Oregon

oooo look! it's a poll!

I see these posted all the time, yet I never contribute as by the time I see it (damn all those east coasters!) it's about 70 posts long, and I know at that time, the thead is dead and no one will appreciate my ever-so-hilarious answers!

Name?
Job?
Wedding date/location?
Favorite thing about OR?
Least favorite thing about OR?

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  • sarahmarietmsarahmarietm member
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    edited December 2011
    Name: Sarah! (obvs)
    Job: Baker/Cake Decorator @ Market Of Choice
    Wedding date/location: Aug 22nd 2010 in Eugene @ Ogren Gardens! (google that homie!)
    Fav about the OR: Rain.
    Least fav: Rain.

    I  heart all the green that comes from said rain....just so long as it calms down by this summer!
    and I'm also realizing my answers aren't so hilarious....boohiss.
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  • edited December 2011
    Name? Patti
    Job? Newspaper reporter
    Wedding date/location? Sept. 18, 2010 in Grants Pass @ a local park.
    Favorite thing about OR? How diverse it is in climates, people and political views. The Willamette Valley tends toward liberal (which I sorely miss) and the rest of Oregon is fairly conservative. Plus, I can be at the beach in an hour or so; big city in two (Eugene) or medium one (Medford) in under 30 minutes. 
    Least favorite thing about OR? August in Grants Pass. The heat about does me in when its 105 (or more) for three weeks solid. Thank god my 12-year-old car died in January. It didn't have A/C. My new ride does!! I'm ready to live through August now. :)
  • edited December 2011
    Sarah - I'm so jealous of your job!! I think being a baker would be sooo awesome. Are you doing your own cake?
  • edited December 2011
    Name: Anna
    Job: Macy's selling luggage - oh so exciting!!
    Wedding date/location: March 6 2011, Grand Ballroom in Salem
    Fav about the OR: Definite but mild seasons
    Least fav: I love rain, but by May/June I'm definitely ready for some sun and all it's doing is raining lately :(
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  • edited December 2011
    Name? Sherica 
    Job? Accountant @ OHSU
    Wedding date/location? March 12, 2011 at the Vancouver Hilton
    Favorite thing about OR? the green!
    Least favorite thing about OR? the puddles making the bottom of my pants wet for the entire day
  • sarahmarietmsarahmarietm member
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    edited December 2011
    Snarks- I absoutely LOVE my job.  I went to western culinary insitute right after I graduated from high school. I got my degree in patisserie and baking, and for the meantime, I work at the MOC.  Eventually I'd like to own my own bakery, but that'll be a while yet. 

    To answer your question, I AM baking my cake, but not decorating it, becuase I'm such a perfectionist I don't want to be stressing about that when I know I'll be worrying about 10,000,000 other things.  Luckily, one of my lovely co-workers offered to deco it for me, for free!  Yaaay for connections.
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  • edited December 2011
    Name?  Kat
    Job? "Office Bitch" errr I mean... Customer Service Extraordinaire! for a same day rush courier
    Wedding date/location? September 25th, 2010 at the North Star Ballroom in Portland.
    Favorite thing about OR? Portland
    Least favorite thing about OR? the city of Rogue River

    Although Southern Oregon is absolutely gorgeous, I really hate it.  Granted, I haven't been there since I was in high school, but I spent the first two years of high school in Rogue River and was ridiculed for being different.. which leads me to why I LOOOOVEE Portland.  I have piercings and tattooes and I dance and sing in my car and it doesn't matter if I'm wearing a nascar tshirt with a plaid skirt, no one blinks twice at me.  I love this town, and I'm eternally grateful my parents moved us up here in the middle of HS.  I've tried leaving, but I always come back home.  The people in this town are amazing.
    Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. - Dr. Seuss
  • edited December 2011
    Name? Karen
    Job? I support HRIS Software as a Client Support Specialist for ADP.  I work with HR Mgrs all day long.
    Wedding date/location? Aug. 6th 2011- Marriott Courtyard Verandah N. Harbour
    Favorite thing about OR? The lush green and the ocean
    Least favorite thing about OR? Rain
  • edited December 2011
    Name? Katie
    Job? Fiscal Compliance (making sure nonprofits are being good stewards of public money!! :) )
    Wedding date/location? July 24, 2010, Cousin's farm in Amity, Oregon
    Favorite thing about OR? Our distinct seasons....usually.
    Least favorite thing about OR? Rain
  • edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_oregon_oooo-look-its-poll?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:119Discussion:9ec591f3-fc71-42ce-b0cb-d4b9362af38bPost:88b9322c-d02b-4407-b5ad-3628fee67624">Re: oooo look! it's a poll!</a>:
    [QUOTE]Luckily, one of my lovely co-workers offered to deco it for me, for free!  Yaaay for connections.
    Posted by sarahmarietm[/QUOTE]

