Virtual Meet! Tell Us a Little About Yourself!

[Tonya2426]

Name: Tonya

Where you call Home: Hilton Head Island, SC but am in the process of moving to Augusta, GA

Occupation: Attorney for now but am having a mid-life crisis so that may change - I just can't decide.

Family: Single, no kids but have a dog - Brody a 4 year old Brittany - but will probably adopt another dog soon.

First Trip to Disney: I was 4 years old and only have one vague memory of the hub in the MK.

Favorite TV Show: Grey's Anatomy if I have to only say one

Favorite Comfort Food: mashed potatoes

Biggest Pet Peeve: underhanging toilet paper

Favorite Pie: pumpkin

Hobbies: gingerbread houses, reading historical romance novels, entertaining my dog

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... clever

No one would ever call me.... moodless

Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen

Football or Baseball? football

Favorite Book?: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

 

[OKW Lover]

Name: Jeff

Where you call Home: Plymouth MA. Yes, where the Pilgrim's landed in 1620 and the home of the "First Thanksgiving".

Occupation: Work for the local electric/gas utility in the Revenue Requirments area.

Family: Married to Valerie for 11+ years. We actually met at WDW. Have two children (hers) and 3 grandchildren.

First Trip to Disney: 1978.

Favorite TV Show: Some version of Star Trek

Favorite Comfort Food: Cheesburger

Biggest Pet Peeve: People who either don't understand the "rules" of polite society or think the don't apply to them.

Favorite Pie: Whoopie

Hobbies: Golf, ham radio (NS1X), just about all things Disney, travel.

Favorite Smilie: Connor's. (he's the youngest grandson)

Some People Might Say I am strange because of all the Disney stuff I wear.

No one would ever call me extroverted

Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen

Football or Baseball? Football - pro football. Go Pats!

Favorite Book?: Whatever I'm currently reading - typically a murder mystery or an action adventure type.

Please check my web site. The URL is in my sig below.

 

[Disneybridein2k3]

Name: Stacy

Where you call Home: Smithsburg, MD - 1/2 way between DC and Baltimore, MD

Occupation: auto claims adjuster - I'm the one you talk to when you wreck your car

Family: Husband - Ken ::cop: , 14 year old brat daughter, 2 year daughter

First Trip to Disney: 1985 when I was 10 years old and I hated it! I was expecting Kings Dominion with lots of fasts rides and that just wasn't what the Magic Kingdom was about. I didn't fall in love with Disney until 10 years after my first trip when I learned to truly appreciate the magic.

Favorite TV Show: The Closer (if it would ever come back!)

Favorite Comfort Food: warm chocolate brownie with vanilla ice cream (I know comfort food isn't usually a dessert, yeah, I get that)

Biggest Pet Peeve: stupid people

Favorite Pie: boston cream (again, I know it's not truly a pie, but it's CALLED boston cream PIE so it counts, right?)

Hobbies: who has time for hobbies? oh - you mean The Dis? well, there's that, and planning my next two cruises

Favorite Smilie: (because that is me every morning!)

Some People Might Say I am .... sarcastic

No one would ever call me.... quiet (!)

Oprah or Ellen?: Probably Oprah if I had time to watch

Football or Baseball? baseball - I see one game a year - the one I take my dad to on Father's Day (Baltimore O's hon)

Favorite Book?: Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon and any by Patricia Cornwell

 

[Launchpad11B]

Name: Paul

Where you call Home: Albany, NY

Occupation: U.S. Army, counter terrorist unit

Family: Married to DW for 14 years. DD (13yo)

First Trip to Disney: 1975

Favorite TV Show: Sopranos, 24

Favorite Comfort Food: Pizza

Biggest Pet Peeve: People who complain but offer no solutions.

Favorite Pie: Banana creme

Hobbies: Disney, fitness

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am: A bit intense

No one would ever call me: A red sox fan......at least they had better not!

Oprah or Ellen?: Who?

Football or Baseball? Baseball (YANKEES!!!)

Favorite Book?: We were soldiers once, and young.
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[kab407]

Name: Kathy

Where you call home: Milltown, NJ and DVC's Saratoga Springs

Occupation: R&D Quality Assurance for a Pharmaceutical company

Family: Single. Would love to meet a guy who gets Disney.

First Trip to Disney: 1975. The family car trip to Orlando.

Favorite TV Show: Grey's Anatomy, Survivor, Amazing Race (Jeff and Phil )

Favorite Comfort Food: Chicken Soup

Biggest Pet Peeve: apathy and rude people. How hard is it to say, please and thank you?

