Annie's Poker Night

Annie pulled out all the stops for her poker night extravaganza. LAC members Claire, Amanda, Annie & Anu were joined by Annie's brother, his friend, and girlfriend (and even Sid for a little while!)

Anu & AManda both made out pretty well at poker, but the big win of the night went to Amanda who cleaned up at blackjack.

Loser's Lounge

Big winner lady and her lucky coin:

Annie's Poker Game

For February, Annie is holding a Poker & Bullshit card night. If you dodn't get your invite, raise a fuss and someone will get it to you.

Jen's Answers

WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Chicago, Illinois

WHERE WERE YOU RAISED? in Ohio

WHAT CITIES HAVE YOU LIVED IN? Miamisburg, Ohio Conover, Ohio Columbus, Ohio

EXPLAIN YOUR FAMILY? PARTNERS? KIDS? PETS? I am the oldest of two kids. I have a younger brother, who is 25. I am close both to of my parents. They have a house on Indian Lake and in the summer we all get together alot and go boating. I have a husband and we have been happily married for over six years now and we have no kids or pets. We are waiting until we are done with school to have both.

WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING? I am a Career Coach for an afterschool program working with at-risk youth.

WHATʼS THE WORST JOB YOU EVER HAD? Working in a cafe/coffee house

DO YOU HAVE A DREAM JOB AND, IF SO, WHAT IS IT? Yes, to be a community counselor. I am working on my masters in counseling and my licensure.

WHERE DID YOU GO TO SCHOOL? I graduated from OSU with a B.A. in Psychology. Go Bucks!

WHAT PART OF TOWN DO YOU LIVE IN? I live on the southeast side of Columbus

WHAT DO YOU DO FOR FUN? Shop, go thrifting, garage saling, play wii, play corn hole or other various games, watch movies, read

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FOOD? pickles and chinese food

WHAT IS FAVORITE TV SHOW, BOOK & MOVIE? hands down CSI for t.v. show, I don't have a favorite book, but I do have favorite authors: Fern Michaels and Marilyn Meberg

WHO PULLED YOU INTO THIS GROUP? Nina Griffin

WHAT SHOULD WE KNOW ABOUT YOU THAT WE MAY NOT KNOW ALREADY? This is a hard one because I just started so there are a ton of things you don't know about me... I guess what comes to mind is I really enjoy doing things for others and I am a Christian and my faith is extremely important to me.

January event - Nina's Games & Fondue

For January, we all converged at Nina's house for games and fondue. It was a lot of fun - so much fun in fact that we forgot to take pictures. Sorry! Also, I may have to go into some sort of twelve step program cause the chocolate peanut butter fondue was completely addictive.

Amanda, Annie, D'Ann, Shari, Becki, and I were there, and two new ladies joined us - Jen & Danette.

Huge thanks to Nina for taking up January on short notice!

Nina's Answers

WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Morgantown, WV

WHERE WERE YOU RAISED? Morgantown, WV; Morehead City, NC and Celina, OH

WHAT CITIES HAVE YOU LIVED IN? all of the above plus Greensburg, PA; Ada, OH; Columbus, OH; Westerville, OH and Delaware, OH

EXPLAIN YOUR FAMILY? PARTNERS? KIDS? PETS? Married to Rob with two cats, Willow and Jackie

WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING?Quality Improvement for a non-profit mental health treatment center

WHAT’S THE WORST JOB YOU EVER HAD? "Canteen" worker at a summer camp for rich kids

DO YOU HAVE A DREAM JOB AND, IF SO, WHAT IS IT? DV Counselor

WHERE DID YOU GO TO SCHOOL? Ohio Northern University and currently at University of Dayton (grad)

WHAT PART OF TOWN DO YOU LIVE IN? Delaware

WHAT DO YOU DO FOR FUN? Read/write

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FOOD? CHOCOLATE

WHAT IS FAVORITE TV SHOW, BOOK & MOVIE? TV SHOW-House, BOOK-Animal Dreams, MOVIE-Sons of Katie Elder

WHO PULLED YOU INTO THIS GROUP? Amanda

WHAT SHOULD WE KNOW ABOUT YOU THAT WE MAY NOT KNOW ALREADY? ???

