The Wedding Countdown

Kate Middleton

With just a few days until the BIG ROYAL WEDDING, I am not even going to attempt to hide my excitement. I spent the weekend watching William & Kate: Let Love Rule (the Lifetime Movie). Then I watched a six-part Lifetime series on the real William & Kate (not much different from the movie, just with footage of the actual prince and princess instead of the actors).

Camilla Luddington as Kate Middleton in "William & Kate"

I have to say that I am completely caught up in all the fan fare. I have my TIVO set for Friday morning and you can bet that I will be planted in front of the tv for the majority of the day. I can’t wait to see Kate’s dress. The predictions have been coming in around the clock (Alexander McQueen, Issa, and most recently it was reported that Kate was designing her own dress). The royal wedding gown is going to inspire MANY replicas, as reported in the NYTimes. You can leave a message for the prince and his future princess on Access Hollywood’s WEDDING GUESTBOOK.

Also, according to reports, Kate will not say “obey” in her vows. They will not kiss on the altar and William will NOT be wearing a wedding band. Also, many of Williams’ exes are on the guest list and are expected to attend. (Don’t know how I’d feel about that.)

So that’s what I gleamed from my royal wedding weekend extravaganza. (This is what happens when you are shut in with a terrible head cold and rain streaming down your windows). I did have a very sunny and picture-perfect Easter Sunday that was spent with my favorite PEEPS!

Anthropologie’s Birthday Wishes

I have been a fan of Anthropologie for years and I think they keep getting better with age! I love the clothing and accessories, but even more delightful are their inspiring use of design. My birthday is rapidly approaching and because I have an anthropologie card (it’s free and works like a CVS or Stop & Shop card…just points for dollars spent) they sent me a birthday discount card. What was so impressive about this was the design of the card and the fabric pouch it came in! It was like a little present in and of itself!! I had to share.

Bachelor Pad for Sale

ABC’s “Bachelor” pad is now available for 33% off. The owner of the Los Angeles-area house, where contestants on the popular reality-TV show competed for love, is asking $8.75 million, down from just under $13 million.

According to the Wall Street Journal, during the years of occasional filming, Marshall Haraden, who built the six-bedroom rustic Italian-style house in 2005, has lived in it. He designed the 8,000-square-foot house with materials from Morocco, India, China and Mexico in Agoura, Calif., near the western edge of Los Angeles county. The 10 acres include a studio of 4,000 square feet. The pool has a built-in bar and an arched “aqueduct” with several waterfalls and fountains.