Who is Ryan Seacrest?

My husband and I were talking over lunch and I was telling him about the Cake Boss new show called Kitchen Boss.  I said that Buddy must be taking a page from the Ryan Seacrest handbook and striking while the iron is hot - he's everywhere.  My husband said...wait for it...."who is Ryan Seacrest?"  There was probably 10 seconds of silence as I sat in shock.  What rock was he living under that he didn't know who Ryan Seacrest was?  I came to finally and said "the guy that hosts American Idol"  Phil says "oh yeah that guy".  I sometimes forget that my husband has no interest whatsoever in pop culture.  He likes the more hard hitting news shows or anything on the History channel.  Ask Phil about cars, UFC or anything about a furnace and he's your guy, but he wouldn't be able to name the American Idol judges.  He didn't even know that the show had new judges this year!  When we watched last week to the season premiere he said " what is Steven Tyler doing there?"  So it's very true that opposite's attract and that's is what makes it interesting.  We can each bring something different to the relationship.  He fixes stuff and I watch Access Hollywood while he's doing it. 

My husband the celebrity!

Most small towns have the family pizza place that has been in business forever.  In Bolton it's Baffo's.  My husband grew up in Bolton and a super cute photo of him eating at Baffo's as a kid made it to their wall when they did renovations.  When we ate their for dinner I couldn't resist another photo op. 

The Boss

Is Christmas really over?  I could live in that bubble forever!  I enjoyed a nice week off from work, did some post Christmas shopping and a few movies here and there.  This year we exchanged alot of gift cards, they make the most sense and saves on returning everything you didn't like.  My husband hit the nail on the head when he got me the book written by The Cake Boss - Buddy Valastro.  I love the show, i love the crazy wild family and the characters and I love reading about people's stories.  Here is a guy who is a New Jersey baker one day and a famous person the next - how did it all happen?  I'm almost done the book and have thoroughly enjoyed it.  I can hear Buddy's voice when I read all the different stories and it's amazing how at just 17 when his father passed away he had to step in and take over the family business and then took it to a whole new level with the popularity of the show.  My husband and I visited the bakery on our holiday's in October, yes that's how much i love the show.  As i'm readying the book and all the talk of cakes and cookies I just want to eat a red velvet cake by myself while i'm reading!  It's a great book so if you love the show you should read it.


In other news and this is a total plug for LIFE 100.3, but now that our hoodies are on sale to the public I knew they would make great Christmas gifts so these are some pics of my parents and my father-in-law enjoying their new gifts!