Not that I condone Kara thinking Berkeley is a "step down" (although i've never heard her say that), I do sympathize with what she is saying. No offense to anyone here on GC that might have gone to Berkeley, but those people are CA-RAZY!!! I knew a few SoCal people who left back down to SoCal cause they couldn't deal with it.

I can see why Kara wanted to leave and be back in SoCal. Like she said one time, Berkeley is NOT a place for a "conservative" Republican!! lol.

As I sit here in my office looking out my window to the Oakland Hills, Piedmont, and Berkeley Hills, I laughed when I read this and couldn't agree with you more (with the exception of my sorors who graduated from there:D)

hahah! When I went to visit my sisters last November, we talked about Kara & Berkeley. One of my sisters (who grew up in the Castro Valley area) said "If it is hard for me as a Republican in this area, I feel bad for Kara up there at Berkeley." lol.

Kara was not accepted to USC and UCLA. Berkeley was her third choice. I can't remember if she mentioned it last season or in the one before that.

The only reason I don't feel sorry for her is that she should have known better. OC =/ Berkeley. Oil and water.

They are a mess, that's why we watch.

Like the majority of the people on the show.

A step down from what? Schools she applied to and didn't get in?:rolleyes:
We all know CAL is one of the TOP public universities in the US.

Ok, that's just nasty..

Ouch..

Cause it's fun to watch other peoples problems:)

HA! Love it!

Can Lynn be anymore boring? I am so disappointed they added her. C'mon, a Tanning Paty?

I don't know who's worse. Lynne or her daughters. They are so self-absorbed it's terrifying. Still, the girls are like that because of her.

Question. Why was Raquel pissed at Lynne? I watched on and off b/c of gift wrapping but didn't see why Raquel got so mad.

Lynne allowed her other daughter to get two spray tans ("double dip"), but didn't allow Raquel to do so. The whole thing was stupid -- the way Raquel stomped off and the way that Lynne was more interested in her Mimosas rather than what was up with DD.

BTW...we have heard all about how Raquel drinks and smokes pot, but nothing of the 18 year old's plans to go to college

Ahh. Well, I can understand it though b/c Raquel is already over-tanned while Alexa is pale (in comparison). If Raquel gets any tanner, she'll look like George Hamilton. :p

As for college, she probably either is keeping that low-profile OR isn't planning on going b/c she can live off of her parents for a while.

I just realized that Lauri's daughter, Ashley, isn't a "Waring". Her name is Ashley Zarlin . Sophie and Josh both go by Waring

Vicki's kids all use her ex's last name of Wolfsmith. Brianna and Mike

I was reading the blogs over on bravotv and someone claimed that Ashley (Lauri's daughter) works at the BeBe store in one of the local malls. I don't know which one but my guess would be the Brea Mall. I don't think South Coast Plaza has a Bebe store. *shrugs*

I kept thinking that Gretchen would have been Greek at Baylor, but I just found an article on her while she was a freshman. Her maiden name is Forward.

http://www.baylor.edu/lariat/news.ph...ory&story=9911


Gretchen Forward, co-chair of the organization's float committee and a Montrose, Calif., freshman, said FCC members were excited and a little worried at first.

'We are really pumped about putting it together,' Forward said. 'But there is a lot of pressure on us, since the float hasn't been done in a while.'
Freeman said FCC is proud to be one of the few non-Greek organizations to have a float in the parade.

I love how Lynne actually left for Raquel’s birthday lunch without either of her daughters – tore off in her car because they were bickering about their outfits. Way to go. Then she insisted on hiding her age from Gretchen. And during a later interview, when talking about meeting the other housewives, suggested that Vicki needed to “chillax.” Grow up. I can do without her on the show.

I think I read where Lynn is 52