Baltimore Nesties
misscastle
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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.
Getting to know you post
It's probably been almost a year since we've done one of these posts, and I'm sure we have some newbies in our midst. So come one, come all lurkers, and let's reacquaint ourselves with each other.
(Feel free to be as specific or as vague as you feel comfortable with)
Name:
City/Town:
Occupation:
Family members (husbands, children, pets):
How long have you been married?
Where did you get married?
Hobbies:
Favorite food and/or restaurant:
College/University alma mater:
Hometown (if different):
Re: Getting to know you post
Name: Kelsey
City/Town: Crofton
Occupation: magazine editor/writer
Family members (husbands, children, pets): Husband David, no kids, dogs Porters and Fleetwood; cat Crouton.
How long have you been married? 18 months
Where did you get married? Fountain Hill, AZ
Hobbies: Cooking, volunteering at the Children's Theatre, watching entirely too much TV
Favorite food and/or restaurant: Noodles of any kind, snow crab legs; hard to say restaurant, though -- in Annapolis, I enjoy Boatyard.
College/University alma mater: Penn State
Hometown (if different): Scottsdale, AZ
~ Kelsey Jean ~
Cooking with Crouton: A Food Blog
I'll play! I occasionally pop over here, but I'm mostly on The Bump.
Name: JennieCity/Town: Columbia
Occupation: Data Analyst
Family members (husbands, children, pets): DH and 2 puppies
How long have you been married? 3 years this past June
Where did you get married? In PA, where we're both from
Hobbies: Photography, trying to get pregnant
Favorite food and/or restaurant: I love food, so I don't think I could just pick one!
College/University alma mater: Penn State
Hometown (if different): I grew up in Northeast PA.
heyyyyyy we are!
~ Kelsey Jean ~
Cooking with Crouton: A Food Blog
Name: Jen
Hometown (if different): Severn, MDCity/Town: Abingdon, MD
Occupation: Healthcare Real Estate
Family members (husbands, children, pets): DH-Tim, DD's-Annabelle & Caroline, Pets-Josie & Roscoe
How long have you been married? Six years
Where did you get married? Overhills Mansion
Hobbies: Reading, watching tv, exploring new places
Favorite food and/or restaurant: Love mexican but haven't really found a place I love yet. Melting pot for special occassions
College/University alma mater: UMBC
City/Town: Annapolis
Occupation: Government
Family members (husbands, children, pets): 1 Husband and 1 Dog
How long have you been married? 4 years this month
Where did you get married? Herrington on the Bay
Hobbies: Reading, traveling, exploring new parks, scrapbooking
Favorite food and/or restaurant: Favorite steakhouse is Lewnes. Favorite cuisines are Italian and Mexican.
College/University alma mater: Marymount
Hometown (if different): n/a
Name: Meghann
City/Town: Gambrills
Occupation: Customer Service Supervisor for airline and recently, cofounder of an Internet business
Family members (husbands, children, pets): DH Chae, One cat named Button
How long have you been married? 4 years
Where did you get married? Grey Rock Mansion
Hobbies: Photography, reading, traveling
Favorite food and/or restaurant:I love food! Pizza and Mexican are my favorites. Casual: El Toro Bravo in Annapolis. HH: Level in Annapolis. Special: Melting Pot or Tosca in DC
College/University alma mater: UMBC. Started at Berry College in GA
Hometown (if different): Trivia: I've lived in the same house for 30 years, aside from college.
Name: Leslie
City/Town: Stevensville aka Kent Island
Occupation: Asst Dir at UMD
Family members (husbands, children, pets): DH and DD
How long have you been married? about 3 1/2 years
Where did you get married? Centreville, MD
Hobbies: Running after DD, currently. Reading, or crafting if I have time.
Favorite food and/or restaurant: Love to eat most anything!
College/University alma mater: Villa Julie (aka Stevenson U)
Hometown (if different): Bowie
Woah, what? So the house you and Chae live in now was the one you grew up in? As someone who moved so frequently that the longest I stayed in one house is five years (eighth grade to senior year of high school), this is TOTALLY foreign to me!
