Phongsavath Place

HUSBAND TAG

OKAY I KNOW IT TOOK ME AWHILE BUT HERE IT GOES....

WHAT IS HIS NAME? SOULIVANH MEM PHONGSAVATH (YES ITS A LONG ONE IT WILL BE FUNNY TO HEAR BREV TRY TO SAY HIS OWN LAST NAME).

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN MARRIED? IT WILL BE THREE YEARS IN MAY...BOY HOW TIME FLIES.

HOW LONG DID YOU DATE? WELL WE DATED OFF AND ON FOR ABOUT 2 1/2 YRS. ANY OF YOU WHO KNOW OUR STORY KNOWS SOULI HAD A LITTLE BIT OF TROUBLE. I KNEW THE SECOND I MET HIM HE WOULD BE MY HUSBAND. HE JUST TOOK A LITTLE LONGER BUT THE TIME WAS GOOD.

HOW OLD IS HE? SOULI IS 29. I ALWAYS TEASE HIM ABOUT HIS AGE. HE IS ALMOST 30 AND LOOKS ABOUT 20. I GUESS IT'S GOOD THOUGH CAUSE WHEN HE'S 40 AND I'M 34, WE WILL LOOK ABOUT THE SAME AGE.

WHO EATS MORE? I GUESS THAT DEPENDS ON WHAT WE ARE EATING. RAMEN NOODLES, FOR SURE HIM BUT JUNK FOOD, ME. SO WE ARE PROBABLY EVEN. I LOOK SMALL BUT I CAN PACK IT IN.

WHO SAID I LOVE YOU FIRST? THAT WOULD BE SOULI. THOSE WERE WONDERFUL WORDS. BUT IT SURE TOOK HIM LONG ENOUGH TO SAY THEM. BUT I KNEW WHEN HE FINALLY DID HE REALLY MEANT THEM.

WHO IS TALLER? HE IS TALLER BUT WE BOTH AREN'T TOO TALL. WHEN BREV WAS BORN HE WAS REALLY LONG FOR HIS WEIGHT SO WE THOUGHT OH GOOD HE GOT MY DADS GENES, BUT NOW HE'S JUST ABOUT AVERAGE.

WHO SINGS BETTER? I DON'T REALLY KNOW ON THAT ONE. I WOULD SAY ME BUT SOULI WOULD SAY HIM. HE REALLY IS PRETTY GOOD WHEN HE REALLY TRIES. WHICH ISN'T TOO OFTEN.

WHO HAS THE WORST TEMPER? DEFINITLY SOULI, NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. ONE MINUTE HE CAN BE FUN AND FULL OF JOKES AND THE THE NEXT WATCH OUT. HE'S REALLY NOT TOO MUCH FUN TO BE AROUND WHEN HE'S IN A BAD MOOD. I'M TRYING TO LEARN TO IGNORE IT.

WHO DOES THE LAUNDRY? THAT WOULD BE ME. I DON'T DARE LET SOULI DO LAUNDRY. HE WOULD BE SHRINKING STUFF AND CHANGING COLORS. HE HAS A HARD ENOUGH TIME PUTTING THE RIGHT CLOTHING IN THE RIGHT BASKET. IT'S LIKE, HOW HARD IS IT? 

WHO DOES THE DISHES? I MOSTLY DO. I'M CONSTANTLY TELLING HIM TO RINSE HIS DISHES OFF BETTER. OUR DISHWASHER ISN'T LIKE TOP OF THE LINE. BUT AT LEAST HE PUTS THEM IN. HIS JOB IS TO PUT THE DISHES AWAY, I HATE THAT.

WHO SLEEPS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BED? I DO. WHEN I WAS PREGNANT WE SWITCHED. I KEPT GETTING BACKACHES ON THE OTHER SIDE AND THEN I JUST GOT USED TO IT.

WHO MOWS THE LAWN? HE DOES.  I SECRETLY THINK HE ENJOYS IT, OUR LAWN MOWER BROKE SO HE HAS BEEN USING OUR NEIGHBORS RIDING LAWN MOWER. WHICH I REFUSE TO BUY FOR HIM.  EVEN THOUGH HE THINKS ITS TOTALLY WORTH THE MONEY, I DISAGREE. I SAY, DON'T BE LAZY AND DO IT THE OLD FASHION WAY.

WHO DRIVES WHEN YOU ARE TOGETHER? ALWAYS SOULI. I REFUSE. A FEW TIMES HE'S ASKED ME TO AND THEN JUST MAKES FUN OF THE WAY I DRIVE. SO NO THANK-YOU.

WHO COOKS DINNER? USUALLY ME BUT SOULI SURE DOES MAKE GOOD RAMEN NOODLES, WHICH SOUNDS WEIRD, BUT I NEVER TASTED BETTER. HE PUTS THE WORKS IN: EGGS, GREEN ONION, BROCCOLI, AND SOMETIMES SHRIMP.

WHO PAYS THE BILLS? I DO, SOULI HAS NO IDEA WHAT OUR BILLS ARE OR HOW MUCH. BEFORE I MET HIM HE DIDN'T EVEN KEEP A CHECKBOOK REGISTER. I WOULD ALWAYS SAY "HOW DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE TO SPEND?"

WHO IS MORE STUBBORN? HE IS, I AM USUALLY PRETTY EASY GOING ABOUT MOST THINGS. IT USUALLY JUST ISN'T WORTH AN ARGUMENT.

WHO IS THE FIRST TO ADMIT WHEN THEY ARE WRONG? WELL, AT FIRST I WOULD SAY ALWAYS ME, BUT THE LONGER WE'VE BEEN MARRIED IT'S ABOUT EVEN. I THINK WE BOTH REALIZE WHEN WE ARE WRONG.

WHO HAS MORE FRIENDS? SOULI FOR SURE. IT SEEMS LIKE WHEREVER WE GO HE KNOWS SOMEONE. MAYBE BEING A TEACHER HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT. BUT I LOVE HOW WELL LIKED HE IS BY HIS STUDENTS. HE REALLY DOESN'T HANG OUT WITH TOO MANY FRIENDS BUT THEY ARE STILL AROUND. MY FRIENDS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN MY SISTERS AND THAT'S ENOUGH.

WHO HAS MORE SIBLINGS? SOULI DOES, HE HAS 2 SISTER AND 1 BROTHER. I HAVE JUST 2 SISTERS.

WHO WEARS THE PANTS IN THE FAMILY? I WOULD SAY MOSTLY SOULI BUT HE ALSO KNOWS THAT WITH CERTAIN THINGS, LIKE BREVIN, I KNOW WHATS BEST. BUT HE DOES CALL THE SHOTS MOST OF THE TIME.

WELL I GUESS THAT ABOUT DOES IT. SOULI IS SUCH A GOOD HUSBAND I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW HARD HE WORKS. HE DOES SO MUCH. I DON'T THINK HE EVEN REALIZES HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE IT. HE ALSO IS SUCH I GOOD DAD. BREVIN JUST LOVES HIM. MY TWO LITTLE ASIANS, THEY REALLY ARE A GOOD PAIR. THEY MAKE ME SO HAPPY. I COULDN'T ASK FOR MORE.