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Getting to know you POLL
I love polls. I interview a lot of people for fun, so I'll
have to steal some questions that I usually ask them 
I'd love to know the following:
First Name:
Occupation:
Married,
Engaged or Single?
Kids? If yes, first name and ages?
Wedding Day:
Do you have a blog? I am so guilty of blog-stalking, hehee
FAVES
Color:
Book:
Food:
Restaurant:
Smell:
Word:
Music
Artist:
Hobby:
Shoes:
Movie:
TV Sitcom:
Reality TV Show:
If Hollywood made a movie about your life, what would it be called and who would play you?
Hope those are good Q's....can't wait to hear your answers! My babies are just waking up from their naps, so off to make them lunch. I'll fill it out in just a little bit
Re: Getting to know you POLL
First Name:Vanessa
Occupation:Processor
Married, Engaged or Single? Married
Kids? If yes, first name and ages? None
Wedding Day: 07/18/09
Do you have a blog? yes both are in my siggy
FAVES
Color: Red
Book: Something Borrowed
Food:Spaghetti
Restaurant: Olive Garden, love me some Italian food
Smell: Rain on dirt, I know weird
Word: Whatever, I say it a lot
Music Artist: The Beatles
Hobby: Baking
Shoes: my black KSwiss, so comfy
Movie: The Little Mermaid
TV Sitcom: Gossip Girl and plenty more
Reality TV Show: DWTS
If Hollywood made a movie about your life, what would it be called and who would play you? The Life of NesJas, I don't know lol. America Ferrera would play me.
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First Name: Jenn
Occupation: Regional Operations Manager
Married, Engaged or Single? Married
Kids? If yes, first name and ages? not yet
Wedding Day: 6-12-09
Do you have a blog? yes, in my siggy
FAVES
Color: Pink
Book: So lame- Frog and Toad
Food: Red Velvet cheesecake
Restaurant: PF Changs
Smell: My parents home. It always smells like home, the mix of fragrances from their candles and other stuff
Word: lame
Music Artist: Goo Goo Dolls
Hobby: um.. does spa going count?
Shoes: Sketchers- the ones that look like mary janes and come in different colors. They're easy to wear with my leg but can look professional for work.
Movie: AH so hard- Space Camp, Howard the Duck, 16 Candles, Pretty in Pink, Breakfast Club, Goonies
TV Sitcom: Sitcom? I love Private Practice, but its not a sitcom
Reality TV Show: SYTYCD
If Hollywood made a movie about your life, what would it be called and who would play you? Wearing your heart on your sleeve? Reese Witherspoon?
Occupation: Admin/Bookkeeper
Married, Engaged or Single? Married
Kids? If yes, first name and ages? Nope
Wedding Day: May 15, 2009
Do you have a blog? Nope, no time, love to follow others though. DH and I might start a husband and wife cooking one when things calm down for us.
FAVES
Color: Yellow!
Book: The Stephanie Plum Series by Janet Evanovich
Food: Everything, love to eat, ESP cake
Restaurant: Sweet Tomatoes
Smell: Funfetti cake
Word: I have no idea...
Music Artist: Bob Dylan
Hobby: Cooking, baking, renovating
Shoes: Beaded sandals
Movie: The Shining
TV Sitcom: Lost, Dexter, True Blood
Reality TV Show: American Idol and DWTS
If Hollywood made a movie about your life, what would it be called and who would play you? Princess Tay (j/k I have no idea) and maybe Isla Fisher?
Can't wait to meet my baby boy!
I'd love to know the following:
First Name: Jessica
Occupation: SAHM
Married, Engaged or Single? Married
Kids? If yes, first name and ages? Chad-12, Kaleb-8, Christin-6 and William-19 months
Wedding Day: 05/06/07
Do you have a blog? I am so guilty of blog-stalking, hehee
Yep - http://crazymomadventures.blogspot.com
FAVES
Color: Pink
Book: Breaking Dawn (part of the Twilight Series) or Where the Wild Things Are
Food: Chinese... I have yet to find great Chinese out here in AZ
Restaurant: Longs (A chinese place in MA), and TGI Fridays
Smell: Baby Powder
Word: bitchtastic.. i dunno.. lol
Music Artist: Nickelback / Aerosmith
Hobby: Don't really have one.... cooking I suppose
Shoes: My flip flops...
