1. I met my husband in high school, he took me back to the same classroom where he asked me out to propose. Now our son goes to school there, I substitute teach there and my father inlaw is the pastor! (We go to a small church with a k2-12 grade school.) 💜
2. I love running, especially in Disney World! My first marathon was through the 4 theme parks. 🏃♀️
3. My grandpa was famous for being the first American POW released from the korean war. He got to be on the Ed Sullivan show and also dated Ava Gardner.
4. I didn’t drink coffee until I was almost 30...now I have a slight addiction.
5. I work from home for an ESL company teaching kids in China during the early morning hours.
6. I love any and all things purple!
7. We have 1 boy, Gabriel (Gabe) Pierce, and 1 girl, Daisy Lane. 💜💜
8. I also have my first furbaby Chewie, who is a going on 16 year old yorkie! I got him when I was 16 on Christmas morning. 🥰
9. I absolutely love broadway musicals and symphonies! Phantom of the Opera being my fave.
10. The outer banks and Disney are my favorite vacation places. DH and I got married at the outer banks!
@1MommyRunner despite playing soccer for 15 years, I’m no longer in love with running. But I am so in love with WDW, we go every year in November but will have to put it off this year ☹️ But we may just make up for it and do 2 trips next year in March and November!
@Ecat504 That is awesome! We were there November 2019 and then this past February. We love it! I know it’s a bummer putting it off ☹️ but I totally vote doubling up the vacations! 🥳🙌🏻 You will get some precious pics with the new little one too! 🥰 We are planning for November 2021 with my inlaws so they can experience the Christmas party.
1. After being a med/surg nurse for years, I recently switched to that mom life schedule and am now working as an elementary school nurse. I have never really been thrilled with this decision until very recently. Kudos to my front line sisters (and brothers) working through this mess!
2. I am a middle child. 100%.
3. I live in a 200+ year old farmhouse on a cattle farm in the middle of nowhere, and I never would have thought this is where I would end up. Couldn’t be happier about it.
4. I used to hold a commercial fishing license for the state of Alaska (think deadliest catch - I did that).
5. I love pickled onions. And my 2 children, 2 dogs, and husband.
6. I am most passionate about gardening, cooking, and doing everything in my power to get out of cleaning the kitchen.
7. I’m that brutally honest (but in a good way... i think?) “mom friend” that they have those blog posts about.
8. I have the messiest bedroom on the planet. I absolutely can not seem to put my clothes away, like ever.
9. I love love love home interiors and design. It’s been my favorite hobby in said old farmhouse.
10. I have an Etsy shop side-hustle that is actually now more of my main hustle. I make faux floral wreaths and I LOVE it.
me 32 | dh 45
married 11.11.17 mama. epicurean. plant lover. wine enthusiast.
1. I have an Australian Labradoodle named Toffee, he is 3yo, handsome but not very smart 2. I'm a physical therapist in a SNF, dream job would be part time working with ages birth-3yo 3. I want to write a book 4. I am a huge Harry Potter fan and went to London to see Cursed Child several years ago with my best friend 5. My husband and I are high school sweethearts 6. I have 4 brothers, I'm the middle child 7. My favorite color is green 8. I love tiramisu 9. I love to travel 10. I like to read but don't do nearly enough of it anymore
1. I'm a pole dancer 2. I have a 2yo daughter 3.im a seamstress and do almost all textile or yarn based hobbies and crafts. 4. I love sci fi and fantasy 5. I'm was a professional model for 12 years ,and burlesque dancer for 4, I still model just less often 6. I read comics (when I can) 7. I love to draw, botanical watercolours and zoological anatomy studies. and comic style 8. I collect skulls and like vintage canaval and oddities 9. I lived in London for 2 years after getting married (am Australian) 10. I'm pagan
1. I just bought my first home! We close mid-April!
2. I have one cat. She’s a rescue named Mellie and the most vocal cat you’ve ever met.
3. I desperately want a corgi but never feel like I have enough time to have a dog.
4. My husband is my best friend’s older brother (😏 yeah...I warned her I thought he was cute). 5. I’m a middle child - one older sister and one younger brother.
6. It drove me crazy to live in the same state (OK) for 6 years during undergrad and grad school. I blame that on being a military brat.
7. MH and I travel to Germany every summer to visit his grandparents that live on a farm. It’s possibly my favorite place in the world.
8. I visited New Zealand 8 years ago (😭) and went on 3 LOTR tours. My hubs is the biggest fan ever and I just humor him.
9. I’m a huge college football fan (Boomer, Sooner!!!) and during the season my whole Saturday is typically devoted to watching all the games.
