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I think we need a "getting to know you" post

Since we have so many new nesties as of late!   Yay!! Problem is...I can't seem to find one from an old post...a little help :)

ETA:

Thanks, Cindy...now my brain is working!

 

Your Name/DH Name:

Wedding date/location:

Where do you live:

Pets/Kids:

Your job/DH job:

When/where is your next vacation:

 

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Re: I think we need a "getting to know you" post

  • So you want something like...

    Name & DH or SO name

    Knottie/Nestie SN

    Wedding Date

    This is what we used to do on the DW board.  But so many of us are in different places in our lives.  So how about adding something like big projects or something your focusing on, job, other interesting facts, etc.

     

  • I was thinking that we need a GTKY post.  I don't recognize so many of the screen names anymore. 

    Your Name/DH Name: Bridget/Michael

    Wedding date/location: March 20, 2009 Punta Cana, DR

    Where do you live: Cincinnati, OH

    Pets/Kids: Sunday, my kitty furbaby

    Your job/DH job: Trophy wife ;) Logistics Broker

    When/where is your next vacation: San Diego in October

    Visit The Nest!
  • Your Name/DH Name: Natalie and Jordan

    Wedding date/location: 6/11/09 - Melia Caribe Tropical, Punta Cana, DR

    Where do you live: western burbs of Chicago

    Pets/Kids: orange tabby cat named Jack Burton

    Your job/DH job: I work as a Development Assistant for a non-profit.  DH is a Shift Supervisor at Caribou Coffee, he also is trying to get into the tattoo industry.

    When/where is your next vacation:  Most likey will be taking a road trip to Beaver Creek, Colorado with 2 of our friends in mid-October!

  • Your Name/DH Name: Ashley/ Josh

    Wedding date/location: 5/15/2010 Grand Cayman

    Where do you live: Currently Dallas TX, but as of next week it will be somewhere near Boston MA =)

    Pets/Kids: Just one pup (rat terrier-min pin mix) named Zoe

    Your job/DH job:Claims adjuster/full time student looking for a part time job after we are in our new place

    When/where is your next vacation: Not sure yet.  Hopefully and anniversary trip to GC will be doable.

    New bio with helpful info for DW knotties!
    Ashley & Josh ~ The Reef Resort ~ Grand Cayman~ May 15th 2010
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  • Your Name/DH Name: Lisa/Christian

    Wedding date/location: 4/18/09/ Sandals Negril, Jamaica

    Where do you live:Cincinnati, OH

    Pets/Kids: 1 dog, Kylie

    Your job/DH job: Sales Operations Coordinator for a Beer Distributor/Chemical Process Engineer

    When/where is your next vacation: NEXT WEEK! In Spain and Portugal =)

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  • Your Name/DH Name: Fanny / Mike
    Wedding date/location: 5/23/09/ Paradise Island, Bahamas
    Where do you live: Toronto, Ontario
    Pets/Kids: 1 Cat
    Your job/DH job:  PR / IT
    When/where is your next vacation: As soon as we can - nothing currently planned.

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  • Great idea!  It's been a long time since we've done one of these.  :)

    Your Name/DH Name: Katie & Danny Wedding date/location: 3/13/10 - Key West, FLWhere do you live: suburbs of St. LouisPets/Kids: two mangy cats... Lily and Strummy (named after Joe Strummer from The Clash)Your job/DH job:  still looking/welfare caseworker

    When/where is your next vacation:  Not sure, but I'm dying to get out of town!  Usually we go on a mini-vaca around Halloween, so I'm hoping to keep the tradition going this year.  If not, I'd love to do something for our anniversary next March.

    Anniversary
  • Your Name/DH Name: Jamie and Rob

    Wedding date/location: 04/09/08 Cozumel, MX

    Where do you live: Columbus, Ohio

    Pets/Kids:  2 dogs, Elise and Enzo

    Your job/DH job: I work for the City of Columbus, DH is in sales

    When/where is your next vacation: One month from today!!  Cruising Oasis of the Seas!

