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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.
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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.
Back to Basics GTKY poll (bonus points for PIPs!)
in BNOTB
Since I still don't know some of the newer folks very well, and we haven't done this in a while...
How long have you been on TN?
How long have you been married/with your SO (if applicable)
Where was your wedding and honeymoon?
How old are you?
What's your BNOTB status? Never-ever? Someday? TTC? Never again?
What do you do for a living?
What is your dream job?
What does your SO do?
Do you have any hobbies?
How did you come up with your Nest name?
Any pets?
What is your biggest pet peeve?
What would a perfect date night be for you?
Girls night?
Night alone?
Favorite type of food?
Food you hate?
Favorite drink?
Early bird or night owl?
Re: Back to Basics GTKY poll (bonus points for PIPs!)
How long have you been on TN? - since June of 2006 (right after my wedding)
How long have you been married/with your SO (if applicable) - almost 6 years
Where was your wedding and honeymoon? - wedding was in Cape May, NJ, honeymooned in Hawaii
How old are you? - 35
What's your BNOTB status? Never-ever? Someday? TTC? Never again? - never ever
What do you do for a living? - marketing
What is your dream job? - National Geographic Photographer
What does your SO do? - accountant
Do you have any hobbies? - running/working out, scrapbooking, photography, reading and watching movies
How did you come up with your Nest name? - was my nickname in college and 20 is my fave number and also my wedding date
Any pets? - 3 cats who are spoiled brats but they're my babies
What is your biggest pet peeve? - people who chew with their mouth open
What would a perfect date night be for you? - seeing a good movie in an uncrowded movie theatre, nice dinner and some late night lovins
Girls night? - drinks and watching people make fools out of themselves singing karaoke
Night alone? - good movie or book and just chill
Favorite type of food? - italian
Food you hate? - most vegetables
Favorite drink? - milk
Early bird or night owl? - night owl
How long have you been married/with your SO (if applicable) 2 1/2 years
Where was your wedding and honeymoon? Wedding in Salado, TX, Honeymoon in Tahiti
How old are you? 23
What's your BNOTB status? Never-ever? Someday? TTC? Never again? TTC
What do you do for a living? Work at a title company (home title)
What is your dream job? Horse & dog trainer
What does your SO do? Real estate investor
Do you have any hobbies? reading, traveling
How did you come up with your Nest name? I wonder...
Any pets? Miko, 1 1/2 year old Siberian Husky
What is your biggest pet peeve? Poor spelling and grammar from college graduates
What would a perfect date night be for you? Dinner, movie, boink
Girls night? Going to 6th street in Austin!
Night alone? reclining on my couch with a bottle of wine and watching trash tv in my least flattering comfy clothes.
Favorite type of food? Cajun
Food you hate? Mushrooms
Favorite drink? Caipirinhas
Early bird or night owl? Night owl.
How long have you been on TN?
About a year
How long have you been married/with your SO (if applicable)
will be a year in Feb
Where was your wedding and honeymoon?
Wedding was in my hometown, honeymoon was a cruise.
How old are you?
28
What's your BNOTB status? Never-ever? Someday? TTC? Never again?
Well, pregnant, so...
What do you do for a living?
Rehab counselor
What is your dream job?
hmmm...not completely sure.
What does your SO do?
paramedic
Do you have any hobbies?
I read. I'm pretty boring
How did you come up with your Nest name?
It's my name
Any pets?
Just Gus, my Chihuahua
What is your biggest pet peeve?
Repetitive noises
What would a perfect date night be for you?
Nice restaurant, maybe a movie, maybe walking downtown. I'm easy to please.
Girls night?
Dinner and drinks, maybe a band somewhere
Night alone?
Hot bath, good book, wine
Favorite type of food?
Italian
Food you hate?
green peas
Favorite drink?
Crystal Light tangerine strawberry
Early bird or night owl?
Night owl
How long have you been on TN? A little over 2 years.
How long have you been married/with your SO (if applicable) Married 15 years this coming May, together since 1995.
Where was your wedding and honeymoon? Wedding was near where we live now, we honeymooned in Disney.
How old are you? I'll be 39 in April.
What's your BNOTB status? Never-ever? Someday? TTC? Never again?
