Inland Empire 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.
Poll: Getting to know you
We have several newbies posting recently so it's time for another get to know you poll.
Name?
When did you get married? How long have you been married?
Where do you live?
Kids/Pets?
What do you do for a living?
What is something people don't normally know about you?
What is your favorite color?
What is your favorite food?
***Now post your favorite picture of you and your dh/family***
Re: Poll: Getting to know you
Name? Melinda
When did you get married? How long have you been married? Aug, 07; just over two years.
Where do you live? San Bernarino
Kids/Pets? No kids. 2 cats, Lady Jane and Bart. They're both freakin weirdos but I love them.
What do you do for a living? I am an HR Rep for the government, specifically USAF.
What is something people don't normally know about you?
What is your favorite color? I tend to be immediately attracted to reds. I have to really work hard at not putting red everywhere in my house.
What is your favorite food? Depends on my mood. Right now I'm on a sushi kick.
***Now post your favorite picture of you and your dh/family*** It's hard to post pics at work, but there's one in my siggy.
Name? Sylvia
When did you get married? How long have you been married?
5/24th, 4 months
Where do you live? Mentone
Kids/Pets? 4 boys, 2 dogs, 1 estranged cat
What do you do for a living? Surgical Coordinator
What is something people don't normally know about you?
I have started and dropped more college classes than I can count
What is your favorite color? Blue
What is your favorite food? Sushi
Name? Katrina (Kat)
When did you get married? How long have you been married? 06/05, married 4 years together for 8
Where do you live? French Valley (temecula)
Kids/Pets? My tornadoes-Isabel 3, Joaquin 8mths, and our Boomer who we lost last month
What do you do for a living? Manufacturing and Line Support
What is something people don't normally know about you? I love smores! (just found another recipe so they are on my mind)
What is your favorite color? Purple
What is your favorite food? Dessert
***Now post your favorite picture of you and your dh/family***
Sadly I don't have any pics of all 4 of us. That's horrible huh?
But here is one of my fav pics of DH & I (thanks amy)
Name? Kristy
When did you get married? How long have you been married? 10/01/05 So just over 4 years.
Where do you live? Yucaipa
Kids/Pets? 1 daughter, Mary. 2 dogs. Bo (yellow lab) and Luke (choc lab).
What do you do for a living? Claims adjuster. Ugh!
What is something people don't normally know about you? My family is crazy and I am just waiting for the day that I am in regular therapy sessions in the nut house. My brother and I are joke daily about taking care of each other when we are senile.
What is your favorite color? Pink for clothes. Red for decorating.
What is your favorite food? Right now I am mad at food. I am just so sick of everything. So I don't really have a fave right now.
***Now post your favorite picture of you and your dh/family*** I can't at work.
I'm sorry. I don't even have Mary in my siggy anymore.
Name? Robyn
When did you get married? How long have you been married?
04/21/07, 2 1/2 years
Where do you live? Riverside
Kids/Pets? no kids, 2 kitties: Ella and Cali
What do you do for a living? Liability Claims Admin
What is something people don't normally know about you?
ummm... I got my degree in Art but never use it. So sad!
What is your favorite color? Blue
What is your favorite food? Sushi!!
One of my favorite pic's of DH and I (that I have access to from work)
Name? Lena
When did you get married? How long have you been married? Nov. 12, 2005 - we met Oct. 12, 2004
Where do you live? Menifee
Kids/Pets? 3 cats (Yoda, Oreo and Fiona), 2 German Shepherd puppies (Dozer and CT)
What do you do for a living? California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Adult Parole Operations.
What is something people don't normally know about you? I was an Olympic Swimmer.... ok, not so much, but I can pretend right? Truthfully, nothing comes to mind- I'm pretty boring, lol!
What is your favorite color? Purple
What is your favorite food? Lemon
Name?
Ann Lara
When did you get married? How long have you been married?
Sept 10, 2005, 4 years
Where do you live?
Upland, CA
Kids/Pets?
No and No.
What do you do for a living?
Work at a university doing recruitment
What is something people don't normally know about you?
Umm.... Me and DH finally decided to start trying to have kids. Still a somewhat a secret
What is your favorite color?
Blue and Gray
What is your favorite food?
In and Out!!!!!!
