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A Poll!!
Okay Ladies, let's restore some activity to our board on this cloudy Monday. (at least it's cloudy here:)
A side note - I started typing this post about 8:30 and suddenly got busy and now it's noon... I borrowed part of this from other polls and also put random things that popped into my head.
1) Favorite Drink?
2) Favorite Sport?
3) Hair Color?
4) Do you wear contacts/glasses?
5) Favorite Month?
6) Last Movie You Watched?
7) Favorite Day of the Year?
8) Favorite band or musician?
9) Chocolate or Vanilla?
10) Living Arrangement?
11)When was the last time you cried?
12) What's under your bed?
13) Best Vacation?
14) Biggest Fear?
15) Your Dream Car? (specifics please...)
16) What did you do on your last birthday?
17) How many and which states, provinces, countires have you lived in?
18) How many and which cities have you lived in?
19) What was your first car?
20) Favorite In-door activity?
21) Favorite outdoor activity?
22) Hardest thing you've ever done?
23) Favorite board on the nest/knot?
Re: A Poll!!
2) Favorite Sport? tie between football and baseball
3) Hair Color?brown (natural color)
4) Do you wear contacts/glasses? i have computer glasses but I dont' wear them cause they give me headaches, but i never let myself get used to them, conundrum
5) Favorite Month? February/December
6) Last Movie You Watched? Get Smart, it was on HBO and it was hilarious!! I love Steve Carrell
7) Favorite Day of the Year? February 28 now!!!
8) Favorite band or musician? too many to have a fav
9) Chocolate or Vanilla? chocolate
10) Living Arrangement? me and the hubs and our chinchilla in a 2 bed, 1 bath duplex with an AWESOME backyard
11)When was the last time you cried? ummmm a week ago? DH had gone to Garner with his fam and I didn't get to talk to him the whole time cause there was no cell phone reception for anyone upthere....it was ridiculous I acted like that but I was sooo upset
12) What's under your bed? a bunch of crap
13) Best Vacation? When I was in the third grade I went to Lake Tahoe with my fam and my late aunt and uncle. We went to three different ski resorts and it was soooo beautiful.
14) Biggest Fear? not being able to have kids
15) Your Dream Car? (specifics please...) ummm wow, I guess the BMW 650 car, ohhhh.emmm.geee. it's soooooo bad
16) What did you do on your last birthday? went to eat with my DH (then FI) and my fam and ate some yummmeh bbq!!
17) How many and which states, provinces, countires have you lived in? lol 1
18) How many and which cities have you lived in? three: sweeny, baytown, and houston
19) What was your first car? a 1986 Honda Prelude....i miss that car
20) Favorite In-door activity? sex
21) Favorite outdoor activity? working in our yard
22) Hardest thing you've ever done? right now working two jobs is pretty hard, but also working full time and going to school full time was hard for me too...i'd say tie
23) Favorite board on the nest/knot? i like reading the money matters board and the sex/romance board too
2) Favorite Sport? to watch- football, to play- equestrian
3) Hair Color? brown
4) Do you wear contacts/glasses? yep
5) Favorite Month? either oct or april
6) Last Movie You Watched? new in town
7) Favorite Day of the Year? hmmm not really sure...
8) Favorite band or musician? sugarland
9) Chocolate or Vanilla? choc
10) Living Arrangement? with dh....in a townhouse
11)When was the last time you cried? last monday....bad day
12) What's under your bed? dont think anything
13) Best Vacation? used to go cross country w/my dad every year
14) Biggest Fear? being a failure
15) Your Dream Car? (specifics please...) besides a big ole truck...heh right. I want a 68 corvette...bright orange....my dads friend had it and sold it for 70,000....ya i will never get one!
16) What did you do on your last birthday? went to mexican for dinner and came back to our house and got shitty
17) How many and which states, provinces, countires have you lived in? 2, georgia and s.carolina
18) How many and which cities have you lived in? 5, in GA, gwinnett,canton,acworth,cumming then SC,greenwood
19) What was your first car? 91 honda accord
20) Favorite In-door activity? playing w/kelsey or reading
21) Favorite outdoor activity?horseback riding
22) Hardest thing you've ever done? to date-staying strong for kelsey on the bad days when I just want to lay in bed and cry all day...that was when things were not good before DH was my hubby.
23) Favorite board on the nest/knot? hmmm i like them all...i lurk on a lot of boards
2) Favorite Sport? To watch - baseball. To Do - Run or Ride Horse
3) Hair Color? Blonde - but I'm naturally a dark ashy, blonde
4) Do you wear contacts/glasses? Both - mostly contacts
5) Favorite Month? Hard to say.. I love the change of seasons in general.
6) Last Movie You Watched? Cadillac Records... but I fell asleep in the last 1/2 hour.
7) Favorite Day of the Year? Now, probably Feb 7th. But, I LOVE Christmas and Thanksgiving.
