Cross your fingers for a US book tour!

So,

I kinda love the royal family.

Actually, "love" is an understatement.

Obsessed, passionate, fanatical...

those all sound more accurate.

Of course, I pre-ordered a copy of Celebrate,

Pippa Middlton's first party planning book

I guess people think Pippa can't plan a proper soiree,

because this book has been getting a lot of flack.

(I mean, she was in charge of one of the royal receptions

for Wills and Kate. 

She had disco balls hung in Buckingham Palace.

Enough said.)

No matter what any silly reviewers say,

I really enjoy this book. 

It's thicker than I expected, which is always good.

But best of all, it teaches Anglophiles like myself

British recipes and traditions.

And would make a really great Christmas

(or more appropriately, Boxing Day)

gift for the girl in your life.