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Poll: Let's get to know each other

  1. Name?
  2. Wedding date?
  3. Children?
  4. Pets?
  5. Occupation?
  6. Favorite Movie?
  7. Favorite Food?
  8. Current TV shows watching?
  9. Favorite Pasttime?
  10. Are you dressing up for Halloween?
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Re: Poll: Let's get to know each other

    1. Name? Jayme
    2. Wedding date? 3/26/05
    3. Children? 1 new baby.  1 week old today!!!
    4. Pets? 1 dog named Willie
    5. Occupation? Assistant manager for kitchen showroom
    6. Favorite Movie? A league of their own
    7. Favorite Food? I'm so indecisive lately that nothing sounds good so I don't know
    8. Current TV shows watching? I haven't watched TV in the last week but Grey's, One Tree Hill, Ugly Betty, How I met your mother and Big Bang Theory.
    9. Favorite Pasttime?  Is the nest a past time?
    10. Are you dressing up for Halloween?  Probably not, will be probably at the hospital. 
    1. Name?  Eva
    2. Wedding date?  July 26, 2008
    3. Children? none yet hopefully around 2010
    4. Pets? Yes 2 dogs Ruby and Cookie
    5. Occupation? Billing Specialist
    6. Favorite Movie? Independence Day and Happily Ever After
    7. Favorite Food? mmm French Fries, I would love to meet the person who said humm let's deep fry some potatoes!
    8. Current TV shows watching? Fringe, house, LAO:SVU, ANTM (this one is kind of boring) CSI:Las Vegas, Prison Break....We are tv fanatics!
    9. Favorite Pasttime? Way too many, I live an interesting life ; ) 
    10. Are you dressing up for Halloween? Yes
  • 1. Name: Rachel

    2. Wedding date: April 10, 2005

    3. Children: 1 beautiful little girl Sierra (2 years old)

    4. Pets: I have a 10 1/2 year old shih-tzu named Charlie who is currently living at my parents house a mile down the street.  (He didn't take too well to me having a baby.)

    5. Occupation: I am a production engineer for two major TV stations.

    6. Favorite Movie: Oh... way too many too list but here's a few: All of the Lord of the Ring movies, The Wizard of Oz, The original Indiana Jones movies, and many of the classic 80's movies.

    7. Favorite Food: Anything Mexican and Vietnamese

    8. Current TV shows: Survivor, ER, Bold and the Beautiful, The Wiggles (remember I have a 2 year old), True Blood, Family Guy, Desperate Housewives

    9. Favorite Pasttime: Is this refering to my pre-baby years?  LOL... Movies, shopping and sleeping in comes to mind.

    10. Dressing Up:  I am not by my little one will be one cute little monkey!

     

    1. Name? ...Michele
    2. Wedding date?.... 10.23.2004
    3. Children?.....1 DD (3yo) Mia and 1 in the oven (11wks) 
    4. Pets? ......a german shep Roxy
    5. Occupation? ....Front Office Assistant
    6. Favorite Movie? ....I have so many, Like water for chocolate
    7. Favorite Food? ....anything
    8. Current TV shows watching? ....The Office, practically anything on the food network
    9. Favorite Pasttime?...spending time with the family 
    10. Are you dressing up for Halloween?...Dunno yet
     
