Getting to know you...getting to know all about you...

[septbride2002]

I was thinking last night we all know about each others weightloss but do we really know each other outside of losing weight. So every week I am going to try to post questions so that we all can get to know the whole person.

1. Name:

2. Age (if you wish to share)

3. Family:

4. Pets:

5. What is your favorite room in your house and why?

6. What activities or sports did you do in high school?

7. What is your least favorite thing to do?

8. What is your favorite TV show?

9. What is your favorite color

10. And a Disney Question of course - who is your favorite character?

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My Answers:

1. Name: Amanda

2. Age (if you wish to share): 24

3. Family: Married to my hubby Brian

4. Pets: 3 cats

5. What is your favorite room in your house and why?

My master bathroom is my favorite room because I decorated so that it looks like a spa. I have a nice large bathtub with a jaccuzzi jets in them. I bought my house because of my bathroom.

6. What activities or sports did you do in high school?

I never did sports but I was editor in chief of our high school newspaper and I was a lead flute player in our marching and concert bands.

7. What is your least favorite thing to do?

Yardwork.

8. What is your favorite TV show?

Alias

9. What is your favorite color: Blue

10. And a Disney Question of course - who is your favorite character?

This is a tough one to answer but at the moment it is Dory, "Just keep swimming..Just keep swimming.. Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming.

~Amanda

 

[TammyNC]

This should be fun to learn things about each other. Here are my answers:

1. Name: Tammy

2. Age (if you wish to share) 34

3. Family: Married to DH (Jimmy) two children, DD-11 & DS-9

4. Pets: Dog outside, parakeet, cockatiel, & a rabbit

5. What is your favorite room in your house and why? living area because it is a long room that combines our kitchen, eating area and living area

6. What activities or sports did you do in high school? I didn't participate in any sports and really no activities in high school. I was in the marching band for one year.

7. What is your least favorite thing to do? Cleaning

8. What is your favorite TV show? NYPD Blue

9. What is your favorite color - purple

10. And a Disney Question of course - who is your favorite character? - Minnie Mouse

 

[arizonacolbys]

1. Name: Emily

2. Age (if you wish to share) 25

3. Family: Hubby, Craig & our puppies

4. Pets: Crazy Chocolate Lab: Colby & Crazy Yellow Lab: Arizona

5. What is your favorite room in your house and why? Living Room - our family spends most of our together time here.

6. What activities or sports did you do in high school? No sports - treasurer of Ecology Club (recycling, etc.) for 2 years - mostly just hung out with friends & always had 1-2 part-time jobs.

7. What is your least favorite thing to do? Cleaning the house

8. What is your favorite TV show? Hard to pick just one: 24, Gilmore Girls, Third Watch, Malcom in the Middle

9. What is your favorite color? Blue

10. And a Disney Question of course - who is your favorite character? TIGGER

 

[honeymo78]

1. Name: Stephanie

2. Age (if you wish to share) 25

3. Family: off again/on again fiance Dan

4. Pets: 2 cats, Ivy and Tigger

5. What is your favorite room in your house and why? Bedroom because it is so cozy and I love sleeping in under the fluffy down comforter

6. What activities or sports did you do in high school? I year of cheerleading, 1 year of softball, 2 years managing tennis and swim teams, 2 years of drama, 3 years of yearbook

7. What is your least favorite thing to do? Housework/cleaning

8. What is your favorite TV show? ER

9. What is your favorite color? Blue

10. And a Disney Question of course - who is your favorite character? Winnie the Pooh

 

[luvmydogs]

Good Morning Everyone!

Name: Kim

Age: Turned 37 last month

Family: DH Dave & DS8 Chris; 3dogs(Cookie, Baxter, Coco); and cat, Pumpkin

Favorite room: I love our bedroom because we have a big fluffy, puffy bed that's so cozy & comfy. Luckily it's king-sized so we all fit (pets, too!) when we snuggle and watch TV!

Sports in H.S.: I swam and rode horses, and participated in service and academic clubs. Got to spend a month in Mexico thru' Spanish National Honor Society! Ironically enough, won the Presidential Academic and Physical Fitness Award my senior year--and have spent the last 15 months losing 110 pounds and getting back in shape!

