Vicki, this is the first time I have read your blog and it truly explains your actions, or the way I see your actions, in the many episodes I have watched and enjoyed these past two years. Your being older than most of the other women explains some of the way I see you, but, coming from where you came from, explains more. I couldn't understand why you were always injecting your job, your success, your employees and treating them as though they were your children, your head of your household and importance of being the major contributor there, into every episode on the show. Many, many women do what you do and have accomplished what you have accomplished without telling everyone about it all the time. Now I understand. You came from establishing the business, working alone and from home, to acquiring an office, hiring employees, etc. and you were still so new at rapidly succeeding, you were behaving like a snob "look at me, how smart I am and none of the other women have done what I have done". You need to drop it now, Vicki. I haven't liked or respected you because of your behavior and I'm sure others have thought the same thing. Give it some thought and leave the job at home when the cameras turn on in the future. You might also do some anger management to curb your temper too. Take a little personal inventory and you might even like yourself better, I know I'd like you better.

I thought some of the woman reacted very distastefully at your Cajun dinner party. Such rude dinner guests!

Are you supportive of the new peaceful resolution between tamra and Gretchen?

stay the way you are Vicki, you are fun, strong and enjoyable. Where did you get the beauitful silver round earrings you wore on the show you served the cajun food to all the women. I would love to get a pair, even if they are knock offs of that pair. Thanks!!

you look happier and younger.alexis was right.you have that glow.

Vickie you are so hard on everyone in your life, why do you accept the crude classless way Tamara acts?

I would have loved to have been at your Cajun dinner. How some of those ladies behaved was in poor taste! You know how to throw a party!

You throw a dinner party followed by throwing your guests out? Who the hell does that? I have never been to a dinner party where the hostess announces before dinner, "Okay, we are now going to mingle and then everyone has to get out because it's a school night." Really? Get thee to therapy quick!

OMG, Vicky....those ladies were rude dinner guests! The meal looked fabulous!

Vickie and Tamara - I feel that Alexis is foolishly blaming you both for comments that the other Peggy lady made about her husband (see Alexis' blog from today). In my opinion, I would not be even a little surprised if a few of these NASTY posts were written by her, or hubby (first thing I thought after reading the one here by Badmammer - not saying it is of course!). Remember...sometimes when people hear something they know deep down to be true, but are willingly in a full scale state of denial - they fixate on tearing the messenger apart. Beware of that fact going forward, as I'm sure these episodes re-stir the pots!

VICKI,

PLEASE, PLEASE QUIT DOING THE WOO HOO THING, IT'S ANNOYING AND OUT OF DATE....NOT COOL, GIVE IT UP OR AT LEAST COME UP WITH SOMETHING ELSE OR BETTER YET---CLOSE YOUR MOUTH.....

To the Einstein that commented on a person causing another person's illness, and that a man should ever take money from a woman or live off a woman. First off, if cancer was brought on by the stress in their relationship, then from what I seen Vicki should have it too!! Don appears very selfish, he does what he wants with no regard for Vicki, and takes advantage of her financial situation! And what are you saying that if someone has cancer, they can't give love?? How ignorant can one person be?? As far as the money thing, let men be men...EEWWW how gross that Don is acting like a lazy gross bum trying to mooch off Vicki!! Come on Don grow a pair and be a man for once in your life! Maybe if you try it, you may actually keep the woman you're with now!!

Wow, everyone is being hard on Vickie. We don't know what went on in their marriage. Donn did seem like a nice guy, but I remember the night of Peggy's party when he turned on Vickie and was incredibly rude in front of cameras and their friends. My Ex never talked to me like that behind closed doors, so who are we to judge?

Donn just doesn't know what a gift he was given when he got rid of Vicky! I hope he gets spousal support and has an absolutely beautiful future. He was way too good for Vicky and deserves better.

