GTKY - Non-IF Edition

[discogranny]

I am new around here and would like to get to know you girls better on a non-IF level.

So, some adult questions:

What is something completely non-IF related that you enjoy doing?
Do you run/workout/Zumba, etc?
How long have you been with your partner/married?
Do you work? If so, do you like it? If not, do you like staying at home?
Do you have pets?

And some teenage girl summer camp questions:

What is your favorite color?
Favorite food and/or drink?
When is your birthday (if you want to share?)
What was your dream job when you were younger?
Do you want to make friendship bracelets? I'll bring the string. (Totally kidding, it just seemed appropriate.)

Answer these, make up your own, whatever, just tell us more things about you.

[Deleted]

Jan 30, 2013 9:34:49 GMT -5 discogranny said:

I am new around here and would like to get to know you girls better on a non-IF level.

So, some adult questions:

What is something completely non-IF related that you enjoy doing? I love to travel and cook.
Do you run/workout/Zumba, etc?  Yoga, spin, and swim when my schedule allows, other than that I walk the dog.
How long have you been with your partner/married? Almost 5.5 years 
Do you work? If so, do you like it? If not, do you like staying at home? I'm an attorney - I like it some days more than others.  There are aspects of my job that I love and many that I abhor.
Do you have pets? Yes, a 5.5 year old Greyhound named Lila. She's a spoiled beast.  

And some teenage girl summer camp questions:

What is your favorite color?  Purple. 
Favorite food and/or drink?  Just one!  I love a good cup of tea either iced or hot.  I couldn't exist without wine (good thing we're IF!) and food that's a tough one, Fish and cheese are probably my favorites, but not together.  
When is your birthday (if you want to share?)  I'm a March baby. 
What was your dream job when you were younger?  I wanted to be a veterinarian.  I'm allergic to cats and hate blood, I don't know what I was thinking.  
Do you want to make friendship bracelets? I'll bring the string. (Totally kidding, it just seemed appropriate.)   String - where's the lanyard?  

Answer these, make up your own, whatever, just tell us more things about you.

[ilovecandy]

Jan 30, 2013 9:34:49 GMT -5 discogranny said:

I am new around here and would like to get to know you girls better on a non-IF level.

So, some adult questions:

What is something completely non-IF related that you enjoy doing?
Do you run/workout/Zumba, etc?
How long have you been with your partner/married?
Do you work? If so, do you like it? If not, do you like staying at home?
Do you have pets?

And some teenage girl summer camp questions:

What is your favorite color?
Favorite food and/or drink?
When is your birthday (if you want to share?)
What was your dream job when you were younger?
Do you want to make friendship bracelets? I'll bring the string. (Totally kidding, it just seemed appropriate.)

Answer these, make up your own, whatever, just tell us more things about you.

1 I like to knit and read.
2 I try to do yoga a few times a week
3 married 2 and half years together 6 and half.
4. I don't work though I do keep am eye open for jobs. I do like staying home my house is cleaner and I am generally happier cause my last job was physically hard on me and it sucked
5 we have two dogs
6. Favorite color is green
7 favorite drink is wine lol and food I like a lot of things.
8. My birthday is in November
9 my dream job was being a teacher and I have a teaching degree to bad about budget cuts at schools

[changedname]

What is something completely non-IF related that you enjoy doing?
Do you run/workout/Zumba, etc? I like running and crafting (sewing mainly).
How long have you been with your partner/married? nearly 3 years (married nearly 2 years)
Do you work? If so, do you like it? If not, do you like staying at home? I work from home. It's ok but Im not really into my job.
Do you have pets? no.

And some teenage girl summer camp questions:

What is your favorite color? Teal/aqua
Favorite food and/or drink? mexican
When is your birthday (if you want to share?) March
What was your dream job when you were younger? probably model. That wasn't going to happen! lol
Do you want to make friendship bracelets? I'll bring the string.