10. I could eat breakfast foods for every meal of the day. I love breakfast!
Me: 27 DH: 30 Started dating: 10/2010 ;; Married 10/2017 Started TTC: 10/2019 BFP: 12/20/19 ;; MC: 12/24/19 BFP: 3/5/20 ;; EDD: 11/11/20
@ksdelong20@1MommyRunner MH and I are high school sweethearts too! This may will be our 17 year anniversary, making this the year when we've been together for more than half our lives!
@magdaaaa Do you do the cattle ranching or just live there? What a cool place to live!
1. My husband and I met and got married almost a year to the day we met.
2. We are foster parents in the process of adopting two boys when we found out by a miracle that we are pregnant with our first child after almost 3 years of trying.
3. We want to move to the Middle East someday.
4. I love to cook and dream of opening a cafe/coffee shop someday.
5. I have moved over 12 times in my life.
6. I trained for a few years to become a professional boxer and loved it. I was a personal trainer and lived at the gym.
7. I love learning different cultures and foods and we are always trying new foods.
8. I’m an adventure junkie but a total wimp when it comes to scary/suspenseful movies.
Oh man. This is hard, but for the sake of participation I will try! @Ecat504 who was the now famous singer??!
1. I'm a librarian.
2. I obviously love to read, but I have no time to sit down with a book, ever, which is so shameful given my trade...
3. I have 2 older brothers, 2 younger half sisters and a younger half brother.
4. I've been to Peru 4 times on mission trips with church groups.
5. I've also "lived" in Kenya for 2 months as part of a 7 month Bible school training.
6. I love photography and want to have my own legit business someday. I have a business name and do some side photography now, but want to make a much bigger thing of it.
7. I met DH online, when neither of us were really even to try to find a relationship. We were both just curious about who was out there.
8. We will be married 10 years next year.
9. I hate dogs. (Don't flame me, I'm a good person!)
10. I love to sing. I also "Play" and self taught guitar and piano. I also played flute for 10 years, but I haven't touched any of them for a few years.
1. The longest I've ever lived in any one place is the apartment I live in now, which we moved into in July 2014 (with two roommates). I grew up a military kid and longest I stayed settled in an apartment as an adult was 2 years. We're actually moving to a new unit May 1st.
2. My husband was a groomsman at my first wedding -- I actual met him because he's my ex's best friend since middle school. We're all still friends.
3. I do web development as a hobby.
4. I write fiction, mostly sci-fi and fantasy. I've had two short stories published.
5. I play D&D weekly, though my first system was GURPS.
6. I have ADHD and anxiety, both diagnoses came after my daughter was born and I went to therapy for some really aggressive intrusive thoughts. So, my attention span ain't great and I don't feel good about it. 🤣 (This is a glib joke, I'm very okay with my diagnoses, though not always the side effects of how my brain is.)
7. Audiobooks are pretty much the only way I read these days, and I tend to go back and forth between those and podcasts. Love good a narrative nonfiction podcast.
8. My dad died when I was 8, and my mom later remarried, so I went from there oldest child of three to the middle child of five.
9. I have strong feelings about politics, society, and the way humans interact with each other.
10. I have textural issues with food, and am a picky eater.
@magdaaaa folding clothes is my nightmare lol! I don't mind washing them, but when it comes to putting them away, yeah...they just end up in hampers in my room
1. MH and I met on MySpace while I was living in Halifax, NS Canada and he was living in New Mexico. 2. I am bi-racial (Mexican & Caucasian) and my daughter is multi-racial since MH is black.
3. I have lived in 4 Canadian provinces and 8 US states.
4. I have a sweet but very rambunctious pupper named Krypto. 5. I love to cook and bake. 6. I have 1 sister who is only 10 months younger than me. 7. I love braiding hair (other peoples, not mine.... actually mostly my child’s but would love to make it a side hustle since I enjoy it so much). 8. My favorite color is blue but most of my wardrobe is purple because that looks better with my skin tone I guess. 9. There are no screen time limits in my house. 10. My favorite food is pizza and the first time I went to Italy, I literally ate it every. single. day. #noregrets
@krystrist2014, no shame in your pizza game haha. I studied in Italy for a semester and had pizza or tiramisu daily @lovelee3 jealous of your trip to New Zealand! It's definitely on my bucket list (also a LoTR fan)
Doing this a bit late. But I like reading y'all's and hope anyone else just reading it will also participate.
