Virtual Meet! Tell Us a Little About Yourself!

[Disney_Dani]

Name: Danielle

Where you call Home: Shelby Township, Michigan

Occupation: Marketing/Advertising for a cabinetry manufacturer.

Family: My husband Dave & I have been married for 4 years and have a 6 month old baby girl, Hailey.

First Trip to Disney: So long ago I can't even remember. I think I was still a baby.

Favorite TV Show: Lost

Favorite Comfort Food: Pizza. I could eat it every day!

Biggest Pet Peeve: I have sooooo many. One would be leaving an empty toilet paper roll for me to find!

Favorite Pie: Apple

Hobbies: Planning my next Disney vacation, teaching figure skating, shopping

Favorite Smilie: (I know, I'm boring!)

Some People Might Say I am: way too nice and need to say NO sometimes! (But I never do!)

No one would ever call me: a liar

Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen

Football or Baseball? Do I really have to pick? Can I say neither?

Favorite Book?: Harry Potter

 

[zendisney]

Name: Carla Rae Gerardino

Where you call Home: Philadelphia PA

Occupation: Educator

Family: my domestic partner of 14 years, Gilchrist and our granddaughter Lakyn who is with us full time... we are her mommies,

First Trip to Disney: July 1979

Favorite TV Show: not sure I like movies better...but I enjoy the Travel Channel, History Channel, and the food network

Favorite Comfort Food: popcorn with butter

Biggest Pet Peeve: mean people

Favorite Pie: pumpkin

Hobbies: Reading, Video Games, listening to podcasts, traveling, walking,cooking


Some People Might Say I am .... a nerd, I love my family, I am a loyal friend and a good listener, dependable, funny, gregarious, loveable, smart, determined

No one would ever call me.... quiet or selfish

Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen

Football or Baseball? Baseball.. before the strike

Favorite Book?: The Harry Potter series but there are so many The Giver, I know why the caged bird sings... ughhh I could go on and on

Favorite quote: "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
-Eleanor Roosevelt

 

[eeyorethegreat]

i wasn't going to join in but what the heck might as well

Name: Christine

Where you call Home: Central Maine, USA
Occupation: Preschool/Pre K teacher

Family: Husband and 4 kids- boy girl boy girl

First Trip to Disney: 1999

Favorite TV Show: Criminal Minds and Ghost Whisperer loved Moonlight but darn network cancelled it

Favorite Comfort Food: Pizza!! yeah I'll go with that too.

Biggest Pet Peeve: BUT I have SOOOOO many-- people who don't do right by their children/families, people who think they are better than others, people who talk about others behind their back, ...seriously I could go on and in

Favorite Pie: oh Pie now we are talking!! strawberry pie, blueberry pie and apple, and tollhouse pie as a treat

Hobbies: planning family trips and dreaming of future trips to WDW

Favorite Smilie: none really

Some People Might Say I ...lack social skills

No one would ever call me....(socially) outgoing

Oprah or Ellen?: don't watch either though I think Ellen is very funny.

Football or Baseball? Football! I hate pro sports

Favorite Book?: Harry Potter series

Favorite quote: "Our civilization would be extremely dull and sterile if we did not have and treasure people with Asperger Syndrome." --Tony Attwood

According to the theory of aerodynamics, and as may be readily demonstrated through experiments, the Bumble Bee is unable to fly.
This is because the size, the weight, and the shape of his body in relation to his wingspread make flying impossible.
But the Bumble Bee, being ignorant of these scientific truths, goes ahead and flies anyway - and makes a little honey everyday! ~~Author Unknown

 

[elemusing]

Name: Angie

Where you call Home: Murray, KY (Western KY)

Occupation: music teacher to 600 KG-2nd graders

Family: me -37 DH - 38 DS11

First Trip to Disney: 1977 summer - with my parents

Favorite TV Show: I like Scrubs, and game shows

Favorite Comfort Food: anything my mom makes! She does a killer homemade lasagna and a great peach cobbler mmmmmmm

Biggest Pet Peeve: people who lie to me

Favorite Pie: I like key lime - but would choose rich, moist chocolate cake any day

Hobbies: everything Disney, paying Toontown online, learning about new technology

Favorite Smilie: I never use this one, but I think it is funny.

Some People Might Say I am .... a little bit of a control freak

No one would ever call me.... unreliable

Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen

Football or Baseball? Football! How 'bout them Cowboys?!?!!!