Annie's Answers

WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Columbus Ohio at OSU Hospital

WHERE WERE YOU RAISED? Columbus Ohio - Southeast side very close to Brice Rd, I could walk to JCPenney's Outlet and did so frequently. I worked at that Meijer for about 7 yrs through highschool and college and actually liked the experience. I was sad to see it go. I saw Brice Rd turn from farm land into a shopping center and now a ghost town. Man do I feel old right about now....

WHAT CITIES HAVE YOU LIVED IN? Columbus mostly - but lived in Akron for 3 months for a coop during college

EXPLAIN YOUR FAMILY? PARTNERS? KIDS? PETS? Husband - Sid, 43 Kids - Trip, 4 and Annette, and future child Benjamin due Mother's day. I also live with my Father In Law and he's 65. I have 2 dogs and a Cat. The dogs are Lisa (female and very old) and Rocky (male and about 5 yrs old). My cat is a girl and named Skabby - if it makes any sense I thought she was a boy. She's 12 years old.

WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING? I'm certified as an accountant, but right now I'm a budget coordinator for an Engineering group at American Electric Power. I know, it sounds like the same thing....

WHAT’S THE WORST JOB YOU EVER HAD? Wating tables at Big Boy. The people were great but it was treacherous on my feet because I got no "breaks" just a lunch break. Then tips were so small because the meals are cheap there and they don't serve alcohol. I only worked there for 3 months.

DO YOU HAVE A DREAM JOB AND, IF SO, WHAT IS IT? Not sure about this. I mean I love what I'm doing right now, can't contemplate a job change, but I guess a dream job would be the absolute smallest amount of responsibility with the highest amount of pay - - so I guess my dream job would be Senior Chair Tester at a LaZBoy plant. I could say running a craft business - but just because I like to do that stuff as a hobby doesn't mean it would still be fun if it were a job. You know what I mean?

WHERE DID YOU GO TO SCHOOL? High School at Independence High School, a Columbus Public School. 2 qtrs at Otterbein College then transferred to OSU for my Bachelors and Masters.

WHAT PART OF TOWN DO YOU LIVE IN? Westerville

WHAT DO YOU DO FOR FUN? Crafts, creative stuff, watch TV - lots and lots of TV

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FOOD? pierogies

WHAT IS FAVORITE TV SHOW, BOOK & MOVIE? TV Show right now:the Big Bang Theory, but I also love Ugly Betty, My Name is Earl, Heroes, Lost.... well I could go on and on. Favorite book: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Movie: The Wizard of OZ - but close second How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

WHO PULLED YOU INTO THIS GROUP? Michelle Howell

WHAT SHOULD WE KNOW ABOUT YOU THAT WE MAY NOT KNOW ALREADY? I don't know. Seems like I share way too much information anyway. Oh, by the way, is this site protected or can anyone see it? if anyone can see it, please take the family information off and don't list my last name. You never know what kind of creepo might be reading this.

(And by the way it is a private site. You can't get here unless someone gives you the address, and search engines can't stumble upon it).

D'Ann's Answers

WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Steubenville, OH

WHERE WERE YOU RAISED? Bloomingdale, OH

WHAT CITIES HAVE YOU LIVED IN? Bloomingdale, OH, Akron, OH, Reynoldsburg, OH, and Blacklick, OH

EXPLAIN YOUR FAMILY? PARTNERS? KIDS? PETS? I would like to say my family is very close knit. I am close with my parents, younger brother, aunts, uncles, and cousins. I live with my boyfriend Todd and we are expecting a boy in May. I have one adorable dog named Labatt. Live isn't so bad right now :)

WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING? I have a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work. I work for Vision & Vocational Services as a Job Development Coordinator. I basically assist people with disabilities find jobs.

