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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.
IHO all the newbs, a GTKY poll
For everyone, but feel free to abstain from any questions if you like.
Name:
Age:
How long have you been married/engaged/with your SO:
Any kids:
Where abouts you live:
Where you're from (if a transplant):
Favorite restaurant:
Favorite book/movie/tv show:
A random fact about yourself you think we *must* know:
Re: IHO all the newbs, a GTKY poll
Age: 34
How long have you been married/engaged/with your SO: We'll be married for 4 years in November.
Any kids: I have a little girl naed Claire. She's 10 months old.
Where abouts you live: South Philly
Where you're from (if a transplant): I've always lived there.
Favorite restaurant: So many to choose from . . . can't pick just one.
Favorite book/movie/tv show: Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother
A random fact about yourself you think we *must* know: Eh, nothing I can really think of right now.
Name: Jen
Age: 30
How long have you been married/engaged/with your SO: Married 3 years in Oct, together 9
Any kids: one in the oven and two furry ones - Otis (Doberman) and Bailey (cat)
Where abouts you live: Glenside
Where you're from (if a transplant): not a transplant
Favorite restaurant: Can't choose - all depends on what I'm in the mood for. But I will say that I like to try new places and choose to support local businesses over chains.
Favorite book/movie/tv show: Don't have any specific favorites, but I do like reading chick-lit or historical books, I'm a sucker for romantic movies and my favorite shows are Castle, Modern Family, Cougar Town and Pawn Stars. I loathe reality tv (a la Bachelor/RHW/Jersey Shore/etc).
A random fact about yourself you think we *must* know: No idea, I'm not that interesting
#1 12.11.11
#2 10.23.13 EDD
Name: Krissy
Age: 27
How long have you been married/engaged/with your SO: Married 2 years
Any kids: 0, my siggy pic is my niece
Where abouts you live: We are renting in Collingswood, NJ, and house hunting in the same area
Where you're from (if a transplant): Grew up in a town called West Deptford, about 15 minutes from where I am now
Favorite restaurant: Currently Inde Blue
Favorite book/movie/tv show: I read way too much to have a favorite, Dexter
A random fact about yourself you think we *must* know: I swam competitively from the age of 6 to the age of 21
Name: Colleen
Age: 38
How long have you been married/engaged/with your SO: Together 7 years, married 5
Any kids: two - Charlie, 3 and Samantha, 2
Where abouts you live: Havertown
Where you're from (if a transplant): Grew up in Bensalem then spent some years in NoLibs
Favorite restaurant: Vetri
Favorite book/movie/tv show: Gone With The Wind/Pulp Fiction/Anything on Bravo or featuring Andy Cohen
A random fact about yourself you think we *must* know: I love love love the Eagles
DS 3.12.08
DD 7.11.09
DD 8.01.13
For everyone, but feel free to abstain from any questions if you like.
Name: Caroline
Age: 36
How long have you been married/engaged/with your SO: together for 8, 4 years in November
Any kids: nope
Where abouts you live: S. Philly
Where you're from (if a transplant): NE Philly (dh born and raised in S. Philly)
Favorite restaurant: good question....
Favorite book/movie/tv show: where the sidewalk ends; grease; don't really have one.
A random fact about yourself you think we *must* know: nothing that I can think of.
Name: Jess
Age: 30
How long have you been married/engaged/with your SO: together for 11 years, married for almost 2
Any kids: one in roughly 9 weeks
Where abouts you live: Huntingdon Valley
Where you're from (if a transplant): born and raised in NE Philly, but also lived in Warminster for a while
Favorite restaurant: haven't been out to eat in ages, but probably either Rey Azteca in Warminster or Cafe Lombardi's in Horsham
Favorite book/movie/tv show: Jemima J (chick lit)/too many to name/currently Glee or Parks and Rec I'd say
A random fact about yourself you think we *must* know: I can't think of anything interesting so I'll just throw something boring out there. I'm the youngest of 3 and each of us is 5 years apart.
Age: 26
How long have you been married/engaged/with your SO: 2 years in November, 9 years together as of yesterday.
Any kids: Nope, but two kitty cats-Simon and Benny
Where abouts you live: East Falls
Where you're from (if a transplant): Originally from CT
Favorite restaurant: That is an impossible question to answer in this town.
Favorite book/movie/tv show: I love any show where Sarah Richardson teaches me how to decorate my house and I'm catching up on all episodes of How I Met Your Mother. I need to read more but the majority of my reading takes place on blogs and websites.
A random fact about yourself you think we *must* know: I like to pretend I'm never going to have kids but deep down I know it's a load of cr@p.
Name: Er
Age: Old enough to know better.
How long have you been married/engaged/with your SO: married almost 6; rapidly approaching 10 years together
Any kids: 0. But we treat our dog like a kid
Where abouts you live:the land of villians
Where you're from (if a transplant):I'm a delco transplant
Favorite restaurant: Memphis Taproom, Kraftwork, Station Taproom, Craft Ale House (I like beer destinations...)
Favorite book/movie/tv show:book: To Kill a Mockingbird; movie: Annie; tv show: Parks and Recreation
A random fact about yourself you think we *must* know: I was on Double Dare as a kid who was picked from the audience and jumped in the tank. I still have the tshirt.
Name: Jessica
Age: 28
How long have you been married/engaged/with your SO: Married 2 years, together for 6.
