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So BEA is next week and I KNOW that I’m suppose to be all in a tizzy about the “working’ part” of BEA, but can I just be REAL here for a second!?

My dress is now SOMEWHERE in Nordstrom’s “system,” the cream my aesthetician gave me to give me smooth arms for the sleeveless dress gave me hives, and a landscaper that was suppose to work on the fire-destroyed back yard while I’m in New York cannot be found.

I know. Whine, whine, wine, wine.

The truth is that Book Expo of America promises to be one of the most exciting moments in my life and my professional career. Hyperion Books is publishing my memoir, “Cheap Cabernet: A Friendship” on July 20, 2010 and I couldn’t be more thrilled if Jamie Foxx walked in the front door right now and asked me to leave town with him.

It’s a long time acomin’, this publishing thing, and when it did come, it brought with it some of the most wonderful people I’ve ever known — from my editor, Brenda, at Hyperion to my agent, Dorian, at William Morris, to my delightful and helpful publicist and marketing guy, Allison and Bryan.

How lucky can one girl be?

But I’ve been lucky before. The pics next to this first blog post give a glimpse into one of the most profound and life-changing relationships I’ve ever experienced. That relationship served as muse and fuel for “Cheap Cabernet.”

So do come back to this blog often. It’s one more vehicle for me to rant and rave and otherwise keep you posted on the progress of “Cheap Cabernet” — and life in general!

Read a good book. One that’ll make your heart sing. My experience is that a mind-blowing book “shifts” something profound in a person.

Now I have to pack!

Cathie