AMA: Jen812

jen812

Today is my Ask Me Anything.  Go ahead, ask away.

Xtine22

Since you are from Ma. or you a Sox, Pats, Celtics, Bruins fan?

jen812

Xtine22:

Since you are from Ma. or you a Sox, Pats, Celtics, Bruins fan?

I love the Pats & Sox.  H & I try to go to a lot of Pats games every year, especially that it's so close.

I have a huge crush on Theo Epstein.  I would love to have dinner with him.  He seems like a genuinely nice/ cool person.

I'm not a huge fan of basketball & hockey in general, but actually going to a game is a lot more fun than watching it on tv.

MH is a huge Boston sports fan.  In fact his 'man cave' is completely decorated with all sorts of Boston sports memorabilia/ pictures, etc.

Xtine22

jen812:

Xtine22:

Since you are from Ma. or you a Sox, Pats, Celtics, Bruins fan?

I love the Pats & Sox.  H & I try to go to a lot of Pats games every year, especially that it's so close.

I have a huge crush on Theo Epstein.  I would love to have dinner with him.  He seems like a genuinely nice/ cool person.

I'm not a huge fan of basketball & hockey in general, but actually going to a game is a lot more fun than watching it on tv.

MH is a huge Boston sports fan.  In fact his 'man cave' is completely decorated with all sorts of Boston sports memorabilia/ pictures, etc.

He is on my list (a la friends) 

I'm the same way. Huge Pats Sox (love living in Tampa you can see them 16 times a year. and now the Rays have Johnny and Many) 

I feel the same way about hockey and basketball. Basketball I actually am starting to like more. Our dog is Pierce.. and the last 2 christmas we go to the Celtic Magic game. 

I think our H's would be best friends. His Man cave is the same. Actually our house has Boston stuff all over it. 

jen812

Xtine22:

jen812:

Xtine22:

Since you are from Ma. or you a Sox, Pats, Celtics, Bruins fan?

I love the Pats & Sox.  H & I try to go to a lot of Pats games every year, especially that it's so close.

I have a huge crush on Theo Epstein.  I would love to have dinner with him.  He seems like a genuinely nice/ cool person.

I'm not a huge fan of basketball & hockey in general, but actually going to a game is a lot more fun than watching it on tv.

MH is a huge Boston sports fan.  In fact his 'man cave' is completely decorated with all sorts of Boston sports memorabilia/ pictures, etc.

He is on my list (a la friends) 

I'm the same way. Huge Pats Sox (love living in Tampa you can see them 16 times a year. and now the Rays have Johnny and Many) 

I feel the same way about hockey and basketball. Basketball I actually am starting to like more. Our dog is Pierce.. and the last 2 christmas we go to the Celtic Magic game. 

I think our H's would be best friends. His Man cave is the same. Actually our house has Boston stuff all over it. 

LOL.  I bet they would.  MH would talk for hours to anyone about anything sports related.

H was trying to name our female puppy, Fenway.  Her name is Chilly.

Aegis2005

Do you have any pictures of the man cave?  I have tons of sports crap (a lot of New England sports teams) and I'd love inspiration.

Does this picture make you smile?

What's the most amount of money you ever spent on a ticket to a sporting event?

Aegis2005

Are you originally from FL?

How did you meet your husband?

What's your favorite type of dance to dance?

What's your favorite type of dance to teach?

tashaandsage

At what age did you began dancing?

How long have you been with your H and how did you meet?

How do you best like to spend your freetime?

jen812

Aegis2005:

Do you have any pictures of the man cave?  I have tons of sports crap (a lot of New England sports teams) and I'd love inspiration.

No.  I'm a little embarrassed about it.  But really, all that's been done down there so far was set up tv & surround sound, hang pictures/crap & curtains.  Making the man cave look 'nice', IMO, is low on the list of To-Dos still.  H is happy with it in its current state, so it's fine for now.

Does this picture make you smile?

Adorable!  Love it!  Is that the new pup?

What's the most amount of money you ever spent on a ticket to a sporting event?

H spent a ridiculous amount of money for tix to see the Celtics, last time they were in the final 4.  I told him to bring a friend with him that would appreciate the game more than me.  They had a great time though.

