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Another getting to know you POLL
I think we need to visit the basics again since so many of us are new to the board.
1.Inspiration for screen name?
2. Wedding date?
3. Where do you live (Indy girls, putting down your side of town is fine)?
4. Occupation (you can be as vague as you want :P)?
5. Family plans?
6. Pets?
7. Favorite thing about winter?
8. Ideas/locations for our next GTGs?
9. Warm vacation destination?
10. Favorite TV show?
Move along, nothing to see here.....
Re: Another getting to know you POLL
1.I was attending Purdue University when I started planning my wedding.
2. 10.16.04
3. SWside of Indy in B freakin' E
4. Homemaker as of right now. I am also teaching a college course. I am trained as an environmental scientist and a journalist.
5. Originally 2009 for TTC, but my layoffs screwed that all up. Maybe 2011?
6. Two permanent hounds, Petey and Georgia. Three current foster doxies, Sebastian, Strudels and Dakota.
7. Flannel sheets, Fleece pants, fuzzy socks.
8. I want cupcakes! :P
9. Mexico, since it's on my mind.
10. House and The Office, I guess.
1.Inspiration for screen name?
It's just initials and wedding date
2. Wedding date?
10-18-08
3. Where do you live (Indy girls, putting down your side of town is fine)?
southern Indiana, around Evansville
4. Occupation (you can be as vague as you want :P)?
I'm supposed to be a preschool teacher, but NO school systems around here are hiring right now. So I'm a nanny.
5. Family plans?
We won't be TTC for at least another three years
6. Pets?
one chocolate lab mix named Roxie and three cats, Mocha, Gidget, and Lucky
7. Favorite thing about winter?
being "snowed in" on days when I don't have anywhere to go anyway. curling up under a big blanket with hot chocolate and a movie
8. Ideas/locations for our next GTGs?
I don't know the Indy area that well even though DH went to college there, so I have no idea.
9. Warm vacation destination?
10. Favorite TV show?Hawaii
How I Met Your Mother and Top Chef
Snow!
<a href="http://www.thenest.com/?utm_source=ticker&utm_medium=HTML&utm_campaign=tickers" title="Home D1. My nickname and FI's first name (I know, we are so original).
2. We were planning on Oct. 3, 2009, but that date is moving (stupid economy + everyone has some "requirement" for the wedding...I'm on a planning break right now...lol).
3. West side, but I'm a Johnson County girl at heart
4. Staff Support Specialist (fancy title for a human resources person).
5. We've talked about children, but that's at least 5 years away.
6. No pets currently, but we're looking to get a small dog.
7. Fresh snow on the ground and the way the air smells with that first really cold winter night.
8. If only there was a place for cup cakes and frozen drinks.
9. Vegas in late summer or Idaho in July (no humidity really is wonderful).
10. Diners, Drive-ins & Dives and Top Chef.
2. Wedding date? 3.14.09
3. Where do you live (Indy girls, putting down your side of town is fine)? B-town
4. Occupation (you can be as vague as you want :P)? Intern in the auto industry/ grad student
5. Family plans? Kids in a few years
6. Pets? Two dogs, a mini schnauzer and a jack russell
7. Favorite thing about winter? my winter clothes seem to be cuter . . .
8. Ideas/locations for our next GTGs? Nicks - so quentisential Bloomington
9. Warm vacation destination? Hollywood, Florida - FI's aunt has a condo there
10. Favorite TV show? Top Chef
1 - I got the nickname at girl scout camp cause I'm a crazy environmentalist.
2 - 5/22/2004
3- Southside of Indy
4 - Crazy Liver Lady
5 - Maybe? Someday? WAY Later?
6 - 1 kitty.. Macabean Butters *** Kitty, he's a Maine *** Mix and VERY fluffy!
7 - Everything!!! well except the negative numbers and ice.
8 - Hmm. that's tough! A tea house?
9 - Jamaica
10 - Oh my... the Office, Dexter, Gossip Girl, Friends
1. it's from my knot days. Marley is my dog. I gained a step-dog when we got married, so I am actually "MarleyandRileysmom" now
2. 10/21/06
3. downtown indy
4. med student - but will graduate in May!
5. pregnant with #1, hope to have 2-3 total
6. see #1 and picture in signature
7. the end of it
8. no ideas!
9. yes please
10. monday night football, otherwise the Office, Lost, or 30 Rock
2. Wedding date? April 8, 2006
3. Where do you live (Indy girls, putting down your side of town is fine)? Crown Point
4. Occupation (you can be as vague as you want :P)? Assistant Aquatic Director at a YMCA
5. Family plans? Hopefully 3-4 kids, but we are dealing with IF, so I will take what I can get
6. Pets? 2 cats (Hazel & Daisy) 2 dogs (Dixie & Cassie)
7. Favorite thing about winter? Christmas
8. Ideas/locations for our next GTGs? HA! I am NWI, how many of us are there???
9. Warm vacation destination? Cabo & AZ
10. Favorite TV show? Lost, House & American Idol
1.Inspiration for screen name? My undergrad is from Purdue and I played the piccolo in their marching band.