1. I grew up in Texas but was born in Iowa so I'm a bit of a mid-west and Texas hybrid (moved at 4). 2. I was a competitive swimmer and state champion in high school. Totally out of shape now after being so sick throughout my preganancies and some health issues the last couple of years. 3. My favorite color is green. 4. I love to read. 5. I enjoy cooking and trying new recipes. 6. I love to travel and explore new places. 7. I'm a major procrastinator. 8. Every job I've ever had was either working directly with or raising money for young children. 9. I'm a SAHM since my 2nd child was born and with having a 3rd will likely stay that way (would like part-time but daycare for 3 would take basically all my paycheck). 10. My husband and I have been married for 4 years next month, together for 7 years in May, but we've been friends for 14 years in September.
1. I’m SUPER excited about baby 4 but slightly terrified that post pardem depression will be debilitating. Post baby for me has traditionally been a very rough time.
2. On a less sad note...I’m one of 6 kids. Growing up I thought that was a medium sized family.
3. I haven’t lived in one place for more than 5 years. My favorite place was Rhode Island for a year. Most challenging was Japan with three young kids and DH (and two large dogs). We are currently by the beach which has been AMAZING.
4. I work/telework 100% while the kids go to care.
5. My DH is a waaaaaaay better house spouse. I was fired from laundry....I’m afraid I put things where I leave them. Drives him crazy. I’m trying I promise.
6. I LOVE my instant pot (and the meal plan app paprika). I like to cook and bake it’s just hard to do with kids climbing up my legs or screaming for the grass to grow faster.
7. I was a gymnast for 10 years and miss competitive things. I have the idea that I want to run. I hate running.
8. I love playing the piano and am trying to do it again. I haven’t been so great at hobbies for myself outside of kids, work and feeding them.
1. I grew up in southern Ontario - my family moved to Saskatchewan when I was 13 which was a HUGE life change for me. As much as I hated it then, I am happy for it now
2. I am an introvert
3. I am in a job that challenges my introversion daily (exercise therapist)
4. My husband and I knew each other in highschool, but didn't start hanging out until after
5. May will bring my 9th anniversary (got married at age 20)
6. We have an almost 3 year old black lab named Sako who is crazy smart and well-behaved and loves to lay on my lap
7. I've always been big into sports and still play fairly competitive volleyball in the winter and touch football in the summer - all the power sports; NO endurance
8. I love comedies and goofy movies, puzzles, and some video games (Skyrim and N64 games mainly)
9. I have an older brother and a younger sister, and my parents have been together for over 30 years which I am so grateful for
10. I have been to several places across Canada and the States, as well as Ireland and Norway (both AMAZING)
Re: 10 Things Tuesday - GTKY addition
SO
SD (11/2010)
DD1 (09/2014)
DD2 (10/2015)
Baby Girl #4 (11/2020)
2. I work 3 jobs (one full time and two very-part time) and am in school (biology major, undergrad)
3. I have two step-daughters, 14 year old twins
4. I have 7 pets, 4 dogs and 3 cats!
5. My dream job is to be a surgeon. Goal is to go to medical school once I finish undergrad.
6. I love reading and binge-watching TV. Horror movies are my favorite.
7. I have two younger sisters, ages 17 and 7.
8. I have 5 legal names (2 first names, 2 middle names & last name, it was 4 before I got married)
9. I like to crochet and bake, but I haven't done much of either lately
10. My favorite thing to do is relax at home with DH and our furbabies - I am a homebody most of the time!
@ecat504 love this idea! Thanks for starting it up
2. I love running, especially in Disney World! My first marathon was through the 4 theme parks. 🏃♀️
3. My grandpa was famous for being the first American POW released from the korean war. He got to be on the Ed Sullivan show and also dated Ava Gardner.
4. I didn’t drink coffee until I was almost 30...now I have a slight addiction.
5. I work from home for an ESL company teaching kids in China during the early morning hours.
6. I love any and all things purple!
7. We have 1 boy, Gabriel (Gabe) Pierce, and 1 girl, Daisy Lane. 💜💜
9. I absolutely love broadway musicals and symphonies! Phantom of the Opera being my fave.
10. The outer banks and Disney are my favorite vacation places. DH and I got married at the outer banks!
SO
SD (11/2010)
DD1 (09/2014)
DD2 (10/2015)
Baby Girl #4 (11/2020)
SO
SD (11/2010)
DD1 (09/2014)
DD2 (10/2015)
Baby Girl #4 (11/2020)
2. I was a SAHM for 5 years
3. I love memes and have a very childish sense of humor
4. I have a golden retriever named Logan, and 2 cats named Sami and Quinn
5. My husband and I collect Funko pops (him more than me now)
6. I have 2 younger brothers; one in college, one a sheriff deputy.
8. I have never been farther West than Wichita, Kansas
9. I love playing video games
10. I liked The Office before it was cool
2. I am a middle child. 100%.
3. I live in a 200+ year old farmhouse on a cattle farm in the middle of nowhere, and I never would have thought this is where I would end up. Couldn’t be happier about it.
