick.
2.
I moved to Alabama to be with him when I was only 19. My parents loved that.
3.
He asked me to marry him one month into our relationship. And he meant it, too!
4.
But then he broke up with me to discern whether he was being called to enter a monastery. That went over well. ;)
5.
We were (finally!) married when I was 22. God is good.
6.
Our third child and first daughter was born in the car on the way to the hospital.
7.
He writes me love songs and lets me sleep in the mornings…
8.
And I bake him pecan pies and lasagna.
9.
Our song is “Love is Here to Stay,” sung by Ella Fitzgerald. Together we’re going a long, long way…
10.
Our tenth anniversary is this October 6th. The last decade has been the happiest of my entire life.
Easily.
Your turn! Tell us 10 interesting facts about you and your better half–either in the combox or over on your own blog! I can’t wait to read your lists!
Take care, girls!
P.S. If enough of people participate I’ll create another link round-up soon. :)
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1. My husband and I met on-line through what is now "Ave Maria Single Catholics…"
2. I was 35 and he was 36.
3. His aunt, a nun, was my uncle's 1st grade CCD teacher in NJ. Paul was raised in Wisconsin, I in NJ. How cool is that?!?
4. Neither of us had been married or engaged before. We waited a LONG time to find each other.
5. Paul said he knew he would marry me when he first read my profile. I knew the minute I laid eyes on him on our first date.
6. We got engaged six months after "meeting" on-line.
7. I am the oldest in my family, Paul is the baby. It makes for an interesting dynamic sometimes.
8. He gets the kids breakfast every morning so I can sleep or just get ready for the day.
9. He gives me sweet cards for no reason at all other than to tell me he loves me. I indulge his sweet tooth with yummy, now gluten-free, treats.
10.10 years of marriage and we love each other more than we did on the day of our wedding. We are in it for the long haul.
Beautiful, Kimberlie! Number three is amazing! Wow!
1.
We play video games together and count them as "dates".
2.
We never had an official "date" until 3 months into our relationship.
3.
His older brother is about to be married to my best friend (in less than 3 months :D ).
4.
He colors me pictures and I display them proudly on my bedroom door.
5.
I am a golfer and he is a runner and we are slowly trying to learn each other's activities.
6.
He wrote me a love song and sang it to me on Valentine's Day. It was the best song I've ever heard :)
7.
We had a class together freshman year. The only conversation I can remember is him telling me I look awful.
8.
Every time the song "Marry Me" by Train comes on the radio or TV he kisses me!
9.
He makes me food when I am stressed and it is delicious!
10.
I absolutely cannot wait until I get to marry my best friend (whenever that may be) :D
There's a picture of us here: http://emilyged.blogspot.com/2011/03/10-facts-about-me-and-my-better-half.html
:)
I'm going to do this tomorrow. And I can't believe your daughter was born in the car! That's exactly what I'm scared of with this pregnancy (#5) because #4 came so fast.
What a beautiful picture, Emily! You two remind me of me and my husband in the early days. So, so sweet. I love it!
Can't wait to read your post, Colleen! Let's talk about the car thing in Boston, yes? It actually was one of my easier labor and deliveries if you can believe it! I did learn a couple of thing in the process, though, that might help put your mind at ease. :)
I love yours Betty! That's so cute and very brave that you moved so far at such a young age…..and your parents didn't have a heart attack?
I wrote mine on my blog:
http://www.thenerdywife.com/2011/03/10-things-i-just-know-you-are-dying-to.html
It's kind of long, but I hope you have time to read them!
Oh and sidenote, his older brother is marrying Kendra :)
Awesome, Kendra! Just three months until the big day! I am so happy for you! And though I said "just" I remember vividly how slowly time passed while I was waiting for my wedding day arrive. It felt like an eternity! Strangely enough, the last ten years have flown by. :)
Be sure to keep us posted on all the fun wedding details over on your blog! I live for that stuff! ;)
I thought I'd quickly point out that I am the "best friend about to be married to the older brother" that Emily is referring to above in her 10 facts. That is all. :-) (I love her!)
Emily and Kendra–No way! How did I miss that connection? That is so cool!
I posted mine on my website…
http://lynnyrinreview.blogspot.com/2011/03/10-facts-about-my-better-half-and-me.html
Lynn–I am such a sucker for stories where the couple found each other perfectly intolerable at the start (wink) and then had a change of heart! Thanks so much for sharing!
I love compilation stories like this!!! I especially love to talk about our story since our blog tends to only be about the here and now. Here it is:
http://allthingsgale.blogspot.com/2011/03/10-facts-about-me-and-my-better-half.html
I posted mine at http://www.fromthediaperbucket.com/?p=956
Cheers!
