1. Married/kids/pets? 36 years old, married 9 years, mom to two human girls, 6 and 2, and one 9-year-old golden retriever girl.
2. What do you do for a living? I SAH with my kids. I left the workforce when my oldest was 2. I was working in eMKT for a pharma before that.
3. Fitness activities you enjoy? Running is my favorite thing to do. I also enjoy lifting weights, and am really liking the TRX class I am taking.
4. One thing you want most for Christmas? I would really, really, like an upgraded DSLR. But that is not going to happen. We are taking the kids to Disney so that is the big gift.
5. Any other fun fact/random thought/thing you'd like to share? Not really! I just ran my 5th half marathon this past weekend but I have never run a full!
Post by noisemaker2 on Nov 19, 2013 8:46:07 GMT -5
1. Married/kids/pets? Married with 2 girls (6 and 3) and a goofy golden retriever
2. What do you do for a living? I'm a lawyer working part time from home while the girls are little.
3. Fitness activities you enjoy? Running, some strength training, yoga
4. One thing you want most for Christmas? Snow!
5. Any other fun fact/random thought/thing you'd like to share? I grew up in Wisconsin, lived in New York for 11 years and now live in Texas. I miss seasons!
1. Married/kids/pets? I'm 30. I got married on Feb 29, 2008. We have IF issues, so no kids. We have 2 mini schnauzers, Jake (7) and Sadie (6).
2. What do you do for a living? I am a research tech in an autoimmune disease research lab. I process our clinic's blood samples. I am also an ASL interpreter student; this is my first semester and I love it so hard. I get through the work day so I can go to school.
3. Fitness activities you enjoy? Running, kickboxing, bootcamp. My 2nd marathon is this weekend.
4. One thing you want most for Christmas? My yurbuds broke and only one headphone works now I'm hoping DH will volunteer to replace them this Friday though. If that happens, I'd really like a running jacket and a new pair of UA thermal running tights for Christmas.
5. Any other fun fact/random thought/thing you'd like to share? I can't think of anything! I'm pretty boring. I love knitting? That's all I've got.
Post by setsail1999 on Nov 19, 2013 8:53:36 GMT -5
1. Married/kids/pets? Married, no kids. 2 rescued border collie mixes Jackson and Poe
2. What do you do for a living? Biologist
3. Fitness activities you enjoy? New to running. I also like to hike and I spend a lot of time being active with my dogs.
4. One thing you want most for Christmas? I don't even know lol
5. Any other fun fact/random thought/thing you'd like to share? I'm extremely active in dog sports. Mainly disc dog but also some flyball, dock diving, canine musical freestyle and lure coursing. I also qualified for a world level disc event the last 2 years. But my guy is close to retirement
1. Married/kids/pets? Married, will be 9 years next march. No kids. One crazy dog, who i pretend is a person.
2. What do you do for a living? Im a corporate sell out. Its hard to explain what i do unless you do it too. I live in jersey, so i work in pharma
3. Fitness activities you enjoy? Running, swimming, spin. One day ill use my outdoor bike.
4. One thing you want most for Christmas? I dont celebrate christmas.
5. Any other fun fact/random thought/thing you'd like to share? Most people think im really funny. I dont think it translates in writing, so i think i come across as a little odd.
Post by lovesherheels on Nov 19, 2013 9:00:28 GMT -5
Yay! I love these!
1. Married/kids/pets? My DH and I got married almost three years ago in Charleston, SC. He was a package deal with two large Maine Coon kitties, who have recently been cut into little lions and they are SO ADORABLE (and they shed SO much less -- win win!).
2. What do you do for a living? I manage the communications and events for one of the school's at a University.
3. Fitness activities you enjoy? Running, dancing. I want to try the spin classes at my gym too, because I think I'd like those.
4. One thing you want most for Christmas? Flat boots for work. My current ones are 2-3in heels and that's not so friendly on my calves after running.
5. Any other fun fact/random thought/thing you'd like to share? Umm ... my go-to random fact is that I know my Delta SkyMiles number by heart but not my driver's license number.
1. Married/kids/pets? My DH and I got married almost three years ago in Charleston, SC. He was a package deal with two large Maine Coon kitties, who have recently been cut into little lions and they are SO ADORABLE (and they shed SO much less -- win win!).
1. Married/kids/pets? Married, no kids, two fur babies, a golden retreiver and siamese
2. What do you do for a living? Engineer
3. Fitness activities you enjoy? Running, ice skating
4. One thing you want most for Christmas? I really just want to stay at home for a while and do nothing. We basically have travel/company visiting every weekend through Christmas.
5. Any other fun fact/random thought/thing you'd like to share? I've visted 26 countries, and have been to Europe 10 times.
Post by emilyinchile on Nov 19, 2013 9:08:04 GMT -5
1. I'm 28 (yes, I know that wasn't part of the question), been married for 3.5 years. No kids (someday), but Lola our former street dog Cocker-mix is our child.
