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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.
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
Let's liven this place up! Since I'm new here, lets get to know each other.
1. How long have you lived in Baton Rouge?
2. How long have you been married?
3. How many kids do you have?
4. How many pets do you have? What kind?
5. Where was the last vacation you took?
6. What do you do for a living?
7. What is your favorite restaurant?
8. Favorite Sports team?
9. Favorite TV show?
10. Favorite hobby?
Re: Poll: Getting to know you
Oh yay! I love talking about me.
1. How long have you lived in Baton Rouge? 8 years
2. How long have you been married? 11 1/2 months
3. How many kids do you have? just one. in my belly.
4. How many pets do you have? What kind? One doggie
5. Where was the last vacation you took? we went to Destin in June. Totally fab; can't wait to go back with the babe.
6. What do you do for a living? Full time wife, cook, housekeeper, dog watcher & pregnant lady. And part time grad student. For cash, I do accounting for a small co in BR.
7. What is your favorite restaurant? Lesson #1: it is impossible to have only ONE fav restaurant down here. The food is too fabulous! These are some of my faves: Chimes, Kamado's, Mason's, Coyote Blues, Fleur de lis, Dean-O's (Lafayette), Port of Call (N.O.)
8. Favorite Sports team? I assume you mean outside of the Tigers.
Atlanta Braves. And the Saints of course.
9. Favorite TV show? Again, can't choose just one. Grey's, Desperate Housewives, Private Practice, Friends, L&O: SVU, Top Chef
10. Favorite hobby? Sleeping, gestating. LOL! Reading. And swimming. And I like to cross-stitch but I haven't done that in a loooong time. And cooking.
1. How long have you lived in Baton Rouge? 2.5 months
2. How long have you been married? Almost 5 years
3. How many kids do you have? 2 of my own and an 11 year old stepson
4. How many pets do you have? What kind? One dog -she is a cockapoo
5. Where was the last vacation you took? Hmm...I wouldn't call it a vacation, but we went to Texas-I guess our move here was our vacation! Lol!
6. What do you do for a living? I'm a Graphic Designer and now a SAHM - I do freelance design when I can, which is not much these days.
7. What is your favorite restaurant? This is a tough one - my favorite place to eat in this world is a local chili place in Cincinnati, Skyline Chili - haven't found a favorite here yet (meaning I haven't been many places yet!)
8. Favorite Sports team? Ohio State and all Cincinnati teams ::running to hide::
9. Favorite TV show? The Office, Top Chef, Flipping Out, Chelsea Lately, Grey's Anatomy, Brothers & Sisters
10. Favorite hobby? Photography, scrapbooking, reading1. How long have you lived in Baton Rouge? 23 years
2. How long have you been married? 5 and 1/2 years
3. How many kids do you have? 2
4. How many pets do you have? What kind? none.
5. Where was the last vacation you took?Orange Beach with the BFF
6. What do you do for a living? besides being a FABULOUS wife and mother, i have an Administrative position at LSU.
7. What is your favorite restaurant?Olive Garden.
8. Favorite Sports team? Besides LSU, I Love the Saints and the Hornets!
9. Favorite TV show? The Office and Greys
10. Favorite hobby?dont have one1. How long have you lived in Baton Rouge? Have never lived there
2. How long have you been married? Makes one year on Oct 24
3. How many kids do you have? 0
4. How many pets do you have? What kind? none
5. Where was the last vacation you took? Nassau, Bahamas
6. What do you do for a living? Network Administrator
7. What is your favorite restaurant? Samarai Dragon
8. Favorite Sports team? Saints
9. Favorite TV show? How I met your Mother
10. Favorite hobby? Scrapbooking1. How long have you lived in Baton Rouge? Actually, I live in Clinton.. about 40 mins north of BR
2. How long have you been married? One year plus a few days
3. How many kids do you have? one on the way
4. How many pets do you have? What kind? 2 year old choc lab, 8 horses, a decrepit jackass that will.not.die. (seriously.. its like 26, and has a huge fatty mass on its neck, its not cancer, but he should have croaked ages ago, and you know the phrase, stubborn as a mule, yeah, he invented it..) and umpteen cows. We occasionally have rescue turtles.
