June: Organization, and catching up on The Bachelorette

June has been a crazy month. I haven't been blogging like at all and I have severely neglected my lovely readers. I had some problems with some bad computer stuff infecting my website, blah blah blah, technical stuff, blah blah. It is all fixed now. Also, I traveled to North Carolina to see my family for about a week in the middle of June and decided to bring home my little brother to stay with me for a couple weeks. So things in the  Presley household have been a little crazier than usual. Anyways, back to business.

I have been a little behind on The Bachelorette, thanks to DVR, I can catch up. And catch up I did!

I don't have too much to say about the last few episodes except that Kalon is tool, good riddance.
Also, Ryan is douchey tool, also good riddance.

I love Arie, and they have the strongest connection of anyone on the show. But Sean is adorable and seems like a good fit for her too.

Speaking of 'her'...while I was in NC, I had some down time and I picked up a gossip magazine with Emily as the main story. It painted a not so pretty picture of her. They addressed the points that she is very vain, obsessed with money, and is kind of bitch. I really don't want all these things to be true because I absolutely love her, and considering the source I am going to say that they are most likely just exaggerations of her personality.

Best Quote from The Bachelor/Bachelorette Series:

"I wanna go West Virgina hoodrat backwoods on his ass"

 Anyways, I caught up on the Bachelorette and now I'm hooked back in so expect a  Bachelorette blog next week.

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I haven't been into too many new projects recently, because the sheer volume of the unfinished, projects waiting to be done, limited space and time. But I have been trying to organize my family's massive amounts of clothing.

Between baby A, D and myself, we fill about 5 dressers and two very large walk in closets. We have way way way way way too many clothes. (We are in the process of going through and getting rid of a good majority of them)

As most of you know, dear husband has joined the Navy and that means it will soon be moving time, and I don't want to take 5 tons worth of clothes with us, and I really want to pack as few boxes as possible. (If you pack less, you have to UNpack less later on)

On pinterest I saw a neat picture and caption that said fold your shirts with the print/pattern up and store them vertically (see picture). This is amazing. It packs a lot more into a space and you can see everything without having to dig and rummage through the drawer. This would have come in very handy in college and the days of dorm room dressers and closets. Storage space is prime real estate!!

This packed about 2 drawers into one!

 

 

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I haven't been into too much else, I am getting ready to do lots of painting projects in the next few days/weeks, so expect to see some summer painting posts. Also I am going to try and start making some cool summery accessories so keep watch for that too!



Happy Summer 

Rose Rant: Episode 3!

Chris Harrison calls the boys to the court yard and he  goes over the rules, again. Like he does every week…how dumb does he think the dudes/viewers are?!

Chris Date:

Chris got the first one on one of the week. 

I like to call him Connection Chris, he always talks about what a connection he has with Emily. 

 He is good looking but has borderline steve buscsemi eyes!! 

Chris is at the top of her list since night 1is what Emily says, so thats a good thing for him.

To get to their dinner, they climbed up the side of a building. You could tell Emily was getting really scared and who wouldn't be! It was getting windy and stormy. He was good and supportive and calm, he seemed like a protector, and stayed with her even though he probably could have climbed faster.  He was respectful and didn’t go in for a kiss, because it didn’t feel like the right time.

During their dinner chat, he mentions that he is 25, but he seems much older. She was thrilled with him after he said how mature and ready he was to settle down After dinner,  Luke Bryan performed for them. And Luke Bryan kind of actually looks like he could be a long lost southern brother to Chris.  He was respectful, asked her for a kiss, he got it! He got the first kiss!!   (and a couple.. scratch that SEVERAL more.) That’s usually the mark of a front runner!

Tony called his son, because he was really missing him.  I got choked up. Mostly because I love Tony. He is so cute.  SO cute. And partly because I can't imagine being away for such an extended time, and not really knowing how long you will be gone or if it will be worth it in the end. 

GROUP DATE:

She fibbed to Ryan and the boys about kissing Chris.. not that I would admit that to the guys if I was in her shoes.

They get to hang out with her friends on this date! The girls are interviewing the guys on this date. They are gonna be vicious, and I love it.

The guys are terrified! 

Here is a little bit  of a recap of what went down. 

Tony: dad, get points

Jef: dated a girl with 2 kids so he gets it and hes ready

Doug: dad, gets points

Ryan:doing pushups

Wolf: girlfriend said..oh I mean friend that’s a girl. Red flag, and the pause before the answer about cheating. 

Stevie… makes me hate him even more everytime I see him.

