POSTED FEBRUARY 7, 2012 10:45 pm
UPDATED FEBRUARY 11, 2012 7:10 pm
I think everyone is surprised by my friendship that has developed with Gretchen. Boy I sure am! Slade reached out to after the reunion last year and wanted to talk and I said no. I was so torn up inside after the reunion show that I cried for a week. I was so hurt and so mad at myself for going there, and I knew that this is not the kind of person I want to be. I did a lot of soul searching and talking with Eddie about everything that had happened and how I could resolve it.
Truth be told I really didn’t know Gretchen and Slade very well. I had no business judging them and they had no business judging me. Slade’s personal issues where none of my business and i felt horrible for getting involved.
Back tracking four years ago, things with Gretchen started out bad and continued to get worse. There where a lot outside influences that started our feud and before we knew it we were both trying to find ways to hurt each other. Neither one of us were angels and we both realized that we needed to stop and find out why we were doing this to each other.
You will see our road to recovery and the baby steps we take to gain each others trust. Giving Gretchen the bracelet meant a lot to me and I hope it meant a lot to her. I wanted her to know that I was going to give this new friendship my all and I didn’t want to go through another failed attempt.
FROM ALEXIS BELLINO:
For the most part, I think Episode 1 remained calm. I mean, you have to get caught up on what all of us are doing, right? Uh-um, well, maybe it wasn’t so boring since the two arch enemies seemed to make the peace! I have such mixed emotions about Gretchen and Tamra’s little “love lunch.” For starters, it seemed to all happen so quickly. There was no romance, no prelude. . .just BAM! OK, now we are friends. I mean a friendship bracelet with a lock and key? Really? As strange as it is that they have rekindled their friendship, I began this season actually glad they had! I thought, “Oh good, less tension now and for once maybe we can all get along.” OK, OK, I couldn’t be more wrong! LOL!
The Peggy/Tamra conversation was totally vulgar (but what’s new?) The only thing Peggy’s embarrassed about is the fact that Jim dumped her. Why doesn’t she just stop talking about him? He sure doesn’t talk about her. And that’s all I have to say about that.
EXCERPT FROM VICKI GUNVALSON:
Welcome back everyone to Season 7. I hope you enjoyed the first episode of this brand new season. I have been told by Bravo, that they feel this will be our best season yet. Although there won’t be any tables tipped over or wine thrown, you will see some of us get a little heated up with screaming outbursts instead. It’s something I for one am not proud of, but when it’s needed. . .it’s needed. I’m apologizing ahead of time if any of you are offended.
Tonight’s episode was pretty mellow, I thought. I laughed at myself when Mike and I were straightening up the house and looking at my pillow smashing technique. I started asking some of my friends if they do the same and they agreed that all pillows need to be smashed in the middle. Not up for negotiations.
This morning while I was driving up to Los Angeles in the dark, I reflected back on where I was seven years ago when we launched our first episode. My family and I were naïve to reality TV, and really didn’t have any clue on what was in store for us. Briana was a senior in high school and Michael had just got off to college at CU Boulder. Now they are 25 and 26 and off on their own.
This following is Heather’s entire post… short and sweet…
Life is funny, who knew going shopping for a new piece of land I would meet and become involved with a whole new group of friends. Terry and I are considering building a new house since the surprise arrival of our fourth child. Yes, it’s ridiculous that in a house the size of ours there aren’t enough bedrooms upstairs, but we designed the house for three kids!
So, I meet this incredibly blunt, cool, and authentic real estate agent Tamra. Like my agent John McMonigle, she’s pretty well known around the OC but I had no idea how nice she would be, and we had an instant connection. I was amazed to learn how much she has gone through in the past couple of years and she seems to be transitioning to a very interesting and exciting phase of her life. Although I have a pretty tight group of Newport Coast friends, I was open to meeting Tamra’s friends from a different part of the OC and was intrigued when she invited me to a party with her girlfriends. I accepted her invitation but I wanted to renege after she regaled me with scary stories of tossed wine and people being pushed into the pool!!! Nevertheless, not to be rude, I agreed to go. Oh dear. . .
As soon as I get there I’m met with an interesting mix of sharp women (Vicki) and those of shall we say, less than erudite variety. Eyes wide open however, I’m in for the evening. Let’s see what happens.
EXCERPT FROM SARAH WINCHESTER:
“From what I’ve experienced, I really think you would have better luck walking on a dozen hot, flaming coals and not getting your feet burned than to be able to keep any type of peace among these women for an evening. Sure, everyone has their little angry moments and spats from time to time, which is normal, but life is seriously too short to judge. I have learned to let it go. Just forgive and forget. If there is an issue, what’s done is done, just forgive and move on. Why let something that happened in the past ruin what happiness you could have in the future? It’s just not worth it. I’ve really tried to keep a positive attitude this past year, because that’s about the only thing I can control myself. I can’t control what others say and do, so there is no point in attempting to evade it. I have really tried to make an effort to steer clear of the crazy cattiness, unexpected drama, or the always classic unidentified flying object thrown by someone trying to make a point to someone else across the room. LOL. Who knows? Hey, it’s all entertaining to me. Just grab a seat and open up a bag of popcorn and watch. LOL. I always say “if you can’t beat ‘em. . .join ‘em.” More than ever, I’m a very firm believer that patience is a virtue, especially when you are placed right in the middle of a group of women that are dealing with their own life issues. It’s like having too much testosterone in one room all at the same time. Good luck! I have definitely had a lot of ups and downs this season. I have learned a lot, cried a lot, and grown a lot.
