I'm Italian and from NJ......here is my take on it: Melissa is a BIG troublemaker. In our family, I am the sister in law, I would NEVER allow my DH to not speak to any of his family, just because I had a falling out with them, and trust me it HAS happened. To me it looks like Melissa and her sisters are a little pack egging Joe (teresa's brother) on. Teresa went over to her brother and SIL to congratulate them, and they were HORRIBLE to her. I am NOT a fan of Teresa either, her excessive spending and spoiling she does w/ her kids annoy me, but she was clearly being the bigger person there. Her brother was drunk and ruined his own son's christening by reacting to his sister that way. Melissa's sister should have kept her mouth shut, how do you say to the Aunt of the child being christened you were invited on a technicality. Clearly they all exhibited a lot of class right there. I can't believe Melissa and Joe are expecting an apology. Disclaimer: In NJ, we do not all have larger than life christenings, homes, cars and hair- even if we are Italian.

I received the May issue of Trad Home and you're right it does photograph very well. They also give a layout of the apartment. That's a lot of bathrooms for such a small space. There doesn't seem to be any place where you can escape the color blue. But since she gets to redecorate every 7 years she won't have to wait long to have something different, even if she does grow tired of it quickly. When I watched the show Jill had her hair up and was wearing a print dress. The photograph that made the magazine had her in a solid blue dress with her hair down straight. I wonder how many times she frenetically changed her look before settling on the right one!

Hi Kids, I watched on Tuesday night and thought it was a good ending to the season. I guess I'm the only one here who is not grossed out by Simon. I don't mind him and I thought his outfit was very interesting. He looked like he was wearing an outfit that John Lennon or Ringo Starr wore back in the late 60s, early 70s. No big deal to me. I see both Simon and Alex as being very different and, that's OK. They add to the diversity. I thought the charity event was interesting, loud and a bit more raucous than I would have expected. I guess if you pay that much to attend a party, you feel you can act anyway you want. The fight between Jill and Bethenny was interesting. I thought Bethenny was way wrong, trying to discuss the signage issue in the middle of the event. Surley she could see that Jill was nervous and off the wall already...not at all the right time. But, Jill stood her ground and in the end, Bethenny backed down. What is it with Bethenny? I like her, but that was the 3rd major confrontation she has been involved in this season. I guess she likes being in the middle of drama. She also has very thin skin. The 'conversation' between Kelly & Bethenny was also interesting. I think they were talking about two different issues. Kelly was talking about the 'Madonna' comment at the charity meeting and Bethenny was talking about the first confrontation at the Bar. Until they single out the issues and discuss them one at a time, they will never get together. I don't mind Kelly. I felt she was a bit out of context for most of this season, but I don't dislike her. Ramona is still a idiot. I look forward to the reunion next week. It will be interesting to get the updates...Alex lost her job, The Countess is now in the middle of a divorce and Bethennys book is on the New York Times Best Sellers list. Oh...and Kelly was arrested for assault. What else will we learn? sooey

I watch them all! Every season I go back and forth as to which is my favorite. My favorite housewife continues to be Caroline. I like that she doesn't take sides and doesn't put up with BS. I am tired of the family feud on NJ. Teresa has become a witch this season. Her put downs towards Joe, Melissa and Kathy are disgraceful. Not totally sure what Kathy ever did to Teresa. I feel sorry for the kids who just want to be close with their cousins. I can't believe I am saying this, but there are times I wish Danielle was back, so we could see something other than the Teresa and Melissa saga. I had mixed feelings about NY this season. I was hoping Jill would go back to the Jill I loved from Season 1. I miss her! The countless was down right nasty this season, I have nothing good to say about her. I think the Camel in Morocco kept throwing her off for a reason lol. I like Ramona, without her there would be no show. Alex finally got her voice this season, but used it at the wrong times. Simon is still creepy. Cindy added nothing to the show, I think she is boring and hope she does not return. Kelly continues to reside on Planet Kelly. Sonja was an emotional wreck this season. I hope she finds her panties. I am looking forward to HWBH. I really enjoy Lisa and her hubby.