I say Sayonara!

Bout time TLC!

A rep from TLC released this statement....

"TLC has decided not to renew another season of Kate Plus 8. By the end of this season Kate Plus 8 will have hit the 150 episode mark, including Jon & Kate Plus 8; an exceptional milestone. TLC hopes to check in with Kate and the family periodically with specials in the future."

after the plastic surgery botox makeovers, the messy tabloid divorce and then the pleas that she wasn't exploiting her family through the 150 episode run of a reality show airing their dirty laundry....I'm not sad to see the Gosselin Reality TV empire on TLC come to end...kind of curious what she'll do for work though!

Love this story about Casear the dog! The Benson family was in a car accident just about a year ago, which took the lives of Gary Benson (the dad) and one of his daughters. Monica Benson was left to care for her 4 surviving children after the death of her husband and daughter. Also in the family car was Casear, the family dog. After almost a year, Casear was dropped off at an animal shelter 1500 miles from where the Benson family lives. The family that had Casear, said they could no longer care for the dog. The animal shelter scanned Casear's microchip and found the Benson family. Here's a snippet from Today about Casear's arrival back home.

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I'm found out that I'm not 21 anymore...

therefore I shouldn't drink like I am! This has been the summer of gluttony for me...especially when it comes to enjoying a drink outside on the deck overlooking the pool...I don't know if I think I'm Ramona Singer from the Real Housewives of New York, but the drink of choice has been a glass of pinot grigio to salute summertime! I don't think I'm as bad as Ramona yelling and shaking for a glass as soon as I get to someone's BBQ or event, but there's been a many bottles polished off this summer...especially on vacation!

So, this past weekend I decided to mix it up a little...and this nice little liquer became the bane of my existence.

St. Germain, or also known as Elder Flower Liquer, is soooooo good. Two cocktails we loved....a shot of St. Germain, a shot of citrus vodka or regular and top with some champagne. If you only have regular vodka, then add a twist of lime, lemon, or orange...or even toss in a couple berries. If you're not feeling the vodka, you can also have equal parts St. Germain and Champagne. So good...but too many can be deadly, as I found out on Saturday morning!

The Allan's have entered into the Millenium....

because I'm pretty sure we're some of the only people out there who still have TV's that weigh a million pounds and still have a tube in them.

Not any more...thank you Massachusetts for having a tax free holiday....it doesn't look like much but makes me feel caught up with the times!

Would you give it all up for Love?

85 year old billionaire Maria del Rosario Cayetana Alfonsa Victoria Eugenia Francisca Fitz-James Stuart y de Silva is (yeah..say that name 5 times fast!).

Also known as the Duchess of Alba, the bride is giving away her estimated 850 million to 5 billion dollar estate to marry her 61 year old boyfriend. Both are pictured above.

Her 6 children are obviously not happy, even though she gifted each of them a palace before giving away the remainder of her estate. The Duchess was quoted earlier this year saying, "Alfonso doesn't want anything. All he wants is me."

True love? Would you give away money like that for love?



What I'm Loving Wednesday!

A short week for me with the lovely RI holiday of Victory Day on Monday...so Wednesday has happily creeped up on me already! Which means it's time for What I'm Loving Wednesday with Jamie from www.littledaisymay.blogspot.com!

So what am I loving this Wednesday?

I love this look from Blake Lively at the Teen Choice Awards. I'm all about orange this summer..looks great with a tan!  I found an orange dress from Ann Taylor Loft that I love and quite a few manicures and pedicures this summer have been orange as well!

I'm also loving that this tasteless show is back on....if you like the Bachelor and Bachelorette...you must be watching Bachelor Pad. This first 3 hour episode showed us just how skanky this year's crop of contestants are. And ABC...3 hours is a big time commitment! Jake and Vienna are providing some obvious drama for us!

I'm also loving this movie. Mr. Allan and I watched it last night. While I love movies...I have the attention span of a gnat. We often don't watch movies during the week because they're too long...we eat dinner so late that by the time we get around to settling in for the night it's 8:30-9pm. But, this one was only an hour and 45 minutes and pretty entertaining.

I'm also loving this game...I grabbed it last year and am addicted. Games go quick, so it's not a huge time commitment to play and people can easily join in.

Hope you have a great rest of the week and Happy Wednesday!

Seriously Arnold.....

Nice choice of work out apparel...might want to choose your T-shirts a little more wisely...I like how he was ever so thoughtful enough to correct the years at the bottom on the shirt as well.

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