2. Wedding date? 5.28.05
3. Where do you live (Indy girls, putting down your side of town is fine)? Technically Indy Westside, but it's really Clermont/Avon-ish
4. Occupation (you can be as vague as you want :P)? Weight Watchers leader (not my original career goal!)
5. Family plans? No kids in the foreseeable future
6. Pets? 9yo Min Pin named Athena (Teenie for short)
7. Favorite thing about winter? Nothing. Seriously. It could never snow again and I would not be sad.
8. Ideas/locations for our next GTGs? Pottery painting isn't my thing, but I like the idea of a GTG with an activity. Some kind of class, maybe?
9. Warm vacation destination? I'm dying to go to Hawaii someday.
10. Favorite TV show? I'm such a TV junkie - Top Gear, Good Eats, Robot Chicken, Iron Chef Japan, The Colbert Report...1.Inspiration for screen name? My middle name
2. Wedding date? 06.03.06
3. Where do you live (Indy girls, putting down your side of town is fine)? Carmel
4. Occupation (you can be as vague as you want :P)? Capacity Manager for the adidas group, and a photographer
5. Family plans? for now a husband and 2 cats. Kids in a few years hopefully once we mature.
6. Pets? 2 cats from the pound. Love them dearly.
7. Favorite thing about winter? Winter sucks.
8. Ideas/locations for our next GTGs? Let's go to a knitting class! Or I'm always a sucker for food.
9. Warm vacation destination? Any beach, anywhere
10. Favorite TV show? 24, The Office, 30 Rock, Law & Order1.Inspiration for screen name?
my first and middle name and wedding date
2. Wedding date?
04-16-04
3. Where do you live (Indy girls, putting down your side of town is fine)?
Indy- near Westside
4. Occupation (you can be as vague as you want :P)?
Business Development for a Civil Engineering Firm
5. Family plans?
Put on hold for another year...
6. Pets?
2 dogs- Weiss is a 7 yo lab and Schumi is a 6 yo pointer
7. Favorite thing about winter?
sparkley frost on trees... you can see that more often up in northern Indiana
8. Ideas/locations for our next GTGs?
love the wedding dress idea... pitch in at someone's house... wine tasting at a local winery...
9. Warm vacation destination?
Spain
10. Favorite TV show?
Hmm...prolly the Office
1.Inspiration for screen name? First name (audrey) and middle name
2. Wedding date? 06/19/04
3. Where do you live (Indy girls, putting down your side of town is fine)? E-ville, baby. born and raised.
4. Occupation (you can be as vague as you want :P)? Office manager.
5. Family plans? Finally pregnant! We want one more, and will start trying again ASAP.
6. Pets? Chiggy the 8 year old Jack Russell, Hudson the 3 year old Aussie mix, Gizmo and Charlie, black and tabby cats, respectively, both 2ish.
and 2 fosters, Big Kitty and Little Kitty. Their petfinder pages are in my blog if anyone is interested......
7. Favorite thing about winter? Fires (in fireplaces)
8. Ideas/locations for our next GTGs? I dunno, but if I can get a transport the same day maybe i'll come up.
9. Warm vacation destination? Anywhere! We're taking a cruise in a couple weeks to San Juan, St. Martin, and St. Thomas! Can't wait!
10. Favorite TV show? Bones. Hands down.1.Inspiration for screen name?
Long story- but nutshell version: my girlfriends and I joked that we would give fake names to guys at bars if we weren't interested- my fake name was "Lola"- it has just stuck. Mine is the only one that stuck.
2. Wedding date?
10.2.04
3. Where do you live (Indy girls, putting down your side of town is fine)?
Indy-near eastside
4. Occupation (you can be as vague as you want :P)?
Marketing Manager- Publishing
5. Family plans?
Have 1 daughter- she's 2, plan for 1 more at a later date TBD.
6. Pets?
One dog, one cat.
7. Favorite thing about winter?
The dawn of spring.
8. Ideas/locations for our next GTGs?
I'm thinking cupcakes...j/k- just anywhere where we can enjoy each other's company with good conversation- and make it kid friendly for those who want or need to bring their kids in order to attend.
9. Warm vacation destination?
Cancun.
10. Favorite TV show?
Hmm...so many...The Office.
1.Inspiration for screen name? My nickname and favorite numbers
2. Wedding date? 4-25-08
3. Where do you live (Indy girls, putting down your side of town is fine)?Southside
4. Occupation (you can be as vague as you want :P)? IT Project manager
5. Family plans? None, no kids for us
6. Pets? Nope
7. Favorite thing about winter? It means summer is coming back
8. Ideas/locations for our next GTGs? Too new to Indy, so no ideas
9. Warm vacation destination? Any place warm is good for me
10. Favorite TV show? NCIS, Supernatural, Criminal minds, I could go on and on
I don't think I've ever posted on the local board before yesterday so I thought I'd introduce myself.
1.Inspiration for screen name? Our first initials
2. Wedding date? After getting a mortgage together, his grandmother said, "So we're hearing door bells before wedding bells?" I'm in no rush but his family seems to be!
3. Where do you live? Northern part of the state
4. Occupation (you can be as vague as you want :P)? Banker
5. Family plans? We decided a 4-5 years from now.
6. Pets? My cutiepie in my siggy
7. Favorite thing about winter? Makes me appreciate spring and fall more
8. Ideas/locations for our next GTGs? Northern IN?
9. Warm vacation destination? Negril, Jamaica
10. Favorite TV show? Mad Men, Lost, The Office (I'm a tv junkie!)