Meet and Greet?

MAH123

Seems like there are a lot of new faces around here lately, how about a Friday meet and greet? We can add drinks to loosen people up if necessary.

Screen name/ location:

Your age & occupation:

DH/SO age & occupation:

Pets:

Interesting Tidbit:

MAH123

MAH123:

Screen name/ location: MAH123, TN

Your age & occupation: 36, CCNS (Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist)

DH/SO age & occupation: 39, Regional Sales Manager (banking)

Pets: Our trial child is a 12yo pug named Spike, he is spoiled rotten and is considered the alpha male in our house.

Interesting Tidbit: Humiliating (although some of you know this), I sent Ricky Schroder a picture of myself when I was in 2nd grade and never heard back from him.....still holding a grudge.

mkwt

MAH123:

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Screen name/ location: MKWT/  East Tn

Your age & occupation: 35 Insurance Agent

DH/SO age & occupation: 37 Sales Mgr for beverage distributor

Pets: Remmie (beagle in siggy) she is 11 years old, DH has two cats, Stump Cat (has one eye and no tail) and Elle (a beautiful white cat)

Interesting Tidbit: I fell in a fire pit while camping this past weekend, and I have second degree burns on my arm and leg (9 inches long ad 3 inches wide) and i rode to hospital on back of DH motorcycle while going into shock, and this is worst pain I have felt in my life.  BTW:  This was my first ER visit!

Joe'sSweetPea

Joe'sSweetPea, San Francisco

I am 40 years old... Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) in the public schools.  My DH is 43 (today!) and an (industrial) engineer... but I really do not know what his job is!  

We have a 19 year old kitty, Ed (I inherited him from DH when we got married) and 6 year old chocolate lab, Murphy (DH inherited him from me).

My interesting tidbit is that I am training for my 3rd half marathon. At the conclusion of my first half marathon, DH proposed to me at the finish line, at the second (my first Nike Women's Half) I received a Tiffany's necklace from a SF firefighter wearing a tux.  I am running this year's Nike for my 2nd Tiffany's necklace.  This girl runs for JEWELRY!!!!

Welcome to the new ladies and returning ladies..... 

cupcakeandmoose

MAH123:

Seems like there are a lot of new faces around here lately, how about a Friday meet and greet? We can add drinks to loosen people up if necessary.

Screen name/ location: cupcakeandmoose/TX

Your age & occupation: 35/legal assistant

DH/SO age & occupation: 35/IT specialist manager

Pets: Foxy, my 5 year old chihuahua and Tinkerbell, my daughter's parakeet.

Interesting Tidbit: I feed the birds in parkinglots. 

Trippleb

Screen name/ location:  Tripplebe, Pennsylvania

Your age & occupation: 40, SAHW

DH/SO age & occupation:  38, Engineer

Pets:  One fish, one blue crab and a hermit crab.

Interesting Tidbit: Although I am a SAHW I have my own business and my husband works for my company.  He reports to an old employer who now contracts my husband through my company.  I'm a business owner who is unemployed.  Confused yet?

jcath

MAH123:

Screen name/ location: jcath - Atlanta

Your age & occupation: I'm saying 39 but I'll be 40 in a month and day, yikes!  I'm a fundraiser

DH/SO age & occupation: DH is 35 and an attorney

Pets: I have the worlds most beautiful Pug named Daisy who is about 3. MAH we need to exchange pics!

Interesting Tidbit: I got married at 20 and divorced at 30 and didn't get to do those great things you do after college before you have responsibilities. So after I got divorced I took my kids (who were then 5 & 8) and went backpacking through France and Italy for a month on a total shoe string budget.  Still is the best trip of my life.

tlc7068

Screen name/ location: tlc7068, mi

Your age & occupation: engineer, 40

DH/SO age & occupation: engineer 41

Pets: 2 cats mia and aspen.  long story on how i have cats. i am not a cat person. i am a dog person.  i want to get another dog.  we had to put my down 1.5 years ago.  just need to find the right shelter dog.

