My Love, Tag!

What is his name? Matthew Allen DeGriselles…but he just goes by Matt though he is very proud of the fact that his initials spell out MAD and since he is a little crazy (j/k) it works perfect!

How long did you date? We dated about 6 ½ months before we got married.

How old is he? 31

How old are you? 22 (a wee bit of an age difference I know…I guess I just like those older guys!)

Who eats more sweets? Matt shouldn’t be eating too much sweets (he is diabetic) so I would have to say I am probably the big sweets eater at our place though every once in a while Matt will sneak one in…silly guy!

Who said I love you first? I was thinking about this one and I really couldn’t remember…I remember I was waiting for Matt to say it first and if you ask him he would say he was waiting for me to say it first, I think we said it around the same time though.

Who is taller? Matt is taller but not by much…I like it that way, no having to go on my tippy-toes to give him a kiss ;)

Who can sing better? Wow that’s a tough one cause we are both pretty scary in the singing department, I would have to say that’s probably 50-50.

Who is smarter? I would say Matt but he would probably say me just because he is a pretty humble guy. Matt knows so many things about everything though it’s amazing! I think he get’s that from his Dad as well as from reading almost anything he can get his hands on.

Who does the laundry? We both do, I think I do it a little bit more often but he is just as willing to do it.

Who does the dishes? We both do as well.

Who pays the bills? Well we put both our money into the same account so we technically both pay the bills, but as far as writing out checks I am usually the one that does it…if it’s a bill that we pay over the phone Matt does (I don’t know how it worked out that way but it suits us just fine!)

His guilty pleasure: It would definitely be Diet Dr. Pepper! Matt loves the stuff, he is good about drinking a lot of water through out the day too but I think if he could drink dr. pepper all day he would.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Well if you are looking at the bed Matt sleeps on the right but if you are on the bed I sleep on the right so I guess we both do…hehe trick question!

Who mows the lawn? We have never lived anywhere with a lawn so neither of us, I imagine that when we get a house Matt will do the mowing but who knows?

Besides you, who is his best friend? That’s a tough one …I would have to say probably his brother Aaron.

Who cooks dinner? We both do…if Matt works late then I will cook but if I work late or have classes late then he does.

Who drives? Matt drives 95% of the time but every once in awhile I do. I don’t know why I like it so much when Matt drives but I just feel so safe and secure, it’s just so easy to lay back, relax, and fall asleep.

Who is more stubborn? We are both pretty stubborn when we want to be, I am not too sure who is more stubborn, depends on who you ask ;)

Who kissed who first? Matt kissed me first…hehe…it’s a funny story because he had taken me out to Traflaga (it was like our 3rd or 4th date) and the whole time I could tell he wanted to kiss me but I was so nervous that I didn’t really act like I wanted to kiss him even though I did. We got some ice cream and then he took me home. He walked me up to the door and then I just knew he was gonna kiss me and he did! It was a bit of an awkward kiss but special all the same, plus we had plenty of time to perfect it…and we did!

Who asked who out first? Matt and I actually met on ldssingles.com of all places (and no making fun! Two of my closest friends met and married guys from ldssingles so for some it does work) we had been talking online for only a week when I asked him if he wanted to meet up some time so I guess I technically asked Matt out first.

What was your first date? For our first date we went to Red Robin at the Provo Mall. I think it was my idea just because I love Red Robin so I thought it would be a fun place to meet (and a nice public place to meet, I mean I never met Matt before so I wanted to make sure we were somewhere open and public cause you never know…after meeting Matt I found out that he is the kindest, gentlest, warmest guy I know so any fears were for nothing!) after dinner we went to the movies and saw Fantastic 4. (It’s cute because I believe on our 6-month anniversary Matt took me to Red Robin’s and we watched Fantastic 4 just to be a little nostalgic) After the movie we both went our own ways but just before we left Matt gave me a simple and sweet little hug and I just knew that I wanted to see this guy again.

Who proposed? Matt proposed to me…about a month before he proposed we went on a little road trip with my two friends Ashley and Kathy to visit his family in Big Bear, California. After that trip I knew that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him and I had told him that I told Kathy that and that’s when we started talking about getting married. Ashley and I went to a jewelry store and picked out a ring that I liked not thinking Matt would propose that soon but after I found the ring that I really liked I showed Matt and he bought it for me that day. He didn’t just give me the ring right after he bought it, he wanted to officially propose to me. So at this time I knew he had the ring but I just didn’t know when I would get it, about a week (he didn’t make me wait too long…smart guy!) we were driving to my mom’s house on a Sunday and we decided to drive around Utah Lake, it was a cloudy day but it made the lake really beautiful because you couldn’t see any of the mountains in the background and it actually looked like we were looking into the ocean. Matt stopped the car and we both got out, I sort of had an idea that he was going to propose, he told me he had to do this the right way and then he got down on one knee and I remember I just couldn’t stop smiling. As they say the rest is history! It was a very nice proposal and I couldn’t ask for it to be any sweeter or romantic or wonderful! We got married a little less then 4 months later.

Who has more siblings? Matt does, he has 3 brothers and 2 sisters while I only have 2 brothers and 1 sister.

Who wears the pants? Neither of us, we are both pretty good at comprising and trying to do what’s best for the other.

What is your favorite thing about him? Wow there are just too many thing to put down…I would have to say though that one of my favorite things about Matt is that he always makes me smile! Even when I have had a horrible day or I feel like crap or I am dreading some test in one of my classes or I just am so grumpy and grouchy (as us girls can get from time to time) he can ALWAYS make me smile and laugh and giggle and I have no idea how he does it. Matt tries so hard to make me feel better and it just goes to show how unselfish he truly is. I love this man!

(thanks for tagging me Erin, these are always fun to do! I tag anyone who reads this and wants to put a spotlight on their love!)