4. I used to hold a commercial fishing license for the state of Alaska (think deadliest catch - I did that).
5. I love pickled onions. And my 2 children, 2 dogs, and husband.
6. I am most passionate about gardening, cooking, and doing everything in my power to get out of cleaning the kitchen.
7. I’m that brutally honest (but in a good way... i think?) “mom friend” that they have those blog posts about.
8. I have the messiest bedroom on the planet. I absolutely can not seem to put my clothes away, like ever.
9. I love love love home interiors and design. It’s been my favorite hobby in said old farmhouse.
10. I have an Etsy shop side-hustle that is actually now more of my main hustle. I make faux floral wreaths and I LOVE it.
mama. epicurean. plant lover. wine enthusiast.
2. I'm a physical therapist in a SNF, dream job would be part time working with ages birth-3yo
3. I want to write a book
4. I am a huge Harry Potter fan and went to London to see Cursed Child several years ago with my best friend
5. My husband and I are high school sweethearts
6. I have 4 brothers, I'm the middle child
7. My favorite color is green
8. I love tiramisu
9. I love to travel
10. I like to read but don't do nearly enough of it anymore
2. I have a 2yo daughter
3.im a seamstress and do almost all textile or yarn based hobbies and crafts.
4. I love sci fi and fantasy
5. I'm was a professional model for 12 years ,and burlesque dancer for 4, I still model just less often
6. I read comics (when I can)
7. I love to draw, botanical watercolours and zoological anatomy studies. and comic style
8. I collect skulls and like vintage canaval and oddities
9. I lived in London for 2 years after getting married (am Australian)
10. I'm pagan
1. I have an almost 3 year old beagle named Oliver
2. I play volleyball as a middle blocker
3. I did synchronized swimming all through high school
4. I was a lifeguard for 10 years
5. I ran a half marathon in 2016
6. My fiancé and I got engaged last summer in Greece
7. I work in marketing for a software company
8. I am an only child
9. I love plain desserts like creme brulee, apple crumble...
10. I chemically straightened my hair for 15 years and went natural last summer.
1. I teach High School Culinary Arts (part time), even though my undergrad degree is in history.
2. And run a (very) small business with MH, that was my parents' business, and my grandmother's before them!
3. I live off grid - we have solar for power and a spring for water.
4. And we live 5 miles out a dirt road.
5. I play Magic and D&D.
6. I read sci-fi.
7. I love to sew, especially quilts.
8. We don't have cable, but do watch a little TV on the computer - mostly anime and kdrama.
9. My town is tiny - just barely over 1,000 people.
10. I have an almost 2 year old son.
Started Dating: 2003 Married: 2013
Started TTC August 2016
BFP: 2/1/17 MC: 2/8/17
BFP: 3/8/17 MMC: 5/1/17
BFP: 7/23/17 EDD: 4/5/18
BFP: 2/27/20
1. I just bought my first home! We close mid-April!
5. I’m a middle child - one older sister and one younger brother.
Started dating: 10/2010 ;; Married 10/2017
Started TTC: 10/2019
BFP: 12/20/19 ;; MC: 12/24/19
BFP: 3/5/20 ;; EDD: 11/11/20
@magdaaaa Do you do the cattle ranching or just live there? What a cool place to live!
@lovelee3 Congrats on the house!
@foxaírt Were you on the Nov 17 BMB? I think I remember you, but I wasn't there for all that long...
Started Dating: 2003 Married: 2013
Started TTC August 2016
BFP: 2/1/17 MC: 2/8/17
BFP: 3/8/17 MMC: 5/1/17
BFP: 7/23/17 EDD: 4/5/18
BFP: 2/27/20
2. We are foster parents in the process of adopting two boys when we found out by a miracle that we are pregnant with our first child after almost 3 years of trying.
3. We want to move to the Middle East someday.
4. I love to cook and dream of opening a cafe/coffee shop someday.
5. I have moved over 12 times in my life.
6. I trained for a few years to become a professional boxer and loved it. I was a personal trainer and lived at the gym.
7. I love learning different cultures and foods and we are always trying new foods.
8. I’m an adventure junkie but a total wimp when it comes to scary/suspenseful movies.
9. I love whiskey and hate wine.
10. I love organizing and decorating a home.
SO
SD (11/2010)
DD1 (09/2014)
DD2 (10/2015)
Baby Girl #4 (11/2020)
@hedgepig that is so sweet! This was the year we have been dating half our lives too! 🥰💜 I have loved “growing up” with my husband by my side. 💜
mama. epicurean. plant lover. wine enthusiast.
