1. When is your "engagement" anniversary?
June something, 2008
2. When is your "marriage" anniversary?
9.19.09
3. How long have you known your spouse?
for 9 years
4. How long did you date before you were engaged?
6.5 years
5. Where did you meet your spouse for the first time?
We met at a local band show
6. What is your spouse's full name?
Justin Daniel Gomer
7. Do you have any children?
Only 1 so far
8. How many? Boys/Girls
1 girl. But I'd like 3 or 4. More girls than boys please :)
9. Do you have any house pets?
We can't have pets here, but when we buy a house we'll get a dog or two.
10. Do you own a house or rent?
We rent right now. Justin has 2 or 3 years left of school so we'll probably buy when he's done and gets a job, but he could get a job anywhere in the country so we're waiting to see where we'll settle first.
11. Do you live in the country/town/city?
In a city. Near Berkeley, CA.
12. What is one of your favorite activites to do together?
Playing with our daughter, watching movies and TV, going out to dinner and movies.
13. Do you have a favorite vacation spot?
We love weekend trips to Napa. We also both love New York.
14. When did you first kiss?
When we started dating in 2002. I don't remember the exact date.
15. What church do you attend?
N/A
16. Is this the church you were married in?
17. What town is current address at?
We're near Berkeley.
18. Do you work or stay home?
I work at home. Being a wife, mom, housecleaner, babysitter, errand runner, etc. is like having 2 full time jobs.
19. Where did you go on your honeymoon?
We didn't take one because when we got married we had a 7 month old baby. We spent our wedding night at Corde Valle and took a weekend trip to Napa in July if that counts.
20. What was the funniest gift you gave while dating?
21. How long have you been together?
It'll be 9 years in January.
22. How long did you know each other before you started dating?
I think we talked online and on the phone for a month or two before we started hanging out and actually dating.
23. Who asked who out?
He said "So do you consider me your boyfriend now?" which was his oh-so-romantic way of asking me to be his girlfriend I guess, haha.
24. How old are each of you?
Justin is 25 and I'm 27. And yes, he was 16 and I was 18 when we started dating, scandalous I know.
25. Where do each of you go to school?
Justin is working on his PhD at UC Berkeley and I went to San Francisco State but graduated almost 5 years ago (yikes).
26. Which situation is hardest on you as a couple?
Nothing is really hard for us, we are easy and get along perfectly. Other than our opposite tastes in movies, music and books, we are like the same person.
27. Did you go to the same school?
Nope.
28. Are you from the same town?
Nope. But the towns we grew up in were only 25 miles apart.
29. Who is smarter?
Well Justin's in grad school working on a PhD and most of my conversations are with a 19 month old, so I think we should grade on a curve here.
30. Who is more sensitive?
Justin, for sure. I'm pretty tough.
31. Where do you eat out most as a couple?
32. Where is the farthest you two have traveled as a couple?
Sydney Australia was pretty far.
33. Who has the craziest exes?
Justin for sure.
34. Who has the worse temper?
Depends. I don't think either one of us ever really has a bad temper.
35. Who does the cooking?
Justin does most nights, but once or twice a week, I'll do it. I'm famous for my tacos and calzones.
36. Who is more social?
Me, definitely, but we are both homebodies and have a small group of really close friends that we mainly socialize with.
37. Who is the neat-freak?
Definitely me, but we are both pretty clean. I'm the deep cleaner, Justin is the tidier one.
38. Who is more stubborn?
I asked Justin this and he pointed to me :(
39. Who hogs the bed?
Neither of us, we both sleep on our own sides. I'm not a big cuddler.
40. Who wakes up earlier?
Whoever is getting up with Belle which alternates. We both like to sleep in when we can.
41. Where was your first date?
I don't think we ever had one and if we did it was 9 years ago, so I don't remember. The first movie we saw together was I Am Sam.
42. Who had more boyfriends/girlfriends?
Justin's had girlfriends since he was in Kindergarten.
43. Do you get flowers often?
No! And it sucks because I love getting flowers.
44. How do you spend the holidays?
Split between families and I'm not a fan of it. I can't wait until we have our own house and everyone can come see us.
45. Who is more jealous?
Haha! Neither of us is at all jealous. I'm pretty sure after marriage and children, there's not a whole lot to be insecure about.
46. How long did it take to get serious?
I think I told Justin I loved him after about 2 weeks.
47. Who eats more?
We both eat about the same.
48. Who does the laundry?
Justin does the heavy lifting, I fold and put away.
49. Who is better with the computer?
Me, definitely. Although he's a Mac and I'm a PC so it's like 2 different worlds.
50. Leave a piece of advice for other couples.
Don't take anything too seriously. If you can laugh together, that's all you really need.
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Over the weekend I finally finished this epic novel. If you haven't heard of it, the book Freedom by Jonathan Franzen is a newly released modern tale of a modern suburban family. Barack Obama picked up an advanced copy the week before it came out and the author was on the cover of Time magazine in which they praised him as a great American novelist. The book itself was long and exhausting to read, but it was pretty good. I personally don't really get why Franzen is so amazing, but the story was compelling. It's a modern fiction story about a family and their lives (you seriously get each character's entire life story), and includes a lot of sex and a lot of politics. It starts in the 70's and continues through the end of the Bush administration. The thing I loved most about the book was the characters and their relationships to each other. Every single character reminded me of someone that I know which made the whole thing very believable and relatable. If you are in the mood for a long book about a modern suburban family and aren't necessarily looking for a thrill ride, I'd recommend checking it out.
To one of my oldest and dearest friends, thanks for standing up with me on my wedding day and having a baby for Belle to play with and for being there for me always. Love you!
Book: No Country For Old Men
Movie: An Education
Album: Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