~ Kelsey Jean ~
Cooking with Crouton: A Food Blog
Name: Erin
City/Town: Forest Hill
Occupation: Banking
Family members (husbands, children, pets): DH, baby girl is 11 months, Jade is a great dane and she is 6.5
How long have you been married? 3.5 years
Where did you get married? Harford County
Hobbies: Sewing, photography, not time for much else!
Favorite food and/or restaurant: chocolate!
College/University alma mater: n/a
Hometown (if different): Born and raised in HarCo
Name: Jennifer
City/Town: Parkville, MD
Occupation: Psychometrist (psych testing)
Family members : Husband Mike and Dog Mugsy
How long have you been married? 5 years
Where did you get married? Loyola College Chapel/Clarion Aberdeen
College/University alma mater: Parkville Highschool 98, Stevenson University 02, Loyola University Maryland 05
Name: Kristi
City/Town: Perry Hall
Occupation: Kitchen & Bath Designer
Family members (husbands, children, pets): 1 Husband (James), 1 Dog (Gia, 13 y.o.) and 2 kitties (both at the 4-5 y.o. mark)
How long have you been married? 19 Days
Where did you get married? The Manor Tavern
Hobbies: cooking, nail polish/make up/all things girly & anything with glitter.
Favorite food and/or restaurant:
-Food: Too many to name (honeycrisp apples, strawberry fruit roll-ups, green beans, pringles, I have food ADD)
-Restaurant: Fridays, On The Border, Pei Wei.... I like food
College/University alma mater: The Art Institute- York, PA
Hometown (if different): Perry Hall
Name: Sarah
City/Town: Eldersburg
Occupation: Software programmer/analyst
Family members (husbands, children, pets): DH, DS (almost 17 months), 2 cats
How long have you been married? 4 years
Where did you get married? Cloisters Castle
Hobbies: I haven't had time for a hobby in a long time. But baking would be my hobby if I ever have time for it.
Favorite food and/or restaurant: Italian or Mexican. Lots of favorite restaurants.
College/University alma mater: UMBC
Hometown (if different): Columbia
BFP#1: 01/10, M/C 6w -- BFP#2: 06/10, M/C 5w -- BFP#3: 09/10, DS born June 1, 2011
BFP#4: 07/12, M/C 5w3d -- BFP#5: 12/12, EDD 08/18/13
Decorate This
Name: Dani
City/Town: Aberdeen
Occupation: Gov't contractor
Family members (husbands, children, pets): *points to sig* Plus three cats: Minerva, Raven, and Luna
How long have you been married? 4 years next week
Where did you get married? Michael's 8th Avenue in Glen Burnie
Hobbies: Reading, cooking, baking, travel, concerts
Favorite food and/or restaurant: There's no way I could pick just one. I love La Tolteca for Mexican, Stoney River for steak, Fuji Sushi for sushi (duh), Liberatore's for Italian, etc.
College/University alma mater: I hate this question - I didn't go to college.
Hometown (if different): I grew up in the Catonsville area.
Name: Kathryn
City/Town: Columbia
Occupation: Conflicts Manager
Family members (husbands, children, pets): DH George; DD Ella (almost 4); obnoxious cat, Kitty
How long have you been married? 6.5 years (which UGH means I've been here for 7.5 years. .. )
Where did you get married? Gramercy Mansion
Hobbies: hahahahahahahhaahahahahhaahha - do reading and watching TV count? Manicures? I really don't have any hobbies to speak of but I keep pretty busy and I'm happy w/ how I spend my time.
Favorite food and/or restaurant: For fancy/special occassions, Charleston, but its been awhile since we've been there. I like Ranazul and Victoria locally. I could eat almost any type of food.
College/University alma mater: Hollins (small school in VA)
Hometown (if different): Silver Spring
Name: Meredith
City/Town: Towson
Occupation: Health Policy Analyst
Family members (husbands, children, pets): Husband plus one pup
How long have you been married? 3 years
Where did you get married? Hyatt Regency (inner harbor)
Hobbies: reading, traveling, cardio kickboxing
Favorite food and/or restaurant: Pretty much all sweets, favorite casual restaurant is probably Cheesecake Factory, special occasion is Sotto Sopra
PS- Hi Pants, I remember your screen name from the knot from I guess 3+ years ago!