Vicki,
You have remained my favorite since season 1! You are a strong, hardworking, beautiful women, and wonderful mom! What more could you want! I am sooo happy for you and Brooks! LOVE southern boys(he's gonna treat you right).. Can't wait to see how this season plays out! Best of wishes to you and your family!!

Vicki, no one is perfect, but at the end of the day you are still a draw for many people who watch the show!

Vicki, I laughed out loud when you said that Brooks lives in a different state and you see each other a few times a months. That's the kind of relationship that you need, where the other person isn't really involved in your life. You want a few fun weekends or vacations, not real life.

Real life means making time for the other person, something you were unwilling to do with Donn. Real life means giving in on the little things, with a bigger picture in mind. I don't think you were able to do this with Donn. Real life means not working until all hours to avoid taking responsibility for the state of your marriage, again, something you were unwilling to do.

I hope that you are in some kind of therapy to come to terms with your part in the divorce, buy I doubt it. I'm sure you're 'too busy with work' to deal with your issues.

Vicky...you screwed up. Don was much better!

Vicki,
Have you been to Morgan Freeman's restaraunt in Clarksdale, MS? It's delicious!! I'm in south MS. I LOVE you ladies this year so far, hope you stay with them Vicki. The new lady seems nice. Take care, cant wait til Tuesday!

♥ you Vicki!! Stay the way you are! Live your life on your terms!

Dear Vicki,
I started watching the show just a couple of years ago. Therefore, I am not familiar with the first 5 seasons. From my perspective, you've been a great role model for women. You have an excellent work ethic and great love of your 2 children. They each turned out well. Your faltering marriage bent under the lack of time and effort which you clearly owned up to. I'm glad that you have a new romance growing. Good for you. I saw you on a clean house show several months ago when you helped a hapless woman get organized. That is also your forte. You really are inspirational in your do-it-all approach to life. I hope your friendships continue to blossom for you.
Stay well and happy. xo

Vicki,
Glad you are happy- and Don as well.
I hope you feel some degree of relief and if Gretchen and Tamra do mend fences and are able to spend time together (where they aren't arguing so terribly), I for one will be very glad!
The arguing was way over the top and seemed like NY!
I also thought NeNe was writing their script for a while there!!!
Best wishes and you do look happier :)

Vicki,
It is so sad to see a woman going through what you're going through. Putting your all into your business and ignoring your husband, getting a divorce(though) God doesn't like it, Having a '"Boy friend" even though you are still married, using Donn so that you can stay in the house until you sell it and , going by the previews of the season being obnoxious and loud and mean. Oh, and did I forget to add refusing to age gracefully?

i love you, vicki! you absolutely rock, through thick and thin! wish we lived closer because i would definitely want you as a friend!!!! can't wait to keep watching season 7!!!!!

Vicki Great! Enjoy you! But let go of the WOOHOO, it's old........

I thought last year was your LAST year?? that's the only reason why i was going to tune in this year.

Glad to see u in a happy place.....so far so good. As for tamera and Gretchen....I think it's better to put it in the past and forgive....makes life easier

Can I just say what a great role model you are for me and women everywhere! I am 42 and I just feel inspired when I watch you on the show! I am new to the whole TV reality show thing, but your show and the way you all interact makes me feel like girl friends have a chance everywhere! Wish you all could do a career transition assiatnce show or like where we could get a week with you to see how we can get going! Much kove an d peace, Carie...

Doesn't anyone realize that Donn is significantly older and is ready to retire? Don't you see the downside now of marrying an older guy.

to the person bashing Vicki about dating, Donn is seeing someone too but why aren't you bashing him?

I really don't understand what Tamra has to do with anything. She has been in the same relationship since the end of last season, it's not as if she is in a fling. Obvious Vicki does what she wants anyway, she is not a weak person.

You girls are so judgmental, maybe you should go on the show, or wait.. you probably would realize you are being a hypocrite!

