Apparently the post below stopped working (what is up with that?!?!?). Don’t worry if you’ve already commented, they are all still there and I can access them and see your links. I’ll work on trying to figure out how to solve the problem, but in the meantime I thought it would be best to put up a second post where people can introduce themselves if they are so inclined. To quote from my last post:
Comment below and tell me a little bit more about yourself (as Mandy urged her readers to do). There are so many of you that comment on an almost daily basis, but I don’t know much more than your screen name! I would love to hear things like:
- Age
- Location
- Hometown
- Profession
- Marital status
- Children?
- Likes or dislikes
- How you found That Wife
- One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future (this is the point where I always say that I raised pigs in my front yard growing up, or that I can blow milk out of my eye, or that my husband grew up in Poland)
- Anything else you think I should know
A la CJane, if you comment below with some or all of that information, and leave your own blog address, I’ll stop by and comment on one of your posts. And my comment will be a real one, not just “Hey, you are awesome!” because I believe the only good kind of comment is a genuine one. Maybe I’ll like what I find and I’ll subscribe and say hi every once in awhile from here on out (but no guarantees on that one, I only have 24 hours in each day, and I swear T1 wants to take charge of like 20 of them). I’m hoping that this post will turn into a place where I can refer back to when I read through a particularly insightful comment and realize I want to know more about the person who left it. Did you know that sometimes I talk about you guys with TH? One of you will say something and your name and comment will be the topic of our dinner conversation that night.Now I’ll be able to be really specific when I say things like “She’s the one who said this” or “She’s the one who did that”. Super cool.
Anyone good with coding and such have any idea why that post could have stopped loading? I suspect it has something to do with the comment count but my OBGYN post only has 3 comments less than that one and it is working fine…
July 2nd, 2010 on 9:42 am
* Age – almost 32
* Location – Houston, TX
* Hometown – Bremond, TX
* Profession – Marketing/graphic design
* Marital status – Married almost 12 years
* Children? – nope sadly…trying to conceive
* Likes – all things awesome: Unicorns, rainbows, hubby
Dislikes – liver, annoying people, not being able to eat
* How you found That Wife – Not sure- it’s been so long
* I grew up being raised by both sets of grandparents and my graduating class was 28
* Anything else you think I should know: nah – I’m pretty much an open book on my blog…
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July 2nd, 2010 on 9:51 am
Age: 30
Location: New Hampshire
Hometown: also in NH
Profession: Education Administration
Marital status: married
Children? nope
Likes: A good book, long walks on the beach, sunsets. all of those cheesy things, but I really do like them. Dislikes: Unfriendly people
How you found That Wife: Google recommended you!
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future: I can almost touch my tongue to my nose and I used to be a bouncer in a bar.
Anything else you think I should know: I’m clearly not a good blogger because these easy questions are stumping me!!
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July 2nd, 2010 on 9:59 am
Age: 29
( Starting the adoption process.
Location: Hershey, Pa (chocolate! yum!)
Hometown: I’m a military brat, moved every 3-4 years before residing in PA in 1995. Although Hawaii will always be close to my heart (moved to PA from Hawaii).
Profession: Photography (full-time for the U.S. Air Force, part-time portrait & wedding photographer)
Marital status: Married
Children? 5 year old step son. Been trying, no luck.
Likes: chapstick, sanrio, sushi, reading novels, crayons, art, all things colorful
Dislikes: soda, mustard, wet socks, cigarettes (ew), close minded peeps
How you found That Wife: Jenna is my fellow bee. ;o)
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future: I can blow bubbles off my tounge. ::shrugs:: I lived in 3 different countries and 2 different states before the age of 14.
Anything else you think I should know: I’m the best procrastinator. Ever.
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July 2nd, 2010 on 10:01 am
I’m so glad you are back! I have fallen in love with reading your blog although from the outside we would seem not to have much in common. I found your blog through getting into photography blogs and love reading about you life and opinions!
Age- 23
Location- Guntersville, AL
Hometown- Fairhope, AL/ Yazoo City, MS
Profession- Artist/ Part-time Art Teacher
Marital Status- Newlywed! 1/2/2010
Children- none and planning on keeping it that way till late 20′s early 30′s…very interested in adoption
Likes- art, learning about random things, fashion, antiques, old houses, reading
Dislikes- non-ice cold milk, tackiness, judgmental people
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Ann Ever Reply:
July 2nd, 2010 at 1:20 pm
ooops! forgot my rando fact: I’m addicted to nutella on oreos. don’t start, you will not be able to stop!
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July 2nd, 2010 on 10:05 am
Age 32
Location Baltimore
Hometown New Orleans!!!!
Profession
Marital status: married 1 1/2 months!
Children? not yet…
Likes or dislikes: i like naps, spending time with friends. I dislike anything that keeps me from those activities
How you found That Wife through another blog? can’t remember which
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future:
I really love anything that has to do with New Orleans.
Anything else you think I should know:
My blog is Nerds need love too @ bamcakes.blogspot.com
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July 2nd, 2010 on 10:05 am
* Age – 32
* Location – Georgia
* Hometown – Georgia
* Profession – Assistant Director at Ga Tech
* Marital status – Married
* Children? – one on the way due 11/10
* Likes or dislikes – Love traveling, reading, decorating, and photography.
* How you found That Wife – I cannot remember. I am sure through another blog.
* One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future (this is the point where I always say that I raised pigs in my front yard growing up, or that I can blow milk out of my eye, or that my husband grew up in Poland) – I was obsessed with Jem and the Holograms growing up. I still know every song by heart. Every song.
* Anything else you think I should know – I will soon be a SAHM and we are going for a water birth also. Thanks for all your information on the subject!
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Vee Reply:
July 2nd, 2010 at 10:13 am
I loved Jem & the Holograms too!!! I had the dolls and the videos and everything!
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Mrs. R Reply:
July 2nd, 2010 at 12:54 pm
Well I consider you to be my honorary sister!! Ppl did not understand my obsession with Jem unless they watched the show!!Jem was the greatest!! Truly, truly, truly outrageous! LOL!
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July 2nd, 2010 on 10:07 am
Age: 29
Location: Northern Neck of Virginia
Hometown: Montana
Profession: Wildlife Biologist/Engineer
Marital status: Blissfully Wed
Children?: Bun in the oven
Likes: Cheese and the outdoors
Dislikes: Olives and not being able to get my point across
How you found That Wife: Weddingbee
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future: I watched Robin Hood Prince of Thieves every day when I was in grade school
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Jackie Reply:
July 9th, 2010 at 11:31 am
Shanna, your post is pretty similar to what I was about to write!
Age: 24
Location: Montana
Hometown: Virginia
Profession: Jesuit Volunteer working at a homeless shelter, soon to be grad student
Marital status: Almost wed…5 weeks.
Children: Nope!
Likes: Knitting, being outdoors, baking
Dislikes: Pickles, olives, mushrooms
How you found That Wife: Weddingbee
One quirky thing: I’m Catholic, but I was a religious studies major and couldn’t work a class on American religions into my schedule which I was bummed about, so I like learning about LDS!
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Jackie Reply:
July 9th, 2010 at 11:33 am
Oops. I meant to write the last thing as my “anything else about me.”
My one quirky thing is I know the first 60 digits of pi by heart.
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July 2nd, 2010 on 10:12 am
Age: 27
I’m not mormon (evangelical Christian), so we have many differeng views, but I’ll keep my opinions to myself and pray instead (said truthfully, but without meaning any offense)
Location: Michigan
Hometown: Pennsylvania
Profession: Computer Programmer
Marital status: married for 2 years
Children: none yet
Likes: baking, reading, tennis, watching movies.
Dislikes: being too busy, vacuuming, having my plans changed
How you found That Wife: i honestly don’t remember, but it was recently, right when you had T1
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future: I have a black belt in taekwondoe
Anything else you think I should know: I really like your blog
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July 2nd, 2010 on 10:12 am
* Age – 26
* Location – North-Central rural PA
* Hometown – South-Central rural TX
* Profession – Writer/Editor
* Marital status – Married for 6 days and counting
* Children? – None, still undecided…
* How you found That Wife – I honestly can’t remember anymore! I am a ‘Bee reader though.
* One quirky thing about yourself: Though I grew up and now live in small towns, I’ve lived in Austin and Houston. I skipped 3rd grade and finished high school in 3 years, putting me at 16 when I went to college.
* Anything else you think I should know – Part of the reason I read your blog is because I am still trying to decide whether or not to have kids. =) (Is it weird that I’m a mommy-blog addict who is undecided on being a mommy?)
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July 2nd, 2010 on 10:19 am
* Age – 19
* Location – Virginia
* Hometown – Virginia
* Profession – Student, Nanny, Receptionist
* Marital status – Married
* Children? – none
* Likes or dislikes – i love photography, reading, my pets, rainstorms. Dislikes – loud talkers, most every green food
* How you found That Wife – on another blog, Newlyweds Next Door.
* One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future (this is the point where I always say that I raised pigs in my front yard growing up, or that I can blow milk out of my eye, or that my husband grew up in Poland) – when I was a young kid, I relieved myself from the side of a moving van when my gymnastics team and I were stuck in the tunnel from New Jersey to New York
* Anything else you think I should know – I am still kinda new at the marriage thing, it doesn’t help that it’s military as well… but I really enjoy reading your blog and getting helpful advice on anything I can.
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July 2nd, 2010 on 10:19 am
* Age – 24, 25 in a month
* Location – Gainesville, FL home of the Florida Gators and if you ask me the best mid-sized city in the state
* Hometown – Sarasota, FL a sleepy city on the gulf coast south of Tampa. It’s full of rich old people and white sand beaches (for now).
* Profession – analytical chemist and microbiologist for an environmental water quality laboratory
* Marital status – married almost 2 years.
* Children? – Give me two more years to fight off this baby fever and pay off our debt and we’ll have one of our own.
* Likes or dislikes – I like the art and design world and if I hadn’t been a scientist, I would have loved to go to art school. I dislike airplane travel because I always throw up. As a kid it’s ok, as an adult it’s embarrassing.
* How you found That Wife – through weddingbee, your October wedding was a week before mine!
* One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future – I love tattoos. People don’t assume I am the type when we first meet if I’m dressed more conservatively, but I have 3 larger tattoos (right sholder/back, left hip/side, and right calf) that have been completed in about 16 hours of total work.
* Anything else you think I should know – I love reading about your life because we are almost the same age and were married at the same time but so much about our lives is so different! I’m an atheist so reading more about the real lives of people who follow different faiths helps me keep from being judgmental or making assumptions about what I don’t know. Things we have in common are our beliefs about money/debt and natural childbirth. I’m loving all your posts about parenting so far, we seem to have a lot in common there too.
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July 2nd, 2010 on 10:20 am
I’m Jenn, or Mrs. Magnolia in the WB World!
Age – I turned 31 yesterday!
Location – Atlanta, GA
Hometown – Manchester, VT / Greenville, SC
Profession – Educated to work in politics and did so for ten years. After being laid off, I spent a year and a half selling wedding dresses. However, I was recently hired as the Executive Director of a Non-Profit. VERY exciting!!!
Marital status – Happily married!
Children? – No babies, but I do have the best scottie dog ever
Likes – red wine, uga football, weddings, homemade quiche, bad reality television, wearing dresses, twizzlers, scary movies
Dislikes – bananas, poor grammar, horses
How you found That Wife – Weddingbee, of course! And we actually met about a year and a half ago, when Jenna came to Atlanta!
