New Hood

So, me and Nobie have been walking around, checking out the new neighborhood. I must say that I absolutely love it! Much cleaning, nicer, quieter than where I was in Brooklyn. Is it wrong that I am absolutely happy I haven't seen any kids in my building yet?? And Nobie loves it too! She is so excited to see all the people coming and going outside and all the new smells. No issues with potty either - she is officially a Manhattan dog :-)
I have found out that walking a dog in the city = you're a local. Therefore, people stop you and ask for directions and street vendors flirt with you - hahahaha. I guess the only downside of my neighborhood is the at it is touristy. BUT, considering that I am new to NYC, it doesn't bother me since I am kinda still one of them.
Below are some new pics of the apartment and surrounding area. Anyone and everyone is invited to come visit!!!!!


----Springtime at the Vietnam Memorial-----


--------------Brooklyn Battery Tunnel @ Battery Park--------------


--------Southern Tip of Manhattan-----






View from my Apartment window: East River and Brooklyn in the distance

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

Single and the City

I went to my first Singles mixer in Manhattan on Tuesday. It was all firemen!!! Very interesting...and actually plenty of cute guys. Lots of "meat heads" but good eye candy. And I have never had so many drinks bought for me...the guys must have drank free :-) There is another event in a few weeks - a roof top party this time. So, my search for the perfect man in NYC continues!!!!

There are the smiling girls! Why does Katie look so drunk? She really seemed like the most sober of the bunch. HaHa, pictures the next day are always so funny.

I went to upstate New York this past weekend with Melinda. Her parents have a house there. It was nice to get away from the city - out to the "country". I took Nobie up to hang out with her dog, we went to the lake, painted our toenails and went to the local small-town bar. Got hit on by some real losers that wouldn't get the clue. Free drink out of it though. Until next time...

How cute - like a drowned rat!

Mojitos in the East Village

Well, dating in NYC is always an interesting adventure...

So, we made plans on Wednesday night for Saturday. I left it up to him to plan the where and when. As of yesterday morning around noonish I realized that I hadn't heard from him. I kinda assumed that maybe it was off. Which is not unusual given men. No skin off my back, there is a new man on every corner. Heehee. ANYWAY

Five o'clock rolls around and then I get a text from him. Ok, so that is how dating in Manhattan goes I guess. I didn't have anything else to do so I figured what the hell. I took the subway into the city, the East Village to be specific. Very interesting part of the city, tons of bars and tons of people. He said to meet him at the Yuca Bar. I guess somehow I got confused and went to the Luca Bar. What are the odds that those would be within 2 blocks of each other? So, I finally found him and he is cuter than I remember :-) Always a bonus. Two mojitos later - and yes, they were strong - we were kissing at the bar. After one sangria I went home. We have plans to go to the Yankee game on Thursday night. I will keep you guys posted.

Trying Vegan

Well, for at least one month. That is what I have told myself. It has been about 3 days now and so far so good. I went to Trader Joes today to stock up on meatless "meat" products and vegan cheese. Soy milk in my coffee actually isnt bad, especially if you buy the vanilla kind. I even found a dairy free ice cream...yet to try it, but in this heat anything cold will likely taste great :-)

I have only turned on the AC a few times so far. It has been staying in the mid 80s most of the time and I am really missing the rain now. July and August are supposed to be the hottest months, I think and hope. At least it isn't 109 like Texas!

So, not too much else super exciting. I am sitting on my porch right now reading and working on my tan. The apartment complex looks like they are gearing up for another big cook-out. Maybe I will mingle later...

Lara's visit

Lara was here this weekend - sorta for work but she turned it into a girls weekend. Of course we went out - found this neat little bar in Manhattan that has a Texas theme! Rodeo bar - very hot bartender. And you can get PBR in a can. Sweet!!!!!

We had lunch in little Italy today and I ate way too much. Then we headed into Chinatown to buy knock off purses! Heehee. The weather has been super awesome. Earlier this week I spent the whole day in Central Park reading. I have yet to find me a New York man but will maybe start getting a bit more serious about that. Tons of boys and talking to a lot but just haven't found any to see more than once. Hahaha.

Did I mention how much I love living in the city???

Last weekend

So, Brooke finally made it here in one piece. Angela left Brooklyn not all in one piece, heehee. . That sucks. No fun. Who knew the human head could bleed so much????? But seriously, she was fine after a night in the ER. Koodos to my local hospital. Very efficient at whatever time it was when we finally got there...

She wouldn't let me take a picture of her face, but this is what is left of her pants on the walk home the next morning. Her knee was pretty jacked up!

It kinda looks like we were doing watered down shots of Pepto Bismol. Gross. What is really depressing is that the bartender there introduced me as a "regular" to their newest employee. Ugh! I don't even think they called me a regular at Bobby V's in Arlington.

We also went to the gay pride parade last weekend. Pretty fun, and tons of great people watching. Beer through a straw on the 5th Ave, good times.

I love hot gay men. At least they are pretty open about letting me see and sometimes touch their nice bodies. Yummy. Last night I am pretty sure I molested a guy in the bar's bathroom after drinking PBR all night. At least he was hot! I love tattoos. And I love Brooklyn.