But overall, I’ve found that in life, when confronted by low points, we are always able to find a wide open door for growth. You just have to take the time to realize it’s there waiting to be opened and go for it. I have found my own personal self-worth through all of this and am very grateful to say the least. I know with God, a positive attitude, great family, and friends by my side, anything is possible.
The best way to summarize this season is to relate my life to songs. I absolutely love music! This season the songs of my life would include “Tainted Love,” “Bad Girls,” and “Ceremony.” It’s crazy how fast life changes when you are thrown into the spotlight overnight. No one can really prepare you for how reality television changes your life and rocks you to your core. I found myself thinking a lot about both the joy and heartache that comes in life with the cost of trying to enjoy success in one area of your life and simultaneously, the cold, cutting affliction of losing out in another area.”
Those two are new to posting their Bravo blogs. Up that quick? They’ll get slack like the rest of them do…but I don’t read Bravo Blogs, except the parts that MS.SH post. So edited. I don’t even go to Bravo anymore. They suck!
I go there less and less…not much in the way of the truth there and I hope the bad HW stuff doesn’t ruin the other good shows.
Do any of you remember the guy from Million Dollar Listings that was anal retentive, every hair in place, hand chopped every pillow. That guy drove me nuts. Vicki reminded me of him when I saw the clip of her doing that.
Gail:
You’re thinking of Chad Rogers with his ziploc bags and more hair product than a salon.
Icky Vicki would never be that organized.
It was the Karate chop to the pillows that brought the two together in my head.
I haven’t even seen the first show yet, lol. I watched dance moms
well you didn’t miss a thing it was boring
So far I like Heather. Wtf is that Sarah doing on the show? I don’t get it… I need a HW tutor! I’m lying; I’m being a bish…
You were there when that GL or GI person was posting support of Sarah? That doesn’t help you to understand things? Yeah well, it doesn’t help me either.
Heather I like, mostly because she is going to cause AlexAss to have ulcers and Sarah, well if she is the “Brunette Gretchen” then …nah, no thank you.
In RH land, what does this Sarah have to contribute? Who is she dating? Jeana’s son? Okay… and is he a millionare? I don’t get it. Does she have an fascinating life? She doesn’t appear very trendy or entrancing. She just seems like a post-collegiate clinger on, a little lost as to why she was cast? Even if she’s a ‘friend’ of the wives? It’s a bit of a stretch, even Gretchen has far more substance. Yikes!
No bc they were Full of it!!! Lol
where GL at now? Bring it! I have follow up ?s
You and me both, sistah!
What’s up with Sarah getting kicked out of Heather’s party? GL! Whatever their name is. If she’s “so sweet and great” wtf on that?! Ya, we all saw the preview. I’ll cut it there.
I checked with Gall & Coats and…..
Love that song thanks Mp.
Yes, 1st one a bit mellow; the set up with Peggy and Exlaxis is interesting; I think we all know; please last season Jim disappered when Peggy came into the show like a deer during hunting season. Peggy is making Exlaxis uncomfortable; the truth needs to be said; a wife always knows!!!!!
Exlaxis!!!!!!!!! LMAO Hysterical!
My Q is: why on earth would Peggy tell Alexis that she used to date Jim…? You’re just asking for trouble! If the poor woman’s husband hasn’t told her, why the heck should Peggy? I think Jim knows Alexis better than anybody, and if HE didn’t think it was a good idea to confess, who is Peggy to argue?
Did I miss something? What is the story line with Sarah other than being a friend of Gretchen?
Check it…
http://stoopidhousewives.com/real-housewives/real-housewives-of-orange-county/sarah-winchester-friend-of-real-housewives-of-orange-county/#comments
I watched it. I thought I could quit these $#%#^& things, but I only took a break. It wasn’t long because I started back with RHOA and thought to myself, “Self, you are going to do this again, right?”. Of course! Does a one-legged duck swim in a circle?
It WAS boring.
Here is my take on the OC ladies:
Tamra – Significantly impeded in all elements of character, motherhood, judgement, kindness, – mostly lacking in strength which is the reason for the impediments
Vicki – Strong in business because she so’s damaged emotionally; she has some kind of physical disability called “love tankitis” and it’s always a lengthy and repetitive analysis of half empty/half full
Gretchen – Kind of a mini-Vicki which is probably why they have tension; can’t really decide if Slade is worth it; her face and hair are too big, but she needs some kind of shield against Tamra.
Peggy – Gravel-voiced sneaky wench who never bothered to own up to Alexis about dating Jim previously. Probably would not have been an issue had she (and I’m guessing Jim) just said they had when the circle came together. And her boobs are lopsided and multi-colored.