Movie: Hmmmm.... The Blind Side has about taken that title away from Dirty Dancing..
TV Sitcom: This is hard... Ummm Mercy I guess.. Maybe House?
Reality TV Show: The Apprentice
If Hollywood made a movie about your life, what would it be called and who would play you? I am not good at making up titles... Trials and Tribulations maybe? I'd love for Kirstie Alley to play me
First Name: Stacy
Occupation: Data Entry - HATE it
Married, Engaged or Single? Married
Kids? If yes, first name and ages? Not yet
Wedding Day: 5/24/08
Do you have a blog? I am so guilty of blog-stalking, hehee
Yes, link in siggy!
FAVES
Color: Purple
Book: eh, I don't read much but like books based on true stories
Food: American or Italian
Restaurant: Pf Changs
Smell: Clean clothes
Word: DUH! hahaha
Music Artist: I can't pick just one but right now I love Rihanna
Hobby: photography, traveling, hiking, sports, anything outside, playing with my doggie
Shoes: does ALL of them count? lol
Movie: Pete's Dragon haha
TV Sitcom: Ummm, Dexter (It's on Showtime)
Reality TV Show: oh man...I love basically all of them. I'm a Reality Show Junkie. haha
First Name: Meghan
Occupation: public relations
Married, Engaged or Single? married
Kids? If yes, first name and ages? one on the way. we find out next Friday if it's a boy or girl.
Wedding Day: 9/27/08
Do you have a blog? Yep, a baking blog that I co-write with a friend. Link in my siggy!
FAVES
Color: Blue or red
Book: Man, I don't know if I could pick one book. My favorite author is Anita Shreve.
Food: Anything with chocolate. Or anything Mexican. Dang, now I'm hungry.
Restaurant: Mi Pueblo -- a little Mexican place near metro center. No frills, but really fast service and REALLY good food.
Smell: The smell in the desert right before a big monsoon storm.
Word: Evidently. I have no idea why. I just like saying it.
Music Artist: My tastes change constantly. I love my sirius radio because I have a huge selection.
Hobby: baking
Shoes: any kind of boots. the one and only reason I sometimes wish it stayed cool in AZ longer is so that I could wear boots more.
Movie: A few that I can watch over and over are: Pretty Woman, A Few Good Men, Wedding Crashers, Scarface (I know, all completely different... I have varied taste)
TV Sitcom: Modern Family is cracking me up right now.
Reality TV Show: I can't get enough of the Real Housewives. I know, I should be ashamed.
If Hollywood made a movie about your life, what would it be called and who would play you? "The one who moved away," haha. Starring Jennifer Garner. Cuz I love her, so why not?
First Name: Nicole
Occupation: Business Development
Married, Engaged or Single? Married
Kids? If yes, first name and ages? None yet
Wedding Day: 10/18/08
Do you have a blog? No, but I am thinking about starting one.
FAVES
red meat! Sorry vegetarians!
Color: Purple
Book: I prefer gossip mags to books lol
Food: Filet Mignon...I
Restaurant: The Melting Pot
Smell: Orange blossoms or DH's cologne
Word: "What?" I say that alot since I dont always pay attention
Music Artist: Green Day and Sarah McLachlan (depends on my mood)
Hobby: Shopping
Shoes: I love all pumps, flats, and stilettos
Movie: Grease...I have it memorized
TV Sitcom: Modern Family, The Office, and Grey's Anatomy
Reality TV Show: 16 and Pregnant and Intervention...so lame, I know
If Hollywood made a movie about your life, what would it be called and who would play you? My life is too boring, average, and blissfully happy to be made into a movie...Thank God!!
Ooo now I'm confident that you girls are my long lost sisters! We all have so much in common. I'm even more excited to move now
I'm going to go check out everyone's blogs later tonight when I take a break from crazy work to-do-list.
