November 2008 Weddings
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Poll for Boredom
1. Who was your first prom date?
2. Do you still talk to your first love?
3. What was your first alcoholic drink?
4. What was your first job?
5. What was your first car?
6. Who was the first person to text you today?
7. Who was the first person you thought of this morning?
8. Who was your first grade teacher?
9. Where did you go on your first flight in a plane?
10. Who was your first best friend and do you still talk?
11. Where was your first sleepover?
12. Who was the first person you talked to today?
13. Whose wedding were you in for the first time?
14. What was the first thing you did this morning?
15. What was the first concert you went to?
16. First tattoo?
17. First piercing?
18. First foreign country you went to?
19. First movie you remember seeing?
20. What state did you first live in?
21. Who was your first roommate?
22. When was your first detention?
23. When was your first kiss?
24. What is one thing you would learn, given the chance?
2. Do you still talk to your first love?
3. What was your first alcoholic drink?
4. What was your first job?
5. What was your first car?
6. Who was the first person to text you today?
7. Who was the first person you thought of this morning?
8. Who was your first grade teacher?
9. Where did you go on your first flight in a plane?
10. Who was your first best friend and do you still talk?
11. Where was your first sleepover?
12. Who was the first person you talked to today?
13. Whose wedding were you in for the first time?
14. What was the first thing you did this morning?
15. What was the first concert you went to?
16. First tattoo?
17. First piercing?
18. First foreign country you went to?
19. First movie you remember seeing?
20. What state did you first live in?
21. Who was your first roommate?
22. When was your first detention?
23. When was your first kiss?
24. What is one thing you would learn, given the chance?
Re: Poll for Boredom
2. Do you still talk to your first love? No, and it's really better that way because he's one of those people that can't just be in a mature adult friendship. We both definitely still have hard feelings toward each other.
3. What was your first alcoholic drink? Kahlua. Yech.
4. What was your first job? Retail associate at Claire's. They just gave me the ear-piercing gun and said, "Here ya go." No training, no nothing.
5. What was your first car? '93 Ford Escort.
6. Who was the first person to text you today? M's friend Joe, about a Words With Friends game we're playing on our phones.
7. Who was the first person you thought of this morning? The people at work because I overslept and needed to get on a call very quickly.
8. Who was your first grade teacher? Mrs. Brewer, who I thought loved me but then when I went back, couldn't even remember my name. As a kid, I was crushed, but looking back as an adult, I would never be able to remember everyone's name.
9. Where did you go on your first flight in a plane? Florida to Disneyworld
10. Who was your first best friend and do you still talk? A girl named Lauren, and we're "friendly," but not BFFs. We went our own separate ways in junior high.
11. Where was your first sleepover? Her house. I would spend the night there all the time.
12. Who was the first person you talked to today? The hubs, of course.
13. Whose wedding were you in for the first time? My aunt and uncle's as the flower girl when I was 5.
14. What was the first thing you did this morning? Asked M to hand me my Blackberry so I could dial in to a work call.
15. What was the first concert you went to? Reel Big Fish
16. First tattoo? N/a. Don't have any.
17. First piercing? Ears, when I was 7. When I worked at Claire's, though, my ear piercings got a little out of control.
18. First foreign country you went to? England
19. First movie you remember seeing? Little Mermaid, I think?
20. What state did you first live in? Illinois
21. Who was your first roommate? A girl named Melissa who was super spoiled, obnoxiously rich, bratty and neurotic. Oddly enough, I loved her.
22. When was your first detention? In junior high. For peeling paint off the wall in the nurse's office and writing a note to my friend about how I was faking sick and peeling paint off the wall in the nurse's office. The note was intercepted.
23. When was your first kiss? I don't even remember ... with nobody special, that's for sure!
24. What is one thing you would learn, given the chance? Greek, so M and I could talk about people in public.
Twink, thank you for this.
