Thank you Easter Bunny!!

Hope you all have a wonderful Easter holiday! We'll be out of town so I am a little early with my post here! We'll be spending time in Melbourne with family & friends hanging out and enjoying a delicious Easter brunch... Can't wait! XOXO

"Reality" killed the Television star!

What in the world has happened to television these days??!!

My little reality Remix rant here stems from a continued disappointment and an increased frustration with what's coming on our t.v.'s lately! I feel like the whole "Reality Television" thing got waaaay blown out of proportion and has completely gone from bad to worse to ohmigod I want to shoot myself in the foot if I have to keep watching this stuff! What's the deal? I don't know what's worse, the people coming up with the show ideas, writing and casting them OR the people that keep watching them week after ridiculous week, season after horrible season???!!! Now don't get me wrong, this is an overall opinion I have on the whole world of "reality", but in keeping with my mixed yin-yang type of feelings on most stuff, I also do have to admit to liking and watching a few of the so-called reality shows and I am not about to point the finger unless I am willing to get it pointed right back at me! I am guilty of a little reality t.v. coming across my big ol' flat screen from time to time, but I make wise choices as to what programs I fill my precious time with. And, for the icing on the cake, I can guarantee you that none of the reality shows I watch have the word love in the title! ; )

Just to be fair, I will give credit where I see that credit is due and will start with a rundown of the shows I am liking at the moment. However, my list of dislikes is far greater than my list of likes, but there is some stuff on here that isn't a complete and total waste of my time!

LIKES:

Rob & Big- How can you not like theose guys?! They're GREAT! I totally want to hang out with them and kick it! They seem super cool and are pretty much the most hilarious duo on t.v. right now!

Project Runway- This makes my cut due to my love of fashion design and as much as I do enjoy seeing the creativity and designs that come from these young, fresh designers (well, for the mostpart!) I have trouble keeping my hands off the remote when the drama starts flowing! I mean, hello, can we just see your designs and not hear about your pathetic little dramatic lives?! Geez! I still love it though, can't help it!

Top Chef- Again, without the drama this is quite a good show. I love seeing the creativity these chefs have and the unique dishes they come up with week after week. I think the challenges seem pretty difficult and I enjoy watching them scramble to prepare their food under the pressure of the time clock. I find the guest judges very fascinating and just love their raw food comments! My fave is when Anthony Bourdain stops by for a little dose of brutal honesty!

Dance Crew- Okay, as much as I CANNOT STAND any of the dance shows on right now, this happens to be the exception and make my cut because I think the dance crews are very entertaining and I love the overall hip-hop vibe of the entire show. They have styled the crews a little bit too much for my taste

And now for the lovely list of

DISLIKES: (which is a HUGE understatement)

The "LOVE" shows-
Rock of Love
Flavor of Love
I love NY
Bachelor

These all KILL me!!! STOP THE MADNESS!! I mean, who seriously thinks they can have a show full of sluts to sift through to find their real, true love??!! Do they really think they are going to find "the one" in amongst the most nasty and desperate array of contestants? I cannot even watch these shows without feeling sick to my stomach! DO people really watch these? I have only seen snippets from channel surfing, but could never imagine committing myself to a whole episode, let alone a whole entire disgusting season, or worse, more than one season!! YUCK!! Nasty dudes & nasty chicks- you all deserve each other! And the part that gets me the most about these shows is when they have the same main person trying to find love by having a season two or three- like they completely plowed through the first entire season of slutty candidates and wow, they did NOT find their mate, so they go on to do the same exact same thing with a whole new round of STD-clad skanks... Good luck finding true love!

The Moment of Truth- I mean, c'mon, how ridiculous is this concept?! Who in their right mind would even think of going on this show? I only saw part of one episode and that was enough for me- This chick was in the hot seat with her family there, including her husband, and was being asked questions about her ex and then he was there and asked some of the questions and then she failed the test, didn't win any money and probably got divorced after the show! YIKES!!

So you think you can dance- How 'bout, no you can't dance! And for the love of goodness sake, can we please not have any more dance shows on t.v.?! They are all the same, they all have tons of severely overly styled contestants with horribly annoying dance routines that have been choreographed up the butt and then they all have horribly fake smiles plastered on their waaaay too made up faces and it's all a little, okay a LOT, too fake and over the top for me!