Favorite Pie: Apple Pie from Delicious Orchards in Colts Neck, NJ

Hobbies: Sailing. My retirement plan is to get my ASA certification to teach sailing and move to someplace where snow and ice exist only in a cocktail.

Favorite Smile:

Some People Might Say that I am: one tough cookie. I put up with very little crap from anyone.

No one would ever call me: Cheap.

Oprah or Ellen: Both

Football or Baseball: On the rare occasion I watch sports, it's Yankee baseball

Favorite Book: Anything from Carl Hiaasen and Wilber Smith. The Fountainhead is the one book that I read over and over.

 

[Disney_Mama]

Name Pia

Where I call home New Brunswick, Canada

Occupation Stay at home mom

Family DH, DD13, & DD8

First trip to Disney Some time in the late 70's

Favorite TV show Medium & CSI

Favorite comfort food Sour gummie worms

Biggest pet peeve People that talk loud because they want you to know there business

Favorite pie raspberry and lemon meringue

Hobbies Hanging with my family

Favorite smiley

Some people might say that I am Funny & a good listener.

No one would ever call me Cheap or unsympathetic

Oprah or Ellen Oprah

Football or Baseball Neither... Cheerleading & Hockey

Favorite book Anything by James Patterson

 

[UrsulasShadow]

Okay, Where are the guys?!?! Not enough macho questions? I put in the football or baseball one for ya!

It's ok, you don't have to answer the Oprah or Ellen one, substitute

Peyton or Eli?...

Umm, Brady!

 

[WaltD4Me]

Umm, Brady!

As in Quinn??? Is he cute or what?!
(my apologies if you mean another Brady)

 

[Minniemouse07]

Name: Christine

Where you call Home: Ambler, PA (northern suburbs of Philadelphia)

Occupation: Graphic Artist for a biopharmaceutical company. Basically I take data and make it pretty for presentations, manuscript submissions and scientific posters.

Family: Married for almost eight years, two kids ... dd-6yo and ds-2yo

First Trip to Disney: 7th grade with my family. We stayed at the Sheraton Twin Towers on I-drive when I-drive was desolate!

Favorite TV Show: Lots of them... out of the ones currently on TV, probably Heroes, CSI (LV or Miami), or Numbers.

Favorite Comfort Food: Mashed Potatoes

Biggest Pet Peeve: People that choose to not properly secure their kids in car seat (I'm a volunteer child passenger safety technician).

Favorite Pie: Coconut Custard

Hobbies: Spending time w/ my kids, Reading, Disney, skiing, volunteering

Favorite Smilie: or

Some People Might Say I am .... too passionate about the things I feel strongly about

No one would ever call me.... quiet

Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen, but I rarely get to watch daytime tv

Football or Baseball? Neither...they both move WAY too slow. I prefer hockey or indoor lacrosse (professional)

Favorite Book?: Snowcrash by Neal Stephenson or Pastwatch by Orson Scott Card. Honorable mention to The English Patient (can't remember the author and don't feel like looking it up right now).

 

[experiment_627]

Name: Candy

Where you call Home: Dandridge, TN

Occupation: Social worker

Family: DH - Stephan, two fur babies

First Trip to Disney: 1986 - went to MK for one day with my family when we were staying in Daytona

Favorite TV Show: Desperate Housewives, NCIS

Favorite Comfort Food: My aunt's mac & cheese or dressing

Biggest Pet Peeve: Rude people

Favorite Pie: Butterscotch

Hobbies: Cross stitch, EverQuest 2, the DIS, planning Disney trips

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... too hard on myself

No one would ever call me.... mean

Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen

Football or Baseball? Football (Go VOLS!!)

Favorite Book?: Any of Sue Grafton's alphabet series

 

[Annette_VA]

Name: Annette

Where you call Home: Richmond, VA

Occupation: I work for a company called Romp n' Roll. It's a kids Gym, Music, and Art place. I work the front desk at one location and also do a bunch of stuff for the corporate side.