Name? Becki
When did you get married? How long have you been married? July 30, 2005
Where do you live? the 909
Kids/Pets? 9 month old bundle of joy, an autistic cat, and a leopard gecko
What do you do for a living? I am a counslelor for the county schools
What is something people don't normally know about you? I have a pretty dry, sarcastic sense of humor that alot of people don't always "get" and then I think they think I'm wierd. And I'm a closet emo kid.
What is your favorite color? Blues, greens.I'm an Aquarius
What is your favorite food? Mexican
***Now post your favorite picture of you and your dh/family*** It's hard to post pics at work, but there's one in my siggy
Name? Brandi
When did you get married? 10/31/06
How long have you been married? 3 years this month
Where do you live? Diamond Bar
Kids/Pets? 2 step-sons (7 - 13), 1 pitbull (Leia)
What do you do for a living? Office Manager, HR, Payroll for a construction company
What is something people don't normally know about you?
What is your favorite color? Green
What is your favorite food? Italian
***Now post your favorite picture of you and your dh/family***
Name? Amber
When did you get married? 5-2-09
How long have you been married? 4 months
Where do you live? Redlands
Kids/Pets? 1 cat named Jack and 1 dog named Oscar
What do you do for a living? Project manager for a software company
What is something people don't normally know about you? I'm shy when I first meet people
What is your favorite color? Blue
What is your favorite food? Italian
***Now post your favorite picture of you and your dh/family***
Name? Lori
When did you get married? 7/24/2004
How long have you been married? 5 years
Where do you live? South Corona
Kids/Pets? A 19-Month old terror..eh I mean daughter Sarah and 2 Corgi's, Riley and Murphy
What do you do for a living? IT Business Analyst for the Pharmacy Portfolio at Safeway
What is something people don't normally know about you? The hubs and I met on match.com (April 2002)
What is your favorite color? Purple
What is your favorite food? Anything BBQ'd...Italian...Mexian...I'm hungry right now!
This pic is old but it's the only one I have of the 3 of us!
We have several newbies posting recently so it's time for another get to know you poll.
Name? Brandy
When did you get married? How long have you been married? We?ve been together since January 2002, got married 07.30.07
Where do you live? Az, Cali girl at heart.
Kids/Pets? My monkey Cameron & two poops, Oscar & Sadie
What do you do for a living? I get underpaid, and take it.
What is something people don't normally know about you? I?m a pretty open book. So, I?m not too sure about this one. Oh, I can pick up things w/my toes. I almost did it last night at Target (I was wearing flats & holding C. A guy was staring so I decided against putting on a show).
What is your favorite color? I truly love all colors. I can?t help it.
What is your favorite food? I don?t know about favorite, but I really want fake sushi now. Thanks Robyn. :P
***Now post your favorite picture of you and your dh/family***
I actually just developed our water camera, and fell in love w/a pic of us 3. But I don't have that one, so this one will have to do.
Name? Bren
When did you get married? How long have you been married? 2006; 3.5 years (holy crap? where does time go?)
Where do you live? Eastvale/Corona
Kids/Pets? 1.5 year old daughter; 9.5 year old cat
What do you do for a living? SAHM; make hair bows, tutus, blankies, embroidered burp cloths, appliqued onesies/shirts, personalized frames, etc.; soon to be (hopefully) a Signing Time instructor
What is something people don't normally know about you? why is this so hard right now, lol... um...I can sing?
What is your favorite color? blue
What is your favorite food?sushi or pasta
too hard to post pic one-handed... pics in profile
We have several newbies posting recently so it's time for another get to know you poll.
Name? Rebecca
When did you get married? How long have you been married? November 18, 2006
Where do you live? Diamond Bar
Kids/Pets? 1 dog named Luna and 1 baby on the way named Jack
What do you do for a living? SAHW/Soon-to-be SAHM
What is something people don't normally know about you? I love Snow White
What is your favorite color? Blue
What is your favorite food? Asparagus
Name? Kasondra
When did you get married? September 6, 2008
How long have you been married? 1 year and 1 month
Where do you live? San Jacinto
Kids/Pets? 8 year old daughter, Suraya. 2 chi puppies Sammy and Lulu (this one looks like a min pin)
What do you do for a living?A/R & A/P for a construction company that works mostly with insurance losses
What is something people don't normally know about you? I am extremely open...what do people NOT know? I can drive a stick shift.
What is your favorite color? Brown
What is your favorite food? Carnitas fries from any Mexican shop
***Now post your favorite picture of you and your dh/family***
This is one of my fave of my kiddo. My fave of me and Andrew is in my siggy.
