Have you ever had anyone say that to you? I have. Lots of times. And I always reply with an earnest and cheerful, “Thank you!” Followed by a playful, yet hard, punch to the arm.
You see, I’m kind of an Orange County enthusiast – a cheerleader for our fair county. I hail from Huntington Beach, and even though I lived in San Francisco through my 20s (in a self-righteous attempt to escape the “Orange Curtain”), I came running back home as soon as my husband and I started our family. To me, this was the best place to raise our kids.
Though Orange County has come into its own in the last couple of years, no longer looked upon as L.A.’s dorky cousin, our new popularity has come at a price. And no one has paid that price more dearly than the O.C. housewife – I mean the real O.C. housewives.
The notion that Orange County is all BMWs, Botox and bikinis rings a little true, but the region offers so much more than our image suggests. So when OC Family asked me to join the team as lead mom blogger, it was a dream come true for me. It was a chance to get real and flaunt some of the great things Orange County has to offer. But what really made my toes tingle was the opportunity to bring on other O.C. mom bloggers to join the domestic soirée. That’s 18 different moms sharing their stories, offering suggestions, pitching fits and showing off their awesomeness HERE.
Our goal is simple: Take back the good name of the O.C. housewife and of our county (Oh, and world domination ... Oops, now I’ve said too much!).
Some of our mom bloggers are business owners, some are addicted to Disneyland, others to energy drinks. Some have kids with special needs or speak with British accents, and others are just trying to figure how much longer they can get away with wearing their Clash T-shirt and Doc Martens before it just seems like a pathetic grasp at fleeting youth.
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