We usually spend about $100/tix to the Pats game.

jen812

Aegis2005:

Are you originally from FL? No.  I moved down by myself right after college to work at Disney.  Stayed for a little over a year, moved back & re-met H.  My parents moved to FL shortly after that. 

How did you meet your husband? H & I grew up in the same small town.  He's was a year ahead of me in school.  We grew up 2 streets away from each other, rode the same bus, etc... so we've always known each other.  Not long after I moved back from FL, I went to a local bar with my BFF.  H was there.  BFF wanted to hang out with H's friend, so H & I tagged along being a good friend to our respective friends.  BFF & H's friend didn't work out, but we were inseperable from there on out.

What's your favorite type of dance to dance? Up until about 2 years ago, I'd say tap without a second thought.  Since then, I've been enjoying Contemporary more.  Lately, it really depends on my mood and who I'm dancing with.

What's your favorite type of dance to teach? Ballet is the easiest for me to teach, but I see more immediate progress with jazz. 

ChangeOfPace

Where is one place you'd like to travel?

If you have a son someday, will he get to take dance classes?

jen812

tashaandsage:

At what age did you began dancing? 2 1/2

How long have you been with your H and how did you meet? We never know the answer to this.  Neither of us can remember.  I want to say somewhere around 2003.  I do know that it was in early June.  I remember my birthday being not long after we started dating.

See my answer to Aegis about how we met.

How do you best like to spend your freetime? We have a state park right near us, that we love to take the puppy to & do some hiking.  I'm still working on decorating the new house & planning our next renovation project. Next up is granite.  I enjoy making decor like wreaths & centerpieces.

Also, IL's have a beach house down the cape that we love going to.  When the weather's warmer, we'll take the boat or kayaks out, go to the beach & do summery stuff.

jen812

ChangeOfPace:

Where is one place you'd like to travel? New Zealand & Australia.  This is my dream cruise:

Los Angeles, California, US;  Hilo, Hawaii, US;  Honolulu, Hawaii, US;  Kona, Hawaii, US;  Pago Pago, American Samoa;  Apia, Samoa Islands;  Cross International Dateline;  Suva, Fiji;  Noumea, New Caledonia;  Ile des Pins, New Caledonia;  Eden, Australia;  Sydney, Australia

If you have a son someday, will he get to take dance classes? If he wants to.  We're not going to pressure our kids (boy or girl) to take dance.  From what I've seen, it's tough being a dancing child of the dance teacher.  They're expected to be good & are under a lot of pressure.

I really hope they want to try something else, so I can be a regular supportive parent like everybody else.

SouthSeasBride

What is your dog's name?  Do you have any other pets?  Plan to get more?

Did you attend college?  If so, where?

Do you have any piercings or tattoos?

What is your fave boy name and girl name currently?

Could you add me to the AMA list, please?  I want to make sure I will be around because I will be out of town a lot next month.  Thanks!

kelcat

You follow a leprachaun and find a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.  What do you do with it?

 What is the worst experience you have ever had?

What is the best thing that has happened to you?

If you could live anywhere, where would it be?

Plans for kids in the future?  How many?

People are mad at you because of something that happened that was not your fault.  You made all the arrangements and then find out someone changed something on you.  But still co-workers are mad at you.  Do you shoulder the blame or deny it? (I'm dealing with this right now, we have one provider and a 2hr wait.  No one told me about the wait so I could call our director.  Our other dr is out until 1pm and someone changed his schedule to show he would be here at 1130.  I've got big shoulders and I will take the blame).

jen812

SouthSeasBride:

What is your dog's name?  Do you have any other pets?  Plan to get more?
Her name is Chilly.  She's the only child right now.  I'm trying to talk H into getting another dog, he's not 100% on board yet.  I mentioned to him about fostering a dog, he liked that idea.

Did you attend college?  If so, where? Yes, I went to Dean College for dance.

Do you have any piercings or tattoos? My belly button is pierced.  That's it.

What is your fave boy name and girl name currently? Hmmm... I change my mind ALL THE TIME with boy names.  Right now, my top 3 are Jacob, Ayvan & Gavin.  For girls, I've always liked different forms of Julia/Juliana & Audrey/Audra/Audriana & Gwendolyn.