Caroline
Cockeysville
Domestic Engineer aka SAHM
One husband, 4 kids, and one bunny
7 1/2 years
Loyola High School/Celebrations at the Bay
Crafting, Cooking, Traveling, and just started Running
Ice Cream and Coffee, VOLT, Pazo, and many more. I make it my mission to try as many restaurants as I can in Baltimore Magazine Top 50
New England College
All over Maryland
Name: Lisa
City/Town: Clarksville
Occupation: Corporate Attorney (M&A)
Family members (husbands, children, pets): Just the one DH. DS1 turned 2 in September and DS2 is due in February. 2 fabulous Ragdoll cats.
How long have you been married? 4 years today!
Where did you get married? The Antrim 1844
Hobbies: Reading and renovating/decorating our home.
Favorite food and/or restaurant: No absolute favorites these days - though we love El Azteca and Great Sage in our neck of the woods.
College/University alma mater: Undergrad at Columbia; Harvard Law
Hometown (if different): Baltimore County
lovelylittleworld
BFP#2 1/12/12 ~ Missed M/C 8w2d
Name: Melissa
City/Town: Timonium
Occupation: SAHM and grad student
Family members (husbands, children, pets): Husband Todd, daughter Bailey and dog, Kira
How long have you been married? 4 years, today actually!
Where did you get married? Philadelphia, PS
Hobbies: Photography, cooking and I'd love to learn to knit or crochet
Favorite food and/or restaurant: I love Mexican and Sushi
College/University alma mater: Undergrad at Towson and I'm there for a grad program, too.
Hometown (if different): Philadelphia, PA
Someone's getting a little brother!
Name: Tiffany
City/Town: Abingdon
Occupation: 3rd grade teacher
Family members (husbands, children, pets): Dh--Shane, DS--Colby, and DDog--Kane
How long have you been married? 3 years yesterday!
Where did you get married? Kurtz's Beach in Pasadena
Hobbies: working out, running, coloring (it's a stress reliever)
Favorite food and/or restaurant: I am a meat and potatoes girl, so give me a good steakhouse and I am set.
College/University alma mater: For undergrad--Villa Julie and for my Masters--Towson University.
Hometown (if different): Dundalk
City/Town: Columbia
Occupation: R&D at a biopharm (I am loving being out of the lab and working on clinical trials)
Family members (husbands, children, pets): One husband and one fluffy dog.
How long have you been married? 6 years
Where did you get married? Golf course in PA
Hobbies: Training, showing, and doing agility with my dog.
Favorite food and/or restaurant: No huge favorites lately.
College/University alma mater: Undergrad at a liberal arts in PA; grad at Hopkins med school
Hometown (if different): York County PA
City/Town: Ellicott City
Occupation: Gymnastics Instructor
Family members (husbands, children, pets): One husband, 2 kids(Brendon and Cecilia), and 1 very dumb cat
How long have you been married? 5 years on 11/11
Where did you get married? Chase Court
Hobbies: community theatre, I love to read when I get the time
Favorite food and/or restaurant: I love salad and BLTs
College/University alma mater: didn't go to college or should I say haven't been yet
Hometown (if different): Burtonsville
Name: Trish
City/Town: Perry Hall
Occupation: Benefits Specialist for a State of MD agency
Family members (husbands, children, pets): DH (Tom)
How long have you been married? 4 years
Where did you get married? Ripken Stadium
Hobbies: cooking, watching and playing sports, hanging with the fam
Favorite food and/or restaurant: currently I'd have to go with Earth, Wood and Fire
College/University alma mater: Towson U
Hometown (if different): Parkville
Name: Lauren
City/Town: Cockeysville
Occupation: Nonprofit
Family members (husbands, children, pets): DH, Furbaby Bailey (8) & Furbaby Jameson (1)... oh, and 35,000 honeybees
How long have you been married? 4 years
Where did you get married? AVAM, Baltimore
Hobbies: Running, reading, yoga, kickball, saving homeless animals, watching football, travel
Favorite food and/or restaurant: can always go for sushi
College/University alma mater: Mary Wash (in VA) for undergrad, Notre Dame (in Baltimore) for grad
Hometown (if different): B-more
Name: Shanda
City/Town: Abingdon
Occupation: Social Worker
Family members (husbands, children, pets): DH- Jason, DS#1- Anderson (Andy), DS#2 - Due in January
How long have you been married? 3 years
Where did you get married? Turf Valley Resort in Ellicott City
Hobbies: Cooking, reading and watching TV if that's a hobby
Favorite food and/or restaurant: Sushi or anything Italian
College/University alma mater: University of MD at College Park for undergrad and Catholic University for masters
Hometown (if different): Fort Washington, MD
I haven't posted in ages but I'll play!
