From One Jersey Girl to Another....

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I am dubbing myself the blog black sheep since I have yet to contribute anything. Long story short, in apparently an enormous lapse of judgement, I decided to take all three kids and our gigantic dog to my in-laws' and then parents' house for a week while The Hubby was in South Africa on business. WHY I thought this was a swell idea, I don't know. The kids ultimately had a decent time (and seriously, my in-laws and parents deserve awards for hosting us since living with us is akin to dwelling with a carnival sideshow) although each day ended with a very large glass of red wine for me. Our little "vacation" concluded with us racing back to VA in an attempt to beat Irene's arrival--which apparently half of the USA was also doing. Oh and then we lost power for the weekend....Because, you know, even though all the power lines in our town are underground, the power MUST go out for at least 24 hours when there is even the slightest breeze. At any rate, we are home again, power and internet are back up (hooray!!) and I figured I better introduce myself before I get ousted from here permanently...Which would just make for a very awkward situation at work with Jenn (Hi Jenn!) ;-)

I initially became hooked on reality TV waaaaay back (think the first season of Real World on MTV---Lord I am old) and I am not sure if my taste in reality TV has gone downhill in recent years or if the quality of reality TV has rapidly plummeted and I have just gone along for the ride. I DO know that The Hubby stopped watching with me the summer that Fox aired Farmer Wants a Wife. (Think Bachelor in the middle of Missouri farmland---truly BAD enough that it warrants a post all its own--Keep your eyes peeled).

I am writing a post today about Real Housewives of NJ--It's become SO ridiculous in recent weeks, it would be irresponsible NOT to comment about it. Being a Jersey Girl born and bred, and the fact that RHW of Orange County had ended it's season, I started watching this last year and was immediately a fan. This show has everything that makes a bad reality show perfect. The women are all insanely wealthy and live in a manner that is completely beyond my understanding. There are husbands who, I swear, have Mob connections (What??!! Mob connections in Northern NJ?? No way. I am sure that pizzeria you own is bringing in 3 million a year). There is a gaggle of Prada-wearing, hot-pink-Barbie-dune-buggy-riding, miniature NJHW- in-training-kids that can throw tantrums rivaling my own offspring...and if you have ever seen mine in action, believe me, you'd be impressed. Add the fact that these women all live in the area of NJ that I grew up in and it makes for the ideal formula.

Last season, my favorite character by far was Danielle; a divorcee with 2 kids who had an interesting past to say the least. As the season unraveled, the women, deciding that Danielle was bad news, proceeded to dig up gory details of her past, spread it all over NJ and well, the entire country I suppose, as it was a focus on the show's storyline each week. Now granted, I think the feeling that Danielle was certifiable was completely justified...

(Hello? Crazy eyes anyone??) but the womens' actions reminded me of the things that middle school nightmares are made of....not that it made me stop watching of course.

Sadly (?), Danielle left the show last season and so now I need to lend my favoritism elsewhere. HOW will I make this decision? Danielle was the obvious choice but now that she is gone, I am completely torn.....Teresa is in the running simply because I am thoroughly entertained by her constant mispronunciation of things (Cymin? Kuhhminn? Koomahn?).


However, Melissa is a forerunner also because she is the underdog/newbie, Teresa CAN'T STAND her, and well, I find their interactions overall hilarious.

There is a very heated, long lived brawl going on between these two and every week I waffle between my favorite. I suppose I will just have to continue watching...Maybe one of them will throw a piece of furniture.

That would put them up into first place permanently in my mind...Well until next season at least.

Do you have a favorite Jersey HW?