1. I'm a librarian.
2. I obviously love to read, but I have no time to sit down with a book, ever, which is so shameful given my trade...
3. I have 2 older brothers, 2 younger half sisters and a younger half brother.
4. I've been to Peru 4 times on mission trips with church groups.
5. I've also "lived" in Kenya for 2 months as part of a 7 month Bible school training.
6. I love photography and want to have my own legit business someday. I have a business name and do some side photography now, but want to make a much bigger thing of it.
7. I met DH online, when neither of us were really even to try to find a relationship. We were both just curious about who was out there.
8. We will be married 10 years next year.
9. I hate dogs. (Don't flame me, I'm a good person!)
10. I love to sing. I also "Play" and self taught guitar and piano. I also played flute for 10 years, but I haven't touched any of them for a few years.
SO
SD (11/2010)
DD1 (09/2014)
DD2 (10/2015)
Baby Girl #4 (11/2020)
2. My husband was a groomsman at my first wedding -- I actual met him because he's my ex's best friend since middle school. We're all still friends.
3. I do web development as a hobby.
4. I write fiction, mostly sci-fi and fantasy. I've had two short stories published.
5. I play D&D weekly, though my first system was GURPS.
6. I have ADHD and anxiety, both diagnoses came after my daughter was born and I went to therapy for some really aggressive intrusive thoughts. So, my attention span ain't great and I don't feel good about it. 🤣 (This is a glib joke, I'm very okay with my diagnoses, though not always the side effects of how my brain is.)
7. Audiobooks are pretty much the only way I read these days, and I tend to go back and forth between those and podcasts. Love good a narrative nonfiction podcast.
8. My dad died when I was 8, and my mom later remarried, so I went from there oldest child of three to the middle child of five.
9. I have strong feelings about politics, society, and the way humans interact with each other.
10. I have textural issues with food, and am a picky eater.
2. I am bi-racial (Mexican & Caucasian) and my daughter is multi-racial since MH is black.
5. I love to cook and bake.
6. I have 1 sister who is only 10 months younger than me.
7. I love braiding hair (other peoples, not mine.... actually mostly my child’s but would love to make it a side hustle since I enjoy it so much).
8. My favorite color is blue but most of my wardrobe is purple because that looks better with my skin tone I guess.
9. There are no screen time limits in my house.
10. My favorite food is pizza and the first time I went to Italy, I literally ate it every. single. day. #noregrets
@lovelee3 jealous of your trip to New Zealand! It's definitely on my bucket list (also a LoTR fan)
1. I grew up in Texas but was born in Iowa so I'm a bit of a mid-west and Texas hybrid (moved at 4).
2. I was a competitive swimmer and state champion in high school. Totally out of shape now after being so sick throughout my preganancies and some health issues the last couple of years.
3. My favorite color is green.
4. I love to read.
5. I enjoy cooking and trying new recipes.
6. I love to travel and explore new places.
7. I'm a major procrastinator.
8. Every job I've ever had was either working directly with or raising money for young children.
9. I'm a SAHM since my 2nd child was born and with having a 3rd will likely stay that way (would like part-time but daycare for 3 would take basically all my paycheck).
10. My husband and I have been married for 4 years next month, together for 7 years in May, but we've been friends for 14 years in September.
1. I’m SUPER excited about baby 4 but slightly terrified that post pardem depression will be debilitating. Post baby for me has traditionally been a very rough time.
2. On a less sad note...I’m one of 6 kids. Growing up I thought that was a medium sized family.
4. I work/telework 100% while the kids go to care.
8. I love playing the piano and am trying to do it again. I haven’t been so great at hobbies for myself outside of kids, work and feeding them.
10. I like to hike and go to the beach!
2. I am an introvert
3. I am in a job that challenges my introversion daily (exercise therapist)
4. My husband and I knew each other in highschool, but didn't start hanging out until after
5. May will bring my 9th anniversary (got married at age 20)
6. We have an almost 3 year old black lab named Sako who is crazy smart and well-behaved and loves to lay on my lap
7. I've always been big into sports and still play fairly competitive volleyball in the winter and touch football in the summer - all the power sports; NO endurance
8. I love comedies and goofy movies, puzzles, and some video games (Skyrim and N64 games mainly)
9. I have an older brother and a younger sister, and my parents have been together for over 30 years which I am so grateful for
10. I have been to several places across Canada and the States, as well as Ireland and Norway (both AMAZING)