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  • Star of the Seas Day 2 Part 3

    Tonight’s theme was White Night so I donned my white top and skirt. It was cool seeing so many people dressed all in white around the ship.

    Tonight we ate dinner at our assigned time of 6 PM in the main dining room.

    I had a chicken curry dish,

    and CSP had the fish. I can’t tell you what kind of fish it was because the menu just said “fish” but he says it was really good!

    I had the crab cake for my appetizer.
    My naan.
    CSP had the escargot for his appetizer.
    CSP’s fish dish
    CSP had the cheese plate for dessert
    I had the key lime pie
    Dining room lobby

    After dinner we went back to the lobby of the dining room to retrieve my scooter….and it was gone! Which was weird because I had the key the whole time! Earlier the lady sitting at the table to my right had her scooter delivered to the table by her server. I remember glancing over and thinking “That looks like my scooter. They must all look the same.” So we flagged down the maitre d and told him about my missing scooter and that we suspected the lady had it. Jacky, the maitre d, called the lady but she wasn’t in her room. He told us to go back to our room and wait on his call. That wasn’t going to work for us because we had show reservations shortly that I did not want to miss. Jacky called for a wheelchair but the guy who brought the wheelchair said he could only take me back to our room. So that wasn’t going to work. Then the guy who brought the wheelchair said, why don’t you just take her scooter until someone can get hold of her so you can swap scooters? I said will my key work on her scooter? Apparently they all use the same master key, so, spoiler alert, my key worked her scooter! I was so surprised, when I sat down on her scooter, that she didn’t notice that she had the wrong scooter! My scooter was red, her’s blue. My basket only had the charger in it, her’s had a bunch of stuff in the basket. Plus, they drove completely differently, in my opinion. Odd. So we agreed to take her scooter. We informed Jacky and set off to go to the show.

    The show tonight was in Absolute Zero, the ice rink. On a ship. In the ocean. So wild!!! The name of the show is SOL. CSP was a bit dubious because he’s not a “show” guy. But I had a feeling this show was going to be amazing. We went to the entrance to the ice rink and the sweetest lady crew member asked if we wanted to leave the scooter in the lobby or keep it with us. At this point I wasn’t letting that scooter out of my sight! We told her the short version of what happened with the scooters so she said that she’d take us through the secret entrance so I could keep the scooter with us. We headed outside to the jogging track by the life boats.

    These life boats are HUGE!!! They hold over 400 people in each one!

    Amazing! We followed the crew member (I wish I remembered her name) into the seating area for the ice rink and took our seats.

    We’d just ordered our drinks when CSP was going to check something out near the lobby area of the rink. I looked to my left when the doors we came through opened and who rolled in on my scooter? The lady from dinner!!! I started yelling for CSP and yelling “that’s my scooter!!!” LOL. Luckily CSP heard me and stopped short. He turned around just as I had hobbled over to the lady who was on my scooter and the nice crew lady who had escorted her to the rink, like she had done for us. Dinner Lady was looking so confused as to why I was yelling and pointing at her scooter! I explained the situation and Dinner Lady realized she had my scooter. We swapped scooters and sat back down to watch the show. What a debacle that was!!!

    SOL is an incredible show! They project images onto the ice and utilize ramps and props throughout the show. Plus they have a killer soundtrack, including Beyonce’s Texas Hold Em. These skaters are EXCELLENT!!! Like Olympic quality.

    I was so impressed, so impressed. Even CSP was floored by the talent on that ice.

    The last segment of the show features Extreme Skaters who skate up and over ramps and do flips and stunts.

    On ice skates! On a ship! In the ocean! Amazing!

    After the SOL show we went to the Pearl Cafe.

    Grab and Go case featuring salads, charcuterie, fruit, and more.
    They change the mood of the Pearl Cafe area throughout the day and night with LED lighting in different colors.

    The Pearl Cafe is one of many places on the ship where they have a Coca Cola Freestyle machine. We filled up our big reusable tumblers with ice and water and went back to our room to go to sleep. We had reservations at the comedy show, but it was so late and we were so tired we just called it a night, but not before we stopped for a photo op!