Here are my answers...
First Name: Brandis
Occupation: Professional Photographer
Married, Engaged or Single? Married
Kids? If yes, first name and ages? Carson J age 2. Amilya Rae age 8 mos
Wedding Day: 5/6/7
Do you have a blog? Yes! Http://BrandisAllisonBlog.tumblr.com
FAVES
Color: Pink
Book: The Counte of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Food: Sushi
Restaurant: In Ohio, Lemongrass. Yum. (Sushi)
Smell: My babies. And lilac.
Word: "Holllllla!"
Music Artist: Lifehouse
Hobby: Anything artistic
Shoes: I'm addicted to them ALL!
Movie: Sixteen Candles, Sweet Home Alabama
TV Sitcom: Private Practice, Gossip Girl, Life Unexpected, 24, LOST
Reality TV Show: SYTYCD, Tori&Dean, Big Brother
If Hollywood made a movie about your life, what would it be called and who would play you? "Brandis Allison {Storyteller}" and I'd love to see Reese Witherspoon play me. I just love her. Or Rachel McAdams.
First Name: Lacey
Occupation: SAHM
Married, Engaged or Single? Happily Married!
Kids? If yes, first name and ages? Yes, Kaylee is almost 4, Evan is 1.
Wedding Day: May 28, 2005
Do you have a blog? Yes, but I haven't thought of a title for it.
FAVES
Color: Pink and Purple
Book: Twilight
Food: Mexican or Chinese...mmmm.
Restaurant: La Morenita, The Bamboo Club, Lou's at Pier 47 in San Francisco.
Smell: Tanning oil and my babes after bathtime.
Word: Love
Music Artist: I like them all.
Hobby: It depends on the day
Shoes: I love my heals!
Movie: The Notebook, Time Travelers Wife, Forrest Gump, Sex and the City
TV Sitcom: Parenthood, Modern Family, Cougartown, Greys Anatomy, Private Practice. I love tv!
Reality TV Show: Who do you think you are, Teen Mom, Real World/Road Rules Challenges, Keeping up with the Kardashians
First Name: Jaye
Occupation: Accountant
Married, Engaged or Single? Married
Kids? If yes, first name and ages? Just pets for now
Wedding Day: 3/21/2009
Blog: http://becomingjayefay.wordpress.com/
Color: Blue
Book: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Food: right now - Lasagna
Restaurant: The Melting Pot
Smell: Oranges
Word: supernova
Music Artist: Matthew Good
Hobby: astronomy
Shoes: my knee high leather boots - so comfortable, loovvee.
Movie: Hmm I always hate this question - Today I'm going with how to train your dragon - it's fresh and I've already seen it twice
TV Sitcom: Two and a Half Men
Reality TV Show: I don't like reality tv
Love her name, it's Amelia right?
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First Name: Amber
Occupation: Peds RN
Married, Engaged or Single? Married
Kids? If yes, first name and ages? I'm pregnant right now!
Wedding Day: 10-03-09
FAVES
Color: Black
Book: Sooke Stackhouse series
Food: Chinese
Restaurant: Cheesecake factory or Pita Jungle
Smell: Cologne
Word: I don't really have one.
Music Artist: I like a lot.
Hobby: Shopping.
Shoes: Flip flops
Movie: I love too many to pick just one.
TV Sitcom: I don't watch many sitcoms.
Reality TV Show: American Idol.
First Name: Emily
Occupation:3rd grade teacher
Married, Engaged or Single? Married
Kids? If yes, first name and ages? not yet, hopefully this summer?!
Wedding Day: 7/7/06
Do you have a blog? I am so guilty of blog-stalking, hehee
FAVES
Color: Green
Book: Classics, Jodi Picoult books
Food:Fruit, Cheese
Restaurant:Italian restaurants with Cheesecake Factory for dessert
Smell:Fresh Baked Bread
Word:BEACH (I miss MI summers!!!)
