My man

I saw this and thought it would be kinda fun...

1. Who is your man? Eric

2. How long have you been together? Since August 2005 (2.5 years)

3. How long did you date? 4 months

4. How old is your man? 31

5. Who eats more? He does (although right now I am working on catching up!)

6. Who said "I love you" first? I did

7. Who is taller? Eric - but not by a lot (we are fairly short folks)

8. Who sings better? Definitely me

9. Who is smarter? That's a hard questions...depends on the topic.

10. Whose temper is worse? No question - mine!

11. Who does the laundry? That would be me (His idea of sorting laundry is "his" and "hers.")

12. Who takes out the garbage? That is supposed to be Eric's chore, but it doesn't always happen that way.

13. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Me

14. Who pays the bills? Me

15. Who is better with the computer? I think me...but he might disagree.

16. Who mows the lawn? Both - although he has told me I am not allowed to right now.

17. Who cooks dinner? Depends -when I work at Sylvan Eric does; otherwise I do or we eat out.

18. Who drives when you are together? When we travel anywhere always Eric; in town usually me.

19. Who pays when you go out? Usually me, but not always.

20. Who is most stubborn? Me, definitely me.

21. Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? Not me - see question # 20 above.

22. Whose parents do you see the most? Eric's

23. Who kissed who first? He kissed me first.

24. Who asked who out? I don't know if you could really consider it "asking me out" but I guess he did.

25. Who proposed? That would be Eric.

26. Who is more sensitive? Me - I cry at just about everything these days.

27. Who has more friends? Probably me

28. Who has more siblings? Me - 1 sister and 2 brothers; him - 1 sister

29. Who wears the pants in the family? I'm not gonna answer that question (Although some of you are probably mumbling "Mandi" under your breath.)

30. Who am I thankful for everyday? Eric

Sylvan

So I work at Sylvan in the evenings tutoring math. It's the best part of teaching...no parents, no lesson plans, no (or minimal) discipline issues. I have been working there over a year now. I first started back when Eric was looking for a job and we needed the extra money. And now, I just continue because the extra spending money is kind of nice. However, lately (in the last couple months) things there have changed and it has become a not-so-pleasant experience all the time. When I first started, the two girls who were in charge were super nice, and I really liked working with them. They have both, since, had babies and quit, and been replaced. So now, one of the "replacements" is, well, let's just say, she rubs me the wrong way. (Those of you who know me very well know exactly what I mean!) It has just made the whole thing kind of rotten for me - which is a shame because I do really like some of the kids I get to work with.

Another issue I have with Sylvan is that I just get tired of not having any evenings to myself. I usually go in at 5:30 (as soon as I get off my "real job"), and am there until 7:30. So much for making any dinner plans with others, or having a long relaxing evening, or cooking dinner for Eric, or just hanging out. By the time I get home, eat, and get the dishes cleaned up it's time to get ready for bed. It just gets kinda old day after day. I would really love to quit, but am I ready to give up my extra "play" money?