    Look how long the hallways are- and we aren’t even standing at the end, this is mid ship!!! Luckily there is signage everywhere, because this ship is so big you could definitely get lost!

    Tomorrow we dock at Royal Caribbean’s private island, Perfect Day at Coco Cay!

  • Star of the Seas Day 2 Part 2

    After lunch we went over to the Overlook pods at the Aquadome

    to visit with Mechelle, my BDM. Then we went out on the pool deck

    to the Lime and Coconut for our first cocktail of the cruise.

    We both got Lime & Coconuts, which come in wee buckets and are delicious!

    Royal Caribbean treated us to a free open bar, sodas, and WiFi for this cruise. Yay!

    We then stopped by Hooked,

    the specialty seafood restaurant by the Aquadome to sample some of their food.

    CSP had a delicious crab cake and the cutest wee lobster roll I’ve ever seen!

    Remember the white water bottles we received that were waiting for us in our room?

    There are little illustrations all over them that correspond to features of the Star of the Seas. There’s a card hanging from the bottle that tells you where to go, and when you get to the destination you can collect a sticker that corresponds with the illustrations. Collect all of the stickers and on Day 3 we will get a prize! Love a scavenger hunt! Plus we’ll really learn our way around the ship.

    So we spent the next couple hours zooming all over the ship collecting stickers for our water bottles.

    Thrill Island is where all the water slides are.

    While up on Thrill Island we stopped for another drink. I didn’t like mine so I gave it to CSP. He said “I can’t be walking around with two drinks looking like I have a problem!”

    While up on deck we noticed the Disney Magic was in port with us!

    We stopped by the Hideaway pool. An infinity pool up on deck 15!

    On the pool deck there is ample seating, including these cool loungers.

    Then we went back inside the ship. Even the elevator banks have gorgeous sculptures!

    One stop during our scavenger hunt was the Pearl, the showpiece of the Star of the Seas! It’s gorgeous! It is made up of all these dynamic tiles that move and are backlit by LED lights that change colors. There’s a staircase in the middle of it that takes you from deck 5 to 6 and to the Pearl Cafe.

    Instagram worthy photo ops!!!
    A sculpture of Sailor- the resident dog on board! Plus, note the FWD /AFT signs. You can’t get lost on this ship with all the helpful signage.
    The gift shop. We’ll come back later to shop when it’s open.

    We also went by the Lincoln Park Supper Club, a specialty dining restaurant that is just stunning! Only 42 diners at a time can eat here.

    There are SO many choices when it comes to bars and lounges, like the Thorn and Thistle pub.

    Playmaker’s sports bar is HUGE!!! You’d never know you’re on a ship!

    We checked out the Surfside neighborhood next.

    Standing here is where you can begin to understand how massive this ship really is!

    The kids’ splash zone.
    The carousel!
    The kids’ pool. Lots of lifeguards at every pool.
    Under the Hideaway Pool is the kids’ splash zone and pool.
    The Lemon Post. We didn’t manage to go in here to eat or drink. There are just so many options and only 24 hours in the day!
    Grabbed a cocktail at another Lime & Coconut.
    Smoke stacks. And the largest pool on a cruise ship- the Royal Bay pool!

    We stopped back by our room when we’d collected the last sticker

    and found that our luggage had arrived. Yay! So we unpacked then freshened up for dinner.

    Next up…dinner and a show!

  • Star of the Seas Day 2 Part 1

    Today we woke up early and had breakfast at the hotel. Then we went back to the room to grab our luggage and drive the literal 4 minutes it took to get to Port Canaveral.

    If you don’t know, I’m a vacation consultant/travel agent/travel advisor and I work for Expedia Cruises. I was incredibly lucky to be invited, along with my plus one (CSP), on this complimentary 3 night preview cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas. CSP & I are v excited to board the largest cruise ship in the world!