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future – It is physically impossible for me to keep my car clean. Seriously.
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July 2nd, 2010 on 10:32 am
Age- 31
Location- Minneapolis
Hometown- Lake Tahoe, NV
Profession- full-time stay-home mother
Marital status- married since September 2006
Children?- one lil man, born August 2009
Likes or dislikes-I love working out, reading, hanging with my husband, and dreaming big dreams about our life together
How you found That Wife- gosh, now I don’t remember! It was probably a “this site links to that site…links to this site…”, and here I am.
One quirky thing about yourself- I have odd tastes, like I only like PLAIN yogurt, I love sour candy, and I actually *like* eating aspirin and letting it dissolve on my tongue. I KNOW.
Anything else you think I should know- I grew up wanting to be a single entrepreneur and live in a brownstone in New York. I didn’t live in NY, but I traveled a LOT and lived in 5 major cities before I did get married at 28. I never wanted to get married until I met my hubs, and then… there was no stopping it! Once married, I didn’t really want to have kids-our son was an “oops”, but now that we have him I can’t imagine a better, more fulfilling life. I quit my (very successful) job 3 days before he was born, and I have NEVER looked back! I’m ridiculously happy.
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July 2nd, 2010 on 10:34 am
Age: 25
Location: Vancouver, BC
Hometown: Victoria, BC
Profession: administrator for large non-profit, social service agency in one of the poorest neighbourhoods in Canada
Marital status: Married
Children? Not yet… hopefully in the next year or two.
Likes: Small things, books (oh, books!!), Jeopardy, running, family.
Dislikes: Pickles, olives, green peppers, people who don’t understand public transit etiquette, slow walkers.
How you found That Wife: I’ve been following since your ‘Bee days.
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future: I’m a Brownie leader (like Girl Scouts) and it is probably one of the greatest sources of joy in my life – 7 and 8 year olds are smart, funny, and just TACKLE life in this really amazing way.
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July 2nd, 2010 on 10:42 am
I wanted to comment on the last post so I’m glad you re-posted this thingie. Welcome back!
Age: 30
Location: Mid Atlantic
Hometown: NY via the Old Country
Profession: Nerd
Marital status: Married
Children? Not yet
Likes or dislikes: I like books, vino, gal pals and now, running. I dislike texting and rice pudding.
How you found That Wife: Weddingbee. You had just gotten married and I got sucked in by your recaps and the new-to-me information about the LDS church.
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future: I failed my driving test twice. I am now a stellar parallel parker.
Anything else you think I should know: My worst job was when I had to dress as an (abstract) orange and hand out Tropicana samples on NYC sidewalks in the middle of winter.
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July 2nd, 2010 on 11:02 am
* Age: I turn 25 in two weeks
* Location: Austin, TX
* Hometown: suburb of Houston
* Profession: speech-language pathologist
* Marital status: celebrating 3 years of marriage next week…July is my most favorite month
* Children? Not yet
* Likes: oh goodness, love miniature schnauzers, any combination of hazelnut + chocolate, peonies, plumeria, and bougainvillea (husband and I have a nice little flower garden on our porch)
* Dislikes: red/yellow/green pepper, fish, loud chewing, smoking, inconsiderate drivers
* How you found That Wife: on Weddingbee
* One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future: I’m the baby of a somewhat large, rather crazy blended family. My dad will turn 80 this year. People who don’t know us usually assume he’s my grandfather and that my mom, who is 18 years his minor, is his daughter.
Also, when I bring up something you’ve written on your blog, my husband refers to you as “onion girl” since you so kindly sent me some organic onions as part of your pay it forward. Hope you don’t mind. I guess that’s the “quirky fact” he remembers you by. =)
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July 2nd, 2010 on 11:08 am
Age: Almost 24 (my birthday is in one week!)
Location: Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Profession: currently a full-time early childhood educator, about to go back to school for my Bachelor of Education (middle and high school)
Marital status: Newlywed!
Children: not yet, but hopefully we’ll grow our family in the next two or three years
Likes: Poodles, The Beatles, choral music, going to church, Musical Theatre, baking, experimenting with vegan and vegetarian recipes, shopping at the Farmer’s market, kissing my husband, acting, fingerpainting, playing with play-doh.
Dislikes: cilantro, corn as a vegetable, intolerance, having IBS, living so far away from my family, anything to do with twilight.
How I found That Wife: another weddingbee reader!
One quirky thing: I once ranted about tampons on a Canadian consumer awareness program aimed at teenagers. I wish Street Cents was still on the air.
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July 2nd, 2010 on 11:17 am
So glad you are back – but even more glad that your bloggy break was a good one.
I will remind you that I’m one of the people who read you back when you were That Girl, when I was newly into wedding-planning blogs. Don’t remember how I found you, but I’ve read you through That Bride and now That Wife. I am in it for the long haul.
I’m 29, living in the midwest, but grew up in a town of 10,000 people in the Great Plains. Lots of people don’t think that’s small, but my town was the biggest one for hundreds of miles.
My husband is a medical resident; I’m a freelance writer. We have no kids and no pets at this point. I like poetry, Chopin, Bravo reality shows, contemporary fiction, spicy food, snow, grammar, and guacamole. I dislike text messaging, tomatoes, rudeness, and germs.
Something that you (and TH, perhaps?) might find interesting about me is that I have been to Poland twice – once to Warsaw and twice to Krakow. Beautiful cities, full of history, and filled with some of the kindest people I’ve ever met. My husband spent a month in Krakow teaching at the medical school. He loves languages and we both truly enjoyed our time in Poland, so now we say the Polish version of “bon apetit” before dinner each night. (I don’t know how to spell it, but it sounds like “smahch naygo.”)
It’s so fun to read through everyone’s comments. Welcome back to the blogging world!
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July 2nd, 2010 on 11:18 am
•Age – 30 (eek!)
•Location – Chicago
•Hometown – Ohio
•Profession – Interior Designer
•Marital status – Married!
•Children? – 2 Stepchildren!
•Likes or dislikes
•How you found That Wife – Through you, my favorite Avocado every
•One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future – Oh gosh, I don’t know! I am deathly afraid of birds. Yep, I’d say that is pretty quirky.
•Anything else you think I should know – That I can’t wait for you to move to Chicago. Have I already mentioned that in the past??
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Kristin ~ Bien Living Design Reply:
July 2nd, 2010 at 11:19 am
Likes/Dislikes: Mac-n-cheese/Eggplant
& you’re my favorite Avocado ever, not every
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July 2nd, 2010 on 11:18 am
Hey Jenna, I’m Cara; first time commenter, long time reader!
•Age – 29
•Location – Vancouver, WA (soon to be Newport, OR as the hubs is starting a new job today!)
•Hometown – Vancouver, WA
•Profession – I work at a non-profit that advocates for low-income and homeless families to obtain self sufficiency (and am soon to be unemployed – eek!)
•Marital status – married
•Children? – none yet!
•Likes – antiquing, travelling, volunteering, trying new restaurants (easy to do when living near Portland).
Dislikes – racism, bad drivers, rainy weather in July!
•How you found That Wife – blog hopping a few months back while searching for natural childbirth options.
•One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future – I’ve attended 10 Alanis Morissette concerts and met her once!
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July 2nd, 2010 on 11:35 am
Age: 21
Location: College Station/Austin, TX
Hometown: Austin
Profession: Currently a student, but I’ll be a special education teacher when I graduate in December!
Marital status: Engaged – wedding’s in January!
Children? Nope
Likes or dislikes: I love to bake and cook, and I love to read. I hate most vegetables and I hate being interrupted
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future: I’m terrified (TERRIFIED) of fire, because when I was 4, my house was struck by lightning and burned to the ground. Now, I won’t go anywhere near fire if I can help it!
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July 2nd, 2010 on 11:47 am
a repost:
Age: 26
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Hometown: Buffalo, NY
Profession: Mental Health Care
Marital status: SINGLE but in a long-term committed relationship
Children: none at this time
Likes or dislikes: like chipotle burritos and pedicures, dislike (like you) unsolicited advice. Had a doozy this weekend from my sister that strengthened my resolve to keep my mouth shut when it’s not my place (something I strive to do but is REALLY HARD sometimes)
How you found That Wife: I think from Weddingbee. I found Weddingbee a year or so ago and Mrs. Avocado was one of the bloggers I read in entirety in about a day
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future: I can’t get enough of hair bands (Guns N Roses, Poison, Def Leppard, etc.)
Anything else you think I should know: You chronicling your pregnancy and birth experience with a midwife/at home has seriously made me consider that as an option when the time comes for me. The statement you made to the tune of “the more interventions you have, the more interventions you have to recover from” really hit a chord with me. I still don’t know what I will do and I am years away from having children but now I consider this more of an option. Oh and it made me realize you are one of the bravest people I have encountered – putting all of that out there is kind of amazing!
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July 2nd, 2010 on 11:50 am
Age: 27 years old
Location: Hurst, TX
Hometown: A handful of small Texas towns
Profession: Environmental scientist; photographer
Marital status: Blissfully married to my best friend
Children: Two basset hounds (Turco and Bacon). Human child number one (dubbed “Pod”) is cooking – due in August (SO stoked!)
Likes or dislikes: I love anything with a fat vintage owl on it, bread products, a clean kitchen, and chocolate chip cookies. June bugs and crickets will send me into a crazy pre-teen shrieking girl fit even though I can deal with spiders, reptiles, and amphibians just fine.
How I found That Wife: Found you while admiring your wonderful photography work. Stumbled on your personal blog and was intrigued to find another fellow LDS photog in the Dallas/Fort Worth area who had so much in common with me (becoming first time mommies within months of each other, cloth diapering, overall view points, etc.). I love your writing and your blog and am inspired by your posts to educate others on our faith. I look forward to your posts and I hope that one day I can expand my writing to include more interesting topics (as well as do better about taking photos of daily going-ons).
Quirky stuffs: I was born with two sets of adult teeth, so I was losing my adult chompers in high school (can you say “hottie”?). Heh. Jellyfish and octopi are two of my favorite animals.
Anything else you think I should know: Just wanted to reiterate my appreciation for your blog and your ability to express your thoughts. I realize it’s a hard thing to do and that people have differing perspectives on deep issues such as faith, parenting, etc., but it’s great to get snapshots of your experiences as well as how you interpret them and I think you are doing a great job of presenting and repsonding to information. My personal blog = http://lackeyantics.blogspot.com/ ; photo blog = http://www.redbrickphoto.com
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July 2nd, 2010 on 12:16 pm
Age: 26
Location: Orange County, CA
Hometown: same
Profession: Marketing Writer (stressful!!!!!!!!!)
Marital status: Married (same day as you)
Children: Not yet!
Likes or dislikes: I like reading, writing, biking, gardening, photography, playing piano (although I do not have one). Dislikes: rude people, cars that honk at bicyclists, my job, the cost of housing in CA!
How you found That Wife: Weddingbee!
One quirky thing about yourself: I can wiggle my ears? I really love rain and kicking wild mushrooms out of the ground.
Anything else you think I should know: I do have a blog other than my photo blog! I have an adorable dog; my husband and I might be buying a house soon; I was an English major; I’m really excited to have a baby; I wish I had a money tree; my motto is “to each his own” and I try very hard to stay out of other people’s business and not judge their choices.