Sean, who came out of no where, I kind of forgot about him: cute, family oriented, faith is importantgave good answers!! Wendy loves him, Wendy should be a staple on the bachelorette, I love her. She is feisty. 

 After the interrogations, the guys have to wrangle a bunch of screaming kids. I have a child that I dearly love, and that looks like a nightmare. I can’t imagine how that would be if I never had a kid.

Doug, Tony, Jef, Sean are the stand outs with the kids. 

Clear who just says kids and who can actually handle it and back it up

Ryan is pretty..but manly . maybe did a bad thing. Basically said if she got fat, he would love her but not love on her. Bad MOVE.

Ryan is getting a little cocky, and a little bold. And he has potential to be the troublemaker, I did NOT see that coming. He was so sweet and great on the first date. 

Group date cocktail party: 

Emily wants to talk a little more to Sean and Doug.

 Sean won big with family talk. She was very impressed with him and his answers. 

Doug wanted to clarify to her that he was more than "dad Doug" and that that he wanted her to get to know who he was.  Doug  had a hard life. His mom left, Dad died. In and out of foster homes, getting separated from his siblings. She was so teary, as was I. She was impressed with how resilient and strong he is. 

Tony really misses his son, playing with the kids made him really miss his son more. He was talking to Emily about his son, tearing up. She says so many comforting and encouraging things, she has been there when she was on the Bachelor for Brad.  Emily, talks to him again, trying to comfort him, but she went back to her time with Brad, and said that if he really had understood what it was like to be a parent separated from their child, he would have sent her home if he didn’t know she was his girl. She basically said, " Im not totally into you, go home because I don’t see it going to the end and I would hate to keep you longer than this and put you through that. "  He went home..and I’m so sad…but it was the right thing. And Jef said what they all wanted to say.. we’re sad but its one less competitor.

 You can already sort of see her “type” ie: Chris, Ryan, Sean, Doug. She likes the big, super manly men.

  

Sean got the rose for the group date! 

Meanwhile back at the mansion

Kalon says he hopes Emily is interested enough to plan an over the top date for him and her, what a cocky SOB!  The date card comes and its for Arie, it says Arie, drive me wild, or something to that effect and then Kalon asks Arie, the race car driver, "can you drive a stick? " 

Hahaha. I cant believe Arie even justified that with an answer.

Arie Date: 

Date at Dollywood!!!

Arie and Emily explored Dollywood and rode rides. Then they went to a stage and tried to write a love song. 

And then, the curtains open anddddd: 

Dolly friggin Parton! Dolly Parton comes out and you can tell that Emily is in total shock. And Dolly Parton thinks its kind of funny and says sarcastically "Dolly Parton at Dollywood, who would have thought?"

Dolly wrote her a song and wanted girl talk with her.. I would have had the same (or bigger ) reaction as Emily did.  I love Dolly Parton. LOVE. I really think I would have died. OMG OMG OMG OMG. OMG . I would have just cried and been over the moon.  

Dolly Partons little video confessional speech about love everlasting made me teary. And she was singing "To the Moon and Back," which I have fond memories to those words and song. I was going nuts the whole time Dolly Parton was on, this show just totally redeemed itself for last weeks Muppet Mess. 

Arie and Emily at dinner have a chat. He last dated a girl with 2 kids. he was so close to his ex girlfriends kids, and it was really tough when they broke up.  They broke up because he wanted kids, she didn’t want more. He says he learned what it is to be ready for kids, and he is there, and he wants that.  He asks about the race car thing, and she says the race car thing is a non issue, she welcomes it.

She was freaking me out and played like she was gonna send him home… then SYKE! She was just kidding. You could totally tell he was crushed when he thought he was going home, I think he really likes her. 

He got not only a kiss, he got a make out sesh on a carousel! 

Arie is so cute and they are so adorable together. I am really liking Arie. 

Here is a highlight reel of what went down at the cocktail party: 

Kalon and Emily chatted, he took it personally that he didnt get a date.  He then tells her "I never had to share, so I don’t like this. " They talk about kids, he says he always thought his first child would be one of his own, and that this would not  be how he wrote it up as a kid." She was talking about kids, a hot button for her and then he said, "I love it when you talk,  but I love it if you would let me finish."  Okay, Kayne, what a D-BAG!!   Emily said she likes: Tall skinny and funny, but she will not tolerate tall skinny and condescending. 

 Egg man let go of shelly (the egg). ( Egg Man's name is  Travis ) Travis and Emily smashed the egg, which originally represented how he was going to care for her and her child. So what was smashing it symbolic of? 