    First, because of my recent foot surgery, and being in my medical boot, we had to pick up a rental scooter for the cruise. Walking in this boot is not easy and I knew I’d never be able to traverse the giant Star of the Seas, so I rented an electric mobility scooter from Scootaround. Scootaround made it v easy to pick up my scooter at the Royal Caribbean cruise terminal. The representative showed me how to work the scooter (I did watch the instructional video ahead of time), we signed for it, and we were off to check in! It took me a few minutes to get used to driving the scooter, as I’d never driven one before.

    We went into the Royal Caribbean cruise terminal and went through security. Then, upon seeing my scooter, a representative directed us to check in with a rep standing off to the left with an iPad. That nice man checked our boarding passes and passports and sent us to board the ship in record time! In fact, we went from parking the car at 11 am, to picking up the scooter (11:08), to our room (11:27) in less than 30 minutes!

    We were a bit overwhelmed when we first boarded the ship.

    It’s like being dropped off in a huge shopping mall filled with bars and restaurants that is under a water park but on top of a hotel…oh, and it floats! We happened to run into my BDM (business development manager) for Royal Caribbean, Mechelle at the elevators. She told us our rooms were ready so we made a bee line to go drop off our stuff.

    Our room is huge! It’s a Central Park Infinite Balcony room on deck 11. Room #11611. It’s also ADA Accessible. It’s HUGE!!!

    Our SeaPass cards were waiting for us on our room number sign. You use your SeaPass card to open your room door and to pay for things on the ship. It has your room number, dining time for dinner, and table number as well.

    After dropping off our backpacks in our room and checking out the swag that was left for us on our bed (hats, water bottles, and a Back to the Future duck),

    we made our way to our muster station to get checked in. We watched the safety video before going to the muster station, so checking in there took mere moments. Easy peasy!

    We were hungry by now so we went to the Aquadome Market for lunch. I had chicken Pad Thai from Mai Thai, and a salted caramel crepe from Creme de la Crepe for dessert. SO yummy!

    The Aquadome Market is a food market with a drink station and different food stalls. You have Mai Thai, Feta Mediterranean, Pig Out BBQ, Creme de la Crepe, and La Cocinita.

    Up next, we tour the ship!

  • Star of the Seas Day 1

    Today we drove from home to Port Canaveral, Florida. It was a rainy drive, and my co-pilot was little help! lol

    On our way down, we had planned on stopping at the St. Augustine Buc-ee’s location. But we were thrilled to learn they’d opened up a new location in Brunswick, Georgia!

    We stopped at Buc-ee’s and got lunch and drinks for the road.

    If you’ve never been to a Buc-ee’s, they are the best place to stop on a road trip! Lots of clean bathrooms and lots of great snacks and food. We stopped at the Daytona Beach Buc-ee’s for one last stop before our hotel. We picked up a salad to eat at the hotel for dinner.

    Tonight we are staying at the Residence Inn by Marriott in Cape Canaveral.

    I love this hotel. You get loads of space.

    They even left a goodie bag in our room, which was so sweet!

    My Labubu Lychee and Spooky came along for the journey.

    After our Buc-ee’s dinner we hit the hay, we have a BIG day tomorrow as we board the largest cruise ship in the world!!!

  • Bachelor in Paradise Week 6

    Bachelor in Paradise Week 6

    BBs this week everything changes! We start out just one hour until the Rose Ceremony. Kim and Nancy are chatting, and Kim is trying to decide who to give his rose to. Dale and Kat are talking and Dale is trying to get Kat to go deeper and open up more to him.

    Rose Ceremony

    Brian gives his rose to Parisa. Andrew to Alexe. Andrew tries to say “Will you accept my rose” in French but it comes out as Vu tu fondle my rose? So funny!!! Jeremy gives his rose to Bailey. Spencer to Jess. Dale to Kat. Sean to Allyshia. Jonathon to Lea. Keith to Kathy. Kim to Faith. And Gary (who they are calling Big G now) to Leslie.

    Going home: Nancy, April, and Natascha. As Natascha hugs Gary goodbye, he says to her “Goodbye. For now.” Hmmm.