    Wow lots of new faces, I should try to be here more often!  Welcome!

     

  • Your Name/DH Name: Becky and Matt

    Wedding date/location: June 5, 2008 on the Big Island, Hawaii

    Where do you live: Maryland - between DC and Baltimore. But I work in Alexandria, VA

    Pets/Kids: 1 almost 2 year old cat Ellie.

    Your job/DH job: I'm an education research scientist, DH is a mathematician

    When/where is your next vacation: We're headed to Colorado for a long labor day weekend with Dh's family. Not sure when/where our next big vacation will be - maybe Alaska.

  • Your Name/DH Name:  Sara/Ben

    Wedding date/location:  09-12-2009/Riviera Maya, Mexico - Barcelo Maya Palace

    Where do you live:  Near Madison, Wisconsin

    Pets/Kids: Nope/Nope

    Your job/DH job:  Currently HR/Safety - soon to be Staffing Specialist/Retail Management

    When/where is your next vacation:  10-3-2010/Cancun, Mexico - Barcleo Costa Cancun Resort

    Sara B BabyFruit Ticker VOTE on my Name List
  • I haven't posted here forever!

     

    Your Name/DH Name:  Jen/Nick

    Wedding date/location: June 3, 2010/ St Thomas, USVI

    Where do you live: Kansas

    Pets/Kids: we have 3 kids combined, I have a daughter named Emma and he has a daughter named Taytum and a son named Aidan, we have a lof of salt water fish as well!

    Your job/DH job: Human Resources/ Production Manager

    When/where is your next vacation: VEGAS next June!

    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
  • Your Name/DH Name: Tracy / Aaron

    Wedding date/location: 11.19.09 at the Riu Palace in Negril

    Where do you live: Harrisburg

    Pets/Kids: Shitzu - Siba

    Your job/DH job: I'm Executive Director of a Political Organization / DH was just laid off

    When/where is your next vacation: We are planning on Negril in November, but we have to see what DH's work situation is by then.

  • Your Name/DH Name: Kimberly/Eric

    Wedding date/location: April 21, 2008 - Tensing Pen, Negril Jamaica

    Where do you live: Suburb of Minneapolis

    Pets/Kids: Chase, yellow lab, age 3/ Alexa, human, age 1

    Your job/DH job: Academic Support Specialist/Engineer in Telecommunications

    When/where is your next vacation: Well not my idea of a vaca, but Dh's - We rented a cabin up north for the 1st week of September, after that Denver at some point this fall and possible the Rivera Maya in January.

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    ~Kimberly & Eric~ April 21, 2008 ~Tensing Pen ~ Negril, Jamaica ~ My Blog: One Sunset at a Time
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  • Your Name/DH Name: Misty/ Colin

    Wedding date/location: 5/22/10, Clearwater FL

    Where do you live: Bay City, MI

    Pets/Kids: lots a fish and no kids

    Your job/DH job: Nursing Assistant, will graduate in Dec with my RN/ IT at Dow Chemical

    When/where is your next vacation: We are taking a mini vaca the last week of August to Ohio... The next major one will most likely be an anniversary trip

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  • Your Name/DH Name: Alison & Rick

    Wedding date/location: Nov. 16th, 2009 Aruba

    Where do you live: Western MA

    Pets/Kids: 2 cats (my "manbeasts") Shamis & Tucker.

    Your job/DH job: Graphic Designer (full time) & Photographer (part time, but feeling like full-time)/DH is a sales manager at Ryder Trucking

    When/where is your next vacation: Aruba in September! DH won a free trip through his job! YAY!

  • Your Name/DH Name:  Michelle & Matthew

    Wedding date/location: 5/5/10 on Kapalua Bay on Maui

    Where do you live: Central Iowa

    Pets/Kids: 3 furchildren - Squirt, Sophie, & Emma (all small adorable mutt dogs)

    Your job/DH job: Grad student in counseling psych / geotechnical engineer

    When/where is your next vacation: If I had my way, it would be an anniversary trip in May 2011 to Maui or some other tropical location. We'll probably have a mini/weekend vacation sometime this fall.

