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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.
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Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Re: IHO all the newbs, a GTKY poll
How did I not know you rowed in college???? (I did too!). I also laugh at these people. Actually, I laugh at people who do the erg at all. I hated that thing!
Age: 31
How long have you been married/engaged/with your SO: Married 5 years, together 8
Any kids: 15-month old Oliver, and a greyhound Bullseye
Where abouts you live: Lower Merion
Where you're from (if a transplant): From Schuylkill Co., but lived in Graduate Hospital for a while
Favorite restaurant: Cucina Forte in South Philly
Favorite book/movie/tv show: Mostly crap tv lately but I did love West Wing and Lost. Now I'm catching up on Dexter and watching Bachelor Pad.
A random fact about yourself you think we *must* know: DH is british so we get to go there a lot to visit...I don't know that's interesting or not, though.
[ETA: I'll add another fun fact...I'm from where Yuengling is made, and you can get draft beers for $0.25 (maybe it's gone up to $0.50 by now, though).
I haven't been around in a very long time! But I am going to make an attempt to come around more!
For everyone, but feel free to abstain from any questions if you like.
Name: Toni
Age: 25
How long have you been married/engaged/with your SO: together 6/married 3
Any kids: a 9 year old and we are starting all over as of March
Where abouts you live: NE Philly
Where you're from (if a transplant): Born and raised in NE Philly
Favorite restaurant: too many to name
Favorite book/movie/tv show: So You Think You Can Dance (really any show that has dancing), Grey's and Castle
A random fact about yourself you think we *must* know: ummmm.....I have been dancing for 24 years
I used to live right behind the Abbaye! Literally if you busted through the back wall that would be my place. It was a little carriage house on Bodine. My roommate and I spent many many late nights at the Abbaye
DS 3.12.08
DD 7.11.09
DD 8.01.13
It's been so long since I have done one of these!
Name: Charlene (I also cant believe there is another "Charlene" on the board)
Age: 30
How long have you been married/engaged/with your SO: married for 1 1/2 years
Any kids: One in one month from tomorrow
Where abouts you live: Delco
Where you're from (if a transplant): Philly!
Favorite restaurant: Anastasi's Seafood
Favorite book/movie/tv show: Book - Jemima J, Movie - Gone With the Wind, TV Show - too many - mostly trash reality tv and food shows
A random fact about yourself you think we *must* know: let me sit on this one for a bit...
Name: Emily
Age: 24
How long have you been married/engaged/with your SO: Married 2 years
Any kids: Not yet
Where abouts you live: Warminster
Where you're from (if a transplant): Cincinnati, OH
Favorite restaurant: El Vez is my current favorite!
Favorite book/movie/tv show: Book: The Harvest, by Tess Gerritsen, Movie: Remember the Titans, TV: Glee or Modern Family
Age: 27
How long have you been married/engaged/with your SO: Together 8.5 years, engaged 9 months, getting married in November
Any kids: Do my cats count? I treat them like my kids
Where abouts you live: Lansdale
Where you're from (if a transplant): Central NJ
Favorite restaurant: Toscano's
Favorite book/movie/tv show: Book: The Great Gatsby Movie: Don't have one TV: The West Wing
Name: Krystal
Age: 27
How long have you been married/engaged/with your SO: Married 5 years this September.
Any kids: One on the way
Where abouts you live: Havertown/Drexel Hill area
Where you're from (if a transplant): Upstate NY
Favorite restaurant: I always enjoy Seven Stars.
A random fact about yourself you think we *must* know: My parents own a Pancake Restaurant in NY and have been making Maple Syrup longer than I have been alive.
Name: Tammy
Age: 26
How long have you been married/engaged/with your SO: Married for 4 years, Together for 11 years
Any kids: Andrew - 9, Chase - 3, Bella - almost 2, Baby#4 - due October
Where abouts you live: NE Philly- Mayfair to be exact
Where you're from (if a transplant): Born and raised in NE Philly
Favorite restaurant: ummm Las Margaritas and Butcher & Singer
Favorite book/movie/tv show: so many movies and tv shows to even list.
A random fact about yourself you think we *must* know: Ummm...I was a teen mom and had my first baby (with DH) at 16.
Age: 30
How long have you been married/engaged/with your SO: Together 9, married 3
Any kids: My Binny Girl
Where abouts you live: G-side
Where you're from (if a transplant): North Jersey
Favorite restaurant: I like hole in the wall mexican joints but they all seem to be closing
Favorite book/movie/tv show: Book - big fan of Wally Lamb's books, Movie - Garden State and Show - Scrubs
A random fact about yourself you think we *must* know: I can't give out that information
My little nuggets
I've never rowed but I am a faithful gym rat and instructor (of leg ergometry!) so I give you made props for this.
For everyone, but feel free to abstain from any questions if you like.
Name: Tiana, but you can call me Chocolate Swirl
Age: 33
How long have you been married/engaged/with your SO: ummm, idk exactly, we've been married for almost 4 years and i guess we were together a couple of years before that (fyi . . . i'm on vaca at the shore and pretty tipsy)
Any kids: The Kid - 19, Mini - 3, Little- 19 months, gkid- 18 months
Where abouts you live: Downingtown
Where you're from (if a transplant): Dub C
Favorite restaurant: The Melting Pot (hehehehe!!!)
Favorite book/movie/tv show: Favorite books are probably the Prey Series by John Sanford, probably the Adjustment Bureau (i know, i know everyone else hated it), tv show drop dead diva
A random fact about yourself you think we *must* know:you mean besides the fact that i'm black? i'm an avid paper crafter
I love you, Tiana. We are so overdue for a gtg.
For reals. It's been too long since I had some chocolate swirl in my life.
not really a newbie but more of a lurker.
Name: Maria
Age: 27
How long have you been married/engaged/with your SO: 4 years
Any kids: not yet
Where abouts you live: South philly
Where you're from (if a transplant): Chester County - Downingtown, PA
Favorite restaurant: Dim Sum Garden (Cheap, good food!)
A random fact about yourself you think we *must* know: not rally random, but I work for the water department so I am a little obsessed with water science and like to answer question reguarding the watershed, waterways, and drinking water.
~*~Nestie Bestie with Bemmas221 ~*~
BFP 8/28/07, M/C 11/10/07
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