Alessandro.... oh Alessandro. He says he doesn’t have kids experience.  And then goes on to say that kids and wife would be a compromise. Kids are a compromise?  Emily says that kids are not a compromise, but a bonus.  She asks if maybe he is mis-using a word and that it is a language issue, and maybe he downs' mean compromise.  He says firmly, no its not.  He is gone. And good riddance! What a jerk!   Sean also mentions that he told her friends that he cheated on an ex and that he had a one night stand, so he wasn't passing in the friend book anyway.

I love Emily and how cut throat she is.  If she doesn’t like someone, they are gone and they are gone that instant. 

She was very upset from the night she had (Kalon and his attitude, Alessandro and his compromise issues). Arie notices that she is upset and goes to comfort her, and she kissed Arie at the cocktail party, in front of all the guys. Bold move! She must really be into Arie to kiss him at the rose ceremony cocktail party! Ryan is not happy with the kiss and says that Arie is dainty and not the many man Emily needs/wants. Arie and Ryan have the same hair, and Ryan definitely does some beard-scaping, so thats the pot calling the kettle black. 

Sean and Emily talk some more and he tells her that his Dad has shown him his whole life how to be a great man and a perfect dad. He said, that Ricki would be his daughter, and he would never think otherwise. She was so reassured, she made out with him!

So now the kiss count is Chris, Arie and Sean. 

On to the Rose Ceremony: 

Rose Roundup: 

 Alessandro is gone, Tony is gone, Stevie is gone (finally!)

Who made the cut: 

Jef

Charlie

Doug

Michael

Travis

Alejandro

Ryan

John

Kalon

Nate

They showed the preview of what is going down this Monday and I can't wait. Now that the numbers are coming down, things are gonna start getting a little crazy and I love it! 

Rose Rant: Episode 2: Muppet Mania

Episode 2 starts out with a weird, fake sounding Channel 9 news segment on the Bachelorette.

Then the preview of whats coming during this episode... I never understood this. It's like "Here's an outline of what you are about to watch as soon as we are done showing you the visual outline of what you will be watching." It's so stupid and as the season progresses, I know I will get more and more frustrated with all the dramatic previews of what's coming.

Then we see Emily and her daughter meeting with a very random looking group of friends.

Now it's back to Bachelor mansion for some awkward shots of half naked dudes and their muscles flexing and twitching. Chris Harrison comes in and explains what will happen with the dates and date cards, roses, etc. As if anyone doesn't really know how this whole sham show works. He leaves the date card and the first date goes to.......

Ryan! 

Georgia boy, ex Footballer, super cute. I like a southern guy  that can rock a v-neck and faux-hawk

He is probably so excited about jumping into a volcano, flying across the world for a picnic, jumping off a bridge, or any other crazy, life endangering dates that are the norm, but he gets the "Mom" date.

I like this idea and I hope some of the other guys that she is seriously into get at least one date like this because that is her life, and that is what these guys will be getting into when/if they get together. I think she gave Ryan this date because she is really likes him. You know that the Bachelor/Bachelorette have a pretty good idea of who will be going the farthest right from the start because a lot of times you click with someone and you just know.  I think she really felt a connection (I can't believe I am using that Bachelorette cliche) with Ryan and wanted to see how he would react to that life. I am so glad she didn't introduce him to Ricki, I don't think most moms would introduce a guy to their child unless they were pretty serious.

I was glad that Ryan got a little bit of an over-the-top date ending so that he didn't go down as having the most boring (compared to the other dates from the show) date in the history of ever.  They had dinner and a concert by Gloriana to cap the night. Mark my words, Ryan is going to go pretty far unless he stirs up some sort of drama or crazy alter ego.

Next is the Group Date. 

These are always so awkward, and this one was made much worse by the Muppets. I honestly didn't pay too much attention to this because it was so awful. One thing I do remember is Charlie (brain trauma guy). He was in a bad accident and is still recovering and working on speech. Apparently he had to re-learn speak, and he was put in the group of stand- up comedians for the night. You could literally see him shaking and sweating the whole date for fear of speaking in public. He is this giant guy that was shaking at the thought of having to talk to an audience, he just can't take it anymore and goes to talk to Emily about switching to something else like singing or dancing in a group. She agrees, problem solved! but then he gets put in a a group that goes on fake talk show with  Miss Piggy and he has to answer a question, by himself, in words, talking. So... he still had to talk by himself. When he shakily answers Miss Piggy, to the applause of everyone, Emily says that she "felt like such a proud mama" because Charlie did so well.... Charlie you have been FRIENDZONED until further notice.

