knowing me, knowing you - April

A few months ago, Shan from Tales from the Fairy Blogmother started a new interview post. She invited everyone to play along each month. So, here it is, the April installment of Knowing Me, Knowing You!

#1 Who does the grocery shopping in your family?
I would like to say that both J and I share this chore, but if I were to be totally honest, J does the vast majority of the grocery shopping in our house. I’ve never really talked to him about it, it’s just sort of naturally happened over the last five years. When we were first married and moved into the house, we used to go together all the time. Then, I started staying home more and he started going alone. I think it’s most likely because we do the grocery shopping on the weekends, and that’s also when I do most of the laundry for the week. Perhaps it started because I couldn’t leave the house one day while the washing machine was running? Truth be told, shopping together is an exercise in patience, and I am not that patient anymore. Awesome as he is, J has a few bad shopping habits that drive me absolutely crazy. For example, even if we have a list, he insists on walking every single aisle, just to make sure we didn’t forget something. I do not have the patience to do that anymore. If we were going to do that, why did we waste time writing out a list? The other thing he does while shopping is conveniently disappear while I am standing in line. Unless he is the only one there and has no choice, the man is apparently allergic to standing in line. After speaking with his mom, though, I know he comes by it honestly. His dad suffers from the same affliction. Mom H and I have talked about how embarrassing it is to be talking to your spouse only to turn around and find he’s disappeared. And you would think that a seven foot tall man would be easy to spot, but he’s chameleon-like. Once he’s gone, I can’t find him until he wants to be found.

I guess the short answer is that J does the majority of the shopping, but I do the majority of the putting away, and I’m typically doing laundry or dishes or some other chore at home while he’s doing that one.


#2 Are you watching American Idol? If so, who are you picking to win it?
I hate this show. I’m really not sure why. I think it’s because the judges are SO mean. I tried watching a few years ago, but I just couldn’t get interested. This is rather odd when you consider my addiction to reality television – you’d think I’d be all over a show like this. But I’m just not. I also hate Dancing with the Stars, but I LOVE So You Think You Can Dance. Don’t ask me why…I really don’t know.


#3 What is your favorite type of fruit?
I pretty much love all fruit. My top favorites are green apples, green grapes, and Satsuma oranges (the little Japanese tangerines). I will eat nearly all fruit, though. Except bananas. Though every once in a long while I will cut up a banana over my cereal. Oh, and I don’t really like blueberries that much. Also at the bottom of my list is cantaloupe. Pretty much hate cantaloupe. Oh, is coconut a fruit? I hate that, too.

#4 Are you a night owl or a morning person?
Definitely a morning person. This is hard because J is the definition of a night owl. (I guess we know who will be responsible for babies in the middle of the night! If and when we ever have them, that is.) I love to be up before everyone else and getting stuff done. It makes me feel like I’ve accomplished something cool. The only place I find myself sleeping in, oddly enough, is at my in-law’s house. I usually wake up kind of early, but then I read while I wait for J to get up. Then, I give up waiting on him and get in the shower. That usually wakes him up and we venture upstairs long after the rest of the house has gotten up. Well, except for C. She sleeps in late.


#5 When you’re sleeping, do you have your socks on or do you take them off?
This has changed for me. When I was a kid, I had to have socks on. Now I have to take them off. If my feet are cold, though, and I put socks on, I have to put on a clean pair. It can’t be the ones I wore and stretched out all day. They have to be snug in order for me to be able to sleep. When I am camping, though, and sleeping in a sleeping bag, I typically need to have socks on. Not sure why. I just sleep better when I do.

So there we have this month’s "Knowing Me, Knowing You" installment. Thanks Shan! If you want to play along, visit Shan's blog for directions.