Steve is busy training for the marathon, so I thought I better blog. ((Btw, Steve now, without tv, has the time to train for (excuse my language) a friggin' marathon!! My husband, The Uber Runner!))
Let's see... where did I leave off?
The Hamptons was incredible. It truly tickled me to see my mom galavanting in East Hampton and getting all googly-eyed at the homes while also searching for her culinary idol, Ina Garten (Barefoot Contessa to all you non-foodies). Yet, of course, I was doing the same thing. I bought Beckett a Polo at the East Hampton Ralph Lauren store and managed to convince myself that I didn't need a pair of Tory Burch ballet flats. We traveled with one of my besties, Lindley, and her mom to visit our other bestie, Suellen and her new babe, Beatrice. In case you were wondering, there was no television watching at all the entire trip. Yet, I did manage to get some gossip out of Serge. Serge rents the cottage behind the house we rented and also waits tables at the lovely Pierre's in Bridgehampton. He regularly waits on the Real Housewives of NYC when they are summering in the land of the rich and farmer's markets. I asked his opinion of the Countess LuAnn. He replied in a very thick french accent that he thinks all "those ladies have man-ish faces." Perfect. Oooo... also... a non-tv related moment was when we were visiting the Bridgehampton T.J. Maxx (let's just say Gucci, Fendi, Alice&Olivia - cater to demographics much?). As we were going in the doors, a couple approached behind us. The man reached for a cart and his wife stopped him remarking, "Oh, no cart, dear. We're not going to buy anything. We just want to see what this place is." Got to love the Hamptons.
Here's a pic of my Mom and I in Montauk.
And another of Suellen, Lindley and I at Wolffer Winery.
The other two major events that have occurred this month were, obviously, Lost and American Idol. Steve and I were invited to the neighbors, Scott and Beth's house, to watch the Lost finale. Steve will likely disagree, but I thought the entire thing was ridiculous and a cop-out by the writers. What is it? 7 years of build-up? And, it ends with answers that are still questions. Everyone who watched is still debating as to what actually happened... I wanted definitive answers, people!! Frankly, I was more interested in watching the commercials to see what new stuff they were advertising. Classic consumer in the house.
And then, there is my favorite show for what seems like forever - American Idol. No. I didn't watch it. Not one episode since March. I tried to get my neighbor to watch it and invite me down, but as I sheepishly asked what she was watching last Tuesday, she replied Dancing with the Stars, and I opted out. (Let me note that in the past, I would have spent hours upon hours on a show like Dancing with the Stars that annoys the crap out of me.) So, without invitations from friends (don't you love me?) I did not watch the finale of American Idol. With all the candor in the world, I will tell you that I wouldn't have it any other way. If I am giving up television for a whole year, I shouldn't be able to watch the end to my favorite show. That is one of the sacrifices. Did I or do I care about Lee Dewyze? Maybe in February but certainly not now.
What did I do instead? Learned how to make homemade gnocchi, finished another book, built some solid muscle with the Wii Fit, was awe-inspired by my son's ever-growing imagination and planted some darn cool flowers and herbs. Take that Ryan Seacrest.
