Husband Tag

Thanks a lot for the tag, Andrea and Peggy. As if I don't have plenty of other things to blog about :)

1. What is his name? Joseph Bryce "Spaztik" Johnson.

2. Who eats more? Joe and I are tied because neither of us eats anything. We're both too tired and lazy to cook, so we just starve. Maybe I eat more because if I get really desperate, I'll eat a bowl of cereal. No, we're tied. If Joe gets desperate, he'll drink a soda, and that's got to have at least as much sugar (if not more).

3. Who said "I love you" first? I said it first, but in my defense, I wasn't as serious about it as Joe was. He called his mom after spending one weekend with me and told her he met the woman he was going to marry.

4. Who is taller? Joe is taller, which I really like. I was really concerned about ending up with someone who I wouldn't feel comfortable wearing heels next to. Not a problem for me now.

5. Who is smarter? This is a common argument in our house. I got good grades, and I think I'm really book smart, but Joe is by far more savvy than I am. And he remembers EVERYTHING, so he always kills me at trivia games. Just ask him anything; like how many electoral votes some President won by, and he'll tell you. It's ridiculous.

6. Who is more sensitive? I think it used to be me, but it's definitely Joe now. He's always talking about how he "just wants to be close" to me and crap. Ugh! Just kidding. I wouldn't have it any other way.

7. Who does the laundry? Here is how Joe helps with the laundry. He puts his clothes in the dirty clothes basket. When the clothes are cleaned and folded, he's allowed to put them back in the proper drawers or closets. Anything in between those two steps is my job.

8. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Depends on how you look at it. Joe just always sleeps closer to the door than me. He says he feels like he's protecting me somehow. I think it's because he doesn't have to walk all the way around the bed and smack his leg against the footboard that sticks out just wrong and leaves a permanent baseball sized knot/bruise on my leg because I hit it every dang time....

9.Who pays the bills? I do, which is funny because Joe is the finance guru. However, we are very open about money with each other and have the same goals. It's been one of the best things about our marriage. I don't envy people who fight about money and who's spending it.

10. Who cooks more? Hmmm...if there's cooking going on, it's generally me that does it. However, refer back to #2.

11. Who is more stubborn? Me. I'm kind of a brat.

12. Who is the first to admit they are wrong? Joe is. But I have issues with saying sorry until I really am sorry. It takes me a few days to calm down and realize that I probably share some blame for whatever tiff we were in. But until then, I think saying sorry is totally lip service, and it bugs me to say it and not mean it.

13. Who has more siblings? I have 5, he has 3.

14. Who wears the pants in the family? The key to a happy marriage is for the woman to wear the pants and let her husband think he wears the pants. I'm not there yet. We both do.

15. What do you like to do together? When we aren't working all the time, we like to golf together, snowboard together, play games, have friends over, cook over-the-top extravagant desserts, etc. However, lately we just watch each other play the Wii.

16. Who eats more sweets? Probably me. When I'm not totally anorexic, I really, really like ice cream and chocolate.

17. How did you meet? The first time we met, I went to an activity that my friend, Jeni's ward was having. Joe was in her ward and totally the center of attention for reasons I couldn't fathom. Joe says that he noticed me, but I was in the middle of a "sausage party", and he didn't feel the need to join in. The next day, I went to their church after eating at my nephew's baby blessing, and Joe was kind enough to tell me that I had food in my teeth.

18. First kiss? We had spent the entire evening talking to each other, and it was really late. When our friend dropped Joe off at his apartment, I turned my head just enough, and he landed a peck on me. It barely even counted as a kiss.

19. Who proposed? Joe had all these plans for this really romantic proposal (of which I knew nothing). He was going to drive me up the mountain and spread out this blanket while we listened to a CD he made me of all our favorite mushy songs. And then, when our song came on, he was going to dance with me and propose as the song ended. But the CD player in his car wouldn't work! So he kept driving all over Logan in the middle of April trying to make it play and getting really frustrated that it wouldn't work. I kept saying really brilliant things like, "Uh, why didn't you stop at Blockbusters? I thought we were getting a movie." Finally, he settled for a good ol' Mormon standard and suggested we walk around the temple. I still had no clue what he was about. I was SHOCKED when he knelt down in an icy puddle and pulled out a ring. I just put it on my finger and looked at it for a while. Until finally, Joe spoke up and reminded me that, "You haven't said, 'yes,' yet."

20. What is his best feature? I like everything about him.

21. What is his greatest quality? Joe is comfortable around all types of people. He always has lots of friends because he can talk to people and find something they have in common.

I'm tagging anyone who reads this and wants a chance to brag about their husband.