Family: Husband, Shannon, and two boys, Adam (who turns 7 this week) and Ryan (who is almost 5)

First Trip to Disney: 1998, when I was 26 years old. DH went down for a conference and I tagged along. I've always been a Disney nut, it just took me forever to get to WDW

Favorite TV Show: Ugly Betty and Grey's Anatomy

Favorite Comfort Food: anything sweet

Biggest Pet Peeve: People who think it's all about them

Favorite Pie: Lemon Chess

Hobbies: DISing, volunteering at my boys' school, reading

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... Anal

No one would ever call me.... Disorganized

Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen

Football or Baseball? Football (by marriage only. If DH didn't watch, I wouldn't)

Favorite Book?: The Stephanie Plum series and the Harry Potter series

 

[mommyceratops]

Name (insert sons name) Mom - but you can call me Kim

Where I call home Saratoga Springs....oh my other one Southern Indiana, away from traffic and smog

Occupation PT - Stay at home mom and school volunteer (Dream job full time SAHM) but currently had to venture out for a paying job (someone wants to spend 2 weeks in Disney every year ) and I am working at 2DS school as an Expansion Devolopment Coordinator which means - run fast and do not talk to me I am trying to raise 10 million dollars a nonprofit school (hard job to make friends LOL!)
I work at Disney Store on the weekends, and any other crazy PT job I can pick up for money. Need sign that says "Will work for Disny Vacation!"

Family DH, DS7 and DS5 also currently have adopted MIL (we looking for rich single DVC owners or anything to get her out of my house! )

First trip to Disney When I was 3 and every year since then!

Favorite TV show Phineas and Ferb, Friends, Will and Grace, Seinfeld and VERY Old SNL's

Favorite comfort food CHOCOLATE!

Biggest pet peeve Long list how about - anyone that says "wow you really like Disney huh?"

Favorite pie Peacon or Derby pie

Hobbies Scrapbooking, Photography, The Dis - can that be a hobby since it is all I do!

Favorite smiley

Some people might say that I am I am a dremer - but I am not the only one

No one would ever call me Mean *unless you are DS5 and I told you that you can not play video games all day!

Oprah or Ellen I do not have time for TV. You should see my DVR list. So I pick Peyton (Go colts)

Football or Baseball No, I am proud to say I am from basketball country and I hate it...but I do LOVE High School Musical! I will have to say DS5 plays t-ball does that count, that is a fun sport to watch!!

Favorite book Gosh, I LOVE to read (when I have time.) I love Disny books on any topic. Harry Potter, Right now I have been reading a lot of non fiction on children and "the world". She comes undone and Moon Cakes are what pops in my head when I think of fave book.
If You Give A Moose A Muffin is the book I can relate too!

 

[chef_mickey]

Name: mike

Where you call Home:disney world, world showcase ,epcot!

Occupation: Student

Family: Mom, Dad and younger sister.

First Trip to Disney: when i was 3 years old, my grandparents took me alone

Favorite TV Show: Good eats

Favorite Comfort Food: My Meatloaf!

Biggest Pet Peeve: bullies

Favorite Pie: my dad is a baker so, almost all

Hobbies: Disboards, bikeing, geocaching, and swimming

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... Disney obessed,crazy, that beacuse so is most my family

No one would ever call me.... 'normal'

Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen

Football or Baseball? neither, i like nascar

Favorite Book?: jack sparrow series?

 

[cocowum]

Name: Alicia

Where you call Home: Albany NY

Occupation: Realtor

Family: Married to Mr. Incredible , DD13 (Most like Belle) and 2 Wonderful Furbabies Norman and Suzy

First Trip to Disney: 2002. Sadly, I never went as a child

Favorite TV Show: Grey's Anatomy

Favorite Comfort Food: Anything that I don't have to cook!

Biggest Pet Peeve: Stockings with open toe'd shoes

Favorite Pie: Dutch Apple

Hobbies: Shopping and anything Disney!

Favorite Smilie: The Dancing Banana of course!

Some People Might Say I am .... OCD

No one would ever call me.... Outdoorsy.

Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen

Football or Baseball? Baseball

Favorite Book?: Anything by Nora Roberts.

 

[chirurgeon]

Name Kim ( Am I the 3rd or 4th Kim to answer this?)