Favorite Book?: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

 

[safetymom]

Name: Kathy

Where you call Home: Outside of Orlando FL

Occupation: DISUnplugged Podcaster,blogger, Dreams travel agent

Family: Widow, 3 children, Daughter in law, son in law, 2 granddaughters

First Trip to Disney: Oct 1996

Favorite TV Show: Coach

Favorite Comfort Food: chocolate

Biggest Pet Peeve: People who use a flash when they are more than 10 ft. away

Favorite Pie: Apple

Hobbies: Photography, fishing, reading

Some People Might Say I am crazy for moving to FL

No one would ever call me shy with my opinions

Oprah or Ellen?: neither one

Football or Baseball? neither one. NASCAR

Favorite Book?: Any James Patterson book

 

[erogers]

Thought I'd jump in - I'm kind of shy about posting, but I lurk around here a lot. Here goes.

Name: Erin

Where you call Home: Garland, TX

Occupation: client services assistant at a pregnancy center

Family: me and DH

First Trip to Disney: 8th grade spring break - first time for my entire family

Favorite TV Show: Scrubs, Ugly Betty, Good Eats

Favorite Comfort Food: pizza

Biggest Pet Peeve: that's a tie between people who cut in line and people who insist on writing checks at the grocery store

Favorite Pie: Brownies!

Hobbies: cooking, reading, hiking, gardening

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... quiet (and they would be right)

No one would ever call me.... mean

Oprah or Ellen?: Ummm, I watch Ellen maybe a couple times a year, Oprah - never, so I guess that would be Ellen

Football or Baseball? Baseball, though I'm not really that into sports

Favorite Book?: Harry Potter series

 

[AnneR]

My turn

Name: Anne

Where you call Home: Maryland, some people would say Western Maryland

Occupation: My fancy title is Chief but I oversee rehabilitation programs for people with barriers to work and people with disabilities in need of supports to live successfully in the community

Family: Married, 3 girls - do I say there is a little drama in my house

First Trip to Disney: I believe it was 1976, one of those high school band trips

Favorite TV Show: NCIS

Favorite Comfort Food: It must include chocolate

Biggest Pet Peeve: wasting time in meetings

Favorite Pie: Key Lime

Hobbies: Cross Stitch, reading

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... a compulsive planner

No one would ever call me.... idle

Oprah or Ellen?: really don't watch either

Football or Baseball? Hate them both

Favorite Book?: Can't say just one
__________________

 

[tlcoke]

Name: Tracey

Where you call Home: Clarksville, Indiana (Northern Suburb of Louisville, KY)

Occupation: Electronic Document Coordinator (Fancy name for Printing Prepress Specialist)

Family: Single

First Trip to Disney: 1977 as a child - 1991 as an adult.

Favorite TV Show: LOST, Chuck, Heroes, NCIS, Grey's Anatomy

Favorite Comfort Food: Mexican and Ice Cream

Biggest Pet Peeve: People who don't stop at Stop Signs. Where are the police when you need them.

Favorite Pie: Derby Pie (Otherwise know as Chocolate Nut Pie to avoid Trademark issues with Kerns Kitchen )

Hobbies: The Dis, Teaching Preschoolers at Church,

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... quiet & a Workaholic

No one would ever call me.... a Type A Personality

Oprah or Ellen?: neither but if I had to choose one it would be Oprah over Ellen.

Football or Baseball? Neither - Basketball - GO CARDS!

Favorite Book?: The Left Behind Series; Anything by Joel C. Rosenberg, The NCIS & Apocalypse Series by Mel Odom

 

[kafitty]

Name: Kait!

Where you call Home: the southern suburbs of Boston, pretty much anywhere on rt. 3 from exit 16 on down.

Occupation: just graduated college with a degree in Political Science/Communication Studies (WOOHOO!)...so clearly i'm working as a seasonal employee to take care of annual flowers at a local Home Depot (i'm an outside vendor). Who needs a real job?

Family: living with my mom & stepfather and our 4 furbabies; dad, stepmom, and brother live in another town with 4 more furbabies!

First Trip to Disney: 6 years old, i think? visited my grandfather and then we went over to the World. i still have my pink parasol, personalized from MK (i think?). Only thing i remember though is losing my Pink Bunny at the end of the trip...all of you parents probably understand how traumatic that was!!

Favorite TV Show: GREY'S ANATOMY!!! and So You Think You Can Dance (tomorrow!! WOO!!). i also enjoy the Rachel Maddow Show (i know we can't talk politics but that should say it all, haha) and No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain. And the classics: Family Guy & Chappelle's Show.

