Holy Crap!!!!! It's been a long time

Ok - Kill me. I suddenly realized that I missed my blogging and am officially back! I am sure that no one really reads this blog anyway and for those that do, you probably keep up with me on Facebook....NEway, its a good outlet for me. I deserve one little page in the world wide web, right??

Halloween 09 -------------------->>>

In an attempt to keep this from being a gazillion pages long....let's just make a list of what's changed in Kara's life in the past eight months:

1. Awesome trip to Texas in August for the twins first B-day. I enjoyed it so much and can't wait to get back.

2. The fall is beautiful here! All the colors changing in the trees. I love love love the change of seasons. AND I got my snow and didn't have to drive in it, so bonus!. Too bad the snow doesn't hang around longer. I am ready for the spring now - not the rain that we have been getting more than enough of - but of the blooming flowers!

3. YANKEES WIN !!!!!!! Nothing else to say there...

4. Sunday Funday with the girls from work. Too bad the Cowboys didn't pull it out, but there is always this next season. Oh - and there is a line of sports bars on the Upper East Side that all have a Southern theme. My own little slice of heaven :-)

5. Been on a TON of speed dating and single mixers in the city. I have to admit that the "tattoo lovers" one was the last straw. Yes, Michelle didn't have to wring my arm to get me there but the cutest guy was the bartender. I even went out with my real estate broker who showed me some apartments in the city! On-line dating also continues to amuse me...

6. Still single and I am not worried about it, so I hope no one else is. If I do ever decide that I need to actually use my uterus - I have locked in the cutest Irish gay man in Brooklyn as my sperm donor. And my bedroom needs continue to be met by the cutest Italian rugby player in Brooklyn. So, life is good!

7. Vegan? Did it for six months straight - even made Tofurkey for Thanksgiving. Then I went on vacation and included dairy and seafood into my diet. Well, it was all downhill for the next month. I must say though that I am going back to being a vegan. It really makes me feel better (physically and emotionally) and it does make keeping the weight off easier. My GI tract does not like to have to digest dairy and meat products - let's just leave it at that.

8. Marathons? Chicago, Philadelphia and Hamptons. My best time so far is 4:32 and I really want to get under 4:30!!!! I look forward to getting back into the Marathon mood this spring/summer and fall. It is really really hard to run in the cold up here :-)

9.Hamptons trip? Yes! I completely recommend that everyone in their right mind go out there whenever possible. I have a feeling that it might be a yearly thing for me now, in the late summer when the crowds aren't crazy but I can still get a good tan.

10. X-mas in NYC. One of the channels here plays a yule log burning with Xmas music all day long. I watched it in my PJs and drank champagne with Nobie. It was super-fab. Oh, and all the decorations are pretty damn cool.

11. Vacation in St. Lucia. I highly recommend it and yes, it looks exactly like it did in the Bachelor. Rob and I already booked our next vacation - Antigua 2011. It is great to get away in the middle of winter. And NO - Rob and I are not a couple, on our honeymoon or even having sex. And I don't think he is gay. heeheehee

12. I am officially 34 now. It doesn't feel any different than 33 or 32 or even 31. Maybe a bit different than 30, but in a good way.

13. I saved the best for last.....Manhattan, here I come! I looked for several months throughout all the different neighborhoods in downtown and Manhattan and found an awesome building. I hear once you have a doorman, you'll never want to live without one. I figured that maybe I would see how it feels to live in what seems and looks like a hotel, 24-7. Pics are coming soon as I will be officially living on Wall Street in 48 hours.

14. Penis party? Yes, of course. And there was a stripper for Katie's birthday.

Whew!! I think that is everything. I promise to be better about the blog, I do miss it so!

Arrividerci,

P.S. #14 I am learning Italian and plan on visiting Rome ASAP