Where I call home Pittsburgh, otherwise known as Steeler Country

Occupation Wholesale Wireless Customer Service Rep

Family Single, 1 furbaby sharing home with Mom. Also 1 sister, 1 brother-in-law, 3 beautiful nieces and 1 brother

First trip to Disney 2000, when I was almost 42

Favorite TV show Criminal minds and NCIS

Favorite comfort food Bruester's ice cream

Biggest pet peeve People who don't understand the Disney Gene

Favorite pie Apple

Hobbies Photography, The Dis - (yes Mommy Ceratops it can be a hobby since it is all I do too

Favorite smiley

Some people might say that I am unconventional

No one would ever call me Conservative

Oprah or Ellen I don't really watch either, but I guess Ellen



Football or Baseball Did you see where I live? Of course FOOTBALL

Favorite book I don't think I can name a favorite book. I love so many different authors. I guess J.K. Rowling and Nora Roberts are my favorite authors

 

[calypso*a*go-go]

Name: Lisa

Where you call Home: The beautiful Pacific Northwest

Occupation: Formerly a purchasing manager for a large manufacturing company -- now a SAHM

Family: DH and two teenagers 15 & 13

First Trip to Disney: Disneyland in 1968

Favorite TV Show: The Office

Favorite Comfort Food: Any ice cream with massive amounts of chocolate

Biggest Pet Peeve: People that think the rules don't apply to them

Favorite Pie: A special cream pie that my mom makes for my birthday that is all my favorites together: chocolate, coconut, and banana...yum

Hobbies: Travel and DIS'n

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... too Talkative (shocking, isn't it?)

No one would ever call me.... Too serious

Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen...I want to laugh -- not cry

Football or Baseball? Not really crazy about either, but if I had to pick it would be football

Favorite Book?: Another Stephanie Plum fan here!

 

[BeamsofLight]

What a neat idea.

Name Caroline

Where you call home Atlanta

Occupation Meteorologist

Family 1 converted-to-Disney husband, 2 ferrets who look cute in mouse ears.

First trip to Disney In utero (does that count? if not then 1981, when I was three)

Favorite TV show House

Favorite comfort food Marshmallows

Biggest pet peeve Rudeness

Favorite pie Dutch Apple (with the crumbly top - mmm!)

Hobbies Drawing, sculpting, writing, computer games

Favorite smiley

Some people might say that I am shy. They'd be wrong though.

No one would ever call me disorganized.

Oprah or Ellen They're on at 4 right? In that case, Deadliest Catch.

Football or Baseball Er... can we watch soccer?

Favorite book The Three Musketeers.

 

[astrodrummergirl]

Name: Charlotte

Where you call Home: West London, UK

Occupation: Student

Family: Single, youngest of three girls, still living with parents (for now!)

First Trip to Disney: DLRP in 1994

Favorite TV Show: NCIS

Favorite Comfort Food: Depends

Biggest Pet Peeve: People who smoke in queue lines

Favorite Pie: Banoffee

Hobbies: Guitar, Drums, Guitar Hero, Computer Games

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... sarcastic

No one would ever call me.... outgoing

Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen

Football or Baseball? Neither

Favorite Book?: From Sketch to Reality

 

[abish19]

Great idea! Here we go:

Name: Beth

Where you call home: the West Coast of Michigan

Occupation: Stay-at-home mom, musician

Family: Married to DH for almost 10 years, two kids, girl age 4, boy age 1 1/2

First trip to Disney: 1980 (I was less than a year old)

Favorite TV shows: "The Office," Samantha Brown

Favorite comfort food: Chocolate covered pretzels, but I'll take anything!

Biggest pet peeve: the incorrect use of the apostrophe

Favorite pie: Blueberry

Hobbies: reading, piano, walking/hiking, Disney (does that count?)

Favorite smilie: Old reliable

Some people might say I am...sarcastic

No one would ever call me...shy

Oprah or Ellen: Oprah, I guess...

Football or baseball: Neither

Favorite book: A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

 

[LovesThumper]

Name: Marilyn

Where you call home: Connecticut- near Southwest Airlines favorite runway!! Great for trips to Disney

Occupation: Visiting Nurse

Family: 4 grown children (you are still a child at 45 LOL), 5 beautiful grandkids and sweetest husband of 46 years

First trip to Disney: 1977 with the first 3 children

Favorite TV shows: Grey's Anatomy and So You Think You Can Dance.

Favorite comfort food: Cornchips and dips. Rather have that than a birthday cake.

Biggest pet peeve: People who complain but never offer an idea on how to change (been on a lot of committees)

Favorite pie: Pecan

Hobbies: Singing with a 4-part harmony chorus of 90 women.

Favorite smilie:

Some people might say I am funny and sarcastic

No one would ever call me..Unassuming

Oprah or Ellen: Oprah, Ellen

Football or baseball: UCONN Women's Basketball, Red Sox and Pat's

Favorite book: So many- old favorite To Kill a Mockingbird, latest Jodi Picoult's Change of Heart