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July 2nd, 2010 on 12:34 pm
Age – 33
Location – Atlanta, GA
Hometown – rural Alabama
Profession – ecommerce
Marital status – Just celebrated our 1st Anniversary
Children? – Not planning on having kids, but we love our fuzzydog as if she were
Likes – traveling, crafty stuff, milk glass, vintage “junk”, paper, and meeting fun new people
Dislikes – snakes, spiders, lies, fake orange foods, root beer, milk, being told what to think or believe, and the color pepto pink.
How you found That Wife – via Google when I was trying to learn more about an LDS friend’s upcoming wedding and why we only invited to the reception. I ended up following you over to Weddingbee around the time my husband proposed, which ended up being a great help in planning our wedding. So, Thanks!!
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future: I learned how to drive on a vintage blue Ford tractor, and was once on a flight where the pilot had a heart-attack during take-off.
Anything else you think I should know – I have commented under so many screen-names & email addresses it’s insane. I have a case of online identity confusion. Hopefully the upcoming one will be the l.a.s.t change!
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July 2nd, 2010 on 1:36 pm
* Age:49
* Location: Vancouver, Washington
* Hometown: Born in England, raised mostly in central California
* Profession: SAHM
* Marital status: happily hitched
* Children: Four, ages 14, 15, 27, 28
* Likes or dislikes: kids, writing, photog dislikes: lying and disrespect
* How you found That Wife: My daughter told me about it
* One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future (this is the point where I always say that I raised pigs in my front yard growing up, or that I can blow milk out of my eye, or that my husband grew up in Poland): I was a pre-school teacher but never left my kids with a sitter or have them attend preschool
* Anything else you think I should know: I am disabled (paralyzed in a wheelchair) and have many serious illnesses/conditions. Life is interesting and a constant revelation. I am continuing to learn how to be the best parent i can be, as a disabled mama.
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July 2nd, 2010 on 1:42 pm
Age – 26
Location – Baltimore, MD
Hometown – don’t have one
Profession – PhD graduate student
Marital status – Married!
Children? – Nope
Likes or dislikes – Likes: sugar, motorcycles, Russia/n, photography, flying, sewing, reading, baking. Dislikes: smoking, cheese, cockroaches, and the leggings-as-pants trend.
How you found That Wife – through Weddingbee
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future – I’ve lived in 6 U.S. States, London, England; Aberdeen, Scotland; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and St. Petersburg, Russia. Um… I play violin and piano? I’m a Biophysicist? I ride a motorcycle?
Anything else you think I should know – I love photography, so quite enjoy reading your posts about that (here and on Jenna Cole). My sister once joined a Mormon choir in high school (we’re not Mormon). Also, my husband has bright red hair and I love it
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July 2nd, 2010 on 3:26 pm
Age
Location
Hometown
Profession
Marital status: Married for almost a year(have been with husband for almost 11.)
Children? One due Oct.2nd.
Likes or dislikes: Likes: Artisan foods, music,gardening,photography,friends,animals,the cottage. Dislikes: Shellfish(except crab cakes.)capers, mean people…uh I’m pretty laid back so that is really all I could think of!,
How you found That Wife: From when she was a Bee.
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future: I’m a lucid dreamer. I’m having a home birth, I’m 6 inches taller than my sister, 5″ taller than my mother and 4″ taller than my dad.
Anything else you think I should know: I’m an avid researcher on anything I’m passionate about. I don’t have cable but own two large flat screens. I have a dog and a cat. I have been blogging since 2002 in various spots.
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Brandy Reply:
July 2nd, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Oops forgot those top 4:
Age: 33
Location: Toronto, Canada
Hometown: Just outside of Toronto.
Profession: I work with music and cellphones.
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July 2nd, 2010 on 3:43 pm
Age: 26
Location: Austin, TX
Hometown: Columbus, OH
Profession: Education and Training Coordinator
Marital status: Engaged
Children?: Not yet!
Likes or dislikes: I like college football, wine, cheese, and travelling. I dislike tomatoes, mushrooms, and really long fingernails on women.
How you found That Wife: weddingbee!
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future: My worst job ever was as a “Santa Elf” at the mall in high school. I got punched, kicked, puked on, screamed at by other peoples children. It was the worst job ever, and I always tell people I picked up future parenting lessons from that job.
Anything else you think I should know: I actually consider myself agnostic/atheist. I love reading blogs about people who have different religious beliefs than I do, because I like to know about all different types of experiences!
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July 2nd, 2010 on 3:54 pm
Age: 25
Location: Tulare, California (Though I hope not for much longer!)
Hometown: Tulare, California
Profession: Currently a legal office assistant at our District Attorney’s office.
Marital status: Married
Children: One day, hopefully soon : )
Likes: Vanilla Coke, proper grammar, blogs, pretty things.
Dislikes: Mountain Dew, office gossip, people who are mean spirited.
How you found That Wife: Jenna’s my name-twin Bee! : ) I remember watching her on BeeTV before I applied, and I thought she was super cool (/blush)
One quirky thing about yourself: Hmmm. I live in a house that was purchased from the Sears Catalogue, and is apparently haunted by a woman who was murdered by her husband years and years ago. Also, I taught my puppy to sneeze when you say, “Bless you!”
Anything else you think I should know: I admire you for always staying true to yourself and for having the courage to speak your mind. I also think T1 is pretty stinkin’ adorable! I hope we’ll be able to meet at a Bee Meetup one day!
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Steph Reply:
July 2nd, 2010 at 8:05 pm
I must know your puppy-sneeze secret! I tried teaching my dog to bring me her leash but she just learned to bite it.
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July 2nd, 2010 on 4:07 pm
Hey Jenna, OMG that picture is AMAZING. Seriously, I need to see more
You kinda already know me through Lauren, your MRR wedding in October.
* Leila
* 27
* North texas area
* Married since 2008
* 9 months pregnant, only 2 weeks to go!!
* I am half persian, my dad moved here from Iran when he was 17 to go to college.
* I love to blog stalk… seriously I think its a problem that I might need to seek help for. HA!
* I found you through Lauren, who thought I would enjoy reading about all your pregnancy stuff, and I do! Although you have kinda scared me… I am thinking my daughter can just stay in there forever if she wants!
* I started a blog a couple months ago to document me and my husband’s story for our daughter. Also to help update family and friends… I would love for you (and some of your readers if they want) to check it out!
http://www.happilyeverafter-ourstory.blogspot.com/
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July 2nd, 2010 on 5:23 pm
Age: 27
Location : Boise Idaho
Hometown : Reno Nevada
Profession : Recreation Coordinator (no, this is not a fancy way of saying that i play all the time, I’m really a Rec. Coordinator for a municipality)
Marital status :Married
Children? : Not yet, probably in 3-5 years
Likes or dislikes likes-turtles, trees and tatoos. Dislikes: people who refuse to understand that everyone is different.
How you found That Wife -Through Healthytippingpoint.com. Caitlin said “congrats” when you had T1.
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future (this is the point where I always say that I raised pigs in my front yard growing up, or that I can blow milk out of my eye, or that my husband grew up in Poland) -My left leg is 12 mm shorter than my right leg.
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July 2nd, 2010 on 6:02 pm
* Age- 28
I told her about how doctors have treated you about your home birth. It infuriates us both!
* Location- So. Cal (OC)
* Hometown- Same as above
* Profession- HR
* Marital status- Married
* Children?- Nope, not yet.
* Likes or dislikes-
* How you found That Wife- OMG Mom or Frenchie
* One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future (this is the point where I always say that I raised pigs in my front yard growing up, or that I can blow milk out of my eye, or that my husband grew up in Poland)- I was born at home!! And my mom planted the placenta in the back yard under some fruit trees (which we like to tease her about now and she always says “I got SO much fruit off those trees! It’s not gross!”
* Anything else you think I should know- Keep your chin up. You seem like a really sweet and genuine person. And T1 is adorable!!
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July 2nd, 2010 on 6:15 pm
* 29
* NYC
* Houston, TX
* Recruiter
* Married
* Not yet
* Likes: dogs, puppies, strawberry pie, cooking, tex-mex
* Dislikes: people who stop walking in the middle of the sidewalk for no reason
* I found That Wife on weddingbee
* Hmm, right before we got married, I graduated from the full-time MBA at UT (good luck in Chicago, TH)
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July 2nd, 2010 on 6:55 pm
* 30
* Cleveland, OH
* Chardon, OH
* Admin work, future teacher
* Married
* Not yet
* Dogs, wine, cheese
* WeddingBee
* TERRIFIED of frogs. Really, really terrified. Anything that jumps makes my uneasy, but FROGS?! ::shudder:: But, I love stuffed frogs, cartoon frogs, pictures of frogs…
* I don’t have a blog, though I have thought about it and a few people have told me I should. I just don’t deal with nasty people very well :/ Speaking of, I am glad you are back from your break. Just know that there are many more people that like and respect you than there are trolls.
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July 2nd, 2010 on 7:12 pm
* Age – 26
* Location – Austin, TX
* Hometown – Austin, TX
* Profession – Photography & Graphic Designer
* Marital status – Married
* Children? – none yet
* Likes or dislikes – Likes: photography, massages, reality TV (certain shows, Biggest Loser, ANTM, Top Chef – etc), reading, traveling, hanging with my husband, sleep! Dislikes: rude people, anxiety/worries,
* How you found That Wife – I can’t really remember… probably through photography somehow? The Weddingbee?
* One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future… I have no idea… haha, I ate a June bug when I was REALLY little and my dad still talks about it when the June bugs come out – ha! weird!
* Anything else you think I should know – we should hang out if you’re ever in Austin
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July 2nd, 2010 on 7:46 pm
•Age – 25
You’re great — definitely keep on blogging!
•Location – Missoula, MT
•Hometown – Pullman, WA
•Profession – Fundraiser/Development for University
•Marital status – Married
•Children? – Not for a little while
•Likes or dislikes – Likes include: Travel, Cooking, Wine, Vogue Magazine, BBC News, Fashion and Spicy Food.
•How you found That Wife – I found Weddingbee and you immediately became one of my favorite bees!
•One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future – Hmmm — I grew up in the Palouse hills and my husband would eventually like to return to Pullman and farm. I have visited over 20 different countries and I LOVE spicy food — so much so, that I often SWEAT through my meals!
•Anything else you think I should know: I love your blog for your honesty, intelligence and they way you tend to surprise me, in terms of bucking what I would predict you to do or believe
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July 2nd, 2010 on 8:26 pm
* Age – almost 27
* Location – Los Angeles, CA
* Hometown – Pasadena, CA
* Profession – Lawyer
* Marital status – Married almost a year!
* Children? – in a couple of years
* Likes – reading mystery novels, hiking
* Dislikes – close-minded people
* How you found That Wife – through WeddingBee
* One thing to remember me by – I started reading WeddingBee way back in 2007 because my best friend was Mrs. Peppermint
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July 2nd, 2010 on 9:29 pm
Age – 28
Location – Currently Gainesville, FL and we loathe it with a passion. Looking to move to Seattle potentially soon.
Hometown – Moved all over the country growing up, but I count my home as San Francisco, where I once lived and it really shaped me into the person I am today.
Profession – Professional Student and Domestic Goddess (somewhat relating to the poor Florida job market). Going to school to be a Social Worker and Counselor.
