Alex...I absolutely LOVE you. You are the ONLY woman that isn't mean and spiteful and gossiping about the other's family. I used to think Simon weird, still do but you guys really get along and actually do FAMILY stuff not just the super ritzy stuff...your definately what is GOOD about the show! Bethany is just too loud all the time she seems "on" and Kelly well she is the same...but no matter...cheers

What does Simon do for work?
Also, I really like the both of you and wish you well.

I cant blame you guys for wanting the best for your family but, sometimes you tried to hard to fit in with not so genuine people. I think you should continue your family oriented lifestyle and everything else (financial) will eventually work itself out. You two add great chemistry to the show.

Hello Alex (&Simon)... I read the list of comments, some to the extreme on both sides of neutral. I would think that the bottom line is that NONE of the opinions really matter. Who (including myself) is really 'eligible' to voice an opinion, and why should any of these opinions really matter to you? I think 'John Q.Public' begins to feel 'familiar' because "we know you", but certainly you do not know 'us'. I find myself surprisingly drawn to the show, I have avoided similar shows until the day that I was 'too lazy' to find the remote and change the channel. I surprised myself by tuning in again. Surely, my opinion does not matter, but I do like your philosophy of books vs. TV...

Alex,
You deserve the most cheers! you are truly a LADY. It does not matter how nasty the other housewifes are with their digs at you and Simon, you always handle their rude comments with class.

From the public's perspective, your life seems the most real. You impress with your kind and polished manners and so does Simon.

Bethany needs the moral support of all of you (she is a woman without a mom and should appreciate the role all her girlfriends play in her life without backstaving)

Best wishes to you and keep smiling :)

Alex,
I LOVE LOVE LOVE your sunglasses with the skull and cross bones. How can I find them?

Alex
Sorry but you and your husband are weird. I don't even watch when your on the show anymore.
You are such snobs!

Oh, I agree with you. MOST people only have books and bookcases for show!!! I know thats why I have them.
Signed-
Brooklyn in the house.

Alex, I like you and Simon. I didn't care for either one of you last season, but you are growing on me. And you will be suprised to hear this - I do NOT think Simon is gay!

Also love your boys. You are different from the other women - your children are very young and you are building your home and your family life that you share together. That's really what matters most. And you and Simon have a good marriage - you really like each other. This is one of the best things you can give your children - a model of a healthy relationship.

Keep it up - you are doing a great job. Sorry to hear that you lost your job. Join the ranks. You'll be fine.

How is it that Alex suddenly looks like the normal one? I cant believe I just said that, but its true. At least she doesnt gossip NONSTOP about the others.
Although Simon is rediculous, in his green shoes and pink pants.
Simon makes the show! Thoug he needs acting lesons since the whole thing is a charde, while the other husbands hide from their wives and the cameras.

Alex & Simon,
I will admit when I started watching RHNYC I thought you and Simon were so fake, however the more I watch the more I like both of you! There is absolutely nothing wrong with enjoying spending time with your significant other (although, next time there is a "girls night out" I suggest you leave Simon at home). I also admire the way both of you spend time with your children. Frankly I can't imagine the show without the two of you.

Today's video game is tomorrow's laser surgery guidance system.

All the kids who are playing video games now will enter the workforce and come up with one technology after another either inspired by video games or that behave like a video game.

Twenty years from now people will be making references to World of Warcraft the way they do The Wizard Of Oz and the guy at the end of the conference table who rarely played a video game is going to be sitting their with a blank look on his face and the guy who figured out how to make it work from a solution he learned playing World of Warcraft is going to get promoted.

As far as TV goes, I am a reader, reader, reader and then had to become a visual communicator and storyteller, kicking and screaming the whole time. Along the way I realized I can learn just as much if not more from watching it on TV than I can from reading it in a book. Visual communication is a valid means of information transmission.