1. Who was your first prom date? my first serious boyfriend, his name was Enrique
2. Do you still talk to your first love? that would be a big fat NO
3. What was your first alcoholic drink? boones farm
4. What was your first job? I worked at Ross
5. What was your first car? 1988 Acura Integra
6. Who was the first person to text you today? no one has
7. Who was the first person you thought of this morning? my hubby
8. Who was your first grade teacher? Ms. Meadows
9. Where did you go on your first flight in a plane? Europe, I was 4
10. Who was your first best friend and do you still talk? yes we do, we have been friends since we were tots and she came to my wedding
11. Where was your first sleepover? a friend from 1st or 2nd grade, it was her birthday
12. Who was the first person you talked to today? my hubby
13. Whose wedding were you in for the first time? my uncle's, I was 6
14. What was the first thing you did this morning? got up, went pee
15. What was the first concert you went to? Janet Jackson!
16. First tattoo? age 22, lotus flower on my back
17. First piercing? age 6 ears
18. First foreign country you went to? I went to Europe when I was 4 not sure if we went to England or France first
19. First movie you remember seeing? in the theater it was definitely the Care Bears
20. What state did you first live in? California
21. Who was your first roommate? Lisa
22. When was your first detention? never had it
23. When was your first kiss? 2nd grade under a picnic table
24. What is one thing you would learn, given the chance? how to play drums!
1. Who was your first prom date? No proms in Mexico
2. Do you still talk to your first love? No
3. What was your first alcoholic drink? Tequila
4. What was your first job? HR assistant (I was 15, just for a summer)
5. What was your first car? Old VW Beetle
6. Who was the first person to text you today? We only have a cell now for baby news, we don't text
7. Who was the first person you thought of this morning? Lovebug
8. Who was your first grade teacher? Ack! Can't remember her name. I reember her face, though...
9. Where did you go on your first flight in a plane? Mexico City
10. Who was your first best friend and do you still talk? Dulce, and we do
11. Where was your first sleepover? Don't remember!
12. Who was the first person you talked to today? DH
13. Whose wedding were you in for the first time? Never been in a wedding (it's usually just a best man and maid of honor in Mexico, and it's usually a married couple) Edit: I forgot! I was a flower girl for a cousin when I was 6
14. What was the first thing you did this morning? Pee
15. What was the first concert you went to? Not that it will mean anything to any of you, but Alejandra Guzman
16. First tattoo? Dragon, 25th birthday
17. First piercing? Ears, at birth. Got a second set when I was 15 yo
18. First foreign country you went to? USA, ha! (foreign for me)
19. First movie you remember seeing? At a movie teather, Jaws. I was 5 or 6
20. What state did you first live in? Chihuahua
21. Who was your first roommate? Carlos, when I moved for grad school. Just a friend though, we rented a place with a bedroom and two twin beds
22. When was your first detention? There's no detention in Mexico... they just call your parents
23. When was your first kiss? Practice, when I was 8-9 yo. Real (like with a boyfriend) when I was 19 yo.
24. What is one thing you would learn, given the chance? Paint
I know! That's crazy!!
Woohoo! Hey Lore can you tell that all the NovemAunties are just a little excited about the arrival of Lovebug?
I know, it warms my heart
2. Do you still talk to your first love?I am married to him
3. What was your first alcoholic drink?A Pink Squirl . My Moms favorite drink.
4. What was your first job?I worked at a survey palce in the amll. Would you like to take a quick survey?
5. What was your first car?A Dodge neon.
6. Who was the first person to text you today?Our realator.
7. Who was the first person you thought of this morning?DH, its kinda hard not to think of someone when they are laying right next to you!
8. Who was your first grade teacher?Mrs. Matskin,,,man she was mean.
9. Where did you go on your first flight in a plane?Florida
10. Who was your first best friend and do you still talk?Christina Borelli. We havent talked in years, but we recently became FB friends.
11. Where was your first sleepover?At Cindy Friedmans house. I remeber all the girls were walking around in just thier undies. I think we were 6.
12. Who was the first person you talked to today?DH
13. Whose wedding were you in for the first time?My BFF Lynda.
14. What was the first thing you did this morning?Took a tinkle.
15. What was the first concert you went to?New Kids on The Block BABY
16. First tattoo?My name on my ankle. I HATE it.
17. First piercing?My ears, but if you mean a body piercing it was my tounge. Still have it in.
18. First foreign country you went to?
Does a caribbean island count?
19. First movie you remember seeing?
Peter Pan
20. What state did you first live in?PA
21. Who was your first roommate?DH, lol.
22. When was your first detention?7th grade. Got caught smoking behind the school.
23. When was your first kiss?When I was 12. Sad, but he died last year.
24. What is one thing you would learn, given the chance? Can i Choose a super power?
M.
2. Do you still talk to your first love?
I am married to him.