8) Favorite band or musician? Journey
9) Chocolate or Vanilla? Chocoalte.
10) Living Arrangement? In our little house, with DH and puppy Wellington.
11)When was the last time you cried? The last time I actually remember crying was about 3 years ago when I found out my sister decided to get married on the same day as one of my BFF's. It was also the beginning of finals weeks, and I just hhad a meltdown that day. ugg.
12) What's under your bed? Not much - I think one heavy winter blanket.
13) Best Vacation? 3 week trip to Europe a few years ago - tied with our Honeymoon to Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.
14) Biggest Fear? Try not to worry too much. But, probably snakes, gross insects and death of loved ones.
15) Your Dream Car? (specifics please...) Right now, a Pontiac Solstice, cherry red with a rag top. However, not so practical for MN winters.
16) What did you do on your last birthday? Honestly don't remember. I think I went to work. I do know that DH got me a dairy queen cake!
17) How many and which states, provinces, countires have you lived in? 1 state. However I worked in Wisconsin for one summer and commuted from Minnesota.
18) How many and which cities have you lived in? About 5, all in MN
19) What was your first car? A 1988 White Buick LeSabre. Looked like a 80-year old grandmother's car, but it ran.
20) Favorite In-door activity? Reading, Writing, Cooking, Sex...
21) Favorite outdoor activity? Playing with Wellington, Feeding Calves, Gardening, Running...
22) Hardest thing you've ever done? Passing Accounting 5102 in college. Just kidding (but it was super tough). This is a hard one to answer, but some other of my thoughts are doing my first 8-mile+ run, taking 23 credits one semester, quitting my previous job, my first competitive 5K, and saving enough money for a wedding and house!
23) Favorite board on the nest/knot? Feb 2009! I also like to lurk on health and fitness, what's cooking, sex&romance, and a few others.
2) Favorite Sport? hockey
3) Hair Color? i need a color but its usually brownish red with blonde highlights
4) Do you wear contacts/glasses? both
5) Favorite Month? september/ october
6) Last Movie You Watched? what about bob?
7) Favorite Day of the Year? 4th of july
8) Favorite band or musician? aerosmith or tim mcgraw
9) Chocolate or Vanilla? chocolate
10) Living Arrangement? with hubby
11)When was the last time you cried? a few weeks ago
12) What's under your bed? surprisingly nothing
13) Best Vacation? so far its been Florida
14) Biggest Fear? dying
15) Your Dream Car? (specifics please...) 67 stingray with t tops
16) What did you do on your last birthday? drank a lot!
17) How many and which states, provinces, countires have you lived in? just one
18) How many and which cities have you lived in? small towns in IL 3.
19) What was your first car? chevy cavalier
20) Favorite In-door activity? interneting
21) Favorite outdoor activity? going to the beach
22) Hardest thing you've ever done? school
23) Favorite board on the nest/knot? this one, getting pregnant, cooking, pets,
2) Favorite Sport? sex.....and....fishing
3) Hair Color? blonde is my fave, but i'm loving my hair brown right now.
4) Do you wear contacts/glasses? i wear both
5) Favorite Month? Sept- when the tourists are gone & the northerners arent back down here yet!
6) Last Movie You Watched? Valkarie
7) Favorite Day of the Year? i dont think I have a specific favorite- i just enjoy sunny days when i'm not @ work.
8) Favorite band or musician? Taylor Swift is all i can think of right now
9) Chocolate or Vanilla? Vanilla
10) Living Arrangement? huh?
11)When was the last time you cried? friday, i was totally having a PMS moment!
12) What's under your bed? a gun or 2, old jeans, a blanket, and probably poop- wyatt keeps going under there...ick! we probably should check!
13) Best Vacation? i dont have a specific fave, but I LOVE going to the bahamas!
14) Biggest Fear? spiders/roaches/snakes & dying
15) Your Dream Car? (specifics please...) uhm.. 350Z, or an Audi TT
16) What did you do on your last birthday? I don't think we did anything that I can remember.
17) How many and which states, provinces, countires have you lived in? just one state, Florida.
18) How many and which cities have you lived in? I grew up in Clermont, and i moved to Davenport 4 years ago w/ DH
19) What was your first car? 1989 Toyota 4-Runner, her name was Gertrude, i loved her. But I rolled her and totalled her!
20) Favorite In-door activity? hmm..sex....reading...laying on the couch
21) Favorite outdoor activity? laying out, fishing, swimming
22) Hardest thing you've ever done? be apart from Chris for 5 months
23) Favorite board on the nest/knot? Feb 09 is the one i'm on the most. I lurk on a few others and sometimes respond to posts, but i usually never generate a post.
