Let's take a break from the same ol' pregnancy polls and get to know each other better!
1.) Where did you meet your DH and what year?
2.) What's your idea of a fun date?
3.) What's your favorite scent?
4.) What's something you always wanted to do, but haven't had a chance to yet?
5.) Your favorite childhood memory:
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My Answers:
1.) Where did you meet your DH and what year? In a college Math class, 2002.
2.) What's your idea of a fun date? Going to my favorite Italian restaurant, then to a movie, then to Cup O' Joe afterwards to relax and talk.
3.) What's your favorite scent? Lavender.
4.) What's something you always wanted to do, but haven't had a chance to yet?
Go to New York on New Year's Eve to see the ball drop.
5.) Your favorite childhood memory: Having a lemonade stand with my neighborhood friends.
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1.) Where did you meet your DH and what year?
We're both dorks so of course we met freshman year in college in Calculus study group, 2001.
2.) What's your idea of a fun date?
Playing board games at home with the hubby. We have a blast & since we already own the games - it's free!
3.) What's your favorite scent?
Sweet Pea. Although right now I'm all about anything peppermint, including peppermint scented candles.
4.) What's something you always wanted to do, but haven't had a chance to yet?
See a show, like the ones on broadway or in Vegas. Would LOVE to see a cirque show.
5.) Your favorite childhood memory: running around in the woods playing with my siblings & neighbor kids, the biggest concern in our lives then was making sure we got back in the house in time for dinner.
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1.) Where did you meet your DH and what year? DH 7 met at his job 2008... Thanks mom
2.) What's your idea of a fun date? dinner and going home to cuddle on the couch to watch a movie... or I love hiking
3.) What's your favorite scent? Peppermint and Vanilla
4.) What's something you always wanted to do, but haven't had a chance yet? SkyDive, DH and I were going to go for Christmas but then we got our BFP [:-)]
5.) Your favorite childhood memory: there are so many... probably sitting on the counter in Grandma's kitchen while she cooked.
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1.) at a bar in 2007
2.) going somewhere new with DH, taking a drive, headed to new place in NYC, hike, trying a new restaurant etc..
3.) Michael Kors perfume and the ocean
4.) go back to Europe and see my family, haven't been back in 10 years
5.) vacations to Bermuda with my mom, have been there over a dozen times with her. I went with a friend a year after my mom died and brought back many wonderful memories.
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DS#1- Born August 2011
1.) Where did you meet your DH and what year? We met at a Country Club were we both worked in 2000.
2.) What's your idea of a fun date? Out to dinner and then maybe bowling or a movie.
3.) What's your favorite scent? The smell sheets straight out of the dryer.
4.) What's something you always wanted to do, but haven't had a chance to yet? Travel to Europe.
5.) Your favorite childhood memory: Spending 2 weeks each summer at the Lake Resort that my friend's family owned.
DS#1- Born August 2011
1.) Where did you meet your DH and what year?
In 2002, on the internet when that was still considered weird. I was in high school and he was in college which made it a little more weird, but at least I was legal!
2.) What's your idea of a fun date?
Ocean boating. I live in Florida and love the beach and the waves!
3.) What's your favorite scent?
Cinnamon
4.) What's something you always wanted to do, but haven't had a chance to yet?
Knit. Kind of lame but I did everything else on my bucket list. Lived in Japan, went to Bermuda, NYC, San Francisco. Oh I'd still like to see Seattle & Vancouver. We were going to go this summer but I guess that's not going to happen now!
5.) Your favorite childhood memory:
My parents were always working and I walked to school, so I would often skip with my brother and go fishing in the lakes or hang out in our tree house reading Twain books. This is in Miami, FL btw. lol
1.) Where did you meet your DH and what year? We met in 6th grade in 2002 "yes we are young"
2.) What's your idea of a fun date? dinner and bowling!
3.) What's your favorite scent? apple and vanilla
4.) What's something you always wanted to do, but haven't had a chance to yet? go to Germany
5.) Your favorite childhood memory: anything i did with my little brother
1.) Where did you meet your DH and what year? Working at a restaurant...I think in 2004? We didn't like each other! lol
2.) What's your idea of a fun date? We don't do date nights often just the two of us, so really anything! A good dinner somewhere new is always nice.
3.) What's your favorite scent? Hmm...stuff baking!
4.) What's something you always wanted to do, but haven't had a chance to yet? Go to Italy
5.) Your favorite childhood memory: Riding bikes with my best friend who lived across the street (who I'm still friends with!)
