14 things about us on the 14th

(aka valentine's day)

1. we met online.

2. despite the fact that he's extremely shy around new people, he talked WAY too much on our first date, which nearly resulted in not having a second date.

3. he won me over with an email, asking if he could take me out for a romantic evening without revealing the details. he remembered that i liked basketball, took me to a quiet little italian restaurant, (where he ended up tipping like 30% because he was so nervous,) and then to a sonics game.

4. we have very few hobbies/enjoyed activities in common. he likes to go out and do stuff, i like to stay home and putter around. our date nights are a living testimony to the power of compromise.

5. when it comes to gender stereotypes, we're quite reversed: he's very sensitive, i'm very "let's get to the point and find a solution". (though, let's face it, i'm also very sensitive!)

6. we both find our greatest joy as individuals in accomplishing things. we find our greatest joy as a couple in accomplishing things together.

7. he's a romantic at heart. and i wouldn't have it any other way.

8. he doesn't mind watching chick-flicks with me, even though he grumbles and resists appropriately.

9. this is our 5th valentine's day together, but i feel like i've known him forever.

10. i like to sit in his garage and talk with him while he works.

11. he likes it too.

12. we tend to crave the same foods at the same time, and are usually thinking about the same restaurant before we decide to go out to eat.

13. we have yet to find unique pet-names that we can tolerate. everytime i try something other than "honey" or "sweetheart", i get shut down. and vice versa. ;)

14. i wouldn't trade him for anything.