    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
  • imagenataliejp519:

    Thanks, Cindy...now my brain is working!

    Yeah no problem.  Mine has been doing that a lot lately.  I've taken up writing emails or notes to myself because I know I'll forget like two seconds later.

     

    Your Name/DH Name: Cindy and Eric.  Whodathunk

    Wedding date/location: December 10, Dominican Republic

    Where do you live: Southern California - we're currently in the process of moving from LA County to San Bernardino County though.

    Pets/Kids: 0/0

    Your job/DH job: I do human resources and payroll and Eric is a bank trainer

    When/where is your next vacation: Ooh I like this one.  I'll be joining the SoCal ladies on a wine tasting GTG but that's not really a vaca.  My real vacation will be a cruise to MX for my anniversary in December.  I seriously wish it were next week instead of 4 months from now.

     

  • imagehawaiianbride08:

    We're headed to Colorado for a long labor day weekend with Dh's family.

    I almost forgot Labor Day was around the corner.  Thanks for making my day a little better. Smile

  • Your Name/DH Name:

    Krissie & Steve

    Wedding date/location:

    9.18.09- the water off Dana Point Ca

    Where do you live:

    Mission Viejo right now.

    Pets/Kids:

     Sage the cat, Coco the dog, Elizabeth the baby.

    Your job/DH job: School Health Tech. / Freelance water camerman (surf films)

    When/where is your next vacation: urgh, god I wish. I might be able to visit DH in Mexico on location if I can get away from work. I'm gonna count the LA wine g2g for my next Vacay.

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    K+S 9.18.9 | DD #1 age 2 | PG # 5 EDD 9.17.12

  • Your Name/DH Name: Alison & Tyler

    Wedding date/location: May 15, 2010 in Key West

    Where do you live: Alaska

    Pets/Kids: Two kitties - Nigel and Gracie

    Your job/DH job: I'm a public health nurse and T is a computer programmer

    When/where is your next vacation: No idea :(. We never go on vacations Crying. Hopefully we'll get to go visit T's family in PA next summer, but nothing's planned.

    And I wouldn't call it a vacation, but we're spending a long weekend in Hoonah (a small village in AK) next month.

  • Your Name/DH Name: Ashley/ Chad

    Wedding date/location: 5/16/10 Moon Palace in Cancun, MX

    Where do you live: Alabama but grew up in Southeast Kansas

    Pets/Kids: 2 cats, Sophie and Pepper

    Your job/DH job: Commercial Insurance Marketing/Blown Film Plastics Supervisor

    When/where is your next vacation: Memphis in Oct for a wedding. Not really a vacation but the next trip OOT we have planned.

     

  • Your Name/DH Name: Meghan/Jonny

    Wedding date/location: May 1, 2010/Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

    Where do you live: Madison, WI

    Pets/Kids: We have a 15 week old puppy, a golden retriever/poodle mix

    Your job/DH job: I'm unemployed. It blows. DH works for shopbop.com as a fraud prevention specialist.

    When/where is your next vacation: Nowhere if I can't find a job. :(

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    Meghan and Jonny- Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - May 1, 2010
    Planning Bio My Blog
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  • Your Name/DH Name: Sarah & Jason

    Wedding date/location: 6-12-09/Siesta Key, FL

    Where do you live: Suburb of Milwaukee, WI

    Pets/Kids: Bowser the Pek-a-poo, 5 and Princess Peach the Pug, 3.

    Your job/DH job: hospital pharmacy tech/tech support for a cell phone company

    When/where is your next vacation: April 2011 Tokyo/Kyoto, Japan. I am super excited for this trip, I can't wait!!

    ~Sarah & Jason~June 12th, 2009~Siesta Key, FL~
    Planning Bio Married Bio *Work In Progress*
    Formerly Knottie Soon2beMrs.G_09
    Anniversary
  • Your Name/DH Name: Suzanne/Peter

    Wedding date/location:  April 27, 2010/Mayan Riviera, Mexico

    Where do you live: Houston

    Pets/Kids: DH has a cat - she's not a huge fan of me

    Your job/DH job: Lawyer/Nautical Archeologist

    When/where is your next vacation: Not sure - DH won't play my "where should we go for our anniversary" game just yet!

