I'm Still Alive, I Promise!!

Hi, everyone!

It's Lexi. I know I've been MIA lately, but I've been working really hard on several things. That's the life of a young blogger these days, right??

So, just wanted to touch base with you all and QUICKLY update you with some thoughts and what to expect next from RFR!

First, I'm Team Teresa, y'all! Melissa and Kathy got on my nerves during last week's reunion (part 1). Plus, Caroline is a miserable geriatric, and Jacqueline needs to spend more time worrying about her family instead of Teresa. Why is it that she knows everything about Teresa's life?? Bored much, J?! Plus, Lauren is still fat. LAP-BAND was never something I thought highly off anyway because my mother had it and is still overweight....4 years later. So, expect Lauren to stay fat, people!

Also, I will be returning to blog about various reality news and RHOA, and expect to see an RFR Twitter account soon! Christina and I live far apart, but we love TV and you guys too much to not find another way to stay busy keeping you informed and entertained!

Oh! RFR has been around for a year as of this past July! Thanks for the love, guys! We appreciate it, and we hope to be around for many more years!

xoxoxoxo,

Lexi : )

Strippergate

Ola, Blovers!! Hope all is well in your world. Things are rosey in my neck of the woods. As you can tell by the title, I came to give you guys the tea on the Real Housewives of New Jersey finale. Its been a long time coming, but it finally came. What is "it"? Teresa Guidice's evil likeness on the screen. I will talk more definitively about that in a minute...Let's get started shall we?

Over the past seasons of RHONJ, my preferences for characters has changed dramatically. I used to be a huge Teresa fan, only tolerating Caroline Manzo, hating Kathy Wakile, and kind of liking regular fence rider, Jacqueline Laurita. Since the progression of the show, I CANNOT stand Teresa. If you are Tre fan, I suggest you stop reading now, or swallow your pride as I warm up the fire for her roasting session. I rather like Kathy Wakile now due largely to her sister, Rosie. And, I think the Gorgas are hilarious.

Jacqueline had a little less drama this season because she sent her daughter, Ashlee, away. That girl is one big ball of crazy. I'm sure both Jacq and her hubby, Chris, were appreciative of that break. She planned a trip for the entire cast to enjoy one another in hilly San Diego. It was a successful trip until Caroline and Teresa had their big falling out. We recently found out that Jacq's son, Nick, has autism. She had been trying the entire 1st season attempting to get pregnant and did. Our hearts go out to her family as they transition to caring for a child with issues like his.

Caroline's family is known for their Brownstone and other business ventures. This season, we saw her sons and brother, Chris (Jacq's hubby), begin selling their BLK water and wine projects. Lauren has been whining all season about losing weight and being seen in the same spotlight as her brothers. Well, her daddy bought her the LapBand and has lost 35 pounds. Congratulations, girl. Will you just marry Vito now, get pregs, and gain that weight back? The whining is not attractive. Thanks.  Caroline has demonstrated her disdain for Teresa all season. So, it was no surprise that they were at each other's throats on the trip. Caroline turned 50 and has been spreading her wisdom all over the radio waves. Looks like its was somewhat successful....*sideeye*. She and past castmate/sister, Dina, are still well into it....which she blames squarely on Teresa. I don't know how much of that I believe. But, that's what she's saying.

Kathy's family is always up to funny antics. They are the light part of the show. This season, we saw her develop her culinary treats and sell them to a company. She is now a bonafide pastry chef now. Her hubby, Rich, has been the usual quick-witted perv we all have grown to love/loathe. The kids aren't up to much. Victoria looked for colleges outside of NJ just to end up going somewhere locally anyway. My guess is the dorm rooms were a big discourager. Rosie came out to her niece and nephew during the show. That was a heart warming moment....despite the fact that the WHOLE rest of the world knew this already. Shout out to Rosie for using Bravo to hunt for honeys!

