Showing posts with label birthday party. Show all posts
Showing posts with label birthday party. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

The Real Housewives of NYC: Stop Saying Quogue (from 4/28)

Cindy meets up with Sonja and tells her that because she got a little tipsy off of a martini the other night, she got home and ate pistachios and chipped her two front teeth.



She should not be making this face out on the street like this.  She's also carrying around pieces of veneers in a little mini hat box. They go inside a store and they use fixident to try to glue some temporary veneers.



They try on dresses and Sonja thinks the whole time that they are going to lunch but Cindy won't go out to eat without her teeth intact. Sonja came all the way downtown to go out to lunch and she's pissed when Cindy tells her they aren't going. I don't blame her. But I also love Sonja.

Sonja is having a cooking party and wants to invite both Kelly and Ramona even though they aren't getting along right now. Cindy isn't invited and she calls it a "Toaster Oven Party". Are they cooking English Muffin pizzas?



LuMann and her daughter talk about how they live in The Hamptons but LuMann goes into the city a lot to shop, see her friends and "work on her music".  (Did anyone else totally picture Ross in college playing the keyboard?)




Jacques comes by and does something strange with his dog.





Kelly says "The Hamptons in the fall are so unbelievable." I thought it was a faux pas to say The Hamptons as if it is plural? She should have said "The Hamptons in the fall is so unbelievable." But...I don't know where I heard that so I could be wrong.

Kelly has Sonja over to ride horses. Kelly is nervous to ride with Sonja because these horses are top of the line and they aren't at a dude ranch. So is she worried that Sonja will break the expensive horse?



She keeps telling Sonja to keep shorter reigns but Sonja just doesn't care and just does what she wants and down...she...goes.





Damn, in the previews I had thought that Kelly fell.

Sonja and Kelly sit down to talk about Ramona. She then mentions the party she's having to teach Kelly how to use a toaster oven. Why doesn't Kelly know how to use a toaster oven? Sonja does not tell Kelly that Ramona is invited as well.


It is Columbus Day Weekend so LuMann is having the ladies over for cocktails. Cindy talks about her party in Quogue and Sonja keeps saying that she won't go there. LuMann chimes in (in interview) that Quogue is sort of "low-rent" but you don't point that out to someone who lives there or is having a party there.

Yes, this looks very low rent:




Suddenly LuMann is all Native American and people even bring her Native American gifts.

I don't understand most of what is going on here because they all seem to be talking at once and Sonja interrupts everyone.

Alex shows up and she's wearing a fur vest. Alex is wearing a fur vest. Her hair is normal so she didn't come from a "shoot".



Ramona's wearing some kind of fur too.



She brings up a question for LuMann about how she lives out in the Hamptons and her kids are there, but during the week she lives in the city. LuMann corrects her and says she only stays in the city a couple of days. Ramona says "So you're kind of more like a weekend mom now." Ramona is so inappropriate.

Alex doesn't take off her vest so I'm wondering if it is a coat/vest or like a shirt/vest. Either way it is hideous.

Cindy decides to tell Kelly that she shouldn't bring her kids to Sonja's toaster oven party because Ramona is going there. She hopes Kelly won't say anything to Sonja that she told her. HA!

There is some sort of big dog walk where all the ladies come with their dogs. Ramona's wearing a velour track suit and LuMann has what look like moccasins on. I told you.



Ramona is talking in all questions? About the situation? With the cigar? And the dead guy? And Cindy's brother?

When Sonja and Kelly make it to the beach with their dogs, Kelly tells Sonja exactly what Cindy told her. Way to keep a secret Kell! She basically tells Sonja that she won't go because she doesn't want to be in a combative situation. How is it that broad-shouldered-Kelly is making sense this season? Has she lost her crazy?



Nope! Still crazy!


Here we are, finally in the famous Quogue at Quogue Farm for Cindy's party. Stop saying Quogue.

Cindy rides on a horse and basically whines the whole time. Why did she have a party at a horse farm?

Ramona gets there and immediately asks where her Pino Grigiot is...they MUST have it anywhere she goes because that is the only thing she'll drink. Everyone cater to Ramona, please!

LuMann shows up with another Native American-type necklace.  This is getting weird.



Ramona gets to ride a horse but she has to be pulled around like it is a pony ride so she wants to go back because she's bored. I kind of don't blame her, they are treating her like a child on a pony.



People also to get to ride on four wheelers. This seems like the best non-stuffy party they've had on this show.

LuMann, Kelly, Cindy and Ramona are sitting at a table. Kelly and Cindy talk about some luncheon she's having at Kelly's the next day and Ramona is all offended that they are talking about it in front of her. She thinks it is impolite and rude.

So her reaction is "Thanks for not inviting me, I invite you to everything!" Way to make things comfortable.