At the group date cocktail, Jef gets the rose after him and Emily have a conversation that makes it seem like she is the one chasing him and he just kind of 'whatevs' about the whole thing. It was super awkward and she must really like him, because her and Chris also had a good conversation. I mean. according to Chris, no one could have had a better conversation and connection with her than he did. Obviously he was wrong.


The next date card arrives and Joe (Matthew McConaughey wanna be) gets it. They fly to West Virgina and have a day at the Greenbriar. A fancy hotel that Emily hung out at when she was little. During dinner she asks him questions, and instead of answering them he just asks her the same question back. She doesn;t give him the rose, the end.

Meanwhile, back at the mansion, Kalon aka Chopper stirs up trouble by telling Doug that he put his life/his son on hold to do the Bachelor. I am so surprised that Doug didn't drown Kalon right there he was that furious. I am going to stand up for Kalon for a second, be warned. Kalon is not a father, he doesn't have a clue about parenting and what it means to be a parent he a very 26 year old who does not think before he speaks. The fact that he doesn't understand parenting and was bold enough to make that comment, means he probably will cross the line with Emily at some point on the parenting topic. I expect him to be the center the annual  "here for the wrong reason" drama, he doesn't like your kid.

Kalon is definitely this season's Courtney. He is bold and rude and is making enemies fast. I think he even re-used a Courtney line a la: "The other guys are making friends, not focusing on the prize" type comment. He is a wordsmith with Emily and you can tell that he uses big words to try and impress, as well as using his money to try and do the same. (Kalon, have you seen Emily's gorgeous house and car and her paychecks from this Bachelorette gig and the previous Bachelor snafu? Your money will not impress her.)


Onto the Cocktail Party!

Not too much happens. Tony goes in to interrupt Ryan and Emily's chat, and he is in the wrong place at the wrong time. Ryan hands Emily a miniature novel that she proceeds to read while poor Tony is standing there forever. When Ryan leaves and Tony finally gets Emily time, he doesn't even show if it bothers him and comes back with a cute and witty "Wasn't that great, I told him just what to say" remark and they move on. That could have been super awkward, but Tony (who I think is absolutely adorable and I kind of have a crush on) is smooth and gets a good convo going. He brings up the fact that he has a son and they chat. Kalon and Stevie, the Jersey shore reject who I hate for no real reason (I think its the hair, and face, and voice and clothes) get into a little argument about stealing Emily and time with Emily, Kalon ends the argument with a matter-of-fact "who wouldn't want to be me?" comment.

On to the Rose Ceremony!

Aaron, the super cutie with the hipster glasses gets eliminated (boo hoo) and so does Kyle. Fun Fact: They were both from Long Beach, CA.

Here is who is left:


Alejandro
Alessandro
Arie
Charlie
Chris
Doug
Jef (safe from the group date)
John
Kalon
Michael
Nate
Ryan (safe from the one-on-one)
Sean
Stevie (uggh)
Tony
Travis

Chris Harrison sitting next to what he will look like if he ever ages and stops smiling.

The show ends with the preview for next week, which I didn't really watch, because it will be almost the same preview next week at the beginning of the episode.




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Rose Rant: Season Premiere

It's baccckkkkkkk!

 The Bachelorette is back :) 

I was thinking about not watching this season, as I was still burnt out from Bachelor Ben and Crazy Courtney's season, but who am I kidding, I'm not NOT going to watch. And according to Chris Harrison, this season will be different than anything we've seen before (just like last season was different and the one before that, and the one before that....)

So, for those of you who don't know anything about The Bachelorette this season here is a little summary of what we know about her.

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EMILY

 She is a single mom to Ricki, and has been engaged twice. Both times ending in heartbreak. Her first fiance and the father of her child was a race car driver who was killed in a plane crash. Her second engagement and eventual break up was played out on television, commentated by the one and only, ageless Chris Harrison. 

She uses the phrase "put on your big girl panties". Enough said. 

Girlfriend has SO MUCH MAKE UP! Did you see her dressing table??  and she wears so much too. 

She look like a bunny, one of Hef's bunnies. I do not mean that as an insult, she just looks like the cookie cutter blondes he usually has hanging around. 

Her daughter is so adorable. And if this season is like any of the last seasons of this show, I hope her daughter never sees any of the footage.

And she is "stunning", "beautiful", "breathtaking", "gorgeous" as all of her suitors would say. (I am pretty sure all of them used one or more those words to describe her.)  

But, her face is almost frozen (I hope by fear and not by Botox) and her dress looks like a figure skating outfit, but longer.

via buddyTV

Now, on to what we all really care about, the men. 

