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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
[in singing voice] Getting to know you, Getting to know all about you...
So a newbie suggested a poll so we can bring out the lurkers and get to know each other more. Here goes.
1. What are you from originally? What area of CF?
2. What do you do for a living?
3. Tell us something about yourself.
4. Tell us something about your wedding and now homelife.
5. Your life motto.
Re: [in singing voice] Getting to know you, Getting to know all about you...
1. What are you from originally? What area of CF?
Orlando, Florida
I live on the EAST SIDE! Woo! LoL. UCF area.
2. What do you do for a living?
I work as an Event Manager at an Event Management company that travels all over the country.
3. Tell us something about yourself.
I LOVE to travel and am head over heels in love with my hubby
4. Tell us something about your wedding and now homelife.
I LOVE my wedding and would not change a thing. My pictures are amazing and I love my colors and how everything turned out. As far as my homelife, I have learned that I LOVE to cook
5. Your life motto.
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff!
1. I was born in Miami, moved up North to NJ and moved down to Orlando in 87'. So I'm pretty much a full Floridian. I live in the Lake Nona area. Northlake Park.
2. I do translations/transcriptions for a living. I went to school for Accounting. I may go back soon.
3. I'm really hyper and silly. I love to talk. I love cooking. l love being outside.
4. My wedding was such an amazing day. The ceremony was storybook beautiful, traditional, and emotional just like I would have imagined it. The reception was a HUGE party! I still get people telling me how my wedding was one of the best parties they've ever been to.
I'm getting used to my role as a wife. I love spending nights and waking up to my honey and being together but this housekeeping stuff is for the birds. Its so much work to keep up a house! Thank God my honey helps me a lot!
Looking forward the next few years alone before we have kids traveling, being reckless, and just living life.
5. Life life to the fullest! What doesnt' kill you only makes you stronger. Oh and if you can't take the heat get out of the kitchen! (My hubby hate's that one)
1. What are you from originally? What area of CF? Born in Winter Park, lived in Pine Hills til I was 7, then moved to Apopka where my parents still live. JD and I live in Sanford because it's close to our jobs.
2. What do you do for a living? Communications for a global data security corporation. Specifically I do internal communications for one of their divisions.
3. Tell us something about yourself. I'm training for the OUC half marathon in December. I may not be the fastest runner, but I love how I feel after I finish a long run!
4. Tell us something about your wedding and now homelife. Our wedding was beautiful and I wouldn't change anything about it! Okay, well maybe how stinkin hot it was!! I'm so glad we got married in the morning so I could spend almost the whole day with my new husband and our friends and family.
Since we just recently celebrated our first anniversary, I know we've really grown as a couple, learning exactly what the other person needs/wants. We're both really enjoying the time we have together, since it won't be too much longer before we start TTC.
5. Your life motto. If it won't matter in an hour, it's not worth fighting over.
Yay, thanks for being responsive to the idea. I think this will help me (and any other newbies) get to know y'all better. :-)
1. What are you from originally? What area of CF?
I'm a native Floridian. I have lived in St. Petersburg and Citrus County (Lecanto--no, you've never heard of it! LOL), but I've been in the Orlando area for a decade now and think of it as my adopted hometown. I've lived south of downtown for several years, but I used to live in Winter Park, so I'm familiar with that area too.
2. What do you do for a living?
Public relations
3. Tell us something about yourself.
Oh gosh, where to begin ... I'm newly married, and my husband and I have a condo and three pets, no kids (yet). We have a lot of goofy hobbies and interests that we're into, so we have a lot of fun together.
4. Tell us something about your wedding and now homelife.
Well, I got married in Las Vegas, but it was not at all your stereotypical Vegas drive-thru or Elvis wedding. It was just a really laid-back, intimate party with my closest family and friends. My husband and I had sooo much fun there, we're dying to go back for a visit.
There's not really anything new about our life as newlyweds. We had dated for seven years before getting married, including living together for almost six years, so we had already established a happy home and a great life together. So, married life is just continuing on the path we've already started.
5. Your life motto.
Hmmm, not sure I have a life motto. I'm too indecisive to settle on just one!
- Diane
1. What are you from originally? What area of CF? I'm from Delaware originally. Went to UF (GO GATORS) and transplanted in Orlando. I live in Avalon Park, East Orlando
2. What do you do for a living? I work with architects and designers doing lighting sales
3. Tell us something about yourself. I'm a a wild child in a nerd's body. I love drinking and partying but also am addicted to learning and reading. I read almost a book a week. I majored in computer science with a math minor.
4. Tell us something about your wedding and now homelife. Wedding day was more special and emotional than I thought it would be ... My home life is very domesticated. I cook, clean and take good care of my husband.
5. Your life motto. Life is a party... have fun!
2. What do you do for a living? I'm an accountant for a government contractor.
3. Tell us something about yourself. I place a very high value on my friends. I'll be the best friend you've ever had...I just expect the same in return.