SO fun! I love your story, and how amazing that your baby was born in the car! (I have fast labors and have had that fear many a time. It has yet to happen though!) I may do this on my blog tomorrow, so I'll wait to post it there I think!
Thanks for giving me something to do besides clean out closets :)
http://lydiapurpuraria.wordpress.com/2011/03/31/ten-things-i-love-about-us/
This was so fun to do…thanks! You can see my list here: http://ourfieldoflittleflowers.blogspot.com/2011/03/10-facts-about-my-better-half-me.html
Such a fun idea! Here is my post!
http://eafromtheheart.blogspot.com/2011/03/10-facts-about-me-and-my-hubby.html
Here you are, pretty lady!
http://www.thehendersonstory.blogspot.com
You two are too precious- what a beautiful witness you both are!
Thanks for hosting.
Oh my gosh! These are fantastic! Thank you all so much for participating. I'll definitely do a separate post linking up to all your blogs in the next day or two! :)
Betty, this is my first time commenting here. I think your blog is absolutely delightful! I really enjoyed reading your ten facts. What a beautiful story. It is amazing to see how God brings people together. I wish you and Mr. Beguiles many, many happy years!
Your post inspired me to write my own, which is here.
I posted mine here.
Enjoy. :)
So sweet!
Mine is here:
http://tocountmyblessings.blogspot.com/2011/03/10-facts-about-me-and-my-better-half.html
1.
We probably met when we were toddlers, where his uncle worked in the department where my mom was a secretary.
2.
Our song is "Back to December". We discovered this a few months ago.
3.
He's a great dad who often takes the kids during the day so I can get a break.
4.
We knew within the first week we dated that we were going to get married.
5.
He moved from Texas to Wisconsin. For me.
6.
Our third baby was born before our midwife arrived. Daddy was the only one there for the delivery.
7.
I took the LSAT when he did as encouragement. I'm not sure that it was, though.
8.
He learned how to cook waffles and fondue to impress me.
9.
He eats whatever I cook, regardless of quality.
10.
I can see us growing old together.
thanks for the inspiration. i posted my Top 10…
pax Christi – lena
http://joyfilledfamily.blogspot.com/2011/03/top-10-facts-about-me-and-my-love.html
http://foodandmoneyblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/10-facts-about-me-and-my-better-half.html okay, here you go!
Okay, Betty, since you know me, you know mine are a little bit on the long winded side so they are on my blog: http://wp.me/pViX7-pU
I love yours btw. Especially about breaking the engagement to discern the priesthood…ouch. That is one of those things that hurts but when looking back really did make you stronger :). Pax et Amor, Kristen <3
Loved reading yours, Betty, here are mine: http://www.elisaloves.com/2011/03/10-facts-about-me-my-better-half.html
Here you go. Thanks, I needed an idea for a quick blog post.
Firstly, it's funny that you "picked" your husband off stage.
Secondly, you had your child in your car??? Wow.
Thirdly, I ♥ Ella!
And lastly, my list is posted on my blog…
http://mrsyarbery.blogspot.com/2011/03/10-facts-about-us.html
I love your list!
1. We met at a conference on The Rise and Fall of Totalitarianism. (Hot, right?)
2. Both families were firmly against our marriage.
3. We've been married 16 years in May.
4. We still sort of stink at communication, especially me. Constant struggle.
5. We took private ballroom dancing lessons for 4 years, twice a week. (Before DWTS made it popular!)
6. We both dream of chucking it all and moving to a farm, but haven't done it (yet).
7. He brings me my morning coffee in bed every day.
8. We were both in the process of converting when we met.
9. He took me for a 10-course New Year's Eve dinner, in Paris, in view of the Eiffel Tower, and I couldn't eat because I was pregnant and sick.
10. He buys a coffee and drinks it. I buy a coffee and nurse it, sipping on it sometimes for hours. He still keeps asking if I'm done yet.
This is so cute. :)I am way to long winded for this! so long winded in fact that I am in the middle of writing my courtship story and it's turning out to be 8 PARTS long! Here is the latest installment. Permission to Live: The Countdown: My Courtship Story: Part 6
Here are my 10 facts.
Fun idea! :-)
1. He asked me to marry him two weeks after we got together. :)
2. Our half-anniversary (6mos instead of a year) falls almost on the exact day of our first kiss.
3. We've had to reschedule our wedding twice before finding the actual date we were to be married on.
4. He lets me sleep in late sometimes because he thinks I'm super cute when I am sleeping, and he wants to watch me for longer.
5. I'm older than him by two years.
6. He's willing to move back to my home state, because he knows just how homesick I am.
7. He tried bikram yoga (hot yoga) with me once, so I wouldn't have to go alone. He hated it, hah!
8. I get the greatest pleasure out of making his lunches for work, doing his laundry and setting it there all folded & clean, and cooking him a dinner he loves!