Favorite Comfort Food: meat loaf, pot roast, mashed potatoes with lots of butter & cheese & bacon...mmmmm

Biggest Pet Peeve: people traveling in the passing lane.

Favorite Pie: anything berry

Hobbies: performing arts (watching & doing), cheerleading, and i played rugby in college

Favorite Smiley: i'm a smiley addict...this one is great though and this one

Some People Might Say I am: very loud!

No one would ever call me: pffft i've gotten every name in the book, bring it, hahaha

Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen

Football or Baseball?: RUGBY!! haha. Um but seriously, i'm from Boston...sports here are life. (no, i don't want to talk about the Celtics. )

Favorite Book?: i love love love The Chronicles of Narnia

 

[eeyorethegreat]

I am so happy to see we have alot of Harry Potter fans here!! Nobody understands my two obsessions - Disney and HP

Oh me too! I am not social at all but get me started on either one and I can go on for hours LOL!

 

[wdwscout]

I'm next. I'm a long time lurker, just starting to post a bit more.

Name: Linda

Where you call Home: Medford, NJ- 20 miles outside of Philly

Occupation: Pediatric clinic manager

Family: Married, 2 sons who are 21 and 18

First Trip to Disney: A day trip on college Spring Break in 1981. First multi-day trip with DH and kids- 1993 at the Poly- then we were hooked .

Favorite TV Show: Grey's Anatomy, Daily Show, CBS Sunday Morning

Favorite Comfort Food: Mac & cheese, lasagna, chocolate

Biggest Pet Peeve: people without common sense

Favorite Pie: Probably Pumpkin or Key Lime

Hobbies: I'm still new at the empty nester thing- my hobbies used to be things my kids were in- scouts, band, etc. I have to figure out what MY hobbies are. Right now it's de-cluttering my house!!

Favorite Smilie: I use this one a lot!

Some people might say I am... a Disney fanatic

No one would ever call me: graceful!

Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen

Football or Baseball? Both- baseball right now- go Cubbies!

Favorite Book?: So many. Most recently- Peter and the Star Catchers series.

__________________

 

[eeyorethegreat]

Name: Amy Joy

Where you call Home: Appleton, WI I have a cousin who lives there-(cousins and I grew up more like sibs)

Favorite Book?: The Left Behind Series

Great series

 

[exwdwcm]

Name: Michelle

Where you call Home: Dallas, TX (Plano)

Occupation: Director of Marketing for a medical aesthetic distributor

Family: DH of 8 years, DS 18 months, 2 doggies. close with parents and 2 sisters (still do WDW together!)

First Trip to Disney: i think i was like 7 or so- around 1980?- campgrounds at Ft Wilderness in our pop up camper!

Favorite TV Show: right now- Fringe. Was Battlestar Galactica. i know, nerd alert.

Favorite Comfort Food: mexican! nachos or enchiladas. or chili. heck, throw some chocolate in there too. just food in general. lol

Biggest Pet Peeve: liars and backstabbers

Favorite Pie: chocolate mousee or pecan

Hobbies: Scrapbooking, reading, planning Disney trips, obsessively cleaning, movies, working out from time to time

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... too nice

No one would ever call me.... mean, again way too nice for my own good.

Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen

Football or Baseball? Football! come on Cowboys, let's pull it together!

Favorite Book?: Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, Brave New World. do we detect a theme here?

 

[simonkodousek]

Name: Simon

Where you call Home: Southeastern Wisconsin

Occupation: High School Student

Family: Dad, Mom, and 12 YO Brother

First Trip to Disney: 2004 at the Wilderness Lodge

Favorite TV Show: Family Guy

Favorite Comfort Food: Mac & Jail

Biggest Pet Peeve: Overreactors

Favorite Pie: Door County Cherry

Hobbies: Tennis, Drawing, Singing, Planning Disney Vacations

Favorite Smilie: My Own

Some People Might Say I am .... Dirty (as in my sense of humor LOL)

No one would ever call me.... Patient

Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen

Football or Baseball? Football!

Favorite Book?: Harry Potter (gotta love it)

 

[BillM99999]

Name: Bill (in case the handle wasn't indicative)

Where you call Home: St. Peters, MO (3rd tier suburb of St. Louis)

Occupation: Physician

Family: Wife (Joanne), 2 parrots, 2 cats

First Trip to Disney: WDW 1998 (off site); DL 1983 (back before the buildup)

Favorite TV Show: Family Guy

Favorite Comfort Food: All meat pizza

Biggest Pet Peeve: Complainers who don't look for or want a solution

Favorite Pie: Apple

Hobbies: Gardening, planning Disney vacations, spectator sports

Favorite Smilie:

Some People Might Say I am .... less than patient

No one would ever call me.... Sue

Oprah or Ellen?: neither

Football or Baseball? Baseball!