Of course balance is required here, but any parent who leaves their kid out of the video game revolution thinking they are doing them a favor is inviting all their classmates to acquire the competitive skills that will be needed in the future.

-a mother who at first said "no" to nintendo and didn't let her kids watch any commercial TV, PBS and hand chosen videos only

Hello Alex (& Simon)

I love the show and I think that you and Simon are great. I really feel a connection with you guys because my husband is French and I am a dual national (British & American). The way you are raising your children is very similar to us (our son was born in Scotland & our daughter in France). We try to spend time in the USA as well so that the children will identify with their American family also.

We try to speak English & French at home but as you know, it is a struggle. Best of luck and if you are ever in France, we'd love to see you!!!

Best of luck
Allison

Alex, I think you and Simon are very cool... It is actually very refreshing to see two normal people, taking care of your children, playing with them, including them in your decisions and not living beyond your means.. Being conscious of your spending so you can give your children a good education is something I really admire.. WAY TO GO GUYS!!!

Alex, you and Simon are the best couple on the show. You have a real, true marriage and enjoy spending time with your kids. Sorry to hear about your layoff. Can't wait to see how the renovation turns out!

Simon and Alex:
I have to admit that you were not my favorite last season, I think only because of the "girls night out" episode. Although this season you are my favorite. I think you are both great parents. I can't wait to see the finished renovation.

Alex and Simon. I agree completely with you about moderating your children's TV consumption. I have a 2 year old daughter who has probably watched a total of one hour of TV her whole life. She would much rather go outside to play, or read a book, or play imaginary games with her toys. I like it that way. With childhood obesity on the rise, who wouldn't want to limit an activity that encouranges children to sit around.

You should have spiced up the show, and hired the BEST ! Jeff Lewis and his team would have done a lovely job.

Good luck with the remodel. I know it can be very stressful and a lot of work but in the end you will be so pleased with how it turns out.

Alex you and your husband try very hard to do the correct thing, fit in, give your boys a better chance at life, and forgive and forget easily. The two of you compliment each other well and enjoy each others company. I believe the others are jealous of the two of you! You two try very hard to please others as well as eachother. You will be glad you have felt the house out and did not rush in with a wrecking ball! I admit it will be hard and others will be hard on the two of you for living there while being renovated BUT you would not want to turn your backs too long and that could happen if you were not so close to the scene or else someone could use that wrecking ball. We build a house and we had to watch over them all the time because they were always trying to get one past us!

You and Simon are my favorite couple on the show,, hopefully you will stay above the fray. That you and Simon manage to seem classier in a blow-up pool than Ramona and her husband do in the Olympic sized one says a lot!

Alex, I can't wait to see the outcome of your Brooklyn home. I'm sure it'll come out remarkable!

:)

Hello Alex,

I'm sorry to have just read that you were recently laid-off. Hang in there, from what Bethenny & Jill have said on the show you are quite talented so things will get better soon.

This is something we can relate to, it's not only a tough financially but mentally - stay busy!!!!

Kind of nervy for Simon to say the rental house in the Hamptons was in need of paint. Hello, what did your house look like before renovations, the Hamptons house was nice on the inside, unlike your leaky, mold growing, floors ripped up, town home. And if you want to take the boys to the beaches in the Hamptons, go to the peconic bay side,not the ocean

You people are strange...
Pretentious, pompous posers. Aaaaarrrgghhhhh!

Columbus, Georgia loves Alex....

Alex,
I think it's great that you don't buy your children video game equipment. I volunteer in a first grade class room and I hear the boys talking about killing people, shooting, beating them up all the time. It's disgusting and parents need to monitor what their children are playing better.

-Amy

Alex,
Renovation gets very complicated. I have been through two New York City renovations. One took place in Co-op and the other in our new condo. First make sure your contractor has the insurance in case they screw up. This leads me to another comment you made about not having a designer involved. (I am not a designer, but I wish I had employed one in the last renovation because the contractor was dishonest.) You need a designer who keep on top of things and make sure that the contractor is doing exactly what you specified. I have found that in NYC people are saying that a renovation costs 2x as much as the original contract agreed upon. You may find yourself shopping for clothes a little less.:) Make sure you do not pay the final amount until they have done everything you asked for!

