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Happy Couple

Darren

  1. I’m not the sort of person you should put on speaker-phone.
  2. I thought growing older would take longer.
  3. Sometimes I feel quite intelligent. Other times I have to sing the ABCs in my head to remember which letter comes next.
  4. I love it when song lyrics totally apply to my current situation.
  5. If you tickle me, I am not responsible for your injuries.
  6. I may have a bad mouth, but I can do great things with it.
  7. I am old enough to know better, but young enough to do it anyway!
  8. I talk to the cats as if they actually understand what I’m saying.
  9. Admit it. Life would be so boring without me!
  10. Shelli makes me smile without even trying!

Shelli

  1. I don’t have to watch the whole movie to cry at the sad part.
  2. I’ve grown more as a person in the last five years, than in the 33 that came before.
  3. You know those fleeting moments when everything is as it should be? I live for those.
  4. If it wasn’t for Darren, I would be a crazy cat lady.
  5. Nothing de-stresses me more than singing loudly.
  6. My favourite sound is my girls laughing together.
  7. I looked into his eyes, and I just knew.
  8. I can lose hours planning conversations in my head that I will never have.
  9. I like my men like I like my red wine: strong with undertones of fruitiness.
  10. I’m marrying my soul mate. It doesn’t get better than that.
Question
Darren
Shelli
What was your childhood nickname?
Tubs (thanks dad!) and Nosmo
Beanie/Bean Bags
You won £1 million. What’s the first thing you buy/spend it on?
Around the world tickets for us and the girls, all four of them!
A big country house in Scotland.
If your life was turned into a movie, what actor/actress would play you?
Robert Downey Jr.
Martine McCutcheon
What is one misconception that others have of you?
That I’m a really confident person.
That I’m a calm, confident person.
What would you do if you did not have to work?
Spend my time in the great outdoors.
Sleep a lot more, read a lot more and volunteer for a good cause.
Do you have any hidden talents?
The girls tell me I do a pretty good Gollum/Sméagol impression.
Nope… what you see, is what you get.
What is your earliest childhood memory?
The Queen’s Silver Jubilee celebrations at school in Cliffe Woods.
Building snowmen on our roof garden in Sidcup.
Cake or ice cream?
Cake…with ice cream!
What kind of a decision is that?
What is your biggest fear?
Not being strong enough.
Failing my children.
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A soldier.
A vet.
Question
What was your childhood nickname?
Darren
Tubs (thanks dad!) and Nosmo
Shelli
Beanie/Bean Bags
Question
You won £1 million. What’s the first thing you buy/spend it on?
Darren
Around the world tickets for us and the girls, all four of them!
Shelli
A big country house in Scotland.
Question
If your life was turned into a movie, what actor/actress would play you?
Darren
Robert Downey Jr.
Shelli
Martine McCutcheon
Question
What is one misconception that others have of you?
Darren
That I’m a really confident person.
Shelli
That I’m a calm, confident person.
Question
What would you do if you did not have to work?
Darren
Spend my time in the great outdoors.
Shelli
Sleep a lot more, read a lot more and volunteer for a good cause.
Question
Do you have any hidden talents?
Darren
The girls tell me I do a pretty good Gollum/Sméagol impression.
Shelli
Nope… what you see, is what you get.
Question
What is your earliest childhood memory?
Darren
The Queen’s Silver Jubilee celebrations at school in Cliffe Woods.
Shelli
Building snowmen on our roof garden in Sidcup.
Question
Cake or ice cream?
Darren
Cake…with ice cream!
Shelli
What kind of a decision is that?
Question
What is your biggest fear?
Darren
Not being strong enough.
Shelli
Failing my children.
Question
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Darren
A soldier.
Shelli
A vet.