You wait, Gretchen will throw Tamara under the bus, she is just waiting for the moment, and then Tamra will crawl back to Vicki. Don is a grown adult, if he can't make his own living, there is something very wrong here. Their house is for sell, and if they can't sell, let Don have his half and buy Vicki out. I hate when men think women still need to bow to them. Sell part of your company to your son Vicki, and show Don you have 1/2 the means now and turn the table and get support from him. Two can play the game.

Love the new gal, Alexis needs to be removed from the show.

I wish Donn all the luck in the world. WOW!! Vicki should [ay him spousal support for all he endured being married to her..just sayin'

Vicki,

I hope you do have to pay Donn spousal support. He helped you raise your children and supported you as you advanced in your career and then you dumped him. You should pay him.

I thought I would give this season one more time before I quit watching OC. I agree it was mellow but when I saw previews of you yelling and screaming along with your eyes bulging again, along with how controlling you are..I just can't. You might be the veteran housewives but you are the most annoying right along with Jill Zarin. I am sure you are a great business woman and very successful. However, when you get older and you finally decide you can't work anymore. I think you are going to be a very lonely, lonely woman. Your personality just isn't going to work well with marriage....you need to let go especially if you get grandchildren some day!!!!

Congratulations on your new life - everyone deserves to be happy and it takes courage & faith to change your life when you are not.

Blessings

Wow! Don't listen to the negativity!
Vicki, you were so sweet and genuine in this first episode. I hope that your family stays healthy and happy. I also hope they accept the man in your life. I wish you and Tamara could remain friends because the two of you really are a force to be reckoned with when you are together! Cheers to you starting off the season on the best foot! The scene with your son was super cute.

Vicki where do I start? Most serious first I guess and that would be Donn. My understanding is that he is battling cancer right now. Everyone is now aware of the links between stress and cancer ... can you not take some responsibility for his situation? The cancer also explains Donn's supposed inadequacies when it came to filling up your love tank. For a Christian you appear to lack compassion. In regards to alimony, give Donn whatever he needs. From what I've seen he deserves it and is not the type of man who would want to take advantage of a woman. Perhaps him and Jeanna could have a life together.
As far as Heather goes once again you show your materialistic side. She brought a 'hostess gift'!? and you like her right off the getgo! And that is all you write about her. Hmmm
And the bit about screaming being necessary? Really? I remember you screaming about the 'family van' .... how did that work for you then? Really interested in seeing what you accomplish this time with screaming.
The Gretchen/Tamra saga ... obviously a teaser for the upcoming season! Hitch your wagon to someone else's drama to 'insure' your role. Don't worry about that Vicki ... there is no good guys without bad guys ... you do fine as a bad guy.

Vicky, you said last season in an episode, "God doesn't like divorce". But yet God doesn't like that you're still married and have a boyfriend!!!

Vicki,

I have always admired your ambition and success...I'm not going to bash u but just say everyone has their good and their bad moments..I just feel we always see the worst, but that's television for you... I wish u the best in life. One last thing, how does one get into your business...I am very interested in what u do but not sure how to get involved with insurance business...Any insight would be greatly appreciated..
NeLlIe Arias

Wow, you people can be harsh!! This is after all a reality show, therefore you are going to be watching the cast deal with real life issues and problems. You are so quick to be critical, but you are not the one living in these peoples shoes. We do not know what went on when the cameras were not rolling between Vicky and Don. Who knows what kind of relationship they truly had?? So before you judge, maybe you should consider, "the whole story". Just a thought......

I think it is totally appropriate that Donn get spousal support if the numbers support that request. IF roles were reversed Vicki would be an absolute beast at demanding support.

Your great guy....from what I have read about him....not so great. You are in lust ..not love.

