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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.
Random Hump Day Poll!
Hi girls! I've been MIA lately- moved and started a new job so I've been crazy busy. So I'm finally back and I thought a poll would get things moving this morning!
1. What is your FAV thing about the summertime?
2. What is your least fav thing about the summertime?
3. You have the chance to move anywhere in the U.S.- where is it and why?
4. What is one thing in your life that you feel you still want to accomplish (have a baby, move into your forever home, stay baby-free, etc.)
5. Fav summer dish to bring to pass?
6. Why do you live in GR (or wherever you are for the other ladies)?
7. Tell us something we wouldn't guess about you.
Re: Random Hump Day Poll!
1. What is your FAV thing about the summertime? The warm weather
2. What is your least fav thing about the summertime? Mosquitos
3. You have the chance to move anywhere in the U.S.- where is it and why? NO idea. Probably somewhere warm all year long.
4. What is one thing in your life that you feel you still want to accomplish (have a baby, move into your forever home, stay baby-free, etc.) Have a baby I guess
5. Fav summer dish to bring to pass? Greek Salsa
6. Why do you live in GR (or wherever you are for the other ladies)? Good question. Because that's where Nick bought his house before we got married?
7. Tell us something we wouldn't guess about you. I hate the feel of grass on my skin. Weird I know. I won't walk on grass without shoes, and I won't sit on it without a blanket.
1. What is your FAV thing about the summertime? swimming
2. What is your least fav thing about the summertime? the extreme heat
3. You have the chance to move anywhere in the U.S.- where is it and why? someplace with more flowers growing outside
4. What is one thing in your life that you feel you still want to accomplish (have a baby, move into your forever home, stay baby-free, etc.) be debt free
5. Fav summer dish to bring to pass? not sure i have one -- i like fruit salads
6. Why do you live in GR (or wherever you are for the other ladies)? vegas - it's where my job is.
7. Tell us something we wouldn't guess about you.
1. What is your FAV thing about the summertime? The beach and al fresco dining
2. What is your least fav thing about the summertime? Nothing really
3. You have the chance to move anywhere in the U.S.- where is it and why? When H was unemployed, he applied for a position in Italy. This question is tricky because I really love living in the States. I don't think I have a top "international" location I would move to.
4. What is one thing in your life that you feel you still want to accomplish (have a baby, move into your forever home, stay baby-free, etc.)
There are a lot of things I want to accomplish! The biggest thing right now would be paying off our mortgage
5. Fav summer dish to bring to pass?
Strawberry Daiquiri cheesecake
6. Why do you live in GR (or wherever you are for the other ladies)?
We live where we do because of H's previous job. We got very lucky in that we love where we live.
7. Tell us something we wouldn't guess about you.
Hm, I don't know. Maybe that I used to show horses when I was growing up?
ETA: I misread the where would you move question. In the US, I would probably choose somewhere warm all the time. CA would have been nice. I would also be okay with FL.
Hi girls! I've been MIA lately- moved and started a new job so I've been crazy busy. So I'm finally back and I thought a poll would get things moving this morning!
1. What is your FAV thing about the summertime? Long hours of daylight!
2. What is your least fav thing about the summertime? Over-used air conditioning. Ugh- I'm always freezing in office buildings and malls.
3. You have the chance to move anywhere in the U.S.- where is it and why? Oregon. I've never been there but I've heard it is full of hippies and who doesn't love a hippie?
4. What is one thing in your life that you feel you still want to accomplish (have a baby, move into your forever home, stay baby-free, etc.) Definitely have a baby.
5. Fav summer dish to bring to pass? Bean salad.
6. Why do you live in GR (or wherever you are for the other ladies)? Originally moved here for college and now am staying here for my master's degree. Will likely move in 2011, but I will miss this place!
7. Tell us something we wouldn't guess about you Hmmm... that I'm Canadian?TTC September 2010 thru October 2011
SA February 2011: Normal
RE App. October 2011 - Recc. Clomid and IUI
Taking a break from TTC to pursue adoption
Met our 2 year old son in Russia July 2012!
Court trip October 2012
Home November 24 2012!
adoption blog: addingaburden.com
1. What is your FAV thing about the summertime? Spending time on/near the water.
2. What is your least fav thing about the summertime? The humidity
3. You have the chance to move anywhere in the U.S.- where is it and why? I like Michigan, but I would be open to Indianopolis, Atlanta or Nashville because they are all in slightly warmer climates without the risk of hurricanes.
4. What is one thing in your life that you feel you still want to accomplish (have a baby, move into your forever home, stay baby-free, etc.) Another baby already!
5. Fav summer dish to bring to pass? Probably my chicken salad
6. Why do you live in GR (or wherever you are for the other ladies)? My job and because we like it better than Lansing which is where we are from and DS works.
7. Tell us something we wouldn't guess about you. I love romance novels and movies.
1. What is your FAV thing about the summertime? more hours of daylight for sure, the fresh food, being able to be outside all the time, tubing the river!
