The Bachelorette Episode 4

Hola! Wait..that is spanish.  What is Thai for HELLO?! I don't know.  Oh well... the guys (and Ashley of course) jetted off to Phuket, Thailand this week! And what a perfect time to get away from LA with all the crap Bentley left behind.  

Constantine scores the first one on one date this week and meets Ashley who is standing in the rain holding an umbrella and telling him they are going to ride a boat to an island.  Not much fun in the sun will be had if there is no sun, am I right?  Right when he gets excited about it, the boat driver says it isn't happening, too big of waves coming in.  What to do now? (did anyone else hear crickets at this point?) They decided to roam the streets of Phuket.  It seems like they have a really nice time together despite what they are doing.  I won't go into all the details but Constantine does score a rose(and a kiss!).

The group date this week was very interesting.. the guys met Ashley at an orphanage and they redid the rooms for the children there.  I was really impressed with this sort of date.  All of the guys really got into it, especially Ben F. (who I keep mistaking for Constantine. One of them needs to change their hair!).  He began painting a beautiful mural on one wall and did a pretty good job despite saying he wasn't an artist.  At the cocktail party later that night, each guy got some one on one time with her. I could tell Ashley was a little bored at times.  Ryan P. seems to be grinding on all the guys nerves, especially when he steals Ashley for just one more minute of one on one time right before she hands the rose out(to Ben F.). 

Ames scored the 2nd one on one date.  He has an odd look about him.. He almost seems snobbish at times.  I'm interested to see how he is on a date with Ashley. Ames shares with Ashley that he is an extremely spontaneous guy.  He decided to come to Thailand for cooking school one night and packed his stuff and was on a plane within hours.  They kayak through caves & caverns and have a small picnic on a deserted beach and talk.  Ashley had been concerned about Ames but after this date can totally see him as husband material.  He ends up with the rose.

Ashley vows this week's cocktail party will be way better than last week's non-cocktail party.  Ashley has a conversation with West and is aware he lost his wife a few years back and questions if he's ready for a relationship.  He assures her he is but I don't think she buys it.  Blake the dentist tells Ryan how he is grating on everyone's nerves because he's constantly happy and he sort of takes it to heart, even telling Ashley about it.  Ashley admits to Chris Harrison that she is still thinking about Bentley.  (I mean, really?!) She requests an extra rose for this rose ceremony because she doesn't want to miss out on a great guy and accidently send him home.  Since there is one extra rose, that means one guy will go home tonight. Who will it be??

WEST.  I liked West but Ashley feels he isn't ready for a relationship and I sort of sense the same thing myself. 

Next week's previews tell us what I have been waiting for..Bentley's return.  It show's Chris Harrison going to Ashley's room and telling her he's back.  I hope that Chris has also been somewhat honest with her about Bad News Bentley.

Until next week.. :)

Kacy

The Bachelorette Episode 3

This was supposed to be the ill-fated episode where Bentley exposes himself and his lies to Ashley.  Did that happen? Heck no.  Thanks ABC for all the editing to make it look like that really happen.  Talk about disappointed!!!!  Okay I'll quit skipping ahead and get right to the juice.   This week there were 2 one on one dates and 1 group date.

Ben C.  got the first one on one date.  He had told Ashley at last week's rose ceremony that if there was ever a "dancing date", he'd love to be a part of it.  Your wish shall be her command.  Ben C. got a pretty awesome date. Ashley taught him some dance moves and then then ended up in a Flash Mob at the Americana by Brand mall.  Far East Movement was performing and it seemed to me that Ben was lost in his own dance for about half of the performance.  In the end, the crowd coaxes them to kiss as the band plays, which is pretty romantic if I do say so myself.

Later on at dinner, Ben C. admits he's always wanted life for he and his future wife to be in an idyllic "bubble."  Ashley calls him a hopeless romantic.  Maybe he's more hopeful than hopeless..guess we will have to see.  Ashley gives him a rose.

The group date this week consists of Bentley, Jeff "Zorro", Lucas, Ryan P., Blake, Jeff, Nick & William.   But before they even leave for the group date (and as soon as Ashley sits down), "Zorro" requests to speak to her privately.  Is this the big reveal? We all wait with baited breath.  He draws it out, finally reveals the mask.  CRICKETS I tell ya!!! You'd have thought he'd looked like a supermodel with all the drama surrounding that mask.  No.  That is so not the case.  Ashley even commented that he looked a little older than she thought he was.  I have a feeling he won't be getting a rose this week. 

