..new and improved Newport Socialite ;)

By Kristen | Published June 25, 2012

Newport, RI since February and honestly, this is one of the most fantastic places in the world to me. Where I am, I’ve surrounded myself with great friends, amazing beauty and a bevy of potential suitors… Lil is in love with the rolling pastures, dog beach and other doggies to play with. I just have to watch out and make sure I don’t get sucked into drinking every day! Most of my friends here are in the service industry so you know that means trouble (and fun) when it comes down to the nightlife…

So I know you’re all asking–what sort of pickings are there? Are they better than or comparable to Boston? Well to begin with, everything in Newport is super incestual.. meaning that if you meet a new group of friends, odds are they know someone you know–and hopefully not anybody you’ve slept with. This island is running rampant with honies from Boston, Hartford, New York… the sea, the navy, etc. Especially now–since America’s Cup Races are in town and Tall Ships will be here in a few days. Sooo many yachties.

It makes it hard to settle down.. to become monogamous. I do have hope however that I don’t have to wait until ALD (after Labor Day) to find my fall guy. I’m ready to be in a relationship NOW; but I know it’s not that easy. It’s weeding out the boys who are just in it to get laid, and that’s reallllly hard when there are so many smiling gorgeous 20-somethings in every bar I visit.

So last week I turned the big 3-0. I started picking up yoga (Newport Power Yoga FTW!). Also, I’ve been writing for BTS for just about SIX YEARS (may have taken a year off)! I can’t believe it. I know I’ve been slacking recently but I really thought I had a good thing going with this one guy and honestly I can’t bear dudes reading about how totally into them I am… that’s kind of a turn off so I hear. Might be a deal breaker. But since I’m totally addicted to Millionaire Matchmaker and some other Bravo shitshows, it’s truly hard not to get back on the writing horse again.

I’ve been going on a few dates with a reallly sweet Navy boy, however know that they have expiration dates unless they really find you interesting and want to take you on their journey around the world. I probably also shouldn’t have invited him to my birthday party (pig roast/luau) knowing my parents were thinking of showing up.. that might be a little pressure within the first month of dating but I didn’t want to not invite everybody! It’s really hard for me to talk about monogamy, so I figure I’ll let this one ride a little while and hope he asks me out again. I probably shouldn’t have put out so early however honestly, I hadn’t been getting laid down here and I was going CRAZY. Don’t hate.

So what’s next for me? Well after America’s Cup and Tall Ships.. I’m hitting up LAS VEGAS mid-July for a trade show )) Yes, I am a Vegas Virgin, and I’m staying at Mandalay Bay and hoping to experience all that Vegas has to offer (within reason) ) I’ve been working on a few projects which I’ll start mentioning on x10i.com as soon as they’re finalized, and I’m concentrating more on Web Design than Social Media Marketing because honestly, that’s where the $’s @. People don’t really know what’s going on with SMM down here in the ‘Port, or care really–but having a web presence is a #1 priority.

I’ll be back to Boston at some point.. and most likely hosting a few events in the future–I’m just enjoying the peace/pace of being away from the big city at this point in my life–kind of wanted to be a little more low key and try to find someone with whom I can settle down. Now that it’s summer though, it seems Boston has followed me down and weekends last forever! I love the sunshine and guys wearing no shirts at the beach club, but I’m concerned with the fact that the boys down here will screw any young thing that enters the bar. I’m not looking for that. I still have that migraine problem and honestly, I want to have a healthy, monogamous relationship before I start really having sex on a continuous basis. Haven’t told the Navy boy about that problem, however let’s see if it ever really presents itself–or if he ever calls me back….

Stay tuned!