My Dreamboat

My husband, referred to at times as Abe, Chris, Daddy and Honey, is also known as my Dreamboat. I first called him my dreamboat one summer evening during our courtship...I came home from a date and exclaimed to my family, "He is such a Dreamboat!" Much reality has set in since that muggy evening in August of 2004, but he definitely still remains my dreamboat honey. He is a wonderful father, husband, artist, musician and leader.

What is his name?

Chris

How long have you been together?

4 year wedding anniversary is November 12

How long did you date?

3 months.
Engaged 8 weeks.

How old his he?

28, almost 29...I married a man 7 weeks younger than me!

Who eats more?
He does, but I am no lightweight, people. And we love our food. We love trying new things and blow our food budget frequently on specialties.

Who said I love you first?

He did, in a song he wrote for me the night we got engaged

Who is taller?

Chris is much taller, 6 feet tall to be exact.

Who can sing better?

He can! I belt the songs louder, be he can sing better. He is a professional.

Who does the laundry?

I do, I like doing laundry. We have several pink loads every week.

Who pays the bills?

We make decisions together, but I execute the actual bill paying and am more organized.

Who mows the lawn?

Chris, he even has these mowing shoes that he looks so hot in!! They are gray with velcro and big soles, totally a LawnBoy in these.

Who cooks dinner?

I love to cook and do mostly dinner...however, Chris has some homemade specialties that he does like Jambalaya, authentic French Toast, biscuits and gravy and yummy Oatmeal Pancakes. He is great in the kitchen. Very meticulous with measurements and food quality.

Who drives?
He mostly does...especially on long trips. He still opens my door every time we go out! He is a great driver....although both times taking our girls home after they were born he drove only 15 MPH through town. It was hilarious!

Who is more stubborn?
I am. Period. My family says he is the best thing that ever happened to me. That is all I have to say about that one.

Who kissed who first?

He kissed me first, of course!! On the night of our engagement September 10, 2004 at Cherry Street Artisan. He saved his first kiss for me.

Who asked who out first?
He did. We went to Shakey's...then I asked him to go to the Muny with me the next week. I knew I was going to marry him after only 3 weeks.

Who proposed?
He did, in a very wonderfully romantic way. (i'll save the details for later..)Then we went to his favorite spot in the woods of Rock Bridge State park and toasted with Perrier Jouet champagne.

Who has more friends?
Hmmm....we probably have about the same amount of really close friends....since we had the girls it has been harder to stay in touch with far away friends. One thing I have noticed is that everyone who gets to know my husband loves him.

Who is more sensitive?
He is more sensitive. He is very in tuned to the girls and I emotionally. He is extremely great at articulating his feelings and has taught me so much about healthy emotional communication. Chris is a dreamer and one of his favorite things to do is to sit and talk with me about them...Quality time is his love language for sure!

Who has more siblings?
He does. He is one of 5 and I am one of 4.

Who wears the pants?
Someone recently asked him this question and he said "We both do." He is the leader of our family in all ways, but he is sensitive to my desires and feelings. So much of a relationship is respect and I respect Chris SOOOO much!

Four years ago, just as I started to think I wasn't ever going to get married, or at least it would be many years before I would, God sent me Chris.
Hopefully those of you who don't know my sweet husband got to know him better through this post. You can see more of his creative side on the website he created by clicking here.

I definitely agree with my family and friends, Chris is the best person that ever happened to me.