2. What is your least fav thing about the summertime? bugs and being sweaty
3. You have the chance to move anywhere in the U.S.- where is it and why? AZ, TX, KS.. I'm weird and have this dream of living in the south out in the country (even though I live in the country in MI now) ha.
4. What is one thing in your life that you feel you still want to accomplish (have a baby, move into your forever home, stay baby-free, etc.) Definitely have children, I feel like I was born to be a mother
5. Fav summer dish to bring to pass? cold pasta salad
6. Why do you live in GR (or wherever you are for the other ladies)? I'm about 2 hours north of GR now, I moved back to be closer to my family and SO
7. Tell us something we wouldn't guess about you. Hmmm, some might know this. I was engaged when I was 19 and came to my senses before I went through with it!
1. What is your FAV thing about the summertime? Enjoying the outdoors via/beers on the deck, BBQing and playing yard games.
2. What is your least fav thing about the summertime? Fighting the sun rays - although it doesn't happen often I hate when I forget sunscreen!
3. You have the chance to move anywhere in the U.S.- where is it and why? Probably the northwest - Portland or Seatle - good microbrews and good hiking
4. What is one thing in your life that you feel you still want to accomplish (have a baby, move into your forever home, stay baby-free, etc.) Hmmm. I'm pretty ambitionless and content at the moment. I guess I want to accomplish retirement so I can spend all my time w/friends and family.
5. Fav summer dish to bring to pass? Pasta salad
6. Why do you live in GR (or wherever you are for the other ladies)? *edit again* I think I misread this twice. Wow. Andy got a good internship which led to a good job here in the GR area.
7. Tell us something we wouldn't guess about you. I was a serious student in HS and concerned about getting the best grades ever.
1. What is your FAV thing about the summertime? The warm weather. (More specifically, getting to spend tons of time outside, eating, drinking, playing games, doing whatever!)
2. What is your least fav thing about the summertime? Mosquitoes. I get eaten alive. It's kind of disgusting.
3. You have the chance to move anywhere in the U.S.- where is it and why? Hmm... I think Colorado. I've never been, but imagine I would love it there. Great climate, beautiful mountains, lakes, etc.
4. What is one thing in your life that you feel you still want to accomplish (have a baby, move into your forever home, stay baby-free, etc.) Man, I have so many things I still want to accomplish. The next on my list is to finish my dissertation so I can finally be done w/ school and get my Ph.D., and, most importantly, get a real-person job.
5. Fav summer dish to bring to pass? So many! I guess my most common are either a potato salad or a pasta salad.
6. Why do you live in GR (or wherever you are for the other ladies)? I live in Kzoo for school.
7. Tell us something we wouldn't guess about you. I turned down a full-ride to Juilliard to play the piano.
1. What is your FAV thing about the summertime? Daylight being longer and the fresh smell of cut grass, the thunder storms
2. What is your least fav thing about the summertime? Heat and humidity
3. You have the chance to move anywhere in the U.S.- where is it and why? I would move back to VA. A lot of my family is there and so are my grandparents and I hate being this far way.
4. What is one thing in your life that you feel you still want to accomplish (have a baby, move into your forever home, stay baby-free, etc.) Get a better paying job in my field and get rid of all these other jobs
5. Fav summer dish to bring to pass? Strawberries and sponge cake. Ymmmm
6. Why do you live in GR (or wherever you are for the other ladies)? I live in Kentwood. I have lived in GR since 1997 when I moved here for college. Don't like the big big city like Detroit. Like to like it here (other than the economy which sucks) and have a lot of friends.
7. Tell us something we wouldn't guess about you I lurve Kid Rock lol
1. What is your FAV thing about the summertime? The Sunshine!
2. What is your least fav thing about the summertime? How short it is
3. You have the chance to move anywhere in the U.S.- where is it and why? It would probably be a weather based decision....where they have more sun.
4. What is one thing in your life that you feel you still want to accomplish (have a baby, move into your forever home, stay baby-free, etc.) There are a lot of things, personal goal wise...get a masters degree.
5. Fav summer dish to bring to pass? Beer?
6. Why do you live in GR (or wherever you are for the other ladies)? Not GR but: close to the highways so I can easily get to GR, close to work and good school district
7. Tell us something we wouldn't guess about you. I have no grandparents left. (sorry it's morbid, but it's on my mind)
1. What is your FAV thing about the summertime?Being warm without have layers and blankets on!
2. What is your least fav thing about the summertime?The smell of cut grass
3. You have the chance to move anywhere in the U.S.- where is it and why?I would like somewhere like Tennessee, its so pretty and the weather is nice.
4. What is one thing in your life that you feel you still want to accomplish (have a baby, move into your forever home, stay baby-free, etc.)I would love to have children.
5. Fav summer dish to bring to pass?Strawberry banana trifle
6. Why do you live in GR (or wherever you are for the other ladies)? I live here because this is where my husbands house was.
7. Tell us something we wouldn't guess about you. My husband is a dairy farmer, so I live on a farm with lots of cows.