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QOTD Wednesday (AKA the places edition)
1. Place you were born
2. Place or town you went to college in
3. Place you first worked post-college
4. Place you got married
5. Place you last visited (on a plane or more than 2 hours away)
6. Place you last bought breakfast or lunch or dinner from
7. Place you are most looking forward to going to this year
8. Place you want to retire to
9. Place you would buy in the dc metro area if you won the lottery. PIP or link needed :-)
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Re: QOTD Wednesday (AKA the places edition)
1. Place you were born Fairfax
2. Place or town you went to college in Harrisonburg and Blacksburg
3. Place you first worked post-college Loudoun County Public Schools well I guess technically a dr's office that my mom works at for the summer after college but teaching starting that fall was my first college related job
4. Place you got married Dulles Hyatt
5. Place you last visited (on a plane or more than 2 hours away) was in philly this weekend for a bar mitzvah
6. Place you last bought breakfast or lunch or dinner from Lin's China Bistro on Sunday night
7. Place you are most looking forward to going to this year to visit my bro and SIL after they have their baby in either OK or NY a bit confusing as to where they will be when baby is born
8. Place you want to retire to no idea
9. Place you would buy in the dc metro area if you won the lottery. PIP or link needed :-)
http://www.trulia.com/property/3067098993-12633-Chapel-Rd-Clifton-VA-20124
1. Place you were born: Topeka, Kansas!
2. Place or town you went to college in: College Park, MD
3. Place you first worked post-college: Charter school in DC
4. Place you got married: Naples, FL
5. Place you last visited (on a plane or more than 2 hours away): Naples, FL
6. Place you last bought breakfast or lunch or dinner from: Quiznos
7. Place you are most looking forward to going to this year: Tibet!
8. Place you want to retire to: No idea yet...
9. Place you would buy in the dc metro area if you won the lottery: Just a little place http://www.sothebysrealty.com/eng/sales/detail/180-l-905-4359211/chevy-chase-chevy-chase-md-20815
St. John, USVI
1. Place you were born Toledo
2. Place or town you went to college in Gambier, OH
3. Place you first worked post-college Toledo, for a few months. I worked on a Y2K transition team for a big local company. I think that dates me
4. Place you got married Leesburg
5. Place you last visited (on a plane or more than 2 hours away) Maine, for our summer vacation
6. Place you last bought breakfast or lunch or dinner from Jimmy Johns. I gotta say - it didn't change my life for all some people were excited about it opening downtown.
7. Place you are most looking forward to going to this year We haven't made plans to go anywhere yet. Leaving town at all would be good enough for me at this point.
8. Place you want to retire to I haven't really thought about it yet. I like seasons, so I'm not rushing off to FL or AZ. It might depend on where my kid(s?) live.
9. Place you would buy in the dc metro area if you won the lottery. PIP or link needed :-)
Here's a nice little $6M home on Chain Bridge with a nice view of the Potomac. It'd do :P Though this one is a little more to my taste and at a *mere* $1.8M is probably easier to manage upkeep and property taxes once I fritter away the bulk of my winnings
1. Place you were born - Indiana
2. Place or town you went to college in - DC
3. Place you first worked post-college - Law firm in DC
4. Place you got married - DC (do we see a trend?)
5. Place you last visited (on a plane or more than 2 hours away) - Northern Florida and Orlando in early January
6. Place you last bought breakfast or lunch or dinner from - McDonalds in Silver Spring, MD while we were running errands this weekend
7. Place you are most looking forward to going to this year - We haven't planned our vacations yet, so I have no clue.
8. Place you want to retire to - Hawaii, in a dream world. Realistically, I have no idea. Charlottesville might be nice.
9. Place you would buy in the dc metro area if you won the lottery. PIP or link needed :-) - I don't have a PIP, but I'd love a waterfront house in Old Town Alexandria.
1. Place you were born
Elmira, NY
2. Place or town you went to college in
Geneseo, NY
3. Place you first worked post-college
Rochester, NY
4. Place you got married
Watkins Glen, NY
5. Place you last visited (on a plane or more than 2 hours away)
Corning, NY
6. Place you last bought breakfast or lunch or dinner from
Chef Geoffs in Tysons
7. Place you are most looking forward to going to this year
Seneca Lake
8. Place you want to retire to
Seneca Lake
9. Place you would buy in the dc metro area if you won the lottery. PIP or link needed :-)
A fabulous townhouse in Georgetown or on Capitol Hill. Don't have a specific link, just a general idea.
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1. Place you were born Hampton Roads area
2. Place or town you went to college in Charlottesville, Go Wahoos!!
3. Place you first worked post-college Went straight to grad school and got a job at Carlyle Grand Cafe in Shirlington, eventually got a job as a records clerk at a law firm
4. Place you got married Bradenton, FL
5. Place you last visited (on a plane or more than 2 hours away) El Paso, TX to see my sister
6. Place you last bought breakfast or lunch or dinner from we got pizza from Papa John's a few weeks ago. Other than that we've been pretty good about trying to cut back on going out.
