Why I Hate, That I LOVE Nine by Design

<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5GFJQoPR6uNhWQ5gCkayIjSdabQDR6NWCHTK4q6uFpss8D4Q2iHOi_SprBMwda37kr0HMgCD1OvLFkhrMcveRarrIMQtruLYX0aOe_lax1yvjBmNYsIOJnU50PRrrDxJZ2UMTX7lgOfmn/s1600/P1030089.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5GFJQoPR6uNhWQ5gCkayIjSdabQDR6NWCHTK4q6uFpss8D4Q2iHOi_SprBMwda37kr0HMgCD1OvLFkhrMcveRarrIMQtruLYX0aOe_lax1yvjBmNYsIOJnU50PRrrDxJZ2UMTX7lgOfmn/s400/P1030089.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>{Cortney and Robert Novogratz}<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The fabulous <a href="http://www.sixxdesign.com/">Novogratz</a> family,<br />and their hit show on Bravo,<br /><a href="http://www.bravotv.com/9-by-design">Nine by Design,</a><br />has me tuning in each week,<br />and loathing myself.<br />{here is why}<br /><br />1.  My rationalizations for leaving New York City are gone!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLzLoSRBMW2S6cEGTez1eXfhIYTxXQ7JgdL5goB934mU0y9q9Wt-qeIvLyQYh_AXHw-KTyo7w8j5Td6cAXiN4QenlTeVOWmbK3PenbHh5z5Lnqj1XANul20QTK7tpSnBSKhP8epJmipJe/s1600/P1030170.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLzLoSRBMW2S6cEGTez1eXfhIYTxXQ7JgdL5goB934mU0y9q9Wt-qeIvLyQYh_AXHw-KTyo7w8j5Td6cAXiN4QenlTeVOWmbK3PenbHh5z5Lnqj1XANul20QTK7tpSnBSKhP8epJmipJe/s400/P1030170.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>It's no secret that I miss living in New York City.<br />Like many a suburbanite,<br />I rationalize this choice by convincing myself<br />that it's just too hard, expensive and all together impossible<br />to raise a family in the city.<br />And..hello..I have three children!<br /><br /><i>Cortney and Robert Novogratz have <b>SEVEN!</b></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEnUV3MrAz1I1sQwzEhWOY1ZbmVGwXwDvjxZpRt78zsg53Y6rnP5Ux0EDtiMmWJlXNC5AbQYAGxwvpf14-zzUTRzVX3cBYyrr8qxvcc-2-HlwNL7VZLLJh6RO3MwMtzAfzJKcQGC9e33V/s1600/SIXX_Design_group_retouched.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEnUV3MrAz1I1sQwzEhWOY1ZbmVGwXwDvjxZpRt78zsg53Y6rnP5Ux0EDtiMmWJlXNC5AbQYAGxwvpf14-zzUTRzVX3cBYyrr8qxvcc-2-HlwNL7VZLLJh6RO3MwMtzAfzJKcQGC9e33V/s400/SIXX_Design_group_retouched.jpg" width="317" /></a></div><i><b> </b></i>Seven gorgeous children,<br />running around and growing up in the most<br />amazing spaces and interiors, designed by their parents. <br />The two principals of the design firm,<br />Design Sixx.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WsCTzZTXxQUd3fFaWLVo7lFh1Q2bWMDFtmjw14HUKLJRCl3EUBO-mYBNPoenKBUFfN1AH5TnATZE9pZazeKg4XXT7cODSXvxjZf2XQ__VOsdskNDgGy6u6bh55vSMOfSQBuMfvrJZNAg/s1600/07novo-395.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WsCTzZTXxQUd3fFaWLVo7lFh1Q2bWMDFtmjw14HUKLJRCl3EUBO-mYBNPoenKBUFfN1AH5TnATZE9pZazeKg4XXT7cODSXvxjZf2XQ__VOsdskNDgGy6u6bh55vSMOfSQBuMfvrJZNAg/s400/07novo-395.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Like this uber hip town house.