3. What was your first alcoholic drink?
A bottle of whiskey. (yes, a whole bottle)
4. What was your first job?
Strawberry picker (I was like 13 or so and got paid $0.25/quart), my first "taxable" job, cashier at a grocery store.
5. What was your first car?
1991 Chevy Corsica, I miss it.
6. Who was the first person to text you today?
SIL
7. Who was the first person you thought of this morning?
M, because I heard him earlier so I knew he called out sick from work and was laying on the couch so I wanted to check on him.
8. Who was your first grade teacher?
Mrs. O'Conner, she was old as dirt and made us write our ABC's EVERY DAY in upper case and lower case.
9. Where did you go on your first flight in a plane?
Florida.
10. Who was your first best friend and do you still talk?
Kristen Tremblay, I found her on MySpace a couple years back, but we no longer talk.
11. Where was your first sleepover?
My cousins house.
12. Who was the first person you talked to today?
M.
13. Whose wedding were you in for the first time?
My Aunt and Uncle's = Flower Girl
14. What was the first thing you did this morning?
opened my eyes.
15. What was the first concert you went to?
Britney Spears
16. First tattoo?
Where = right shoulder, What = Memory Cross (you can see pic of it on FB, it's currently my profile pic), When = 3 or 4 years ago.
17. First piercing?
9 months old = ears.
18. First foreign country you went to?
Never been out of the U.S.
19. First movie you remember seeing?
Umm, Harry and the Hendersons? (I think, we saw it at a drive-in) but I'm quite sure if I thought really hard I bet it was a horror movie. My first movie, though I don't remember because I was only 3 months old was Dawn of the Dead, that movie "babysat" me while my parents played cards with their friends.
20. What state did you first live in?
Born, raised and still in MA.
21. Who was your first roommate?
M.
22. When was your first detention?
5th grade.
23. When was your first kiss?
I don't remember (it obviously wasn't that good)
24. What is one thing you would learn, given the chance?
Another language, sign language even.
I worked at Afterthoughts (owned by Claires, now its called the Icing) I had both ears pierced the entire way up. 12 in each. But, we did have training on piercing, and then I became asst manager in HS and trained others.
1. Who was your first prom date? I went to homecoming with Jeff Stepkowski my senior year.
2. Do you still talk to your first love? No, Jeff has pretty much been a hermit since college.
3. What was your first alcoholic drink? My parents put rum on my gums as a baby. And I used to drink sips of their Heinekens.
4. What was your first job? I did general office work at C-SACC, the drug rehab center at USMC Camp Pendleton. For a week. I was 14. I never got so many cat calls in my life (during my lunch breaks...the guys actually in the rehab knew they were screwed).
5. What was your first car? I learned in an old Beetle. My first purchase was a Saturn.
6. Who was the first person to text you today? no one
7. Who was the first person you thought of this morning? Scarlett
8. Who was your first grade teacher? I had two. Mrs. Yamazaki and Mrs. Kazits. I moved mid-year from Tahoe to Vista.
9. Where did you go on your first flight in a plane? Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Senior trip!
10. Who was your first best friend and do you still talk? Vanessa Trihill. Long lost friend.
11. Where was your first sleepover? At Karen's house. They tried to put lipstick on me in my sleep. I forgot to bring pjs and slept in my sweatshirt.
12. Who was the first person you talked to today? I left my boss a vm to tell her the train was late.
13. Whose wedding were you in for the first time? My aunt's. I was a flower girl.
14. What was the first thing you did this morning? Hit snooze. Moved Scarlett back onto her back and gave her a pacifier so she'd stay asleep.
15. What was the first concert you went to? Allman Brothers, unless you count school band concerts.
16. First tattoo? never
17. First piercing? ears, I was 11
18. First foreign country you went to? Mexico
19. First movie you remember seeing? Empire Strikes Back at the Drive In
20. What state did you first live in? California
21. Who was your first roommate? Other than sisters...I roomed with Jennifer Hall and Vanessa Vander Zanden at UCLA.
22. When was your first detention? 7th Grade? I gave a friend my shoe and she threw it at a boy and almost hit a teacher. Stupid.
23. When was your first kiss? Homecoming. Or a previous spiun the bottle that I don't count.
24. What is one thing you would learn, given the chance? Japanese or ASL.
Here again, you guys make me feel old.
1. Who was your first prom date? -Mark Rossney-he was HORRIBLE! He couldn't dance and Stairway to Heaven was just TOO LONG.