Teresa has spent this whole season plugging her time on The Apprentice and her Fabulicious cookbooks. I should point out that these cookbooks are filled with recipes developed on the backs of sweaty, old Italian mamas and papas....none of which are Teresa Guidice. She admits that the recipes are her mothers, friends, and whoever else. So, kudos to all you do do birds buying this book knowing full well she ain't make up not a one of these recipes. You light up my life! Her girls have provided me with all kinds of entertainment this year...especially that Milania. I call her "Milaniac". That gal is 3 feet of honesty. She called her parents out every chance she got including blowing the whistle on Tre's hubby sleeping in his own room. She also said that her daddy never wants to see his kids. iDied!!!! Did you catch Joe in the vineyard talking to his "employee" and calling his wife a "F***ing C***"?? Oh yeah, me neither. *looks other way like Teresa*


Melissa has been soaring to the top ever since her debut on the show. She has taken advantage of the spotlight by jump starting her music career. She's released "On Display" and "I Just Wanna Party" and they've done fairly well on iTunes. I, personally, do not care for Melissa's music, but I do like laughing at her and her frisky hubby, Joey Gorga. There kids are adorable, and according to Meliss, her house is paid for. All things that probably frustrates her sis-in-law, Tre. They haven't gotten along since Melissa and Joe were married. You can read past blogs for more detail on just how deep this bad blood goes. But, this finale show is probably the biggest indicator.

Teresa hooked up with NJ mess maker, Kim D. You've seen her. She looks like the Pelican Brief by the face and is now wearing blonde weave....very becoming. The twosome visited a salon to get prepped for Kim D's annual fashion show. You remember....the one that has dreadful fashions, no name models, and terrible decor. These women fight at this fashion show every year. I don't even know why they keep going to this Dollar Tree production. Anywho, Kim D's friend, Bald Guy, showed up at the salon to tell Teresa that her sister in law is a former stripper. Teresa played dumb and asked him to please stop. Yet, BG showed up at the fashion show and greeted Melissa right out the gate. Melissa claimed that she knew him, but she didn't know him. The whole situation blew up with BG going around saying he set out to embarrass Melissa. Tre confronted Melissa on her past. This ignited a HUGE fight among family.

 Joey G. was called. Text messages were being sent the entire time to Jacqueline, who informed Caroline, who talked bad about Teresa for the rest of the night. You see the pattern here?? My only comment for this whole thing is to wonder, "what does it matter anyway?". I really don't care if Melissa dropped it or not. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if Tre did too. This is just disgusting and it shows just how immature Teresa is. She is guilty in my court of law. Point blank.

Next week begins the saga of reunion shows that I'm sure will entertain. I'm tuning in. How about you??
'Til next time....

xoxo, Christina Rose
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Out With The Old, In With The Shrewd

Hey there, Blovies!!! Hope all is well in your neck of the woods....It's groove theory, my way! As you know, many of our shows have concluded or are in the process of doing so. I'll give you some of my final thoughts on those including Love & Hip Hop ATL, Real Housewives of New Jersey, and Teen Mom....Meanwhile, vH1 is gearing up for a new season of Basketball Wives LA. Oh, the places we'll go!!! Shall we...

The Look on Buckeey's Face when Scrappy Proposed....to Ericka.

I'll start with LHHATL since it ended a few weeks ago. My final thoughts on that reunion are simple. RACHET!!! We all know Mimi and Stevie J will never be over....as will Joseline (Joseph) Hernandez and Stevie J. So, I will not even waste my breath talking about how stupid Mimi is or how incomprehensible JoJo is. I've roasted them all year. The evidence speaks for itself. Karlie Redd is a groupie and I won't be surprised next season when she is using what she got to get what she wants. This girl's thirst is so boundless I wouldn't be surprised if she began twerking for YouTube sensations. Anything to "Get That Hit"....at 47 years old, with a 30 year old daughter, and a deflated butt cheek. Chile, please!?! I have been torn about K. Michelle's domestic violence situation. I will say I laughed when Rasheeda's "No Story" arse tried to nut up on her. I get that people don't necessarily believe K., but I will choose to believe her because it takes a pretty low person to make up the allegations she's claimed about her ex-boo, Memphitz. If she made it up, God has a special place in hell for that ample keister. Other than that, Rasheeda has absolutely no business on this show. She and her hubby are boring. Her career is in the same graveyard as Olivia (LHHNYC) and Karlie. RIP "Boss Bytch" records. R-I-Frickin'-P. I have already mentioned my disdain for that whole scene with Lil' Scrappy and his band of BICTHES. Looks to me like everywhere but in the industry, Scrap is winning. He has no job or money to speak of, yet, he can cheat on each woman with each other, propose and get a "YES". Are you kidding me?? We should all sign up for classes. All in all, I was completely and utterly entertained by the trainwreck that is LHHATL. The original show pales in comparison. But, that didn't stop Mona Scott-Young from giving Chrissy Lampkin and Jim Jones their own spin-off. *happy dance into black hole*