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcaLLFaa02zUjwgctlxUXhvRwkbfymA-pxYgHbGBHRyYpB3eMArgeqEpMpfbKRNotO8PMP53WS732XY6LV9UxM6RlFlOAscjHXHe6tZSZMqOhHoziTOE_4GPDP14Q8UHvdJMecfXZjD4p/s1600/Cortney-Novogratz11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcaLLFaa02zUjwgctlxUXhvRwkbfymA-pxYgHbGBHRyYpB3eMArgeqEpMpfbKRNotO8PMP53WS732XY6LV9UxM6RlFlOAscjHXHe6tZSZMqOhHoziTOE_4GPDP14Q8UHvdJMecfXZjD4p/s400/Cortney-Novogratz11.jpg" width="250" /></a></div>And this ridiculously cool roof top basket ball court.<br /><br />2.  I can't seem to lose those last ten pounds of "baby weight".<br />I had my son almost four years ago. <br /><br />Cortney just had her seventh baby.<br />Oh! Good for you Cortney!<br />yay.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSImBZqSceCSHjEcRjcAHQ7D7mzuUm0Q2ZHkdpv4-53yr3XqEcZY_21dBs-LOrwuyWYSa6UhbxTEdnNz20vGeTFMKRNxddhvNdhCDLnRNr8gc3MrcKJALwfVaxXcxJOy09o4L5dgwFCEj/s1600/cortney-novogratz-266x575.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSImBZqSceCSHjEcRjcAHQ7D7mzuUm0Q2ZHkdpv4-53yr3XqEcZY_21dBs-LOrwuyWYSa6UhbxTEdnNz20vGeTFMKRNxddhvNdhCDLnRNr8gc3MrcKJALwfVaxXcxJOy09o4L5dgwFCEj/s320/cortney-novogratz-266x575.png" /></a></div><br />3.  I regret going to Law School, and rationalize<br />that I am too old now<br /> to go back to school for interior design.<br /><br /><b><i>Cortney and Robert are self taught.</i></b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgFaw93sGzR7ysESVxRIP_29OisXjXM083ILQiOwxHiRYJ-ZdQF-atwZ_gTJY9hzBegcq3H1hCw-WFnMH7vHAaGxCHp2W6ZZwRfcvA98Rv6qk19qoJVYzWYyT_HVREXeHVafMDTXtuYpg/s1600/alg_centre_market.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgFaw93sGzR7ysESVxRIP_29OisXjXM083ILQiOwxHiRYJ-ZdQF-atwZ_gTJY9hzBegcq3H1hCw-WFnMH7vHAaGxCHp2W6ZZwRfcvA98Rv6qk19qoJVYzWYyT_HVREXeHVafMDTXtuYpg/s400/alg_centre_market.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>yup...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4W63hSWKMZcBpLLycEHQWwED2e0l360jSgIjS6JXNbjZq68hwLk3K8kbBXP4NDhyphenhyphenAdarS7eT15N73X4YmWuo6gJYXSRoR0wKPjctcpOiH2OcB_v4Ci0B1buYqoNycrVd2LZbzIXRbd2eI/s1600/P1030206-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4W63hSWKMZcBpLLycEHQWwED2e0l360jSgIjS6JXNbjZq68hwLk3K8kbBXP4NDhyphenhyphenAdarS7eT15N73X4YmWuo6gJYXSRoR0wKPjctcpOiH2OcB_v4Ci0B1buYqoNycrVd2LZbzIXRbd2eI/s400/P1030206-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />4.  I was an English Major with a<br />Minor in Fine Art.<br /><br />Here is some of the art they own...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0eCfF2V4nePkY7tVtfCths3Sy1LRKu8_uCI93O_prGvfxig1oHn39mn-3xau_YqRSOH01PpHd56N8ZTJkkG3jbgPHT9ZgyQM6KhY60MnPJ_vGF5r37NlzCNttjd_HX6PdZuMNOaYrh21/s1600/P1030593.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0eCfF2V4nePkY7tVtfCths3Sy1LRKu8_uCI93O_prGvfxig1oHn39mn-3xau_YqRSOH01PpHd56N8ZTJkkG3jbgPHT9ZgyQM6KhY60MnPJ_vGF5r37NlzCNttjd_HX6PdZuMNOaYrh21/s400/P1030593.