The guys pile into a limo and head out to a comedy club where they find out they will be doing a roast of Ashley.  If you have never watched or even heard of a roast, it is basically insulting the honored person with as much love and humor as possible. It is meant to be honest, but funny!  The guys have a little bit of time to write out what they are going to say.  William (who is supposedly the funniest guy in the house) sees this as his big moment in the spotlight.  He knows the other guys are going to be easy on Ashley, but he's watched one too many roasts on Comedy Central and he feels he's the expert on how its done.  Lucas goes first and he is smart, he takes jabs at the other guys and none at Ashley.  Jeff & Nick make jabs at Ashley's small chest.  That is just wrong!! A couple others refer to her as Brad Womack's "leftovers."  William takes the stage and says he thought the Bachelorette was going to be Emily or Shawntel. You can tell the jab really hit a spot with Ashley and even though she hugged him afterwards, she walked off the stage in tears.  Who was there to comfort her?? BENTLEY. With all his fakeness.  He assures her by saying "Hey at least 24 out of 25 guys here are glad its you!" Ashley doesn't see the irony in it like we do..but I'm sure she will as she watches the episode at home.  William realizes his stupidity after the guys tell him what a jerk he came across to be. After the comedy club, Ashley reveals that those jabs really hit her hard and she didn't really appreciate it.  William takes her aside and attempts to apologize and it ends up being very awkward and he decides he's just going to leave.  The cameras show him roaming the streets of LA as the cocktail party continutes without him.  Ashley seems sort of out of it as she has one on one time with the rest of the guys.  Ryan P (the cutie who looks like Matthew Morrison) is the only one who seems to comfort her.  Ashley decides she's going to be honest about the rumors she heard about Bentley and when he's confronted with it, he denies it.  He knows who spread it (Michelle Money) and claims she is not a credible source.  Ashley believes him and snuggles up to him and Bentley seems to think he'll get the group date rose.  Ryan P. ends up with it because he really comforted her.

On that note, Bentley decides to "check out".. he didn't get the group date rose and he's bored and ready to go home and uses his daughter as an excuse. What a skeeze!!!! He tells all the guys goodbye and a few of them tell him he's a good guy (bet they'd really like to kick his rear now!) and then he heads to Ashley's house to talk to her.  Ashley seems surprised that he's there but in my opinion, she had to have known something was happening with the camera crew coming into the house earlier than expected.  JP is getting the one on one date for the night and he's coming over to hang out at the house with her. Bentley hugs and cuddles her before telling her he's leaving and again, uses his daughter as an excuse.  He doesn't end things though (because he knows she's falling for him and he loves messing with her head) so he tells her it's not a period, it's "dot-dot-dot."  What a jerk.  When he leaves, Ashley is completely devastated and goes to bed to cry.  She tells us at home she felt he was the one and she felt at the last ceremony her husband was in the room and now she just doesn't know.  Okay here is my opinion, if she really felt that strongly for him that soon, why hasn't she taken him on a one on one date?? That doesn't make any sense to me!  She has to pull herself together because she has a date tonight.

JP comes over to the house and has flowers for her. It seems to lift her spirits a bit.  They ordered food in and sat by the fireplace and chilled out.  Then they decided to get in their pj's and really get comfortable.  I really like seeing Ashley just totally bare all with a guy.. No I don't mean she took her clothes off. I mean she has her hair up, makeup off, glasses on and she is comfortable.  JP knew she was upset and it was a good thing this was the type of date they had.  He ends up with the rose.

Because Ashley is so emotionally drained, she decides to forgo having a cocktail party before the rose ceremony.  Chris comes in and talks to her for awhile.  Did anyone hear me screaming at the TV for Chris to PLEASE tell her the truth about Bentley?  Chris knew about Bentley's antics.  I feel he should have told her the truth since he knew the truth. He had ample opportunity, he just didn't take it.  According to his blog today, this is not the last we'll see of Bentley.  So see Chris, if you had told Ashley the truth, maybe we wouldn't see Bentley again!! Jus' sayin!!

To quote my friend Kristie during the rose ceremony, "Batman's got to go!"  Yes I agree. Jeff "The Mask", "Zorro", "Batman" needs to go.  I called it when he revealed his face.  Since Bentley left, only two guys are leaving after the rose ceremony and that is Jeff & Chris.  I was really pushing for William to go home (because he never really left the show, just the date)after his antics, but she gave him a rose and he took the opportunity again to apologize.

Next week they are headed to Thailand!!!!! Weeeee!!!!!!!! :)

~Kacy

The Bachelorette Episode 2

Episode Two

Vegas Baby!!!! This week Ashley stays in Vegas and those lucky few who get a date get to fly out to join her!