Marital status – Happily married (2 years as of tomorrow)!!
Children – Hopefully within the next five years.
Likes – Silliness, music, food (!!), originality, photography, reading, politics, philosophy, hiking, simple living, and volunteering.
Dislikes – Flakiness in people (only in biscuits – lol), gossip, text messaging, and when young women treat themselves with disrespect by not representing themselves as ladies.
Quirkiness: I love every vegetable, but if it’s a crunchy vegetable, it HAS to be cooked first. Also, I’m a Humanist. I’ve noticed it’s pretty hard to find other Humanists, especially in my region.
I love reading your blog because you are fresh, insightful, have real heart, don’t sugarcoat, and are different. You are completely different from me, and that’s okay. I relate in your ability to be forthright. That and I’ve always been genuinely interested in the intimate stories of others, from an individual place and a sociological one; it’s very fascinating to me.
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July 2nd, 2010 on 10:06 pm
Hi Jenna,
Sorry, I just sent you an email with all of that info after reading the last post, before reading this one! I guess I was just too impatient to respond. Again, apologies for adding to your inbox. Also, one more thing you should know: it was through your blog that I found all of my favorite bees’ blogs. Thank you so much for that! (Also, I really wish Mrs. Toucan would start blogging again. I super enjoyed reading hers!)
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July 2nd, 2010 on 10:47 pm
* Age: 24
* Location: Denver
* Hometown: Washington State
* Profession: Admin Assistant, Homemaker (my true passion)
* Marital status: Married 1 year
* Children? not yet but I really want them!
* Likes or dislikes: Like: Cooking, dancing, reading, home decorating, etc. etc. I am also really interested in personal finance (boring to many, fascinating to me!)
I REALLY dislike the following: spiders, flying on airplanes, tomatoes.
* How you found That Wife. Through weddingbee!
* One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future (this is the point where I always say that I raised pigs in my front yard growing up, or that I can blow milk out of my eye, or that my husband grew up in Poland): The first conversation I had with my husband (before meeting him in person) was on facebook.
* Anything else you think I should know…I LOVE your blog! I am not LDS so I cannot relate and or/agree with your theology all the time. However, I love your fresh view on marriage, family, and motherhood. You seem very mature and focused, I love it!
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July 2nd, 2010 on 11:00 pm
* Age – almost 32
* Location – Houston, TX
* Hometown – Fond du Lac, WI (but currently living in Anacortes, WA)
* Profession – High School Social Studies Teacher
* Marital status – Married for one year! Hubby is a Naval flight officer and is currently deployed.
* Children? – not yet, but one fur baby… a black lab puppy named Tally
* Likes – reading, Cheerios, ice cream, paper crafts, learning new things
Dislikes – peas, spelling mistakes, air travel
* How you found That Wife – through WeddingBee
* Unique Tidbit – I’ve never had a cavity.
* Anything else you think I should know: We’re probably not very similar, but I’ve found that it’s way more interesting to read about (and meet) people different from yourself. And TI is adorable. But you probably already knew that
My blog is MarryingtheNavy.com if you ever want to stop by… I’d love to have a comment from a “blog celebrity.”
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Meaghan Reply:
July 2nd, 2010 at 11:02 pm
Wow – I’m really terrible at cut and paste! I totally missed the age and location part of the survey.
I am NOT 32 yet… just 28. And sadly, I’m not living in Houston, but rather a small town in northwest Washington (Anacortes). Sorry!
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July 2nd, 2010 on 11:27 pm
age-28
location-Miami Beach, FL
Hometown-Cranford, NJ
Profession-Foreign Service wife
Married-one year in August
Pregnant with our first
My best friend used to read you on Wedding Bee and told me you wrote about natural childbirth and other cool stuff
I like extreme weather, doomsday scenarios,reading, cooking, yoga and not working a 9 to 5 job
I dislike black licorice and when people misuse the apostrophe
Random thing about me: I got bit by a bat when I lived in Madagascar
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July 3rd, 2010 on 12:04 am
Hello!
I am 27.
Live in Los Angeles.
Teach preschool.
Got married in 9/09
No kidlets yet.
Found you through the ‘bee! (I’m Mrs. Sprinkle!)
I talk to animals allll the time like they are real people and for some reason others think this is odd, or, quirky!
I love your writing! Even if I don’t agree with some things, I can still appreciate that you put yourself out there and have a great blogging voice!
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July 3rd, 2010 on 12:15 am
Age: 28
Location: Houston TX
Hometown: Raleigh NC & San Jose CA
Profession: Paralegal
Marital status: Happy married for 2 years, 2months and some
Children? 7 furry ones – cats
Likes or dislikes: I like to sleep and friends and my babies, I dont care for my job
How you found That Wife: WeddingBee
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future (this is the point where I always say that I raised pigs in my front yard growing up, or that I can blow milk out of my eye, or that my husband grew up in Poland: I want to go into wedding planning
Anything else you think I should know: Hmm…I’m also LDS
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July 3rd, 2010 on 1:59 am
- I’m Alison and I’m a 27 year old nurse in the Air Force in Texas. I have 110 days left on active duty! WooooT! – I’m originally from Virginia.
- I married my high school sweetheart in September 2009.
- I am pregnant with my first baby – apparently conceived the night before my husband left on a one year deployment. **cough**woops**cough** She is due on our first anniversary weekend in September.
- I found you when Mandy mentioned you on her blog (love you both!)
- I love flipflops and summertime. I also love sandwiches which is random but I do.
- I dislike lima beans to the point that I gag when I look at them or think of them.
- I can blow bubbles off my tongue that look just like they’re coming off a bubble machine and I have a double jointed big toe.
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July 3rd, 2010 on 8:54 am
* Age: 25
* Location: Birmingham, AL
* Hometown: Columbia, MO
* Profession: ICU RN and nurse anesthesia student
* Marital status: Married
* Children?: working on it ;o)
* Likes or dislikes: I like people who try to improve the world through everyday action. I dislike people who create unecessary controversy.
* How you found That Wife: I followed you from WB
* One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future (this is the point where I always say that I raised pigs in my front yard growing up, or that I can blow milk out of my eye, or that my husband grew up in Poland)
I moved around a lot as a kid. I lived in 8 different states. I think it helped me to adjust fairly easily and more aware of personal differences from a young age.
* Anything else you think I should know. I like reading your blog, but you probably guessed that.
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July 3rd, 2010 on 10:04 am
• Age: 20
• Location: Currently working a photography internship in the Cayman Islands, chosen home/permanent address is in Brooklyn, NY
• Hometown: Albany, NY (The capital, contrary to popular belief, New York is a state, not just the city!)
• Profession: Student / Internet Reader / World Traveler / Aspiring Photographer / Professional Real Life Putter Offer
• Marital status: Single in the married sense, not in the available sense
• Children: I often feel that I am still a child
• Likes or dislikes: Likes learning obscure facts, reading Lonely Planet guides to countries I have no immediate plans to visit, a good night out, a good night in. Dislikes vegetables.
• How I found That Wife: Um. Well this might be awkward but I had started a love affair with the show Big Love, which I think is awesome television and actually depicts the Barb, a lapsed LDSer, very respectfully, and started poking around on the interwebs to learn more about mormonism. So I came for the funny underwear rumors and stayed for the honest writing, great photos and strong personality.
• One quirky thing about yourself: Your husband is from Poland, my longterm boyfriend is from Scotland. I can relate to your posts on cultural differences and I loved your Halloween t-shirts and may recreate them myself some day.
• Anything else you think I should know: I blog at http://thetravelingturtle.wordpress.com/ and I’d love it if you would stop by! Its a little blog with big aspirations but I’m doing tons of photography posts lately so maybe you’ll like some of those. Its primarily going to be my travel/photography blog and I started it last year when I went traipsing around South East Asia by myself and met my boyfriend there.
Jenna, my life could not be more different than yours. I’m a diet coke guzzling atheist living the Sex and the City life in Brooklyn and the hippie life on the road, and at only a few years older than I you have a whole list of things I don’t want (a husband, baby, permanent address, minus the nice lenses, wouldn’t mind those!) but I can’t stop reading your blog! Maybe I like peeking into a world so different from my own. Maybe I like another strong minded person to voice opinions opposite my own. Maybe I just like pretty pictures. Either way, keep doing what you’re doing. As for the negative comments, remember, its better than zero! I’d kill for a readership like yours even if it meant some people told me they hoped my air turned off while I was scuba diving. Chin up!
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July 3rd, 2010 on 10:06 am
Age: 28
Location:atlanta, ga
Hometown: i’m one of those rare peaches born here raised here
Profession: trying to start a business;homemaker
Marital status:married
Children?: not yet but Im trying to convince husby now is the time…
Likes or dislikes: I like vanilla coke, anything potato-really, cant get enough of chips and fries, reading, shopping and coming up with creative stuff to do or creating
How you found That Wife: another marriage blog
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future: um lets see, once in class i stood up to say the pledge and my skirt due to static stuck to my shirt in the back, so throughout the pledge the guys in back of me got a good look, until towards the end someone noticed told me to pull down my skirt, otherwise it would have stayed like that!….What a way to honor the flag!!!
Anything else you think I should know: i totally love your blog!
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July 3rd, 2010 on 12:37 pm
Age: 23
) and photography tips. I have a really simple little Canon with somewhat adjustable settings, but I’ve been fighting to take better pictures for a while now and I love learning more about it.
Location: Central Florida
Hometown: Twin Cities, Minnesota
Profession: Stay at home mom and freelance writer
Marital status: married, 1 1/2 years.
Children: a daughter, almost 7 months.
Likes or dislikes: likes – reading, classical music (listening and playing piano), creative homemaking (cooking, sewing, gardening), family history, games. Dislikes – bad grammar, runny eggs, unnecessary violence/sex/cursing in movies or in real life.
How you found That Wife: Followed you from Weddingbee.
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future: I can touch my nose with my tongue, and I graduated from college summa cum laude.
Anything else you think I should know: I’m a conservative Protestant (Presbyterian), and I really have enjoyed learning more about the LDS religion from your blog. I’ve also really enjoyed every time you’ve posted recipes (hint hint
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July 3rd, 2010 on 12:53 pm
* Age – 28
* Location – Dallas
* Hometown – Alabama
* Profession – just left publishing to go back to school and become a librarian
* Marital status – married, and about to celebrate our first anniversary!
* Children? – none yet
* Likes or dislikes – Like reading, books, libraries, independent businesses, gardening, CSAs, bicycling, sewing, cats, dogs. Dislike never being disconnected electronically, corporate shenanigans, teriyaki sauce, and carrots.
* How you found That Wife – via Weddingbee, which led to you doing our engagement photos last spring!
* One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future – I was so proud of myself when I learned to read… I saw a box labeled “people crackers,” decided that meant they were for people, and chowed down. They were dog biscuits. ::gag:: (Get it? Animal crackers are for people…)
* Anything else you think I should know – I’m incredibly impressed with how you pull in so many people (myself included!) who have so little in common with you in various ways. I know you get more than your fair share of snarky commenters, but you’ve also got a huge following of people who love to hear what you have to say, even if they disagree.
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July 3rd, 2010 on 1:33 pm
* Age – 28
* Location – Chicago
* Profession – teacher, although I just took a one year leave
* Marital status – married and celebrating two years in two more days
* Children? – someday soonish
* Likes or dislikes – Likes: reading, iPhones, dark chocolate with sea salt, travelling. Dislikes: bananas that are too ripe and mushy.