[discogranny]

So, some adult questions:

What is something completely non-IF related that you enjoy doing? I love reading. I like to bake all sorts of sweet and savory goodies.
Do you run/workout/Zumba, etc? I used to run a lot and spin. I plan to take this back up ASAP. The spring is the absolute best for races in Texas.
How long have you been with your partner/married?We have been married for a slightly over two years. October '10 bride here.
Do you work? If so, do you like it? If not, do you like staying at home? I really like my job. I work for a great small company with my friends. I am wearing yoga pants, a tank top, Toms and a zipped fleece jacket right now, so that doesn't suck too much either.
Do you have pets? We have a Great Dane. He is black and we think he is the best dog to ever walk the Earth.

And some teenage girl summer camp questions:

What is your favorite color? Green. My car is lime green, so it's a serious favorite.
Favorite food and/or drink? I love goat cheese anything, Pinot Noir and iced tea.
When is your birthday (if you want to share?) November 11th.
What was your dream job when you were younger? I wanted to be a lawyer and then president.

[sookiestjames]

1. Travel, reading, cooking/baking
2. run/cycle/swim
3. Together 10 years, married 4.
4. Yep, full time. Really like my job.
5. No pets
6. Hot pink!
7. Any and all carbs and desserts.
8. Fall
9. Teacher

[jewel]

Sounds fun! :-)

So, some adult questions:

What is something completely non-IF related that you enjoy doing? Travelling, baking, riding quads
Do you run/workout/Zumba, etc? Heck no! I'm too lazy I used to take Zumba, but my gym price went up and since I wasn't using the membership for anything else, I didn't think it was worth it.
How long have you been with your partner/married? Just had our 3 year anniversary a few weeks ago.
Do you work? If so, do you like it? If not, do you like staying at home? I'm a social worker, but I'd rather be a lady of leisure. My job is decent though - OK pay, very flexible, great benefits, and I do like the work.
Do you have pets? 2 cats (mine) and 1 husky (my husband's)

And some teenage girl summer camp questions:

What is your favorite color? Blue
Favorite food and/or drink? I love all kinds of Asian food, Mexican, hot wings, and chocolate. My drink of choice is any kind of tea, especially tea lattes (chai, Thai, green) and Diet Coke
When is your birthday (if you want to share?) September
What was your dream job when you were younger? Law enforcement, which is still my dream job. I'd love to work in probation, parole, or at the jail some day.
Do you want to make friendship bracelets? I'll bring the string. (Totally kidding, it just seemed appropriate.)  Yes definitely, any time, LOL.

I'm thinking we should start a question of the week, since we don't do the State of the Ute, just to keep things moving. Could be TTC, IF, or not related at all. Do I have any takers?

[Cheesecake]

So, some adult questions:

What is something completely non-IF related that you enjoy doing?
I love cooking and baking and just goofing around on the internet, I'm a giant nerd, really. Also since I finally bought myself a kindle this summer, I've been reading a lot more.
Do you run/workout/Zumba, etc?
I always plan to , but hardly ever do. I'm lazy!
How long have you been with your partner/married?
We've been together for almost 4.5 years, did know each other before then, living together since 3.5 years.
Do you work? If so, do you like it? If not, do you like staying at home?
Yes I work, and am working on changing careers more towards the internet. It's not that my current job sucks, but I'm bored half the time because I've done it all before. (I'm a communications consultant now.)
Do you have pets?
Nope, and don't want any either!

And some teenage girl summer camp questions:

What is your favorite color?
Hard to say, I love my black and red and purple, but lately I've been more drawn to dark/moss greens and mustard yellows too. Can't choose, too hard!
Favorite food and/or drink?
Italian food (traditional, not Americanized) and wine, mostly red, but a very dry cold white is nice in summer!
When is your birthday (if you want to share?)
August
What was your dream job when you were younger?
Oh good grief, I wanted to be anything and everything. Lawyer, journalist, singer, famous, a queen, a sociologist, scientific researcher.
Do you want to make friendship bracelets? I'll bring the string. (Totally kidding, it just seemed appropriate.)
Wait, what, now I'm not getting a bracelet, no fair!

[degal99]

Jan 30, 2013 9:34:49 GMT -5 discogranny said:

I am new around here and would like to get to know you girls better on a non-IF level.