The Real Housewives of New Jersey saga continues with all the Mob queens doing the usual....choosing a villain for everyone to hate and run off. Teresa Guidice seems to be the one this season who is a "pig" as Caroline Manzo describes her. I can't say that I disagree. Teresa is very calculated. She and her husband will do anything for a dollar including sell their own marriage woes to the tabloids. She has been involved in bankruptcy, money laundering, you name it!!! The way they see it, they're just paying bills, but to everyone else they have no regard for anyone. Melissa Gorga (Tre's sister in law) and Kathy Wakile (Tre's cousin) have made a truce and agreed to be "nicey nicey" with their family members. It's worked out so far because nobody calls Teresa out on her crap anymore. The only one who truly will step up to the plate (besides Caroline Manzo) is her husband. Joe blatantly called Teresa "my bitch wife" and an "effing c**t" on TV. I suspect he was talking to a fling, but Teresa played it off as him just being cranky. Girl, BYE!!! Next week is the long awaited season finale of this neverending show. We get to see the true scum Teresa really is. Can't wait!!

Teen Mom has concluded for good and the reunion show has taken place. I just want to briefly say that Dr. Drew is messy and that these girls's lives are not changed. They should be, but mostly they aren't. Amber is in JAIL for God's sake. The only one that I am truly counting on to make is Catelynn and that's because she & Brother Husband gave their kid up. Smartest decision EVER. The end.

I'm going to be picking up Basketball Wives LA for its new season. Looks like Jackie Christie is already going for the gold when it comes to CRAZY this season. We have some familiar faces to work with including Gloria, Laura, Draya, and Malaysia. But, we also have at least one new face....Brooke Bailey will be joining us. She is dating some baller (who I don't know and don't care about) and that's what gave Shaunie O'Neal the room to add her to the roster. Does anybody else think about the rodent king on Madagascar when you see her? "I like to move it, move it!!" Ok, only me then. Carry on. Jackie has tried to apologize and snake her way back into the loving arms of her "girls". But, she is up to her old antics by referring to herself as the "queen" and saying these girls could learn everything from her. Meanwhile, her own flesh and blood daughter REFUSES to talk to her. She moved across country to escape this lady's grips. I'm putting on my seatbelt. I know this will be a bumpy ride.

Got other shows you're sure I should be watching....refer me!! Lexi and I are open to suggestions...Thanks a bunch for reading and giving us feedback from time to time. 'Til next time...


xoxo, Christina Rose


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Jersey Jabs

Hey Blovies!! How goes it?! Welp, last week Lexi kicked it off with the ladies of Dirty Jersey! That's right, the Real Housewives of New Jersey are back. They are just the right amount of rich mixed with a little rachet! Without further ado...

Jacqueline has been having problems with Ashlee since the beginning of time. However, up until recently, Chris Laurita (Jacqie's hubby) has been unmoved by Ashlee's antics. He's bought her car after car and dealt with her bull-ish. But, this season, even HE's sick of her. Finally!! They decided last week to cart her off to boot camp with her aunt and uncle in Las Vegas.  I, personally, think Vegas is the exact wrong place to send a wild-child, Kesha-like creature like Ashlee. Thankfully, she isn't my kid. This week Albie attempted dropping Kesha's twin off at the airport, but not without hearing 1001 excuses of anxiety and depression to keep her from making the journey. The complaints fell on deaf ears.....Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Jacqie threw a family/friend gathering. No shock Ashlee missed her flight and showed up at the house expecting to be welcomed. FAIL. Chris carted dat ass back the airport and made certain she hopped her butt on that plane.