* How you found That Wife – Weddingbee
* One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future – I just moved to Chicago from Toronto on July 1st. When I found out you were moving here too I was excited!
* Anything else you think I should know – I have a huge list of blogs on my Google reader. Yours is one of the first I look for and I’m so happy when I see there’s a new post!
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July 3rd, 2010 on 4:34 pm
•I am 37
•I live in Eastern Oregon (1/2 hour South of Tri-Cities)
•I grew up in La Grande Oregon
•Mom/Secretary/Part-Time Photographer
•Married
•We have 4 Girls, ages 15, 11, 11, and 8
•I love nature, I dislike dishonesty
•I love to eat raw chocolate cake batter, and I am insanely clumsy.
•Anything else you think I should know
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Amy Tolar Reply:
July 3rd, 2010 at 4:41 pm
Totally forgot the anything else . . .
I don’t comment often, but I do love reading. My sister lived in Torun, Poland for six years, so many of the Polish references you make actually have a lot of meaning to me (Tell TH I fell in love with sandwiches for breakfast while I was there visiting).
I’m glad your blogcation is over
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July 3rd, 2010 on 7:51 pm
•Age
•Location
•Hometown
•Profession
•Marital status: MARRIED!
•Children? NOT YET. I WANT BAYBEEEZ.
•Likes or dislikes: FOOD, EATING. HANGING OUT ONLINE. PERFUME. I DONT LIKE MEAN PEOPLE.
•How you found That Wife: WE MET BACK BEFORE YOU WERE A BEE AND WE WERE PLANNING OUR WEDDINGS. MY MOTTO WAS: GET MARRIED 4 LESS!
•One quirky thing about yourself: ASIDE FROM KNOWING EACH OTHER WHILE WEDDING PLANNING. I ALSO RELOCATED AFTER THE WEDDING AND STILL HAVEN’T MADE ANY REAL FRIENDS IN THIS CITY! UGH….WHY AM I SOOO SHY? OH, AND I WANT BAYYYYYBEEEEEZZZZZ. ahem.
•Anything else you think I should know: I’M SO EMOTIONAL LATELY….WHAT’S UP WITH THAT?
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LadyT Reply:
July 3rd, 2010 at 7:53 pm
lol….i totally missed the 1 few questions. oops.
I’m 28.
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Current Profession: Grant Accountant
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July 3rd, 2010 on 8:52 pm
•Age-25
•Location-West Valley City, UT
•Hometown-Royal City, WA (we went to school together)
•Profession-stay at home mom, daycare
•Marital status: Happily Married
•Children? 1, Ella and a new puppy, Ebony
•Likes or dislikes: I like spending time with my family, and winding down by watching a show online or by reading a good book. I also like any pasta and fruits. I don’t like people that lie or those that act like they are someone that they are not. I also don’t like fish.
•How you found That Wife: I knew you in school and found your site through a mutual friend.
•One quirky thing about yourself: I am allergic to our new dog, yet I don’t want to give her away so I am going to live with it and hope it gets better. Poodles aren’t supposed to have dander, but she’s just a baby and does.
•Anything else you think I should know: I want a large family more than anything in the world, but I have PCOS and getting pregnant isn’t that easy. It’s been a hard thing to cope with.
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Amanda W. Reply:
July 3rd, 2010 at 8:54 pm
well, I guess that wasn’t something that you SHOULD know persay, just another tid bit about me I guess
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July 3rd, 2010 on 9:12 pm
•Age- 20 til September
•Location- Rumford, RI
•Hometown- Dighton, MA
•Profession- Full-time student/part-time babysitter
•Marital status- Engaged- tying the knot 10/30/10!
•Children? Not yet
•Likes or dislikes- I love reading, silly tv shows, disney movies, babies, baby paraphenalia, dogs and cats, music and junk food
•How you found That Wife- I’d like to say Weddingbee but maybe from OMGmom first
•One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future- Hm, my daddy turned 60 the year I was born while my mum was only 32. I have one biological brother, 4 teen foster brothers, an almost 5 yr/o adopted sister, 4 1/2 yr/o nephew, and a yr/o niece. I grew up thinking I had a small family but its blossomed!
•Anything else you think I should know- I truly enjoy reading your blog. I find it very informative and fun to read. You’re doing a fabulous job with your family!
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July 3rd, 2010 on 9:28 pm
* Age: 27
* Location: Naperville, IL (Chicago West Suburbs)
* Hometown: St. Petersburg, FL
* Profession: Paralegal. I spent 3 years as a high school English teacher in FL.
* Marital status: Married 2 years in November.
* Children? Currently TTC
* Likes or dislikes: I love sunshine, beaches, reading the classics, interior decorating, driving with the windows down and music up, and baking… but not cooking. I love God and his Grace. I love sentiment and memories. I love rose-colored glasses and hot tea. I dislike falsehood, bigotry, superiority, and poor grammar.
* How you found That Wife: Weddingbee
* I lived in Rome teaching English for most of 2006 (during the last World Cup, actually) but I never fully learned Italian. I speak fluent Spanish, though. My husband is an Army photographer.
* I’ve really enjoyed your posts on pregnancy, post-pregnancy, and life with a newborn. You’ve made me consider my own (hopefully) pregnancy with new eyes.
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July 4th, 2010 on 6:48 am
Is there anyway you could post all of the other comments from the first time you posted this? I was trying to read about the other readers myself and find new blogs to read. It was one of the best comments sections I have read so far!
Anyway to get the page to work again?
thanks!
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Jenna Reply:
July 4th, 2010 at 7:13 am
Is it still not loading for you? Try a new browser (or clearing your cache). I can’t get it to load in Chrome, but it does work in Firefox for me.
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July 4th, 2010 on 9:58 am
*Age: 25
*Location: Tulsa, OK
*Hometown: Same, though I swear I’m not a lifer!
*Profession: Grant writer for a local nonprofit.
*Marital status: Single, but been with my guy for four years.
*Children: Not until we’re married.
*Likes or dislikes: I like crafting, history, the theatre, vegan cooking and being an old lady; I dislike the state of Oklahoma, snow, raisins and people who feel entitled.
*How you found That Wife: Through a Live Journal snark community a while back. I decided they were full of crap and that I liked your blog.
*One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future: I can turn my bellybutton inside out, and I spent six months in Italy.
*Anything else you think I should know: I am a grammar nerd.
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July 4th, 2010 on 10:52 am
* Age – 26
* Location – Noblesville, Indiana (a northern suburb of Indianapolis)
* Hometown – Magnolia, Arkansas but I’ve lived in Michigan and Indiana most of my life
* Profession – English teacher at a high school for at-risk kids
* Marital status – married almost 10 months!
* Children? – not for a few years
* Likes or dislikes – I like hanging out with my husband and my two cats, reading, crafting, watching TV, and shopping at Goodwill. I dislike headaches, olives, people who want to have political discussions all the time and people who think they know it all.
* How you found That Wife – I honestly don’t remember, but I can tell you that it was one of the first blogs I started reading every day without fail!
* One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future – We just moved into our first house and there’s a lake behind it that has muskrats in it! I watch them all the time!
* Anything else you think I should know – I love reading blogs, but I’m horrible at blogging on a regular basis. I keep trying to get better, but so far I haven’t succeeded.
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Gretchen Reply:
July 4th, 2010 at 10:53 am
Ooh and I spent a month in India during college. It was an amazing experience!
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July 4th, 2010 on 1:25 pm
- Age:25, but 26 in two days
- Location: Twin Cities MN
- Hometown: Roseville, MN
- Profession: Catering at a fortune 500, but would like to get more in my career as event planner/event management and use my degree as Hospitality & Tourism Management
- Marital status: not married but hopefully someday
- Children: not now but hopefully
- Likes: books, blogs, ipod touch, trees, mountains and lakes (true MN girl), thick socks
- Dislikes: bad grammar and those who don’t care, people touching my food
- How you found That Wife: I’m that single girl who drools over weddingbee and loves the planning process of and the gorgeous pictures *blush* {You’re one of my fav bees}
- Something quirky: my roommate & I decided to start eharmony for our birthdays… not liking it but it sucks you in like facebook and blogland… maybe that will be creative enough to remember me
- Anything else you think I should know: Even though Chicago is still several hours from the Twin Cities… I am still excited that you are so much closer than TX; and I just got back from WA and am recapping my trip & adventures on my blog
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July 4th, 2010 on 2:29 pm
Age: 24
Location: Rhode Island
Hometown: Rhode Island (it’s about as big as a town)
Profession: Lawyer
Marital status: engaged, with T-minus 3 months to go!
Children?: None yet… probably not for a while.
Likes or dislikes: Like Bravo reality TV, dislike that “Hey Soul Sister” song by Train
How you found That Wife: Weddingbee!
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future: I can lick my own elbow, despite it apparently being impossible. I’m a freak, I guess.
Anything else you think I should know: Love the blog, can’t wait to see more of you and your great fam. Excited for your blog move to Chicago!
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July 4th, 2010 on 2:40 pm
Hello!
Age: 24
Location: Stony Brook, NY
Hometown: Oregon City, OR
Profession: Student Affairs
Likes or dislikes: Like: blogs, reading, running and decorating my apartment. Dislike: people touching me, bad grammar and being tired.
How you found That Wife: followed you over from Weddingbee!
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future: I just graduated from graduate school, and at the end of the month am leaving my home in Oregon to move out to NY on my own!!
Anything else you think I should know: I LOVE reading blogs, but am a little terrible at updating mine!! :]
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July 4th, 2010 on 4:56 pm
I”m a 21 year old girl from New England that just LOVES LOVES babies! I can never get enough of those very cute,very small people!(Is it any wonder that I’ve been a professional babysitter for 7ish years now and have no desire to stop?!) I don’t have any children yet as I’m not married, but I hope to have 8(or 10).
As to how I came across your blog,I don’t remember. It was probably just one of those click here and here and over there…and I arrived. One thing to make you remember me(let me think)I love using smiley faces and hearts in comments. 
Before I forget,one random fact about me is that when I watch a movie or dvd,I *need* to have the case next to me to look at whenever I need to.I also loving watching the special features on said dvds. Btw,T1 is so darling!
Have a great week!
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July 4th, 2010 on 5:07 pm
Age: 24
Location: Formally Chicago, currently San Francisco.
Hometown: A tiny suburb outside Chicago…
Profession: Education Non-Profit Professional…mainly work with middle schoolers
Marital status: With my partner for four years, engaged and hoping to get married when it’s legal!
Children? Nope. Someday though.
Likes or dislikes: I like mangos, thunderstorms, coffee, cheese, friends, higher ed, cooking, my girlfriend, books, apple products, christmas…I dislike humidity, people who listen to loud music on public transit, bigots, and drama (which is always a trial when working with middle schoolers).
How you found That Wife: Off Weddingbee..
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future: I was homeschooled K-12, but have worked in public schools ever since I was 18 and love it (though I think I might home school my own kiddos)..
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July 4th, 2010 on 9:06 pm
•Age: 31
•Location: Toronto ON
•Hometown: Belleville, ON
•Profession: Dog Walker, Yoga/Dance Instructor,
•Marital status: married
•Children? : 2 cats
•Likes or dislikes: really dislike being pinched.