    1. Name? Sylvia, Syl for short
    2. Wedding date? April 28, 2007
    3. Children? One on the way
    4. Pets? A dachshund named Charlie
    5. Occupation? Talent Acquisition Assistant and HR Gopher.  Is anyone interested in hiring a pregnant person??? LOL
    6. Favorite Movie? Too many to name
    7. Favorite Food? Filipino Food, it's in my blood.
    8. Current TV shows watching? Two and a Half Men, CSI, The Hills
    9. Favorite Pasttime? Photography, reading, nesting.
    10. Are you dressing up for Halloween? Not this year. We'll be out of town for a funeral.
    1. Name? Jenn
    2. Wedding date? 09/04/2004
    3. Children? 3 girls  Michaela (11), Rhian (3) and Reese (1)
    4. Pets? 3 dogs Nala, Sydney and Nigel and 3 black cats Nitro, Roscoe and the new one is yet to be named but we're leaning towards either Seven or Karma
    5. Occupation? Accounting manager for a trucking company
    6. Favorite Movie? 10 Things I hate about You
    7. Favorite Food? Sushi
    8. Current TV shows watching? Too many   Prison Break, My Own Worst Enemy, Terminator, House, Supernatural, Fringe, Private Practice, Grey;s Anatomy, Life on Mars, Pushing Daisies....I keep my DVR busy
    9. Favorite Pasttime? reading, playing with the girls, catching up on tv, and taking in every stray animal that comes my way  
    10. Are you dressing up for Halloween? Yes although my costume isn't coming along as well as I hoped. I may be a scary Little Red Riding Hood instead of Little Boo Peep
    1. Name? Alexandra
    2. Wedding date? 10/9/04
    3. Children? 5.5 month old Taline Hannah
    4. Pets? Chloe the cat
    5. Occupation? Wedding coordinator
    6. Favorite Movie? Groundhog Day
    7. Favorite Food? Sushi & Dimsum
    8. Current TV shows watching? sooo many
    9. Favorite Pasttime? Movies, books, video games, and crafts
    10. Are you dressing up for Halloween? Not sure yet, probably find something in my closet and throw it on
    1. Name? Jaime
    2. Wedding date? 8-21-04
    3. Children? i daughter Audrey, 16 months
    4. Pets? None, we are not pet people
    5. Occupation? SAHM and I work very part time from home
    6. Favorite Movie? Sleepless in Seattle
    7. Favorite Food? Sushi and Mexican
    8. Current TV shows watching? Biggest Loser, Amazing Race, 90210, The Office, ANTM, Heroes, Lipstick Jungle
    9. Favorite Pasttime? hanging out with my family, photography, surfing the net
    10. Are you dressing up for Halloween? nope
  • Name? ?wanWedding date? ?12.04.05Children? ?two - the teen and the bean, both girlsPets? ?a 4-year-old malteseOccupation? ?invitation designer/SAHMFavorite Movie? ?far too many to list, but i'm counting the days till the release of twilightFavorite Food? ?if i had to pick one thing to live on for the rest of my life, it would be pizzaCurrent TV shows watching? ?prison break, boston legal, general hospital, house, and a whole lot of playhouse disneyFavorite Pasttime? ?being with my family. ?nothing's better.Are you dressing up for Halloween? ?no, but the girls are. ?my emo teen decided to be a fairy, and the bean will be snow white.
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    1. Name? Lisa Marie
    2. Wedding date? 9-4-05
    3. Children? Two...Isaac & Ella
    4. Pets? A bulldog named, Jack
    5. Occupation? Appraisal Coordinator
    6. Favorite Movie? Waiting
    7. Favorite Food? varies...but right now carnitas tacos
    8. Current TV shows watching? Don't watch much t.v. but I guess forensic files
    9. Favorite Pasttime? I love to sew
    10. Are you dressing up for Halloween? already did...I was an Ice Fairy
  • 1. Kim

    2. July 3, 2005

    3. Nope ... well unless the 60+ preschoolers count

    4. Pug mix - Blue

    5. Preschool Owner/Director

    6. Too many to list

    7. Pasta, Argentine, Hamburgers ... the list goes on

    8. Two and a Half Men, Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Greys, Private Practice and Lipstick Jungle (those 3 are all on DVR and I haven't watched any of them yet) ... and we love Parking Wars and Jacked (on A&E)