Music Artist:Secondhand Serenade
Hobby:running, reading, scrapbooking, being with my dogs
Shoes: gotta love a pair of cute heels or sparkly flip flops!
Movie: Anne of Green Gables/Avonlea (I'm a nerd!)
TV Sitcom: Modern Family, 30 Rock
Reality TV Show: Amazing Race, Cooking Competitions
If Hollywood made a movie about your life, what would it be called and who would play you? Not sure on the name, but it would need to be a romantic comedy! I love LOVE and laughing!
I guess Brenda Song? There really isn't that many Asian movie stars!
First Name: Brenda
Occupation: Project Manager - Implementation
Married, Engaged or Single? Married
Kids? If yes, first name and ages? Not yet
Wedding Day: 10/10/09
Do you have a blog? No, but I love reading others
FAVES
Color: Blue and Green
Book: I love anything by Jodi Piculout
Food: Mexican or Italian
Restaurant: Macayos
Smell: flowers
Word: bloody
Music Artist: I like too many, I am in a country phase right now
Hobby: traveling, sports, watching kids
Shoes: I LOVE shoes...so I have many favorites
Movie: Dirty Dancing
TV Sitcom: House
Reality TV Show: I tend to watch them all.
First Name: Kate
Occupation: Cashier and soon to be SAHM
Married, Engaged or Single? Happily Married to my HS Sweetheart
Kids? If yes, first name and ages? First is on the way
Wedding Day: 10/1/05
Do you have a blog? Nope
FAVES
Color: Purple
Book: Not sure
Food: Mexican!
Restaurant: A couple Mexican places around us
Smell: Vanilla, fresh cookies, my hubby, babies
Word: Serendipity
Music Artist: Elvis
Hobby: Relaxing
Shoes: Anything comfortable!
Movie: So many to choose from! Not sure, definitely a comedy
TV Sitcom: Don't really watch sitcoms
Reality TV Show: 16 and pregnant, it's a guilty pleasure
If Hollywood made a movie about your life, what would it be called and who would play you? Not sure what it would be called..... I would like Drew Barrymore to play me, love her!
I think I love you.
That's probably my SECOND favourite book!
Yes, well kinda. We pronounce it A-Mill-Ya and we call her Millie
That's one of my FAVORITES! And a pretty awesome movie too
Oh that's awesome! I read it in High School for an English project and read the entire thing in a day. I fell in love. I have a really amazing story behind this book. I'll have to share it on my blog soon
Although it will make me cry.
Occupation: A bit of everything--film production, sahm, realtor, wannabe party planner
Married, Engaged or Single? married
Kids? If yes, first name and ages? Gary 13, Emmy 3, Lilly Belle 18 months
Wedding Day: 4/25/09
Do you have a blog? boo-yah--in my siggyFAVES
Color: Gah-reen!
Book: boo, haven't read enough lately but Toni Morrison is pretty rockin'
Food: Anything not made by me? I lurve to eat
Restaurant: Anywhere related to above
Smell: my ladies after rub a dub dub, cake, Xmas
Word: in speech-I know, right! in text--coolio and gah-roovy--I like to make words up--I'm that kind of wordsmith-ha!
Music Artist: toughie--U2 methinks
Hobby: chasing kids, house diy stuff, wasting time online...
Shoes: not enough
Movie: hard! Life is Beautiful, Singin' in the Rain, The Godfather, Lock Stock and 2 Smokin Barrels, The Princess Bride...
TV Sitcom: Modern Family is hee-lair-e-ous!
Reality TV Show: SYTYCND and American Idol
If Hollywood made a movie about your life, what would it be called and who would play you? A Coaster of Courage and Uma Thurman
First Name: Sommer
Occupation: Groomer
Married, Engaged or Single? Married
Kids? If yes, first name and ages? No...
Wedding Day: 101809
Do you have a blog? In my siggy
FAVES
Color: Blue
Book: Sookie Stackhouse Series
Food: Pizza
Restaurant: Cheesecake Factory
Smell: Mens cologne
Word: #$%#, #$%$,&^%^^, and @#!@...lol j/k
Music Artist: Don't have a favourite.