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5.) Your favorite childhood memory: Playing in the snow with my siblings, going sledding and building snow forts
1.) Where did you meet your DH and what year? He was in a band with my best friend in 2002- I was still in high school
2.) What's your idea of a fun date? A nice dinner with just the two of us, a movie, and then meeting up with our friends at a local bar
3.) What's your favorite scent? Vanilla
4.) What's something you always wanted to do, but haven't had a chance to yet? I want to go to Austria and Germany with my grandparents.
5.) Your favorite childhood memory: Reading with my mom
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1.) Where did you meet your DH and what year? In 1999, in a nightclub parking lot...LOL I know that sounds super tacky..but long story short, one of his friends met my best friend inside the club and we all met up back at my friend's car...and now they are married and so are we!
2.) What's your idea of a fun date? day trips to the shore are great, whatever season
3.) What's your favorite scent? Vanilla, cookies, gingerbread, pumpkin..I guess any sweet food!
4.) What's something you always wanted to do, but haven't had a chance to yet?
I'd love to go to Australia...
5.) Your favorite childhood memory: Spending each weekend with my extended family- aunts, uncles, cousins at my grandparent's house
1.) Where did you meet your DH and what year?
In 2004 at the mall! I was a senior in HS, he was in college. He worked at a skateboard shop and I came into the store with a friend. He asked for my number and we have been inseparable since.
2.) What's your idea of a fun date?
Goofy golfing, bowling, going to the movies, going to the Melting Pot. But we usually get our favorite takeout, watch a movie on the couch in our PJ's... that's probably my favorite!
3.) What's your favorite scent?
Chanel Chance Eu Tendre is my current perfume, I also love Amazing Grace and general coconut or cocoa butter stuff.
4.) What's something you always wanted to do, but haven't had a chance to yet?
Go skydiving, go to Bora Bora or Tahiti...those huts you can stay in look very appealing!
5.) Your favorite childhood memory:
Staying in our cabin in Northern Arizona. It was at the top of big hill, so we would snow sled down the hill all day long! So fun!
1.) Where did you meet your DH and what year?
Lived in the same dorm freshman year of college, 2002
2.) What's your idea of a fun date?
Dinner and a movie
3.) What's your favorite scent?
I love cucumber melon!
4.) What's something you always wanted to do, but haven't had a chance to yet?
Travel all over Europe
5.) Your favorite childhood memory:
Playing catch with my dad and sisters all summer long
1.) Where did you meet your DH and what year?
On a blind date, November 2004
2.) What's your idea of a fun date?
Going out for sushi/Chinese cuisine, shopping, people watching
3.) What's your favorite scent?
Anything clean
4.) What's something you always wanted to do, but haven't had a chance to yet?
Live in London. It's on our list. It's a beautiful city and we had an amazing holiday there.
5.) Your favorite childhood memory
Every summer in my childhood
1.) Where did you meet your DH and what year?
We meet in 2004 in graduate school. DH was working on his Phd in Genetics, and I was working on mine in History.
2.) What's your idea of a fun date?
Probably going out to a fanc restaurant and drinking some really good wine. DH and I are both wine snobs.
3.) What's your favorite scent? Real roses.
4.) What's something you always wanted to do, but haven't had a chance to yet?
Visit China.
5.) Your favorite childhood memory:
Probably Holidays with the family.
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1.) Where did you meet your DH and what year? We met in 2004, but re-met in 2006. 2.) What's your idea of a fun date? I'm bipolar when it comes to this, but either camping/hiking or golf date3.) What's your favorite scent? I have no idea... I really love the smell of *good* coffee brewing4.) What's something you always wanted to do, but haven't had a chance to yet? Go to Europe5.) Your favorite childhood memory: Going camping in the smokey mountains every spring break
1.) Where did you meet your DH and what year? I met MH through his brother who was my friend in high school. We didn't meet until the summer before my senior year of college though in 2005.
2.) What's your idea of a fun date? Going out to eat and laughing.
3.) What's your favorite scent? Candles, any kind really.
4.) What's something you always wanted to do, but haven't had a chance to yet? Go to Ireland...someday.
5.) Your favorite childhood memory: There are so many it's hard to choose just one. I'd have to go general and say all the great times spent as a family.
2.) What's your idea of a fun date? Dinner at a nice restaurant with DH
3.) What's your favorite scent? Lavender
4.) What's something you always wanted to do, but haven't had a chance to yet? Go to Hawaii
5.) Your favorite childhood memory: Going to DisneyWorld with my sister, parents and grammy in 1990
1. ?Well DF, we're getting married soon. ?We worked at the same school for four years. ?Met in 2006.
