And its still hurt-ing!

This video is about a year old, but I still love it! 

Basically, what I need to know is, how do I get my kids to speak with British accents? Because there is NOTHING cuter!

I guess I'll have to adapt some sort of British accent when I have kids. Very Madonna.

I shouldn't be this excited about sunblock...

....but I am. I just read on Clumps of Mascara (http://www.clumpsofmascara.com) that there is a Banana Boat sunblock that is SPF 80. I've never seen this in stores! I will have to go looking for it ASAP. I'm going to a wedding on Sunday and its outside and I do not want to get burned. Now, I doubt SPF 80 is even necessary (I was in a wedding, mid day almost exactly 2 years ago and it was 107 degrees outside, no clouds, and I think I almost died. Seriously, I think I had sun poisoning. I weak and exhausted for a few days after that. Dehydration is a bitch. But I did not get sunburned and I think the sunblock was SPF 48 or something like that). But I am so prone to burning. I am really excited about this sunblock! I'll have to stop by Target on my way home from the bookstore today (I'm beyond stoked to read Michael Ian Black's book that comes out today, because he is awesomely hilar). 

Legally annoying.

Okay. So I haven't posted an update on that silly Legally Blonde show yet. We're down to the final three. Next week is the finale. My thoughts can be summed up in the following statement:

If Autumn wins, I will never go see her on Broadway. 

She is so obnoxious. Pretentious actually. She seems to think that because she is 27 that means she should win because she has been trying to have a career much longer than the other girls. I'm sorry, NO. She is so entitled. I won't even get into the bitchy things that she says. UGH. OBNOX. 

I do not think Rhiannon should win, she just doesn't have the voice. While Autumn can sing (although I am not really fond of her voice) she cannot dance. Seriously, its painful to watch her try. Lauren was cut last night, but I think Rhiannon should have been cut before her. Lauren could sing and act. But I do agree with the fact that the judges said she was simply too young. 

At the end of last night's episode there were three left. One more has to go home before the final audition. At the beginning of next week's show they will announce the final two. 

My guess is that Rhiannon will be going home, but if its Bailey I will FREAK. I think out of the people that are left, she is the only one that can pull it off. If Bailey goes home (which I doubt she will) then Autumn will win. Based solely on the fact that Rhiannon does not have the vocal stamina to be Elle Woods. 

I am nervous for the state of this show. Bailey is the only one that could even come close to performing at the level of Laura Bell Bundy...

We shall see what happens. 

My friend Drew has brilliant ideas...

After telling Drew to look at my blog to see the ADORABLE David Wright pictures that I stumbled upon yesterday, he had the BEST idea for this blog. Every week I could post a picture of a celeb and title it "Hot Guys With Kids Makes Them Even Hotter" (title may need to be changed to make it shorter. 

I think its brilliant. Because it is SO TRUE. Seeing the way a guy is with children says a lot. 

So in honor of the man that started it all...here is MY FAVORITE PIC of David Wright with a little girl at a charity bowling event:

Seriously adorable. I'm verklempt. 

Update:

The Mets are now on a 9 GAME WINNING STREAK. 

That is all. 

Oh...one more thing...David Wright is playing in the All-Star game and that makes me happy :-)

Here are various photos of him being cute (WITH KIDS, extra swoon factor) at some of his many events for his charity (which he started in his first real year in the MLB!) 

I mean come on...he is just so adorable. The David Wright Foundation provides support and services to childrens charties/causes and Multiple Sclerosis. http://www.davidwrightfoundation.com/about/

My fake-boyfriend is amazing. Just saying. I'm only a little bit crazy. Promise. 

Reasons why today was awesome:

1. I spent some much needed QT with my best friend at Nordstrom looking at presale items for him. 

2. I purchased 2 makeup items that I honestly do not know how I have LIVED without. The Bobbi Brown Mauve face palette and my new favorite beauty essential Bobbi Brown long-wear gel eyeliner (I purchased Bronze shimmer ink today, but I wear Black Ink pretty much daily). I get pretty giddy over makeup products, but these seriously made me squeal with glee. 

3. My beloved Mets are FINALLY playing like they should be! They are on an 8 game winning streak!! Hallelujah! Their record is 10-2 for the month of July, that's pretty amazing. And, in the last 4 games, they have given up less than three runs...that's insane! Apparently according to the sportscenter peeps (yes, I watch it...shocking I know. I seriously HATED sports until last year) no team in the national league has done that since 1920! Amazing. I would also like to gloat that the Braves (I loathe the Braves) have a record of 4-7 (win to loss obvs) in July. HA! 

So that's all for now, I will post pictures later of my new mauve look...so excited! Also coming, a tale of my hair and how someone thought I permed it...a sad but true story. 

xx, 

Nicole 

P.S. I forgot to mention the men's sale items. What has happened to Nordstrom? SERIOUSLY. WTF? My friend Drew described it perfectly "it's becoming SO VEGAS". 

Grant is a bit of a shopaholic. Normally he has at least 5 bags FULL of items from the anniversary sale. This year, he'll have ONE BAG. Just a few tees, a pair of jeans and a pair of shoes (which BTDubs I totally KNEW he would want. Amber (the salesperson that Grant is friends with from his days as a Nordstrom employee, who always helps him with presales) brought out the shoe catalogue for me to look at while he was in the dressing room and I said "oh, he'll like those" and then he bought them. I probably could have gone through the whole sale area and picked out the items Grant would buy. I know him too well. 

Anyway, the Vegas effect is in full force at Nordstrom. You could also call this the "Ed Hardyfication" of Nordstrom. WHY DO PEOPLE WEAR THAT STUFF? Grant and I had a big laugh trying on the Ed Hardy trucker hats. Trucker hats were not acceptable in 2003 and they are REALLY not acceptable in 2008. Seriously...look at what Christian Audigier puts out into the market:

Ladies Sunglasses: I think I'll stick to my beloved Chanels. Thanks. Which, BTDubs, I bought 3 years ago, and they are classic and I bought them for the same price as these pieces of crap (the price has gone up on the Chanels now, but STILL. Come ON). 

One of the hats that Grant and I tried on today. I couldn't find a picture of the hideous brown one though. It was bad. 

Yes. That's a chain attached to a shoe. 

SICK. 

I've seen these on someone before. I nearly threw up. 

This shirt is $92...full price. Sale price $59.90. That's a lot of money to look douchey. And yes, that is an adjective. I love how annoyed the model looks. He's thinking "GET THIS OFF OF ME". He's so over it. As my friends and I would say "He does not have an Ed Hardy facial structure"...basically meaning this guy does not look like the type that would wear Ed Hardy...ever....

$154... you've GOT to be kidding. Go to American Apparel if you want a cute hoodie. I guarantee its way better quality and you could buy 3 of them for that price. 

So that's my little side rant about my hatred for Ed Hardy clothing. Remember that episode of SATC where Carrie is having dinner with Berger and then Charlotte comes over from her bad date and they are discussing their guidelines for dating? i.e. Charlotte won't date anyone that gives her carnations and Carrie won't date anyone that wears Docksiders/Topsiders (in general)...well mine are Ed Hardy and of course Crocs. 

"Holy inappropriateness..."

I forgot how much I love Bethenney on the Real Housewives of NYC. 

And incredibly GORGEOUS. 

Here she is with Countess LuAnn de Lesseps, one of the other housewives on the show. Love her too. 

She is completely hilarious too. I love a funny dame. 

I've been re-watching old episodes while I am dogsitting...and I forgot how awesome this show was. I liked the OC housewives but NYC beats the OC anyday. I am not very excited about the real housewives of Atlanta. Yawn.