Howdy ladies!!

Do you watch reality TV? Yeah, I know you do. Don’t you dare sit there all innocent and say “Why no ma’am, I would NEVER watch those shows.” I have watched Jersey Shore. Maybe not sat through a whole episode, but I watched it. I have watched The Real Housewives franchise (Joisey is my favorite). I may have been preoccupied while making dinner but I watched it. I watched Bridezillas. I got hooked into it before my wedding and I may catch a bit of it here and there. I have watched MY Big Fat Gypsy Wedding. Yup. Sat through the whole thing. With my husband. Pure delight.

Trashy, cheesy – I love gypsies!!

 

So we watch trash TV, so what?! If it were up to my husband, we would be watching either educational TV, like a special on Supernovas or “How the States Got Their Shape” – he watched this, I went and read magazines. Or, we would be watching anything and everything to do with World War II or other wars. He recently watched the inside story on the Navy Seals mission to kill Osama Bin Laden. I was disgusted by the show and embarrassed for my husband. But he’s not alone. There are already best-selling books about the mission, and take it from me, there will be more movies. Yes, let’s glorify war and killing!!! I know we did what we had to do, but can we just let it go already?! But on to lighter things..


I am getting all jazzed up, licking my lips, with ants in my pants for some of the new reality shows coming up – ALL of them about Texas. Now, I know this state can sometimes be backwards, and I know people can make fun of Texans, but I am a big fan of Texas! Why you say? Welllll….

  1. Southern Hospitality – I had a client who is a big self-made millionaire cowboy who is the true essence of Southern hospitality. Big Al is nice to everyone and it doesn’t matter if you are the CEO or a waiter, he treats everyone the same. As I was working with him, he showed me the love of all things cowboy – the great outdoors, big steaks, cowboy hats and pressed jeans. And they will feed you well.
  2. I LOVE the accent. When I was about 11, I had a crush on a boy who lived near me named Trent who was from Texas. His accent and boyish grin made me swoon.
  3. My little sister went to college in Texas. Go TCU!!! My ex-fiancé also went to school in Texas but I will let that one slide.
  4. Over the top – the ladies’ jewelry can be big and make noise, their hair can be large, they can wear lots of outfits with rhinestones and sparkles on them, including their boots, and they don’t give a shit.
  5. Cowboy boots – they are THE MOST COMFORTABLE shoe!!! As Anthony Bourdain said, as he was shopping for boots in Texas, “They are the closest thing to going barefoot.” I agree. And the boots last forever.
  6. Line dancing – I don’t care how lame you think I am, it is a hoot!
  7. BBQ – no explanation needed.

DISCLAIMER – I am not referring to politics or anything like that so don’t get all crazy on me about THAT aspect of Texas. I’m talkin’ ‘bout pure entertainment value.

Did you know that Carol Burnett, Renee Zellweger, Tommy Lee Jones, Beyonce and Matthew McConaughey are all Texans?

Sooooo, I will be tuning in to these new shows. How about you?

Go DVR it now!

 

CMT is launching “Texas Women” – they are cowgirls, they rope, they chug beer. They pull each other’s hair. What’s not to love?!

http://www.cmt.com/show/texas_women/series.jhtml

AND, I can’t wait for “Big Rich Texas.” Here is how they explain it:

[Big Rich Texas is] a 10-episode docu-series about five wealthy mothers and their daughters at an elite country club in Dallas. “In addition to the one-of-a-kind personalities and 24/7 drama, what separates this series from the bunch is the unique focus on the mother-daughter relationships that fuel their lives,” said Salaam Coleman Smith, president, The Style Network.


Could the mother-daughter relationships be worse than what we have already seen on “Real Housewives??!!” Oooh I don’t know. These ladies are flashy and I’m sure just the jewelry alone will be worth watching.

http://www.mystyle.com/mystyle/shows/bigrichtexas/index.jsp

There is also Bravo’s “Most Eligible: Dallas” which I think I will skip. I still don’t get why people watch “The Bachelor”  – I guess it’s over my head.

So come on down y’all and watch with me! Git yer BBQ ribs and yo whiskey and yo shotgun and sit on down and git conferble cause the show is about to start!!

“Give me an army of West Point graduates and I’ll win a battle. Give me a handful of Texas Aggies, and I’ll win the war. – General George S. Patton

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