So, some adult questions:

What is something completely non-IF related that you enjoy doing? Reading historical fiction, playing video and board games
Do you run/workout/Zumba, etc? I've been trying to convince myself to get back to the gym.  But I've been having a hard time.  I have, however, been walking on the treadmill at home several times a week.
How long have you been with your partner/married? We've been married 4 years last October.
Do you work? If so, do you like it? If not, do you like staying at home? I'm an RN.  I like what I do, though if I could do it part-time, I think I would.
Do you have pets? Two cats, a fish, and when we move in to our forever home, I'm getting a ferret!  

And some teenage girl summer camp questions:

What is your favorite color? Baby/Light Blue
Favorite food and/or drink? French fries
When is your birthday (if you want to share?) 7/2
What was your dream job when you were younger?  I was going to be a doctor.
Do you want to make friendship bracelets? I'll bring the string. (Totally kidding, it just seemed appropriate.)
 Awww, I don't know how.  


Answer these, make up your own, whatever, just tell us more things about you.

[KaraOrNot]

What is something completely non-IF related that you enjoy doing? I like to read and play w/ my animals
Do you run/workout/Zumba, etc? Sometimes...
How long have you been with your partner/married? We have been together 14 years and married 7.
Do you work? If so, do you like it? If not, do you like staying at home? Yes, I am a vocational counselor for people w/ disabilities. It has it ups and downs.
Do you have pets? Yes. 1 dog (Great Dane), 2 cats, and 2 ferrets.


What is your favorite color? Ugly green
Favorite food and/or drink? Pizza and Dr. Pepper. I am addicted!
When is your birthday (if you want to share?) April 17th
What was your dream job when you were younger? Oceanographer/Marine Biologist. Fuck WI for not having any oceans

[degal99]

Jan 30, 2013 20:59:40 GMT -5 KaraOrNot said:

What is something completely non-IF related that you enjoy doing? I like to read and play w/ my animals
Do you run/workout/Zumba, etc? Sometimes...
How long have you been with your partner/married? We have been together 14 years and married 7.
Do you work? If so, do you like it? If not, do you like staying at home? Yes, I am a vocational counselor for people w/ disabilities. It has it ups and downs.
Do you have pets? Yes. 1 dog (Great Dane), 2 cats, and 2 ferrets.


What is your favorite color? Ugly green
Favorite food and/or drink? Pizza and Dr. Pepper. I am addicted!
When is your birthday (if you want to share?) April 17th
What was your dream job when you were younger? Oceanographer/Marine Biologist. Fuck WI for not having any oceans

Oh, I'm jealous of your ferrets!  How long have you had them?

[genet313]

Jan 30, 2013 9:34:49 GMT -5 discogranny said:

Good idea disco!

What is something completely non-IF related that you enjoy doing?  Sewing, working out, reading, travel, football, playing Warfish (online version of Risk, for those real nerds out there)
Do you run/workout/Zumba, etc?  Running, Bikram yoga and Jillian Michaels are my faves.  Love to work out.
How long have you been with your partner/married?  5 years, married 2
Do you work? If so, do you like it? If not, do you like staying at home?  Lawyer.  I generally like it, although the schedule can be very demanding.
Do you have pets? No.

And some teenage girl summer camp questions:

What is your favorite color?  Don't have one.  I love white button-down shirts.  I also love pink and green and sometimes yellow.
Favorite food and/or drink?  Cupcakes, ice cream, Italian food, certain brands of froyo, good bread, a great salad is so satisfying, apples, ah...so many. I love food. Good thing I also love to work out.
When is your birthday (if you want to share?)  March 13
What was your dream job when you were younger?  Ha, didn't have one.
Do you want to make friendship bracelets? I'll bring the string. (Totally kidding, it just seemed appropriate.) We should do a T-TTC friendship bracelet swap!

[discogranny]

KaraOrNot - good to see another Great Dane pet parent! What color is yours? What's his/her name?

genet313 - Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred is my go to workout when the weather is crap or I feel like I need to mix up my workouts some. She's one of my faves too. Do you watch the Biggest Loser?

