Military Nesties
Dear Community,
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.
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.
Re: Hey Lurkers, come in here!
How did you get your nest name? An old HS nickname, my basketball #, and my maiden name first initial
What branch are you affiliated with? Air Force
What kind of milk do you prefer? pretty much anything but skim
Do you like having your picture taken? Sure, if I don't look like crap
How do you normally wear your hair? Up in a messy bun 75% of the time. Sometimes in a side braid.
Do you wear slippers? What do they look like? Well I had pink ones until the new puppy ate them. So now I'm using an old pair of slippers with bear heads. lol
What was your first pet's name? Spooky, a black cat
What's your favorite dessert? Chocolate mousse
What was your favorite part of your wedding (or if you're not married yet, anything in particular you are excited for?) dancing with the guests at our reception
Favorite guilty pleasure? trashy reality shows (americas next top model..etc)
Any random tidbit you'd like to share? I convinced H to let me put our Christmas tree up last weekend
We typically wait until after thanksgiving but we didn't have one last year due to moving, so I feel like I need to make up for that by doing it EARLY this year.
The most beautiful place on earth to me: Glacier NP
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What branch are you affiliated with? DH is AD Army
What kind of milk do you prefer? Skim. I buy HEB brand Mootopia which is actually lactose-free but only because it doesn't expire for a month and I'm really lazy about going to the grocery store. Plus it has 12 g of protein per cup.
Do you like having your picture taken? Eh...depends on the day and how lazy I was when I was getting dressed lol
How do you normally wear your hair? In a ponytail or I straighten it and wear it down.
Do you wear slippers? What do they look like? Yes, they're the sock-like slippers and they're maroon and white striped.
What was your first pet's name? Misty
What's your favorite dessert? I'm a dessert-aholic so I'm not sure I could choose just one...
What was your favorite part of your wedding (or if you're not married yet, anything in particular you are excited for?) The ceremony. My uncle is ordained and performed the ceremony so it was very personalized and special. I also loved the way DH was grinning through the ceremony!
Favorite guilty pleasure? Trashy TV. Love it!
Any random tidbit you'd like to share? I really hope that Justin Bieber got that girl pregnant.
Photo bomb, yeah!
How did you get your nest name?
-My name is Mary, and Boo has been a longtime nickname of mine. 247- 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
What branch are you affiliated with?
-H is AD Navy
What kind of milk do you prefer?
-Organic whole milk in everything.
Do you like having your picture taken?
-LOVE having my picture taken, except when I'm drunk.
How do you normally wear your hair?
-Blow dry it straight.
Do you wear slippers? What do they look like?
-I have lamb slippers but I don't wear them.
What was your first pet's name?
-Milo
What's your favorite dessert?
-Pumpkin Pie
What was your favorite part of your wedding (or if you're not married yet, anything in particular you are excited for?)
-The part where we got to leave and go to the hotel. Bow chicka bow wooow.
Favorite guilty pleasure?
-I like buying underwear.
Any random tidbit you'd like to share?
-I enjoy drinking rum&cokes and playing World of Warcraft.
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I just started posting this week but...
How did you get your nest name?
It's my knot name. It's from when I was in high school and shot for the first time (we have to qual in the air rifle for JROTC) my first shot was a bullseye.. and my second.. and my third.. my coach told me it was first timer's luck, and it became a running joke... especially when I took the title of team captain from my boyfriend at the time :P
What branch are you affiliated with?
I'm an Army brat born and raised on posts, but I just recently married into the Navy.
What kind of milk do you prefer?
Nonfat... but I'm not much of a milk person. I eat my cereal with water.
Do you like having your picture taken?
Depends on how I'm feeling that day
) Sometimes hecks yes! Sometimes heck no.. haha
How do you normally wear your hair?
To classes: bun
To everything else: down and straightened
Do you wear slippers? What do they look like?
Nope
What was your first pet's name?
Vi. She was a Weimeraner rescue that we showed.
What's your favorite dessert?
Pumpkin Pie!! Or when that's not in season, chocolate frozen yogurt so I don't have the guilt
What was your favorite part of your wedding (or if you're not married yet, anything in particular you are excited for?)
Getting it done with... lol.. I don't like the attention. I would have been just as happy to do a JOP and leave it at that. I guess my favorite part was our first look because I liked it being just the two of us...
Favorite guilty pleasure?
Crappy tv shows like Real Housewives... It just lets my brain rest and not think about mathematical theorems for a while. Also... World of Warcraft.. but I am not allowed to play right now or I won't do anything else
Any random tidbit you'd like to share?
I'm a math major (finishing it up.. a little behind because of budget cuts taking away classes) and used to work for Starbucks for 4 years. I know way too much about coffee, wine, and math. lol
What branch are you affiliated with? Will be AD Army. DH is in his final year of Graduate School and ROTC.
What kind of milk do you prefer? Skim
Do you like having your picture taken? Sometimes
How do you normally wear your hair? Down and straight. I wash it at night and flat iron it in the morning.