WHATʼS THE WORST JOB YOU EVER HAD? I worked at a convenient store for about 1 month, it sucked!!!

DO YOU HAVE A DREAM JOB AND, IF SO, WHAT IS IT? Not really.

WHERE DID YOU GO TO SCHOOL? Indian Creek-High School and University of Akron-college

WHAT PART OF TOWN DO YOU LIVE IN? Right now Reynoldsburg, OH

WHAT DO YOU DO FOR FUN? Hang out with friends and family, tap dance, watch reality tv, and do word search puzzles.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FOOD? Does cheese crackers count, lol.

WHAT IS FAVORITE TV SHOW, BOOK & MOVIE? So You Think You Can Dance, I absolutely love the books DaVinci Code and Angels and Demons.

WHO PULLED YOU INTO THIS GROUP? Claire and Michelle

WHAT SHOULD WE KNOW ABOUT YOU THAT WE MAY NOT KNOW ALREADY? Can't think of anything!

Claire's Answers

(Okay my hair's a lot longer know but my fingers are getting itchy for some scissors!)

WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Dayton, OH but we left fast.

WHERE WERE YOU RAISED?
Coshocton, OH - tiniest tiny podunk town ever. (I may have been a bit of a hillbilly).

WHAT CITIES HAVE YOU LIVED IN?
Besides the above, Newark & Columbus, Ohio.

EXPLAIN YOUR FAMILY? PARTNERS? KIDS? PETS?
My parents are still in Coshocton driving eachother (and me!) nuts. An older sister in West Texas going nuts where no one can hear her. An older and younger brother her in Columbus (you guessed it - nuts!).

I've been married to my husband Charro for a bit over 3 years now, but we've been together for a ridiculous long time. (We don't always agree on the years but its somewhere around 9 or 10. I know.) We have 3 kitties - two of them rarely leave the basement. We also have two bad dogs - Lincoln & Winifred (who is much much larger now).

WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING?
I am the community relations manager for Mid-Ohio Foodbank. Basically, I plan events and raise money.

WHAT’S THE WORST JOB YOU EVER HAD?
Clean-up girl for the Kroger meat department. I only lasted a couple of months.

DO YOU HAVE A DREAM JOB AND, IF SO, WHAT IS IT?
Gardener on a rambling estate. Pastry chef. Owner of a quirky shop. Librarian. I got lots of dream jobs!

WHERE DID YOU GO TO SCHOOL?
River View High School and then Ohio State Univ. at Newark.

WHAT PART OF TOWN DO YOU LIVE IN?
Clintonville and I love it.

WHAT DO YOU DO FOR FUN?
I'm a complete and utter bookworm. I also love to craft and bake and garden and ride my bike. I throw spur of the moment get-together's pretty frequently - especially when the weather is nice.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FOOD?
Hmmmm.....raspberries. Or champagne. Or coffee. Or pumpkin pancakes. Mmmmmmm.....

WHAT IS FAVORITE TV SHOW, BOOK & MOVIE?
I refuse to miss The Office generally. Favorite book is hard to nail down. Possibly Everything is Illuminated or Pride & Prejudice or My Life in France, or Prodigal Summer. Did I mention I like to read? Favorite movie is either Amelie or Room with a View or The Philadelphia Story. It's so hard to pick just one!

WHO PULLED YOU INTO THIS GROUP?
I'm a bit of an instigator of this group - along with Michelle.

WHAT SHOULD WE KNOW ABOUT YOU THAT WE MAY NOT KNOW ALREADY?
I make up words all the time. I figure its my right as an English major.

Becki's LAC Questionnaire

WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Baltimore, MD

WHERE WERE YOU RAISED? 6 years in Baltimore, then after my one and only horrid year in Baltimore City public schools, we moved out to the Baltimore suburbs.