    Jesse then says we have some business to discuss. He explains there will be no more new arrivals. There will be lots of relationship tests. AND now there’s a chance that one couple can win up to $500,000! Everyone is gobsmacked! He says we’ll find out more later.

    The next day is day 11 of Paradise. All of the couples are scheming and planning and quizzing each other. Then each couple receives a box with some big poker style chips. They play a game called High Low, What do you know? Where they have to answer questions about each other and bet their chips on if they are correct or not. The winning couple get a 1-1 date. The bottom 3 couples get no roses unless the winning woman chooses them to get a rose.

    Jeremy bets everything on the last question and gets it right, putting him and Bailey in the lead. Gary makes a huge bet on his last question and gets it wrong. Dumb move Gary. Bottom three couples are Kim & Faith, Gary & Leslie, and Brian & Parisa. Poor Gary goes back to being just Gary instead of Big G. Ha!

    Jeremy and Bailey go on their fake dinner date and Jeremy says the Goldens are annoying!!! Well you’re a scummy pig Jeremy!!! He says he doesn’t like their monologues! Bailey tells him she feels really good about where they are in their relationship. Little does she know he’s pretending with her!!! Back at the resort Jeremy is acting all cocky to Brian since Brian’s on the chopping block and Jeremy is safe.

    Meanwhile, Jonathon is telling Lea one thing about their relationship, but he’s telling everyone else they are just friends. So Kat tells Lea that Jonathon told her they are just friends. Lea pulls Jonathon to talk and he says I don’t know if I can ever get over the hurdle of just being friends. Lea is visibly upset by this.

    Brian and Parisa go to the bar and Brian and Kat start talking about all the Botox they get (!!!), and he completely ignores Parisa.

    Rose Ceremony

    Bailey gives her rose to Jeremy. Alexe to Andrew. Kathy to Keith. Allyshia to Sean. Kat to Dale. Jess to Spencer. Lea to Jonathon. Lea is MAD mad. Jonathon walks up and she thrusts her rose at him and says “You’re welcome”, spins and walks away. Dang son!!!

    Bailey now has to give out 2 roses to 2 of the remaining women. Faith gets one and gives her rose to Kim. Bailey calls Leslie up and through her tears, Bailey tells her she can’t give Leslie the rose. So that means Leslie and Gary are going home. Bailey gives the last rose to Parisa, so Brian is safe too. Brian NEEDS to tell Bailey about Jeremy and his duplicity! And BBs, I think that might happen next week!!! At long last!!!

    Until then, xo 🌹

  • Bachelor in Paradise Week 5

    BBs it’s another wild episode with the Goldens spicing things up in Paradise! Faith comes riding in on a horse with her arms in the air! What an entrance!

    Nancy and Lea have date cards and need to choose their guests. Dale apologizes to Kat about their argument from last night. Then, to Kathy’s complete and utter HORROR, Dale does a body shot off a bikini clad April!!! That April knows how to party!!!

    Lea asks Jonathon on her date and he accepts.. Nancy asks Gary on her date and he accepts. Leslie is totally bummed by this because she really likes Gary. Jonathon and Lea go on a picnic at the beach, then they go swimming. They have a great time and laugh a lot but I’m not seeing a spark. Meanwhile, Faith gets a date card with a horse on it.

    Jesse comes out and tells the group it’s time for another chemistry test, this one called Birds of Paradise. The men have to dress up as birds and have to do a mating call and dance for the ladies. Jeremy tells Brian he doesn’t want to win with Bailey because he still has a thing for Susie. ALTHOUGH Jeremy sure is sticking his tongue down Bailey’s throat on the daily!!! Punk. Brian thinks Bailey deserves to know this information.

    Meanwhile, Nancy and Gary go on their date, which is a cacao ceremony. They both drink a cacao drink and Gary goes to town on his drink. Soon enough, Nancy and Gary both are tripping! It’s hilarious!