Ramona wants to talk to Cindy's brother to clear the air about the cigar thing. He keeps telling her that this is not the time, he's with his father, this is Cindy's birthday party, it is not the time. Of course Ramona is not going away, she's like a mosquito.



Cindy comes over and yells "Not at my birthday. Absolutely not!" and she is shooing Ramona away. Ramona and Cindy walk to the side to talk about it. She convinces Ramona to drop it and then they take away the vegetable dip from the table. I'm pissed about that. I love the veggie dip. I don't double dip - do people in Quogue double dip? I'm classy!

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Bethenny Ever After: Happy Birthday, hope your eyebrows don't get burned off! (from 4/4)

If Bethenny is so against having a birthday party, why does she let people plan one for her and make such a big deal about it? For the show? She says that it is because Jason is really into birthdays. It still doesn't mean she needs to have basically a second wedding.

Shawn, the party planner has lots of gay circus (B's words) ideas for her party. Shirtless men with some kind of Bethenny logo, champagne glasses hanging from the ceiling with ribbons.

B explains that she hates her birthday because her dad never called her on her birthday and her mom shares her birthday so it was just never special. Ok, you're turning 40 - at SOME point you have to get over this. Her parents haven't been in her life for such a long time that it seems insane to keep blaming them for things. She's a mom, a wife, a famous entrepeneur with her own TV show - get over your shitty parents.

Jason is talking to Julie about B's birthday party. It looks like he hasn't done his hair but I am strangely attracted to him with it curly like this. I don't like his gel-slicked look.



They want to fly in her friend Teri (who was her maid of honor) from Florida. At first she told her that she couldn't come so it will be a surprise for B.

B is having lunch with her skaing partner. I'm appalled that B doesn't know who Vince Neal is (apparently he was on Skating with the Stars when B was). She's gone down a few notches on my list because of that. Come on now.

I'm a little bored with this skating stuff. I don't particularly like these "____ with the Stars" shows and I feel embarrassed for the participants.  Also, B looks really silly dancing and her skating partner is a big cheesy. Hope that's all for the skating scenes.

Jason's parents are in town and his father fixed up this metal mannequin for B's birthday, so cute that they love her. They put a photo of B's head on it.

B is trying on dresses and I'm actually frightened at how thin she looks. On my TV people tend to look fatter than they are so imagine what she must look like in real life.



She's not happy with her dress selection and I'm starting to feel annoyed with her more than I have in the past. She seems so selfish right now. Everyone wants to celebrate her birthday and make it a GREAT day for her especially since she has obviously had horrible birthdays in the past - and she's just miserable. She should be grateful for these family and friends that she has now.

She's getting her makeup and hair done and she's crying. I want to knock her out right now.  Jason split his pants and has been walking around like that all day so that actually makes her smile.

It is party time and there is a girl playing a flourescent pink instrument and I'm a little freaked out by her because she's dancing a little bit too.



Alex and Simon are here! Woo hoo! I'm disappointed that Simon doesn't have his read pants on.

Bug-eyed Ramona is here and I'm waiting for her to talk about her haircut being a renewal or something. I can't wait until the RH of NY but I didn't remember Ramona annoying me so much.

Jason pulls B aside and tells her that he has a surprise for her. She's begging him not to give her a surprise. I hate her right now. The surprise is her friend Teri making it to the party. She's at least happy about that but then she starts crying. Teri gives her a necklace with a small photo of her, Jason and Bryn in it...very cute.

Jason is on the microphone thanking people for coming and is presenting her with a surprise (the mannequin with a little pin and some diamond earrings too). She is mortified and asks Jason "Why are you doing this in front of everyone?" She's mortified and super uncomfortable. I feel horrible for Jason. However, he keeps going on with the toast on the microphone. I'm even uncomfortable at this point. Everyone is staring.

After it is done B pulls Jason into another room and she's bawling. I'm sure no one can hear what they are talking about but the camera work is making it look like everyone can hear her screeching and crying in the bathroom.

One problem I'm seeing with this party is that it is SO BRIGHT in there. Why don't they dim the lights?

Now someone else is on the microphone making things worse. An enormous cake with sparklers coming out of it is brought out to her. Do they want her to become a burn victim for her birthday, is that the surprise?



She's actually attempting to blow them out. Blowing out candles on a cake is nasty because you know how many particles of spit come flying out when you do that?

Thank goodness the party is over. I really think that the party wouldn't have been so uncomfortable had they dimmed the lights. It was like they were on the court at a basketball game.

The next day is Bethenny's actual birthday. She wants to have a pool party for her birthday. This is actually a bubble bath with her, Jason, Bryn and Cookie, the dog. Cookie's even wearing sunglasses.  It is cute but I'm still annoyed at her behavior at the party.