We are off...

All packing, putting everything away. It is very sad, in a way. It has been amazing! Elodie is out of the cast and has started walking slowly. We are all looking forward to catching up with friends and family.

cx

Less than a week to go... Elodie's cast is coming off soon!

Now that there is less than a week to go, I am really really excited to get home. Elodie's cast is coming in 4 days and we cannot wait. She somehow manages to walk everywhere but it is such a liability!

This week Nick and I were invited to the American Idol rehearsal and backstage. A.I is huge here. We met some contestants, stylists, judges and presenter. It was very interesting although not really my cup of tea.

Last night, I went (on my own, Nick is in Dallas and Atlanta) to a party and I met Christian Louboutin! I was so so excited. We spoke french about life in L.A and business (and one day I will have some of his shoes!!!!)

Looking forward to see everyone soon and catch up,

cx

Meeting the TC!

Yesterday, Sunday we had quite a surreal day. We were invited to hang out and have lunch with Tom Cruise and wife and little girl at his private hanger. We were shown around his airplanes, cars and motorbikes collection and met all his entourage (his 2 sisters, 2 nephews, other son and daughter...). It was just very sweet, the kids were just running around. Capucine and Suri got along very well and were playing hide and seek in his very huge luxurious tour bus. We had lunch there and just hang out for a couple of hours. I even got a pic of Nick and Tom on his Mustang airplane...

This experience is turning out to be quite a ride. We are leaving in 10 days and I am really looking forward to get back into the Henley life but a little part of me is going to miss this

too. We are off to the American Idol rehearsal tomorrow to meet the judges (Ellen Degeneres, Ryan Seacrest and maybe Simon Cowell... oh dear)!

Sunday 18th of April... less than 3 weeks to go

Elodie is slowly getting used to having this huge cast. Last week has been quite a though one. She was totally dependent on me (or Nick but he was in NY city for a few days). It was really like having a newborn baby again. Waking up every night, carrying her in our arms everywhere... she was so tired all the time because of the lack of sleep (and me too... so very grumpy and impatient) ... I feel sorry for her but what a full on time it is.

A couple of days ago the orthopedist suggested she start standing up and move around, which I thought would be impossible with the huge cast but after convincing her that it would be ok, she has started to move around (always holding on to a piece of furniture or something). She still gets tired very quickly but you just about can see that it will get better. Another 2-3 weeks with the cast though!

So, as you can imagine, my social life has taken a step back. But this coming week if fully booked.

Today, Nick gave me a couple of hours break and I went with skinny PR lady for a "power walk" in this trendy canyon walk. It is a bit of a celebs hot spots for exercising... yes there are such places in Hollywood and skinny PR lady knows about all them! We saw Giselle there (the big supermodel) , she had a baby a few weeks ago and had the body of a goddess already! Turns out skinny PR lady is very nice and "human" after all.

Also, heard about Daisy's bike fall from Allen who is stuck on the East coast with the volcano drama. Thinking of you Lucy and Daisy. xxx

Poor Elodie has been badly hurt.

It has been a tough day or two. Poor Elodie little has badly broken her femur right up near her hip joint. We have spent all day at the hospital yesterday (april 7th) to get x-rays and a plaster. She has been very brave and we are off to see the childrens orthopedic chap on Tues for a follow-up. They are expecting her to take 3-4 weeks to heal properly.

She cannot sit or stand (obviously) and has to spend the next few weeks on her back. Going to the loo etc is not an easy process. How she did it from jumping off a sofa is incredible. She said she was jumping to try and touch the ceiling(!) She tried to land on the floor on a cushion on her knees - I think she obviously missed the cushion. Katerina was there but did not see exactly what happened.

It has definitely transfered the mood of the whole "adventure" but I guess this could have happened anywhere and right now we are just trying to make her as comfortable as possible.

Yes, I am on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno!

My second and a half of fame has arrived! I know that it must not mean much to you but it is like the Jonathan Ross show, times 100. I took my parents to the recording of the show and somehow we managed to sit front row and had to get up and shake the man's hand at the beginning... so there I am with my pink dress. I am pretty happy that. My dad did say I was like a groupie... I jumped up as soon as the cameraman gave us the signal! A girls gotta do what a girls gotta do. The web link is below if you want to have a look. (wednesday april 7th show)

http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/wednesday-april-7-2010/1217164/

Nick is in Toronto and back tomorrow. He has had a good trip and sounded quite positive. Bremont had a big piece in the LA Times last easter sunday.... so very slowly but surely moving the right direction.

Easter sunday and another earthquake.

We started the day with the easter egg hunt in the garden with their pyjamas! running around bear feet... We had another quake today. It hit a magnitude of 7.2 at the border of Mexico / California, which is big but no damages.

On the glam front Nick and I had a night out with a couple of young upcoming hollywood (they must have thought we were so old and boring). A girl called Alice Eve (she is in the new Sex and the city movie movie) and her boyfriend Adam something. he is a poet, for real! He spent the night reciting poems... after a few glasses of wines it started sounding quite lovely.

We had a family day in Malibu at the house of Liberty Ross (she is an english model) and very nice hubby called Rupert (a movie director). They have 2 kids (boy of 3 and girl of 6). They have this fantastic weekend house by the Pacific cliff in Malibu.

Only 4 more weeks to go. I might be going to a launch party next weekend for Tods (the bags, shoes, accessories brand) and I am taking my parents to the Tonight show with Jay Leno on Wednesday, should be entertaining.

cx