    Back at Paradise, the women gather for Birds of Paradise, and Allyshia arrives looking stunning in her bird get up. I do not recognize this woman.

    The men parade through, starting with Andrew, who’s in his Black Swan era. He looks amazing! But…he’s totally wearing white socks! Bahahaha!!! When it’s Dale’s turn, Allyshia jumps up to dance with him, and Kat is not happy about that! Keith’s shirt says “Let’s Flock!” I’m DEAD!!! I told you the Golden’s were spicing things up!!! Sean then drops his drawers and throws them at Hannah! Gross!!! Then Sean kisses April- much to Jill’s chagrin. Parisa and Brian win the Birds of Paradise chemistry test and they get to spend the night in the BIP VIP suite!

    Afterwards, Dale can’t wait to talk to Allyshia again and Kat is peeved! Then Sean and Allyshia go off to chat. Jill says “No one is coming for me” and is crying, So sad. She’s so tired of being the fun friend and not finding love. She decides to leave. :(

    Brian and Parisa go to the BIP VIP suite and hop in the pool. Parisa tries to be cute but Brian isn’t having it and snaps at her, totally killing the vibe.

    Allyshia asks Dale if he’s with anyone, and he says “Kat and I have kinda hit it off”. Seriously Dale?!? Y’all have been joined at the hip since day 2!!! And he does all this at the bar, right in front of Kat! BOLD.

    Jonathon tells Kat Dale said to him “I want to go on a date to make Kat sweat”. Video confirms this. Kat asks Jeremy who denies it like the scum he is. Then, not 2 minutes later, Jeremy tells Dale all about it. Dale walks over to Kat and Jonathon to “Clear things up” but he can’t answer Kat’s questions, does a lot of hemming and hawing, then says “It wasn’t me” and Jonathon has it out for me. Yeah right Dale. Keep telling yourself that. Dale is so frustrating because he is dang beautiful to look at but good grief is he smarmy!!!

    Gary and Nancy come back from their date and they are HIGH AS KITES!!! SO funny!!!

    The next day is day 10 of Paradise. There are feather’s EVERYWHERE!!! Parisa is disappointed with her night with Brian. Kim goes to the medical clinic for an elevated heart rate.

    Faith says she was going to ask Kim on her date but she takes Kathy instead. They go horseback riding. Kathy is TERRIFIED of horses, but Faith guides Kathy through mounting and riding the horse. Kathy ends up enjoying it. The best part of the “date” is every time Faith yells something to Kathy (to be heard over the ocean waves), Kathy yells back “I can’t hear you”. It’s “I can’t hear you” over and over! SO funny!

    Allyshia pulls Dale to chat. Kim comes back and is disappointed to find he missed out on Faith’s date. Allyshia chats with Kat. Allyshia’s waffling on who to ask on her date- Sean or Dale.

    Allyshia then asks Sean on her date and everyone cheers! They have a 5 senses date with little cards directing them to use their 5 senses to get to know each other. They are blindfolded and run feathers and ice cubes over each other’s skin. They kiss.

    Parisa loses a hair extension just before the pre-Rose Ceremony cocktail party.

    Cocktail Party

    Dale’s talking to Wells about how he likes Allyshia and how he’s been so “clear” with Kat about their situation. NO YOU HAVEN’T!!! Allyshia is busy telling the girls how much she wants Dale.

    And that’s it for this week BBs. No Rose Ceremony this episode. Next week is a game changer. Now they are going to be competing for a half a million dollars! WHOA!!!

    Until next week BBs, xo 🌹

  • Bachelor in Paradise Week 4

    BBs this week is all about desperation! Let’s dive in!

    We start off with poor Jonathon hoping to get a rose from our Golden April! It’s the Ladies’ turn to have the roses this week and Jonathon is not coupled up. I’m so shocked by this. He is cute as can be and seems so nice! What am I missing??

    Everyone gets in the pool for some water aerobics led by Leslie. RJ and Natascha are hitting it off really well. Then Golden Gary arrives and everyone is so excited!