  • Your Name/DH Name: Dannie/ Shane (couldnt guess that one, eh)

    Wedding date/location: 6/6/09-- was supposed to be Riveria Maya Mx, but last minute (I mean like 6 mo before!) changed to home.

    Where do you live: Western suburbs of Chicago (Natalie-- which one are you in? Im next to Wheaton!)

    Pets/Kids: Our new puppy Cozmo the Corgi! 3.5 mo old :-)

    Your job/DH job: Aquatics manager/ exhibit preparator for a history museum

    When/where is your next vacation: DC in September, hopefully Mx in November!

     

     

    I know I'm not around much, but I lurk like crazy. i check this board everyday...just never really post anymore...maybe I'll fix that :-)

  • Your Name/DH Name:  Lisa & Erik

    Wedding date/location:  Moon Palace, Cancun 08*08*08

    Where do you live:  Long Island, NY

    Pets/Kids:  A parrot (Bolo), dog (Duncan), fish (Backspace), 3 boys and 3 girls... ages 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 22

    Your job/DH job:  I'm the Vice President of Operations for a HUGE Promotions company (think Sweepstakes, Contests, etc...) and Erik is a police Sergeant

    When/where is your next vacation:  Aruba in September to celebrate our second anniversary!!!!

  • Your Name/DH Name:  Shelli & Brian

    Wedding date/location:  04/21/10 Catalina Island

    Where do you live: Central Valley of California

    Pets/Kids:  This is gonna be long!!  Between the two of us we have the Brady bunch beat by 3, so here it goes:  Josh, Jenn, Jessica, Jennifer, Jaclyn, Jared, Joseph, Ashlee, Elyssa  and Duke is our puppy!

    Your job/DH job:  Cake Decorator & Event Planner and Brian is in Retail Management

    When/where is your next vacation:  Hawaii!!

  • Your Name/DH Name:  Normailed & Nick

    Wedding date/location:  Nov. 7, 2009 on a Mediterranean Cruise

    Where do you live: Maryland

    Pets/Kids: Neither Sad

    Your job/DH job: I'm a Project Controls Engineer and DH is an IT geek, I mean, guy.

    When/where is your next vacation:  We have 2 weekend trips coming up: Michigan for labor day and San Francisco for my birthday in October. And in November our anniversary trip to Ireland Big Smile

    Anniversary Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
  • Your Name/DH Name:  Jannelle and Drew

    Wedding date/location:November 20, 2007 on Loch Ness, Scotland

    Where do you live:  I'm the token NoDaker.

    Pets/Kids: 2 cats (Ginger and Sage) and 1 golden retriever (Meg) and we just had our first baby in May (Ian)

    Your job/DH job: Attorney/Overseas contractor in logistics

    When/where is your next vacation:  Probably have to go to Texas for hubby's family to meet the baby in October or November.  But I'm hoping to head to the Bahamas or VI for our next trip.

  • Your Name/DH Name: Rose (Ro) and Alex (Alpal)Wedding date/location: June 28, 2009 at the One&Only Palmilla in Los Cabos, MexicoWhere do you live: NYCPets/Kids: Just my shoes. They count, right?Your job/DH job: Shoe designer/professional procrastinator. The mister is an entrepreneur/director of a tutoring company.When/where is your next vacation: Well our 10th anniversary is at the end of August and we always go away, but we're slacking*** on the planning. It has been a crazy summer and neither of us have had the time. We've sort of narrowed it down to the Amalfi Coast in Italy, Japan to climb Mt. Fuji, Cairo to see the pyramids, or... who knows? We're leaving in 1.5 weeks-- someone tell us where to go!!!!***professional. procrastinator. 
    From Oy Vey to Ole!

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    I survived the RoLex wedding and all I got was this lousy husband.
    One&Only Palmilla - Los Cabos, Mexico
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