Alexis – A rib-tickler in every sense of the word! I don’t mind if she believes what she says about Jim making all the decisions, etc. She didn’t deserve to be lied to about Peggy/Jim. And it is good she is doing more of what she wants because it might make her less boring. She is the best-looking, but a bit vapid. But maybe you have to be a bit empty if you agree to let someone decide your life for you.
The new lady, Heather, I think – wants to start out strong and in control. This is odd because if she really was, she would not be on the show. Maybe there’s a personality there, but I’m not really sure I can find it.
Didn’t you find it odd how she wrote her blog? It was almost like and actor writing in character….. I wonder who the real Heather is?
Heather is a low profile actress and trophy wife of a Newport plastic surgeon.
She is the brunette Camille of the OC Housewives, with her excellent wardrobe and thesaurus for high powered words. FYI, Heather: You’re not as erudite as you think. December 7 (the day you met your husband) is Pearl Harbor Day, not D-Day.
Good one Zorro!
I thought they were the same thing? As long as I can remember Dec 7th has been referred to as D-Day.
June 6th 1944 is D-Day and that is when the Allied Forces attacked Germany and suffered horrible loss of life. Dec 7th is Pearl Harbor Day was when Japan attacked the US Naval Fleet in Hawaii.
Oh ok,
Sorry about that…I’m a tour guide and history buff so I go a little crazy with date stuff. Then there is Armistice Day on Nov. 11th to throw another day into the mix.
Keeping it factual thanks Stevie
I agree. She’s acting too much already it seems.
Yep and what an utter joke that she wrote as though ‘Oh, who would have guessed, I just go out with cameras in tow to look at land and then walla I’m in RHville’. Really? Okay, like you didn’t go through how many BRAVO meetings and sign contracts, do promo shots. LOL! Like you just bumped into Tamra in a real estate office. Laughable. That’s what I don’t care for with their hiring ‘actresses’ as housewives. It’s like they think it’s their second coming with their ‘character’.
Vicki sure is still packing on the lbs…Why does she still feel the need to wear skin tight clothes …doesn’t she realize she looks like? it’s not very attractive…..what does Caroline say?..10 lbs of sausage in a 6 lb sack..something like that….lol I only watched for a few bits…I can’t get invested in another season..I grabbed the remote after the first woohoo …I need a break….For me, it started in NYC, then Atlanta, then everyones favs the Jersey crew, then a quick cup of coffee in Dc ., and then reluctantly Beverly Hills only because of the death of Russell…Luckily, I don’t even remember the Miami crew…There was a Miami right..? Shows don’t as well when I don’t watch…hehehee… Bravo is beating this horse in the ground..It’s Non stop…even Andys clubhouse …They must be making boatloads of money with these shows…
Yes, when they decide to destroy children’s memories of their father for the almighty buck, that is a boatload of money. The only trouble is that it is covered in blood. Had they done the right thing right from the start when traylor came to them with those (phony) tapes of her abuse instead of trying to do “real undercover news” everyone would have been in a better place.
My interest was lost when the show opened up with the reunion crap from last year.
who is sarah? I must of blinked because I didn’t even see her on the show. Why is she posting a book? who the hell cares?
I think she got kicked out of Heather’s party? She has been talked about in the previews but maybe Bravo got smart and decided to get rid of the scammers before they could harm anyone….Her posts probably have something to do with a contract. I couldn’t enjoy reading it very much because it was just all over the place and didn’t really talk about her just sort of her past and the need to be forgiven.
That’s what I was thinking. I thought it was funny that she mentioned being in the spotlight, like, nobody cares about you — viewers don’t even know anything about you yet.
wasn’t sarah one of the girls in the car with Gretchen?
Yes, I remember Sarah in the limo with G only because her blue jeans stuck out so badly.. Can anyone recall when the OC ladies would wear blue jeans? Back in the day with Laurie Peterson, yeah? That was some strange a$$ chit (blue jean limo scene). Nearly gave me heart palpitations.
I read elsewhere that Sarah Winchester is aka Sarah Marie Aguilar. I wonder how thrilled the Keoghs will be when they discover that.
Why would it matter? Don’t understand….
You mean why would it matter that Sarah isn’t an heir to the Winchester estate like she is running around telling everyone? Well, the lying bit is kinda yucky.. I’m sure there’s more to it than that, but that’s enough for me to think twice about her for the moment.
Yeah, it kinda looks that way. The real “Sarah Winchester” died in 1922 and her only child died in infancy. I’ve also read that the Winchester Rifle company went bankrupt and was taken over by another company, so where the heck is the “inheritance” from?
If she was in fact dating Sean Keogh, I’m sure Jeana would be interested to know that she’s f.o.s.
Or maybe she is just sick and tired of having her boys around and said “Eff it. I don’t care who this Sarah is, just take him away from me!”. Wishful thinking, eh? I think she likes the torment and disrespect the boys seem to give her.
Tammy Knickerbocker would have worn Bedazzled blue jeans …