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Last night, I think that the overall theme for the Real Housewives of Orange County was “Get real.” Sometimes it amazes me how these ladies and their kids don’t live in the real world at all. They seem to have no concept of money or responsibility sometimes! None! In any case, here’s the recap:

The show starts with Vicki going to surprise her son Michael at college. Let’s think about this for a moment, shall we? It is the weekend. At a party school. He lives in what looks like a frat house. His mom is going to show up out of the blue. Put all of that together folks–this is not going to be pretty. Vicki shows up, beer in tow (for her underage son AHEM!) and Michael’s mouth just drops. She walks in yelling “Party!!!” and all of his friends are, of course, happy to see her, because she’s got big boobs. Not gonna lie. Hugs all around for a feel of them. Anyway, poor Michael is NOT happy to see her, but tries to be nice. For a nice, Vicki cries in the bathroom, then comes out to join the party. Not sure how much alcy she has, but she does promise Michael a new car if he gets a 3.5 and does a keg stand. As naive as she is, I can’t help but love that lady, haha. But come on, get real. No son wants his mom at a frat party.

Jo is now living in LA and seems to be having the time of her life. First she a Slade meet with a producer about her song. They play the final track, and it is a horribly digitized version of her voice. Then she invited the Cato ladies down to go shoe shopping with her. They show the prices of the shows as they try them on–enough to pay my rent for a few months–but what really gets me is that Jo doesn’t hold back, and she’s the one person who should be on a budget. She even admits that herself…after buying boots that cost almost $1500. Get real, Jo. Your singing career is going nowhere and you need to start spending your money wisely if you want to truly be independent from Slade.

My least favorite housewife, Tammy, wasn’t in this episode much, but she did have lunch with Duff to discuss some things about Rily, their son. Duff once again made the pitch that what they had was perfect and they should be together. He even tried to talk her into hopping a plane to Vegas right then and there. Honestly, I don’t know what he sees in Tammy. I thinks she likes the attention he gives her. In any case, she’s started dating a new guy, and Duff is not happy. Get real, Duff. Tammy is not coming back to you–and you’re better for it.

Poor Jeana. This episode was her birthday, and she went out to eat with Vicki and Don and some other friends (I love Don btw…he’s great!). Long story short, Matt didn’t show up. It hit her hard that her husband would rather be working than spending time with her. It was really a shame. Later in the show, she did a radio interview and talked about how she was playmate of the year in 1980 and what she’s been dong since then. Callers asked all sorts of questions to get advice about love and relationships, and she admitted that her and her husband sleep in different beds. Get real, Jeana. If you’re that miserable, its time to talk about a divorce, even if you don’t like the idea.

Ashley is, thank goodness, keeping the townhouse a little cleaner, but Lauri is still considering selling the place. Apparently, the rule was that Ashley could live there rent free if she was either working full time and pitching in with the expenses or going to school. Lauri admitted that it costs $5000 to keep up the house every month. Ashley chose to enroll in school (surprise, surprise), but is only taking a short 8 week ceramics class. Um…that really doesn’t count…Lauri said that maybe she should sell the house, and Ashley made it seem like her mom was only doing it because she was greed. Grow up and get real. You are 21 years old and need to have some responsibility. I hope Lauri kicks her to the curb.

The real drama of the night, however, surrounded the new Aqua Angels or whatever the hell you want to call them. Apparently Tammy’s ex, Lou, is starting a new business venture selling energy drinks. He’s employing a bunch of the Cato girls–including Kara, Taylor, and Ashley, to be “aqua angels” and promote the drink during the weekend at night clubs, bars, and other places. Two of the girls already got into a cat fight. Kara seems to just be having fun, but Ashley honestly thinks that this will be a career.

Get real, aqua whatevers. Lou just likes seeing young girls in tight dresses.

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