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2SRjB_NxQ8Mp4x0_YtcHEd9eHJUi6BLKsnNhHcm43mBA2tRItaZLhLWyBL5VmGDj4PPSB715b5yEXg0DaTAYN-IJW5uto1g4W02VC8rK9oTZDUt5AfvkdKoQuI6lsgW_ZpPKk02x4UZP4/s1600/P1030471-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2SRjB_NxQ8Mp4x0_YtcHEd9eHJUi6BLKsnNhHcm43mBA2tRItaZLhLWyBL5VmGDj4PPSB715b5yEXg0DaTAYN-IJW5uto1g4W02VC8rK9oTZDUt5AfvkdKoQuI6lsgW_ZpPKk02x4UZP4/s400/P1030471-1.jpg" width="285" /></a></div>and, look...<br />they even published<br />a book!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL5X7jXudMzSCZ6iIGmYvPp8Fscxyx20jZhq0lbgdW0-8g4F0hGkFsjb0t9xi1MdZ_1m1Q3MW0wfwknHn27cIulHCcaAlTUiMw1LIvWGiaAXGoYyaeoEYhD6dJT4ACPFffYvIdBD2T8Kr7/s1600/6a00d83518cb2b53ef0105370c862d970b-500wi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL5X7jXudMzSCZ6iIGmYvPp8Fscxyx20jZhq0lbgdW0-8g4F0hGkFsjb0t9xi1MdZ_1m1Q3MW0wfwknHn27cIulHCcaAlTUiMw1LIvWGiaAXGoYyaeoEYhD6dJT4ACPFffYvIdBD2T8Kr7/s320/6a00d83518cb2b53ef0105370c862d970b-500wi.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>awesome.<br /><br />My reasons could go on and on...but I will sum it up like this:<br />When I tune into reality shows like <a href="http://www.mtv.com/shows/jersey_shore/series.jhtml">The Jersey Shore</a>, I get<br />to feel all smug about myself.<br />Watching Nine by Design has quite the opposite affect on me.<br /><br />Oh, and speaking of the Jersey Shore...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBODwbGfn_SIBKCl2YAjym-c3k0LjdtG0LkKudYAWuKC5VmY1sceQpPrSUNcTQYIu6T_Ucw25UxDtcJg2psuPUaozpvWX3dtqpDvyMPScRwMJQ5CYlZnwil8ggIueg3oI8Z3zj7THFBWun/s1600/Bungalow12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBODwbGfn_SIBKCl2YAjym-c3k0LjdtG0LkKudYAWuKC5VmY1sceQpPrSUNcTQYIu6T_Ucw25UxDtcJg2psuPUaozpvWX3dtqpDvyMPScRwMJQ5CYlZnwil8ggIueg3oI8Z3zj7THFBWun/s400/Bungalow12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>they've made that fab too!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8WIrcTK2M-dieJUK9xDU0gfakYQ0jrIMA5KSK_YRbpvwOIulIlNmYt1PHp5EfiVI90v8Q-YkBwPc5b4HOwodfuTT_S5OeY5hHaDIssxjOPt-uXb_WL_GrJ8Ca7GjV-Q5rRuImYZdkKf15/s1600/2009_04_09+Novogratz+Bungalow+Hotel372.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8WIrcTK2M-dieJUK9xDU0gfakYQ0jrIMA5KSK_YRbpvwOIulIlNmYt1PHp5EfiVI90v8Q-YkBwPc5b4HOwodfuTT_S5OeY5hHaDIssxjOPt-uXb_WL_GrJ8Ca7GjV-Q5rRuImYZdkKf15/s400/2009_04_09+Novogratz+Bungalow+Hotel372.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>{<a href="http://www.hotelsmag.com/article/365416-Bungalow_New_Jersey.php">Bungalow 24</a>} <br />exasperating, isn't it...<br /><br />will you be tuning in tonight?<br /> {you know I will}<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-style: italic;">images via:  DreamersDen; 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Why I Hate, That I LOVE Nine by Design

{Cortney and Robert Novogratz} The fabulous  Novogratz family, and their hit show on Bravo, Nine by Design, has me tuning in each week, and...

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