9. When Sugarland's "Stuck Like Glue" comes on the radio we always hold hands and get all googly-eyed at each other.
10. He knows how much I love languages and learned to call me 'moi golubchik'. ♥
Another fun invitation from Mrs. Beguiles! Here's mine: http://mamaslittleditty.blogspot.com/2011/03/10-facts-about-me-and-my-guy.html
Thanks for the invite! I'm enjoying reading these.
That is an amazing list! So amazing that I checked my calendar to make sure it wasn't April Fool's yet!
I'm a newish reader to your blog, but if that baby-birthed-in-the-car-on-the-way-to-the-hospital story isn't the subject of a post or two yet, please, please make it one! (If you can do so modestly, of course!)
(Happy anniversary!!)
Excellent! I have something to post on my blog tomorrow beside very cute and sweet new baby pictures. My brain is fuzzy from lack of sleep which equals lack of creativity in the blogging department. I leave my link tamale!
Love your list, Mrs. Beguiles!
I did a post with our ten things. I love this; thanks for doing it! :)
http://fumblingtowardgrace.wordpress.com/2011/03/30/10-things-about-atticus-and-i/
What a great idea! Here is my contribution: http://bit.ly/fBAHIi
Super Cute!! LOVE, Love, love the facts. I totally did a post too!! What a great fun idea. When you get back let's make it a party of 14!!
Lisa
I put mine on my blog: http://effulgent7.wordpress.com/2011/03/30/10-facts-about-me-and-my-better-half/
Enjoying reading them all! Great idea.
Love this. I played along, too!
http://michelle-endlessstrength.blogspot.com/2011/03/10-interesting-i-hope-things-about-my.html
Blasted, Betty, your blog is gonna make me flunk my online class! Haha, just kidding, but I seriously do need to stop reading all these fun love stories and read about the U.S. court system (yawn). ;)
How fun!
I posted a list on my blog: http://loveinkcoffee.blogspot.com/2011/03/10-facts-about-me-and-my-better-half.html
*squeal* I love this, Hallie!! I'm posting tomorrow for sure!
Love seeing everyone's lists! I played along, too: http://bit.ly/easTpL
Thanks for a great idea, Hallie! I posted mine here: http://ennorath.typepad.com/arwens_blog/2011/03/10-about-us.html
I'm not sure whether I've commented before, but I've been enjoying your blog for awhile. What a great idea for a post! I wrote mine on my own blog: amandamakingmemories.wordpress.com
God bless you and your family!
Thanks for sharing, Hallie. You really inspired me with this one. Here's mine:
http://mutteringsofamother.blogspot.com/2011/03/10-factsabout-my-husband-and-me.html
1. We currently live four hours apart for grad school. However, his (practically identical) twin brother goes to my grad school. On the off chance I see his brother around campus and am not thinking, it's weird. :)
2. I'm from VA and he's from OH. One of my HS friends from VA and one of his HS friends from OH met through college and are getting married. Considering my school was so big, it's quite the coincidence!
3. We too play video games as dates! Mostly Final Fantasy.
4. We're both graduate students in computer science; I want to teach, he wants to do industrial research.
5. We both love to drive. As such, this can lead to a lot of "but you drove last time!" when we make big trips. :)
6. That being said, he can't stand driving in traffic. Coming from outside of DC, I find it thrilling.
7. We love writing cards to one another. Our personalities really shine through in the cards we pick out and the things we say.
8. I like to travel and be in exotic/busy places. He likes days at home, preferably in the Midwest.
9. He's very traditional, and I'm, um, not. ^_^ We adapt very well to each other though, and tend to recognize which traditional/eccentric things are non-negotiable with each other.
10. We started dating only three months before graduating undergrad, and although it was dubious whether a long distance relationship could be handled with such a small foundation, I'm delighted to say it's been going strong for over two years!
These are mine
http://myunorderedthoughts.wordpress.com/2011/03/29/10-facts-about-me-and-my-better-half/
OK, my post is here: http://martinfamilymoments.blogspot.com/2011/03/10-things-about-me-and-my-better-half.html
See you in Boston!
Fun. Here are mine:
1. I first heard of my husband when my brother reported to me, "Hey, I finally found a guy that can take all your crap!" True story and the rest is history.
2. We first met at a party but he ignored me for another girl, who he claims he couldn't get rid of nicely!
3. Through no fault of his own he's only .500 in attending births. We had one superfast one (didn't even make it to the car!) and he was deployed for the next one. #5 is due in September so hopefully he can raise his average.
