Virginia Nesties
waltzingmatilda13
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Getting to know you.
Since things have picked up around here, I thought it was to get to know everyone a little better. Feel free to pass on a question if you don't feel like sharing, we won't judge.
Your & DH's first names:
Where in Virginia do you live?
How long have you lived there?
Where did you grow up?
How long have you been married?
Where did you get married?
Any kids?
Any furbabies?
What do you do? (job or SAHW/SAHM)
Farthest you've ever been from home:
Favorite place you've ever visited/lived:
Dream vacation destination:
Hobbies:
Ever met an "internet stranger" in real life?
Any special talent or skills?
Re: Getting to know you.
Your & DH's first names: Elizabeth and Craig
Where in Virginia do you live? Richmond (western Henrico County)
How long have you lived there? Richmond, 9 years; Henrico 7 years
Where did you grow up? Yorktown, VA
How long have you been married? 1 year on April 24th
Where did you get married? Langley Air Force Base, VA, near Newport News
Any kids? Not yet, but hopefully soon!
Any furbabies? Leo, 2 & 1/2 year old orange tabby cat; Dakota 1 & 1/2 year old boxer/beagle mix
What do you do? (job or SAHW/SAHM) Office/Administrative assistant for my local government
Farthest you've ever been from home: Zweibrucken, Germany on an exchange trip in high school. I lived there for a month.
Favorite place you've ever visited/lived: London. Visited for a 3 &1/2 week vacation after graduating college and took a 3 day trip to Paris.
Dream vacation destination: Italy
Hobbies: Needlepoint art. I apparently like old-lady hobbies.
Ever met an "internet stranger" in real life? Yes, I met a girl from theknot last October.
Any special talent or skills? I can play clarinet, although I haven't played in about 5 years.Your & DH's first names: Jen & Don
Where in Virginia do you live? Newport News currently
How long have you lived there? 4 yrs
Where did you grow up? Hanover
How long have you been married? 6 months
Where did you get married? on the beach in obx
Any kids? no
Any furbabies? molly and kitty
What do you do? (job or SAHW/SAHM) admin assistant
Farthest you've ever been from home: lived? va beach. visited? germany
Favorite place you've ever visited/lived: switzerland
Dream vacation destination: i want to go back to italy and germany (where 1/2 of dons family is from)
Ever met an "internet stranger" in real life? my hubby
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Your & DH's first names: Karla and Robert
Where in Virginia do you live? Chesterfield/ Richmond
How long have you lived there? I have been here about 2 years now
Where did you grow up? I grew up in Buena Vista, VA
How long have you been married? I am not married yet, but I will be soon though, we are still working out the details, We were planning a May 6th wedding but sadly we have to put it off
Any kids? He has 2 children a 4 year old daughter and a 2 year old son. I have BOTB bad and he does too, can't wait to get married and start trying
Any furbabies? We have a lab mix names buddy and a pitbull named Maggie. Plus some fish and 2 bearded dragons (I am terrified of)
What do you do? (job or SAHW/SAHM) I am a nutritionist
Farthest you've ever been from home: Probably Flordia
Favorite place you've ever visited/lived: I live in NC for a year after graduation
Dream vacation destination: Scottland, australia, and/or Italy
Your & DH's first names: Jessica and Will
Where in Virginia do you live? Cvile
How long have you lived there? All my life (minus college)
Where did you grow up? Born and raised...
How long have you been married? 3 years
Where did you get married? Cville
Any kids? Not yet
Any furbabies? negative
What do you do? Teach middle school
Farthest you've ever been from home: New Mexico
Favorite place you've ever visited/lived: Cuba (legally on a religious visa)
Dream vacation destination: hmm I'd really like to go the Bahamas or some where of the sort
Hobbies: Crafting. Specifically paper but I dabble in lots of things
Ever met an "internet stranger" in real life? hmm no I don't think so
Any special talent or skills?
Craft Blog
Your & DH's first names: Kate and Jim
Where in Virginia do you live? Charlottesville. We are not there yet... DH starts work at NGIC on the 11th and I and the rest of the crew will be arriving in May after I finish my school year.
