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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.
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Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Tell me about yourself...
hey ladies! i am fairly new to this board and all for trying to liven it up, so I thought I would ask a few questions to get to know you all a little better...
Your name/husband's name:
How long have you been married/where did you get married?
Do you have any children/plan on having children?
Where around DFW do you live?
What is your favorite past time?
What is one quirky/interesting thing about yourself?
Re: Tell me about yourself...
Your name/husband's name: Jennifer and Brian
How long have you been married/where did you get married? We got married May 11, 2009 in Cancun Mexico.
Do you have any children/plan on having children? No children yet, but hoping to start in about a year.
Where around DFW do you live? Carrollton
What is your favorite past time? I love to go out to eat, taking the dogs to the lake, and when I lived in the Northwest, I was an avid snowboarder.
What is one quirky/interesting thing about yourself? I love peanut butter and pickle sandwiches.
Your name/husband's name: Brooke and Josh
How long have you been married/where did you get married? 2 years. We were married May 19th 2007 in Dallas
Do you have any children/plan on having children? see ticker
Where around DFW do you live? Right now Carrollton, in about 5 weeks Mckinney'
What is your favorite past time? working out, laying out, reading
What is one quirky/interesting thing about yourself? I have never had any sort of coke/pop/soda, by choice
I'm not married yet.... but I am?going?to fill this out anyways. ?I have been lurking for a while and its time to start posting!! ? :-) ?
?Your name/husband's name: ?Sarah, and my almost-husband's name is Brandon
How long have you been married/where did you get married? ?We will be married 9-14 in Maui
Do you have any children/plan on having children? None yet... one day... we do have one furbaby named Hula
Where around DFW do you live? Addison, but probably moving to Frisco soon...
What is your favorite past time? SPORTS! ?My almost DH and I both work in sports...
What is one quirky/interesting thing about yourself? we LOVE going to the opera!!!
Your name/husband's name: Karen and Stanley
How long have you been married/where did you get married? two and a half years, married at Marty Leonard Chapel in FW
Do you have any children/plan on having children? No and No
Where around DFW do you live? in Ft. Worth
What is your favorite past time? Reading, cooking, having dinner parties, making my own sangria
What is one quirky/interesting thing about yourself? I got nothing here....
Your name/husband's name: Carrie and Brad
How long have you been married/where did you get married? Married 2 years (Feb 24, 2007). We got married in South Padre Island
Do you have any children/plan on having children? Little girl on the way - due mid August
Where around DFW do you live? Arlington
What is your favorite past time? We love going to sporting events, playing with our dog, taking road trips and other stuff that I can't think of right now
What is one quirky/interesting thing about yourself? ummm...I don't know...I don't want my mom staying with us for a week when the baby is born.
Your name/husband's name: Sarah and Jamie
How long have you been married/where did you get married? June 8, 2007 - Dallas, TX
Do you have any children/plan on having children? None yet -- see siggie for details. We're meeting a birthmother on Wednesday and hopefully will have a baby in November.
Where around DFW do you live? n/a -- We're in Mobile, AL now, but hope to move back to Dallas and our families in the coming years.
What is your favorite past time? Reading, decorating, hanging out in/by our pool.
What is one quirky/interesting thing about yourself? No idea!
Your name/husband's name: Brian
How long have you been married/where did you get married? It will be 5 years in August! We got married in Cambridge, MA
Do you have any children/plan on having children? Yes, possibly within the next year
Where around DFW do you live? In Allen
What is your favorite past time? I am a quilter, but if I'm being very honest my past time is lounging around the house watching TV and playing on the internet.
What is one quirky/interesting thing about yourself? I am a very good whistler
How long have you been married/where did you get married??just over 2 yrs. / The Victorian in Santa Monica, CA
Do you have any children/plan on having children??1/working on another one
Where around DFW do you live??Plano, but in the process of househunting so we could end up anywhere
What is your favorite past time??sleeping
What is one quirky/interesting thing about yourself??I love World of Warcraft
Your name/husband's name: Kelli and Jonathan
How long have you been married/where did you get married? Since November 3, 2007 in North Richland Hills
Do you have any children/plan on having children? none yet, but we plan to start in September (I'm trying to get a teaching job, so we're aiming for a birth during next summer)
Where around DFW do you live? Keller
What is your favorite past time? traveling as much as possible, decorating (or planning the next project), crafting in any way I can
What is one quirky/interesting thing about yourself? In college I was a paid hair model. I miss getting paid to have trendy haircuts.
Your name/husband's name: Kim and Brett
How long have you been married/where did you get married? Since July 4, 2008- ?so it will be a year next month. We got married in Ambergris Caye, Belize.?
Do you have any children/plan on having children? see ticker- our first baby girl is due in about 2.5 months
Where around DFW do you live? I did live in NRH, but DH is a pilot in the Air Force, so when we got married I moved to Abilene, where he was stationed. We just moved in March to Tokyo, Japan...so nowhere near DFW actually, but I was a knottie/nestie on this board for years, so I just can't tear myself away yet...