Least favorite thing: I second cleaning! Although I am a neuroticly annoying clean freak! I hate doing it, but love when it's done!

Fave TV show: Hmmm...Curb Your Enthusiasm, Friends, Sex And The City

Fave color: Green

Fave Disney character: Gotta love Pooh!

 

[LisaTx]

1. Name: Lisa

2. Age (if you wish to share) 41

3. Family: DH, Trey; DS15 Craig; DD12 Chelsea; DM84 Dot, she moved in with us about 5 years ago when she could no longer take care of her house.

4. Pets: Dog, Tiamot or Tia for short; Cat, Gulliver, whose a pain in the you know what!

5. What is your favorite room in your house and why? Bedroom. It's calm and peaceful and I've recently redecorated it in an Italian theme.

6. What activities or sports did you do in high school? Played the flute and piccolo in band. DD plays now. My main activity growing up was showing hunter/jumpers. We moved to the country so that we could keep the horses at home. I took care of anywhere from 3 - 5 horses all by myself during my jr high and high school years. My first horse was pregnant when we got her (no one knew) so I got to raise a baby foal as well.

7. What is your least favorite thing to do? Clean house. I'm happy when my kids get in trouble because I can punish them by making them clean somthing.

8. What is your favorite TV show? ER, Survivor

9. What is your favorite color? purple

10. And a Disney Question of course - who is your favorite character? Minnie Mouse

 

[DoeWDW]

Great thread!!

1. Name: Doreen

2. Age (if you wish to share) 39, am turning 40 in less than a month

3. Family: DH Todd, DS16 Chris, DD14 Stephanie

4. Pets: Maya the ferocious mini-dachshund

5. What is your favorite room in your house and why? the family room where we spend lots of time together

6. What activities or sports did you do in high school? I was heavy into the music department - flute (marching & concert bands, orchestra), singing (chorus, musicals, small ensemble groups).

7. What is your least favorite thing to do? Clean - YUCK!!

8. What is your favorite TV show? Don't watch much TV but find Queer Eye very amusing! Watch Angel with the kids, just to keep up with what they're into.

9. What is your favorite color - These days it's blue

10. And a Disney Question of course - who is your favorite character? This changes on a regular basis - at the moment, I think it's Tinkerbell. Gotta love that attitude!

 

[ZerasPride]

1. Name: Lisa

2. Age (if you wish to share) 36

3. Family: DH: Vince and DS: Matt

4. Pets: none until we buy our house then we're getting a shepherd and collie mix

5. What is your favorite room in your house and why? Living room/dining room because we have a tv, table and chairs and computer (plus the kitchen) all nearby.

6. What activities or sports did you do in high school? I was in the Future Teachers of America and the Drama Club.

7. What is your least favorite thing to do? Work my current full-time job - can't wait to get my degree in teaching and leave corporate america!

8. What is your favorite TV show? A tie between 24 and Smallville.

9. What is your favorite color - chocolate brown

10. And a Disney Question of course - who is your favorite character? Mickey of course!

 

[sharoncity]

1. Name: Sharon (could you guess???)

2. Age (if you wish to share) 39

3. Family: DH: Robert, DD Michelle (11) and DS Bobby (6)

4. Pets: a cat named Wally (got him from WalMart, hence Wally) and he is also a pain in the you know what!; hermit crabs, sea monkeys (DON'T Ask!)

5. What is your favorite room in your house and why? Family room - we all gather there to watch TV, play, read, have a fire....

6. What activities or sports did you do in high school? I was in Junior Achievement, choir, played guitar (that's all I can remember from sooooo long ago)

7. What is your least favorite thing to do? Go to work - wish I could be a stay at home Mom!

8. What is your favorite TV show? Trading Spaces and While You Were Out.

9. What is your favorite color - pink!

10. And a Disney Question of course - who is your favorite character? Mickey (or Minnie - I REALLY like them both!)

 

[msteddom]

1. Name:

2. Age (if you wish to share)
26
3. Family:
I'm single, but I live with my parents right now and I have a younger brother