WHAT CITIES HAVE YOU LIVED IN? Baltimore, MD; Marriotsville, MD; college years in Richmond, IN; one semester in Cuatla, Puebla, Mexico; Silver Spring, MD; Mount Vernon, OH; Columbus, OH

EXPLAIN YOUR FAMILY? PARTNERS? KIDS? PETS? One Dad, one Mom, (still married, 35 years), one sister, younger and with better makeup skills. One soon-to-be live-in boyfriend. No kids. Many, many animals. You'd be horrified.

WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING? Custom picture framing. And coming soon, famous novelist.

WHAT'S THE WORST JOB YOU EVER HAD?You would think it would be when I was 16 and working at Wendy's and I had to actually dress like Wendy (complete with sweaty red yarn wig) and stand by the roadside waving at cars. But no. It was the Administrative Assistant job I had right after college. I have no problem being a Bitch. I just don't want to be Everyone's Bitch.

DO YOU HAVE A DREAM JOB AND, IF SO, WHAT IS IT?Mostly I dream of lying on the beach for a couple of hours a day, then going inside to play video games until dinner time. But if I have to work, I guess owning my own frame shop would be pretty cool.

WHERE DID YOU GO TO SCHOOL? Earlham College

WHAT PART OF TOWN DO YOU LIVE IN? That slightly sketchy bit of Morse Rd between 71 and Karl.

WHAT DO YOU DO FOR FUN? read, knit, cuddle my kitty-cats...oh my God, am I That Girl? At least I wash my hair regularly. And speak fairly intelligibly, as far as I know.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FOOD? If it's food, it's my favorite. Sushi ranks highly, as does beef stew, cheese-stuffed shells, couscous, and anything grilled.

WHAT IS FAVORITE TV SHOW, BOOK & MOVIE? Star Trek (STTNG), "Dragonsong" by Anne McCaffrey, The Princess Bride

WHO PULLED YOU INTO THIS GROUP? Claire. Though it wasn't a hard pull.

WHAT SHOULD WE KNOW ABOUT YOU THAT WE MAY NOT KNOW ALREADY? I need to get out more. I need help with this.

Michelle's LAC Questionnaire

WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Steubenville, Ohio

WHERE WERE YOU RAISED? Mingo Junction, Ohio

WHAT CITIES HAVE YOU LIVED IN? Mingo Jct., Ada OH, Columbus, Fairfax VA

EXPLAIN YOUR FAMILY? PARTNERS? KIDS? PETS? I live by myself with two cats (Megan and Baxter) and two dogs (Teddy and Hannah). I do have two younger brothers, one living at home going to JCC and one living in Wheeling WV working as a police officer.

WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING? I am a regulatory analyst for AEP. Basically, I work on filings within our 11 state territory. Lately, I have been doing a lot of work in Indiana.

WHAT’S THE WORST JOB YOU EVER HAD? Wendy's without a doubt. I lasted three days. lol.

DO YOU HAVE A DREAM JOB AND, IF SO, WHAT IS IT? My dream job would be working with animals I would love to be an elephant keeper at the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee (http://www.elephants.com/)


WHERE DID YOU GO TO SCHOOL? High School - Indian Creek, College - Ohio Northern University, Master's - Ohio University

WHAT PART OF TOWN DO YOU LIVE IN? Westerville

WHAT DO YOU DO FOR FUN? The LAC, of course, hanging out with friends, read play the Wii, walk with my various pets, surf the internet, watch reality tv, and go to the Funny Bone or some other comedy place.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FOOD? Do I have to have just one? Any type of cheese. I love it.

WHAT IS FAVORITE TV SHOW, BOOK & MOVIE? My guilty pleasure at the moment is 48 hours, Hard Evidence. My all time favorite book is Little Women and movie is the Little Mermaid.

WHO PULLED YOU INTO THIS GROUP? Claire asked me to be a co-founder.

WHAT SHOULD WE KNOW ABOUT YOU THAT WE MAY NOT KNOW ALREADY? I love elephants. :)