Vicki,
I agree with the above comment saying you pushed Tamara into breaking up with Simon but she had real issues. I cannot forgive what you did to your husband Donn and hope he takes you to the cleaners. You had a midlife crisis and cheated on him. He has every right for spousal support since he was at your beckon call for the past 17 years. He was a wonderful father to your kids which is rare. Now I read that Donn has prostate cancer. He is truly a wonderful man and I hope and pray that he beats the cancer and finds someone who appreciates him. Marriage is tuff, and after be married for 19 years I can say you just have to keep working at it. I love these shows but would never sign up because look at the divorce statistics. You become fame whores and the hell with your family!
Good luck with the dead beat dad and DUI man your with. Donn is an "Angel" and you blew it...

Vicki it is great seeing you again and so glad you stayed on for this season. YOU ARE WONDERFUL!!!

LOVE you Vicki! Great to see you are sticking with the show.

It makes me really sad to see how people feel they have the right to be downright ugly to people just because they can. How would you feel if someone said half the nasty things all of you are posting to her? It's uncalled for. Keep your opinions to yourself. It's a tv show. None of you have real interactions with these people. No matter how rich or poor, married or divcorced, none of us are in any of these ladies shoes.

I have to agree with alot of the posts on here. Vickie, you are being very hipacritical. You have a ton of nerve going with a guy who doesn't take care of his children. Have you forgotten the struggles you went through before Donncame into your life? Have you forgotten the calus remarks you made about Slade? I know time changes your views, but most of us apologize for the nasty things we say and do. The crazy promting of your business is beyond old! Shame on you and Shame on BRAVO for airing that nonsense!
Anyway, I hope that we start to see a different side of you, other than the one that episode one has shown. I am hoping to see a Vickie that has learned from her mistakes. A more humble and grounded Vickie.

I was hoping you wouldn't be brought back this season, but I shouldn't complain since I stopped watching RHOC ages ago. Tuned in to see if anything good was happening. It wasn't. Shameless plug for your insurance business. Wow.

I like your drive and how passionate you are about your work. Divorce is a very had thing to go through i know. No matter how old your kids are it will still be hard for them. It will get better in time. You just need to focus on you and make sure that what you do makes you happy and try not to make everyone else happy. I am glad that you are trying to be a better person cause you did have some flaws in the past seasons, but everyone does. So look up and think positive.

Really Vicki? After all the b.s. in past seasons, you are clearly jealous of Tamra and Gretchen having a friendly lunch. Oh you had me fooled for a while. Don deserves any and all spousal support he can get! He catered to you, put up with your outrageous demands, supported you so you could live at your job, treated your kids as his own and got beat down daily for doing it! Had he been the one making the big money, YOU would go after every cent and you would get every cent. And now you want us viewers to buy your insurance?! You got to go girl!

I love Vicky she is my favorite house wife!!!!!!! You know how to have fun and have fun with your family. You should be very proud of your family and buisness. You are a success and I wish you well. You certainly seem like your tank is full.

Vickie, I had to read one of the lines of this blog numerous times to make sure I got it right. Is it? Could it be? Have you FINALLY taken off your blinders & seen the real Tamra by acknowledging how awful she's been to Gretchen? You have always seemed like such a smart person, except where Tamra's concerned. No matter how ridiculous or nasty things are that come out of her mouth you've always been right there to back her up. I understand backing up a friend. But when that friend has been needlessly and repeatedly vicious you can only ignore it for so long. The one thing that comes to mind is Tamra's near-violent insistence that Gretchen cheated on Jeff. She sat on that couch at one of the reunion shows with her arms crossed, snarling, awaiting an apology. FOR WHAT???? Or when you referred to her soft-core porn scene from last year as "a beautiful, loving..." Really? Glad to see you're stepping off the Tamra Kool-Aid. Hopefully this season will be a return to the Vickie I adored from the 1st few seasons.

Vicky, my husband loved seeing you spruce up your living room. He finally was able to say that he was right about how the pillows looked best in our house (smooshed in the middle) not me, who preferred them fluffed into a perfect square, rectangle, etc. shape.