Did any of you crazies hit the stores for some Black Friday deals today? NOT ME! I prefer to do my shopping ONLINE, so I’m stoked for Cyber Monday sales! I’m even more stoked because Emily and I are hosting one hour of the Lands’ End 12 hours of Twitter party on Cyber Monday – November 26th! Mark your calendars!! The 12 hours of Twitter will take place from 9am-9pm Eastern time on Twitter. All you have to do to join in is use the hashtag #LE12hrs and follow @LandsEndPR. Emily and I will be hosting from 6-7 PM and we hope you’ll join us to talk about holiday gifts!! But of course, you should also join in as much as you can all day long!
One reason Lands’ End twitter parties are the best is because of the amazing Lands’ End prizes they give out! There will be literally dozens of prizes given away Monday during the #LE12HRS party. Also, HGTV star Emily Henderson of Secrets from a Stylist will be on hand to answer your holiday decorating questions. Holla!
So do not forget to join US to talk gifts from 6-7 PM EST, and join in all day from 9 AM- 9PM EST for the Lands’ End #LE12HRS 12 Hours of Twitter party! And don’t forget to shop their “doorbusters” on Cyber Monday either, for amazing prices on awesome gifts.
But about 10 days ago I self-diagnosed myself with a wheat allergy and then on Thanksgiving I accidentally got some wheat in some food that I was carefully trying to avoid and – BAM! – had a reaction which means I REALLY DO have a wheat allergy and I can never eat anything good again EVER!!!
Which makes me want to end it all and go to heaven because I am pretty sure in heaven I can have pasta and GARLIC BREAD, dangit!
Nick Lachey and us on what was surely the best day of his life.
Like we um, “mentioned” yesterday, Emily and I headed down to Cincinnati to Paul Brown stadium, home of the Bengals to meet one Nicholas Scott Lachey, entertainer extraordinaire. Nick is working with one of our favorite brands EVER, Tide, on their “Show Us Your Colors” campaign with the NFL. Since Nick is a HUGE Cincy sports fan, it’s a great campaign for him. If you go to Tide’s FB page (linked above) and click on the Show Us Your Colors tab, you can upload a pic of yourself in your favorite NFL team’s colors and be entered to win a trip to Super Bowl XLVII. So go do that! AFTER you read the rest of this facscinating post, of coouuurse.
What we really wanted from Nick was not to embarass him with inappropriate questions, but rather to use our sparkling personalities and feminine wiles to make him love us and THEN confront him about why he STOOD EMILY UP for lunch two years ago. In our minds, he’d end up on his knees begging Emily for forgiveness. Possibly, he’d produce a bouquet of flowers out of nowhere for Emily. Maybe even declare his undying devotion. Something like that!
So, what actually happened is that Emily and I got to sit down with Nick, just the three of us, in a really, casual, relaxed environment – and we had a nice little chat. Nick totally acted like just a regular guy, and not a “celebrity”. We really felt like we were just talking to someone we’d met out and about! (Though we don’t normally meet hot guys and strike up convos with them when we’re out and about – FYI.) We talked about his new baby boy Camden and his roots in Cincinnati and we even found out that Nick’s dad is from the Dayton area and that Nick spent time here as a kid! And then after he divulged that little factoid, Emily was all…
“Speaking of Dayton…I was supposed to have lunch with you in Dayton two years ago and it never happened.”
I gotta tell you guys, I was rather proud of Em in that moment. I wasn’t sure she’d have the cajones to bring it up!
She then went on to let Nick know that she’s a true stalker and that she entered that contest to have lunch with him every darn day! (I think at this point, Nick began inching backward a little bit…)
Believe it or not, Nick was really gracious even though Emily was like a rabid woman scorned and began shooting red stalker death rays out of her eye. (Just kidding, she was, to my disappointment, the model of decorum.) He totally knew and remembered what she was talking about. He confirmed what the radio station had told Emily, that the ultimate cancellation of the event was due to his parting ways with his record label. And he was rather sorry that the record folks led Emily on for ten months! He was all, “Let’s go get a croissant and break some bread together so I can make it up to you!” (Wait, Em? Was he asking you out??)
So after THAT awkwardness, we chatted a few more minutes about the work he’s done with Cincinnati Children’s hospital, his new lullaby CD he’s recording for his son, and the fact that he and his wife Vanessa plan to move back to the good old Cincy area and raise their kids here by the time they’re in school. Oh, and we also talked about this guy:
Before we left, Nick gave us picture of himself and his baby boy Camden wearing their Bengals team colors and he signed mine “To Jenny: now that I’ve met you I don’t know how I’m going to go back to my real life. Your wit and charm far outshadow that of your stalker cousin’s, but it’s nice of you to let her hang out with you. Also, you’re totally hot. Stay classy. Love, Nick. P.S. Isn’t my baby cute?”
It’s kind of hard to read his writing but I’m pretty sure that’s what it says.
All in all, Nick was pretty awesome. I think Emily’s really sorry for being so mean to him two years ago after he left her at the lunch counter. And you know what else? I have a feeling, just a feeling, that Nick and the Supercousins have not seen the last of each other!
