Me and My Woman

Me and my woman will be celebrating our 4th wedding anniversary tomorrow. We were married on the beach at Makena Cove in Maui on October 24th, 2004. We have been together since April 21st, 2002. I thought that this post might be a good chance to give some information about the both of us that maybe you did'nt know about....

What is her name?......Her name is Ana. Sometimes it is Pooks. More and more lately her name is Mama from the little guy who sleeps in the room at the end of the hallway.

How did I meet her?....My friend Tim and his wife Renee thought that we might be a good match so they told each of us about the other. I emailed her and the rest is history.

Who said I love you first?....I did. She says she felt it the first time we spoke.

Who kissed who first?.....It was mutual.

Who proposed?...I did...at sunset on the beach by the big rock in Morro Bay.

What are her best qualities and features?....Her best features are her eys and her smile. Her best quality is her ability to dream. While sometimes I may "ground" her, I never stifle her. Actually her best quality is her being Ben's mama.

Guilty pleasures....for Ana, cheap reality tv and Tivo. Me....anything with "Pumpkin Spice: flavor in it...like coffee.

Who eats more?....Actually probably the same relative to our size but Ana eats healthier.

Who cooks more? Is microwaving considered cooking? :) We both equally do the cooking actually?

Who's the most sensitive?.....Ana is. Not even close.

Who is the first to admit they are wrong?....We are both equal at this.

Who does the laundry?...I do mine and she does hers and Ben's.

Who does the dishes?....We both do. If they need to be done and one of us is there, it gets done.

Who is more stubborn?...I don't know. All I know is Ben gets his stubbornness from her. That's what I tell her anyways. :)

Who pays the bills?...I do. I figured out really fast early on that this was not one of Ana's strengths.

Who drives the most when we are together?....I drive 100% of the time. I'm sorry but I feel it is what the man is supposed to do. Besides, have you seen Ana drive?

What side of the bed do we sleep on? I sleep on the right side of the bed, Ana on the left.

Who wears the pants in the family?...Me.

Who has more siblings?...I do, 1 brother and 2 sisters. Ana has 1 brother and 1 sister.

Who makes more money at their job? Ana does and I have absolutely no problem with that. She has worked hard to get where she is at and where she is going.

Who holds a grudge?...Neither of us. We always fix things within a half hour. Ana has this annoying quality of not being able to stay mad at her. She says the same about me. Life is too short to be angry. It takes too much energy.

Who is smarter?....I'm smart enough not to answer this question.

Is our marriage perfect?....I don't know what perfect is but our marriage is perfect for us and that is all that matters.

Ana, it has been 6 and a half years since we met and 4 years since we got married. What a wild and wonderful ride it has been. Thank you for coming into my life. Thank you for giving me the life I have today. Thank you for giving us Ben. We make a great team together and the future holds for us many wonderful things. I'm sure of that. I loved you from day one and I will love you until the end. Happy Anniversary!