Make me a Supermodel- We were just fine with ANTM- why did Nikki Taylor and Tyrese have to go and jump on the model reality show train, too?! Let's leave it to one model show peeps, and that's the O.G.- ANTM!

Housewives- Does anybody really live like these women? I think NOT! And who would really want to, anyway?!

Okay, that's it for now on this topic as I am drained after ranting about all of the utter-whackness that has become our terrible selection of television shows!!

Have a great day! That's all. XOXO

Spring has SPRUNG!!!

Spring has SPRUNG... And I couldn't be HAPPIER!!

The weather has been AMAZING!! Bright flowers all around, beautiful breezes, lush green grass, clear blue skies... like the days lately have been special-ordered just for picnics, walks in the park and lazy days in the backyard hammock! Sure is a nice ease into the rapidly approaching, brutally hot days of South Florida summers. ; )

Looking forward to Easter brunch with the fam this weekend and many more beautiful days to come! XOXO

Pic credits:

www.kudzufiles.com/cat_gardening.html
www.kitwhitfield.com/2007_04_01_archive.html
www.deepsea.force9.co.uk/london.html
www.djnavv.com/2006/01/
www.prweb.com/releases/2005/2/prweb204683.htm

It's FIGHT time again!

Today’s the day- it’s finally time for Car to FIGHT again!!!

There have been months of dieting, exercising and training all leading up to this weekend for Car to fight in yet another NAGA competition!! That’s right, the time is here and we’re headed up to West Palm Beach at around 3pm today for weigh-ins and registration so he can get it all out of the way and then we can go pig out!! ; ) He’s about 4-5 lbs. away from making weight so he plans to wear his sauna suit on the drive up to West Palm, maybe even go for a lil’ jog when we get there and then he should be at 189 lbs. just in time to weigh-in.

I am SOOOOO proud of him for coming this far this time around! He looks amazing and I am so honored to be by his side and experience this with him. I wish him all the best for tonight and all day tomorrow! And as always, I look forward to cheering him on as his 1 fan and cheerleader and can’t wait to celebrate and eat and drink lots of yummy stuff with him and our friends very soon!

He is doing great and is a huge inspiration to me... such drive, persistence, discipline and passion for what he does! I love my lil’ fighter so much and am so proud of him already!

Thank you to all of our family and friends that have been so supportive and continue to take a genuine interest in something that means so much to my babe! Keep sending those emails, calling, texting and letting him know you care and support him, it means so much!

I will call and/or text everybody tomorrow with updates throughout the day during the competition, so stay close to your phones and we’ll all keep our fingers crossed for a total victory!

GO BABY GO!!

BJ ROCKS MY WORLD... AGAIN!!! STILL!!!!

I have been a HUGE fan of Betsey Johnson since I can remember... dare I say I have loved her since I learned how to say the word fashion?! She is actually my first favorite designer of all time and has served as the pinnacle to much of my fashion/style inspiration over the years. It was actually because I was so touched by her wild, bright and funky designs that I was most inspired to create my own designs and showcase them in my High School Fashion Show my senior year! Wow, now that's takin' it back!! ; ) She never comes up short in my book and this new Spring 2008 Collection of hers serves as no exception to that rule! These little puppies above are my very faves from this most recent display of BJ fashion genius! Her lines, silhouettes, shapes and colors overall never cease to amaze me in the most wonderful ways! And here, I looooove the cheeky little pin-up stlye babydoll short suits and hugely wonderful puff ball gowns that remind me of sweet & delicious bits of yummy cupcake goodness! I can picture myself wearing each of my fave looks that I picked out here to a wide range of wonderful outings where I am decked out in all of this fantastic tulle, satin and polka-dotted fabulous-ness!! I am salavating at the very thought and sight of these scrumptuous offerings and if I had a gazillion dollars to blow on a new fashion wardrobe, I think it's safe to say I would run, not passing go, not collecting $200.00, directly to my nearest BJ store and blow it all happily! Donations?!... Anyone?!!!! Pleeeeease... for the BJ retail-therapy fund!!! ; ) XOXO

Pics courtesy of: http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2008/spring/main/newyork/womenrunway/betseyjohnson/#