Q Flashcards
When did you get married?
March 11, 2020
When did you meet each other?
Sophomore year, fall 2016
Where were you living when you first met? Where was your spouse living?
A – 36 Cherokee St (Mission Hill)
S – Coventry St
Where did you go on your first date?
Party at James’, Feb 16, 2019 – first hookup
Where did you go on dates?
Beer after work
March 1 - Sunwealth bowling night (stayed after at bar)
Summer - Trivia night
Roxy’s arcade
Somerville - S came over (A was living there while working at Sunwealth)
Solar panel/ drone dates
Wholeheart Provisions
How long was it before you decided to get married?
S proposed on lake Baikal (august 2019)
S knew when she was in seattle with A, she introduced A to her parents as her girlfriend; they were happy for us
When did you decide to get married?
When we were watching fireworks in Indianola (bainbridge island), S decided that she wanted to spend the rest of her life with A
A said something that made S realize she’d want to be with her forever
Her dad knew we were dating by that point
When did you exchange rings?
Exchanged rings when we were back in Moscow, new rings - seattle july (sav knew a specific spot in fremont)
When did your parents find out?
Hung out with A’s mom and told her, and had honey cake to celebrate
S told her parents after she came back to Seattle
Did you live together before marriage?
Moved in together in Fall 2019 - 852 huntington ave
Who proposed first?
S proposed on Lake Baikal
On top of this big hill
She proposed with wildflowers
Then we exchanged rings that were important to us
Where did you spend your honeymoon?
We hung out in NY after our marriage, went to bars, walked around in BK, vegan restaurants, thrift shopping. Couldn’t have a “real” honeymoon b/c of the pandemic
Do you know the names of your spouse’s parents?
Craig and Danna
Sergey and Alla
Do you know where your spouse was born?
Bellevue
Syzran
Where do you live now?
18884 se 42nd st issaquah WA 98027
How often do you call each other and usually when?
Usually wondering what you want at the store or coordinating pickup since S is the one that drives
What did you do for your spouse’s last birthday?
S’s mom made A a cake and we also went out to brunch in seattle
S was on a family river trip for her birthday (A did not want to go on the trip because there is a lot of strenuous hiking and kayaking. A also had a few big illustration competitions coming up that she needed to submit her work to in october.) When S came back, we went out to dinner one night as a post-celebration.
Do you know your spouse’s salary?
A makes money on commission and it depends on the piece, but about $500 a month.
S is currently working for her father at around $26 an hour painting the railings, organizing his workshop, scanning old boxes of photos
Do you have any joint bank accounts? What kind of accounts?
Checking and savings account at chase. We opened it after we got married. We also both have personal accounts at chase, which we use for personal purchases.
We also have a savings account at discover bank. the money in it is savings/inheritance from A’s parents from when they sold their home in russia in 2019 - right now there is around $154,000 in the account. we never use this money but it’s nice to have as a financial cushion for the future.
What do you use your joint bank account for?
Right now, the joint account isn’t as vital because we live with S’s parents, but when we were renting, we used the joint account for rent, utilities, common purchases, etc. Now we use it for groceries and parking.
Do you and your spouse have any scars or tattoos?
A has a birdcage with a TV man and flowers on her thigh.
What was the last vacation you and your spouse took?
S went to Mexico in the spring with her family but A couldn’t go since she can’t leave the country. S went to NY for a weekend when A’s mom visited in May/June 2021. A was doing an art residency there for a month at the time.
Do you have an insurance policy listing your spouse as a beneficiary?
No. A was uninsured for a long time since she doesn’t have an employer but just got on medicaid.
What did you do on Christmas, New Year, your anniversary?
We spend it at S’s family’s- her family has parties
Christmas 2020 - small gathering, Danna’s mushroom soup and seafood chowder
Christmas Day - roast beast
Anniversary (march) - boston, wholeheart provisions
July 4th - right after we moved to Seattle, S’s brother had a party
Halloween - party at S’s