2. ?Football game (tailgating before) or our cabin getaway with a campfire at 7 and an early bedtime. ?:o)
3. ?Daisy by Marc Jacobs or the smell of evergreens
4. ?I'd love to be able to fly a plane. ?
5. ?Oh so many to choose from... annual beach vacations with my family! ?
1- I met H on E-Harmony in Jan 2007.
2- Going to a movie at the Drafthouse (full meal)
3- I am allergic to most scented things, but I love cinnamon
4- Travel to Romania with H
5- Too many to count. Probably Christmas Eve at my godmothers when my sister and I got our Barbie Corvettes and spread all the pieces out in the living room because we couldn't wait to put them together.
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1.) Where did you meet your DH and what year? 2001, Spring Break in Panama City--we were each there with friends and met at a bar. We found out we went to the same college, so he called when we got back to town!
2.) What's your idea of a fun date? Going to one of our favorite restaurants and then going to the bookstore to get a really good book to read before bedtime. (Hopefully my going out to bars days are over!)
3.) What's your favorite scent? My sister's perfume. I don't know what it is, but she always smells so good!
4.) What's something you always wanted to do, but haven't had a chance to yet? Have a baby!
5.) Your favorite childhood memory: Going on vacations with my family every summer.
2.) What's your idea of a fun date? Dinner and the comedy club.
3.) What's your favorite scent? Lime
4.) What's something you always wanted to do, but haven't had a chance to yet? Win the lottery
5.) Your favorite childhood memory: Sitting on the porch swing with my Grandma and talking about life.
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1.) Where did you meet your DH and what year?We met on match.com! in 2004, I was new to CA and didn't know many people so it was a refreshing surprise to find someone I clicked with 2.) What's your idea of a fun date?dinner, drinks (not now) bowling? I'm easy! 3.) What's your favorite scent?a babies head! fresh cut grass 4.) What's something you always wanted to do, but haven't had a chance to yet?Go to Italy! We went to Greece for our honeymoon in September and I fell in love with Europe!5.) Your favorite childhood memory:
1.) Where did you meet your DH and what year? In 2005 on match.com. I never thought I'd actually meet someone on a site like that, but a friend of mine convinced me to try it out since it was hard to meet people after we had graduated from college and grad school and were starting our careers. It worked.. DH was the only person I ever talked to from there!
2.) What's your idea of a fun date? These days, it's dinner and a movie with a babysitter at home!
3.) What's your favorite scent? Vanilla.
4.) What's something you always wanted to do, but haven't had a chance to yet? I've always wanted to take my children to Norway for the summer to vacation and visit family. We thought we'd take DD before she turned 2, but it looks like we'll have to wait a few more years.
5.) Your favorite childhood memory: When I was 14 my parents let me fly to Europe on my own. I lived with my cousins in Norway and one week we took a cross-country train trip on our own. I remember I thought I was so grown up. lol.
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2.) What's your idea of a fun date? Hiking a mountain in the pacific northwest, followed by thai food, ice cream, and possibly a movie. (can you tell I'm getting hungry?)
3.) What's your favorite scent? Raspberry.
4.) What's something you always wanted to do, but haven't had a chance to yet? Get my pilot's license. Visit Alaska, Hawaii, Australia.
5.) Your favorite childhood memory: Sailing at Lake Michigan with all my cousins.
1.) Where did you meet your DH and what year? We went to middle school together, but later met back up on FB in late 2004.
2.) What's your idea of a fun date? Enjoying a day at a winery or staying at h ome and playing board games.
3.) What's your favorite scent? DH's cologne.
4.) What's something you always wanted to do, but haven't had a chance to yet? Vacation in Europe
5.) Your favorite childhood memory: Summers in Puerto Rico playing with my cousins.
1.) Where did you meet your DH and what year? We met in an AOL chatroom in the summer of '99.
2.) What's your idea of a fun date? We usually have a good time making dinner together. Since I am having a hard time with food, that is not so fun right now.
3.) What's your favorite scent? was vanilla but it makes me queasy now.
4.) What's something you always wanted to do, but haven't had a chance to yet? travel! We're still doing some travelling but not as much as we had hoped.
5.) Your favorite childhood memory: picking grapefruits off my great -aunt's trees when I was 6 with my grandparents.
3.) What's your favorite scent? Lavender4.) What's something you always wanted to do, but haven't had a chance to yet? Travel around Europe
5.) Your favorite childhood memory: My family ski trips with all my cousins. We would love running around the huge house playing together.