In honor of Valentine's Day, here are 14 questions about me and my spouse:
1. Where did you meet your other half? Shelving books at the university library
2. How long have you been with your significant other? Since 1994
3. If you're married, when did you say "I do"? August 1997.
4. What song did you walk down the aisle to? We had a whole playlist for the second wedding (or the first wedding, after the civil union.) There were Indigo Girls songs and maybe Lover's Waltz by Jay Ungar.
5. Do you have any children yet? Twins and, in total, 5 cats (currently, Albus, Hermione, and Mojito, plus Mr. P and Morgan.)
6. What's your favorite thing about your other half? Kindness, loyalty, caretaking, tenderness, intelligence and curiosity, creativity and inventiveness, organizational skills, But best of all, we have such a good time together and laugh a lot. She's so cute when she laughs.
7. Were you and your other half high school sweethearts?
No, but she was 19 (a few weeks shy of 20) when we met.
8. Where was your first date?
Early on, we went to "Rent." She brought roses and we went out to O'Lunney's afterwards (or was it peppermint schnapps hot chocolate at the Marriott Marquis?) Before that, we ate breakfast and lunch together everyday of the summer of 1994.
9. How long were you dating before you said "I love you"?
Hmmm, we were dating without knowing we were dating. We said "I love you" as friends pretty early on (I wrote a long treatise on it in a book dedication!) As more? August 23, 1997.
10. How long were you dating your other half before he/she proposed? 4 years We kinda proposed to each other, in the midst of an argument over the book, Bar Stories, on the phone between Chicago and NYC!! I said, "What would you do if I told you I loved you? and she said, "I'd buy you a ring." Done and done.
11. Where is your favorite place you have traveled with your other half? We have fun near and far, but some of the best trips were our first trip together to Galena, two trips to Door County, our Great Lakes lighthouse tour, our "nano-honeymoons" in Union Square, London and environs three times now, two trips to New Orleans, three trips to Disney World, even just Old Sturbridge Village, Mystic Seaport, and Hancock Shaker Village, and all the lighthouses and living history museums. I know I'm forgetting somewhere.
12. How do you and your other half plan to spend Valentines? She hates Valentine's Day and so we never do much. We're going into NYC with the kids. I have some candy for everyone but didn't get to doing the Zentangle gifts I'd planned.
13. What does your favorite 'date night' consist of? Now? Locally, dinner and maybe some bookstore browsing. Grandiose plans would be our overnights in NYC with a Broadway show or a museum exhibition and a meal or two.
14. What is the best gift you have received from your other half? Early on, she gave me a beautiful silver hair clip. It was always so romantic. But exchanging rings (from Tiffany's) in front of the fountains at the Plaza Hotel is a favorite memory.
👰Marriages? 1
💍Proposals? 1
🚑Surgeries? 5
🔫Shot a gun? Yes, target practice
✋Quit a job? Yes
📺Ever been on TV? No
🌅Been to an island? Yes--Manhattan, Block Island, Greek Islands, Matagorda Island, Hog Island
✈Flown on a plane? Yes. 
🚙Hit a deer? No
❤Fallen in love? Yes
😪Watched someone die? Yes
🎤Sang karaoke? Yes, during my Natural Singer class
❄Been ice skating? Well, I stood on ice in skates once as a kid
🛳Been on a Cruise? Yes, Greek islands
🚲Been on a motorcycle? Nope, no way
🐴Rode a horse? Sat on a horse once
🏥Stayed in a hospital? Yes, twice--babies and emergency surgery
🍽Favorite fruit? Blueberries, cherries
🌽Favorite vegetable? Broccoli, kale, collards
🍨Favorite dessert? Victoria sponge or anything with almonds or oranges or dark chocolate
🌓Morning or night? Night
🌈Favorite color? Purple
📞Last phone call? My brother in law
📀Favorite Song? Hamilton...pick one
🏈Favorite sport? Kung Fu and speedskating
☀️Favorite season? Winter
🎄Favorite holiday? Christmas (and also my birthday)