At the party, the gang was all there including Melissa & Joe Gorga, Rich and Kathy Wakile, Caroline Manzo and gang (minus Albert), and Teresa and Joe Guidice. The party seemed to be going well until Teresa brought up that damned cookbook! I have never seen a cookbook cause so much raucous. Apparently, nobody told Teresa that writing a cookbook doth not equal writing a real book. There was a big blow up about the book at last year's reunion show. Teresa slammed just about everybody mentioned earlier and tried to call it a joke. Safe to say no one laughed. That fiasco ended and the guys went downstairs for a game. Juicy Joe Guidice bragged about how awesome he is for the -enth time until he attempted to compare height with Rich Wakile. You know Rich. The greasy guy Kathy's married to. Joe took the argument too far when he reached for Rich's balls (literally) and Rich put a nice shiner right on Joe's eye. That's the moment Rich gained a lil' respect from me. He is still greasy but a tiny bit less skeazy.

In other news, Housewives gone Popstars is still in full effect over at Bravo!. Melissa is not the first and won't be the last. She has recruited some top name producers to help her with her long-awaited sure to be platinum album. I can't! Her latest single is called "How Many Times" which is aptly named because I found myself thinking, "how many times are they gonna make us listen to this crap?". I know you guys watch and have opinions too. I'd love to hear what you think of her song. We got to see where Joey G. (Gorga) works and all the buildings he owns (each one named for his children). Blah blah blah.

Anybody surprised Teresa & Joe's pizza shop is closed? Who's the top business closer, Peter (RHOA) or Joe (RHONJ)?? You be the judge.

Next week, Teresa will face off with everybody for what I'm sure is more foolishness with the raciest cookbook ever written.

'Til next time....

xoxo, Christina Rose

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"JOEEE....WHY AM I LOSING FRIENDS???!!?!" *Teresa voice*

JACQUELINE LAURITA HAS HAD IT!!

As of last night, a Twitter revelation shocked many "Real Housewives of New Jersey" fans. Jacqueline Laurita, my favorite, revealed that she would not be at the reunion. She also insinuated that she might be leaving the show altogether! : (

From the rumors, it seems that Teresa caused quite a stir at the reunion (or prior to it) that rubbed Jacqueline the wrong way. However, neither of them mentioned the other in their tweets. Instead, they seem to have been replying to each other passive aggressively without the @reply feature. Jacqueline stated that she can't believe how someone could live a different life off-camera and that the fakeness of a cast member would be revealed. Later today, Teresa "replied" by saying she would never call her sister-in-law Melissa a stripper. Then, of course, Melissa replied by denying that she's ever touched the pole! LOL! OH! It gets better! It seems that in one of Teresa's tweets, she was hinting that Jacqueline had been a stripper. I believe she was referring to Jacqueline because the other housewife who is so holier-than-though Carmela Soprano style (a.k.a. Caroline Manzo) has not commented, so it couldn't have been her that Teresa was referring to! Jacqueline was the only person tweeting in-depthly about why she was moving on from the drama of it all. Teresa, learn to be more sneaky! We see right through you! Teresa probably called Melissa a former stripper, and then probably went after Jacqueline (with the same stripper accusation) for being a voice of reason.

PLUS, the real reason I feel there is beef between Teresa and Jacqueline is because Ashley tweeted Teresa saying, "You make me sick. WOW." As we all know, Ashley usually reveals the drama in all situations and has her mother's back no matter what. She went on to tweet (and later delete) that Teresa shouldn't talk about strippers because she may have to be one when her husband goes to jail! ROTFLMAO!

Oh, Ashley, or Ashlee as she is known now, thanks for always revealing things to us even when your mother is trying to be classy. We appreciate you being the antithesis of class. LMFAO!!

