by | March 27, 2011 · 3:34 pm

To Nana, with Love Always

For those of you who knew her, you knew and admired how strong Nana was. And another word for strong could be tough. Nana at both times was our biggest advocate and our most honest critic.

She never minced words when it came to the clothes we wore, the way we did our hair, the people we dated or our manners at the dinner table. And while I’m sure we may have rolled our eyes, it was the biggest lessons Nana taught us by example.

If someone needed her, she moved in. If someone needed a place to live, she opened her doors. The most important thing in Nana’s life was creating a home for her family, and that home has become a haven for us all. It’s the place we grew up together. It’s the place we still go to feel safe. And it’s the place all 30 of us camped out for a week as we slowly said our goodbyes to Nana.

And so today we want to say thank you to her. Thank you Nana for being so strong. Thank you for teaching us what it means to take care of people. And most of all, thank you for showing us all what can happen when two people fall in love.

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by | March 21, 2011 · 10:35 pm

Quote of the Day

Tho’ much is taken, much abides; and tho’
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

– Ulysses, Alfred, Lord Tennyson

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by | March 21, 2011 · 8:25 pm

DWTS Season 12: “Dancing’s Like Walking, Except Not At All”

Like, at first I thought that was Wilmer Valderrama, but it's not.

The 12th season of Dancing with the Stars is here! And as Tom Bergeron said, it’s the “widest ranging collection of stars” the show has ever had, which basically means “least famous.” Despite my love for Kirstie Alley, the beauty of Petra Nemcova, and the prowess of Sugar Ray Leonard, this cast is undoubtedly filled with a majority of little-to-un knowns. But does that matter? Not really. I’d watched this show if I was trapped in a cave. With cable. So in the immortal words of Brian Fellows, “let’s get going!” It’s been a long winter, and I’m in desperate need of some Cha-cha-cha.

Chelsea Kane, Foxtrot: So Chelsea Kane’s claim to fame is breathing the same air as the Jonas brothers, which may mean she’s not that famous if you’re over 15, but that she’s also going to be quite a dark horse on DWTS. And if she’s not dating Mark Ballas by the end of the season, I owe everyone who reads this blog a dollar (or I don’t and this is just an outlandish statement). Anyway, Chelsea’s doing the Foxtrot, which is not usually a dance you see on the first night, which I assume means it has some level of difficulty. But sister pulled it off well! She’s pretty and tiny and adorable and a spunky dancer. I think people are really going to respond!

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