Could you add me to the AMA list, please?  I want to make sure I will be around because I will be out of town a lot next month.  Thanks! Sure.  The next open day is 4/11.  Will that work for you?  If not, we could try to get someone to switch with you in March.

jen812

kelcat:

You follow a leprachaun and find a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.  What do you do with it? Oh boy!!  How exciting!!  How much gold is in the pot?  MH & I were just talking about a situation like this last night.  He was asking what I'd do if I won $30,000 on a scratch ticket.  I said probably buy a new car.  But maybe, I'd take a nice vacation & then pay cash for some of the car.

 What is the worst experience you have ever had? I don't know.  Nothing really springs to mind right away.  I'm thought of a few different things, thinking 'Boy, that sucked.' and then, 'No big deal now.  It all worked out.' So I guess besides witnessing tragic situations of death/illness, I really have nothing to complain about.

What is the best thing that has happened to you? I know this is really lame, but my H.  Not only have I learned so much about myself & done/tried things I never thought I would. We've been through many life events together.  I rely on him for so much strength & encouragement and I know he feels the same way.

If you could live anywhere, where would it be? I HATE the winter.  If I never saw snow again, it would be too soon.  That's one big reason why FL is so appealing.  I really like the Sarasota area or Delray. 

MH on the other hand, claims he likes the changes of season (even though he complains everytime it's cold, snowing & just plain miserable out).

Plans for kids in the future?  How many?  We're sort of working on it.  We have really crappy health insurance right now.  I've been trying to find another job with better ins. but so far, no such luck.  As of now, if I get KU it's okay, we'll get by but it would be more ideal with better ins.  I'd like to have 2.

People are mad at you because of something that happened that was not your fault.  You made all the arrangements and then find out someone changed something on you.  But still co-workers are mad at you.  Do you shoulder the blame or deny it? (I'm dealing with this right now, we have one provider and a 2hr wait.  No one told me about the wait so I could call our director.  Our other dr is out until 1pm and someone changed his schedule to show he would be here at 1130.  I've got big shoulders and I will take the blame).

Oh that stinks.  What a stinky situation to be in.  I would probably make a general appology... something like 'I'm so sorry.  There was a mistake with scheduling.  I'm trying now to fix what I can.  Please bear with me.'

KrystalsKitsch

What's your favorite wine?

 What's your favorite color?

What's your favorite thing about The Nest?

Have you ever met any Nesties in person? {I'm new so I don't know if there was a get together or anything!}

SouthSeasBride

jen812:

SouthSeasBride:

What is your dog's name?  Do you have any other pets?  Plan to get more?
Her name is Chilly.  She's the only child right now.  I'm trying to talk H into getting another dog, he's not 100% on board yet.  I mentioned to him about fostering a dog, he liked that idea.

Did you attend college?  If so, where? Yes, I went to Dean College for dance.

Do you have any piercings or tattoos? My belly button is pierced.  That's it.

What is your fave boy name and girl name currently? Hmmm... I change my mind ALL THE TIME with boy names.  Right now, my top 3 are Jacob, Ayvan & Gavin.  For girls, I've always liked different forms of Julia/Juliana & Audrey/Audra/Audriana & Gwendolyn.

Could you add me to the AMA list, please?  I want to make sure I will be around because I will be out of town a lot next month.  Thanks! Sure.  The next open day is 4/11.  Will that work for you?  If not, we could try to get someone to switch with you in March.

I will be out of town that day

jen812

KrystalsKitsch:

What's your favorite wine? I usually pick chardonnay, but lately I've been drinking riesling. 

 What's your favorite color? Yellow

What's your favorite thing about The Nest? This board.  Everyone's so nice & friendly.  I tried getting into my 'real' local board, but they're just rude.  I didn't like the vibe.

Have you ever met any Nesties in person? {I'm new so I don't know if there was a get together or anything!} The only one I met is ThisKindofLove, but she hardly ever comes on this board anymore.  She moved up here from FL & lives sort of near me.  I really wish I could go to a GTG down there though... maybe next time.