    9. Snuggling with DH and the pup

    10. Nope ... it's Pajama Day at preschool ... but all of us are wearing Halloween shirts and jeans. :)

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    1. Name? "D" (nickname)
    2. Wedding date? Oct. 7, 2006
    3. Children? Soon-to-be born daughter next week
    4. Pets? None
    5. Occupation? Consulting manager
    6. Favorite Movie? I love romantic comedies
    7. Favorite Food? Filipino, Mexican, Japanese, Italian
    8. Current TV shows watching? not much... been busy prepping for Baby
    9. Favorite Pasttime? used to be shopping for shoes & purses.  Now, it's shopping for Baby!
    10. Are you dressing up for Halloween?  No.  At 9mos PG, I can't fit into anything.
    1. Name? GABRIELA OR GABBY FOR SHORT
    2. Wedding date? 9-17-05
    3. Children? 2, 15 YEAR OLD SON ALEX, AND 5 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER ISABELLA
    4. Pets? 3 DOGS, CHOCOLATE/ANGEL, DARTH VADER, AND PRECIOUS
    5. Occupation? OFFICE MANAGER/SHIPPING COORDINATOR
    6. Favorite Movie? LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY, GODFATHER TRILOGY, DUMB AND DUMBER, TOO MANY MORE TO NAME
    7. Favorite Food? SUSHI, AND SHRIMP W/PASTA
    8. Current TV shows watching? FRINGE, GREY'S, UGLY BETTY, TRUE BLOOD, MANY MORE
    9. Favorite Pasttime? READING, WATCHING TV, SPENDING TIME WITH MY KIDS
    10. Are you dressing up for Halloween? YES, EITHER AN M&M OR A BUMBLE BEE.
    1. Name? Ellen
    2. Wedding date? 5/28/06
    3. Children? 1 on the way!  About 10 weeks pregnant.
    4. Pets? 1 Bischon - Snoopy!
    5. Occupation? HR Director for a movie studio
    6. Favorite Movie? 80's classics...Titanic...Love Actually
    7. Favorite Food?  Korean, Sushi (which I'm missing so much!), all kinds of junk food esp. french fries
    8. Current TV shows watching?  Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy, The Hills (guilty pleasure), anything on HGTV & Food Network
    9. Favorite Pasttime?  Sleeping...been exhausted lately.  Reading, spending time with family.
    10. Are you dressing up for Halloween?  Nope, but we'll be at home waiting for all the neighborhood kids to come by with their cute costumes!
    1. Nicole
    2. 08/08/04
    3. none
    4. A german shorthaired pointer named Charlie
    5. Dentist
    6. 2 weeks notice
    7. Mexican food
    8. CSI, How I met your mother, 17 and counting, Heroes, Dr 90210 , Southpark
    9. Running, playing with dog, anything with H
    10. Bat woman
  • I am trying to get reaquainted w/the LA board...what a good way to start! 