What do you do for a living? Accountant
What is your dream job? Lady of leisure
What does your SO do? IT Project Manager
Do you have any hobbies? Softball, golf, running, shopping, wine, traveling
How did you come up with your Nest name? I went to grad school at Penn State - not very original.
Any pets? 3 kittehs
What is your biggest pet peeve? Liars
What would a perfect date night be for you? Anything with S - he's so much fun to be with.
Girls night? Wine must be involved - I'm fine with either going out and being crazy or hanging out at someone's house.
Night alone? Just me in my jammies in bed with a book and TV.
Favorite type of food? Just about anything spicy.
Food you hate? Lima and kidney beans (barf)
Favorite drink? Reisling or a vodka tonic (extra lime)
Early bird or night owl? Depends on the night - during the week I'm in bed early, on the weekends I tend to stay up past midnight.
How long have you been on TN? About 2 years
How long have you been married/with your SO (if applicable) Together for 6 and a half; Married for 1 and a half year
Where was your wedding and honeymoon? Wedding was in our hometown here in KY; Honeymoon was in Costa Rica
How old are you? 26
What's your BNOTB status? Never-ever? Someday? TTC? Never again? Undecided; Maybe a "someday" or maybe a "never-ever"
What do you do for a living? I usually work in mental health, unemployed and searching right now
What is your dream job? Completely unrealistic for me but a travel photographer would be awesome. I'd also love to learn more about photography in general and maybe take some classes to do my own thing.
What does your SO do? Police officer
Do you have any hobbies? I love traveling, hiking, and going new places.
How did you come up with your Nest name? I'm going to skip this one. I need to change mine.
Any pets? No
What is your biggest pet peeve? Liars or people who always exaggerate the truth.
What would a perfect date night be for you? Just somewhere with beautiful scenery and a picnic; can be on the beach or somewhere else. We like hiking to secluded places and taking food.
Girls night? Getting together at a friend's house for games and drinks; occasionally I like going out to bars and getting sloppy, lol.
Night alone? Nothing in particular
Favorite type of food? Italian
Food you hate? Seafood
Favorite drink? Frozen strawberry margarita or a glass of sangria
Early bird or night owl? Night owl
How long have you been on TN? 2008
How long have you been married/with your SO (if applicable) November 2008 so 2 years, 2 months. Together since November of 2003. So 8 years total
Where was your wedding and honeymoon? Wedding was here in the town I live in, since his family is 3 hours south and my family is 3 hours north. We didn't honeymoon right away. So we take a annual anniversary trip to make up for it
How old are you? 30
What's your BNOTB status? Never-ever? Someday? TTC? Never again? Currently TTC
What do you do for a living? Currently unemployed, but I work in HR when I have a job
What is your dream job? I'd love to be a florist
What does your SO do? He's an IT Manager
Do you have any hobbies? I knit, I scrapbook, I card make, I'm a crafter.
How did you come up with your Nest name? It is a user name for a program at work. It's V for my first initial X for (NMN) and S for my maiden name.
Any pets? 2 dogs. A miniature Pinscher and a Boxer (siggy)
What is your biggest pet peeve? Bad drivers
What would a perfect date night be for you? Girls night? Night alone? Go out to dinner w/H and take a long walk. Just spending time with MH
Favorite type of food? Italian
Food you hate? Chinese
Favorite drink? Beer
Early bird or night owl? Night owl
How long have you been on TN? A little over a year
How long have you been married/with your SO (if applicable) Married a little over a year, together for 4 years.
Where was your wedding and honeymoon? Wedding in Kansas City, Honeymoon to Vegas. We roadtripped.
How old are you? 31 (oh dear gawd)
What's your BNOTB status? Never-ever? Someday? TTC? Never again? Never Ever, that I know of.
What do you do for a living? Admin Asst.
What is your dream job? Owning my own venue/restaurant/bar or being an Editor at a successful publishing company or just a job that actually helps people. I really would love to do something that makes a significant difference. In other words, I don't really know what I want to be when I grow up.
What does your SO do? Lead Dispatcher/Manager for an Airport Shuttle Service
Do you have any hobbies? TV addict, photography, moonlighting on a theatre executive commitee, singing (when no one is around), interior design, hoping to get back into cut glass again soon.
