Marko Polo

What is his name? Mark Frederick (or Fredrick, even his mom doesn't know) Basil

How long have you been together? We are coming up on our 3 year Anniversary on March 24th!
How long did you date? Our first date, a blind lunch date, was December 11th. We were officially engaged Februaruy 18th (although it was a long time coming) and married March 24th. When we first decided we were going to get married, which was only a few weeks after we met, we thought we'd probably do it in June (June 2nd actually which happens to be 2 of Mark's sisters Anniversary and Megan's birthday) because like all of you, we thought we were nuts to be thinking about marriage so soon. Then, we moved it to May, then April and finally our bishop suggested March 24th, and that's that. He was living in the house alone and I was living with 4 little boys that loved to crawl all over him. So neither house were great for dating and it just seemed to work. Crazy, I know, but here we are.
How old is he? 29, he'll be 30 in September. Whoa, so old!
Who eats more? We're probably pretty even here. Although, I tend to snack all day, and he can eat more in one sitting.
Who said I love you first? Mark did-- after some prodding. We were actually already talking like we were getting married and he still hadn't said it. I refused to be the first one to say it and he wanted to wait till the "perfect" moment. He said it just before midnight on New Years 2004/05.
Who is taller? Mark, luckily. I had this weird thing when I was dating someone that they had to be taller than me with heels on and always weigh more than me, even when I was pregnant. Vain I know.
Who can sing better? Defintely me. Don't tell him I said this but he can't hit a note with the broad side of a barn!

Who is smarter? Definitely Mark. I will think I learned this really cool thing and be talking to him about it and he alreadys knows it, plus the counter arguments (usually about a health matter). It drives me crazy sometimes, but my GPA is way better than his because I'm not that smart, but I'm organized and can get an assignment done and in on time. He's just the opposite. Way to smart for his own britches (yes, even correcting his BYU for his professors, at their request of course, because is knows that most updated information) but so disorganized his assignments were always late!
Who does the laundry? I do. I don't love it, but someone's got to do it.
Who pays the bills? I do. I also do all the finances for the business from our home. This one I really wish I could pass on, but I like to keep track of everything.
Who sleeps in the right side? If you are looking at the bed, I do. It's the closest side to the door to wake up and take care of the babe.
Who mows the lawn? I take care of all the yard maintenance stuff (weeding, pruning, etc), but I don't mow, that's where I've drawn the line. And sad to say, we have our neighbor boy do it. Mark works upwards of 60 to 80 hours a week and really doesn't have the time so thanks Josh!
Who cooks dinner? Definetely me. Again, he's really never home and when he is he always says, "I'll be in in a minute to help", but we all really know what that means right?
Who drives? We trade. Sometimes he does, because I prefer him to because that way I know I have his undivided attention. But sometimes he has calls he needs to make or other things to do and so I drive.
Who is more stubborn? Me. No, him. I don't know. We're both pretty stubborn, but I am more vocal about it.
Who asked who out first? We were set up on a blind date, but he called my parents house (thinking I was expecting the call, which I wasn't) and asked me out. The conversation is actually pretty funny. It went something like this.
Mark: Hello, is Stefanie there?
Stef: This is she.
Mark: Hi this is Mark Basil!
Stef: Hi Mark Basil.
Mark: .... I'm friends with the Haglund's?
Stef: (getting it now) Oh, hi.
We talked for a little while and I was pretending I knew who he was, and that they had told me he was going to call. He kept telling me he was a trainer and I kept pressing him to know what kind of a trainer he was (dog, horse, etc. I never thought a people trainer, duh?). Then he realized I had no idea who he was. He felt a little sheepish, but we went out that following Saturay to lunch at Cafe Rio.
Who proposed? Mark did. He had quite an event set up in the backyard. I had no idea he was going to propose that night. I knew it was coming, but he "got off work" later than I had hoped and than he told me he had left his wallet at the house, so we had to go and get it. The jewlery store had also called me earlier that day to let me know that the ring was ready, just to throw me off his trail. He then told me just to come in the house for a second because he wanted to show me something downstairs. So as I was going down, he said he was going to grab something from the bedroom and really ran out and around back under the deck where I was. It was beautiful. There were over 2,000 candles of all different sizes lit on the ground and hanging from the trees, a little mesh tent like area set up, with a little table and space heater (it was February) and tons of pillows, and 50 long stem roses. He had been there all day with my family and a couple of his clients setting up. It was a magical moment. It's one of the few moments I've seen him cry.
Who has more friends? Probably Mark. His clients are his friends and we're always running in to them everywhere. I tend to just hang out with my family.
Who is more sensitive? Me. I can take things way too personal and get all defensive, which is not good.
Who has more siblings? Me. I'm the only girl of 5 and Mark is the only boy of 4.
Who wears the pants? We pretty much consult each other on everything. Sometimes I'm right and sometimes he's right. We're always striving to maintain a good balance.

Love you Mark!