What is your favorite past time? I love to travel (and see new stuff over here in Asia), doing crafts (embroidery, scrapbooking, photography), hanging out with my hubby and our friends
What is one quirky/interesting thing about yourself? I am addicted to Dr. Pepper. I LOVE the taste, and have one every morning instead of coffee. Yes, even while pregnant. ?Thank God I can still find them here in Japan, otherwise I think I'd go crazy!
Your name/husband's name: Jessica & Andrew
How long have you been married/where did you get married?
Since March 10, 2006 in Dallas
Do you have any children/plan on having children? We've got 1 so far..
Where around DFW do you live? Mckinney
What is your favorite past time? computer games
What is one quirky/interesting thing about yourself? I love Harry Potter!
Your name/husband's name: Amanda & Jason
How long have you been married/where did you get married? almost 2 years (June 23rd) / Sneaky Pete's on Lake Lewisville
Do you have any children/plan on having children? DH has 2 sons from a previous marriage who live with us.
Where around DFW do you live? Lewisville
What is your favorite past time? Stepsons' extra-curricular activities...specifically...baseball.
What is one quirky/interesting thing about yourself? I was adopted.
Your name/husband's name: Kathy and Juan
How long have you been married/where did you get married? We got married on January 5, 2008 ... so almost 1.5 years at FUMC in Richardson.
Do you have any children/plan on having children? I have a daughter from a previous relationship but DH and I don't plan on having anymore in the near future. But one day.
Where around DFW do you live? I grew up in Carrollton but we just moved to Coppell. Hopefully we'll be house hunting soon so who knows where we'll end up.
What is your favorite past time? Reading, shopping, watching sports with DH and attending all of DD's activities: soccer, Girl Scouts
What is one quirky/interesting thing about yourself? I got all 4 of my wisdom teeth removed on Friday and I'm still misterable .... ugh.Your name/husband's name: Laura and Taylor
How long have you been married/where did you get married? a year and a half... November 17, 2007 in Garland
Do you have any children/plan on having children? not YET!
Where around DFW do you live? I grew up in Mesquite & Rowlett. He grew up in Mesquite and that's where we met after he was back from A&M. We now live no where near where we're from... in Little Elm.
What is your favorite past time? hanging out with our 4 dogs
What is one quirky/interesting thing about yourself? I hate balloons. I will not eat in a restaurant that has them!Your name/husband's name: Jacque and David
How long have you been married/where did you get married? almost 5 months, SMU Perkins Chapel
Do you have any children/plan on having children? No and No for now.
Where around DFW do you live? Carrollton
What is your favorite past time? Hanging out with friends, watching movies, Aggie football, cooking, playing with my 2 pugs.
What is one quirky/interesting thing about yourself? I went to school with LadyBird9 from elementary to high school
How long have you been married/where did you get married? almost 3 years in a month! ?July 1, 2006 at Zion Lutheran in Dallas
Do you have any children/plan on having children??Will start trying after I graduate from TWU next spring. ?Might push it to next fall so I can time it to be due the end of the school year. ?We'll see.
Where around DFW do you live??N. Fort WorthWhat is your favorite past time??Hanging out with DH, going to Lake Fork, cooking, reading, playing on the Internet...
What is one quirky/interesting thing about yourself??my in-laws' names are Tom and Karen, so we're Tom and Karen Sr. and Tom and Caryn Jr. ?I'm SO glad my name is spelled different! ?Makes for interesting travel with them at the airports!
Your name/husband's name: Rebecca and Michael
How long have you been married/where did you get married? March 31, 2006 in Dallas
Do you have any children/plan on having children? No
Where around DFW do you live? North Dallas
What is your favorite past time? We love to visit museums, spend time outside and we are amateur beer conoisseurs.
What is one quirky/interesting thing about yourself? Oh, I'm really not very interesting. I can name all the US states in alphabetical order.
Running and recipe blog
Your name/husband's name: April & Geoff
How long have you been married/where did you get married? October 4, 2003 in Atlanta
Do you have any children/plan on having children? No, maybe sometime in the not too distant future.
Where around DFW do you live? Frisco
What is your favorite past time? I love to run, go to yoga, read, spend time with friends. Together, we enjoy good food and good drink. I'm also working on being a good cycling partner to my hubby.
What is one quirky/interesting thing about yourself? I was a majorette at the University of Tennessee. I have lived in both states that start with the letter "T".
Your name/husband's name: Ashley & Bill
How long have you been married/where did you get married? October 20, 2008
Do you have any children/plan on having children? none yet (except our two furry ones), but hoping to start trying soon
Where around DFW do you live? very south FW
What is your favorite past time? reading, cooking, baking, crossword puzzles
What is one quirky/interesting thing about yourself? My favorite M&M is the blue M&M. I used to collect memorobilia and my kitchen was blue M&M themed (the kitchen in our old house was even painted M&M blue). When I eat M&Ms, I sort them by color and eat the blue ones last.
