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-Karin

Bring it Mr. Met!

After a long stressful day on Wednesday, Steve-o and I were to head out to the Cubs v. Mets game - BUT the dark clouds rolled in bringing loud thunder and lots of rain. At 5:50 or so Steve and I went outside the office to check the weather and it was barely raining, so we decided to head out to the game. Once we got out to Shea Stadium it was pouring down rain again. So the troopers that we are, we got food and beer and sat in our seats under an overhang - waiting for the game to start for THREE AND A HALF HOURS!!! We had a lot of fun TARP watching! The tarp even got removed around 8:45 for a small tease but it was place back on as another round of the rain came thru.

Finally the game started at 10:15 - but the Cubs did not show up, because they played like CRAP.
However, during our drinking and waiting time Mr. Met made an appearance in our section. Steve was like go get your picture taken w/ him. So I ran down towards him and He had his arms open welcoming me UNTIL he saw my CUBBIES Sweatshirt! Then he closed his arms and turned away from me!!! I wrapped my arms around him and tackled him, he fought and fought to get away from me. Finally I let him go and then he pretended to box w/ me and then finally he pulled out the infamous Karate Kid move and Of COURSE I gave it right back to him. Can you believe Mr. Met ran away from me????? Well, I got him and kicked his ass!!






We were also right by the bullpen, so that was pretty cool. I got to stand there and watch them in the bullpen warming up and I actually heard the phone ring when the call was made to put in a relief pitcher.







Thanks Steve-O had tons of fun and of course great memories of fighting Mr. Met!!!

Yesterday J and I went to the afternoon game. It was an amazing day, perfect day - except the Cubs lost. In the bottom of the 9th inning we were up 5-1 and they blew it and lost 5-6. It was insane. But anyways the rest of the day was amazing - perfect. Starting w/ dunkin donuts coffee and ending w/ some cheezits mix - and you know all the rest in between. thanks for being so awesome!!!!!

The Wind is Blowin in some Change...

First things first, CUBS SPANKED the Mets last nite! a 10-1 win! With a Grand Slam by Ramirez! Awesome game to be at, especially after the heart-breaking walk-in loss the nite before. Sweet, Sweet victory..... but 2 more to go.

now on to really what i want to write about today.

have you ever woke up to a text message saying pretty much this "Get your ass to work now, case was settled, we probably don't have jobs anymore"?

Yeah well that is how my day started off yesterday. I jumped out of bed and seriously showered and dressed in like 10 minutes and flew out the door. As of now, I still have of job....but everything is still up in the air. I could walk in tomorrow and not have a job or it could be another week or month or until the end of the summer, we really have no clue.

I like change - when its on MY TERMS. I am a risk-taker, when I know that the benefits will probably outweigh any losses. (so really not a risk-taker - ha). Change is definitely good and I don't mind it, just sometimes it takes me awhile to get my mind around a situation and fully grasp what is going and what needs to be done. My life as I know it (my work life that is, which is pretty much 80 hours of my week - so a big chunk of my life) will change soon, and maybe sooner than I would like it to and maybe even not on my terms.

Someone said to me last nite - You are a strong person, one of the things I like about you.
And I am, very much so. But sometimes strong people, break and crumble and fall to pieces and sometimes strong people need someone to pick them up or just give them a hug. I also believe that a strong person who truly knows who they are will let others be there for them when the really need it. I can get through just about anything on my own, but there are many times when I fall back on the ones that love me and care about me.

Last nite, after the FABULOUS CUBS WIN that took my mind off things for awhile, I started to feel my world crumbling a bit, feeling like my life could be turned upside down on a moments notice. I don't like feeling helpless and not in control. And that is how I feel right now. It is time for change and time for me to get my ducks in a row to make that change...

I want the change to be on MY TERMS not theirs....

slowly my mind is wrapping itself around this and slowly i am bouncing back and understanding what needs to get done....but honestly right now, i am shaken and freaking out.

but as always i will be alright.

from the game last nite:

Walk it Out...

Last nite, I went to the first of the four Cubs v. mets games at Shea Stadium. We had pretty amazing seats - 10 rows behind the cubbies dugout. Except when the stupid little kid in front of us kept standing on his seat - OUR view was great!

The game started off well and when we arrived in the third inning it was 4-0 and the cubbies were up. But of course they fell apart and the Mets came back to tie the game 4-4. Ninth inning.... pitcher walks 2 people, bases are loaded, 2 outs and GUESS what??? GUESS WHAT??? (i called this by the way - AND I was soooo disgusted I couldn't even watch) He walked the next batter therefore WALKING IN the GAME WINNING RUN FOR THE METS. how disgusting....

Typical - of the cubs. typical. At least I got 3 more games to go to....
Tonite - outer field box tickets and going w/ roomie Jen.
Wed nite - Loge box tix w/ Steve from work
Thurs afternoon - outer field box tix and going w/ J - one of my favorite cubbies fans!