•How you found That Wife: via WB/That Bride
•One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future : I quit my job as a 6-figure project manager to find the zen life. After 9 months, I am looking to go back to the corporate arena. This 9-month reassessment was what I needed
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July 5th, 2010 on 1:04 am
Age: 31 (turning 32 in a few weeks!)
Location: Oakland, CA
Hometown: Oakland, CA
Profession: Fundraising for a nonprofit
Marital status: Married (3 years now, yikes)
Children?: Just found out I’m pregnant for the first time
Things I love: rabbits (as pets not food), books, museums, traveling, jelly beans (except the black and red ones: I hate hate hate those); Things I hate: close-minded people, driving, spiders, cold weather
How you found That Wife: A link from some other blog but don’t remember which one
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future: I had five kidney stones before the age of 20, and had to get surgery for one of them after a 1-month hospital stay. I haven’t had one since then.
Anything else you think I should know: I lived in Asia for three years (two years in Taiwan, one year in Shanghai) and will be moving to Singapore in July 2011: I saw somewhere that you and your husband might be moving there, which is cool!
Our backgrounds are really different (since 1. I was raised by atheists in the super-liberal Bay Area–my best friend as a kid had two lesbian mothers, and I didn’t meet anyone who believed in Hell until I was 14 and 2. I’ve never lived anywhere in the US except the Bay Area and Los Angeles, and never really known anyone well who wasn’t a college-educated liberal). Your blog is like a glimpse into an incredibly exotic world, and it’s fascinating. Thanks for having the courage to put yourself out there!
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July 5th, 2010 on 10:20 am
Age – 25
Location – Calgary Canada
Hometown – Calgary
Profession – SAHM
Marital status – married
Children? – 3
Likes or dislikes – chocolate chip cookies, the beatles, art garfunkle, afternoon naps, reading – cleaning, laundry, whining, bad drivers
How you found That Wife – Kelli Nicole ( don’t remember how I found hers
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future – no appendix
Anything else you think I should know – lived below you in Rogers Hall
Glad your back and that you had a good trip home.
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July 5th, 2010 on 11:56 am
* Age – 28
* Location – the Hampton Roads region of Virginia
* Homestate – Montana
* Profession – graduate student
* Marital status – married 6 years
* Children? – 13 weeks pregnant … with twins
* Likes – literature, politics, food, movies, America
* Dislikes – bugs, exercise, seafood
* How you found That Wife – I was Googling “cloth diapers reviews” a few months ago … I realized you were a Bee at the same time as a close friend and so I started reading you! (I’d love to see another review of your cloth diapers at some point in the future once you’ve been using them for a while!)
* Quirky fact: I’m having twins. Like two of everything. Like wow.
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July 5th, 2010 on 1:40 pm
I’ve been meaning to do this!
*Age: 27
*Location: Nashville-ish, TN
*Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
*Profession: SAHM/pilates instructor/design geek
*Marital status: Married to McDreamy for 2 years
*Children: Jack, 6 months & furbaby Lola, 4 years
*Likes or dislikes: Likes – sunshine, cooking new recipes, good design, the beach / Dislikes – ugly fonts, putting away laundry, cleaning breast pump parts (soooo annoying.)
*How you found That Wife: Wedding-blog-stalking from your That Bride/Bee days
*One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future: My feet and knees are still recovering from my ballerina glory days.
*Anything else you think I should know: Maybe one day our boys can have a playdate!
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July 5th, 2010 on 8:10 pm
Age – 27
Location – Alexandria, VA (south of Washington, DC)
Hometown – Johnstown, PA
Marital Status – married 11 months this month
Children – I have one very naughty dog
Likes – good books, better conversation, and excellent food (together please)
Dislikes – germs, carnations, and Wal-Mart
How I found That Wife – when I got engaged and started reading Wedding Bee you were my favorite bee. I naturally migrated to That Wife.
Quirky Fact – I have an irrational fear of things falling out of cupboard and paralyzing me, to the point where my husband had to BAN the use of the lower cupboards (think under the sink) for food we eat (think cereal). He got me a step stool for even those shelves I can reach.
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July 5th, 2010 on 8:49 pm
Age: 25 tomorrow!
Location: Southwest Virginia
Hometown: From a smal, small town in Southwest Virginia
Profession: Sales
Marital status: Married for a year next week!
Children? Not yet!
Likes: trashy TV, politics, reading blogs (but never really having the time to keep up one of my own), baking, good deals
Dislikes: working out.
How you found That Wife: The fabulous Weddingbee!
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future: I’m a professional bridesmaid. My married initals are TLC!
Anything else you think I should know: I have loved following your journey from engagement to family!
I’m currently blogging with two of my best friends over at http://3southernsirens.blogspot.com.
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July 5th, 2010 on 9:34 pm
Age: 26
Location: VA but moving to NC at the end of the month
Hometown: Pittsburgh
Profession: I work with children with special needs
Marital status: Married
Children: Not yet
How you found That Wife – I’m not sure, but I love reading your opinions
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future: I love reading blogs, and want to start one, but haven’t gotten any ideas/motivation to put myself out there
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July 5th, 2010 on 11:44 pm
Age: 29 (for real, not 29 for the third time.
Location: Concord, CA
Hometown: Danville, CA
Profession: Elementary school teacher
Marital status: married
Children: 34 weeks pregnant, and ready to be done…
Likes or dislikes: Posts about pregnancy and babies, especially the “not so pretty” stuff
How you found That Wife: Weddingbee
One quirky thing: I was once chased by a bear, a big one!
Anything else you think I should know: No blog for me, but I love reading them!
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July 6th, 2010 on 1:26 am
Age: 22
Location: Provo, UT for now
Hometown: Moses Lake, WA!! Only the greatest state ever.
Profession: I will be a first year special ed teacher this fall. And I am crazy excited.
Marital status: Married to my best friend
Likes: reading, cooking, playing with my husband
Dislikes: sunburns and sauerkraut
How you found That Wife: from Rhen’s blog
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future: My husband took me on my very first date when I was 16 and he was 18, but we weren’t high school sweethearts.
Anything else you think I should know: I am awesome. And we danced together, yeah?
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July 6th, 2010 on 10:39 am
Hi Jenna!
My name is melissa and I’m 29 years old. I live in Orlando, Florida but my homestate of California will always have a special place in my heart. I am an attorney by day and cooking/baking/blogging/reading/tv watching fool by night. I’m married but no babies yet. Hopefully soon! In addition to the hobbies listed above, I like football, diet coke, sleeping in and french fries with ranch dressing. I don’t like working out, my husband’s sci fi shows and meatloaf. I found your blog after reading about your wedding on Weddingbee. A quirky thing about myself – for one whole semester in college I had to set an alarm to wake up in time for my 4:00pm class. Yep, I set the alarm for 2pm. Least productive 4 months of my life.
I really enjoy reading your blog. Our lives, beliefs, and perspectives are so different, but I think that is what makes your blog so wonderful to me. I truly appreciate a differing point of view. And I admire your candor.
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July 6th, 2010 on 11:06 am
* Age: 33
* Location: Lafayette, CA
* Hometown: Browns Valley, MN
* Profession: Self-employed piano teacher, wedding coordinator, and graphic designer
* Marital status: Married to my amazing, sweet hubby Nigel since Oct. 2006
* Children? Currently 27 weeks pregnant with our first, a baby girl! Due around 10/1/10
* Likes or dislikes: Love Jesus, reading, music, and digital scrapbooking
* How you found That Wife: Started following you on Weddingbee
* One quirky thing: My husband is from Pakistan and we both had to move to CA to meet – him, a big city guy from the other side of the world. Me, a small town girl who grew up on a farm in a very different culture from here (feels like the other side of the world!). Yet together we are quite a pair and loving life!
* Anything else you think I should know:
I blog at http://www.peacethroughgrace.blogspot.com/ somewhat regularly. I’m finally back into it after a long hiatus. I am remembering how therapeutic it is and loving it again! I also have loved following your journey to motherhood.
I, too plan a natural birth (though in a hospital), will be a stay at home, self-employed mom, and believe God is sovereign and we should look to Him for guidance into how we lead our lives.
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July 6th, 2010 on 11:33 am
Age – 32 (I think)
Location – Blacksburg, Va (SW – mountains. VA Tech. Go Hokies)
Hometown – Fairfax, Va (DC suburbs)
Profession – web app development – project management
Marital status – Married 3 years.
Children? – 1 – 36 wks gestation.
Likes or dislikes -
Likes: Crafts (all of them), Reading, Puzzles, Sports/Athletics (playing and watching), Live Music (*country), Travel, Kiddos, Seasons, Mornings, Organizing
Dislikes: Cleaning, Animals (I like them at the zoo, not in my house. We have two dogs that I do love – but wish we didn’t have them), Dishonestly/Deception, My husband’s call schedule, Heartburn, Evenings (after 8ish)
How you found That Wife – WeddingBee
One quirky thing – My nickname among friends is ‘the cruise director’ since I’m always planning events/activities.
Anything else you think I should know – Hubby and I are both southpaws, I’m the third Alta in my family, My mom is me best friend (hubby too), I’m ALWAYS late, I blog a lot more in my head than I actually do on the computer. oops!
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July 6th, 2010 on 1:31 pm
Age: 31
Location: Brunswick, ME
Hometown: Satellite Beach, FL
Profession: Librarian, pregnant chick, future SAHM
Children: Currently 22 weeks pregnant
How you found That Wife: Can’t remember, but it was a good day!
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future: I have a blog about vegetable stress. No, seriously.
Leeksandbounds.wordpress.com.
Anything else you think I should know: I’ll be giving birth at home barring anything crazy happening between now and November. I really, really appreciated reading your posts about it.
I especially appreciated your day in the life post recently. It helped me to adjust my expectations of myself as a future SAHM.
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July 6th, 2010 on 6:46 pm
Age- 24
Hope all is well with your cute little fam!
Location- Grand Rapids, Michigan
Hometown- The Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan
Profession- Non-Profit
Marital status- Just celebrated our 1 year anniversary!
Children?- None
Likes or dislikes- Like: Running, reading, helping people, cooking, crafting, spoiling our puppy. Dislike: Feet, mushrooms, tight clothing, close-mindedness
How you found That Wife- Through Weddingbee while I was planning our wedding!
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future (this is the point where I always say that I raised pigs in my front yard growing up, or that I can blow milk out of my eye, or that my husband grew up in Poland)- hmmm…aside from the fact that I’m a Yooper (meaning I’m originally from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan) I also burp whenever I start laughing really hard. It gets embarrassing.
Anything else you think I should know- I think what you’re doing with this is a great idea! And a great way to take a little break from regular posting- even though I really enjoy reading all of your regular posts
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July 6th, 2010 on 10:46 pm
Guess it is my turn to chime in!
age: 28
occupation: attorney
status: married just over 2 years
hometown and current location: northern california (south bay to be more precise)
children: not yet…maybe another year or two, once we’ve paid off the student loans and had time for a bit more traveling.
likes: running, sleeping and swimming (huge fan of sleeping, especially since I work too much and barely get enough of it!)
dislikes: cold weather
how I found you: via wedding bee back when I was planning my wedding in 2008
random fact: I hate air. yes, it sounds weird because it is. I literally hate having a fan blowing air on me, or being near an open window. You’ll always find me under a blanket even in the dead of summer!
anything else you should know: I’m the one that emailed you about the GSA foundation for SMA (and thank you for posting about it!!).