How long have you lived there?....
Where did you grow up? In western Michigan. 2 blocks from the lake.
How long have you been married? 3 years
Where did you get married? Where we live now... Colorado Springs during the fall.
Any kids? One... DJ--he's 10 months
Any furbabies? One... Puck the wondercat.
What do you do? (job or SAHW/SAHM) I am a high school teacher. I'm currently looking for a teaching job for next fall.
Farthest you've ever been from home: Europe.. studying in England for a year and traveled all around.
Favorite place you've ever visited/lived:visited: Sweden. lived: Colorado... the Rocky Mountains are amazing!
Dream vacation destination: Australia
Hobbies: scrapbook and read
Ever met an "internet stranger" in real life? Yes, I've meet a few nesties IRL.
Any special talent or skills?I love music and can play the violin, viola, and the oboe.Your & DH's first names: Heidi & Steve
Where in Virginia do you live? Virginia Beach
How long have you lived there? 2 years here, 27 in Chesapeake
Where did you grow up? See above
How long have you been married? It will be 2 years in May
Where did you get married? The Contemporary Art Center in Va Beach
Any kids? Not yet
Any furbabies? I had to leave my 2 cats with my parents
What do you do? (job or SAHW/SAHM) I'm an assistant pedorthist/sales associate
Farthest you've ever been from home: Australia at the tender age of 12
Favorite place you've ever visited/lived: Kauai, where my grandfather-in-law lives
Dream vacation destination: I really want to take DH back to Australia and New Zealand
Hobbies: Dancing, scrapbooking and LOTS of baking/cooking
Ever met an "internet stranger" in real life? Not that I recall
Any special talent or skills? I danced for 22 years and can still pull out some good tap moves!
Your & DH's first names: Renee and Casey
Where in Virginia do you live? Roanoke
How long have you lived there? 4 years, but I grew up about 45 minutes away
Where did you grow up? Clifton Forge, VA
How long have you been married? 3 years in June
Where did you get married? Where we grew up. We're both from Clifton.
Any kids? Nope
Any furbabies? Shih tzu named Tuck and a cat named Sookie
What do you do? (job or SAHW/SAHM) Financial analyst
Farthest you've ever been from home: Hawaii
Favorite place you've ever visited/lived: Kauai
Dream vacation destination: Italy
Hobbies: Reading, cooking, learning to garden..
Ever met an "internet stranger" in real life? All the ones in my siggy haha
I'm late on this, but here goes...
Your & DH's first names: Steph
Where in Virginia do you live? C'ville
How long have you lived there? 3 years in July
Where did you grow up? Upstate NY
How long have you been married? N/A
Where did you get married? N/A
Any kids? Nope
Any furbabies? My roommate has a kitty named Allie and a husky named Nikita.
What do you do? (job or SAHW/SAHM) I'm a baker
Farthest you've ever been from home: Um...Turkey, I think.
Favorite place you've ever visited/lived: The Amalfi Coast in Italy
Dream vacation destination: Anywhere with good food and beaches (see above!)
Hobbies: Dancing, cooking/baking, singing, reading
Ever met an "internet stranger" in real life? Nope
Any special talent or skills? I'm a d@mn good cook!Your & DH's first names: Emily & TJ (Terrence James)
Where in Virginia do you live? Bealeton (Fauquier County)
How long have you lived there? I was born here!
Where did you grow up? Bealeton
How long have you been married? Not married as of yet.
Where did you get married? N/A
Any kids? Not yet...soon.
Any furbabies? I have a devil DMH thats just over 1 year old named Wednesday (after the Addams Family)
What do you do? (job or SAHW/SAHM) I'm an Operations Manager for an RFID company
Farthest you've ever been from home: I've been to California
Favorite place you've ever visited/lived: I love home, second favorite place would be Tennessee, we have family there.