First up is William.. the cell phone salesman (I can't help but giggle..).. lucky him for getting the first one on one date. ALL the guys are jealous.. Ashley picks him up in a really nice car and they head to the airport where they hop on a private jet bound for Vegas.  Ashley is getting the celebrity treatment since this is the most talked about season of The Bachelorette EVER!  Their date consists of everything an almost-happily wedded couple gets to do...cake testing, ring shopping..and finally.. the wedding chapel!! William passes the test of being a good sport and says "I do" in front of the minister!! Of course, Ashley isn't ready for a legally binded union and instead they kiss and head out for who knows what else.  Later on in the evening....the lucky pair gets to dine out on an island in the Bellagio Fountains.. ABC must have paid big bucks to be able to do that.  William talks about his father passing away and they have a connection..then the fountains go off.  Very surreal! (He gets the rose)

Onto the group date.. Constantine, Ryan M, Chris, Ben F, Nick, Bentley, West, Lucas, Stephen, Blake, Matt and Ames head off to Vegas for the group date and are stunned to learn they are to be seperated into two groups and challenged to a "dance off."  The lucky half dozen who win will get to stay and perform in that evening's Jabowackeez show.  The other six get shipped back off to LA (flying Southwest no less..poor guys).  At a cocktail party after the show, West reveals his wife's death during his one on one time with Ashley and Bentley tells us at home that Ashley isn't his type but acts completely differently with her.  He ends up with the rose from the group date.

Love is a gamble so now it's up to a coin toss between Mickey & JP to see who gets the next one on one date in Vegas with Ashley.  Mickey (the hottie) wins and off he goes.. the coin flips go into the whole date determining everything they do.  He shares with Ashley how his mother had passed away.  He ends up with the rose as well.

At the Rose Ceremony, JP steals Ashley away right from the get-go to flip a (doublesided) coin to get a kiss..Nick's one on one time is spent teaching Ashley how to line dance and is quickly interrupted by William (who already has a rose), which puts an instant target on his back. The guys are now calling him "Ding-Dong"..hehe :)  "Zorro" (Jeff)((who has been wearing his mask for a week now..even in the house which the guys hate)) sits down with Ashley and shares with her how he had a brain hemmorage and nearly lost his life..He is five seconds away from taking his mask off when he gets interrupted by Matt.  Bentley (who continues telling us one on one that he doesn't like Ashley and is only in it for the competition) carries Ashley to the fireplace and they have a little make out session (which he says is boring). Ashley tells us one on one that she has a keen eye for geninue people.  Hey Ashley, your radar is off honey.

These are the guys who made off with a rose:

Ames
Ben C
Ben F
Bentley
Blake
Chris
Constantine
J.P.
Jeff
Lucas
Mickey
Nick
Ryan P
West
William
That means Stephen, Matt and Ryan M are out. 

Until next time.. ~Kacy

The Bachelorette!!! Episode 1

Yes, I am delayed by a week.  :) But I'm here now.. :) Ashley has a great set of guys (except for one, but we'll get to him later).. I'm going to try to compound Episode 1 and Episode 2 into the same blog post.  Ashley looks GREAT.. love the new hair color and she appears that she's lost some weight.  Also, she's gained a stylist (thank goodness) so her clothes are TDF (to die for)........ :)

Episode One
Ashley starts the episode sitting down with Chris Harrison and spilling to him that a "friend" of hers (who later turns out to be Michelle Money from last season's The Bachelor) let her know about a guy named Bentley who is there for the wrong reasons.  She tells Chris that she is going into that relationship with her guard up and "hopes he isn't that cute"..Let's go in order of who gets out of the limo..

Ryan P - a solar energy exec from California..he's a dead ringer for Matthew Morrison (Will Scheuester) from Glee..super cute..super sweet. *like!* (he stays) (GETS THE FIRST IMPRESSION ROSE)

JP - construction guy from New York.. kinda cute.. (he stays)

Ames - likes to travel, kinda looks like a hobbit to me.  (he stays) ((he gave Ashley ballet tickets because she loves to dance))

Ben C. - attorney from New Orleans, LA.. cute.. (he stays)

Benjamin - winemaker from Cali..brings Ashley a bottle of wine for them to share.. sweet..(he stays)

Bentley - divorced Dad from Utah that Ashley was warned about..she of course thinks he's cute..(he unfortuntely stays) ((he also tells us at home he had hoped the Bachelorette would be Emily...))

Anthony - butcher from New Jersey (goes home)

West - attorney from North Carolina.... was previously married for 9 months before his wife was found dead in a bathtub..very sad..he's cute..very sweet (he stays) ((he gave Ashley a broken compass stuck on west to remember him by...cute!))