CRAFTY ME
my read shelf:
Name? Amy
When did you get married? How long have you been married? We got married on April 28th, 2007. We have been married almost 2 1/2 years
Where do you live? Riverside
Kids/Pets? None and none...working on the first kid
What do you do for a living? I am a library assistant at a public library
What is something people don't normally know about you? I collect swords...really big ones
What is your favorite color? purple...even my car is purple
What is your favorite food? Italian
Name? Alison
When did you get married? How long have you been married? July 9, 2005 we have been married a little over 4 years
Where do you live? Calimesa
Kids/Pets? chocolate lab: Gwendolyn, golden retriever: Casey and a cat: Tabitha and out first real baby (without fur) is due April 16th
What do you do for a living? 4th grade teacher
What is something people don't normally know about you? I can sing
What is your favorite color? PINK!!!
What is your favorite food? anything italian
***Now post your favorite picture of you and your dh/family***
Name? Valerie
When did you get married? How long have you been married? January 13, 2007.
Where do you live? Fontana
Kids/Pets? 2 boys, Eric (2 years 4 months) and Kingston (almost 3 weeks)
What do you do for a living? not sure if I'm going back to my "day job" and photographer : )
What is something people don't normally know about you? Ditto Brandy on the toe thing (BFF!). I'm also ambidexterous. (sp?)
What is your favorite color? Pink
What is your favorite food? italian
***Now post your favorite picture of you and your dh/family***
Jen
8/2005
One kid - Campbell, he's 2.
Work in marketing. But I would rather just ski.
I swam from Alcatraz to SF
Blue
Sushi and ice cream.
We have several newbies posting recently so it's time for another get to know you poll.
Name? Kat
When did you get married? How long have you been married?
May 13, 2006, 3 years
Where do you live? Beaumont
Kids/Pets? 2 dogs
What do you do for a living? physical therapist
What is something people don't normally know about you? I played basketball in the junior olympics when I was 12
What is your favorite color? green
What is your favorite food? sushi or mexican
***Now post your favorite picture of you and your dh/family***
sorry I don't have a pic right now
Name? Evening
When did you get married? How long have you been married? August 31st, 2007. Married two years, together 9 years.
Where do you live? Covina (ok so I am an impostor IEer...my reception venue was in the IE and I just fell in love with the ladies here...technically I live in the far eastern part of LA County)
Kids/Pets? 2 Cats, Bugsy and Hana
What do you do for a living? Patient Finance/Medical Billing/ Collections/ whatever they want to add to my title and not pay me for next!
What is something people don't normally know about you? I have a social anxiety disorder but I try to manage it well. If you meet me and I make you totally uncomfortable, just know it is me and not you. It makes me feel really awkward in social situations and weirds people out because my feeling awkward makes them feel awkward.
What is your favorite color? Red, green, black... it all depends on my mood.
What is your favorite food? Tahitian Prawns from Buzz's Warf Restaurant in Maui. I sooo need to go back so I can have these. Yum!
***Now post your favorite picture of you and your dh/family*** I forgot how to put a picture in the post but I updated my siggy pic for you guys. Now if only I could adjust the size without totally messing up the picture. I am really no good at all this computer stuff, ha ha.
Name? Tiffany, or Tiff
When did you get married?11-05-05
How long have you been married?Almost 4 years...yikes, that went by fast.
Where do you live? Beaumont
Kids/Pets? Twin 7 month old girls, Cambria (Cam-bree-a, not CAME-bria :-) and Kaylin. a 2 year old Pug named Gracie and a 2 year old English Bulldog names Roscoe!
What do you do for a living? We own a real estate brokerage where I am a real estate agent and office manager.
What is something people don't normally know about you? I have PCOS and it took us 2 1/2 years to get pg but it was very worth it!
What is your favorite color? Pink. I am a girly girl. I do love wearing green though.
What is your favorite food? I would say mexican or BBQ
***Now post your favorite picture of you and your dh/family***
We have several newbies posting recently so it's time for another get to know you poll.
Name? Shannon
When did you get married? How long have you been married? 5-4-07 (2 years!)
Where do you live? Riverside
Kids/Pets? 2 Jack Russel Terriers and 2 twin girls (6weeks old)
What do you do for a living? RN in the NICU
What is something people don't normally know about you? ???? have no clue on ethis one...sorry
What is your favorite color? purple or red
What is your favorite food? mexican!
***Now post your favorite picture of you and your dh/family***