Aegis2005

jen812:

KrystalsKitsch:

What's your favorite thing about The Nest? This board.  Everyone's so nice & friendly.  I tried getting into my 'real' local board, but they're just rude.  I didn't like the vibe.

At some point in 2008 most of the Boston board revolted from the nest and they created their own message board.  I'm pretty sure I have the link on my old desktop that I could getfor you.  There were some nice ladies on that board, but who knows who is on it now - It's been a good year and a half to two years since I've been on it.

jen812

Aegis2005:

jen812:

KrystalsKitsch:

What's your favorite thing about The Nest? This board.  Everyone's so nice & friendly.  I tried getting into my 'real' local board, but they're just rude.  I didn't like the vibe.

At some point in 2008 most of the Boston board revolted from the nest and they created their own message board.  I'm pretty sure I have the link on my old desktop that I could getfor you.  There were some nice ladies on that board, but who knows who is on it now - It's been a good year and a half to two years since I've been on it.

Interesting.  Do you know why? 

Aegis2005

jen812:

Aegis2005:

jen812:

KrystalsKitsch:

What's your favorite thing about The Nest? This board.  Everyone's so nice & friendly.  I tried getting into my 'real' local board, but they're just rude.  I didn't like the vibe.

At some point in 2008 most of the Boston board revolted from the nest and they created their own message board.  I'm pretty sure I have the link on my old desktop that I could getfor you.  There were some nice ladies on that board, but who knows who is on it now - It's been a good year and a half to two years since I've been on it.

Interesting.  Do you know why? 

It was when thenest changed format and kept crashing - a bunch of them hated it, so they created a new message board.  I just looked over on the Boston board and didn't recognize a single name and I went back about five or six pages.

jen812

Aegis2005:

jen812:

Aegis2005:

jen812:

KrystalsKitsch:

What's your favorite thing about The Nest? This board.  Everyone's so nice & friendly.  I tried getting into my 'real' local board, but they're just rude.  I didn't like the vibe.

At some point in 2008 most of the Boston board revolted from the nest and they created their own message board.  I'm pretty sure I have the link on my old desktop that I could getfor you.  There were some nice ladies on that board, but who knows who is on it now - It's been a good year and a half to two years since I've been on it.

Interesting.  Do you know why? 

It was when thenest changed format and kept crashing - a bunch of them hated it, so they created a new message board.  I just looked over on the Boston board and didn't recognize a single name and I went back about five or six pages.

Oh ok.  Maybe I should go lurk... maybe they've changed. 

k8elee03

I'm late, but it's technically still today.

 I want to know more about your opinions on dance. Do yo watch So You Think You Can Dance? If so, favorites or opinions? If not, do you have a favorite of your own?

What other hobbies besides dance?

jen812

k8elee03:

I'm late, but it's technically still today.

 I want to know more about your opinions on dance. Do yo watch So You Think You Can Dance? If so, favorites or opinions? If not, do you have a favorite of your own?

What other hobbies besides dance?

Yay!  One more for the night!

I love SYTYCD.  Unfortunately, it usually comes on while I'm teaching & I have to DVR it.  Then, I never get around to watching it, or the DVR acts up & I miss a lot.  

What I like most about it is the choreography.  It sparks my creativity & gives me some fresh ideas.  It also inspires my students.  Since that show has been on tv, I've noticed they work harder to be able to do the things they see on the show.  It's a win/win all around.

What I don't like, is how they play up the 'back stories' of the contestants.  Like Sabra, from a couple of seasons ago.  They made it sound like she's never danced before, when in fact, she had really good training.  She just started taking it seriously a lot later than most.  Most of the contestants have been very successful in the dance world prior to being on the show, touring with Janet Jackson, performing in Broadway musicals, etc.  They just make it out like this is their first big break.

Every season I know somebody that makes it to Vegas, but they haven't made the top 10 yet.

Other hobbies... ummmm... nothing exciting.  I love traveling, but don't get to do too much of that.  I've been really enjoying fixing up our house.  I want to plant some vegetables when the weather is warm enough.  I like boating, but don't get to do that enough either.  I go through reading phases (right now isn't one of them).  The puppy takes up a lot of my free time.  I'm pretty dull.