William - from Ohio, has bad dating history (looks like the guy who played Reese Witherspoon's ex on Sweet Home Alabama) ((he stays))

Jon - from Vancouver..sweeps Ashley off her feet.. (goes home)

Mickey - a chef from Rochester, NY..tries to give Ashley a kiss..he misses of course...but he is ALL KINDS OF CUTE!! (he stays)

Tim - a liquor distributor from NY, he got drunk at the first cocktail party and had to be poured into a limo and taken back to the hotel.. (of course goes home)

Chris D. - sports marketing coordinator from IL (he stays)

Rob - from Michigan.. tells her he doesn't have any crowns in his teeth (he goes home)

Matt - office supply salesman from Maine, he does a handshake with her.. during his one/one time with Ashley he calls his Mom, who gives them advice about the fantasy sweet lol(stays)

Jeff - the masked man (aka Zorro), he decides he wants Ashley to get to know him for his personality and not his looks..so far it's working for him because he stays.. The guys don't care for him though.

Constantine - restaurant owner... ties a string of pink dental floss to Ashley's finger so she'll remember to talk to him later.. (stays)

Nick - personal trainer who has great hair.. recites Ashley a poem..(stays)

Frank - college admissions director.. (goes)

Chris M - from Canada.. construction company CEO.. (goes)

Michael - technology salesman from Rhode Island.. (goes)

Lucas - cute oilfield supply distributor from Texas.. (stays)

Blake - a fellow dentist from Steamboat Springs, CO..they should have lots to talk about..(stays)

Ryan M - construction estimator from MI, he's such a cutie! (stay)

Stephen - the California hair stylist.. has long (obviously flat ironed) hair.. (stays)


See my next post for Episode Two!! :)

Spring has Sprung..! :)

So this whole blogging daily thing hasn't quite been working out for me..I keep forgetting to be quite honest.  And also, I get the sense that I only have about 2 readers.. my Mom..and maybe one friend.  I still don't think my husband knows I even have a blog.  That could turn out to be a good thing.. :)

So lets play catch up.. The Bachelorette premieres on May 23rd.. there WILL be updates weekly, trust me.  Maybe not as detailed as The Bachelor posts were.. :) Plus I'm looking forward to it, hope to be watching it every week with a friend over cheese & wine.  Friends & wine tend to make anything more fun. :)

Spring is in the air..the weather is nice.. the grass is growing..and my husband was stuck working 6 days a week 2 days in a row.  So I mowed the yard.. that was an experience.  Maybe if I mowed/weedeated our small yard every single day I'd soon look like a supermodel. Yeah, that isn't happening. :)

Okay I have to plug another blog here.. I have become absolutely addicted to this blog..I follow her on Twitter & on Facebook..she has an amazing and funny personality plus she has the inside scoop to all that is fashion!! Especially on all my favorite shows!! Check out The Possessionista and you will see why I just adore her.  :)

Okay I've run out of brain power so I must run.. hope my 2 readers enjoyed my short post.. :)

Love & huggles...KC

Steve Madden "Grooom"

Normally I'm not a "flat sandal" kind of girl..but these are the CUTEST sandals I think I've ever set my eyes on!!! So cute that my local Dillards is OUT of them.  How dare they? So I am on the hunt for them...if you find them anywhere..tell me!! Please!!!! :)

Steve Madden  "Grooom" $79.95

Slacker..! :)

O M G...
Has it really been over a month since I've posted?? I guess since The Bachelor picked Emily & we watched Leah & Corey get married on the season finale of Teen Mom 2, I don't have much to talk about!! But that surely doesn't mean I'm not watching anything.. are you crrrazy?! :)

My shows right now:

Body of Proof - starring Dana Delaney, the former crazy lady from another fave of mine, Desperate Housewives. I love her character here....especially since I'm a CSI Fan (all the medical mumbo-jumbo and solving crimes).  Tune in on Tuesdays on ABC at 9 pm central..

The Good Wife - another one on Tuesday (my DVR is smoking on Tuesdays), I wasn't sure this one would really last when it started last year but its a fave.. we get to see a different case each week while also watching the main character Alicia Florrick deal with her husband's (Sex & The City's Chris Noth, another reason for loving the show) infedelities and what-nots.. stay tuned, it's starting to get juicy.

Dancing With The Stars - now usually I start strong at the beginning of every season and then slowly slack off on watching..but its the 3rd week and I'm still hanging on.  Especially since Kirstie & Maksim fell last night.. and she still got 8's from the judges.  I like Kirstie..but I like Ralph and Romeo more......


And a short update on life: I just signed up to sell Pampered Chef!!! I am nearly the end of my first 30 days and am trying to reach my goal of $1250 in sales.. I'm very close!! :)