Detroit Nesties
Dear Community,
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.
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.
Get to know you!
We have a lot of new people who have introduced themsleves lately. I am thinking that it is time to have a get to know you post so that we all feel more comfortable posting! If there are any lurkers out there, feel free to post!
First Name:
Occupation:
Favorite Season:
Favorite Michigan Vacation Destination:
Your drink of choice:
Number of children you have (or animals if you wish):
One fun fact that you'd like us to know:
Re: Get to know you!
First Name: Margaret
Occupation: Statistician
Favorite Season: Summer
Favorite Michigan Vacation Destination: Traverse City (we go up at least 2-3 times a year!)
Your drink of choice: White wine (chardonay is my fav!)
Number of children you have (or animals if you wish): zero on both accounts
but DH and I are in the market for a puppy sometime soon!
One fun fact that you'd like us to know: I have a twin brother!
Serendipity3, South Beach, Miami, FL 2012
First Name: Andrea
Occupation: Equipment Specialist & Dance Teacher
Favorite Season: SUMMER!
Favorite Michigan Vacation Destination: Ludington and Traverse City
Your drink of choice: Lately it's been lemonade!
Number of children you have (or animals if you wish): 1 DD, she'll be 2 next month
One fun fact that you'd like us to know: I always wanted to be a Rockette, but I'm .5" too short to try out
How tall do you have to be to be a rockette??!!?!
Serendipity3, South Beach, Miami, FL 2012
First Name: Amy
Occupation: Admin Specialist is my actual title, I'm a fellowship and med student education coordinator
Favorite Season: Fall
Favorite Michigan Vacation Destination: Traverse City
Your drink of choice: I don't drink anymore but used to like malibu rum & coke
Number of children you have (or animals if you wish): No kids or pets but I've been thinking about getting a dog lately
One fun fact that you'd like us to know: I can make a kazoo noise with my mouth, my nephews think this is the coolest thing ever.
First Name: Lynn
Occupation: Receptionist
Favorite Season: FALL!
Favorite Michigan Vacation Destination: Port Austin
Your drink of choice: A good glass of wine
Number of children you have (or animals if you wish): We have one puppy dog, talking about siblings
One fun fact that you'd like us to know: I have been to Alaska twice!
First Name: Michelle
Occupation: Project Manager
Favorite Season: Fall or Spring right now (best weather in Houston!)
Favorite Michigan Vacation Destination: Haven't been around there too much yet, but I loved Petosky
Your drink of choice: Diet Dr Pepper
Number of children you have (or animals if you wish): one dog...Bella
One fun fact that you'd like us to know: I love animals, and I have to make a serious effort all the time not to become the crazy dog lady. Ultimately I would love to work for an animal rescue or living in the country and having enough space to open my own rescue.
First Name: Liz
Occupation: I work in higher ed
Favorite Season: Summer
Favorite Michigan Vacation Destination: Umm I don't really have one. I didn't grow up here and we haven't really vacationed anywhere in the state. Although I'm going to Mackinack for the first time next Labor Day!
Your drink of choice: Vodka Tonic
Number of children you have (or animals if you wish): No kids but we have one cat - Bella.
One fun fact that you'd like us to know: I can't think of anything about myself so here's a little fun fact about animals that I just learned: animals have blood types. For dogs, it doesn't really matter which blood type they have but if a cat receives the wrong type of blood, it could be fatal.
I volunteer as a dog-walker at HSHV. Let me know if you want me to keep my eye open for a specific kind of puppy or pre-walk any dogs for you
First Name: Carmen
Occupation: Horticulturist
Favorite Season: Fall
Favorite Michigan Vacation Destination: Ludington or Mackinac - I've never been further up in the UP than St. Ignace, but I hear it's GORGEOUS
Your drink of choice: Sangria or Pinot Noir
Number of children you have (or animals if you wish): 2 kittehs - Morganna and Auggie (a 20lb maine ***)
One fun fact that you'd like us to know: I love event planning and don't get to do enough of it!
I am not new, but I only post here a couple times a week.
First Name: Stephanie
Occupation: Inside Sales Rep at a Japanese automotive & industrial supply company
Favorite Season: Spring, Summer & Fall - love them all!
Favorite Michigan Vacation Destination: "up north", LOL!!
Your drink of choice: water or coffee, boring I know.
Number of children you have (or animals if you wish): 1 -13 yr old son
One fun fact that you'd like us to know:
2012: Running & Race Accomplishments:
2-12-12: Riverview Winter Fest 4 mile, 34:59 8:45 pace - 23 weeks pregnant
2-29-12: Leap Year 4 mile, 36:45 9:11 pace - 25.5 weeks pregnant
3-11-12: Corktown 5K, 28:33 9:13 pace - 27 weeks pregnant
3-25-12: Rock CF Island Half Marathon, 2:11:03 10:00 pace - 29 weeks pregnant
4-16-12 Boston Marathon, deferring to 2013
8-11-12: Run thru Hell 10 mile or 4.8 mile
9-30-12: Brooksie Way Half Marathon
10-21-12: Grand Rapids Marathon
11-22-12: Detroit Turkey Trot 10K
First Name: Katie
Occupation: Retail
Favorite Season: Spring
Favorite Michigan Vacation Destination: UP
Your drink of choice: Water- I'm not big on alcohol but when I do drink I usually have Amaretto Sours
Number of children you have (or animals if you wish): No childred, 3 animals (2 cats, 1 dog_
One fun fact that you'd like us to know: My grandfather built the house I live in himself. He was not a professional home builder...he was a barber.
