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Pretty successful trip! :)

Trip to Italy!

Yesterday I planned a fun date inspired by, you guessed it, the Dating Divas! While Marcel slept in to catch up on his rest I set up the invitation for him to see when he woke up

and then ran to the grocery store to get the supplies for the evening.

Skip ahead to that evening around dinner time! For the 'Italian Cuisine' we made Calzones. I had bought bread loaf dough to use, that I would later come to regret a bit, and toppings that include spaghetti sauce mixed with tomato paste to thicken it up, pepperoni, cheese, olives, mushrooms, green peppers, and then they were glazed in egg white and sprinkled with Italian Seasoning and Parmesan cheese! I really wish I would have taken a picture before we baked them because they were already pretty big but whilst in the oven they turned into... **Calzilla's**!

Marcel ate his entire Calzone (which he later regretted understandably so!) and I was able to force down half of mine! They were a bit intimidating but they were tasty and it was fun making them together!

For dessert we had Fruit Pizza! Now I know this isn't really Italian but 'pizza' IS Italian so technically it could be justified! Regardless, that's what we had and it was DeLiCiOuS!

While waiting for dinner to cook we tuned into some 'Renaissance Culture' by painting pictures of somewhere we'd like to go using water colors! We had fun getting in touch with our Kindergarten selves!!

We have "Angels & Demons" DVRed so I planned on us watching that for the 'Foreign Film' but neither of us was in the mood for that so we ended up watching "Ponyo" which I think is a Japanese film so that is still 'Foreign' (see, you can justify anything!)! It's a cute movie and had us laughing the whole time! It is a bit different but it's still good and I recommend it!

Overall our little trip to Italy was a good one! Perhaps one day we'll be able to go there for real....!

Couple's Quiz

{*PINK=Jen's answers, BLUE=Marcel's answers}

~What is your spouse's full name?
Marcel Braun / JENNIFER LEE WESTENSKOW BRAUN

~How old is he/she?
26 / 21

~Who eats more?
He does usually but every once in a while when I'm REALLY hungry and he isn't very hungry I'll eat more (and I hate it!)! / ME

~Who said "I love you" first?
Um...I kind of forced it out of him first I think! / ME

~Who is taller?
He is! No question! By like a foot! / ME

~Who sings better?
He does! He has a great voice but he'd never admit it! / YOU

~Did you go to the same high school?
Nope / NOPE

~Who is smarter?
I think he is. I'm always asking him if I don't know something because he just knows so much about so much! Haha! / DEPENDS ON WHAT THE SUBJECT IS!

~Whose temper is worse?
Mine for sure! He is very good at keeping his temper in check. I on the other hand....well I'm working on it! / DEPENDS ON THE SITUATION

~Who does the laundry?
He does. I need to work on that. / ME MOSTLY!

~Who does the dishes?
We take turns on this for the most part. Not like set turns but just whoever gets around to it first! / BOTH OF US

~Who sleeps on the right side of the bed?
Depends on which way you're looking at the bed! If you're looking at it from the foot of the bed then it would be me who sleeps on the right side! / ME

~Do you have any children?
Not yet but maybe within a year or so! / 3!!

~What about pets?
Our pets are our babies right now! We've got Storm, Demon, and the Tobester (Toby)! Love them all to pieces! / THEY ARE THE KIDS!

~Who cooks dinner?
Sometimes Reeds, other times Pepperoni's! Ha! No but really we take turns on this too I think. Well maybe Marcel cooks more than I do but I'm better with desserts! / BOTH OF US......

~Who is more stubborn?
We are equally stubborn! It can get pretty frustrating! / NOT ME! LOL

~Who is the first to admit that they're wrong?
I am. Shocker, I know! / YOU

~Where is the furthest you have traveled together?
Florida, so far ;)! / FLORIDA

~Whose parents do you see more?
Lately it's pretty equal I think but generally we probably see mine more often. / ABOUT THE SAME

~Who has more friends?
Our friends have kind of meshed so I don't really know the answer to this question! / REAL FRIENDS? LIKE FRIENDS THAT WOULD COME HELP YOU IF YOU GOT STUCK OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE?......IF SO THEN ME.........IF YOU'RE REFERRING TO FRIENDS THAT WANT YOU TO COME HAVE A SINGLE GIRLS NIGHT OUT WHEN YOU'RE MARRIED.......THEN YOU. LOL