    Kathy’s birthday is today so she does a body shot off CK!!! It’s too funny!!!

    Dale and Kat are going strong (he thinks) but she says she wouldn’t mind it if a cute guy came to Paradise! Kat asks Dale if he kissed anyone outside of the kissing booth. He’s quiet for a long minute then admits he kissed Alli Jo. But in his mind, since he didn’t see a future with Alli Jo, he deaded it (he says). So Dale tells Kat she needs to move past the kiss, that it wasn’t a big deal.

    Gary chooses Leslie for his date and they go dancing. It starts pouring rain but they keep dancing in the rain. They are having a great time! Then they have some wine and chat and they are getting along great. They dance some more.

    Later Gary and Leslie head back to the resort for the pre Rose Ceremony cocktail party. 3 men will be going home tonight.

    Alexe and Andrew are really hitting it off. They are super cute together. Jack is worried he’s going home. Kim tells April “my feelings for you aren’t super strong” and friend zones her. So April goes and talks to Jack who then grabs her and shoves his tongue down her throat! That was some serious entertainment for everyone!

    Meanwhile, Jonathon is desperate for a rose.

    Kat sits Dale down again to hash out the Alli Jo kiss. Kat’s issue is that they had an agreement that they’d tell each other if they kissed anyone else, and Dale never told her until she asked. Dale keeps interrupting Kat and isn’t seeing her point. He keeps saying “But I deaded it” over and over. They walk away annoyed. Jonathon sees an opportunity and grabs Kat for a chat thinking he could get her rose.

    Rose Ceremony

    Parisa gives her rose to Brian. I’d totally forgotten about them! We didn’t see them all episode.

    Bailey gives her rose to Jeremy. Alexe to Andrew. Natascha to Gary!!! What??? This is throwing everything off! Natascha and RJ were really getting along and talking. Plus, Gary has his eye on Leslie!

    So then it’s Leslie’s turn. She’s scrambling because she was going to give her rose to Gary! She picks Kim who thinks she was going to pick him the whole time!

    Kathy gives her rose to Keith. Jess to Spencer. Jill to Sean (I’m so happy to see they are still talking and getting along.

    Kat gives her rose to Dale. Ugh. He’s so cute but dang is he annoying!!!

    April has the final rose of the night. She gives it to….. Jonathon!!! Crossing generational lines! April says to him “I want you to have another chance to be valued.” That’s so sweet!

    Going home: RJ (sad!), Jack, and CK.

    Afterwards everyone goes back to the bar area to chat. Kat and Dale are still bickering and Dale keeps saying “We just come from different backgrounds.” They go their separate ways to go to their rooms to bed. Kat’s crying and Dale’s annoyed.

    The next day is Day 9 of Paradise. Only day 9!!! Wild.

    At breakfast Gary and Leslie are deep in conversation. Natascha comes over to try and squeeze in but she says Gary is icing her out. Kim isn’t happy about Gary stealing “his” girl. Kim writes Leslie a poem and reads it to her. It’s all about Leslie giving Kim her rose. Leslie instantly puts Kim in the friend zone.

    Lea and Golden Nancy arrive and all the Golden men go wild for Nancy!!! Keith tells Nancy he does NOT have romantic feelings for Kathy. Uh oh. Kathy thinks Keith is on lock. Lea pulls Sean to chat and Jill is NOT happy about that. Then Golden Faith arrives on a horse!!!

    And BBs, that’s it for this week! Next week looks wild! And apparently there are big changes coming- like the chance for one couple to win a ton of money!!!

    Until next week, xo 🌹

  • Bachelor in Paradise Week 3

    BBs, we dive right into the drama when this episode opens on Jesse talking to Justin in Justin’s room. Justin decides to go home. Jesse goes back to the Rose Ceremony and announces that Justin’s rose will go to Jill, per Justin. Jill declines at first but then accepts. Zoe, Alli Jo, Susie, and Lexi go home.