2. Do you still talk to your first love? No, but he stopped by work about a month before DH and I got married... super weird. I was 38 and hadn't seen him for 21 yrs. um, hello?!
3. What was your first alcoholic drink?Beer---back when parents used to give kids a few sips during footballgames.
4. What was your first job? McD's
5. What was your first car? 1988 Plymouth Turismo Duster...silver
6. Who was the first person to text you today? no one yet...
7. Who was the first person you thought of this morning? DH-he woke me up to kiss me goodbye... as always
8. Who was your first grade teacher? Mrs. Burland-and she still remembers me-retired now-her, not moi.
9. Where did you go on your first flight in a plane? Disneyworld, where else?!?
10. Who was your first best friend and do you still talk? I had a few... Donna, Kelly (who was in my wedding), Karen... and yes, we all still talk-FB is great for that!
11. Where was your first sleepover? Rhonda Schmidt-she lived 3 houses down the street...
12. Who was the first person you talked to today? DH, I think... or the dog.
13. Whose wedding were you in for the first time? Mom's-her 2nd wedding (I carry that pic w me-I was 11)
14. What was the first thing you did this morning?rolled over after DH kissed me bye!
15. What was the first concert you went to? HA! Striper-Christian Rock group, unless Creation '82 or '83 counts
16. First tattoo? Next year? This summer? (in designing stages...)
17. First piercing? 6?
18. First foreign country you went to? Bermuda
19. First movie you remember seeing? Benji
20. What state did you first live in? Delaware
21. Who was your first roommate? Ronne butler-for 2-3 days
22. When was your first detention? never
23. When was your first kiss?Creation '84? Chris Newhouse=I looked him up and found out he lived in NY-was some sort of doctor for female diseases... his WIFE was thoroughly amused I looked him up=about 6 yrs ago...
24. What is one thing you would learn, given the chance? That is tough... I'm a jack of all trades, master of none type of person... EVERYTHING!!! (ok, how to keep my weight once I've gotten where i want to be...)
2. Do you still talk to your first love? No, we broke up when I found out he was dating another girl at the same time. But he got his when his fiance of 5 years left him haha take that, Jon!
3. What was your first alcoholic drink? a fuzzy navel my sisters let me have at a wedding. they tried to tell me it would make my belly button hairy afterwards...
4. What was your first job? Banquet server at my cousin's restaurant. I was barely 14, it was totally illegal.
5. What was your first car? 89 baby blue chevy cavalier!
6. Who was the first person to text you today? DH. Actually, I texted him first
7. Who was the first person you thought of this morning? Of course, DH
8. Who was your first grade teacher? Mrs. Fenstermacher
9. Where did you go on your first flight in a plane? London! I was pretty anxious, first ride = 6+ hours!
10. Who was your first best friend and do you still talk? Yolanda. We were inseparable until 4th grade when we weren't in the same classroom anymore. Then she became friends with the preppy girls. Then she skipped a grade and we really haven't talked since.
11. Where was your first sleepover? Her house.
12. Who was the first person you talked to today? The hubs, of course.
13. Whose wedding were you in for the first time? My sister's first wedding, I was a BM. Never a flower girl
14. What was the first thing you did this morning? Uhh...peed then drank a glass of water!
15. What was the first concert you went to? 10th grade - I was at FFA state convention (nerd alert) in Kentucky and they had Diamond Rio/Chris Cagle LOL! so dumb.
16. First tattoo? don't have one. I know I'd end up hating it later.
17. First piercing? Ears when I was 12, second holes at 19
18. First foreign country you went to? England
19. First movie you remember seeing? 101 Dalmations!
20. What state did you first live in? Pennsylvania
21. Who was your first roommate? Ah, Debbie. She looked EXACTLY like Hilary Swank. She lived like 5 minutes from campus so she was never there and never slept there. Total waste of money for her, but I had a room to myself with DH HA!
22. When was your first detention? first grade! I pulled a chair out from under this kid Shawn. Big baby cried and told on me. Mrs Fenstermacher was shocked, I was a good kid!
23. When was your first kiss? First boyfriend, Jon when I was 15.
24. What is one thing you would learn, given the chance? to dance or ice skate (well). I always wanted to, but lived in the middle of nowhere, it wasn't really an option. SYTYCD makes me so jealous! someday...