    <div>Sweet!!! Lucky lady! <img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-smile.gif" border="0" alt="Smile" title="Smile" /></div>
  • edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_oregon_oooo-look-its-poll?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:119Discussion:9ec591f3-fc71-42ce-b0cb-d4b9362af38bPost:e9762cae-11b4-4e0b-868b-cb8208cdbcaf">Re: oooo look! it's a poll!</a>:
    [QUOTE]Least favorite thing about OR? the city of Rogue River Although Southern Oregon is absolutely gorgeous, I really hate it.  Granted, I haven't been there since I was in high school, but I spent the first two years of high school in Rogue River and was ridiculed for being different.[/QUOTE]<div>
    </div><div>Kat - totally get that. Rogue River and Southern Oregon doesn't tolerate anyone who is too different. I grew up in KFalls. I feel your pain!</div>
  • edited December 2011
    Name: Colleen
    Job: Physician
    Wedding Date/Location: August 2nd, 2010 at the Eugene Yacht Club
    Favorite thing about Oregon: The landscape - waterfalls, ocean, mountains - it's gorgeous. As someone who is originally from Illinois, I am in heaven.
    Least favorite thing about Oregon: The slugs. Sweet lord, they are huge and gross and slimy and really, really huge.
  • edited December 2011
    Colleen.. I'm with you on the slugs.. they are disgusting.  Especially the gigantic banana slugs found in the woods.  Where in Illinois are you from originally?  My family is from Carbondale.
  • edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_oregon_oooo-look-its-poll?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:119Discussion:9ec591f3-fc71-42ce-b0cb-d4b9362af38bPost:ca5ad037-ea35-4997-aeaa-f1773b19ee0d">Re: oooo look! it's a poll!</a>:
    [QUOTE]Least favorite thing about Oregon: The slugs. Sweet lord, they are huge and gross and slimy and really, really huge.
    Posted by colsta[/QUOTE]

    <div>LOL ... Would you ever think (before moving here that is) that some city would ever celebrate them? The Slugfest in September was such fun but at the same time - so weird when I lived in Eugene to go to UofO!</div>
  • edited December 2011
    Job: SAMF, going back to school this fall
    Wedding Date/Location: 10-10-10 our home near aumsville
    Favorite thing about Oregon:  we have it all, mountains, beaches, volcanoes, rivers, lakes.
    Least favorite thing about Oregon: the only thing that comes to mind is that 1 of my bffs doesnt live here. and my brothers family doesnt live here.
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  • edited December 2011
    Kareneweigel-

    I'm from Edwardsville up near St. Louis but my mom currently lives about 30 minutes outside of Carbondale in Cobden. Small, small town. I do believe it has a grocery store.

    And yes, it's the banana slugs I am thinking of. I have actually slipped and fallen because I stepped on one. It was so big, it didn't even squish really. Pleasant thoughts, I know.
  • edited December 2011
    oh God... please tell me you were wearing shoes...

    *Mental pictures of slug between toes... insert gag*
    Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. - Dr. Seuss
  • edited December 2011
    Well, I'm a little late on this one, but what the hell:

    Name: Ashlee-Dawn
    Job: College Student/Sales Associate at Victoria's Secret (I know you all need some lingirie for after that wedding so come see me at Clackamas Town Center if you're in the Portland area, I'll hook you up)
    Wedding Date/Location: March 26, no idea where
    Favorite thing about Oregon: The fact that I live in a big city with tall buildings, yet a river runs through it. I can drive to the beach in 2 hours. I can drive to my beautiful home in the Willamette Valley/Wine Country in an hour and a half. It's green. We even have a desert.
    Least favorite thing about Oregon: Rain and gloomy days. I'm glad we have seasons, but I hate so many gloomy days!
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