2) Favorite Sport? football and baseball
3) Hair Color? at the moment, light brown with red highlights
4) Do you wear contacts/glasses? glasses
5) Favorite Month? not sure I have an actual favorite...although February is a pretty good month
6) Last Movie You Watched? I believe that was Paul Blart, Mall Cop
7) Favorite Day of the Year? again, I really don't think there is a favorite for me, but february 28th wasn't too bad...
8) Favorite band or musician? Dave Matthews Band, and I'm digging Kings of Leon
9) Chocolate or Vanilla? Depends, I've been hooked on vanilla lately
10) Living Arrangement? married with a house
11)When was the last time you cried? Probably last week, I seem to do this a lot
12) What's under your bed? a tupperware that has some fabric in it
13) Best Vacation? our honeymoon to Alaska
14) Biggest Fear? Losing my husband
15) Your Dream Car? (specifics please...) The one I have, a Jeep Wrangler
16) What did you do on your last birthday? It was easter so we had dinner at my sisters
17) How many and which states, provinces, countires have you lived in? I've only lived in two states, New Jersey and Florida
18) How many and which cities have you lived in? I have lived in Maplewood, NJ (twice, we moved within the city), Seminole, FL (twice we moved within the city), Tampa, FL and Gulfport, FL
19) What was your first car? an 86 Chevy Caprice Classic, it was my grandparents car
20) Favorite In-door activity? sex
21) Favorite outdoor activity? sex, jk, walking or swimming, or even fishing since I am now hooked on it
22) Hardest thing you've ever done? hmm, I think maybe go back to school after being out for nearly 10 years. I actually sat in class on the first day and started to have a panic attack because I didn't think I was going to be capable of completing the class. Granted, there was only about a week from the time I actually enrolled and started class, so it all was a bit overwhelming.
23) Favorite board on the nest/knot? our board, even though it's been slow
2) Favorite Sport? snowboarding
3) Hair Color? at the moment, blonde.
4) Do you wear contacts/glasses? glasses and occasionally contacts
5) Favorite Month? December, its my birthday month and holidays
6) Last Movie You Watched? Footloose
7) Favorite Day of the Year? 4th of July
8) Favorite band or musician? The Beatles
9) Chocolate or Vanilla? Vanilla Ice Cream, chocolate everything else
10) Living Arrangement? Married in an apartment
11)When was the last time you cried? When my husband and I fought for the first time after the wedding.
12) What's under your bed? socks usually
13) Best Vacation? Our honeymoon in Israel
14) Biggest Fear? Not being able to have children.
15) Your Dream Car? black convertible Mini Cooper
16) What did you do on your last birthday? had a bridal shower... weird
17) How many and which states, provinces, countires have you lived in? I have lived in 2 countries (US and Israel) 2 States (CA and NY)
18) How many and which cities have you lived in? 5 cities: San Diego, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Manhattan NY, Ramat Beit HaKerem Israel, and Har Nof Israel
19) What was your first car? 1992 Ford Explorer. We named it Marvin after the Paranoid Android
20) Favorite In-door activity? Sex
21) Favorite outdoor activity? Hiking or Snowboarding.
22) Hardest thing you've ever done? Get engaged/ married without familial support.
23) Favorite board on the nest/knot? the Nest Book Club
1) Favorite Drink? Diet Coke (even though I have to limit them now)
2) Favorite Sport? Swimming
3) Hair Color? Brown with natural reddish hilights
4) Do you wear contacts/glasses? Nope, 20/20 here.
5) Favorite Month? October...I love NY in the fall!
6) Last Movie You Watched? Transformers 2
7) Favorite Day of the Year? Thanksgiving..together with family and all that yummy food!
8) Favorite band or musician? Bon Jovi, The Beatles, Billy Joel
9) Chocolate or Vanilla? Vanilla
10) Living Arrangement? My, DH and our cat in our 2BR condo (we own).
11)When was the last time you cried? Last wek sometime. Ahhh...hormones.
12) What's under your bed? Storage containers with off-season clothing
13) Best Vacation? Cruise to Alaska!!! (shh...don't tell my DH that Greece was a close 2nd)
14) Biggest Fear? Heights
15) Your Dream Car? (specifics please...) I'm not really into cars so, I don't have a dream vehicle. Just want something that is comfortable, looks nice and gets decent gas mileage.
16) What did you do on your last birthday? Dinner out and cake with DH.
17) How many and which states, provinces, countires have you lived in? Two - New York, USA and London, England
18) How many and which cities have you lived in? Seven - Schenectady, Scotia, Burnt Hills, Tarrytown, London, Hawthorne and Sleepy Hollow.
19) What was your first car? A maroon Dodge hatchback. The thing dies in about a month becasue the previous owner had never added transmission fluid!
20) Favorite In-door activity? Curling up with DH on the couch and watching CSI episodes or movies.
21) Favorite outdoor activity? Walking around our river town
22) Hardest thing you've ever done? Keep a certain secret.
23) Favorite board on the nest/knot? Here and my local Nest board
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