~Who has more siblings?
He does! His siblings double mine! / ME

~Who wears the pants?
We balance each other out pretty well so I'd say that we each have a leg in! / ME.....ALL THE TIME.....I DON'T WEAR SKIRTS. LOL

~How long have you been together?
We've been married since 11-8-08 and started dating the day we met on 7-6-07 but began talking via Myspace about a month before that so technically....uh....*counting fingers, doing math*...a little over 3 1/2 years! / FOOOORREEEVVVEERRRR. LOL SINCE JULY 2008

~How long did you know each other before you started dating?
Refer to previous question! I could get all cheesy and say that our souls have known each other for a VERY long time but that would just be weird! Haha! / NOT VERY LONG...LIKE 3 HOURS....BEFORE YOU FELL HEAD OVER HEELS FOR ME. :)

~Who is more sensitive?
Me, hands down! / DEPENDS ON THE SITUATION.....MORE YOU

~Where do you eat out most together?
Reeds! Yummy, local and great prices! Can't beat it! / REEDS

~Who is more social?
We are equally social butterflies! / ABOUT THE SAME....DEPENDS

~Who is the neat freak?
What is a 'neat freak'?! ;) / MORE ME

~Who hogs the bed?
Me for sure! I snuggle up to Marcel every time he moves away so he always ends up on the edge of his side of the bed! But Toby cuddles up right behind me so I can't move away! / YOU...HANDS DOWN!

~Who wakes up earlier?
Depends on the work schedule. With Marcel's new shift I wake up earlier but he doesn't go to bed until about 5am. So would that technically make him up earlier?! / YOU....BUT THAT'S ONLY CAUSE I GO TO BED LIKE AN HOUR BEFORE YOU GET UP!

~How often do you get flowers?
Every year for my birthday! I love it! He also surprised me a few months ago with some "Just Because" flowers! Love him! / NEVER!

~How long did it take you to get serious?
Uh....1 hour?! Haha! / STILL WORKING ON IT! LOL

~Who's better with the computer?
He's the smart one remember! / ME

~Who picks where you go to dinner?
We usually come to an agreement. / TRY TO HAVE YOU CHOOSE MOST OF THE TIME BUT SINCE IT TAKES YOU FOREVER........:)

~Who has more tattoos?
We both have clean pallets! Now if it was a question about moles/freckles....I would probably have him beat! / ME.............YEAH

~Who eats more sweets?
Well you know that guy off of Sesame Street, the Cookie Monster? Well Marcel is the 'Cake Monster'! But I definitely eat my share of sweets! / PROBABLY ME RIGHT NOW SINCE YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO

~Who cries more?
Me by far! I blame it on my girly hormones and over-active tear ducts! / YOU

~Who is more athletic?
Probably Marcel but I'd give him a run for his money! / WE BOTH ARE

~How long before your first kiss? Where were you?
Oh dang! I'm not exactly sure how long....um...a few months probably? We were at my family Cabin! Great memory! / LIKE 2 WEEKS OR SOMETHING.......PLACE.........THAT'S EASY, I KNOW WE WERE AT YOUR HOUSE IN MORONI! LOL....JUST KIDDING. FAIRVIEW

~Who is better with finances?
I'd say that we are about equal. I spend more than he does but we keep each other on track! / YOU

~Who gets jealous easier?
I do, BAD! I have no reason to, just my own insecurities. I hate it and it's stupid! *big sigh*/ DEPENDS

~Who has better taste in music?
We have the same taste in music! / ME!!! SINCE I INTRODUCED YOU TO A LOT OF THE GOOD STUFF!

~Favorite Couple moment?
Is it even possible to have just one?! I honestly can't narrow this down! Way too many! / TOO MANY TO LIST......WHEN WE BOTH SHOT OUR FIRST DEER WOULD BE UP ON THE LIST PROBABLY....AFTER THE BIG ONES LIKE MARRIAGE AND ALL THOSE SMOOCHY ONES! :P