2. Do you still talk to your first love? no
3. What was your first alcoholic drink? My Dad would sometimes let me have sips of beer. My first actual drink may have been a wine cooler or a rum and coke
4. What was your first job? A veterinary assistant
5. What was your first car? 1997 Honda Civic
6. Who was the first person to text you today? No texts today
7. Who was the first person you thought of this morning? DH
8. Who was your first grade teacher? OMG I can't believe I'm drawing a blank on her name.
9. Where did you go on your first flight in a plane? Disney World
10. Who was your first best friend and do you still talk? A girl I knew from ballet school in NY. No.
11. Where was your first sleepover? With the same friend above
12. Who was the first person you talked to today? DH
13. Whose wedding were you in for the first time? I was a flower girl when I was 3 or 4 for our neighbor's daughter.
14. What was the first thing you did this morning? Took my temp
15. What was the first concert you went to? Smashing Pumpkins
16. First tattoo? n/a
17. First piercing? My ears... in first grade
18. First foreign country you went to? Canada
19. First movie you remember seeing? Return to Oz
20. What state did you first live in? NY
21. Who was your first roommate? Heather, we got along really well
22. When was your first detention? A class detention in middle school I think. It's the only time I was ever in detention. I think the teacher was pissed at people for talking.
23. When was your first kiss? 18 at college
24. What is one thing you would learn, given the chance? How to dance latin ballroom
2. Do you still talk to your first love? A little through facebook but it's weird.
3. What was your first alcoholic drink? Boonesfarm Strawberry - Eeek!
4. What was your first job? Worked in the concession stand at the $1 movies.
5. What was your first car? A 1990 Omega White - it was horrible!
6. Who was the first person to text you today? DH
7. Who was the first person you thought of this morning? My mom
8. Who was your first grade teacher? Mrs. Garland
9. Where did you go on your first flight in a plane? Florida to Disney World
10. Who was your first best friend and do you still talk? Jaimie - yes we do. Still best friends after 20+ years.
11. Where was your first sleepover? Cassie and Kristen's House
12. Who was the first person you talked to today? Dawson, my son.
13. Whose wedding were you in for the first time? My parents friends. I was like 3yo and the flower girl.
14. What was the first thing you did this morning? Let the dog out to pee
15. What was the first concert you went to? New Kids on the Block
16. First tattoo? I was 16 and went with my dad. He only said I could because he never in a million years thought I would. I got a flower on my shoulder. My mom was so p!ssed.
17. First piercing? My ears when I was a baby.
18. First foreign country you went to? Bahamas
19. First movie you remember seeing? ET in the movie theater
20. What state did you first live in? Delaware - one and only
21. Who was your first roommate? Brandi - what a nightmare
22. When was your first detention? I never had a detention.
23. When was your first kiss? 8th grade in my laundry room. Oooh so romantic.
24. What is one thing you would learn, given the chance? Photography
2. Do you still talk to your first love? Nope!
3. What was your first alcoholic drink? Tequila, I believe.
4. What was your first job? Other than babysitting, I was a water park lifeguard
5. What was your first car? a 1982 Datsun pickup
6. Who was the first person to text you today? Lovebug update!
7. Who was the first person you thought of this morning? N
8. Who was your first grade teacher? Mrs. Lambert
9. Where did you go on your first flight in a plane? Spokane, WA
10. Who was your first best friend and do you still talk? My twinner, and yes! But other than that, a girl named Lindsey who I am not friends with, but still in touch via FB. She became too cool for me in 7th grade.
11. Where was your first sleepover? At Lindsey's
12. Who was the first person you talked to today? N
13. Whose wedding were you in for the first time? My babysitter's, when I was 3. My t win and I were the most adorable flower girls you've ever seen. For reals.
14. What was the first thing you did this morning? Fed the cats
15. What was the first concert you went to? I can't remember. . . Something country at the Puyallup Fairgrounds.
16. First tattoo? N/A
17. First piercing? ears, at age 9
18. First foreign country you went to? Um. Canada.
19. First movie you remember seeing? I don't know. . . the most memorable was my first date - The Three Muskateers
20. What state did you first live in? WA
21. Who was your first roommate? my first wombmate was Kristen, my first roommate was my friend Allison
22. When was your first detention? N/A!
23. When was your first kiss? NYE when I was 15
24. What is one thing you would learn, given the chance? How to sing. . .but I would need a voice transplant or some such. It's just not something I can learn to the extent I would like. So if I had to pick something that is possible to learn, I would brush up my Spanish skills so that I'm fluent. I would love to travel to S America and learn there.