Any kids: Not yet.
Where abouts you live: Near King of Prussia, but moving soon.
Where you're from (if a transplant): Central Jersey
Favorite restaurant: In Philly, probably Buddakan. In the burbs, From the Boot.
Favorite book/movie/tv show: The Notebook (don't make fun of me)/Grease/So You Think You Can Dance
A random fact about yourself you think we *must* know: Umm...I've known my husband since I was a baby.
Name:
Age: Charlene
How long have you been married/engaged/with your SO: Married 3 months, together 8 years.
Any kids: Not yet; maybe in our early 30s.
Where abouts you live: Drexel Hill
Where you're from (if a transplant): Scotland, but I've been here since grade school.
Favorite restaurant: Depends on what I'm in the mood for. Fancy dinner? Capital Grill. Romantic Dinner? Fork. Casual dinner? Stella Pizzeria.
Favorite book/movie/tv show: Lolita / Braveheart / Six Feet Under
A random fact about yourself you think we *must* know: I'm a planner....don't be surprised if I'm planning my next vacation while I'm on vacation, figuring out what's for dinner over breakfast, etc.
For everyone, but feel free to abstain from any questions if you like.
Name: Jillian
Age: 28
How long have you been married/engaged/with your SO: Together 6 years, married 3
Any kids: Son, Chase, 9
Where abouts you live: Slower Lower Delaware, but spend a lot of time in the Philly area
Where you're from (if a transplant): Always been in Delaware, but DH is from Chichester
Favorite restaurant: ElGoucho in Aruba
Favorite book/movie/tv show: Im into the crime drama/cornball crime shows
A random fact about yourself you think we *must* know: There are more left handed people in my family of 10 than right handed people. Before us, there was no one as far back as 100 years known to be left handed. My husband, my son and myself are all left handed, funny since my husband isnt my sons bio dad.
Laura, Baby D is due one day after my birthday. I have already put in a request to not spend my birthday in the hospital.
#1 12.11.11
#2 10.23.13 EDD
For everyone, but feel free to abstain from any questions if you like.
Name: julie
Age: 26
How long have you been married/engaged/with your SO: together 3 years
Any kids: nope
Where abouts you live: malvern
Where you're from (if a transplant): malvern
Favorite restaurant: um, i can't think right now but teikoku is always good
Favorite book/movie/tv show: don't really have a favorite/anything with wedding in the title (because i love weddings; i'm not obsessed with getting married)/giuliana and bill or modern family
A random fact about yourself you think we *must* know: i am under 5ft tall; oh and i rarely use capital letters when typing in a non-professional environment. because i don't have to.I've lurked on this board daily for the past year but don't post so here it goes...
Name: Michele
Age: 27
How long have you been married/engaged/with your SO: we've been together since junior year of college (7 years) and have been married for 11 months
Any kids: no thanks. we are going to adopt a dog in a few weeks once i switch to working night shift so we won't be leaving the dog home alone during the day
Where abouts you live: Conshy
Where you're from (if a transplant): I grew up in NE Philly
Favorite restaurant: hhmm..nifty fifties, panera, the continental
Favorite book/movie/tv show: my favorite movies are the breakup and he's just not that into you. fav tv shows would be friends, glee, modern family and curb
A random fact about yourself you think we *must* know: i went to the taylor swift concert saturday and have to say that it was one of the best concerts i've ever been to!
For everyone, but feel free to abstain from any questions if you like.
Name: Kelly
Age: 30
How long have you been married/engaged/with your SO: together 11, married 6
Any kids: 21 month old daughter
Where abouts you live: I used to live in DelCo but now I live in central PA--Im not willing to give up the Philly nest board just yet
Where you're from (if a transplant): Central PA
Favorite book/movie/tv show: Book--Time Travelers Wife / TV--Dexter, Breaking Bad, 30 Rock
A random fact about yourself you think we *must* know: I was on the crew team in college and I judge people who use the erg (rowing) machine improperly.
I know, don't these kids have any respect? I was supposed to go out to dinner after my OB appointment for my birthday, but instead ended up at the hospital with no dinner. Still bitter. ;-)
Name: Megan
Age: 30
How long have you been married/engaged/with your SO: Married 2 years on 9/12; together 12 years
Any kids: None yet.
Where abouts you live: South Philly, also near the stadiums.
Where you're from (if a transplant): Not a transplant- we're both from South Philly
Favorite restaurant: Hmmm..
Favorite book/movie/tv show: Dedication by Emma McLaughlin/Back to the Future/NCIS
A random fact about yourself you think we *must* know: I still like my old iPod versus the new ones. Can't explain it.
High school crew team and this killlllllls me!
as a retired coxswain and current referee/official- i love you for writing this.
Thank you! I dont want people to hurt themselves but then again I feel rude approaching strangers to inform them that their lack of technique is causing their "calories burned" to check in right above pouring milk from a heavy pitcher, and they will likely pull a muscle doing it.
Name: Jen
Age: Will be 29 in 2 weeks
How long have you been married/engaged/with your SO: together 6 years, married 11 months
Any kids: no
Where abouts you live: Boyertown
Where you're from (if a transplant): Spring City
Favorite restaurant: It all depends on what I am in the mood for.
Favorite book/movie/tv show: currently - big brother
A random fact about yourself you think we *must* know: