Evan and I exited the elevator into our hotel lobby to wait for my friend Stephanie who I was having lunch with. As I got off the elevator, I saw this girl who I just knew that I knew from somewhere, but I had no clue, from where! Did we go to college together? Was she a friend of a friend? Someone I knew from Boston? San Francisco? Seattle? Summer Camp? Band Camp?(Ha) It was killing me! She had a son who looked to be about 7, and then was attending to a baby in a stroller. I was scrolling through everyone in my head...what moms do I know with kids that age, etc etc.. I couldn't place it, so I just asked her if she was from Seattle. She said, "Nope, I'm from New Jersey". "Oh, OK, it's just that you look SO familiar to me, but I guess you just might remind me of someone else." Then her mom chimes in..."Do you ever watch the Real Housewives of New Jersey? She's Jacqueline!" I have to admit, I love the drama of that reality show, and I did watch the whole season of it. Of course, it's Jacqueline! She was the nicest housewife on the show, and I have to say, she's a lot prettier in person. She was also very down to earth, and we chatted for about 1/2 an hour. As we were talking, Caroline and her husband, another couple on the show, came down into the lobby and also said 'hi'. Caroline also looks a lot better in person--I think the camera really must add 10 pounds, since they looked slimmer in person. Jacqueline and I doted over each other's babies, talked about our impressions of Naples--she said it totally reminds her of The Bronx, she asked for recommendations for lunch spots since she was starving, and then she told me a bit about their schedule while here. They had come in on a cruise ship, and were spending a few days in Naples, and then heading a couple hours North to visit Theresa's family, with all the footage from this trip going into the making of the premier episode for Season 2. I asked Jacqueline if she is used to having her life filmed 24/7 and she said "yes, since the crew has become like my family." She said, you kind of forget the crew is even there." She said they are always around, and gave the example of even as she was throwing up on the ship the night before due to sea sickness, there was the camera man, right in the bathroom with her...not holding her hair back, but videoing the whole thing. Now that is going to be some quality t.v! ha!
The next morning I saw Theresa, her husband Joe, and all of their kids at breakfast. Theresa was all dolled up, with lots of bling, her girls were all dressed to the nines (just like on the show), and her husband looked like maybe he had too much red wine or lemoncello the night before--yet he still managed to dress well, and put on his huge rolex studded w/ what must have been 60 diamonds--Mamma Mia!
Ok..off to find myself an Extra spot in Season 2--be sure to watch the Season 2 opening, maybe you'll see my head bobbing in the background:) haha
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