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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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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.
All about me ** Elisabeth29**
The list is long but you have plenty of time to make your way through the questions.
Name: Zodiac Sign? Wedding Date? Occupation? Any siblings? Names? Any pets? What kind? Names? Any children?What city do you live in? If GR, what ?side? of town? What kind of car do you drive? What kind of car do you want to drive? Why do you like the Nest? What is your favorite restaurant? What is your least favorite chore? What is your favorite chore? Where do you like to vacation? Who is your favorite celebrity? Why? Do you watch sports? If so what's your favorite?Who was your first celebrity crush? Do you still have your tonsils? What is your favorite cereal? What is the first thing you notice about people? If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Scary movies or happy endings? What is the best advice given do you? What kind of music do you like and favorite artist? What was your first cd/tape/album purchased? Who is you hero and why? What is your dream job? What is your favorite color? What is your favorite holiday?Apple juice or orange juice? Are you a morning or night person? Which do you prefer, sweet or salty foods? Ninjas or pirates? What was your favorite childhood television program? Are you a collector of anything? If you could be any animal, what would you be? If you could have any superpower, what would it be? What is usually your first thought when you wake up? What do you usually think about right before falling asleep? What's your favorite animal? Do you believe in extraterrestrials or life on other planets? Do you believe in ghosts? Ever been addicted to a video/computer game? Which one(s)? You're given 1 million dollars, what do you spend it on? Have any bad habits? Which bad habits, if any, drive you crazy? Any tattoos or piercings? What's the first thing you notice in the opposite sex? Are you mostly a clean or messy person? If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would you go? Name 1 regret you have: Name 1 thing you miss about being a kid: Name 1 thing you love about being an adult: What's your favorite song of the moment? What's your favorite thing to do on a Saturday night? What's your favorite thing to do on a Sunday afternoon? Have any hidden talents? You're about to walk the green mile, what do you have as your last meal? Which would you rather have, 100 million dollars or true love? If you could have 3 wishes granted, what would they be? Name 1 thing not many people know about you: On the topic of abortion, how do you feel about cookies? And last but not least, Do you like Turtles?
Re: All about me ** Elisabeth29**
Oh my goodness! I'm so sorry I missed this!!! Better late than never?
The list is long but you have plenty of time to make your way through the questions.
Name: Beth Zodiac Sign? Aquarius Wedding Date? 10/9/10 Occupation? Registered Nurse Any siblings? Names? 2 brothers, David and Jonathan Any pets? What kind? Names? 1 cat named Callie Any children? One on the way, due 12/6/12 What city do you live in? If GR, what ?side? of town? Walker What kind of car do you drive? Ford Focus What kind of car do you want to drive? not sure... hopefully someday I'll have some sort of SUV Why do you like the Nest? It's nice to be able to "talk" to others about anything and feedback What is your favorite restaurant? Applebee's What is your least favorite chore? Mowing the lawn, growing up we had a large backyard and it took forever! (we had a push mower and I remember it hurting my hands because I had to hold on so hard and it shook so much) What is your favorite chore? washing dishes, it's mindless and growing up, my brothers and I always washed the dishes together and tried to make it a fun time Where do you like to vacation? wherever! I love camping and visiting my older brother in NJ Who is your favorite celebrity? Why? hmmm, not sure! Jillian Michaels seems pretty down to earth. Do you watch sports? If so what's your favorite? Yes! I love college football, just about anything if I go and watch it in person. Went to my first NBA game in Detroit in March and it was fun (but basketball on TV doesn't keep my attention!). I love watching the Olympics, especially swimming, diving, and gymnastics Who was your first celebrity crush? Probably Uncle Jesse... he was such a heartthrob! Do you still have your tonsils? Yes indeed! What is your favorite cereal? Cinnamon Toast Crunch, it is always such a treatAny tattoos or piercings? 2 tattoos, ears pierced What's the first thing you notice in the opposite sex? confidence (but also that they aren't cocky and thinking only of themselves!) Are you mostly a clean or messy person? I'm kind of messy, which is embarassing, my roommates in college gave me such a hard time about it! I'm not it's not dirty, gross, but I do have lots of piles and clutter If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? probably here. We are close to family which I love. If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would you go? Austrailia, see the kangaroos and koalas
Are you going to find out the sex of your baby or wait until he/she is born?
Do you guys have names picked out?
TW: We are going to find out, but I still have 5+ weeks to wait! We haven't seriously talked names yet, just tossed some around... I'm betting we'll wait at least until we find out the sex to start talking seriously about it.
Stargirl: I did write him a letter probably over a month ago now (I know the kidney went to a man in Georgia). But I haven't gotten a response back. I heard he was doing well after the transplant (in Dec 2011), and hopefully he is still doing great.
Wow, it takes a really special person to donate an organ to a stranger!
It was nice to learn more about you, Elisabeth.
I loved David the Gnome as a kid too. We watched it after school.
Where in NJ is your brother?
Another David the Gnome fan here! Awesome that you donated an organ to a stranger.
Thanks for sharing!
I have never heard of David the Gnome.
You're going to have to share more about the kidney donation! Er... you know, if you want to.
I'm fascinated.
GRSP: Well... it just hit me one day when I was in college... I have 2 kidneys but only need one, I wish I could give my extra one away to someone who needs it. But I have never known anyone who needed one, there's no history of kidney problems in my family and I didn't know if it was even possible to anonymously give one away.
In May 2011, I volunteered at the GR Kidney Walk, and there was a booth from the Saint Mary's Kidney Transplant program. I asked them if it was possible to give a kidney to a stranger who needs it, they said yes and gave me some information to look over. I thought about it for about a month and called her and said that I wanted to go through the testing. They did a lot of tests to make sure I was healthy enough, and then compatibility testing to find a recipient who would be a good match.
I gave a kidney in December 2011 and it started a chain of kidney donation called a NEAD chain (Never Ending Altruistic Donor chain). I donated a kidney to a man in Georgia, his brother (who was not a match for him) donated to someone else, who has a relative who will donate to someone else and so on. It's like pay-it-forward with kidneys.
If there are any other questions anyone has, I'm more than willing to answer. It's definitely something I'm passionate about, organ donation in general.
Nice to "meet" you Beth!
That is really cool about your kidney donation, what a wonderful gift to a total stranger! I don't know if I could do that - maybe a little selfish thinking but I would be worried about if I were ever to need both. Good for you!!
I was hoping it was a chain! That's awesome!
I've considered doing the same. How does it work out for costs?
The transplant program covers all the testing, the recipient's insurance covers everything related to the transplant.
ETA: If you are considering it, please ask me any questions!! The testing was not that bad, mostly lab draws. My surgery recovery went pretty smoothly too, I was in the hospital 5 days (but I've read where it could be less), and I was away from work for a total of 3 weeks (surgery on 12/12/11, back to work on 1/3/12). My main incision is approx 2.5 inches (vertical with the bottom of it being about an inch above my belly button), 2 small "lap sites" (for instruments, about 2 cm each), and one tiny one (about a cm) for a camera to be able to look around.