The Guys Behind the Blog // February Link-Up

i'm so excited for another guys behind the blog link-up!  i can't believe that twenty-eight of you joined in with me on this crazy little idea for a post last month.  you're awesome!  it was so much fun to read all of your posts and hear from your guys that i just had to do another one this month!  so grab your guy and force him bribe him give him the honor of taking over your blog for the day again!

this has been a fun way for aj to contribute to my blog once in a while, especially since we're long distance.  if you're a newer reader and don't know much about aj, here's our story in three sentences:  aj is finishing his degree in music production and engineering at berklee college of music in boston.  we've been long-distance since he transferred there in the fall of 2013 and we've been dating since valentine's day 2012.  on christmas eve, he popped the question, and we're getting married in august! (you can read our whole love story here)

1 // if you could write a book, what topic would you write about and why?

well i guess it would have to be about something i know really well.. so maybe something like a history of the recording industry?? … sounds boring to most people so i probably wouldn’t make much off of it but it’s also a rather short history so i wouldn’t have to work toooooo hard. haha

2 // what is one thing on your bucket list, or one thing that you'd like to do or accomplish in your lifetime?

i think i have two answers… firstly, it would be incredible to produce a grammy winning album or record, which is an obvious answer for anyone going into my field i suppose … it’s like a football player answering “winning the super bowl… second would be seeing the eagles win the super bowl :)

3 // if you could look out your window and only see one view for the rest of your life, what would you want to see?

nothing! i would love to live somewhere like a farm where i’m just surrounded by land and peace and quiet. this is probably because i spent so much of my life driving through lancaster pa and just loving the views that i saw driving every morning. also, i’m nearly positive that this could start a serious conversation with my fiancé about where we both want to end up … 

4 // imagine you're opening a shop.  what are you selling?

stuff that i bought at target. target is the perfect store and i would not dare even try to compete.  

5 // if you could have 50lbs of anything other than money, what would it be?

gold. we don’t use it as currency anymore … so i think i beat the system. also gold is worth $1,203.02 as of my answering this … so thats like …. $818,416. feel free to fact check that. 

6 // time to brag on your girl...tell us one thing that makes you proud of your fiancé!  

hmmmmmmm…. well there are a lot of things that i am proud of betsy for, and i like to think that i do a good job at telling her that. but If i had to pick one thing right now it would be her creativity. she’s incredibly good at taking fun little things like hand lettering, or making scarves, or even blogging to a new level. she can turn anything she enjoys into something fruitful that other people can enjoy. i envy that ability, but more than that i am so proud when i look at the kind of community her creative outlets can turn into!

ok, that last one made me tear up a little bit!  he's so sweet, and i could brag on him for a long time.  he's much more talented than he gives himself credit for.  keep an eye out for his name at the grammys in a few years...we'll be there!  the eagles winning the super bowl might be a different story however...

and if you want to get a head start on march's questions, here they are!
1 // do you have a good luck charm or ritual? (like a lucky coin, or you always used to listen to a certain pump-up song when you played sports in high school or college?)
2 // what is your favorite dish that your wife/fiance/girlfriend makes for you?  do you have any fun memories of a time when she tried to cook and it totally flopped or does she get it right every time?
3 // what did you want to be when you were growing up?
4 // which of the five senses is your strongest?
5 // would you ever run for president?

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