7. Place you are most looking forward to going to this year our first kid-free trip to Puerto Vallarta for a friend's wedding!!
8. Place you want to retire to Charlottesville or Maine
9. Place you would buy in the dc metro area if you won the lottery. PIP or link needed :-) I'm sure I could find better, but this will do!
http://www.koitzgroup.com/listing/dc7653932-3053-p-st-nw-washington-dc-20007/
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1. Place you were born Olney, MD
2. Place or town you went to college in Fredericksburg, VA and College Park, MD
3. Place you first worked post-college DC (right near Union Station)
4. Place you got married Sugarloaf Mountain
5. Place you last visited (on a plane or more than 2 hours away) Columbus, OH
6. Place you last bought breakfast or lunch or dinner from Soupergirl (yum yum)
7. Place you are most looking forward to going to this year Maine (my trip this weekend to Napa is runner-up)
8. Place you want to retire to Maine! but we would winter in Napa . . .
9. Place you would buy in the dc metro area if you won the lottery. PIP or link needed :-) It's kind of way out in the middle of nowhere, but I'm in love with this farmhouse right now: http://www.redfin.com/MD/Poolesville/14401-Partnership-Rd-20837/home/40196247
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1. Place you were born - Boston
2. Place or town you went to college in - Hamilton, NY (undergrad), Bloomington, IN (grad school)
3. Place you first worked post-college - Fairfax, VA (just two floors down from where I'm sitting today--almost 12 years later)
4. Place you got married - Newseum
5. Place you last visited (on a plane or more than 2 hours away) - Boston
6. Place you last bought breakfast or lunch or dinner from - Olympians in Alexandria
7. Place you are most looking forward to going to this year - Dutch Wonderland or Sesame Place (thanks to WNW for posting on TB yesterday)
8. Place you want to retire to - Tahiti or downtown DC
9. Place you would buy in the dc metro area if you won the lottery. PIP or link needed :-) - I don't have a PIP, but we'd love to live in a huge condo in the Ritz in Georgetown.
1. Place you were born Falls Church, VA
2. Place or town you went to college in Harrisonburg, VA
3. Place you first worked post-college Burke, VA
4. Place you got married Leesburg, VA
5. Place you last visited (on a plane or more than 2 hours away) Mebane, NC
6. Place you last bought breakfast or lunch or dinner from Potenza
7. Place you are most looking forward to going to this year Chicago?
8. Place you want to retire to probably wouldn't leave the area...
9. Place you would buy in the dc metro area if you won the lottery. PIP or link needed :-) this one would do, I suppose
or this, or this... just looking at the houses alone... not that familiar with specific locations
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1. Place you were born - Dallas, TX
2. Place or town you went to college in - Blacksburg, VA
3. Place you first worked post-college - London, England - an internet start-up
4. Place you got married - Annapolis, MD
5. Place you last visited (on a plane or more than 2 hours away) - Jamaica
6. Place you last bought breakfast or lunch or dinner from - Ruby Tuesdays
7. Place you are most looking forward to going to this year - Rehoboth Beach
8. Place you want to retire to - Somewhere near my kids
9. Place you would buy in the dc metro area if you won the lottery. PIP or link needed :-) - One of the big houses in my current neighborhood. They've been doing tear-downs and putting up these ginormous houses. I would stay in my neighborhood since I like it and since my ILs live there as well.
1. Place you were born New York
2. Place or town you went to college in UConn - Storrs, CT
3. Place you first worked post-college A small, independent hotel in CT
4. Place you got married Mexico
5. Place you last visited (on a plane or more than 2 hours away) Savannah, GA
6. Place you last bought breakfast or lunch or dinner from TGIFridays, last night
7. Place you are most looking forward to going to this year We're in the process of planning a trip to the Dominican Republic. Hopefully everything will work out and we'll actually make it this time!
8. Place you want to retire to Not sure specifically, I think it will depend where our families are, their health, etc, but someplace warm for most of the months of the year.
9. Place you would buy in the dc metro area if you won the lottery. PIP or link needed :-) I'll take this little place in Potomac, always wanted a house like this....
1. Place you were born Geneva NY
2. Place or town you went to college in Cortland, Canandaigua, Niagara Falls - all in NY
3. Place you first worked post-college a bar in Savannah, GA
4. Place you got married Geneva NY
5. Place you last visited (on a plane or more than 2 hours away) Pittsburgh, PA
6. Place you last bought breakfast or lunch or dinner from Chipotle
7. Place you are most looking forward to going to this year So far, Toronto
8. Place you want to retire to Finger Lakes, preferably on the lake somewhere
9. Place you would buy in the dc metro area if you won the lottery. PIP or link needed :-) This house is pretty amazing. I would buy it furnished. I can't be bothered buying new furniture... i'm too busy rolling around in $100 bills.
