This was my life in January: living in an apartment I hated with no end in sight; driving a 11-year old Mustang; had a cat (illegally in the apartment we hated) but couldn't get a dog; commuting 45 minutes to work in bumper-to-bumper traffic everyday; hadn't really seriously trained for a triathlon in over a year.

The things that happened in the last 3 (okay, maybe 4) months:

1. Moved into a condo we love, only 10 minutes from work;

2. Got the cutest puppy in the world;

3. Trained for and finished Wildflower (and for anyone in the know, this is the most impressive of the list);

4. and just bought a new Prius that I absolutely adore.

It's like my life did a 180 in the last few months!

This is my life right now:

1. I found a new apartment/condo and movedin the space of 3 weeks - and was only halfheartedly looking in the first place; 

2. I go to work at a job that drains the hell out of me;

3. I try never to look at a computer or talk on the phone, because that is what I do all day at work, and therefore lose touch with most of my friends;

4. I drive an hour each way twice a week to train for a triathlon that I am too scared to do;

5. And I am sitting alone in an almost empty apartment because I don't have cable at my new place yet and I just have to watch the Project Runway finale tonight.

This is what my life has boiled down to these days. I feel like I'm becoming a complete hermit. I don't even think I've logged into Myspace since about Christmas, that's how much of a recluse I am becoming. If I didn't have a husband i think I would be considered a hermit!

(I think the worst part is that my list above really doesn't tie in together or make much sense. Maybe I should just go to bed now and hide out for a few days :) ).

1. What does your MySpace quote mean?
Um, I'm not even sure I have a quote. Is that sad?

2. Elaborate on your default photo:
I was getting ready to go to dinner the first night of our cruise for our wedding anniversary.

3. Who is the first person on your top 8?
I think it's my sister. She's way cooler than I am, sadly.

4. What's your relationship with the people in your top 8?
Family and friends.

5. What exactly are you wearing?
Pajama pants and a T-shirt (almost bedtime!)

6. What is your current problem?
My work is getting crazier by the day and should I continue with it?

7. What do you love most?
My family. And my kitten :)

8. What makes you most happy?
Laughing long and hard.

9. Are you musically inclined?
I like to think so, although I'm not sure anyone else would.

10. Which shoe goes on first?
I have no idea - probably the right, I guess.

11. If you could go back in time, and change something…
I would have done a semester abroad while in college. I regret that I still haven't been to Europe.

12. Ever have a near death experience?
Yes, I had a number of blood clots in my leg and lungs, spent 2 days in the hospital. Oh so fun.

14. Name an obvious quality you have:
Um, I don't know.

15. What's the name of the song that's stuck in your head right now?
Thankfully I actually don't have a song stuck in my head right now - it's a miracle!

16. Any celeb you would marry?
Marry is a really strong word. I think my husband might prefer that I didn't answer. :)

17. Who will cut and paste this first?
Probably no one.

18. Name someone with the same birthday as you:
I don't know anyone with exactly the same birthday, but I know a TON of people within a week or so either way.

19. Do you have a crush on someone?
Well, I'm married, so I don't think crush is really an accurate term.

20. Have you ever vandalized someone's private property?
Does TP'ing count?

21. Been in a fight?
Not in a physical fight, but certainly in some screaming matches.

22. Have you ever sung in front of a large audience?
Yes.

23. What's the first thing you notice about the preferred sex?
Smile.

24. What do you usually order from Starbucks?
Venti iced americano, no water. But lately I'm drinking pumpkin spice lattes. Okay, so I go to Starbucks a little bit too often!

26. Have you ever hurt yourself on purpose?
No.

27. Say something totally random about you?
I am scared of birds. Seriously.

28. Has anyone ever said you looked like a celebrity?
I think my grandma told me I looked like Kate Winslet. I took it as quite a compliment but didn't believe her.

How old are you?
I just turned 29 - sad!