Hope you had a great blog-cation. Even though I may not always agree with you on things, I think you’re pretty awesome and I totally respect that you put your view points out there. I’ve learned so much from you!
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July 7th, 2010 on 6:37 am
Age – 26
Location – ontario, canada
Hometown – ontario, canada
Profession – toddler teacher in a day care. Trying to get into a school board
Marital status – dating
Children? – love them, but currently do not have any
Likes or dislikes – likes:: photography, ice cream, kids, zumba, wii. Disklike :: my sister. lol being telling me what to do and close minded individuals
How you found That Wife – honestly do not remember. probably from your photography
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future – I’m a twin lol
Anything else you think I should know – not that I can think of just yet
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July 7th, 2010 on 10:54 am
Age: 34
Location: British Virgin Islands
Hometown: Chandler, AZ
Profession: Scuba Instructor
Marital status: Engaged
Children?: 0
Likes or dislikes: water, friends, the outdoors (all likes) annoying people (dislikes)
How you found That Wife: wow I truly can’t remember, it was off of someone else’s site, but who’s….. not you have me thinking….arghhh…. I will remember someday.
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future (this is the point where I always say that I raised pigs in my front yard growing up, or that I can blow milk out of my eye, or that my husband grew up in Poland): I play the oboe. Yup, it is the weird strange double reed instrument that people hear all the time but have no clue.
Anything else you think I should know: just that I am happy to have you back! It is nice to read about how things are going for you and the fact that you tell it like it truly is, rather than sugar coating it! Keep up the work and don’t like all the crazy comments discourage you, even when I am one of them *:)
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July 7th, 2010 on 12:38 pm
Hi Jenna!
* Age – 27
* Location – St Louis, MO
* Hometown – Springfield, IL
* Profession – Corporate Recruiting
* Marital status – Engaged – getting hitched in 59 days
* Children? – Just a dog. Our magic number for ttc is age 30. We just established this timeline and it makes me very happy to be on the same page.
* Likes – fiance, my little dog, admiring photography, cooking/baking, vampire fiction, naps, chocolate, yoga, British Literature
Dislikes – humidity, the extra 50 pounds I’m currently schlepping around, housecleaning, two-faced women
* How you found That Wife – Weddingbee
* One Quirky thing: I’ve broken my nose 3 times!
* Anything else you think I should know: I don’t always agree with you, but I admire how outspoken you are and I hope you don’t censor yourself.
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July 7th, 2010 on 11:52 pm
* Age – 30
* Location – Internshipville and Workville
* Hometown –
* Profession – Almost-a-Psychologist (on internship – final year – of six!!)
* Marital status – Married for 2 years
* Children? – I want to be pregnant in Dec.
* Likes or dislikes – I like yellow, my family, strawberries, my job, sunshine, swimming (really just lounging in water), flowers, writing, champagne, restaurants, having an empty to-do list (this has never happened, but I imagine I will enjoy it).
* How you found That Wife – Weddingbee – we were married the same year
* One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future (this is the point where I always say that I raised pigs in my front yard growing up, or that I can blow milk out of my eye, or that my husband grew up in Poland) – I called your husband 80′s in one of my first comments ever (regarding the red shoes). My 36 year old husband is definitely 80′s!!
* Anything else you think I should know – Big hug!
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July 8th, 2010 on 8:51 am
Age: 23
Location: East Coast
Hometown: East Coast
Profession: Full time college student and secretary
Marital status: Boyfriend of 5 years
Children: Just a furbaby
Likes: Caramel, photography, mugs, fluffy blankets, cooking/baking, the beach, & music.
Dislikes: Onions, ignorance, rudeness, & bad drivers
How you found That Wife: Through weddingbee. You were the first bee I read from start to finish.
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future: I love to collect things such as picture frames, mugs/glasses, and stuffed animals. Not really quirky but it is the only thing I can think of!
Anything else you think I should know: I adore your blog! <3
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July 8th, 2010 on 11:00 am
Hi!! I’m a little late to the game, and I know you are swarmed with T1 & life, so no need to get back to me any time soon! But if you want to visit my blog, I’m over at www(dot)tropicalhappiness(dot)com
I’m 29 and live in South Florida. I don’t really have a hometown… I was born in IL, but moved around my entire life. I currently work in advertising. I’ve been married just over one year and no kids yet. Hopefully soon, but I’m still waiting for the hubby to be ready.
I found That Wife from… where else… Wedding Bee!
One quirky thing about me… well, not really quirky, but I grew up moving around the world. I’ve lost count of how many houses I’ve lived in… over 20… but I’ve lived in 7 states and 4 countries. I moved to Chile when I was 8, and there was quite a large population of Mormons in Chile. It was my first introduction to the religion, and in quite the child-like fashion, it was a great one. It seemed very normal to me… although there were some small differences with the Mormons (they had large families & talked a lot about their Missions), I had a ton of Mormon friends. It was pretty cool.
Funny how places have introduced me to different religions. Years later, in South Florida, there are very few Mormons, but a lot of Jews. I find it so interesting to learn about other religions.
Let’s see… what else… I love pictures. And the beach. Just being outside in general really rejuvenates my soul. I’m not a fan of a lot of foods… I’m probably the pickiest eater you’d ever meet.
Anyway, love your blog. I love how you are willing to touch upon topics that seem taboo and you give your honest opinion. I’m sure it’s hard, but we love you for it!!!!!!!!
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July 8th, 2010 on 11:04 am
Oh, and one more thing. I know I am TOTALLY LATE to the game on this one, but when you mentioned that you got a lot of negative comments about shaving your son’s head, I couldn’t believe it. One, people should just butt out. But two, I thought I’d share the fact that in Chile, it is completely common to shave your child’s head after they are born. The Chileans believe that it makes your child’s hair thicker, and they covet the thick black hair. So it is super common to see a little baby with shaved, spiky hair! Even little girls! Sometimes they shave it twice!!!!!
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July 8th, 2010 on 2:18 pm
Age — 36
Location — Fairfax County, VA
Hometown — West Virginia
Profession — Librarian
Marital status — maried
Children? — noe yet. Thinking about TTC soon.
Likes or dislikes — Likes – Reading, Kayaking, Biking, Quilting, spending way too much time on the Internet, Wine and wineries, steamed crabs, chocolate.
Dislikes — Commuting, too expensive houses in Northern Va., houses with pink, blue and yellow toliets all in the same house, Knats and mosquitos, mayonaise
How you found That Wife — Wedding BEe
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future — My husband and I e-mailed for three months on E-harmony before we met in person and we only lived 25 miles apart.
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July 8th, 2010 on 3:15 pm
Not to add to your list just as your getting closer to the bottom, but here I am!
I like cooking, but baking more so, photography – taking and admiring other’s work, hydrangeas are my favorite flower, Jesus, spending time with friends and family, wine, having the opportunity to be creative/crafty, and desserts – all of them. I don’t like what desserts do to my belly, dieting – why can’t it just melt off?, bugs, humidity – good thing I live in a low humidity area.
Age: 30
Location: Hilmar, CA (middle of the central valley)
Hometown: Hilmar, CA (what can I say, it’s a great little community!)
Profession: QA Assistant at big cheese manufacturer, also semi-pro photographer (I’m just breaking into the industry and have been doing it for almost a year.)
Marital status: All the single ladies, all the single ladies… Put your hand up…
Children?: Just my little 7.5 year old doghter. And lately she’s cost me about as much as a normal child would.
Likes or dislikes: Yes, I have some of each, but more likes than dislikes.
How you found That Wife: Ummmm…I don’t remember… It’s been awhile though.
One quirky thing about myself…: I love traveling. Not quirky enough? I have family in Ellensburg, WA, which I believe isn’t too far from where you grew up. I live in a town where the cows out number the people. I shoot with a Nikon – D700 to be exact, it’s new to me and I love it! Shooting with a Nikon just might be enough to put me in the quirky list as a photographer.
Anything else you think I should know: I need to email my info to you so I can get on your fledging list.
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July 8th, 2010 on 4:20 pm
Age- 21, as of today! XD
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Hometown: Wellington, New Zealand
Profession: Construction industry / part time student
Marital status: Engaged
Children? Not yet, but in 4 years.
Likes or dislikes
How you found That Wife: I found it through a LJ community where they were snarking on you and TH, because he is ZOMG SUPER MEAN AND CONTROLLING. Still don’t quite see what all the fuss was all about, but I’m glad you got featured in a way, as I love reading your blog.
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future: Errr, I have four ferrets. I’m desperately trying to train them to do tricks, but so far they’re all proving to be defective.
Anything else you think I should know: I’m getting married next May, and I’d kind of really like to write for Weddingbee. I’ve started a wedding planning blog, but I’m having a hard time figuring out what is blog worthy or not. Did you ever write a post on your Weddingbee application process?
Oh, and thanks for writing Jenna, love your work!!
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July 8th, 2010 on 5:39 pm
Sorry this comment is so late, just catching up on my google reader!!
* Age: 25
* Location: Jackson, Wyoming (as of May 1st)
* Hometown: Mt. Prospect, IL (just 20-30 minutes outside of Chicago)
* Profession: currently work for a river float company, but I have a degree in Social Work I hope to eventually use.
* Marital status: 3 years next week!
* Children? No.
* Likes or dislikes: Like: spicy food, traveling, mountains, ice cream, sci-fi and anything Joss Whedon does. Dislike: bugs, mushrooms, possums.
* How you found That Wife: I was a Weddingbee reader.
* One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future: I have dual citizenship as I was born in Canada, but I can’t say the Canadian anthem. I’m a pastor’s kid and my husband was raised LDS.
* Anything else you think I should know: I sort of want kids in the next few years but I’m terrified of losing my identity
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July 9th, 2010 on 9:03 am
* Age – 22
* Location – New Hampshire
* Hometown – New Hampshire
* Profession – Student/Summs
* Marital status – In a Relationship
* Likes or dislikes – Likes blogging, mountain biking, being healthy, skiing, food blogs. Dislikes mushrooms, raisins, humidity, ice skating, and bowling.
* How you found That Wife – Caitlin @ Healthy Tipping Point linked to you in congratulations when you had your little guy
* One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future: I am passionate about travel & work at my school global education office, helping my peers reach their study abroad goals. Also, I’ve been skiing since I was 2 & I can touch my nose with my tongue.
Happy Friday Jenna!
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July 9th, 2010 on 10:31 am
* Age – 29
* Location – MD
* Hometown – Pittsburgh, PA
* Profession – Govt
* Marital status – Married 1 yr
* Children? – not yet, hopefully soon
* Likes – gardening, swimming, crafting, cooking, the idea of natural childbirth and becoming more socially conscious, supporting the prolife movement
Dislikes – mean comments, self-rightous or closeminded ppl
* How you found That Wife – weddingbee
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July 10th, 2010 on 2:44 pm
whew i’m late! glad to see you back on here!
* Age: 24 but about to turn…24 again on July 22
* Location: Massachusetts!
* Hometown: A small town in West Michigan – people really are nicer in the Midwest (especially the drivers).
* Profession: I work in entry leveling publishing – I actually really like my job! Surprising bc it is at the bottom of the food chain lol.
* Marital status: Married for almost 2 years to a super cool yet nerdy high school chem teacher.