First Name: Katie
Occupation: Recruiter
Favorite Season: Summer
Favorite Michigan Vacation Destination: This is tough. I've only been to Holland.
Your drink of choice: Margarita
Number of children you have (or animals if you wish): Zero
One fun fact that you'd like us to know: I think I've already shared this, but I love Sharks. Before I die I would like to see a Great White Shark up close.
Ah hahaha - apparently the breed of my cat is offensive! The Nest made it all astricks! He's a Maine Coone - maybe it needs an "e"?
Occupation: Stay at home Mom, former social worker
Favorite Season: Fall
Favorite Michigan Vacation Destination: I have never vacationed here, so no idea.
Your drink of choice: Water, followed by a close decaf coffee or tea (ETA: Red wine!)
Number of children you have (or animals if you wish): 2 boys
One fun fact that you'd like us to know: I can roll my tongue three times (you know, instead of the one roll, I can get three) It grosses my husband out.
Getting back to it- my diet and exercise blog
Losing it...Without Losing it
First Name: Brooke
Occupation: Office Admin
Favorite Season: Fall
Favorite Michigan Vacation Destination: Chicago? LOL
Your drink of choice: Diet Dr. Pepper! White wine if you mean alcoholic beverage. Riesling to be exact.
Number of children you have (or animals if you wish): 0 kids, 0 pets
One fun fact that you'd like us to know: I took piano lessons for over 20 years, but haven't really played in about 2 or 3.
. brookie's cookies & more . miss wayne county . pinterest .
Between 5'6" & 5'10".
First Name: Corinne
Occupation: Senior Purchasing Coordinator
Favorite Season: Fall!
Favorite Michigan Vacation Destination: Mackinac Island or Lake Michigan
Your drink of choice: Vodka and Sprite
Number of children you have (or animals if you wish): 0 kids, 1 dog
One fun fact that you'd like us to know: I speak fluent German
First Name: Jackie
Occupation: Receptionist (But really want to be an I/O Psychologist)
Favorite Season: Fall for sure!
Favorite Michigan Vacation Destination: Manitique (say yah to the UP eh!)
Your drink of choice: Anything with vodka
Number of children you have (or animals if you wish): zero children and zero pets. We would definitely have a dog/cat if our landlord would let us!
One fun fact that you'd like us to know: I was adopted as a baby but I look just like my adoptive parents
Thanks!!! I will definitely let you know!!!
Serendipity3, South Beach, Miami, FL 2012
hahahaha
Serendipity3, South Beach, Miami, FL 2012
First Name: Lindsay
Occupation: Attorney
Favorite Season: Summer (by far)
Favorite Michigan Vacation Destination: I'd probably have to say FI's sister's cottage, in Montague, MI. We LOVE that place.
Your drink of choice: Margarita, on the rocks, with salt. mmmmm
Number of children you have (or animals if you wish): 1 dog.
One fun fact that you'd like us to know: I like to make what FI calls "dance face." It is a mix of hooch face and duck face. You'd have to see it to truly understand its awesomeness.
I don't think I ever would have guessed this!
Serendipity3, South Beach, Miami, FL 2012
That is so cool! My sister adopted a baby and her husband gets told all the time "He looks just like you!"
Good job Maggie!!
First Name: Kristine
Occupation: SAHM for the past 3 1/2 yrs, before that I was Traffic Director at a radio station (and no, it had nothing to do w/vehicle traffic)
Favorite Season: I like them all, but I think I love fall the best
Favorite Michigan Vacation Destination: anywhere along Lake Michigan or "up north"
Your drink of choice: diet mountain dew or strawberry daiquiri
Number of children you have (or animals if you wish): Kaitlyn is 3 1/2 & Joshua will be 17 months on Monday
One fun fact that you'd like us to know: I'm worse then most men when it comes to sports, I love them!
First Name: Carolyn
Occupation: legal aid attorney
Favorite Season: I love them all, but probably winter is my fav (I know, I'm weird)
Favorite Michigan Vacation Destination: Young State Park on Lake Charlevoix
Your drink of choice: beer! specifically pale ales
Number of children you have (or animals if you wish): 2 cats
One fun fact that you'd like us to know: DH and I both lived in Plymouth, MI and went to the same elementary school as kids, but never met (we were in different grades). We also both played in campus band as students at U of M but never met there either.