30. Go out or stay in?
Usually stay in these days.

31. Do you wear a watch?
When I'm working out.

32. Do you have anything pierced?
Just my ears.

33. Do you have any tattoos?
No - the only woman in my immediate family NOT to have one!

34. Do you like pain?
Obviously not.

35. Do you like to shop?
Yes!!

36. What was the last thing you paid for with cash?
Dinner today. It was the first time in like 2 weeks I had more than a dollar on me.

37. What was the last thing you paid for with a credit card?
Starbucks this morning.

38. Who was the last person you spoke to on the phone?
My husband.

39. What is on your desktop background?
My work computer has a plain blue background, but my computer has a photo I took in Cabo San Lucas.

40. Do you like redheads?
Well, I have a lot of red-headed friends, so I guess so.

41. Do you know any twins?
Yes, some friends of mine in high school.

42. Do you have any weird relatives?
Oh god, yes.

43. What was the last movie you watched?
Wow, I'm not sure, I rarely watch movies anymore. Probably Superbad. it was disturbing as I was there with my dad and younger brother, among others.

44. What was the last book you read?
Middlesex.

45. Did you or do you go to college?
oh yes - college, law school, the whole shebang.

46. What is your favorite pair of pants that you own?
Jeans. I wear jeans as much as possible.

47. What is your favorite day of the week?
Saturday - I always have to get up early, and I'm always busy, but it's the only day when I'm not worried about work.

So Patrick went out of town for a few days, and I am actually bored. It's weird - it's not like I normally do anything different during the week when he's home, but now that he's not hear I feel like I have nothing to do and no one to talk to. 

Who would've thought?

I mean, my cat is great company and all, but there's only so long that I can hold the laser pointer for....

So I just turned 29 on Saturday. Not too bad, right?

Until I went to the grocery store on Sunday and the checker thought I was over 30.

I am spending the next year in bed.

So I'm training for another triathlon. This will be my 4th, but definitely the longest one I've done -- about twice as long as the others. It's just under 2 months away and I'm at the point where I'm tired all the time, my legs are always sore, and I always smell like chlorine even though I only swim 2-3 times a week.

Part of training is also fundraising for the Luekemia and Lymphoma Society... my fundraising page is here for anyone interested: www.active.com/donate/tntgla/kaspencer

But isn't my new kitten Tyger the cutest thing in the world??? :)

So I have been informed by my lovely sister that I must blog more. Since I must do what she says, well, here we go. :)

Fair warning: married life is way boring, and I am fully aware that no one wants to hear about it. So I'm going to try to stay as far away from talking about it as possible.

I am going to SF this weekend to do a half marathon. I've been signed up to do it for a while...it's supposed to be an amazing race, with chocolate stops & pedicure stops & a Tiffany's finishers necklace at the end. Sounds great, right? The thing is that I REALLY don't want to go. At all. I'm not dreading the race so much as just the hassle of it all...flying up, having to get to & from the airport, having to pack, only being there a day & then coming home....

Yes, i know the irony: I'll do 13 miles, I just don't want to do the work in order to get to the race!

When did I become such a big reality TV fan? I avoided it like the plague in the days of "Survivor". Now I find myself watching WAY too much. (I blame my Tivo for this, too, of course.) Some of my favorites:

1. RockStar: I watched Rockstar: INXS religiously. I loved it, the whole thing. I hated who won, but then I realized, hello, he's going to be singing for INXS! He's perfect for them! I was very upset to realize the new season started tonight & I missed all but the very last 2 singers. I'll have to catch up on this.

2. American Idol: This last season killed me. Taylor Hicks? Really? Taylor Hicks? I'm sorry, but I need to see this man's birth certificate. He's 28 in the same world that Angelina Jolie is 31 (seriously, isn't this woman like 40???).

3. Project Runway: Okay, I'm new to this one. But I managed to catch a marathon showing of Season 2. I have clearly been missing out. Or is it just that I was missing all of the amazing clothes from The Devil Wears Prada? Hard to say.

4. America's Next Top Model: I resisted at first. Then I hated myself for loving it so much. Seriously, what's exciting about watching pretty girls make pretty pictures? I have no idea. But it thorougly fascinates me.

Okay, only 4? Maybe I'm not doing as bad as I suspected....