What Makes Us Men

Over the weekend, someone mentioned that under no uncertain circumstances will there be games at my wedding shower. Why? Because no one knows anything about Eric or my relationship - so how could we do those little quiz games? So, without further ado, here is a multimedia presentation all about Eric and my relationship, for your amusement (PS please be nice in the comments, this is the most open I have been about my relationship...ever.)

My Middle Name: Therese (with the ridiculous H in there and everything.)

His Middle Name: Miles (like Miles Davis)

Where we met: Beverly park, around the summer of 1997

Where we met again, because I didn't recognize him since he grew his hair out: My Garage, 1999 (I reintroduced myself like an asshole.)

Our Anniversary: Thanksgiving (we often nudge each other the day before and say things like "How about I take you out for a nice dinner tomorrow to celebrate our anniversary?" Knowing full well we will be at some family member's house the next day. Also - I realize that Thanksgiving changes every year, but we still celebrate that day instead of the actual date. We're weird like that.)

What he got me for my birthday the first year we were dating: Diamond Earrings and a Diamond Necklace

What I got him for his birthday the first year we were dating: A video game he wanted and a custom made deck of cards. (He wins on getting better gifts, I will totally admit defeat every year.)

When we got engaged: July 3rd, 2008, though we celebrate July 4th instead, to keep with our anniversaries coinciding with holidays.

Where we first said I love you to each other: 106th and Wood, after a party.

Our Song:

(Ignore the video - it has nothing to do with the reason we chose that song.)

The song that reminds me of him:



The song that reminds him of me:



The song that reminds one of my best friends of us:



I love him despite his penchant for voting republican, and he loves me despite my penchant for being a giant flaming liberal hippy. We both agree gay marriage/adoption should be legal, we both agree adoption is in our future, we both agree we would run away to Vegas and get married if it wouldn't piss off both our families. He is the only person I would wear heels for, and I am the only person he went back to school for (he hated where I used to work, and vowed that he would finish school so I would never have to work at that place again.) He loves Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels, I love non-fiction and fiction, and we both are addicted to Wikipedia. He remembers to ask his family if there is eggs in any of the dishes being served for me, and I stop drinking early so he can have another beer when we are out. We both hate the Cube and Saw movies, and we both love James Bond. I put up with his football obsession and he puts up with my soccer obsession ("Oh COME ON ENNA, this isn't even being broadcast in ENGLISH!") He is Catholic, and I am Methodist, and he doesn't care if I convert back or not, and I wouldn''t care if he was an atheist. We both love Mille Bourne, he loves Chess and Monopoly and I hate both those games, so he never forces me to play them, so we play a lot of Scrabble. We both love the Medea movies (and Tyler Perry) even though we are both white, and we both want to own our own businesses. He thinks I should go back to school and become a doctor, and I think he is FLAT OUT CRAZY for thinking that. He thinks I am smarter than him, and I KNOW he is smarter than me.

Anything else you guys wants to know? Short of our social security numbers I will answer.

Well, not HIS social security number, I doubt there is any more damage you can do to mine that I haven't already done.