Do you wear slippers? What do they look like? Have white fluffy ones, but rarely wear them.
What was your first pet's name? Susie (cat)
What's your favorite dessert? Peanut butter cookies
What was your favorite part of your wedding (or if you're not married yet, anything in particular you are excited for?) The vows. We eloped so it was just us. I loved taking our vows and the fact that a few hours later we were back on the beach with drinks .
Favorite guilty pleasure? Pretty much any "reality" show.
Any random tidbit you'd like to share? I've lurked on this board off and on for a long time, but now that DH finished LDAC and we're getting closer to him commissioning I will start posting.
What branch are you affiliated with? ARNG
What kind of milk do you prefer? Chocolate
Do you like having your picture taken? Love it, but rarely happens
How do you normally wear your hair? down
Do you wear slippers? What do they look like? Yes (Picture hyperlinked) Mine are grey with pink though. They have a hard bottom, so I wear them as regular shoes too, and I've gotten so many compliments on them.
What was your first pet's name? Maddie
What's your favorite dessert? Chocolate chip cookies maybe? I don't eat a lot of desserts
What was your favorite part of your wedding (or if you're not married yet, anything in particular you are excited for?) Just finally being married to him.
Favorite guilty pleasure? Winning arguments against my H (and others I guess, he just gets the brunt of it) with twists and logic I learned from a math structures class.
Any random tidbit you'd like to share? I'm a nerd
How did you get your nest name? My name and part of an important date
What branch are you affiliated with? NG
What kind of milk do you prefer? 2% and I don't like generic Kroger/Walmart (etc.) milk because they taste watered down.
Do you like having your picture taken? It depends on how I look or feel.
How do you normally wear your hair? However it dries naturally
Do you wear slippers? What do they look like? Fuzzy Crocs
What was your first pet's name? A Chow named Con. We had to put him down when I was 10 because he was attacked by a coyote.
What's your favorite dessert? Cheesecake
What was your favorite part of your wedding (or if you're not married yet, anything in particular you are excited for?) The way my Dad looked at me when he first saw me and how he was fighting tears. Then moments later the way my Husband looked at me walking down the aisle and fighting tears. Neither of them are emotional men so it was very touching.
Favorite guilty pleasure? Jersey Shore
Any random tidbit you'd like to share? I am surviving my Husbands first deployment and its not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. Lurking here has been helpful.
How did you get your nest name?
I made it in AIT cause these sites werent blocked. and the guy sitting next to me, his name started with a T. so it was RT4LIFE. (my first name starts with an R.) but luckily my husbands name starts with a T now lol
What branch are you affiliated with?
Both my husband and I are Army. Active Duty.
What kind of milk do you prefer?
2% but im not much of a milk drinker
Do you like having your picture taken?
Sure if I have my "face" on lol.
How do you normally wear your hair?
Down...bumped under.
Do you wear slippers? What do they look like?
sometimes...they're just plain black
What was your first pet's name?
Sandy, a cocker spaniel
What's your favorite dessert?
omg I dont even know...i will eat pretty much anything. But I have to say I like cheesecake the most. or ice cream from cold stone.
What was your favorite part of your wedding (or if you're not married yet, anything in particular you are excited for?)
Just knowing that he was mine foreverrrrr
Favorite guilty pleasure?
Sleeping in! and buffalo waffle fries from The Ram.
Any random tidbit you'd like to share?
I didnt think paranormal activity 3 was as scary as people made it out to be.
oh snap. good looking out, I did not even consider that when making my poll!! oops
I changed my name
I appreciate your math nerdyness.
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Did someone say LURKERS? That's me!
Yo' Nest Name?: It came from a dream I had as a teenager... I dreamt that a magical spirit in the guise of a fish would unite all the lands and peoples. Oh, and if you're gonna call me anything, call me Fish.
Branching Out: My husband's in the Coast Guard. Yes, it really is part of the military (had people ask me if it was)!
Milk, I has it: 2% milk! It's 98% delicious!
Pictures?: A camera? DUCK AND RUN!!!
Hair: Down.
Slip 'em On: No, I never wear slippers. My feet run around naked at home. Yes, they get cold, but once they're numb I stop feeling the shards of ice in my veins.
First Part of a Porn Name: My first pet as a child was a mutt named Lady. I haven't had a pet since I started living independently.
Justified Desserts: Oh goodness. Oh. Pie, cake, cookies, ice cream, brownies, pudding, Jell-O...
Wedding Highlights: My dad's band playing while everyone danced. Seriously, he was lead guitar. I loved it.
I Don't Feel Guilty: I love video games (hi, fellow WoW nerds!), comics, anime and cartoons even though I'm 25. Yes, even ones for kids!
Check-a This: I'm a freelance artist and I drew my signature (and photoshopped an emu and a deer together for my avatar. It's a deermu).
I like you! please stay around. thats all.
I changed my name