Thanks for going w/ me last nite, I had such a great time with you - no one else in the world I wanted to be there with! Can't wait for our afternoon game together on thursday, but we know they will lose because you are going to be there, its ok though.

CSI: Miami

Really, seriously for real - I need to stop watching CSI: Miami every night before I go to bed.

Last night I had a dream that I was part of the CSI team and we were working a case.

It was so weird 2 people were dead in a cab outside of a house and one of our coworkers was thought to be dead in the backseat of a convertible w/ a gunshot in his forehead. The guy that lived in the house tried to chase me off w/ a leaf-blower and his wife got away, which she was our main suspect. And our coworker was not actually dead, because he had a metal plate in his forehead that stopped the bullet, he was just unconscious. Then the Feds came in and tried to usurp our jurisdiction for some reason and that's how it ended us all being mad and trying to get ahold of Heratio.

I woke up - distinctly remembering that I have had this dream before.

WAYYYYY to much CSI:Miami for me. I may need to go on a hiatus from it but I do love Heratio.

dreaming about Karin Bday 2008 - GREECE...

as my birthday approaches, the more I think about my birthday NEXT year. I will be 30 next year and I know exactly where I want to be on my 30th bday - where I was on my 25th ...

THE GREEK ISLANDS


I decided that I have over a year to save up for a nice vacation to the greek islands for my 30th. I would love to have my closest friends there with me - so start saving up!!!!!!!!!! But, if ya'll can't make it. I am ok with that...If I am there by myself, I am there by myself and its where I want to be. So you know I will make it happen!!!

GREECE HERE I COME.....June 9th, 2008!


here are just a few pics from when i was in greece summer 2003...

Botox and wrinkly foreheads

Last nite I was asked if I have ever had botox in my forehead because I have no wrinkles there. I was like huh???????

First I thought, damnnnn I am not even 30 yet I hope I don't have a ton of wrinkles!!

Then I said "wait, why would i get botox in my forehead and not on my crow's feet around my eyes?" (cuz yes i have them...)

so this morning, i sat there looking in the mirror - scrunching my face every way possible to make my forehead wrinkly and finally I found a way to make this one wrinkle across my forehead. So I texted the person and said - I do have a wrinkle on my forehead, a huge one!!!!

I came into work and told Carolyn the story and then showed her the face I made to get that one wrinkle. and she said "I have NEVER seen you make that stupid face!"
So there you have it, a stupid face I never ever make causes my one wrinkle in my forehead.

Then I read my email and had a link to this picture of Luke Perry and Keiasha writing WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO DYLAN!!!

at least i don't look like him...
Here's Luke and his botox-needing forehead:

save room..

this morning i was sitting on the subway listening to my ipod and Save Room by John Legend came on... how fitting...just listen to the words... its basically what i want to say to you but never can...just save room...





Say that you stay a little
Don't say bye bye tonight
Say you'll be mine
just a little of bit of love Is worth a moment of your time

knocking on your door just a little
so cold outside tonight
let's get the fire burning
I know, I keep it burning right

If you stay, won't you stay - stay

save room for my love
save room for a moment to be with me
save room for my love save a little
save a little for me
won't you save a little
save a little for me - ohh

This just might hurt a little
love hurts sometimes when you do it right
Don't be afraid of a little bit of pain
pleasure is just on the other side

Let down your guard just a little
I keep you safe in these arms of mine
Hold on to me - pretty baby
You will see I can be all you need

If you stay, won't you stay - stay

save room for my love
save room for a moment to be with me
save room for my love save a little
save a little for me
won't you save a little
save a little for me - ohh

[pa-ya-pa-pa] - [pa-ya-pa-pa] - [pa-ya-pa-pa] - [da-da-da]

Ohhh come on

Make time to live a little
don't let this moment slip by tonight
you never know what you are missing untill you try
I keep you satisfied
if you stay, won't you stay - stay

save room for my love
save room for a moment to be with me
save room for my love save a little
save a little for me
won't you save a little
save a little for me - ohh

save room for love
save room for a moment to be with me
save a little, save a little for me
won't you save a little
save a little for me

Cinco de Drinko

Saturday was cinco de mayo or Cinco de Drinko, as my good friend stephanie calls it, and WHO wouldn't want to drink all day? Jen and I started our day off at noon w/ margaritas and some mexican food at Mustangs on the UES. Then we just bar hopped all day drinking and drinking up and down 2nd avenue, different friends joining us throughout the day. Before we knew it was 8:00, we were hammered and we had to be home to get ready for Ben's Bday party.

We hurried home and prettied our drunk asses up and headed out to the Delancey, a roof top bar, for Ben's Bday party! We had so much fun!! I think at 11:00 Jen was already hungover and I was still going. Surprisingly I woke up with NO hangover. Always a plus!