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    1. Name?  Jill
    2. Wedding date? Nov 18th 06
    3. Children?  No...but we are in the early stages of adoption!!!  I hope we'll have a baby by Christmas time 2009!
    4. Pets?  Five...yes five....bunnies.  They are fabulous pets!
    5. Occupation?  Healthcare
    6. Favorite Movie?  Sound of Music (I can't sing well but I love to sing along w/Maria)
    7. Favorite Food?  Mexican food.  I am always in the mood for Mexican food
    8. Current TV shows watching?  Lipstick Jungle, Dirty Sexy Money, and Amazing Race. Unfortunately the first two are likely to be in their last season.
    9. Favorite Pasttime?  Traveling
    10. Are you dressing up for Halloween?  I don't think so.  No costume.  DH is an English teacher.  He's currently teaching Macbeth so he's wearing an Old English peasant costume.  He'll be cute :)
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    1. Name? Lauren
    2. Wedding date? 6/26/04
    3. Children? 2 DDs - the most precious girls!
    4. Pets? Not at the moment.
    5. Occupation? Legal Secretary
    6. Favorite Movie? I can't name just one!
    7. Favorite Food? Pasta
    8. Current TV shows watching? Entourage, Biggest Loser, Grey's Anatomy, How I Met Your Mother
    9. Favorite Pasttime? Spending time with my kids
    10. Are you dressing up for Halloween?  No
    1. Name?  Janet
    2. Wedding date?  August 24,2008 (newcomer)  
    3. Children? 1 new baby boy- Jacob
    4. Pets? Yes -maltese 1 yr old Chloe  
    5. Occupation? Work Comp Senior Examiner
    6. Favorite Movie? notebook, romantic comedies /  
    7. Favorite Food? Sushi lately, but also love NY style Pizza, mexican..
    8. Current TV shows watching? Lipstick Jungle (new fav) Greys , DWTS, some reality shows Oc housewives etc.. Brothers and Sisters when i have time,
    9. Favorite Pasttime? mom's cooking
    10. Are you dressing up for Halloween? NO
  • Name? MichelleWedding date? June 21, 2003Children? Yes, 1 Jacob he's 2Pets? Yes, 1 cat "Tigger" he's almost 13 years old.Occupation? Stay at home mom for now, in 1 month a nurseFavorite Movie??Love Stinks (it is hilarious)Favorite Food? Mexican (authentic) or anything with garlicCurrent TV shows watching? True Blood, Dexter, One Tree Hill, ER, Ghost HuntersFavorite Pasttime? Playing with Jacob and nestingAre you dressing up for Halloween??Nope, but Jacob is going to be a Pirate.
  • Mia

    5/30/04

    Jocelyn (3y 4m) Natalie (1y 9m)

    do dust bunnies count as pets?

    I'm a CPA, income tax

    movie...too many

    Filipino, Japanese, Thai, Korean, Mexican food

    no current shows, but loved project runway

    is sleeping a pasttime

    I'm not sure if I'll fit into my flapper dress to wear for halloween, probably not cuz I like to eat

    1. Name: Danielle
    2. Wedding date: July 22, 2006 
    3. Children: (4) Qeanu:7, Kennedi 4, Karlynn 2, Karim 1
    4. Pets? A Bunny
    5. Occupation? SAHM
    6. Favorite Movie? Legally Blonde, Color Purple, Dirty Dancing, Sister Act2
    7. Favorite Food? Jambalaya
    8. Current TV shows watching? ANTM, Housewives of Atlanta, Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, Clean House
    9. Favorite Pasttime? Hanging out with family 
    10. Are you dressing up for Halloween? No, but my children are
  • Sorry for the delay in my own post.  Wink

    1. Marina
    2. Aug 6, '05
    3. 1 boy (see siggy) and TTC for #2
    4. no
    5. teacher
    6. Family Stone (that is just one of many)
    7. Japanese
    8. Heroes, TrueBlood, ANTM, 90210 (I hate to admit that)
    9. reading and making stuff
    10. not sure yet.  I might just put on some cat ears
  • Name: Sara

    Wedding date: 1/27/07

    Children: We are going to start "trying" in February.

    Pets: 2 yorkies (Oliver & Roo), 2 ferrets (Kya & Garrett)

    Occupation: FT Paralegal, PT Server, Evening law student.

    Favorite Movie: Notting Hill, Princess Bride, That Thing You Do, Don Juan DeMarco, Run Lola Run.

    Favorite Food: Bagels, Crepes, Chinese. 

    Current TV shows watching; Californication, Entourage, Greys, Dirty Sexy Money, Desperate Housewives.

    Favorite Pasttime: Weekened getaways, spending all day watching movies.