Name: Megan
City/Town: Baltimore city
Occupation: pedi nurse
Family members (husbands, children, pets): just DH
How long have you been married? 2 years and 4 months
Where did you get married? Maryland Science Center
Hobbies: working out, reading...does watching TV count?
Favorite food and/or restaurant: Seafood and chocolate (not together!) I love Regi's and Ryleigh's in Federal Hill
College/University alma mater: UMCP for undergrad and Boston College for nursing/grad school
Hometown (if different): Towson
Name: Megan
City/Town: Abingdon
Occupation: radiation therapist
Family members (husbands, children, pets): DH, 2 DDs, 2 dogs
How long have you been married? 6 years
Where did you get married? Turf Valley
Hobbies: working out - although its been so long since I've worked out that I'm not sure I can still call this a hobby. I'm looking forward to making it part of my routine again.
Favorite food and/or restaurant: Eh, nothing specific comes to mind.
College/University alma mater: My B.A. is from Salisbury, but I went back to school for radiation therapy and now have an Associate's from CCBC.
Hometown (if different): Hagerstown
Name: stefanie
City/Town: Severn
Occupation: occupational therapist
Family members (husbands, children, pets): DH , Jason 4 , Samantha 1, bailey golden retriever
How long have you been married? Will be 9 yrs in march
Where did you get married? My grandmas big Catholic Church in the city and reception at bwi Marriott
Hobbies: kids, reading , sports
Favorite food and/or restaurant: Italian , steak , lots of favorites . Don't like seafood:(
College/University alma mater: Towson
Hometown (if different): NYC - grew up in queens came here for college , never thought I would stay!
Name: Lindsay
City/Town: Halethorpe MD
Occupation: unCivil Engineer
Family members (husbands, children, pets): DH-Cliff, DD- Kira 6.5, DDogs- Bowser and Baxter 7.5
How long have you been married? 8 years as of 11/13
Where did you get married? Camden Yards
Hobbies: travelling, shopping, buying stuff for scrapbooking but never having the time to work on it, coaching soccer and basketball, being super HSA mom, volunteering
Favorite food and/or restaurant: filet mignon
College/University alma mater: Clarkson University- Potsdam NY
Hometown (if different): small town south of Syracuse NY
Late to the party but still want to play
Name: Vicky
City/Town: Hanover though this is temporary we moved from NYC in summer and still need to find a home that's not my parents basement. I have been meaning to do a "where should we live" post because we are all over the map and could use some advice!
Occupation: TV producer- for past couple years have only worked as a freelancer and currently have a proof reading gig that allows me to work from home
Family members (husbands, children, pets): Hubby and six month old daughter
How long have you been married? Four years this past September
Where did you get married? Westin Hotel restaurant at BWI airport
Hobbies: Ha! It seems like lately all I do is manage to get through the day, I would love to be more creative and practice video editing which is what I'd love to do for living
Favorite food and/or restaurant: This question just makes me miss NYC too much will have to try some of the restaurants you gals mentioned
College/University alma mater: University of Maryland College Park
Hometown (if different): Clinton