Your name/husband's name: Carie/James
How long have you been married/where did you get married? 1 year. Been together for 9. Got married May 25 2008
Do you have any children/plan on having children? Yes when DH gets out of college. He is going to be a pharamcist.
Where around DFW do you live? Plano area
What is your favorite past time? I like to cook and read. But I am quickly becoming addicted to my Wii.
What is one quirky/interesting thing about yourself? I can not wear my socks the correct way. I have to wear them inside out. That line on your toes KILLS me if it touches my little toe.
My Dad lives at Lake Fork!
I love it out there. ?My in-laws have some lots on the lake and we have a couple of trailers on them. ?It sounds very hick, but it's nice and so relaxing to go out there for the weekend. ?We're hoping to buy a trailer next year to keep out there. ?It's a vacation/future retirement home for us. ??
Your name/husband's name: T/J
How long have you been married/where did you get married? 5 1/2 years/ The Rose Chapel in FW
Do you have any children/plan on having children? currently foster parents to 3 girls
Where around DFW do you live? south Fort Worth
What is your favorite past time? crafting
What is one quirky/interesting thing about yourself? i'm reading 3 books currently - i read which ever suits my mood.
Your name/husband's name: Jennifer & Justin
How long have you been married/where did you get married? 6 years ago today!!!!! We got married in Dallas - East Dallas Christian Church/Infomart
Do you have any children/plan on having children? 1 baby - Jared, almost 14 months & TTC #2 right now.
Where around DFW do you live? East Dallas
What is your favorite past time? Quilting
What is one quirky/interesting thing about yourself? I like hard/metal rock.
Your name/husband's name: Betty/Nathan
How long have you been married/where did you get married? 5-24-08/Masonic Temple in Fort Worth
Do you have any children/plan on having children? 5 yr old son & 7 wk old daughter/might have 1 more in a few years and have given serious thought to being a surrogate mother
Where around DFW do you live? in Fort Worth near Lake Worth
What is your favorite past time? playing on the internet and watching t.v.; I'm pretty lazy, but when I'm being creative I love scrapbooking and taking loads of photos.
What is one quirky/interesting thing about yourself? A normal foot has 4 smaller toes with 3 joints and 1 big toe with 2 joints, but my feet each have 4 smaller toes with 2 joints and 1 big toe with only 1 joint. So my toes literally are the length or shorter than an average elementary school child while I wear a size 9 1/2 -10 women's shoe.
Your name/husband's name: Aimee
How long have you been married/where did you get married? Almost 7 years! Yes, I'm too old for the newlywed boards now
We were married in Dallas.
Do you have any children/plan on having children? Not yet! We have loooooooooved just being us for awhile but plan to start in the near future. I'm getting old
Where around DFW do you live? Crowley
What is your favorite past time? dogs, decorating, surfing net
What is one quirky/interesting thing about yourself? Hmmmm
My Bio My Recipe Blog: See Aimee Cook
Your name/husband's name: Haley and Mark
How long have you been married/where did you get married? We have been married for a little over a year - May 17, 2008 - and we were married in McKinney, TX!
Do you have any children/plan on having children? We have a boxer who might as well be our child ... but as for human kids, we don't have any, and don't plan on it for at least a few more years.
Where around DFW do you live? in Denton for the moment ...
What is your favorite past time? Grilling, hanging out with friends, napping, shopping, lurking on The Nest ... ha!
What is one quirky/interesting thing about yourself? Gosh ... I have terrible OCD and I'm adopted. (I do realize that's two, I just have a lot to say!)
Your name/husband's name: Misty & Travis
How long have you been married/where did you get married? We were married June 29th, 2007 in Miami, FL.
Do you have any children/plan on having children? We don't have kids yet, but we plan on TTC towards the end of the year. We do have a little Malitpoo named Lola. She's so adorable!
Where around DFW do you live? Coppell- love it here!
What is your favorite past time? I love decorating, so I enjoy hunting down great finds at flea markets, antique shops, and cute little boutiques. I hope to own my own home decor shop some day. My DH actually enjoys shopping with me too! We also just like hanging out with friends, and doing outdoor activities. I also enjoy doing craft projects.
What is one quirky/interesting thing about yourself? Hmmm.... can't think of anything right now.
Your name/husband's name: Dondra/Luis
How long have you been married/where did you get married? We were married 4/14/07 in Tyler, TX, so 2 years
Do you have any children/plan on having children? One angel baby, plan on having children
Where around DFW do you live? Garland
What is your favorite past time? watching movies
What is one quirky/interesting thing about yourself? I am 25 and flew for the first time this week.