5. Where was the last vacation you took? Perdido Key, FL
6. What do you do for a living? admin assistant, but in about a month I will be a SAHM
7. What is your favorite restaurant? at the moment I am loving Longhorn Steakhouse, but I lurve PF Changs, any GOOD and reasonable sushi place, and Zea's.
8. Favorite Sports team? Tigers
9. Favorite TV show? Two and a half men
10. Favorite hobby? riding horses
I work in the associate deans office in the college of ag and I am taking classes in human ecology
I'm sorry, I'm laughing so hard at the jackass....poor little thing!
1. How long have you lived in Baton Rouge? I've lived in Denham Springs for 26 years.
2. How long have you been married? October 1st was 3 1/2 years.
3. How many kids do you have? 2
4. How many pets do you have? What kind? we have a yellow lab and a basset hound/golden retriever mix
5. Where was the last vacation you took? hmmm ... Key West for our honeymoonn
6. What do you do for a living? I'm currently a SAHM
7. What is your favorite restaurant? I LOVE Marias, which is a local authentic mexican place
8. Favorite Sports team? use to be Green Bay, but my boy left so I guess now it's the Saints which have always been 2nd
9. Favorite TV show? every show that comes on CBS Sunday to Thursday
10. Favorite hobby? does decorating count? I enjoy reading and gardening
1. How long have you lived in Baton Rouge? Almost 2 years
2. How long have you been married? 2 years 3 months
3. How many kids do you have? None yet
4. How many pets do you have? What kind? 1 puppy - Maxie. We don't know what she is.
5. Where was the last vacation you took? Gulf Shores.
6. What do you do for a living? Law Student.
7. What is your favorite restaurant? All of them?
8. Favorite Sports team? Duh, LSU
9. Favorite TV show? Reality shows, The Good Wife, Greys, Private Practice, Desperate Housewives, etc.
10. Favorite hobby? Tailgating. I want to start sewing again.This is legal advice. Circa 2011
1. How long have you lived in Baton Rouge? lived in the BR area for 26 years, then moved up "north" to Alexandria, LA, been here for three years now.
2. How long have you been married? 2 1/2 years
3. How many kids do you have? one daughter
4. How many pets do you have? What kind? a cat and a dog (chihuahua)
5. Where was the last vacation you took? went to New Orleans for Memorial Day weekend. Going to Arkansas next weekend and Texas in November.
6. What do you do for a living? I mom and wife at home
7. What is your favorite restaurant? Mike Andersons, Maspero's (N.O.), and Coyote Blues. Oh and Crazy Johnnie's (Metairie)
8. Favorite Sports team? LSU is the only one I follow
9. Favorite TV show? Too many! Grey's, PP, DH, etc.
10. Favorite hobby? looove to cook, read, getting crafty in my old age. Since we bought our own home I've been trying to learn to do DIY projects.
1. How long have you lived in Baton Rouge? 1 year
2. How long have you been married? Almost two years
3. How many kids do you have? None!
4. How many pets do you have? What kind? 1, he's a beast. He's a funny looking mix between a schnauzer and a terrier.
5. Where was the last vacation you took? Went home to Boston in June.
6. What do you do for a living? I work with children and I go to school full time.
7. What is your favorite restaurant? In Baton Rouge? I don't know that I have just one.
8. Favorite Sports team? The Red Sox!!! And the Patriots although I'm not much of a football fan.
9. Favorite TV show? I'm loving Community right now. I also like Private Practice and Biggest Loser.
10. Favorite hobby? If reading can be considered a hobby than that's mine. Although for me it's more of an obsession.1. How long have you lived in Baton Rouge? I Just moved from Br, I now live on the Northshore. I lived in Houston for 5yrs then before that 9 yrs so 91/2 yrs total
2. How long have you been married? Going on 3 yrs
3. How many kids do you have? 1 on the way
4. How many pets do you have? What kind? I have 1 a lab and she is my Baby.
5. Where was the last vacation you took? Florida for my sisters world series tournament
6. What do you do for a living? I am a secretary right now going to school to be a teacher though.
7. What is your favorite restaurant? Thats a hard one, I really love zeas though.
8. Favorite Sports team? Saints,Astros,Lsu and The Hornets.
9. Favorite TV show? Too many to just pick 1, I really like army wives though.
10. Favorite hobby? Decorating my house.
1. How long have you lived in Baton Rouge? A little over 6 years.
2. How long have you been married? Not married yet, about a year and a half away, though.
3. How many kids do you have? None.
4. How many pets do you have? What kind? 3 Dogs.. Belle the JackRat, Daisy the Dalmation, and Honey the Yellow Lab. One kitty.. Emmie.