[KaraOrNot]

degal99 - We initially had 4 and got them all in 2006. 2 have since passed away due to cancer Most of the pics are on H's computer, but here is one of Maggie (white - we had to put her to sleep last year) and Izzy (she is still kicking!)...



discogranny - Her name is Raven. She is black and a total sweetheart. She is going to be 7 in May and we have had her for 3 years (we got her from a rescue). It is tough to get a good pic, of her, but here she is. How old is your? Any pics?

[kershnic]

Jan 30, 2013 9:34:49 GMT -5 discogranny said:

I am new around here and would like to get to know you girls better on a non-IF level.

So, some adult questions:

What is something completely non-IF related that you enjoy doing?
Do you run/workout/Zumba, etc?
How long have you been with your partner/married?
Do you work? If so, do you like it? If not, do you like staying at home?
Do you have pets?

And some teenage girl summer camp questions:

What is your favorite color?
Favorite food and/or drink?
When is your birthday (if you want to share?)
What was your dream job when you were younger?
Do you want to make friendship bracelets? I'll bring the string. (Totally kidding, it just seemed appropriate.)

Answer these, make up your own, whatever, just tell us more things about you.

1. Traveling and planning vacations!  This is why we're going on an FU IF Thailand vacation next month.
2. I jog on the treadmill at the gym.  I'm not passionate about it in the least, but I should lose some weight, and it's supposed to help regulate blood sugar and such as well.
3. My wife and I have been together 9 years and been married just over two (November 2010 wedding).
4. I like my job in theory (social work) but always seem to end up complaining about it.  The people I supervise are frustrating.  
5. Two cats.
6. Purple
7. Food - real NYC pizza.  Drink - diet pepsi for non-alcoholic, Asti for alcoholic.
8. late December
9. I thought I was going to be a psychiatrist for a while
10. I loved friendship bracelets in 4th grade.  

[discogranny]

KaraOrNot - Ours is black as well! His name is Titan and he will be six in July. We got him when he was 18 months old. I am new at PIP here, so I apologize in advance if these are gigantor:







(The only time in history that we got 14 inches of snow in Texas...we didn't know how to deal but Titan loved it.)




(This was the day we installed our wood floors, he was not to sure about them. He still misses the wall to wall carpet...haha!)

[genet313]

Jan 30, 2013 22:29:46 GMT -5 discogranny said:

KaraOrNot - good to see another Great Dane pet parent! What color is yours? What's his/her name?

genet313 - Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred is my go to workout when the weather is crap or I feel like I need to mix up my workouts some. She's one of my faves too. Do you watch the Biggest Loser?

I don't watch Biggest Loser but I have almost all her DVDs.  Ripped in 30 is even better than 30 day shred, and Extreme Shed & Shred is good for a longer workout.  

[mae141]

Jan 30, 2013 9:34:49 GMT -5 discogranny said:

What is something completely non-IF related that you enjoy doing? Reading. Gardening. 
Do you run/workout/Zumba, etc? No. I used to do yoga and I loved it, but I haven't been able to get back into it. I wish I could find someplace close to my house to do it. 
How long have you been with your partner/married? 10 years together, married for 4.5
Do you work? If so, do you like it? If not, do you like staying at home? Yes I work, and I like it most of the time. 
Do you have pets? A little dog. 

And some teenage girl summer camp questions:

What is your favorite color? Pink
Favorite food and/or drink? Pizza. Fruit. Donuts. Orange Juice. 
When is your birthday (if you want to share?) In December
What was your dream job when you were younger? I wanted to be a teacher. Now I am. 
Do you want to make friendship bracelets? I'll bring the string. (Totally kidding, it just seemed appropriate.)  I love friendship bracelets! My younger cousin made me one and I wore it all summer until it fell off!

Answer these, make up your own, whatever, just tell us more things about you. I want to be a farmer. I told DH this and he laughed. 

[KaraOrNot]

discogranny - He is such a cutie! I have an identical pic of Rav w/ half of her body hanging off her bed. They are so silly!