2. My title is business development manager. Very broadly I'm in sales/consulting, but I don't go into detail online.
3. Crossfit (M-F) and soccer (1-2x/week). I played club lacrosse in college and have done a couple 10k's and a half. I LOVE the strength component of CF and the fact that I'm doing things I honestly never even dreamed I'd be able to do, although I still have many many goals to reach.
4. Nothing. H and I are going to the Dominican Republic for 5 days to just chill the eff out, so that's our present.
5. I live in Chile? Haha, that's all I've got. Oh, and I'm half-American/half-English, dual national. I think setsail1999's random is AWESOME.
1. Married/kids/pets? Married, one baby boy (4 months, named AJ), and two dogs (Georgie the beagle mix and Eddie the underwear eating pit mix)
2. What do you do for a living? I'm a pediatric speech language pathologist
3. Fitness activities you enjoy? Running, spinning, yoga (all when I have time, which doesn't happen much between baby, working full time, and a H that works 55+ hours/week)
4. One thing you want most for Christmas? Room in my house for a treadmill. But I don't think that's what you meant, so...a bitchin' pair of Frye boots. 5. Any other fun fact/random thought/thing you'd like to share? I used to be able to rap Ludacris' Area Codes by heart. I still may be able to, but haven't been drunk enough to find out...since I can only remember the while thing when I'm drunk.
1. Married/kids/pets? Married 05/05/05 (hence the screen name), 3 kids, my girls are 7y and 22 months, and my son is 5y. No pets.
2. What do you do for a living? I have been a SAHM for the past 5 years, before that I worked in Risk Management/Underwriting.
3. Fitness activities you enjoy? Running, group fitness strength classes, and spin.
4. One thing you want most for Christmas? DH to have off the whole day!
5. Any other fun fact/random thought/thing you'd like to share? I'm waiting for the heating/AC guy to get here. I hope he comes soon so I can go to the gym!
1. Married/kids/pets? I've been married for 4.5 years (but DH and I have been together for over 10). No pets, no kids. I used to be firmly in the "no kids ever" camp, but lately I've been thinking maybe one would be nice.
2. What do you do for a living? I'm a pharmacist. I used to work for a large retail chain, but recently switched to a hospital.
3. Fitness activities you enjoy? Running and hiking. Unfortunately, theres not much in the way of hiking near Chicago, so that is mostly reserved for vacations.
4. One thing you want most for Christmas? A garmin 220. I've been hinting like crazy.
5. Any other fun fact/random thought/thing you'd like to share? A year and a half ago, my H and I quit our jobs, sold all of our stuff, and went on a 10 month backpacking trip. We planned none of it except for a one way ticket to Colombia. It was amazing, miserable, wonderful, and just downright crazy. I feel weird talking about it with people IRL.
Post by keweenawlove on Nov 19, 2013 9:15:41 GMT -5
1. Married/kids/pets? Married with a 6 year old chocolate lab. No kids
2. What do you do for a living? Engineering PhD student in orthopaedic biomechanics
3. Fitness activities you enjoy? Running, cross country skiing, swimming, biking
4. One thing you want most for Christmas? A good backpacking pack for my first overnight hiking trip this spring
5. Any other fun fact/random thought/thing you'd like to share? Growing up, my hometown averaged over 200 inches of snow every year and I miss it like crazy starting about this time of year.
1. Married/kids/pets? Married in 2005, 2 kids girl 6 and boy 3. One 14 year old cat.
2. What do you do for a living? Technology Commercialization for a university
3. Fitness activities you enjoy? Running, soccer
4. One thing you want most for Christmas? I asked for a treadmill and already got it! So I am pretty much done.
5. Any other fun fact/random thought/thing you'd like to share? I started running a little more than 2 years ago and I love this board for all its inspiration!!
1. Married/kids/pets? My DH and I got married almost three years ago in Charleston, SC. He was a package deal with two large Maine Coon kitties, who have recently been cut into little lions and they are SO ADORABLE (and they shed SO much less -- win win!).
OK, you need to post a pic!!!
Hahaha. Ok. Let's see if I can actually do this right (although none of these are very outstanding pictures because they move too much for a good photo opp).
We think they're brothers since they were found together by the rescue people. They're probably 9 or 10 years old now.
This one is Charlie. He's the alpha male and is the one who keeps me up at night meowing. ^o)
And this one is Harry. He's the sweetheart who snuggles with me when DH is traveling. (heart)
Hahaha. Ok. Let's see if I can actually do this right (although none of these are very outstanding pictures because they move too much for a good photo opp).
We think they're brothers since they were found together by the rescue people. They're probably 9 or 10 years old now.
This one is Charlie. He's the alpha male and is the one who keeps me up at night meowing.
And this one is Harry. He's the sweetheart who snuggles with me when DH is traveling. (heart)
Ahhh! My 2-year-old is staring at me because I am laughing so hard!!! They are SO cute and I LOVE the cuts. Thank you!!!!