We make the rockin' world go 'round.
Lets be neighbors when we retire!
We make the rockin' world go 'round.
1. Place you were born - Washington, DC
2. Place or town you went to college in - Boston
3. Place you first worked post-college - Gaithersburg, MD
4. Place you got married - Sugarloaf Mountain/Frederick, MD
5. Place you last visited (on a plane or more than 2 hours away) - Ithaca, NY
6. Place you last bought breakfast or lunch or dinner from - Ledo Pizza
7. Place you are most looking forward to going to this year - bed!
8. Place you want to retire to - Sonoma County, CA
9. Place you would buy in the dc metro area if you won the lottery. PIP or link needed :-) - http://www.redfin.com/MD/Chevy-Chase/2-Primrose-St-20815/home/10640975
Not necessarily that exact house, but I'd buy a house in Chevy Chase, MD.
1. Place you were born: Port Jefferson, NY
2. Place or town you went to college in: Columbus, OH (Go Buckeyes!)
3. Place you first worked post-college: Columbus, OH (Office of Undergrad Admissions at Ohio State)
4. Place you got married: Columbus, OH
5. Place you last visited (on a plane or more than 2 hours away): Tipp City, OH for Christmas; last place we went for fun was New Orleans in November
6. Place you last bought breakfast or lunch or dinner from: Laughing Man Tavern last night since I went there for trivia
7. Place you are most looking forward to going to this year: Riveria Maya in Mexico since we are going with friends for my 30th birthday
8. Place you want to retire to: I wouldn't mind living my old age in Ireland and being a pub regular
9. Place you would buy in the dc metro area if you won the lottery. PIP or link needed :-) No link, but it would probably be in Capitol Hill
1. Place you were born Milwaukee Wisconsin
2. Place or town you went to college in Milwaukee Wisconsin
3. Place you first worked post-college Wauwatosa WI
4. Place you got married Wauwatosa WI (Radisson Hotel), church was in Brookfield WI
5. Place you last visited (on a plane or more than 2 hours away) WI (can you see a trend here!)
6. Place you last bought breakfast or lunch or dinner from last night, we went to Red Robin
7. Place you are most looking forward to going to this year St. Lucia - we're going at the end of April
8. Place you want to retire to Not really sure, knowing me I'll be working till the day I die
9. Place you would buy in the dc metro area if you won the lottery. PIP or link needed :-) I don't really go into dc that much but a nice house that isn't overly large but has a housekeeper, a chef, a gardener, a pool boy etc,
You will probably notice a trend here.
1. Place you were born DC, holla!
2. Place or town you went to college in College Park
3. Place you first worked post-college DC
4. Place you got married College Park (see?)
5. Place you last visited (on a plane or more than 2 hours away) Bethany Beach
6. Place you last bought breakfast or lunch or dinner from Urban BBQ in Sandy Spring. OMG SO GOOD.
7. Place you are most looking forward to going to this year No big travel this year, mostly beach trips.
8. Place you want to retire to Wow, good question. We haven't really thought about that. Probably a local beach town like Chincoteague.
9. Place you would buy in the dc metro area if you won the lottery. PIP or link needed :-) Love this house in Chevy Chase.
1. Place you were born - Norwood, MA
2. Place or town you went to college in - western MA
3. Place you first worked post-college - mental health department of MIT (
) while waiting a few months for my AmeriCorps VISTA position to start.
4. Place you got married Glen Echo Park
5. Place you last visited (on a plane or more than 2 hours away) Boston over Christmas
6. Place you last bought breakfast or lunch or dinner from - Spices in Cleveland Park, though technically someone else bought. Last place I paid? Guapo's in Bethesda.
7. Place you are most looking forward to going to this year - Miami for H's cousin's wedding. I adore her and her fiance.
8. Place you want to retire to I'd love to retire to NYC, but realistically, unless we win the lottery, we'll stay here, but probably move into the city.
9. Place you would buy in the dc metro area if you won the lottery. PIP or link needed :-) This one is no longer for sale, but I love it.
