Vicki G - The Old G of OC Shows Us Her Redecorated Home

I have always loved watching the Real Housewives of Orange County since the very beginning and I have enjoyed watching Vicki Gunvalson (the show's last original member) maneuver through life.  We watched her as she was building her business from her home office (remember when Lauri used to work for her?); raised her kids; went through good and bad times with her husband Don (sadly they eventually divorced); to now where she is dating, still building her brand and business and most importantly enjoying being a grandmother. From what we can see, she is in an entirely "new" space and we're head over heels happy for her.  Recently she gave BravoTV.com a peek inside her beautiful home after undertaking a HUGE redecorating project.



My favorite rooms have got to be the kitchen and the family room.  What is your favorite feature of her home?  Tell us what you think

Dirty Martini | Week in Review

Celeb 411

It seems like when it rains, it pours and well for Lauryn Hill this week must have felt like a thunder storm.  It was recently reported that the singer-actor is set for sentencing on April 22nd for of all things tax evasion where she faces a maximum of one year in prison and $100,000 in fines for each count.  To make matters even worse, now according to TMZ, Ms. Hills's South Orange, NJ landlord has filed an eviction lawsuit in response to the singer failing to pay rent last month.  According to court documents Hill, has been renting the mansion since 2009.

Looks like she'll be moving from a big house to THE big house.

This is one of the StyleDIVAs favorite Hollywood couples.  I met the Bentley's a little over a year ago and they were simply adorable.  The Divas are so excited about Baby Fonzworth who is coming really soon per the picture posted by TheYBF.com.  

Sending our congratulations and  we want the excluesive Fonzworth!

Reality Recap

Part two of the RHOA reunion aired this past Sunday and the ladies are still at it.  NeNe and Phaedra finally revealed why there is tension between the two – Phaedra is dirty.  According to NeNe, Phaedra went behind NeNe’s back and talked to NeNe’s half-sisters to try and dig up dirt on her.  NeNe told Ms. Parks, “I don’t have a dirty should like that.”  And in true Phaedra fashion, she tried to offer up some half-hearted explanation of how she knew NeNe’s sisters from their days in Athens, GA but if you ask me, she had GUILTY written all over her face.  She did apologize after the fact ( and that was weak too) and NeNe said she forgave her but wouldn't forget.  I guess we’ll just have to wait for Season 6 to see if they have truly set aside their differences.  But don’t hold your breath. 

Also making an appearance was Kim “Don’t Be Tardy” Zolciak Biermann and are you ready for this…she came without her wig!!!  She actually looked really nice and much younger than she has in previous seasons.  Seems as if all that long, fake hair does nothing but make Kim look old.  Even Andy Cohen couldn't believe she was actually wigless as he asked if he could “touch” her hair.  Kim stated that she was there to clear the air on some of the things that happened during this season and why she ultimately left the show.  The ladies talked about all of the excuses she gave prior to her abrupt departure from the show.  According to Kim, she didn’t regret her decision for leaving because putting her family first was more important than the show.

Kandi and Kim got into it over who said they were going to name their son Kash first.  Now I thought this was funny seeing that Kandi is mad at Kim for naming her son Kash when Kandi isn’t even pregnant, hell she ain’t even married yet!   

The show ended Andy asking NeNe and Kim if they will ever be friends again and the ladies hugging.  Now we already knew that they had worked things out, but it was good to see it in person.  Part three of the reunion airs this Sunday and it looks like they are saving the BEST for last.  The Kenya, Phaedra, Apollo love/hate triangle looks intense and I can’t wait to see them get to the bottom of all those alleged “text messages”.   

Take a peek at what we can expect to see on Sunday….

Oooooo weee bay-bee it’s going to be good.  So pop some popcorn and grab your cocktail because it’s going to be a good show!

Cocktail Erika’s Cocktail of the Week

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Orange Fromo (Frozen Mimosa)

Makes 2 servings

Ingredients

1 cup orange juice

2 cups champagne (brut, extra dry, or prosecco)

¾ cup orange sherbet

Orange zest

Mixing Instructions

Pour orange juice in a standard ice cube tray and freeze.   Once the orange juice is frozen add cubes, champagne, and sherbet to blender.  Allow the champagne bubbles to settle.  Blend ingredients together.  Pour mixture into chilled champagne flutes and garnish with some orange zest.

Make it a Mocktail

For a nonalcoholic version simply substitute the champagne with your favorite sparkling white grape juice.

Enjoy!

Style DIVA Adventures

Curvy Trend of the Week.  Did someone say Red Carpet?  Yes it's time to hit that carpet and rock the hottest curvy outfit.  I think this little number would hit the SPOT!  For $42.00 I can even get a few accessories. 

Don't forget to tell them that the Cocktails & Conversation Divas sent you!

Miss the Show?????

Today we chatted with our financial BFF Tiffany "The Budgetnista" Aliche as she share with us what she's been up to (did you know she is the New Financial Education Expert for City National Bank?  Go girl!!!) and in celebration of Financial Literacy month (we never knew it existed) she has created the B Money Challenge to help us all get out of financial debt.  Holla!!!  If you missed the live show, don't worry you know we've got you covered!

Simply click on the play button below and enjoy!

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Until then…

Smooches!

Dirty Martini | She's Gone With The Wind Fabulous

If you are ever in need of maximizing your "15 minutes" of fame and need some advice, I suggest that you make a b-line and have a chat with former Miss USA and Real Housewife (I'm still scratching my head on that one because girlfriend is not married nor does she have a boyfriend) Kenya Moore.  I'll tell you this, this woman has mastered the art of stretching time because she sure is squeezing the hell out of these 900 seconds she's been given!

This woman is a genius, with catchy sound bites such as "I'm gone with the wind fabulous", rolling around in the sand, and let's not forget showing up at an event for cast-mate NeNe Leakes wearing a thong swimsuit, lace cover-up and butt pads she is doing everything within her powers to remain relevant.  Talk about seizing the opportunity.

As if we could get enough of Ms. Moore, debuts her new music video for her single "Gone With The Wind Fabulous" and bay-bee I about peed my pants when I watched it.  In this video no housewife or ex-boyfriend was safe from Ms. Moore.  I have to give it to her it was very entertaining however I don't see myself rocking to her tune during my next workout.  Weather you love her or hate her you have to give her this, girlfriend can work the hell out of 15 minutes/900 seconds of fame.

Now twirl...twirl...twirl...twirl!





And you have been served your dirty martini!

Cheers!

Erika