Interesting Tidbit: i have completed 13 half marathons and 1 full marathon.

tracybarberkja

MAH123:

Seems like there are a lot of new faces around here lately, how about a Friday meet and greet? We can add drinks to loosen people up if necessary.

Screen name/ location: tracybarberkja/ Frisco TX

Your age & occupation:  36/self employed...owner of an in home child care called "Sweet Peas"

DH/SO age & occupation: 28/ also owner of our in home child care....we work together daily

Pets:Lulu and Hoops

Interesting Tidbit: I have three children ages 15, 13 & 8.  DH and I just got married in April and this will be his first.  We have a licensed in home child care which we have a group of 10 all under 2 years.  DH is a pro at taking care of newborns already which will be a huge benefit!

ALF222

MAH123:

Seems like there are a lot of new faces around here lately, how about a Friday meet and greet? We can add drinks to loosen people up if necessary.

Screen name/ location: Alfontaine, Sacramento

Your age & occupation: 36, geologist

DH/SO age & occupation: 36, sales for health insurance

Pets: one dog (sticky) and one cat (bubba)

Interesting Tidbit: I spent 18 months as a flight attendant after college before deciding to use my degree in geology. Was also a whitewater rafting guide!

CityPixie

Hi all!  It's Pix.  citypixie.  I'm pretty new here.

I'm 41 and DH will be in Aug.  We are your basic office-going yuppies I guess.

We have a big, hairy golden retriever.  He's our second.

Tidbit: We restored our historic home.  I'm a real handywoman!  I just need to get my own show on HGTV.

I'm going for the heavy stuff today since I'm waiting for a progesterone- induced AF delay.  I need a shot. On second thought, better make it a Bloody Mary!  Ha! Oh that was gross!  Happy Friday everyone!!!!

-Pix

heathercara

Screen name/ location:  heathercara/Florida

Your age & occupation:  38/Office Manager

DH/SO age & occupation:  38/Senior Adjustor

Pets:  1 year old Beta named Tiger.  A 4 year old male Chow/Malamute mix (the red one in siggy).  A 2 1/2 year old female Chow (the blue one in siggy

Interesting Tidbit:   Although this will be my first pregnancy I have been raising DH's son with him (he's had custody his whole life) since he was a toddler

JilliansMoma

JilliansMoma from Northern, CA

I am 36 years old and I am a Designer for a new homes builder. (And I actually still have a job considering the crappy housing market!!)

My hubby is 38 and he is a high school history teacher and basketball coach.

Our oldest is an 8 year old kitty named Horey (Robert); then we rescued George (Devon) a 5 year old cat, and our Nebolish Mastiff doggie is Fisher (Derek) (Can you tell my hubby is a Laker fan? I figure if he gets it out of the way on the pets my kids will be OK!!!)

The most interesting tidbit is my great, great grandpa taught Teddy Roosevelt how to box.  Before he was president.  I actually have a telegram from the White House that was addressed to him and signed by TR!!

talullahs

MAH123:

Screen name/ location: talullahs/new york city

Your age & occupation: I'm 38 and I'm a writer/actress/teaching artist

DH/SO age & occupation: He's 39 (almost 40) and works in the internet.

Pets:Just the plants that I kill with alarming regularity (the future kids should be ok - they cry when they need to be watered and fed).

Interesting Tidbit: I have recently become an adrenaline junkie the past few years.  Living in New York City, I didn't often get into the great outdoors, but recently have discovered a nascent love for tubing, skydiving (tandem - not solo...yet!), zip-lining and whatever other activities I can do for minimum risk and maximum thrills.

AlmostLoCo

Screen name/ location: AlmostLoCo, North Jersey

Your age & occupation: 37, Marketing

DH/SO age & occupation: 42, Editor and writer

Pets: 3 cats - Skittles, Trouble and 8-Ball. Skittles was mine and Trouble and 8-Ball belonged to DH before we "merged"

Interesting Tidbit: I live right across the river from Manhattan, and moved up here from Philly about 9 years ago. On September 10, 2001. Yep.

dreamalotmp

Hi.

