two for two.

today is stephen and i's anniversary (05.21.05!) and lucky us, we will be spending it crossing the atlantic. well at least it's on route to holiday! last night we celebrated a little early... he took me to the BEST restaurant in georgetown - 1789. and surprised me with a luxury i would never get for myself - personalized crane's stationery! i truly married a wonderful man :) here's to the two of us...on two terrific years.

i recently got tagged by my good friend (and former bridesmaid!) katie with an interview meme. her questions are quite appropriate for today - hope you enjoy.

1. you had a BEAUTIFUL wedding and did it all yourself! what were some details that you think brides-to-be tend to forget? what is your best advice now that your wedding is over?

i think i the one thing i learned the most through the whole wedding planning process (or dare i say, saga) was the complexity that goes into planning and executing an event, and doing it well. i considered myself a creative and organized person so i thought it wouldn't be too difficult, even with the family abroad. let's just say stephen is quite the trooper ;) together we learned to appreciate the level of effort that goes into the big and little and everything in between. really the lesson for us wasn't really missing details, it was more planning for the event transitions as the day progressed from ceremony to cocktail hour to dinner to dancing to bouquet toss to cake to good night. you kind of assume things will happen naturally, but really, they don't. i think we just lucked out, but honestly, do yourself a favor and at least hire a "day-of" wedding coordinator. they'll help keep everything on que! lastly, best advice that was given me? remember to breathe...and enjoy the engagement; marriage will come soon enough. :)

2. what do you most love about your husband steve?

i find this to be hard question...mainly because there is so much to love! but if i had to pick one thing i would have to say his strength. physical, yes, but spiritual, intellectual, emotional, and that of character as well. he is my grounding support and with him i am secure. we have been through quite a rollercoaster of life events over the past 5 years, but throughout it all he has remained true - someone i can trust, respect and with seek discernment. his strength is my strength, which is why when he leads, i follow.

3. what do you love most about being married?

marriage is great. besides the tax breaks and other perks (wink), my favorite part is that my best friend is always near. the first 3 years of our relationship we spent in separate cities, 150 miles apart. we both drove that I-95 stretch so often that we could navigate from dc to philly with our eyes closed if it weren't for all the traffic and tolls! in the end it was all worth it, and it just makes us all the more thankful for the moments we have together.

4. you have been married for two years now…what is your favorite memory in your married life?

my favorite memories in marriage have been being fully a part of stephen's successes. i love how equally invested we are in each others lives, goals and ambitions. his successes are my successes, and vice versa. likewise for disappoints that come our way. the connection is selfless and unified. i don't brag about him much, and maybe i should more, but he certainly does me proud in the large and in the small.

5. just for fun…if you could do any job, besides the one you are doing, what would you do? give us some details.

i'm such a nerd. my profession of choice? i want to be an economist. bor-ing, right? for most maybe, but i sure don't think so. since graduating college and entering in the consulting field, i have come to realize a lot of about myself. one happened to be that i love mathematics. i'm serious. i'm one of those freaks that actually sees the beauty in the numbers. ha! but i'm also one of those that i like to have real world applicability in what they do, and well that's where economics fits in. and i'm not talking the fluffy poli-sci undergrad econ either. all graduate programs are doctoral (nope, no masters given) and the majority of the coursework is basically advanced mathematics. may sound like hell, but i assure you, it gets my blood pumping! anyway, i'm still a few years from any prospect of going back to school, but for now i am excited. currently i'm researching, networking and determining what exactly i want to do. will probably change jobs in the early fall...not too excited about the interviewing part (uggh), but fortunately for me, dc is the place to be.

............
would you like me to interview you? here are the rules:
1. leave me a comment saying, “interview me” and also leave me your e-mail address if i don’t already have it.
2. i will respond by emailing you five questions. i get to pick the questions.
3. you will update your blog with the answers to the questions.
4. you will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.
5. when others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.