4. I have never met a man who loves kids and babies as much as he did and I didn't even know that until after I married him.
5. He brings me flowers every time he heads to the local grocery store to pick up a few things. (I do the regular shopping.)
6. I almost hung up on him during his phone call without getting a date offer even though we had already talked for an hour. I just got nervous and decided I had talked too much. He still laughs about it.
7. I wore flats on our first date because I couldn't remember how tall he was. (In reality he's 6ft 3" and I am 5ft. 10"- plenty of room for rockin' the heels!)
8. We thought we'd have a ton of boys but so far it is mostly girls (3 to 1).
9. We both laugh uncontrollably when the other laughs at their own (lame) jokes.
10. We'll be married 10 years this August. We were married exactly a month on 9/11…that certainly changed things for this military family. Next depolyment will probably be next year.
Here's my list, Hallie!
http://wp.me/pHY98-c7
I want to thank you for so many effervescent topics that you share. One of the things I wanted to do for Lent was write more "happy" posts (as mine tend to be very serious) and I have been struggling. You help me to be lighter and happier! God Bless You and your family!!
Thanks for hosting, Hallie! I had to get in on the fun. My list is at http://wp.me/plGeP-36.
How fun! Here's ours: http://thatmarriedcouple.blogspot.com/2011/03/10-facts-about-that-married-couple.html
This is fun!
http://joyinthemorning-joy.blogspot.com/2011/03/10-things-about-me-and-my-better-half.html
Thank you!
This is so much fun!
I posted my list at my blog.
http://boysbooksandballs.blogspot.com/2011/03/10-facts-about-me-and-my-better-half.html
Thanks for doing this! I enjoy reading your blog. :)
I posted a list here: http://clearingthesill.blogspot.com/2011/03/10-facts-about-us.html
Late to the party, but I participated too!
http://a-star-of-hope.blogspot.com/2011/03/ten-facts-about-me-and-my-better-half.html
Great idea! I did one too at my place. 3acres.blogspot.com
This is such a great idea! I love hearing real-life love stories. Here's my contribution.
http://beatencopperlamp.blogspot.com/2011/03/ten-facts-about-me-and-beau.html
I did this one too! How fun.
http://whatireallymeanttosay.wordpress.com/2011/03/31/10-facts-about-me-and-my-better-half/
Here's my list: http://saintsinprogress.blogspot.com/2011/03/10-facts-about-me-and-my-better-half.html
It was fun! Thanks, everyone, for sharing!
I'm new to your blog and think this was a fun idea. Here's mine:
http://littlebitsandpeaces.blogspot.com/
:)
I decided to join in the fun!
http://blairandsteven.blogspot.com/2011/03/10-facts-about-me-and-my-better-half.html
Here's my list:
http://721brown.blogspot.com/2011/04/ten-facts-about-me-my-spouse.html
Fun post to write!
I had to join in two:
http://awomansplaceis.blogspot.com/2011/04/10-facts-about-me-and-my-better-half.html
And I just became a follower! I thought I was already, ages ago! How did I miss that!
That was super fun! Here's mine
http://www.laurasuz.blogspot.com
I saw this on my friend, Brianna's blog, and decided to join the fun. I was far more wordy than you, but with 27 years of marriage and 11 kids, I guess I had a lot to say!
Lisa
I saw this on my friend Brianna's blog and decided to join the fun! I was far more wordy than you, but with 27 years of marriage and 11 kids, I guess I had a lot to say!
http://www.onethankfulmom.com/the-daily/10-things-about-us/
How fun!
1 My husband and I met online
2 When we were engaged, he lived with my parents for a semester (while I lived an hour away). It was weird having my fiance tell me how my parents were doing when we'd go out for a date!
3 My husband is 18 inches taller than I am
4 I am 8 months older than he is
5 He proposed three times (long story!)
6 At one point in our dating relationship I broke up with him. The very next day I had to be rushed to the emergency room & he drove two hours to visit me anyway :)
8 When we got married he said his favorite dinner was frozen pizzas. I had so wanted to be a gourmet-cooking-wife and was crushed. But once I got pregnant I was happy to remind him that he liked frozen pizzas!
9 When we were dating, I started crochetting my husband a blanket; after we got married I found out he is so warm-natured that he never EVER uses blankets.
10 Wow, this is hard. Um, we were married on my patron saint's feastday. Pure coincidence.
This was great – thanks for hosting this! I have loved reading everyone's stories!
Mine is here: http://happymomonlinecom.blogspot.com/2011/04/10-tidbits-about-my-best-friend.html
God Bless!
Heather :-)
I'm late to the party- can you add me to the list?
http://remnantofremnant.blogspot.com/2011/04/10-facts-about-us.html