Dream vacation destination: Colorado
Hobbies: Photography, Horseback Riding, couponing
Ever met an "internet stranger" in real life? I'm actually really good friends with a few people I met online
Any special talent or skills?I've been riding for almost 20 years, I have a good eye for flower arrangements, and I have been playing the cello for about 8 yearsYour & DH's first names: Ashley & Seth
Where in Virginia do you live? Hampton
How long have you lived there? 6 months
Where did you grow up? Ohio!
How long have you been married? 5 months
Where did you get married? Hampton
Any kids? Not yet
Any furbabies? Two cats, Baby is 10 and blind, Patches is 8mos and a hell-cat. :P
What do you do? (job or SAHW/SAHM) SAHW, until we move.
Farthest you've ever been from home: Right now. I moved 9 hours away from my friends and family to marry him.
Favorite place you've ever visited/lived: VA Beach! Visited as a child and I'm lucky to live so close now. :P
Dream vacation destination: Romania. ;D
Hobbies: Video games, crochet, baking, writing
Ever met an "internet stranger" in real life? A former best friend and DH
Any special talent or skills? I love writing teen fiction, but it is NOT my #1 career choice.Your & DH's first names: I'm Autumn and my husband is Michael
Where in Virginia do you live? Virginia Beach
How long have you lived there?I've been here since March. Michael's been here since last September when he came off deployment
Where did you grow up? We both grew up in Jamestown, NY
How long have you been married? Almost 3 months.
Where did you get married? Virginia Beach
Any kids? Not Yet.
Any furbabies? A daschund named Fenway
What do you do? (job or SAHW/SAHM) I'm a Navy wife.
Farthest you've ever been from home: Paris, France
Favorite place you've ever visited/lived: London, England
Dream vacation destination: Italy
Hobbies: Music
Ever met an "internet stranger" in real life? No
Any special talent or skills the ClarinetYour & DH's first names: Mary and S (not posting his full name)
Where in Virginia do you live? Chesapeake
How long have you lived there? About 16 years.
Where did you grow up? I've lived here since I was about 4-5 years old.
How long have you been married? 2 years.
Where did you get married? My church in Chesapeake.
Any kids? None.
Any furbabies? 3 cats.
What do you do? (job or SAHW/SAHM) I work at a children's photography studio and help run a home-based graphic design business.
Farthest you've ever been from home: San Diego.
Favorite place you've ever visited/lived: Charleston, SC. Lived there for a little over a year right after I got married.
Dream vacation destination: I'd love to tour Europe.
Hobbies: World of Warcraft, reading, photography, singing
Ever met an "internet stranger" in real life? Yes. I play World of Warcraft and met a bunch of my friends from my guild at Blizzcon last year.
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Where in Virginia do you live? Mechanicsville
How long have you lived there? About a year
Where did you grow up? Military family!
How long have you been married? A year in September
Where did you get married? Inn at Kelly's Ford in Remington, VA.
Any kids? None.
Any furbabies? No, but we have two featherbabies-- 2 parakeets!
What do you do? (job or SAHW/SAHM) I am a kindergarten teacher and a Mary Kay consultant!
Farthest you've ever been from home: Wurzburg, Germany
Favorite place you've ever visited/lived: Puerto Rico
Dream vacation destination: I think I'd like to take an Alaskan cruise.
Hobbies: Hand-made cards, scrapbooking
Ever met an "internet stranger" in real life? No
Your & DH's first names: Dawn & Yaw
Where in Virginia do you live? Norfolk
How long have you lived there? Together in Norfolk since Jan '10
Where did you grow up? College Park, MD
How long have you been married? Just got married June 11 of this year
Where did you get married? Mitchellville MD (Newton White Mnasion)
Any kids? Nope, not yet
Any furbabies? Yes we have a dog named Lil Bear
What do you do? (job or SAHW/SAHM) Coach college cheer & Dance and also a Pilates Instructor
Farthest you've ever been from home: Cairo, Egypt
Favorite place you've ever visited/lived: College Park, MD (live)
Dream vacation destination: Italy
Hobbies: Love listening to music, reading books when I have the time and dancing
Ever met an "internet stranger" in real life? Yup
Any special talent or skills? Just dancing, gift of choreography