2. Place or town you went to college in - Frederick, MD
3. Place you first worked post-college - Washington, DC
4. Place you got married - Alexandria, VA
5. Place you last visited (on a plane or more than 2 hours away) - Pittsburgh, PA (DH's hometown)
6. Place you last bought breakfast or lunch or dinner from - Graffiato - man, it was amazing!
7. Place you are most looking forward to going to this year - TBD, we haven't yet made plans
8. Place you want to retire to - My house, hopefully paid off by then
9. Place you would buy in the dc metro area if you won the lottery. PIP or link needed :-) - Hmmm... I'll go with this one - http://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/34-Kalorama-Cir-NW-20008/home/9997839
1. Place you were born Denver, CO
2. Place or town you went to college in Malibu, CA
3. Place you first worked post-college Elephant Bar (I bartended through law school)
4. Place you got married St. Louis, MO
5. Place you last visited (on a plane or more than 2 hours away) On a plane: Los Angeles, >2 hrs: St. Louis/ Cleveland
6. Place you last bought breakfast or lunch or dinner from Chik Fil A
7. Place you are most looking forward to going to this year We have 2 weddings I'm really excited about, one in St. Louis and one in Malibu
8. Place you want to retire to Malibu (if I can ever afford it)
9. Place you would buy in the dc metro area if you won the lottery. PIP or link needed :-) I could make due with this: http://www.redfin.com/VA/Alexandria/217-S-Fairfax-St-22314/home/11842747 But the serious questionable gingham wall paper has to go.
Stand up for something you believe in.
OMG, my EYES!!! That looks like a hardcore 80s wallpaper selection
"What is a week-end?"
Seriously, that looks like the least restful and relaxing bedroom of all time.
1. Place you were born Queens, NY
2. Place or town you went to college in southeastern PA
3. Place you first worked post-college Howard and Balt Cos, MD
4. Place you got married Rockville, MD
5. Place you last visited (on a plane or more than 2 hours away) Long Island
6. Place you last bought breakfast or lunch or dinner from Potbelly
7. Place you are most looking forward to going to this year ? Maybe NYC (it's the only place we'll probably go this year)
8. Place you want to retire to Not sure
9. Place you would buy in the dc metro area if you won the lottery. PIP or link needed :-) no specific place, but probably Chevy Chase
1. Place you were born Queens, NY (Rockaway)
2. Place or town you went to college in Williamsburg, VA
3. Place you first worked post-college Woodcliff Lake, NJ
4. Place you got married Georgetown, Washington, DC
5. Place you last visited (on a plane or more than 2 hours away) Hingham, MA
6. Place you last bought breakfast or lunch or dinner from Silverado
7. Place you are most looking forward to going to this year Lake Champlain
8. Place you want to retire to Williamsburg, VA
9. Place you would buy in the dc metro area if you won the lottery. PIP or link needed :-) Will need to update later, but it would probably be a beautiful town home in Georgetown with off street parking or lovely SFH in Falls Church City.
1. this is one of my bank's security questions so I'm going to be paranoid & not answer!
2. orlando
3.dc
4. our wedding was in wheaton (brookside gardens)
5. FL
6. Teaism
7. Probably Charlottesville b/c it will be a long weekend without the kiddo.
8. If I'm dreaming, the Cotswolds in England. Some place like Charlottesville has some appeal too. However, I'm fairly certain we'll stay in Arlington forever
9. Our home & neighborhood aren't fancy schmancy, but I really like them. Would I would probably do would be to buy the house next door or something, tear once house down & then have a huge lot & a huge garden!
1. Place you were born - Michigan
2. Place or town you went to college in - East Lansing and Ann Arbor, MI
3. Place you first worked post-college - Large Federal agency
4. Place you got married - Fort Myer, Arlington, VA
5. Place you last visited (on a plane or more than 2 hours away) - on a plane, Puerto Rico. More than 2 hours away, Richmond.
6. Place you last bought breakfast or lunch or dinner from - Le Pain Quotidien, a coffee and croissant this morning.
7. Place you are most looking forward to going to this year - hmmm... our travel plans are not set yet. I'd like to talk DH into a trip to Disney/Orlando.
8. Place you want to retire to - an island in the Carribbean.
9. Place you would buy in the dc metro area if you won the lottery. PIP or link needed :-) This place is pretty awesome.
ETA: I changed my mind on the house. I'd buy something for around $1-2mil, and supplement it with a vacation home on a a relatively easy-to-access tropical island somewhere.... which would also be a retirement investment.
1. Place you were born suburb of Pittsburgh, PA
2. Place or town you went to college in Erie, PA
3. Place you first worked post-college Chinatown area of DC
4. Place you got married My church in Pittsburgh
5. Place you last visited (on a plane or more than 2 hours away) Bethany Beach
6. Place you last bought breakfast or lunch or dinner from La Tasca
7. Place you are most looking forward to going to this year Arizona (though it's still a maybe)
8. Place you want to retire to Haven't thought of this since I still have like 40 more years to work, but the first place that comes to mind is Arizona, namely Sedona.
9. Place you would buy in the dc metro area if you won the lottery. PIP or link needed :-) http://www.trulia.com/property/1081321768-4833-Maury-Ln-Alexandria-VA-22304 Amazing home, with nearly all of the features in my ideal dream home.
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