4. Pets: Jake my 8 mo. old lab mix puppy and new love of my life

5. What is your favorite room in your house and why?
my bedroom because it's my own space.

6. What activities or sports did you do in high school?
I only went to high school so I could go to college.

7. What is your least favorite thing to do?
Housework

8. What is your favorite TV show?
The West Wing

9. What is your favorite color
Blue

10. And a Disney Question of course - who is your favorite character?
Woody

 

[Baileymouse]

1. Name: Adele

2. Age (if you wish to share) 38

3. Family: DH, Lance (43), DS Josh (18), and currently rearing my niece Haley (7 mos.).

4. Pets: Lucy - Scottish Terrier, Grayson - gray & white tuxedo cat, Bailey - Russian blue mix cat, Fuzz Lightyear (aka Kitten Fuzz) - big ole tabby, and Eurydice - a small tabby.

5. What is your favorite room in your house and why? - Living Room. It's the only room with matching furniture, lol.

6. What activities or sports did you do in high school? - alas, I was not a sports minded person. Wish I had been. I was editor of the newspaper, and I was in the AFJROTC. I was also a member of various smaller clubs.

7. What is your least favorite thing to do? - Wake up and leave the house on cold winter mornings to go to work.

8. What is your favorite TV show? - have a few - ER, Simpsons, and a few others.

9. What is your favorite color - most Caribbean feel colors - salmon, turquoise, peachy pink, mint, etc.

10. And a Disney Question of course - who is your favorite character?
Can't have just one of those, either! My favorite heroine is Belle and my favorite villain is Maleficent. My favorite animal character is Jock the Scottie, lol.

 

[Auggietina]

1. Name: Sue

2. Age (if you wish to share) 34

3. Family: DH Bob, DD Gabrielle

4. Pets: Dog - Boone and Cat - Hillary

5. What is your favorite room in your house and why? Living room. Its just where everyone hangs out

6. What activities or sports did you do in high school? I played softball, volleyball and was in the interact club

7. What is your least favorite thing to do? Cook and clean. Its a tie

8. What is your favorite TV show? Friends

9. What is your favorite color Purple

10. And a Disney Question of course - who is your favorite character? Ariel

 

[FonFon]

1. Name: Courtney

2. Age (if you wish to share): 23

3. Family: just me and DH for now

4. Pets: Jack Russell/Dalmation mix: Tinkerbell

5. What is your favorite room in your house and why? My bedroom - it is my place to relax, we have spent time (LOL, and money) making our bed ultra-comfy, and now it's one of my favorite places to be!

6. What activities or sports did you do in high school? I was a cheerleader, dancer, played softball, and was the trainer and statistician for the Varsity basketball team.

7. What is your least favorite thing to do? Clean

8. What is your favorite TV show? I admit it, I'm a reality TV junkie...I never miss an episode of "The Real World", "Survivor", or my guilty pleasure, "Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica".

9. What is your favorite color? Baby blue

10. And a Disney Question of course - who is your favorite character? Alice in Wonderland

 

[ohMom]

1. Name: Molli

2. Age (if you wish to share) 31

3. Family: DH and two DDs ages 11 (Taylor) and 6 (Paige)

4. Pets: Dauschund/beagle mix named Sparky - frequently my walking partner

5. What is your favorite room in your house and why? During these chilly months I'll say my living room with a warm cozy fire and a puzzle to work on (my latest phase ) or my bedroom with a long hot soak in my garden tub or climbing into a pre-heated bed courtesy of my heated mattress pad!

6. What activities or sports did you do in high school? Mom - close your eyes - beer drinking

7. What is your least favorite thing to do? certainly it's cleaning, I'd be done today if I quit taking WISH breaks LisaTX - i'm happy to see i'm not the only one -- I use housework as punishment too and i'm a very big meanie!

8. What is your favorite TV show? CSI -- Unwrapped -- The Guardian

9. What is your favorite color? i change my mind alot - yellow for now

10. And a Disney Question of course - who is your favorite character? this I change too - but now it's Mickey, especially vintage Mickey (Minnie too)

 

[Robinrs]

What a nice thread and what interesting information!

1. Name: Robin... DUH!

2. Age (if you wish to share): 47

3. Family: My best friend and son, Michael, 11

4. Pets: My BABIES: Four inside and four adopted cats outside, the four inside are Xena, Max, Aaliyah and Meeko, 4, 3, 2 and 1 years of age.