Can't wait for Sunday!!

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Excuse Me, I'm Tawkin' To You!

Hi Bleepers, it's time once again to discuss the tragedy that is The Real Housewives of New Jersey! Don't get me wrong, I heart the show, but I hate the Ashleys, Kathys, and Melissas of the world....Let's dive in, shall we?!

Last week's episode left off with Ashley and Jacqueline arguing about the usual--Ashley's sorryassness. I've never seen someone so lazy act so professional at it. She really does make a career out of doing nothing and whining about it. Apparently, Ashley got the bright idea to move to LA for school, get her own house, and live it up. There are only 3 problems with this plan. Numero Uno? Don't you have to apply to school to move away and go to school?? Numero Dos? She ain't got no monies...yes, monies. Thus, purchasing a home is a no. Numero Tres? To live you must do something else besides breathe. I predict a failure in her midst, but what the hell do I know, right?! Then, she takes it a step further and lightweight calls her mama a dummy for getting married and having a baby young. Um, Ashley, you were the baby, so are you saying you'd rather not exist?? Whatever. Jacqueline swears she's tired of Ashley's disrespect and bullies her hubby into kicking Ashley out of the house. Score 1 for Jackie!! Finally, she does what is needed. I just wish she had've thrown a punch in there somewhere and it would've been perfect. Alas...Last but not least, Ashley went a'cryin to Lauren (Carolyn's no nonsense daughter) about her mom. But, if you remember correctly, Lauren has a makeup store opening soon and asked Ashley to design the t-shirt logo/design. Think she did it? You'd be right...she didn't. Lauren politely told Ashley if she can't get this design done in the week she has left, that her services would no longer be needed. She also told her that if she weren't her cousin, she'd have been fired weeks ago. Ugh...

Kathy and the Wakile clan are up to their usual...cooking food and making people eat it. She decided to throw a Middle Eastern dinner party to try out some of her catering skills on friends and family. All the ladies were invited including Teresa. But before the party started, Melissa came in running her mouth. From now on her name will be "RunTelDat" because that's exactly what she is always doing where Teresa is concerned. I can see clearly why Teresa doesn't care for her. No trust. Anyway, Melissa made sure to let Kathy know that Teresa called her hubby, Rich, a weirdo and said he might be obsessed with her. Kathy didn't take it as hard as I expected....likely because she agrees...Luckily, Melissa running her mouth didn't stop the party. Caroline, Jackie, Tre, Meliss, and Kathy ate and laughed...until Kathy pulled out the "goddess" bracelets she had for everyone. Of course, rather than just accept the gift for what it is Teresa chose to take offense the the goddess-like quality Kathy gave her. The quality was that no matter how tough times get Teresa can always put on a smile. Kathy was likely referring to Tre's money problems...more on that later. This sent Tre over the edge and got her, Meliss, and Kathy in a bit of an argument. Kathy prepared for that though...enter the belly dancers. Kathy is a character. This is the most I've ever really cared about her other than her entertaining sister, Rosie. I need more Rosie....

Now, back to Tre's money issues...we found out some intimate details on the Guidice money woes. Apparently Joe's business partner was suing both Joe and Teresa respectively. He thought he was owed by them both! I love that. A deal had taken place in which this biz partner was not present but Joe decided he would be ok with. The deal involved about $260,ooo worth suing over. Joe admitted in open court that he signed the partner's name even though he was not present. During the show commentary, Joe and Teresa were complaining about how you can't be truthful nowadays because you'll get into trouble. Uh, when you're honest about doing something illegal you will...DUH! I mean really, did they learn nothing from Casey Anthony or Bill Clinton? Never tell the truth LOL! The suit against Tre was dropped because legally she really didn't have anything to do with Joe's stupidity. But, Joe was found culpable for the money. As for their personal property? It was settled in a private sale....the buyer? Teresa Guidice. She paid the money for the suit and bought all their stuff back. Bravo must pay very, very well. Sign me up...

Next week, we can expect more family foolery and sorry Ashley sightings... Til then....

xoxo, Christina Rose

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