All about Troy

Troy turned 29 last Friday so in light of his birthday I thought I would fill out this "husband tag" from Sarah Talbot's blog.
Husband Tag
What is his name? Troy David Parkin

How long have we been married? Almost 5 years. April 26th 2003.

How long did we date? We dated for 4 months, and then were engaged for 4 months.

How old is he? 29!

Who eats more? He does and a lot faster than me too!

Who said I love you first? He did. We were outside my apartment at BYU Idaho. He said it and I said “Thanks”. A few minutes past as I searched my heart and was able to sincerely tell him “I love you too!”

Who is taller? He is way taller. 6’ 1” and I am only 5’4”.

Who sings better? I do, only because I have had more practice. He is definitely a shower singer though. It usually sounds pretty good as long as he can remember the words (if not he just makes some up).

Who is smarter? He is! I also think that it depends on the subject. He is so smart about “LIFE” stuff like money, planning for the future, cars, politics, World War II facts, etc. I can pull straight A’s if I want to but I don’t have the drive for perfection that he ALWAYS has.

Whose temper is worse? Me all the way. It takes a lot to ruffle his feathers, but when you do…watch out!

Who pays the bills? He pays all of them except for Health Insurance. It isn’t that I don’t want to do them it’s just that…Ok maybe it IS because I don’t want to do them ;) I get bored easily. If you hand me a stack of bills and tell me to pay them I will gladly get it done, but if I have to chart and graph exactly where the money is coming and going…I hate that. Mainly because it only goes to Wal-mart and the gas station (I guess I think it is pointless). Now if we were BIG spenders and we needed to rein it in a little…I can see why it would be important to track what we are spending. If any of you know Troy you know that he has a hard time spending ANY money so clearly there is no need for all of the mess, right? Of course my attitude towards this subject infuriates Troy.

Who does the laundry? I do! Not that it gets done very often…but when it does get done it is because of me.

Who cooks dinner? I do, unless I am feeling nauseas. He can be very helpful sometimes

Who drives when together? He does. He likes it and I don’t mind.

Who is more stubborn? LOL! I think Troy would say that I am, but the truth is we both are!

Who is the first to admit when wrong? Troy. Which is fine with me because he usually is the one who is wrong (just kidding, that remark comes from the previous question) Troy really is the first one to say he is sorry and try to make up. I need to work on that.

Who's parents do you see more often? We try to be fair, but mine live in Logan and his live in Centerville. So for all intents and purposes I think the scales are slightly tipped in his parents favor (and because my mother in law is nice enough to baby sit Kailey quite often).

Who has more friends? I would say I do, but maybe that is because I get together with my friends more often so it seems like I do.

Who wears the pants in the family? He does (at least that is what he thinks ;) Just kidding. He does.

Who eats more sweets? Blast! I thought this was supposed to be about him. I totally eat more sweets than him…although he did eat an entire pecan pie all by him self yesterday! He kind of Binges sometimes (for example I still have Easter candy left and his was gone a few days after Easter).

Guilty pleasures? Troy is such a hard worker that I don’t think he has many guilty pleasures. He enjoys mountain biking, and watching the Discovery Channel, or any documentaries on World War II.

Who mows the lawn? We both do. Sometimes I beg him to let me mow while he watches Kailey.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I guess that would depend on how you are looking at the bed. I sleep on the side closest to the door (which would be on the right side if you were looking at the bed, but the left side if you were laying on the bed.) so I can get up with Kailey.

Who kissed who first? He kissed me. We were in an empty movie theatre waiting for “Charly” to start. I leaned forward to take of my coat and as I was leaning back he grabbed my shoulders and spun me around to face him. It was so adorable! We watched the movie and BOTH cried at the end. As we were walking out afterward I thought to myself “Wow! I think I could marry him.” I found out years later that he was going to kiss me in the parking lot BEFORE the movie but I still had a tooth pick in my mouth from dinner. Dang it!

Who asked who out first? He asked me to go Spelunking (spelling?) Cave exploring. It was a blast!

Who proposed? He did. He stomped it out in 4 feet of snow on the beach in McCall Idaho.

What is my favorite thing about him? I love when he laughs so hard that no sound comes out and his whole body shakes! Most of the things I love about him also drive me crazy at times! He is the world’s hardest worker! He is a morning person! He can be quite the perfectionist! He is very assertive and capable! He loves to do things on his own (like wanting to finish our basement by himself)! Most of all I love that he has been so patient with me while I have grown up (I was a naive and immature 18 year old when we got married 5 years ago). I think I definitely married up in many ways! I love you sweet heart. You are such a great husband and father!