5. What is your favorite room in your house and why? My living/office. I finally succeeded in getting all burgundy furniture and it looks so classic!

6. What activities or sports did you do in high school?
I was in a street gang. It was belong or die back my day. I was the exalted leader and never had to prove myself. I had an interesting life.

7. What is your least favorite thing to do? CLEAN! Go to the Dentist! (I went this morning, yuk)

8. What is your favorite TV show? I love design shows, so my faves are Trading Spaces, Christopher Lowell, Divine Design, Queer Eye and Mission Organization.

9. What is your favorite color: Black!

10. And a Disney Question of course - who is your favorite character? I'm not a Disney fan but if you asked me who my favorite Universal character is... SPIDERMAN!

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[mommyflower]

1. Name: Tabitha

2. Age (if you wish to share) 28

3. Family: DH- Gary, DS- Brent almost 3

4. Pets: none

5. What is your favorite room in your house and why? Living room because we hang out there

6. What activities or sports did you do in high school? Girl Scouts (got to go to Australia), choir, Spanish Club, a couple of other clubs here and there that kind of died out.

7. What is your least favorite thing to do? go to the doctors

8. What is your favorite TV show? Friends

9. What is your favorite color: blue

10. And a Disney Question of course - who is your favorite character? goofy

 

[Rhonda]

Name: Rhonda

Age: 39

Family: dh - Scott, dh20 - Andy

Pets: 2 dogs (Collie & Cocker) and 1 cat

Favorite room in my house: Kitchen (that's where all the food is! )

Activities in high school: President of French Club, Yearbook Committee, Class Advisory Board

Least favorite thing to do: Leave WDW!

Favorite TV Show: Everybody Loves Raymond

Favorite Color: Lime Green of course!

Favorite Character:

 

[antmaril]

Name: Marilyn

Age: 52 (Old, I know)

Family: DH of almost 30 years - Mat - DS(16) Michael (adopted from South Korea at three months old - love of our lives)

Pets: None

Favorite room in my house: Family Room/Kitchen (Where we spend most of our time)

Activities in high school: I graduated from high school 35 years ago, so it's hard to remember!! I was in the National Honor Society and named the Outstanding Business Student at graduation.

Least favorite things to do: Clean the house and go to the dentist! ( I do it, but I HATE it!)

Favorite TV Show: Everybody Loves Raymond

Favorite Color: Yellow

Favorite Character: Tigger!

 

[JKMastalski]

1. Name: Jennifer

2. Age: 27
(if you wish to share)

3. Family: Married for 1 year to DH, Joey

4. Pets: None

5. What is your favorite room in your house and why? Bedroom..love the decorating I did.

6. What activities or sports did you do in high school? No sports!

7. What is your least favorite thing to do? Go to Work

8. What is your favorite TV show? Real World, Gilmore girls and reruns of Beverly Hills, 90210

9. What is your favorite color: Cranberry

10. And a Disney Question of course - who is your favorite character? Mary Poppins

 

[firecracker]

1. Name: Carmen

2. Age: 33

3. Family: Married for 12 years (on Leap Day!) to DH, Ernesto
DD8 Victoria, DD6 Veronica

4. Pets: None, but the DH and DDs are begging--I don't care for animals!

5. What is your favorite room in your house and why? Bedroom..love our funiture and I also love to SLEEP!

6. What activities or sports did you do in high school? Varsity cheerleader 3 yrs, softball 3 yrs., student gov't, choir, select ensemble (toured to Colorado 1 yr and Wash D.C. one year), and band (flute). I went to a really small school (graduated w/13 in my class--yes, thirteen!) and everyone did everything. The best part was that we had great instructors and were very high quality for HS kids!

7. What is your least favorite thing to do? Wake up! (remember, I love to sleep!) and clean house--so, I don't do it very often! I keep things picked up, but I don't actually CLEAN very often.

8. What is your favorite TV show? I work full-time and exercise about an hour a day, so I don't have much time for TV. I do watch Survivor, the Bachelor, and American Idol during their seasons.

9. What is your favorite color: yellow...it's happy and I like to be happy

10. And a Disney Question of course - who is your favorite character? love 'em all, but Minnie and the cast of Toy Story are probably my faves