NYC Part 3B – My Lunch with Melissa Gorga of Real Housewives Of New Jersey

For those of you just tuning in, I recently went on a whirlwind trip to NYC including lunch with Melissa Gorga – courtesy of Voli Light Vodka – for winning their Housewife Heroes contest.  I wrote a guest blog post on Voli’s blog about it! For those of you that have read the rest of … Continue reading NYC Part 3B – My Lunch with Melissa Gorga of Real Housewives Of New Jersey

NYC Part 4: The Neon Lights Are Fading

(To read the other parts of my NYC trip, click here.) Well, I’m out-of-order again.  This should be posted after the Voli guest blog post with the details about lunch with Melissa Gorga.  But since I’m not sure how long it will take them to review what I wrote and since it has been two weeks … Continue reading NYC Part 4: The Neon Lights Are Fading

NYC Part 3 – In The Lyme Light with Melissa Gorga

(To read the parts of the NYC trip that you may have missed, click here.) I promised you the good, the bad and the ugly when writing about my trip to New York.  I intended to give you the good first, with a post on Voli’s blog about the fabulous parts of lunch with Melissa.  It … Continue reading NYC Part 3 – In The Lyme Light with Melissa Gorga

NYC Part 2B – Hey Waiter, There’s A Tree In My Drink

(Click here to read the rest of the NYC story.) We decided to take a break in the cocktail lounge and enjoy our chance to walk out on a bar tab with permission.  Again we were doted on.  The staff came over and sat with us while asking to hear all about the Housewife Heroes … Continue reading NYC Part 2B – Hey Waiter, There’s A Tree In My Drink

NYC Part 2 – I Had The Time(s Square) Of My Life

As soon as our driver, Hugh, picked us up at the airport, I felt like Cinderella on the way to the ball.  Hugh drives Melissa Gorga and other celebrities all the time, yet he made us feel like royalty. He carried our bags to his pristine black Escalade.  As we approached the car, I felt as … Continue reading NYC Part 2 – I Had The Time(s Square) Of My Life

NYC Part 1 – Getting in an Empire State Of Mind

Yesterday I tried to figure out what to write about my Housewife Heroes trip. I started and stopped a couple of times, wondering what everyone wanted to hear.  Should I just stick to the glitz and glam of it all?  Does everyone just need the happily-ever-after-fairy-tale version? But Momopolize is all about telling it like it is.  Was … Continue reading NYC Part 1 – Getting in an Empire State Of Mind

It WAS My Party, and I’ll Cry If I Want To

I should be greeting my guests right now for our annual Chili Cook-off party.  I should be showing them where to put their coats.  I should be showing the contest participants where to put their entries.  I should be smelling the spices from the various recipes.  I should be handing out tickets for voting.  I should … Continue reading It WAS My Party, and I’ll Cry If I Want To

Monkee-ing Around at the “Carry On Warrior” Book Signing

This is the story of why Glennon Melton thinks I’m bananas. When I arrived for the Carry on Warrior book signing, the line was already winding through Books A Million. The store was decorated with balloons and banners for the “birth” of Glennon’s book. To complete the baby shower experience, favors were handed out Including Twizzlers, … Continue reading Monkee-ing Around at the “Carry On Warrior” Book Signing