    Are you dressing up for Halloween: Yep, Sarah Palin :)

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    1. Name?  Marivic
    2. Wedding date?  August 13, 2005
    3. Children?  A 2-year-old named Jake, and 1 more due in April 2009
    4. Pets?  A red footed tortoise named Tortuga
    5. Occupation?  Registered nurse/clinical applications support analyst
    6. Favorite Movie?  16 Candles
    7. Favorite Food?  Anything that tastes good
    8. Current TV shows watching?  Private Practice, Grey's, Ugly Betty, Eli Stone, Entourage
    9. Favorite Pasttime?  Eating and sleeping
    10. Are you dressing up for Halloween?  I'll probably be my old stand by - Crayola Crayons
    1. Name - Ivy
    2. Wedding date - March 22, 2003
    3. Children - Ethan Jacob (22 mo.)
    4. Pets - none
    5. Occupation - event manager
    6. Favorite Movie - Some of my faves:  Lord of the Rings series, Harry Potter series, Bring It On, Elf
    7. Favorite Food - sushi
    8. Current TV shows watching - Chuck, House, The Office, America's Next Top Model
    9. Favorite Pasttime - besides hanging out with my little man, umm, shopping!!! 
    10. Are you dressing up for Halloween - no since I'll be in Boston for a conference, but dressed up as kryptonite (DH was Superman/Clark Kent) for a party this past weekend
  • 1. Name? Gretchen 

    2. Wedding date? November 12, 2005

    3. Children? Twin boys, 1 year

    4. Pets? None

    5. Occupation? SAHM/student

    6. Favorite Movie? Right now it's Nat'l Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

    7. Favorite Food? Tuna melts (has to be from King's in Northridge) :)

    8. Current TV shows watching? Grey's Anatomy & Lost when the new season starts

    9. Favorite Pasttime? Playing with the kiddos

    10. Are you dressing up for Halloween? Yes, but only because we are going to a party

    1. Name?  Karissa
    2. Wedding date?  5/21/05
    3. Children? 1 on the way, due 4/17/09
    4. Pets? 1 very loved beagle, Mr Perkins and 3 veil tail angel fish
    5. Occupation? small business owner
    6. Favorite Movie? Gentlemen prefer Blondes
    7. Favorite Food? sushi, carne asada, watermelon
    8. Current TV shows watching? Mad Men (just ended though :( ) True Blood, Real Housewives of Atlanta, Bizarre foods, and stuff on TLC when I can, LOST when it comes back on
    9. Favorite Pasttime? Collecting 50's stuff
    10. Are you dressing up for Halloween?  I was going to be a mummy...but I gave up on making the costume, it got really frustrating.  I guess I'll probably dress for dia de los muertos again instead.
    1. Name?  Sarah
    2. Wedding date? 2/25/06
    3. Children? None, but TTC #1
    4. Pets? None
    5. Occupation? Healthcare 
    6. Favorite Movie? Waaay too many to choose.
    7. Favorite Food? Anything fried.
    8. Current TV shows watching? True Blood, Gossip Girl, Fringe, Survivor, Amazing Race, Sarah Connor Chronicles, Heroes
    9. Favorite Pasttime?  Reading and watching TV (as you can tell from my response to #8)
    10. Are you dressing up for Halloween? Nope, I don't buy candy to pass out either.  I'm the Grinch that stole Halloween!! ;)
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    1. Name? Mae/Mahalia
    2. Wedding date? 12-27-03
    3. Children? yes 2; Rj (almost 4), Celeste (1)
    4. Pets? Daisy the rat (RIP), Mightydog (RIP), some mini gold fishes-too many name
    5. Occupation? RN
    6. Favorite Movie? When Harry Met Sally
    7. Favorite Food? currently nothing in particular
    8. Current TV shows watching? Greys Anatomy and CSI (Vegas)
    9. Favorite Pasttime? shopping
    10. Are you dressing up for Halloween? Yes-Snow White (again)
    1. Name?  Yvette
    2. Wedding date? 11/20/04
    3. Children? 1 daughter
    4. Pets? none
    5. Occupation? Legal Secretary
    6. Favorite Movie? The Holiday
    7. Favorite Food? Japanese
    8. Current TV shows watching? Stylista, Amazing Race, Top Model, Grey's Anatomy, Without a Trace, Lipstick Jungle.
    9. Favorite Pasttime? cooking, making jewelry.
    10. Are you dressing up for Halloween? no
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