5. Where was the last vacation you took? A mini vacation to New Orleans a couple weeks ago.
6. What do you do for a living? Business Manager for a health and fitness center.
7. What is your favorite restaurant? Wow.. Zea's, J.Alexander's, Cheesecake Bistro, Brennan's, Louie's Cafe, and the list goes on and on...
8. Favorite Sports team? LSU
9. Favorite TV show? CSI:Miami, South Park, Grey's, anything on Food Network except Sandra fricken Lee.
10. Favorite hobby? I enjoy being a bum, and cooking.. a lot!
1. How long have you lived in Baton Rouge? Almost a year
2. How long have you been married? About 5 months
3. How many kids do you have? Zero
4. How many pets do you have? What kind? Zero
5. Where was the last vacation you took? Our HM in Disney World!
6. What do you do for a living? I'll just say I make maps...
7. What is your favorite restaurant? Drusilla Seafood
8. Favorite Sports team? LSU of course!
9. Favorite TV show? Grey's Anatomy
10. Favorite hobby? Baking
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1. How long have you lived in Baton Rouge? 8 years - wow I didn't realize it had been that long!
2. How long have you been married? 1 year and a couple months
3. How many kids do you have? nada
4. How many pets do you have? What kind? 2 dogs - Brendon the Catahoula mut and Lily the pudgy beagle
5. Where was the last vacation you took? Cozumel
6. What do you do for a living? Inventory Control Specialist for plumbing wholesaler - um yea I buy toilets.
7. What is your favorite restaurant? If I could only pick one it would be Little Village
8. Favorite Sports team? LSU & Saints
9. Favorite TV show? Project Runway, Grey's, Bones
10. Favorite hobby? cooking, reading, shopping
1. How long have you lived in Baton Rouge? Working on my 6th year
2. How long have you been married? 2 1/2 years
3. How many kids do you have? none, yet...
4. How many pets do you have? What kind? 2 dogs Henree, the badazz pug and Bear, our chocolate lab
5. Where was the last vacation you took? Chicago for Labor Day weekend
6. What do you do for a living? I'm a professional babysitter of LSU students (not really) but I do work for LSU Residential Life
7. What is your favorite restaurant? I really enjoy Drunken Fish right now
8. Favorite Sports team? LSU
9. Favorite TV show? Mercy and Ace of Cakes
10. Favorite hobby? Cake decorating and crafting
1. How long have you lived in Baton Rouge? 2.5 years
2. How long have you been married? 1.5 years
3. How many kids do you have? 0
4. How many pets do you have? What kind? 1 dog he's a Manchester Terrier
5. Where was the last vacation you took? Europe
6. What do you do for a living? Operations
7. What is your favorite restaurant? Cafe Giovanni's
8. Favorite Sports team? LSU
9. Favorite TV show? New-Real Housewives Old-Golden Girls (yes I know)
10. Favorite hobby? Painting and now Photography
1. How long have you lived in Baton Rouge? Four years.
2. How long have you been married? Hopefully May 2011.
3. How many kids do you have? See below.
4. How many pets do you have? What kind? Daisy, Belle, Honey, and Emmie. There's a lot of estrogen in my house, lol.
5. Where was the last vacation you took? We went to New Orleans a few weekends ago for a concert.
6. What do you do for a living? I work for a doctor.
7. What is your favorite restaurant? Erm... Hello Sushi, Zea's, Cheesecake Bistro, JAlexanders, California Pizza Kitchen...
8. Favorite Sports team? LSU
9. Favorite TV show? Grey's Anatomy
But I also watch Private Practice, American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance, and whatever else Josh wants to watch. He pretty much controls the television.
10. Favorite hobby? Reading. I also really love photography, baking, sketching, and sewing, but I haven't done any of those things in a long time.