How did you come up with your Nest name? It's my initials with my middle name extended. I pronounce it "Sloo-wee", but you can pronounce it in your head however you want. The reason the middle name is extended is to not only make it pronouncable, but also because my middle name is Louise and my dad called me "Louie". It's a take off on his nickname for me.
Any pets? Duff the wonder dog. See siggy pic.
What is your biggest pet peeve? Too many. Today it's when my CW's throw paper in the trash can, which right next to the recycle bin.
What would a perfect date night be for you? Dinner, drinks, and my hubbs. That's all I need.
Girls night? Chich flicks and wine.
Night alone? TV show marathon and beer. See a theme here?
Favorite type of food? Italian
Food you hate? Seafood (except sushi and shrimp)
Favorite drink? NA: Skim Milk, A: Beer or rum
Early bird or night owl? Night Owl
How long have you been on TN? over a year now
How long have you been married/with your SO (if applicable) together about 11 years, married almost 2 years
Where was your wedding and honeymoon? Wedding in CT, honeymoon in Hawaii
How old are you? 31
What's your BNOTB status? NEVER EVER - not even if you paid me.
What do you do for a living? Right now, everything related to running a small asset manangement firm - operations, analytics, etc.
What is your dream job? running a seasonal restaurant somewhere on the New England shoreline. (after I retire from my real jobs)
What does your SO do? director of sales for a hotel
Do you have any hobbies? cooking, baking, smoking weed, traveling, trying new restaurants
How did you come up with your Nest name? Ya know how people discuss changing their names on here and say, "Jennifer MaidenName MarriedName" to describe what they're going to change? That's it.
Any pets? hell no - they're almost as bad as babies!
What is your biggest pet peeve? People who have no self awareness.
What would a perfect date night be for you? Fancy dinner, lots of drinks, cab home.
Girls night? Staying in, drinking a ton of wine and talking about everything under the sun.
Night alone? Trashy TV, Mary, and Thai delivery
Favorite type of food? Italian - I love garlic more than anything. lol
Food you hate? Mayo, sour cream, cream cheese, ranch - they all gross me out.
Favorite drink? Iced coffee
Early bird or night owl?
How long have you been married/with your SO (if applicable) Married 2.5 years, together for 7.
Where was your wedding and honeymoon? wedding was here in Houston suburbs with a mass gathering of our friends & family. Honeymoon was a week in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
How old are you? 32 tomorrow
What's your BNOTB status? Never-ever? Someday? TTC? Never again? Undecided, most likely never-ever
What do you do for a living? Accountant
What is your dream job? Sports Analyst/Journalist or Travel Network Host
What does your SO do? Teacher and Coach for a public high school
Do you have any hobbies? drinking, traveling, going to football games and live concerts
How did you come up with your Nest name? it's just my first name with the month & year of my wedding.
Any pets? 2 female Australian Shepherds and a 28 gallon fish tank with various small fishies
What is your biggest pet peeve? Flakes
What would a perfect date night be for you? sushi bar for dinner and drinks, rock concert afterwards for entertainment, moonlight walk afterwards to wind down
Girls night? dancing, drinks, laughter, and no worries
Night alone? the tv, my BFF Mary, something good to watch or productive house project to work on.
Favorite type of food? Italian or Spanish. Love paella
Food you hate? pickles, celery, olives, certain types of fish
Favorite drink? wine or vodka
Early bird or night owl? night owl
How long have you been married/with your SO (if applicable) 5 Years this summer
Where was your wedding and honeymoon? Wedding was on the beaches of Cape Cod, HM was in Maui
How old are you? 35
What's your BNOTB status? Never-ever? Someday? TTC? Never again? FIRM never ever.
What do you do for a living? Marketing Coordinator
What is your dream job? Independently wealthy volunteer
What does your SO do? Environmental Engineer
Do you have any hobbies? I like to read, kayak, look at old photos and wonder what their lives were like.
How did you come up with your Nest name? Just my name and wedding date
Any pets? Nope. I enjoy not being responsible for any living thing.
What is your biggest pet peeve?People that throw their cigarette butts out the window, or don't give the thank you wave after letting them in traffic
What would a perfect date night be for you? Go out to a restaurant that has a fireplace with chairs around it. Drink wine while relaxing for an hour or so. Go to the dinner hall for a delicious meal, then back home to above average sex.