New TV for our basement to make running on the treadmill more tolerable this winter!
5. Any other fun fact/random thought/thing you'd like to share?
I started running the summer of 2012 and I am SO GLAD that I did! Running is seriously my drug. I am so grateful for this board, for all the things I've learned from you ladies and the never ending inspiration and motivation I get from you all!
1. Married/kids/pets? Married, no kids, no pets. Just bicycles.
2. What do you do for a living? I'm a Senior IT Consultant. I work on large scale computer projects. My side gig is running Southeastern Cycling www.southeasterncycling.com, one of the largest cycling sites in the Southeast. I am also a cycling photographer.
3. Fitness activities you enjoy? Mountain biking, road biking, cyclocross, commuting on a bike. Anything cycling related. I don't really do much else.
4. One thing you want most for Christmas? I an IPAD Mini w/Retina and Cellular.
5. Any other fun fact/random thought/thing you'd like to share? I grew up showing horses (American Saddlebreds and then hunter/jumpers) and still ride--mostly for fun and the occasional competitive hunter pace.
Post by CallingAllAngels on Nov 19, 2013 9:25:52 GMT -5
1. Married/kids/pets? Married. 2 kids - 6 YO DS and 3 YO DD. One 6 year old dog who was diagnosed a few months ago with terminal bone cancer.
2. What do you do for a living? I work in academic affairs for a University.
3. Fitness activities you enjoy? Running. Biking. Swimming.
4. One thing you want most for Christmas? Garmin Forerunner 220 with HR monitor
5. Any other fun fact/random thought/thing you'd like to share? I am kind of sort of planning to quit my job when my DD starts kindergarten and train for a marathon.
1. Married/kids/pets? Married with two golden retrievers.
2. What do you do for a living? Attorney
3. Fitness activities you enjoy? Triathlon, open water swimming, and running.
4. One thing you want most for Christmas? I'm having a hard time thinking of things this year.
5. Any other fun fact/random thought/thing you'd like to share? One of my other big hobbies is DIY home improvement. I don't have an H&F blog but I do have a house blog.
Hahaha. Ok. Let's see if I can actually do this right (although none of these are very outstanding pictures because they move too much for a good photo opp).
We think they're brothers since they were found together by the rescue people. They're probably 9 or 10 years old now.
This one is Charlie. He's the alpha male and is the one who keeps me up at night meowing.
And this one is Harry. He's the sweetheart who snuggles with me when DH is traveling. (heart)
Ahhh! My 2-year-old is staring at me because I am laughing so hard!!! They are SO cute and I LOVE the cuts. Thank you!!!!
Hahahaha. Anytime!! They are REALLY cute and sweet, except when they're doing laps at 2 a.m. Honestly, they seem to love the cuts too! They've been SO happy lately, and that's all that's changed!
4. One thing you want most for Christmas? My yurbuds broke and only one headphone works now I'm hoping DH will volunteer to replace them this Friday though. If that happens, I'd really like a running jacket and a new pair of UA thermal running tights for Christmas.
Mine did the exact same thing last weekend. I flipped out and told DH it was a race to Best Buy to replace them, loser buys dinner haha.
I've been dropping some very obvious hints, but I don't think he'll get them. BOYS. Sigh.
I'm still fairly new and know there are others on this board like me. Plus this might come in handy for the Holiday Gift Exchange. So if you care to share:
1. Married/kids/pets?married, one 9 year old stepson, no pets but we do dog sit for my mom quite often.
2. What do you do for a living? Second grade teacher
3. Fitness activities you enjoy? Swimming will always be my first love, triathlon, biking
4. One thing you want most for Christmas? I'd love a new tri bike, but I don't think dh is willing to spend $4000 when we already capped our limit at $100.
5. Any other fun fact/random thought/thing you'd like to share? I worked for almost two years at an ultra-orthodox Jewish day school. I'm not Jewish, I think I learned more during that time than my students did. I found it completely fascinating! I know a tiny bit of Hebrew and a tiny bit of Yiddish.
LLL studio pants! Oh and I suppose to enjoy the holiday with my kids
I LOVE my Studio pants. I die a little bit inside every time I buy a pair (maybe 1-2x/year) but I haven't found any less expensive pants that even come close to fitting me the way those do. I pretty much lived in them while I was on mat leave, and still do on the weekends now.
1. Married just over 5 years, no kids, a cat and a dog.
2. I'm currently finishing medical school and in the process of applying to and interviewing for residency in anesthesiology.
3. I love running, of course. I also love hiking and enjoy swimming and lifting. I actually pretty much love all kind of physical activity, those are just the ones I happen to do on a more or less regular basis
4. A new sewing machine.
5. I love clothes/style/fashion. I have a good stash of running gear at this point so most of my money goes to that. I also LOOOOVVVE Christmas and I'm so excited that it's coming up again!