One of the reasons I love the Bachelorette over the Bachelor is because the guys. And not just for their looks! It shows you this strange side of guys, where they engage in fierce lady drama and get catty, all while still portraying some of their basic caveman instincts like chest beating and peacocking(helicopter entrance? moon walking dance up, skateboarding, etc) 

Here are some highlights of the guys we met tonight: (mostly the memorable ones or the ones who will be front runners, there are so many the first night!)

Kalon aka Helicopter Guy: He is a "luxury brand consultant", he is attractive-ish, seems like a self absorbed d-bag covering up that personality with a "changed man" attitude. He even says he was obnoxious but has changed.. and I totally believe him, especially after he came in on a helicopter. But he "would walk to meet Emily if he had to"....righhhttt. The helicopter entrance was Lindzi's horse entrance on steroids. And if his goal was to totally alienate and piss off all the guys in the house that walked up, mission accomplished pal. But he hit it off with Emily, and he was raised by a single mom, so appreciates what she does and how hard she works.

Tony: He is a dad, handsome, but he made a "who has two thumbs..." joke. And he brought her a tacky clear plastic stripper heel  glass slipper a la Cinderella/Prince Charming.

Singer/Songwriter David: Fame hungry much? 

The Black Guy: It is no secret that Bachelor/Bachelorette has been all white. Enter token black dude. 

Brain Injury: Cute dog. Cute guy. Corny line. "My head may be injured, but my heart is not!" And his suit was terribly wrinkled all night.

Jef:  Cute, hipster hair, CEO of a charitable company, skateboards, kind of seems like a cocky punk, but judging on Emily's interaction with him, I would say he has potential to be in the front runners. 

Arie: He is racecar driver...nice move ABC, way to try and stir the pot with a potential issue. Too bad he was honest about it up front, that could have made for some interesting "Emily, one of the guys in the house has a secret" drama  later in the season! But since ABC did not jump on that opportunity, I imagine they have bigger schemes in store. Oh ABC, you are so tricky! 

Doug: It seemed like he legitimately had chemistry with her upon first arrival, once they got past the initial awkward intro, they flowed right into conversation that sounded easy and not forced. He ended up getting the First Impression rose, with a little help from a cute note from his son. I am glad he got the first impression rose, they seemed to really connect and have some common ground.

Jackson/Pink Tie: Really, seriously? Down on one knee, cliched phrase about life. Hot pink tie. You could tell by her reaction to his intro, she was not interested and unfortunately she missed out on his bod, which he proceeded to show to the exit cameras. He was pretty ripped but so are almost all the guys in the house. 

Joe: A less attractive Matthew McConaughey wanna-be. 

Chris: When they met, he did one of those weird bro-handshake-hugs. 

Aaron: Used a dumb pick up line and he kissed her hand. 

The Brazilian: He had botox, or a bad facelift or just a bad face. 

Mr. Moonwalk:  A DJ/Party emcee. Kinda seemed like a Jersey Shore reject. 

Crossdressing as a Grandma to introduce yourself guy: I think I have said enough. 

Brent: Reminded me of a chubby Steve Carrell. 

Wolf: Let's be real John, you call yourself Wolf. No one actually calls you that, you are a one man Wolf pack. 

Egg dude: He carried around and stated he is going to take care of an egg because it represents her and Ricki. Creepy and weird. His suit and shirt were ridiculous as well. 

Music Mike: At first I thought one of the Hanson brothers was a participant. But no just a long haired musician. 

Mushroom Farmer: I though maybe he didn't speak English at all. Then in the middle of their strained Spanish conversation, he says in perfect English that he is from San Fran. 

I know I am missing some of the guys, but their entrance wasn't memorable, they weren't good looking and they probably won't make it too far.  

The final guys that made it past the first rose ceremony are: 

Doug (first impression rose)

Ryan (ex NFLer, cute, forgot about him)

Helicopter Guy

Arie

Brain injury

Jef 

Nate (who?)

Sean (who?)

Joe 

Kyle (who?)
Aaron 

Mushroom Farmer
Wolf
Botox Brazilian
Music Mike
Mr. Moonwalk
Tony

Egg Dude

After the rejects left, they toasted and then we saw previews for what was coming up this season: Lots of awkward kisses, drama (duh) and some flying f-bombs from Emily! 

Who is ready for next week?! 

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If video blogging is something that you guys would like to see more be sure to message me, comment or let me know! 

Enjoy :) 

PS. The Bachelorette starts tonight (at 9:30!) so be prepared so see the occasional "Rose Rant" if this is  anything like Bachelor Ben's season!