Favorite Book?: Harry Potter series (add me to the list)

 

[FreezinRafiki]

Name: Barry

Where you call Home: Racine, WI. (Originally from Dale, WI, and having also spent time in New London, WI, La Crosse, WI and a brief stint in Kaukauna, WI)

Occupation: Computer Systems Administrator for a national supplier of packaging and shipping supplies.

Family: Married for 9 years, 4 year old daughter, 2 year old son, two dogs

First Trip to Disney: 2nd grade. Back again in 2004 and at least once a year since.

Favorite TV Show: Criminal Minds, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Two and a Half Men, How I Met Your Mother, My Name is Earl, Rules of Engagement

Favorite Comfort Food: You name it, I'll eat it. Of course, in the last year I've lost almost 50 pounds, so just make the portion size a little smaller.

Biggest Pet Peeve: People who are late.

Favorite Pie: Apple a la mode

Hobbies: Hanging out with my family, household remodeling projects

Favorite Smilie: Sorry, no. I prefer old-school ASCII : )

Some People Might Say I am .... My wife typically describes me a "obnoxiously outgoing". Whatever that means...

No one would ever call me.... mean. I try to see the best in people, and treat everyone with respect.

Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen

Football or Baseball? There is room in my heart for both.

Favorite Book? Harry Potter series.

 

[daneenm]

Name: Barry

Favorite TV Show: Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

I LOVE this show too!! I figure as long as I am watching other people eating all that great, but not so great for you food, I get my fix without the side effects

 

[wdwscout]

Favorite Comfort Food: Mac & Jail

What is that???

 

[Cruz Family]

Name: Melissa

Where you call Home: Massachusetts

Occupation: Family child care provider / Interior Designer

Family: DH Tony and DS's Tevin 15 & Trey 11

First Trip to Disney: 1988, I was 15

Favorite TV Show: The Wire and Top Chef

Favorite Comfort Food: home made Mac & Cheese

Biggest Pet Peeve: Enablers

Favorite Pie: Blueberry crumb w/ vanilla ice cream

Hobbies: Cooking, design, and planning trips to WDW.

Favorite Smilie: cracks me up every time.

Some People Might Say I am .... way to opinionated

No one would ever call me.... unprepared

Oprah or Ellen?: Dr. Phil

Football or Baseball? Football....Patriots Baby!!!!

Favorite Book?: The Color Purple

 

[kronkman]

Name: Chris

Where you call Home: Littleton, CO

Occupation: Associate Producer for "reality based" TV shows (on Discovery, Food Network, History, HGTV and DIY during my time here)

Family: Married for almost 10 years, 5 yr old goofball of a son (Edison) and 3 spaztastic dogs (Kermit, Buster and Jaq). We live close to both of our parents, but not so close that it's like a sitcom.

First Trip to Disney: 1st grade with my aunt to DL (I was telling my kid today how much Journey Through Inner Space freaked me out at his age). WDW and DCL in 2000. Eddie went to DL for his first b-day, and has been to both parks a few times since...he don't know how good he got it!

Favorite TV Show: Anything I'm not working on...seriously sick of reality TV. Scrubs, Simpsons, Lost, Daily Show and Rachel Maddow.

Favorite Comfort Food: Cheesy potatoes

Biggest Pet Peeve: There are sooooo many...how about, tiny people in giant cars (especially when they are on the phone, doing make-up and trying to eat a bowl of soup...you're driving a death machine, please pay attention!)

Favorite Pie: Anything with meringue

Hobbies: Acting, doing voice over work (though I'd like it to be more than a hobby), obsessing about Disney and whatever the boy comes up with (this week I am a bug collector)

Favorite Smilie: Honestly, I get really tired of smilies, but if forced to pick... because it reminds me of Bill the Cat or Calvin.

Some People Might Say I am...lazy enough to be really productive.

No one would ever call me.... before 8 in the morning...they have one of those in the morning, right?

Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen

Football or Baseball? Football. I used to love baseball until the Yankees and Red Sox ruined it for the rest of the league.

Favorite Book?The Dark Tower series by Stephen King. Only books I have ever read more than once...and look forward to reading them again one day.