Hey all! I posted an introduction here about a year and a half ago, but then broke up with my SO a few months later, was sad, and stopped visiting TK. A lot has changed since then, I am now with the most incredible man I could imagine, and I have been back lurking on here for a few weeks. I feel like a total stranger here again, so I thought I would re-introduce myself!
Screen Name: lmcooper86
Age: 27
Significant Other's Age: 32
What You Do: Healthcare regulation
What SO Does: Construction management
State of Relationship: Trying to figure out how fast we can move forward without everyone around us thinking we're crazy
How Long You've Been Together: 3 months
How You Met: Online
Wedding Date (if you're engaged/married): N/A
Read Babies: N/A
Fur Babies: A bratty cat named Gambit
Loves: Cooking, running, yoga, movies, concerts, the bratty cat
Hates: Rudeness, socks, my food allergies, this never ending winter
Pet Peeves: Leaving dishes in the sink, people who can't follow directions
Hobbies/Activities: Running, yoga, knitting, binge watching entire TV seasons/series'
Favorite Thing About Your SO: His honesty and open communication. No guessing required!
Least Favorite Thing About Your SO: He is ALWAYS wearing a hat to cover the fact that he's starting to go bald
Describe Your Personality: Friendly, compassionate and loyal, with a side of judgy and snarky
Snark Level (1 [low snark] - 10 [high snark]): 8 - 9 in my head, 1 - 8 out loud depending on who I'm talking to
I've Been On TK Since: 2012, with a lengthy hiatus!
How You Came to Be On TK: Looking at flowers for a coworker's wedding
How I like my potatoes: Any and every way! Seriously, just get in my stomach!
Favorite book/author: Jen Lancaster and any other funny female writer
Tell Us Something Interesting About Yourself: I did a couple of month-long volunteer trips a few years ago, and miss that sort of travelling now
Anyways, glad to be back here!
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Re: Oh hello...re-introduction!
I love her writing, she makes me laugh out loud no matter how many times I re-read her books!
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ETA: on my phone, can't fix the sideways photo! Sorry!
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Welcome back! Just tell your SO to embrace the bald! It's not really going to go away or come back so might as well learn to live with it. My FI has...although he's also been told since the age of 10 that he's going to lose all of his hair anyway (pretty much all men on both sides of his family are bald and they went bald in their 20s) so enjoy it while he has it. He keeps it trimmed really short right now and as the balding/thinning gets worse he's going to just shave it off.
Also your kitty is so cute!! Tell us some funny cat stories if you have any.
@lmcooper86 I am very confused now that there are two lm's in our midst
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Thanks for the warm welcome! And the cat love...he's full of mischief but is so sweet and cute that I don't usually mind his antics. He loves boxes and bags, anything that he can hide in; he gets excited when I go grocery shopping and leave the big reusable bags on the kitchen floor for him. His best (worst) trick was a couple weeks ago when he stole an entire dumpling out of the frying pan on the stove!! What a jerk.
@mbross3 I remind BF about the dishwasher every time he tries to leave stuff in my kitchen sink. I feel like it's a losing battle, but I'm trying for now.
@Blue & White I promise I am not crazy! Sort of funny though that there are 2 lm's; hi @lmhollister
I really don't understand why he is hiding the balding thing...unless he wants to spend all of his money on Rogain, the hair is gone and isn't coming back! I think shorter hair would help make it less obvious, but I'm betting that shaving it all off is not too far away either lol
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Hi and welcome back! I have never heard of Jen Lancaster but apparently I must try her out ASAP! I love books that make me LOL.
Where did you do your volunteer trips? Any particular organization or cause? I love stuff like that and hope to get back into it after I graduate.
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Ahhhh, that's amazing! Guatemala and Cambodia are both on my list of places to go, Cambodia to volunteer in particularly. So awesome that you did that!
@CLoGreenEyes Cambodia is amazing! I did really like Guatemala too, but I absolutely loved Cambodia. There are some great volunteer opportunities available for sure.
@Swazzle thanks! RDR sounds familiar...it's really been a while since I've been on here though, I'm still figuring out who's still here, and who's here under a different screen name!
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