I have found the two you more real than the other housewives this season. (Neither of you act like you are in high school, display jealousy, or act judgmental).

Small children are a big responsibility, which you and Simon deal with elegantly. You both seem to love, respect, and embrace each of your children for who they are.
BTW Television and children: I believe that there are a lot of shows that are actually educational for preschool children to watch: "The Wonder Pets" and "3rd and Bird".
Good luck with the reno!!

I have alot of respect for Alex and Simon because they have earned ther money and what they have themselves with hard work. The other housewives might be economically more stable but the only reason why they have more is because either it was family money or their husband works. Like Ramona or Jill their husbands are rich and Luanne as well. Bethany works for what she has which is something a woman can respect along with Alex. I just thnk Alex is the smartest out of all the women and I really respect her and Simon!!!

I love Alex and Simon. However I think Simon will be coming out soon. There is no way that guy is straight.

Simon's blog is a fun read. I look forward to reading it more than some of the official housewives' blogs. Sorry to read about your layoff and I hope you find gainful employment soon. Also wanted to add what a wonderful example you and Simon are giving your sons regarding what a mutually-respectful, supportive, loving marriage should look like. Can't underestimate the value of that. Love the job you're both doing raising your sons. I too am a mother of two boys, slightly younger than your own, and I see we share a number of parenting philosophies. I wasn't a fan last season (editing?) but I am a fan now.

Alex, you are one smart gal staying out of the line of fire from all the other women who are so into themselves it is absolutely ridiculous! You and your family are the sweetest and you seem so sincere in taking care of each other. I see more love between you and Simon and the boys versus anyone else on the program. You live your lives in spite of anyone else and their rude comments. I admire you very much.

I really wasn't a fan yours, but you've won me over when you both were playing in a blow-up pool. It said alot about you both.

Alex and Simon, you guys have really grown on me, you are so real. I think your home is going to be beautiful. And it is your own taste and not fake. The fun of making it your own is also fun to watch. I love the way you love each other!!!!

Oh I love your blog, so intelligent and well written!! Your class and beautiful character shines through.
Its truly refreshing to see that living in the renovating circumstances isn't abhorrent to you. Amazingly it shows how a close-knit family can survive and thrive in chaos!!

Hi Alex- or should I say, "SILIEX"? lol. I saw a picture of Simon at the arthritis charity event and thought Simon's outfit was outrageous- in a good way. Will you tell me more about it? Who's the designer, what is the fabric content, where can I get the same? I want to surprise my boyfriend for his birthday. We are planning a trip to NYC and want to hit some clubs, and of course we'll want to go to the Hotel Chandler for a cocktail at the bar. We're staying with friends in Connecticut so won't need a room, of course if we did we would stay there because we just love watching you and Simon on the show. Can't wait to see more about your renovations. We are renovation buffs, too!

Alex, I just wanted to tell you that I enjoy seeing both you and your husband Simon on T.V. Regardless of what anybody says, I think that you two are a beautiful couple. The love that you have for one another and for your children is a wonderful thing to see. Nowadays with so many divorces and couples fighting on t.v....it's nice to see 2 people who truly love each other. I pray that God will continue to bless your marriage and family and help you find a new fabulous job in the future.

I really do like you and Simon so I hope you don't take this the wrong way. Who are you both trying to be? Why can't you just be yourself? And not that your very good at it, but why the constant need to keep up with the Jones'? Nobody cares that you may not live as luxorious as the rest of the gang-only you do. We see where you live, what you live in, and what kind of furniture you both sit those pretentious butts on. Now I don't mean to criticize what you do have-just be grateful for what you have. And what the hell does it matter if other people have granite and stainless in their kitchen? If it's what you like, get it!! Oh, that's right, you have to be better than them! Have one up on them, huh? Good luck to the both of you. Let's pray this ugly pretentious trait does NOT get passed on to your boys. That would be aweful for them.