[G22]

Jan 30, 2013 9:34:49 GMT -5 discogranny said:

I am new around here and would like to get to know you girls better on a non-IF level.

So, some adult questions:

What is something completely non-IF related that you enjoy doing? hiking and walking with my dogs
Do you run/workout/Zumba, etc? i run and play volleyball. occassionly zumba.
How long have you been with your partner/married? three and a half years
Do you work? If so, do you like it? If not, do you like staying at home? i work part time at a boarding kennel. i love it because i get to take my dogs to work to me and play with animals all day. i look forward to being a stay at home mom eventually though.
Do you have pets? three dogs, two cats

And some teenage girl summer camp questions:

What is your favorite color? blue and green
Favorite food and/or drink? homemade pizza roll and dr pepper or milk
When is your birthday (if you want to share?) my birthday is the holiday of love...and almost here.
What was your dream job when you were younger?
Do you want to make friendship bracelets? I'll bring the string. (Totally kidding, it just seemed appropriate.)

Answer these, make up your own, whatever, just tell us more things about you.

[ilovecandy]

Jan 30, 2013 22:04:31 GMT -5 genet313 said:

Do you want to make friendship bracelets? I'll bring the string. (Totally kidding, it just seemed appropriate.) We should do a T-TTC friendship bracelet swap!

I probably messed up the quoting but yes!

[trufflefries]

Jan 30, 2013 9:34:49 GMT -5 discogranny said:

I am new around here and would like to get to know you girls better on a non-IF level.

So, some adult questions:

What is something completely non-IF related that you enjoy doing? Love going to see movies and going for margaritas with girlfriends!
Do you run/workout/Zumba, etc? I do body pump (Les Mills strength training class) a couple of times per week and run on the elliptical 1-2x per week.
How long have you been with your partner/married? A little over 5 years, Since 10/6/2007
Do you work? If so, do you like it? If not, do you like staying at home? I have 2 part time jobs. One is working the night shift a couple of nights per week at a local hospital running the answering service for several doctors. I'm also the director of my church's small groups. I hope to transfer somewhere within the hospital that has full time, daytime hours soon and keep my part time job with my church. Long term, I would love to work at the church full time, but I just don't see it happening anytime soon due to church finances.
Do you have pets? 2 cats and 1 dog, a retired racing greyhound

And some teenage girl summer camp questions:

What is your favorite color? Light blue. Carolina blue! I am a transplanted Carolina girl living in Jayhawk country.
Favorite food and/or drink? Vanilla coke zero addiction. For food, I'd say really good french fries.
When is your birthday (if you want to share?) November 24
What was your dream job when you were younger? A writer for a magazine like Seventeen or Cosmo. Haha.
Do you want to make friendship bracelets? I'll bring the string. (Totally kidding, it just seemed appropriate.)

Answer these, make up your own, whatever, just tell us more things about you.

[discogranny]

Welcome to the board trufflefries. I love greyhounds! When our Dane was younger we would often take him to the dog park early on Saturday morning to let him run around with the greys. He could keep up for a few rounds and loved to be able to run with dogs who could keep pace with his big strides.

[aliciar6]

I'm pretty new to this board too.



What is something completely non-IF related that you enjoy doing? Boxing, Archery, Snowboarding, Reading,
Cooking

Do you run/workout/Zumba, etc? I run, this
last year my friend and I did over 24 races (she did 33)

How long have you been with your partner/married? Been together for 19 months, married 6 months

Do you work? If so, do you like it? If not, do you like staying at home? Yes, I do love my job, DH and I actually
work in the same division (Small Caliber Weapons)

Do you have pets? Yes a 1.5 year old
kitten named Shiver and a 6.5 year old dog, Koda. They are best friends.