4. Tell us something about your wedding and now homelife. My wedding was awesome! I have to say that it was the best wedding I have ever been to. We had a serious party!
My homelife is crazy now. I got pregnant on my wedding night and now we have a beautiful baby girl. Life is good!
5. Your life motto. I don't really have a "motto", but it would probably be something like "Seize the day" or "Live like you were dying".
1. What are you from originally? What area of CF? I was born in Washington State ....my dad is in the Air Force so we moved around a bit. I currently live in Palm Bay, FL.
2. What do you do for a living? My husband and I are both pharmacists and we met while in the same pharmacy school.
3. Tell us something about yourself. I LOVE my pets. They are my children. I have 2 cats and 1 dog and I treat them 100% like family members.
I could not have married someone who didn't understand/appreciate this about me. I also would like to have miniature donkeys after we buy property. 
4. Tell us something about your wedding and now homelife. Our wedding was the most memorable day of my life so far. It was just so much fun to have all of our family and friends together to celebrate the day with us. I am also glad that we splurged for the videographer because I appreciate being able to relieve the day through the DVD.
Our homelife is wonderful. We lived together for over 2 years before getting married, so there were no surprises after the wedding. We have matching work schedules which is awesome to us.
5. Your life motto. I have several ....here is one of my favorites...."Seek the wisdom of the ages, but look at the world through the eyes of a child".
1. What are you from originally? What area of CF? I was born in Michigan and moved to Florida in 1979. I grew up in Port St Lucie and now live in Palm City. I migrate to the CFL board cause that is like my second home. My mom lives right by LeeAnn!!!
2. What do you do for a living? Firefighter/Paramedic
3. Tell us something about yourself. I am extremely impatient! I am getting better in my older age..hehe! I am also very loyal to my friends. It takes me a while to warm up to people but once I do I become pretty close.
4. Tell us something about your wedding and now homelife. Our wedding was absolutly amazing, by far the best day of our lives and the best wedding we have both been to. We planned on starting to "try" right away and apparently I am a fertile merytl!!!! We had success the first time we tried. Since then, we bought a new house and are busy preparing for our addition.
5. Your life motto. I dont really have one. I have one that I absolutly HATE..."It is what it is" I dont know why but I hate when people say that.
1. Where are you from originally? What area of CF?
Not really from anywhere. My dad worked for the FAA so we moved around alot. I now live in Chuluota.
2. What do you do for a living?
For now I'm a SAHM, but I'm looking to go back to work soon.
3. Tell us something about yourself.
Hmmm, for the most part my universe revolves around my 4 year old daughter. I was never a patient person before her, but I'm learning now!
4. Tell us something about your wedding and now homelife.
Well, my wedding 5 years ago was beautiful. I just married the wrong man! I'm now divorced, and although being a divorced, single mother of a four year old at 30 was not exactly in my life plan, I'm loving it! My homelife now? I'm working toward buying a new home for my daughter and myself, likely in the same area we are now.
5. Your life motto.
Don't take yourself too seriously. If you can't laugh at the hiccups in the road of life, you are in for one rough ride!
Wow. You got pregnant on your wedding night? I thought that didn't happen anymore. Though I was paranoid it would happen to me.
Well congrats because your lil girl is beautiful. I love seeing her new pics and how she's grown.
1. What are you from originally? What area of CF? Daytona Beach, Florida is my hometown. Yuck.
2. What do you do for a living? I currently sit on my butt. And I make human beings. When I'm not doing these things, I'm an Admin.
3. Tell us something about yourself. I can make one hand clap by itself, almost like my hands have bones in them.
4. Tell us something about your wedding and now homelife. I had to pee really badly all throughout my reception, but no matter HOW hard I tried to get my dress and crinoline out of the way, I couldn't. So I had an incredibly painful bladder for several hours.
Now it's the same thing at home if I can't get to the bathroom because I'm pregnant.
5. Your life motto. I don't have one. But I guess a daily motto for me right now would be, "What delicious dessert can I shove in my mouth today?"
lol. Love the life motto. Oh and you're killing me with Starbucks. I feel like driving to one right now!
You would have an even harder time avoiding Starbucks where I live. In the Winter Garden Village (less than a mile from my house) there are THREE Starbucks...a stand alone one, one in Barnes and Nobles and one in Target. They call to me a lot...
1. What are you from originally? What area of CF? Born in Melbourne, raised in Melbourne (2 years at UF), grad school in Melbourne, and now I work and live in Melbourne. (Good thing I like it here.)
2. What do you do for a living? High school teacher and (before DS) athletic trainer.
3. Tell us something about yourself. My family and friends are priceless to me.
4. Tell us something about your wedding and now homelife. I loved my wedding. I surprised my DH by hiring a bagpipe player to play our recessional song. Seeing his face had to be my most favorite part. A close second would have to be that we found out we were pg 2 days before the wedding. Not telling anyone at the wedding was torture! Home life now is crazy with an almost 2 y.o. (who thinks he 4-5) and me in my first trimester with #2.
