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FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions
Since becoming engaged, there are several
questions that we keep being asked. Or
more specifically, that Lisa keeps being
asked. For some reason people don't ask
the groom a lot of questions. Please think
of some and we'll have Brett make up some
answers.
These are the questions we've gotten so
far.
It's about time!
First, that's a statement, not a question. Remember in elementary school when you'd have a list of sentences and you'd have to decide if they were declarative, interrogative, or exclamatory, and then put the right punctuation at the end? Lisa always thought they could all end with an exclamation point if you said them right. Guess her life is just more exciting than the lives of people who write elementary grammar books. But anyway. We've lost track of how many times we've
heard that since we became engaged. We like
to think that rather than being about time,
it's the perfect time. Thanks.
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Where will you live?
Brett owns a home in Tucson. So that seems like
a good place to live. Lisa's apartment lease
is up the end of November, which is part
of the reason we are getting married in November.
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What about Lisa's studies?
Lisa is past the half-way point in her
course work and just has her research and
dissertation after that. Currently she has
no plans to stop working on her degree, even
if kids join us before she finishes.
It will work out.
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Speaking of kids, when will you get pregnant?
First things first (ie, the wedding).
And we'll do that when it's the perfect time
too. (Actually, nobody has asked us that
yet, but we figured we should get that one
out of the way as soon as possible.)
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What about a bridal party?
We are not having formal bridesmaids
and groomsmen. There really isn't a role
for them in an LDS wedding. Instead we are
honoring the important men and women in our
lives in different ways.
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Is Lisa changing her name?
Lisa thinks that the proper words should
be used if at all possible and likes to argue
the meaning of phrases with Brett. She will
not be "changing" her name, she will be adding
to it or "taking Brett's name." She
will not be changing who she is, she will
be adding more. Brett agrees with her on
this phrase (while he maintains that the
general public won't understand her when
she says it). Other phrases, they're still
working out. Lisa is also taking a course
on identity (specifically in elementary math
classrooms, but it applies) this semester,
so she'll probably go on about this for a
long time if you give her the chance.
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Where are you going on your honeymoon?
This question makes Lisa laugh as she tries to figure out the motivation behind the question (Lisa's other class this semester is a second semester of studying motivation). Does the asker want to crash the honeymoon? Does the asker think they will be invited on the honeymoon? Is the asker just trying to make conversation? Does the asker just want an excuse to talk about their own honeymoon? As soon as she figures out what the motivation is, she'll answer it. For now the answer is that Lisa and Brett are going to enjoy some time together for their honeymoon on a vacation that is perfect for them. In other words, we don't know yet where we're going, but we'll know when we get there.
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