Girls night? Sitting around my house with bottles of wine, cheese platter and other yummy dishes just laughing and not really having to "do" anything.
Night alone? A fire in the fireplace, a good book or a girly movie and a bottle of wine and mary.
Favorite type of food? Pasta with Parmesan cheese. Or chicken.
Food you hate? Seafood.
Favorite drink? Water. Alcohol beverage would be Chianti.
Early bird or night owl?
How long have you been on TN? Nest since 2006, Knot since 2004
How long have you been married- 5.5 years
Where was your wedding and honeymoon? Wedding- antebellum mansion, outside in the formal garden
Honeymoon- St. Lucia
How old are you? 28
What's your BNOTB status? Never-ever
What do you do for a living? I work at a college of fine art and design
What is your dream job? Costume designer
What does your SO do? Mechanical engineer
Do you have any hobbies? Dance,
jewelry making,
wheel pottery,
painting,
drawing,
brewing beer,
drinking beer
How did you come up with your Nest name? Pretty straightforward!
Any pets? Mot?rhead
What is your biggest pet peeve? Bad grammar
What would a perfect date night be for you? Live music at a bar, drinks afterward
Girls night? Clubbing, dancing, sleepover, brunch the next morning
Night alone? I hate being alone!
Favorite type of food? Japanese
Food you hate? Mussels
Favorite drink? Beer (IPAs or Porters)
Early bird or night owl? Night owl!
How long have you been on TN? I would guess 10 months.
How long have you been married/with your SO (if applicable) Married: 10 months... Together 6 1/2 years
Where was your wedding and honeymoon?
Denver Colorado
Honeymoon: Kauai
How old are you?
24
What's your BNOTB status? Never-ever? Someday? TTC? Never again?
Never Ever
What do you do for a living?
At the moment, I am looking for a job.
What is your dream job?
Expert on one thing in History.... so the Pawn Stars people can call me in....
What does your SO do?
Water Treatment
Do you have any hobbies?
Reading
How did you come up with your Nest name?
It is my name :P
Any pets?
Kitties
Sophie and Dot
What is your biggest pet peeve?
Alot. It is two words people A lot!
What would a perfect date night be for you?
Movie burger backseat
Girls night?
Movie night
Night alone?
READING
Favorite type of food?
Sushi
Food you hate?
Taco Bell anything
Favorite drink?
Coffee
Early bird or night owl?
Early Bird
How long have you been on TN? 2 months
How long have you been married/with your SO (if applicable) 2 months
Where was your wedding and honeymoon? Wedding was here in MI, and HM was in Cancun
How old are you? 21. Please don't shun me!
What's your BNOTB status? Never-ever? Someday? TTC? Never again? Someday.
What do you do for a living? Currently a nanny... but leaving the family in June to look for something in the health field - which is what I'm studying.
What is your dream job? Something active (no desk job, please!), with adults and children and healthy living. Not necessarily a personal trainer, though.
What does your SO do? Manager
Do you have any hobbies? Sports of all sorts, and being outdoors (camping, reading, swimming), volunteering, eating.
How did you come up with your Nest name? Milsey was a nickname, 32 was my old soccer number
Any pets? Not currently because of time/commitment and our apartment. But this is my dog at my parent's house (okay it's their dog but it loves me!)
What is your biggest pet peeve? It's not the biggest, but I get annoyed when adults don't know (not necessarily misuse) the difference between there, their, and they're.
What would a perfect date night be for you? A feast outside, and a cool night under the stars without bugs.
Girls night? Umm... to just have one would be a start.
Night alone? A hard workout, followed by a bath. Food may be eaten in the bath...
Favorite type of food? honestly, cake. But I also am a sandwich eater. If you have bread, I can find something to put between it.
Food you hate? black beans
Favorite drink? arnold palmer or strawberry lemonade...
Early bird or night owl? I love waking up early and being productive, but DH stays up late so I do too.
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That is certainly true, you look amazing!
Ala- Pull yourself together and post, woman!
KDuv- I think your Nest name sounds gangster. I like it.
Since I still don't know some of the newer folks very well, and we haven't done this in a while...