Screen name/ location: Dreamalotmp / Pittsburgh, PA

Your age & occupation:  39, Content Developer at University

DH/SO age & occupation: 42, Data Specialist at PNC

Pets: None other than my DH  :P

Interesting Tidbit:My Mom was adopted by the doctor that delivered her. Her bio Mom was 14 at the time.

 

redsoxbono

Screen name/ location:  redsoxbono/massachusetts

Your age & occupation:  40/middle school teacher

DH/SO age & occupation:  39/owns his own business

Pets: 10 year old chocolate lab (DH's first love)

Interesting Tidbit:   I have 39 first cousins (all of whom are very fertile. . . )

nikilouhoo

Screen name/ location: nikilouhoo/Phoenix, AZ

Your age & occupation: 38/PR & social media manager

DH/SO age & occupation: 43/IT systems engineer

Pets: Willie, my 10 1/2 year old peke-a-poo and Spike, 10 year old CWA (cat with attitude).

Interesting Tidbit: I ran my first half marathon - which was amazing all the way until the very end. I was too busy looking at all the people cheering that I tripped and fell across the finish line (my most embarrassing moment EVER). The ironic thing was that I was wearing a shirt that said "If found on ground, please drag across finish line). Think I jinxed myself? I'm training for another on in November, then one in January, to make up for it.

rach2100

Screen name/ location:  rach2100 / NC

Your age & occupation:  38; Admin Asst for Federal Gov't

DH/SO age & occupation:  38; Computer Programmer

Pets: none at this time; but we both grew up with several

Interesting Tidbit:  I am a US Army Women Veteran

OscarQ

MAH123:

Seems like there are a lot of new faces around here lately, how about a Friday meet and greet? We can add drinks to loosen people up if necessary.

Screen name/ location: OscarQ (Alison) / Delaware

Your age & occupation:  36 / Finance

DH/SO age & occupation: 33 tomorrow / Finance

Pets:  2 cats are Gracie O and Oliver; 1 dog named Lucy

Interesting Tidbit: my screenname is from my old cat Oscar - he was a total computer hog cat and I couldn't think of anything else and was struggling to keep him off the keyboard so OscarQ it was.  Not very interesting.

OscarQ

MAH123:

Seems like there are a lot of new faces around here lately, how about a Friday meet and greet? We can add drinks to loosen people up if necessary.

Screen name/ location: OscarQ (Alison) / Delaware

Your age & occupation:  36 / Finance

DH/SO age & occupation: 33 tomorrow / Finance

Pets:  2 cats are Gracie O and Oliver; 1 dog named Lucy

Interesting Tidbit: my screenname is from my old cat Oscar - he was a total computer hog cat and I couldn't think of anything else and was struggling to keep him off the keyboard so OscarQ it was.  Not very interesting.

*Chicken*

MAH123:

Seems like there are a lot of new faces around here lately, how about a Friday meet and greet? We can add drinks to loosen people up if necessary.

Screen name/ location: Chicken/ Michigan

Your age & occupation:38 and unemployed but I will be doing volunteer work at a hospital within the week.

DH/SO age & occupation: 30/Designer

Pets:2 cats

Interesting Tidbit: About me?  There's really nothing interesting about me.

robynss

Screen name/ location: RobynSS Florida

Your age & occupation: 36, Assistant Principal in Elementary School

DH/SO age & occupation: 44, Area Director of School System

Pets:Mocha...a cat who just went to the vet today (she's 17) and they are worried about her weight loss this past year (wish I lost it instead)

Interesting Tidbit:hmm...think I am not that interesting but I have seen Oprah live and I am obsessed with General Hospital since I was a kid!

robynss

RedSoxBono, I taught in Natick for 10 years...where are you?

met_at_the_ball

Nice to meet you all!!

Screen name/Location: Met_at-the_ball/Boston-Screen name is a hold- over from wedding over 3 years ago thinking about changing it

Me; 36/Video Producer

DH: 40/Phone company technician

Pets: Our beautiful but unfortunatley somewhat plump cat, Gracie our "baby."  We adopted her several years ago when I was living in another state. 