* Children? Not yet! Gimme 2 or 3 years…although I’m starting to feel time is running out!
* Likes or dislikes: I love gentle comedy, measured doses of fun, and a great shopping deal. Right now specifically I am seriously liking watches, girly aprons that I keep forgetting to wear that my mom brought me from Korea, and trying new recipes. And dogs! I don’t like eating cucumbers (they make me gag), sudden change of plans, and the fact that all the food I feel like eating is deemed “bad” for me hehe.
* How you found That Wife: Weddingbee! Over two years ago I think, although it may or may not have taken me a year to wean off the site after my wedding.
* One quirky thing about yourself: We have a Pomeranian Dachshund mix named Argon (a periodic table element name that I picked, but everyone thinks the hubs picked). I am slightly obsessed with my birthday and love it to death. My voice sounds like a little girl’s?
* Anything else you think I should know: Nothing, I just heart your blog!
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July 11th, 2010 on 1:55 pm
* Age – 29
* Location – Sunny San Diego
* Hometown – San Diego native – a very rare thing
* Profession – Assistant Director of Facilities and Property Management for a really large non-profit
* Marital status – Married to my high school sweetheart, together for almost 14 years and married almost 3.
* Children? Sometime in the future. Just started NFP classes. I still have a lot of weight to lose before I make some babies.
* Likes or dislikes – Love my family, bacon, and cooking. I dislike Led Zeppelin, having to always lose weight, and working out
* How you found That Wife – Weddingbee – Even though I don’t always agree with your views I can still respect them and they are really interesting to hear. You have gotten me to think about things that I normally wouldn’t have even cared about.
* One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future – I love to throw bacon into unexpected dished like chocolate chip shortbread cookies with bacon, pecan pie with bacon crust, bacon ice cream. I also love the UK so I took my Hubs on a week-long pub crawl in London to see Hampton Court Palace’s still functioning Tudor style kitchens, eat roasted chicken and thyme crisps, and visit the Winchester from Shawn of the Dead.
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July 12th, 2010 on 12:23 am
Age – 33
Location – Atlanta, GA
Hometown – rural Alabama
Profession – ecommerce
Marital status – Just celebrated our 1st Anniversary
Children? – Not planning on having kids, but we love our fuzzydog as if she were
Likes – traveling, crafty stuff, milk glass, vintage “junk”, paper, and meeting fun new people
Dislikes – snakes, spiders, lies, fake orange foods, root beer, milk, being told what to think or believe, and the color pepto pink.
How you found That Wife – via Google when I was trying to learn more about an LDS friend’s upcoming wedding and why we only invited to the reception. I ended up following you over to Weddingbee around the time my husband proposed, which ended up being a great help in planning our wedding. So, Thanks!!
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future: I learned how to drive on a vintage blue Ford tractor, and was once on a flight where the pilot had a heart-attack during take-off.
Anything else you think I should know – I have commented under so many screen-names & email addresses it’s insane. I have a case of online identity confusion. Hopefully the upcoming one will be the l.a.s.t change!
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July 12th, 2010 on 12:54 am
Age: 22
Location: Denver, CO
Hometown: Denver, CO
Profession: SAHM
Marital status: married almost 3 years!
Children: a 2 month old boy born a few weeks after T1
Likes: photography, fashion, reading–especially blogs on my iPhone while nursing, working on our house that needed some major love , hanging with my boys, thrift shopping, travel, the beach.
Dislikes: spiders and other gross bugs, cleaning toilets
How you found that wife: through weddingbee. Even though I’m married, I’m still wedding-obsessed
A quirky thing about me: I met my husband when I was 11 and he was 15. My best friend is his little sister and I spent my teen years at their house all the time. He thought we were annoying. Then, when I was 18, his family moved to Dallas (I totally recognize places you talk about btw) and he stayed here. In a matter of weeks after they left, I realized I loved him and he asked me to be his gf. We got married 11 months later.
Anything else: I gave birth naturally with a midwife, in a hospital. So I loved all the birth posts!
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July 12th, 2010 on 8:26 am
- 27 years old (28 in September)
- Currently reside in Chattanooga, TN
- Hometown is just north of Nashville in Clarksville, TN
- Marketing Project Manager for a flooring company in the ‘Carpet Capital of the World’- Dalton, GA
- Married to my husband for almost 5 years
- A 9 year old stepson (children of our own is in the planning stages. I’m in no rush.)
- Like: birthday cake, Disney World, jam bands, my husband’s homebrew, getting lost in a good book
- Dislike: busy body/gossipy people, summer in the south, owning an older house that always seems to need work, worrying about money
- I found That Wife through Caitlin at healthytippingpoint.com. She made a comment about really wanting children while reading pre-birth entries about T1. I was hooked after I started reading. We are probably opposites in every way, but I really admire you for sharing your story and love your writing style.
- Quirky Thing about Me: We have a ton of animals at our house. 3 dogs, 4 cats, 2 rats, and 3 hens that have free roam of our backyard (and we live in the city limits).
I’ve linked to my ‘healthy living blog’ that I started while I was laid off last year. I’ve gone through a couple of blogs over the last few years, but I never feel satisfied with the direction. Photographing my food on a daily basis is not for me. I’m in the process of reinventing my blog life once again.
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July 12th, 2010 on 12:55 pm
* Age – 26
* Location – Northern VA
* Hometown – Northern VA
* Marital status – Married 15 sweet months!
* Children – Not for us
* How you found That Wife – WeddingBee!!!!
* The first bloggy person I ever met in real life was Pengy!!! She was in DC and tweeted about getting from the Airport to downtown and I volunteered to give her a ride! I ended up handing out with her, d’orsay, and frog for drinks that night! We discussed blogging and shared blogger interests and That Wife was much of the conversation on how bold and fantastic you are!!!
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July 12th, 2010 on 2:26 pm
Age – Just turned 30
Location – Los Angeles, CA
Hometown – New Orleans, LA
Profession – Television Executive
Marital status – Married since Dec 2009, dating since April 2000 (!)
Children? The TTC adventure begins next year
Likes or dislikes – Likes caramel, dogs, reading and watching movies with the husband. Dislikes Celery, closed-mindedness, LA Traffic and entitlement
How you found That Wife – post Weddingbee. I loved reading about your wedding as I personally know no Latter Day Saints and found it really intriguing.
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future – I also grew up on a farm for the first 9 years of my life, and am now a vegetarian. My parents are from different countries, so my childhood was kinda like a sitcom around the holidays.
Anything else you think I should know – Though I’ve never commented, I’m a very regular reader, and really appreciate your candor about marriage and parenting. Even though being a vegetarian isn’t the same as being an LDS, it is a lifestyle that gets questioned and commented on quite regularly even here in LA. We know we’re in for many lectures once we’re parents, and it’s inspiring to see someone stick to their convictions in a way that isn’t judgemental nor self-righteous. Thanks!
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July 13th, 2010 on 1:51 pm
Age: 32 (and only a few days away from being 33)
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hometown: Toronto, ON, Canada
Profession: Stage Manager & Box Office Manager (I do a lot of different jobs in the theatre world)
Marital status: Married
Children?: No
How you found That Wife: Via Weddingbee. I started reading as you were doing your recaps and loved your use of buttons!
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future: I have Type 1 Diabetes, Endometriosis, PCOS, hypothyroidism, a B12 deficiency, GAD, condromalatia and a very healthy sense of humour. Hence my blog, Little Miss Malady.
Anything else you think I should know: I just started a new blog and I’m trying to build up an audience. Perhaps you’ll be my first visitor?
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July 14th, 2010 on 2:18 pm
Age: 26
Location: Calgary, AB
Profession: Media Relations, Marketing and Communications for Professional Arts Organizations
Marital status: Single but cohabitating (I guess common-law, if you want to get technical)
Children: Not yet, but hopefully in the next 4 years!
Likes or dislikes: I like cheese, theatre and the colour green. I’m a diet/fitness blogger trying to drop 60 lbs(though I have another blog, Meg in the City, which is getting somewhat ignored of late).
How you found That Wife: I started reading That Bride about 3 days after you started that blog. I can’t remember how I found you!
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July 20th, 2010 on 3:04 pm
* Age: 31 (eek)
* Location: Boston, MA and NYC, NY (usually between the two)
* Hometown: Lawrenceville, NH
* Profession: Attorney and Wedding Coordinator
* Marital status: Married
* Children?: Nope
* Likes or dislikes: dislikes: how iced coffee sweats and then drips on you. likes: tennis, contracts, travel.
* How you found That Wife: Weddingbee
* One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future (this is the point where I always say that I raised pigs in my front yard growing up, or that I can blow milk out of my eye, or that my husband grew up in Poland) I went to college to become a Marine Biologist and ended up a contract attorney. That’s boring but true. I have two cats named Hobbes and Hazel: they have been professionally photographed
* Anything else you think I should know
I have a blog but I am horrible at keeping it up.
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July 20th, 2010 on 3:05 pm
Update:
Hometown is in New Jersey! NH was a typo, but I did go to college in NH
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July 28th, 2010 on 2:47 pm
* Age: 27
* Location: Minneapolis, MN
* Hometown: St. Paul, MN
* Profession: Magazine Editor
* Marital status: I’ve lived with my significant other for 3 year now
* Children?: Just the dogs!
* Likes or dislikes: dislikes: having to deal with people, especially on the phone
likes: lots of things! (food, cooking, babies, sports, reading, pictures, writing, books, music, traveling, swimming, gardening, shopping…)
* How you found That Wife: My friend Kate is getting married in August and you’re her photographer! She sent me the Triple-stuffed entry and I’ve been hooked ever since.
* One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future: I broke my boyfriend’s neck a month after we moved in together. It was an accident and his fault (he tried to splash me on a jetski and when I closed my eyes, he fell off his right in my path) but it was scary and stressful. He likes to tell people he was jacked by ninjas. He is a dork.
* Anything else you think I should know
I’ve had a blog for years and never wrote anything in it until I started reading yours. Haha!
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August 14th, 2010 on 11:28 am
* Age: 24 (I’ll be 25 October 22)
* Location: Tri-Cities, Washington
* Hometown: Tulare, CA
* Profession: Customer Service Rep
* Marital status: Married!!
* Children?: not yet, but we’re trying!
* Likes or dislikes: cupcakes, shopping, books, babies, singing, the ocean… dislikes: rude folks, crazy people and all around trashiness. Oh and brussel sprouts
* How you found That Wife: EAD Day in the Life Feature… I followed the link to the post where you cut your babies hair!
* One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future: gosh, I’m not even cool enough to have a quirk LOL
* Anything else you think I should know: not that I can think of!
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april Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 12:04 pm
my blog changed!! the new one is faith love and lipglossblog.com
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March 24th, 2011 on 12:39 pm
Age – 32
Location – DC
Hometown – Howell, NJ
Profession – Fundraising, Newly Pro Photographer
Marital status – Engaged
Children? – Not yet
Likes or dislikes – Love my dog, dc, photography. Dislikes traffic and water chestnuts.
How you found That Wife – Healthy Tipping Point
One quirky thing about yourself that might help me remember you in the future – My name is Lindsay, my last name starts with an L, my dog’s name is Lottie and my fiance’s name is Leke (a Nigerian name) – I am all about L’s
Anything else you think I should know – Just starting out in photography and love any tips/insight!
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