Alex and Simon you two are why I like to watch the show. You have such a cute little family, your boys are adorable and it's so obvious how much you both adore them. Please don't let any negative comments from the other house wives put a damper on your love for each other or your family life. Good luck with the renovations!

I "get" you and Simon, Alex. I love you both.

Alex - you and Simon are the best! I really enjoy the way you two interact with each other - you are a team but also individuals, you really love and respect each other and it shows. I agree with you on the Playstation - let your sons play it at other kids' homes, that's fine, but just don't buy one. I did that with my daughter. I also did not allow her to have a TV in her room until she was old enough to earn money to buy her own, which she did when she was 17. She also did not have her own computer until she left for college - she used the family computer for school work, etc. And no cell phone until she got her driver's license. Good luck - you and Simon seem to be wonderful parents. All the best on your renovation and enjoy your unemployed status for awhile. It just happened to me too and I am really enjoying the time off.

I actually love Alex and Simon- I think they come as close to as "real" to the "normal" people that watch your show. My husband is from England and we share a relationship very similar to Alex and Simon's- my husband loves me- without a doubt! He shops with me, he cleans the house with me, he vacations with me; actually if you think about unlike most of the other housewives- he spends his life making sure my son and I are, without a doubt, are happy. Jealous other housewives? I think so!

Alex, you and Simon are an absolute match made in heaven! What other couple would allow themselves to be filmed tossing a beach ball in a plastic pool full of dirty water and then brag that it's a luxury most New Yorkers can't afford?! Priceless!

Hi Alex, I just want to let you know that I am a big fan of you and Simon. I appreciate your individualist approach to life. You and Simon are rearing to terrific boys!

Simon and Alex:

I think you two are terrific!! You are funny, charming, and a delight to watch!! Don't let the negativity get you down, you don't deserve it!!

Alex, I think you are great,and your boy's are very handsome, keep up the good work.

To Alex and Simon: I love watching the interplay you guys have with your two adorable boys. You seem kind and able to laugh at yourselves (which always says a lot) and "stand strong" at the cruel and mean remarks brought your way. You seem to live in a world "all your own" and if that makes you a happy, close couple, stay that way. The only time I thought you two looked foolish was when Simon came to Jill's all-girls' party... . Good luck with your renovation. I am sooo glad you are on this show - you're a breath of fresh air!

Alex, you seem like a nice person with a good heart. So does Simon. And this blog of yours makes you seem like a perfectly normal person. So why are you so pretentious on the show?

Example: discussing your bookshelves. A normal person says to her contractor, "We would like some bookshelves over there." A pretentious person yammers on about all the high forms of literature she will be purchasing to read while noting that "other people fill their bookshelfs with books they don't read."

Just UGH, Alex. Don't get me wrong - I know where you are coming from. I, too, am a complete freak about my kids' education. But I make it a point NOT to discuss or brag about the enrichment I am providing for them. Why? Because it's really obnoxious.

Does it really matter if Simon is from Australia or England? WHO cares? Why is everyone picking these people apart? So what if they are eccentric/not the stereotype NYC "perfect penthouse" millionaire socialites? They have 2 babies.. They both work.. they are young, trying to have some couple time and spend their hard earned money on many things at one time.. The ones who criticize them on the show do not remember what it's like to have babies.. work, be a couple, renovate a home, yet, not make it a glass house where their kids can't "touch" anything with perfect white furniture, art, etc.!! That is just my opinion... I just think they are different, fun, and not the carbon of Jill and Romona who have ONE child who are older and can have their money, perfect houses, and vacation homes.. ??

Where do I find Simons blog?