    The next day the Goldens arrive by boat!!! April, Leslie, Kim, RJ, Keith, Natascha, Kathy, Jack, and CK are the Goldens here in paradise right now, and this week the ladies have the roses. Then, Andrew arrives. He has the best smile! He gets a date card and asks Bailey. Jeremy gets SO upset when Bailey agrees to go on the date with Andrew, even though Jeremy went on a date with Susie JUST YESTERDAY you double standard knucklehead!!! Bailey is in tears before her date, it’s ridiculous of Jeremy to make her feel so bad! Jeremy then goes into an interview and demands that they call Susie, who blows him off. HA!!! Serves you right!

    Bailey and Andrew go on a coffee spa date, which basically means they get into a bathtub full of coffee and make out.

    Meanwhile, Alexe tells Jonathon she just can’t get there with him and they are better off as friends.

    The next day Jack and April kiss in the pool, then Andrew kisses Alexe. Jill sits down with Jonathon and he tells her that they are just friends.

    Sean arrives and gets a date card. He asks Jill on the date. Yay! They go riding on an ATV then chat and have champagne. No smooching though.

    That night there’s a cast exercise with a tie in to a new “I Know What You Did Last Summer” movie. Everyone anonymously writes their biggest secrets on paper and puts them into a box. Jesse then reads the secrets aloud to the group and the group votes for the wildest, most scandalous secret. The winning secret owner wins keys to the BIP VIP suite tonight, IF they reveal themselves. The winning secret was that the person had sex with someone in their home, while their partner was home in another room!!! And that was Kathy!!!

    Later, Kim starts hitting on April, much to Jack’s chagrin. Some of the Goldens start peeling off from the group, heading to bed. On her way to her room, April says to Jonathon “I’m in the 2nd room on the left if you need me!” OMG!!! Kathy asks Keith to the VIP suite. They drink a ton of champagne and hang out in the hot tub.

    Meanwhile, Jonathon realizes he doesn’t have a chance for a rose so he goes to Jill in hopes of getting her rose. EVERYONE is trying to eavesdrop on their conversation! It’s hilarious! Jill is not buying what Jonathon is selling though and he strikes out! Then a producer mentions April to Jonathon and he’s like….maybe! Whoa! Next week looks wild!!!

    Until then BBs! xo 🌹

  • Bachelor in Paradise Week 2

    BBs it’s week two and the drama is real! Let’s get into it! It’s the morning after the rose ceremony and Zoe thinks Brian is ignoring her even though she just gave him her rose last night. Shocker! He just wanted a rose Zoe! I coulda told you that!

    Parisa and Alli Jo arrive via jet ski and get date cards. Brian immediately zones in on Parisa. Zoe tells Parisa and Alli Jo that she and Brian are a thing and “Don’t take my man”. Alli Jo has amazing blue eyes and she sets her sights on Dale.

    Chemistry test time! Everyone goes through profiles on an iPad and picks members of the opposite sex that they’d like to kiss in Paradise. If there’s a match then you meet up in the kissing booth and make out. This won’t be problematic at all!

    Alexe and Jonathon are first in the kissing booth. Then Jonathon and Alli Jo. Then Parisa (who’s chewing gum) and Jonathon, then Bailey is the last to kiss Jonathon. Next up is Brian. Zoe is first and they share a tender, passionate kiss, which totally confuses Zoe. Then Brian kisses Parisa. At this point, even though it’s all supposed to be a secret who’s kissing who, people are figuring it out.

    Next: Jess and Spencer. Then Bailey and Jeremy, Justin and Lexi. Next it’s Dale’s turn to kiss Alexe, then Kat, then Alli Jo, and finally Zoe.

    Zoe sits Brian down for a chat and he tells her that “We’re good” but he tells the camera he’s made it clear that he wants to pursue other people! Not true! He hasn’t made it clear to Zoe!

    Alli Jo asks Jonathon on her date and Parisa asks Brian. They double date out to a bar where Wells is having a game night. All I have to say about that is that it’s a good thing Parisa waxed. Yep.

    Meanwhile, back at the resort, Jill arrives and she is HILARIOUS! I wish I remembered her.