 Interesting tidbit: Well, i guess my career has been interesting, I've have interviewed everyone from murderers to famous senators, but the stories that have been shared with me and I am most proud of are the regular folk who have some infinite wisdom or inspirational emotion, like the seemingly tough biker guy that saw his buddies name etched into the traveling Vietnam wall for the first time and broke down and cried and told his story for the first time ever to me.

 

 

curlyhairedboys

MAH123:

Seems like there are a lot of new faces around here lately, how about a Friday meet and greet? We can add drinks to loosen people up if necessary.

Screen name/ location: curlyhairedboys from MA

Your age & occupation: 37 SAHM

DH/SO age & occupation: 35 electrical engineer

Pets: Lindy (the dog) 7 - she's a mix but mostly Australian Cattle Dog

Interesting Tidbit: I can juggle

pnltybox

Screen name/ location: pnltybox/NJ Your age & occupation: 39 - Pastry Chef DH/SO age & occupation: 33 - Chef Pets: Tucker, our dog and love of my life (don't tell DH!) Interesting Tidbit: During college, I worked for the Fashion Editor of an industry publication in L.A.. I interviewed popular designers, dressed the models for on-location photo shoots and even covered a few fashion shows and had my articles published. At the end of the season, we got to clean out the "sample" closet and take home the clothes and accessories (back when I could squeeze into them!)!

pnltybox

Sorry, my computer won't let me format the post correctly.....oops!

&&

Screen name/ location: &&/ South Jersey

Your age & occupation: 37, Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultant (LDT/C); previously taught special ed for 12 years

DH/SO age & occupation: 33, Technician (audio/visual install)

Pets:  1 cat, Fiona (mine from before I met DH), and a 55 gallon fish tank with many fish

Interesting Tidbit:  My best friend  and I grew up 2 blocks away from each other,  and now we are both married and live less than a mile away from each other (she is DD's godmother) in a completely different town about an hour away from where we grew up.

DulcieLynn

Screen name/ location: DulcieLynn; Livonia, Michigan

Your age & occupation: 38 - Accountant

DH/SO age & occupation: 33 - Accountant

Pets:Keegan (10); Payton (4)

Interesting Tidbit:Not too much interesting; I don't post too much because I can't do it during the day and don't always get on at night.We've been TTC for about 2 1/2 years.

shyntrue

Screen name/ location: Shyntrue, Cincinnati, OH

Your age & occupation: 42, PT receptionist at a chiropractor's office (previously in HR for 15 yrs before being laid off May 09)

DH/SO age & occupation: 44, Computer Engineer

Pets:  None at this time... just had to "let go " of my 15 1/2 yr old toy poodle.  We are waiting a bit to get another dog.

Interesting Tidbit:  DH & I met on E-Harmony.

MelleTX

Screen name / Location: MelleTX (Michelle), Dallas, TX

Age & Occupation: 36 (almost 37), Account Director for a digital marketing agency

DH/SO Age & Occupation: Donor # 12028

Pets: Two cats - JoJo (14) and Lily (9)

Interesting tidbit: I am doing this all on my own. Mr. Right can wait, motherhood cannot. Going through all the fertility testing this month, hope to do IUI in August.

MAH123

Well I think we are an extremely interesting group!

kikibird

Sorry I'm so late to this!

Screen name/ location:  kikijbird / northern NJ

Your age & occupation: 39, art collection manager at a museum

DH/SO age & occupation: 31, store manager, photo retail

Pets: none, if I don't count DH :P

Interesting Tidbit: I used to want to go on the Amazing Race, I love traveling and geography, and think it would be wicked cool if I could time travel too

J9798

Screen name/ location: j9798; California

Your age & occupation: 43; HR professional

DH/SO age & occupation: 

Pets: 2 beautiful fur babies aka Dobermans.

Interesting Tidbit: marathon runner; have completed 16.  and since i'm on my 3d bedrest from my transfer and knowing i can't run until beta, it's driving me nuts.  can't wait to lace up again and get out there (w/doc's permission of course)