And some teenage girl summer camp questions:



What is your favorite color? blue

Favorite food and/or drink? Hmm that's
hard, probably my venison steak with a merlot/balsamic vinaigrette mushroom
sauce or Lamb with balsamic sauce. Drink....Breckenridge Vanilla Porter

When is your birthday (if you want to share?) July 29th

What was your dream job when you were younger? Be a Soldier (as a kid and have accomplished that) and design weapons
(accomplished that too). For a while I wanted to be a Marine Biologist, until
my dad gave me a wakeup call on that one.

Do you want to make friendship bracelets? I'll bring the string. (Totally
kidding, it just seemed appropriate) That ok,
I’m not very good with making them

[trufflefries]

Feb 5, 2013 10:26:23 GMT -5 discogranny said:

Welcome to the board trufflefries. I love greyhounds! When our Dane was younger we would often take him to the dog park early on Saturday morning to let him run around with the greys. He could keep up for a few rounds and loved to be able to run with dogs who could keep pace with his big strides.

Thank you! That's awesome. I love watching them run. Ours will do a few laps in our backyard and then she's done for the rest of the day, haha.

[berbles]

What is something completely non-IF related that you enjoy doing?
H and I are avid fans of our local MLS team.  We spend a lot of our free time doing various things related to the supporters' group.

Do you run/workout/Zumba, etc?
No.  I got into running a little bit a few years ago, but then I stopped.  I'm trying to talk my mom into giving me her treadmill so I can pick it back up again.  I greatly prefer treadmills to outside.

How long have you been with your partner/married?
Married: 6 years this June.  Together: 12 years this month.

Do you work? If so, do you like it? If not, do you like staying at home?
My job is boring as fuck, but it's very specialized, so the pay is decent.

Do you have pets?
LOL.  More like a zoo.  3 dogs and 2 cats.  I never don't have hair on me.  


And some teenage girl summer camp questions:

What is your favorite color?
Pink!

Favorite food and/or drink?
Soooooshi! I like red drinks.  Fruit punch, cranberry, etc.  And I like to cut my juice with seltzer.

When is your birthday (if you want to share?)
December 15

What was your dream job when you were younger?
Umm, depends on how young.  When I was in kindergarten I wanted to be a cashier at a grocery store so I could push buttons all day.  Then I wanted to be a marine biologist, until I realized that Sea World trainers have Masters degrees and get paid minimum wage, LOL.

Do you want to make friendship bracelets? I'll bring the string.
I have a HUGE bag of embroidery thread!  My dad used to embroider.  I snagged all his thread.  Most recently, I did this Pinterest project: 

[G22]

Berbles- what kind of dogs? Glad to see I'm not the only one with a zoo at my house!

[berbles]

Feb 5, 2013 16:10:17 GMT -5 G22 said:

Berbles- what kind of dogs? Glad to see I'm not the only one with a zoo at my house!

Fox terrier mix, Russell terrier, and dachshund/chihuahua mix.  They're hilarious and infuriating.  Usually at the same time.

[notmyusualname]

So, some adult questions:
 
What is something completely non-IF related that you enjoy doing? Reading, shopping, traveling
Do you run/workout/Zumba, etc?  Zumba and weight train
How long have you been with your partner/married?  Together for 14 years, married for 6.5
Do you work? If so, do you like it? If not, do you like staying at home? Yes.  I love my job.
Do you have pets? Yes 2 dogs, 1 cat

And some teenage girl summer camp questions:

What is your favorite color? chartreuse
Favorite food and/or drink? any kind of cheese, don't really have a favorite drink
When is your birthday (if you want to share?) It's in April
What was your dream job when you were younger? Cardiovascular surgeon.  Not even close to what I actually do...
Do you want to make friendship bracelets? I'll bring the string. (Totally kidding, it just seemed appropriate.) I could never do those

[G22]

Feb 5, 2013 17:40:27 GMT -5 berbles said:

Feb 5, 2013 16:10:17 GMT -5 G22 said:

Berbles- what kind of dogs? Glad to see I'm not the only one with a zoo at my house!

Fox terrier mix, Russell terrier, and dachshund/chihuahua mix.  They're hilarious and infuriating.  Usually at the same time.

Yea, that makes complete sense. Its unfair how well my 3 have the cute puppy dog look down when they get in trouble.