Hobby: Way too many to list.
Shoes: Rainbow flip flops.
Movie: Current favourite is "It's Complicated"
TV Sitcom: Modern Family/ Cougar Town
Reality TV Show: Housewives of Orange County
If Hollywood made a movie about your life, what would it be called and who would play you?
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Okay...now you're just freaking me out. This is me.exactly. Except for reading it in a day...it might have taken me a whole weekend...but the rest. Wow, long lost book twin over here.
First Name: Heather
Occupation: Registered Nurse
Married, Engaged or Single? Happily married!
Kids? If yes, first name and ages? Not yet, plan to start trying w/in the next 2 yrs
Wedding Day: June 6, 2009
Do you have a blog? I am so guilty of blog-stalking, hehee
link's in my sig
FAVES
Color: blue
Book: don't have one...love Nicholas Sparks books though
Food: pizza & ice cream
Restaurant: that's a toughie...love BJ's, a local place here...Olive Garden & TGIFriday's for chains
Smell: fresh baked bread & tropical scents
Word: ??
Music Artist: Rihanna & Nickelback
Hobby: photography for fun & scrapbooking when I have time
Shoes: LOVE my Merrell hiking sneakers...i live in sneaks, jeans & tees, haha
Movie: The Notebook is great but love the comedy ones like The Focker Series & The American Pie series
TV Sitcom: Seinfeld
Reality TV Show: The Locator or Dancing With the Stars prob.
If Hollywood made a movie about your life, what would it be called and who would play you? dunno about the name, but think I'd have to go w/Mandy Moore too, she seems prob. the most like me
First Name: Megan
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Occupation: Clinical Research Coordinator
Married, Engaged or Single? Married
Kids? If yes, first name and ages? He's still baking, but his name is Andrew
Wedding Day: 11/4/2006 (this makes me an old married hag
Do you have a blog? I am so guilty of blog-stalking, hehee just a baby one but I haven't been faithful in updating it.
FAVES
Color: blue
Book: East of Eden by John Steinbeck
Food: all food.
Restaurant: this is like asking me to pick a favorite food. I love to eat.
Smell: tuberose
Word: f**k
Music Artist: Ludacris. Yes, I'm white and in my late 20's.
Hobby: knitting
Shoes: again, like food how can I choose. I'm a woman, I love me some shoes...all colors, all heights, etc.
Movie: nerd alert: Harry Potter.
TV Sitcom: 30 Rock
Reality TV Show: I don't watch reality tv. Honestly.
If Hollywood made a movie about your life, what would it be called and who would play you? It would be called Neurotic: The Megan story. I'd be played by Lindsay Lohan on drugs.
HA!! Love it!! We are two peas in a pod I think :P
Hi, Im new around here (on the board) just came over from the knot. Wanted to say hello before filling this out, thought it was a good time to introduce myself. Ive been stalking for a bit and have lived in AZ all my life
First Name:Beth
Occupation: Cashier-hoping to change that
Married, Engaged or Single? Married!!
Kids? If yes, first name and ages? Not yet, just pets for now
Wedding Day: 3/13/10
Do you have a blog? I just started one, I tried once before but it didnt work out. Link in siggy
FAVES
Color: Purple
Book: I havent been reading much, so its still Harry Potter
Food: Mexican or Italian
Restaurant: Garcias/Macayos and Olive Garden
Smell: Fresh air
Word: I have a phrase, its Bite me and DH has a habit of actually doing so!!
Music Artist: Rhianna, Mariah Carey and so many more
Hobby: Scrapbooking and working on adding to that list
Shoes: I love my DC flip flops-I would wear them all the time if I could!
Movie: Ultimate is Dirty Dancing, but I have many more
TV Sitcom: I dont watch tons of tv: Gossip Girl, Secret Life of an American Teenager ( I love drama) and DH & I watch White Collar and Supernatural
Reality TV Show: Not into reality much
If Hollywood made a movie about your life, what would it be called and who would play you? I have no idea....