How long have you been on TN? 3 1/2 YEARS
How long have you been married/with your SO (if applicable) Together 5 1/2 - married 3 years
Where was your wedding and honeymoon? Here in Michigan and honeymoon was in Traverse City at a lodge in Michigan
How old are you? 32
What's your BNOTB status? Never-ever? Someday? TTC? Never again? Never Ever - have 2 step daughters and that is enough for me
What do you do for a living? Insurance
What is your dream job? Marketing at Google
What does your SO do? Store manager
Do you have any hobbies? Traveling, music, scrapbooking, naps, hanging out with friends, visiting family.
How did you come up with your Nest name? it's my first and middle name
Any pets? 2 cats - Simba & Buster
What is your biggest pet peeve? People who think they are better than everyone else
What would a perfect date night be for you? Dinner, concert, and Oasis Hot Tubs here in Michigan
Girls night? Dinner and clubbing
Night alone? Dinner or ordering out, reading a good book or watching tv or a good movie
Favorite type of food? Italian or Mexican
Food you hate? Veggies - peas, brussel sprouts, pretty much every vegetable except for a few. And I hate hate hate tuna casserole.
Favorite drink? Alcoholic - Budweiser or Blue UV and Sprinte or Lemonade Nonalcoholic - Crystal Lite
Early bird or night owl? Night Owl
Since I still don't know some of the newer folks very well, and we haven't done this in a while...
How long have you been on TN? over 3 yrs
How long have you been married/with your SO (if applicable) 3 years this past Sept
Where was your wedding and honeymoon? Knoxville, TN - Northern California
How old are you? 31
What's your BNOTB status? Never-ever? Someday? TTC? Never again? TTC
What do you do for a living? I work for a Trust Company
What is your dream job? I love what I do
What does your SO do? He's in accounts receivable for a fuel company
Do you have any hobbies? reading, walking
How did you come up with your Nest name? It was my middle name and I live in TN (SO original)
Any pets? 1 cat
What is your biggest pet peeve? whistilng
What would a perfect date night be for you? nice dinner out, then walking along the riverfront just talking
Girls night? going out for dinner and drinks
Night alone? fattening food and catching up on my favorite TV shows
Favorite type of food? currently Mexican
Food you hate? Indian
Favorite drink? Merlot
Early bird or night owl? night owl
Me:32 DH:33
Married Sept 2008
~~TTC Nov 2010~~
Jan 2012 - SA, low numbers and also low T
Mar 2013 - see first Uro - recommends seeing RE
May 2012 - see RE who recommends a new Uro who specializes in MFI
May 2012 - HSG: tubes clear
DH Surgery: 8/30/12- Bi-lateral Varicocele repair
Wait
IUI#1:12/19/12-100mg Clomid(CD3-7)(7M post wash)+ progesterone= BFN
SA:1/11/12- 38%motility, 2% morph
IUI #2: 1/21/13-100mg Clomid(CD3-7)(8M post wash) + progesterone= BFP!! EDD 10/13/13
Beta #1=81.1 Beta #2=134.5 Beta #3=58.1 #4=2369 WTH?!-Not sure if its viable
2/21/13 - Went to RE expecting the worse and saw the flutter of the heart...still measuring small. To God be the Glory!!
2/28/13 - heart rate = 147bpm!! Measuring on target!
3/21 - First OB Appt
~~PAIF/SAIF Welcome~~
How old are you? 32, but 33 in 2 moWhat's your BNOTB status? Never-ever? Someday? TTC? Never again? SomedayWhat do you do for a living? Volunteer, and stay at homeWhat is your dream job? It changes from year to year What does your SO do? Doctor
Do you have any hobbies? IDK but I really love t.v.How did you come up with your Nest name?first thing that came to mindAny pets? greyhounds
What is your biggest pet peeve? When people stare at my boobs, eve though I wear a cami, and don't wear low cut shirts. What would a perfect date night be for you? Steak house dinner, then the theaterGirls night? Movies, and game board nightNight alone? Marathon of what ever show I'm really into at the time and online shoppingFavorite type of food? Pizza and sandwiches Food you hate? Seafood. I've tried, tired it and still don't like it.Favorite drink? Smoothies, bottle waterEarly bird or night owl? Night owl