    Lexi tells Justin she needs to take a breather and she can’t move forward with him because of how recently he broke up with Susie. Then…guess who arrives? SUSIE! It’s super awkward with Justin.

    Next day- Zoe and Brian are sitting in silence, but he chats with Parisa. Jesse brings Susie and Jill date cards. Brian and Zoe chat and decide to part ways. Good riddance!!! Susie asks Jeremy on her date. He talks to Bailey about the whole thing first and kisses her goodbye. Jeremy and Susie go jet skiing then have a wee picnic where they make out. Yikes.

    Jill takes Jonathon to the BIP VIP suite where they play Twister and swim and KISS!

    Next thing you know it’s the cocktail party before the rose ceremony! Bailey states she is only interested in Jeremy. Lexi tells Justin she still likes him, they talk it out and kiss.

    This week the men have the roses.

    Rose Ceremony-

    Spencer gives his rose to Jess. Dale to Kat. Jeremy to Bailey. Brian to Parisa. Jonathon to Alexe. The final rose is Justin’s. He calls Susie’s name. EVERYONE’s jaws drop! EVERYONE. She starts crying and says no. Just walks off stage. Lexi walks off saying she wants to go home. Susie goes off looking for Justin. CHAOS.

    And……FIN.

    That’s it for this episode BBs! Tomorrow, finally, the GOLDENS arrive! Woot! Until then! xo 🌹

  • Bachelor in Paradise- Season Premier

    BBs! Bachelor in Paradise is back! And this time, we’re in Costa Rica! Here’s the cast so far: Spencer (who’s really been hitting the gym since last we saw him), Alexe, Lexi, Jeremy, Jonathon, Bailey, Hakeem, Jess, Kyle (WHO?? Apparently he’s from Katie’s season), Zoe, RIcky (another one I swear I’ve never seen before in my life), Brian (make that three), and Kat. Wells is back to bartend, and Hannah Brown is in charge of Paradise Relations (whatever that means). And of course, we still have host Jesse Palmer.

    Everyone arrives in the order I listed them and they all start mingling. The resort they are staying in looks nice and they are thrilled to learn they have air conditioning! Yay!

    Justin arrives and gets the first date card. He asks Lexi to go and she accepts but then it STORMS, so their date gets rained out. Whomp whomp.

    The next day Dale arrives looking CUTE!!! He gets a date card too and asks Kat out to a catamaran boat date. They hit it off and make out.

    Back at the resort, there’s an exercise to get to know each other better. Hakeem and Ricky get into an argument and they get pretty loud about it, ruining the whole vibe for the rest of the people.

    Sam arrives and gets a date card. Bailey and Jeremy kiss. Sam asks Jess to go on his date and she accepts, even though she’s been chatting with Spencer. Sam and Jess go to a purification ritual with fire and water. Sparks fly and they make out.

    Ricky and Alexe kiss. Brian and Zoe cuddle on the beach and make out. Lexi and Justin make out. Seems like just about everyone is hitting it off and smooching with someone!

    It’s time for the first rose ceremony. This week the women have the roses, and the power. Four men are going home tonight. There’s a cocktail party before the rose ceremony and all the guys are making their big plays. Here’s who gives roses to who (whom?) : Lexi gives her rose to Justin (even though he only recently split from Susie after a two year relationship, which is worrisome to Lexi). Zoe gives her rose to Brian. Kat to Dale. Jess to Spencer. Bailey to Jeremy (I am not a fan of Jeremy and I think he’s only loving on Bailey to get a rose so he can see who comes to Paradise next week). Alexe to Jonathon (yay for the medium king!).

    Going home: Ricky (seems problematic with the arguing with Hakeem during the first week. What’s there to fight about??), Hakeem (too bad, he’s good comic relief), Kyle (we barely knew ye), and Sam (who I STILL don’t trust from Jenn’s season!).

    I can’t wait for next week when the Golden’s arrive! They look like they are ready to tear it up!!! Until next week BBs! xo 🌹

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