5. Your life motto. In the words of Garth Brooks, "Old enough to know better, still too young to care."
1. What are you from originally? Oklahoma City, Ok What area of CF? I grew up in Winter Springs (1984-2004) and then moved to Orlando to be closer to work.
2. What do you do for a living? Right now...I feel like a babysitter but my title is Teacher, 2nd. It is tough right now...Chatty chatty bunch and a couple of Kleptos
3. Tell us something about yourself. I'll give a weird one here...I like to put Elmers glue on my hands...let it dry and peel it off! Highly entertaining! I like exclamation points!!!
4. Tell us something about your wedding and now homelife. My wedding was totally awesome! I did have to run through the Florida Mall with my veil and crown on to buy my mother false eyelashes!!! Homelife now...totally loving it and on cycle #2 of ttc.
5. Your life motto. Life is just a bowl of cherries.
1. What are you from originally? What area of CF?
I am originally from Cherry Hill, NJ. Living in Clermont, FL now, though.
2. What do you do for a living?
I'm a Special Education teacher!
3. Tell us something about yourself.
I love The Beatles, can't wait to have babies and love to cook!
4. Tell us something about your wedding and now homelife.
My wedding....I want another one! My wedding was great, I just want to get to plan one all over again lol! Anyways, at my wedding, my husband's step father tried to start a fist fight with the officiant...yep. My homelife - we just bought a new house in Clermont and are loving it! Can't wait to start painting (especially in a nursery!)
5. Your life motto.
Whatever you are, be a good one. - Abraham Lincoln
I'll answer even though I'm not really a regular here... the first coast board has been completely dead lol.
1. What are you from originally? What area of CF? I'm originally from northeast PA, but I grew up in Vero Beach (which is kind of on the border of central and south FL).
2. What do you do for a living? I'm currently looking for a job but planning to start my own business.
3. Tell us something about yourself. um, I'm legally blind... I wear contacts, but my vision still isn't that great. kind of sucks lol.
4. Tell us something about your wedding and now homelife. I'm not married yet but our wedding is in January in St. Augustine. It'll be small and intimate... just how we always wanted it. We can't wait until it's over though so we can start researching and saving up for our next trip!
5. Your life motto. Be thankful for what you have. Never walk out the door without saying "I love you" first
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1. What are you from originally? What area of CF?
Miami girl - for 27 years. Then Jacksonville, now Clermont.
2. What do you do for a living?
Previously - nonproft work. Now looking towards a career in education.
3. Tell us something about yourself.
I have a 20lb cat named Owen the Wonder Cat and he is Wonderful!
4. Tell us something about your wedding and now homelife.
Our wedding was a lot of fun! It was large - sent out 400 invites. I'd do it again!
Homelife has been in a different city for every year of our marriage - but we love the challenge!
5. Your life motto.
Just keep swimming
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1. What are you from originally? What area of CF?
I'm originally from New England, I moved to Central Florida to go to UCF. Now we live in Lake County.
2. What do you do for a living?
I'm in accounting.
3. Tell us something about yourself.
I'm addicted to forensic crime and medical shows.
4. Tell us something about your wedding and now homelife.
Taking care of a house is a lot of work!!
5. Your life motto.
Everything happens for a reason.
1. What are you from originally? What area of CF? I was born at Winter Park Hospital and lived all my life in Casselberry. My hubby and I moved to League City, Texas last July so now I'm a CFL board lurker & occassional poster
2. What do you do for a living? I'm a Nuclear Medicine Tech
3. Tell us something about yourself. I've been a Swimmer all my life and now I do Triathlons
4. Tell us something about your wedding and now homelife. We had a small Wedding - family and close friends. My Mom was a huge help and she's the one who got addicted to The Knot (and now the Nest). We're now homeowners in Texas and we're loving it. Everyone is extremely friendly in our neighborhood.
5. Your life motto. God has a Plan for our Life - Jeremiah 29:11
1. What are you from originally? What area of CF?
I'm from S. Florida (Coral Springs) born and raised. I moved to Orlando in 2003 to go to UCF and now I live in Oviedo
2. What do you do for a living?
I'm a social worker. I finished my Masters in Social Work in May and have been working in child welfare, but I am switching jobs at the end of the month and will be working at Florida Hospital.
3. Tell us something about yourself.
I love photography, hiking, traveling, etc (basically anything outdoors). I love the weather in Florida when it gets cool!
4. Tell us something about your wedding and now homelife.
Our wedding was great. Not everything went as planned but the only person to notice was me. We had 120 people and our wedding was in Miami in Dec 2007. We bought our house in Oviedo in Feb and we LOVE it! It is perfect for us, and big enough that we can grow into it --- when we're ready :-)
5. Your life motto.
"We must be the change we want to see in the world." ?Gandhi