pop culture, tv

Bachelor Week 6

It’s week 6 BBs and this week we are ALL in our feels in Montreal! Buckle up because it’s an emotional ride!!!

We start with some one on one time with Joey and he’s worried the women won’t accept him for himself if he reveals to them that he’s falling for them. He’s got a feeling deep down that this whole thing won’t work out! So sad!!! I hope that’s not the case, but the preview of the season ending didn’t bode well!!!

Group Date

The women and Joey go on a scavenger hunt of sorts throughout Montreal. They make poutine, play some street hockey, and generally have a fun day touring the city. Jess is bummed she hasn’t received a 1-1 date yet and is annoyed with the group dates. That night all the women are feeling v subdued and a bit down. In fact, every single woman shown with Joey in 1-1 time with him cries! Katelyn feels like she’s falling behind the other women. Lexi asks Joey about his timeline. Joey says he wants a 2-3 year engagement!!! Then he wants to be married a few years before children. Lexi is worried about this because of her endometriosis. Kelsey A feels like she’s getting lost in the background. Kelsey A also tells Joey she’s falling for him. As does Jenn. Most of the women are having a hard time seeing him with other women since real feelings are now involved. Jess also tells Joey she’s falling for him. Joey says he can’t get there with Jess and just can’t picture it with her. He walks her out. Jess sobs in the car as she’s leaving. I honestly never saw it with them either. No chemistry.

Joey feels really bad about sending Jess home and rejoins the group. He gives Jenn the group date rose.

1-1 Kelsey T

Kelsey and Joey go to a gym and train with an aerialist member of Cirque du Soleil. It looks so fun! They are spinning and twirling in the air and on those big metal wheel things. But Joey gets super dizzy and has to quit all the acrobatics. That night over Fake Dinner Kelsey tells Joey about her complicated relationship with her father. For some reason, her father did not support her decision to go to college and not only did she have to move out of his house, he even stopped speaking to her! Rude! Because of all this, Kelsey now has trust issues with men. She gets the rose.

Maria 1-1

Next is Maria’s one on one date where Joey picks her up at the hotel in a vintage stretch limo. V cool. It’s the classic Bachelor shopping date. They go to a boutique and pick out a fancy dress and shoes for Maria. Joey changes into a dapper suit. They then take a helicopter tour of Montreal. V cool city- I’d like to visit! Later that night Maria tells Joey she’s falling for him. He gives her the rose.

Back at the hotel Lexi goes to see Joey in his room. Lexi tells Joey that they are on different timelines due to her endometriosis and fertility concerns so because of that she’s going to go home. This shocks Joey.

I noticed during this episode that EVERY single time a woman cries, they apologize to the person they are crying in front of. Why? Why do we feel the need to apologize for our emotions? There’s not a thing wrong with showing emotion. Especially in the Bachelor environment where things are super charged, sped up, and v emotional!!! Let it out Ladies and stop apologizing!!!

The cocktail party goes well, even if it is v subdued. The women line up for the rose ceremony and notice there are only 3 roses to be given out! Daisy, Kelsey A., and Rachel get the roses. Katelyn and Lea (yay!!!) go home.

And that’s all until next time BBs!!! xo 🌹

pop culture, tv

Bachelor Season Premiere

BBs! We are back for another season of the Bachelor! This season starts out a wee bit differently though, with a scene presumably from the proposal that’s to come in the future. Joey is crying and alone as we watch an SUV drive away. Mysterious!!!

Then we jump to the first night and limo entrances. There are 32 women tonight! Even if he talked to each one for only 10 minutes with no break, that would be over 5 hours of chatting!!! Whew!

Thoughts on the ladies’ limo entrances: lots of Canadians. Don’t they have their own Bachelor franchise up there? And why is ABC blurring Maria’s Canadian flag?? So weird. Lots of ladies from Atlanta too. There’s a set of 2 sisters from PA- Lauren and Allison. That would be soooo weird. I mean, I’d love for my sister to join me on the adventure, but I wouldn’t want to be kissing on the same boy! Lots of gimmicky entrances too. A voodoo doll! A boat! A GIANT bra! A go kart! A tennis umpire’s chair! Loads of tennis balls! Just be yourself, people. A standout for me is Madina from Charlotte! And Daisy from MN. She has a cochlear implant. She’s adorable!

Jess (the boat girl), gets the first kiss of the evening. Then she makes a dumb move and goes back into the living room where 90% of the women are and TELLS THEM ALL ABOUT THE KISS!!! How to make women angry 101!!! THEN, THEN! Jess goes and steals Joey away from Taylor!!! The ladies are NOT happy with Jess. 

Joey is having 1-1 time with Allison, the younger sister, and he kisses her. Then the sisters reveal themselves as sisters to Joey. He’d already figured it out. Lauren is not thrilled that he didn’t kiss her.

Lea is the last lady out of the limos. She is the woman who met Joey at After the Final Rose. She was given a card to open once inside the Bachelor mansion. Curiosity gets the best of Lea and she opens the card on her own once she’s been in the mansion a couple of hours. The card says she is able to steal a 1-1 date from any other woman at any time before hometowns. She is not thrilled by this and talks it over with Joey. Then Lea throws the card into the fire after telling the ladies about it. Way to go! Says a lot about her character! Apparently I’m not the only one who thinks so, because Joey then gives Lea the first impression rose. Yay!!!

Rose Ceremony

Evalin is VERY stressed and emotional, crying up a storm because she never got to talk to Joey. Allison (younger sister) gets the first rose and Lauren (older sister) gets the last rose. Going home: Chandler, Sandra, Kayla, Kyra, Lanie, Nat, Sam, Samantha, Talya, and Zoe. Y’all. I don’t even recognize half of those names! Gone are the days where each woman gets at least a minute of screen time!

ABC is definitely setting us up for (say it with me) THE MOST DRAMATIC SEASON EVER!!! I see you ABC! Until next week BBs!!! xo 🌹

birthday, family, pugs

Birthday weekend!

Sunday was Joey and Molly’s birthday!  Joey turned 4 and Molly turned 3.  Saturday was Joey’s birthday party. Joey at Jacob's basketball game I wish I could show you pics from the party.  But my big camera is still in the shop and I loaned my purse camera to Papa & Gigi to take with them to Asheville this weekend. I did take a few pics at his party, but I’ll have to wait til I get the camera back to show them to you. Joey had SO much fun at his party. He kept singing Happy Birthday to himself. He LOOOVED unwrapping each present, I think more than the presents themselves!

Molly’s celebration was more low key. Basically we just told her Happy Birthday and gave her lots of kisses. Look into my eyes....