The Awkward Turtle swims into the room...

Okay so if you are not hip with the lingo (like I wasn't until the beach trip last week when my younger cousins all enlightened me) whenever there is an awkward moment, you can make a turtle with your hands and swim it into the room. Or, you can place your clawed hand on someone's shoulder to signify the 'awkward squirrel' that is now crouching on their shoulder. Or, you can just do as my sister Katie's friend does and announce that there is diarrhea EVERYWHERE, meaning that the situation is completely and utterly awkward.
The point is, my friends, that there was an ocean of awkward turtles, a million mating awkward squirrels, all under a pile of awkward diarrhea tonight on the Bachelorette. Holy cow. I was literally trying to shake the awkwardness off of my body after it was all said and done. I completely cannot stand confrontation, and that rose ceremony had me in a cold sweat. Holy moly.

So, let's rewind, and begin with Kiptyn's one on one. It was full of cuteness and lovey doveyness, enough to win him a rose and keep him in the running. I do like him a lot (he is my 'pick' after all) but I kind of noticed tonight that he wasn't as good looking as I remembered him. Still cute, but not AS cute. In fact, I noticed that with almost all the guys. Maybe they had bad lighting or something. Anyway, the point is, I am glad he is still in the game.

Jake is really freaking me out. DON'T back down now, Jake!! I am kind of suspicious that he is going to leave next week, hence Jillian's broken heart. They are making it seem like perhaps Wes is the one to go, but I am really thinking it could be Jake.

Mark the Pizza man really scored tonight with his rose. I wonder if she wasn't forced to choose one or the other if she would have kept him around. I am not seeing much chemistry between them. But he seems like a good guy.

Michael the breakdancer is seriously cracking me up. I want her to keep him around just so I can have a good laugh each week. They seem to have NO sparks right now but I do think he is her type, with his dry humor and carefree, easygoing attitude. I like him more and more each week.

Ed is still darling, although he didn't get much face time, I am SO glad he got a rose. I like Ed. Go Ed.

Robbie is seriously buggin. He is like a mini-Dave, only smaller and weaker. He seems like a total bully. I could not believe his little tantrum at the rose ceremony about the one on one time. He could have said that WAY better than he did, it seemed so childish. Ew, he is really rubbing me wrong.

Reid seems like a cool guy after all, he is kind of getting more and more camera time and I am glad. He seems like a genuine guy and hopefully he continues to impress me by being awesome.

Jessie, what the heck is up with your hat, dude? We all wanted to rip it off and toss it overboard. Yeesh. He is SOOOOOOOOOOO much cuter without it.

Tanner P- Wow. Poor guy looked like he was going to hit the floor tonight as all the drama unfolded. I am kind of mad that the guys who egged him on to tattle to Jillian about Wes in the first place (um, Ed and Jake, I think?) acted totally oblivious to the whole thing. They WANTED him to tell, then acted like it was completely unexpected and uncool. I am glad Jillian didn't throw him under the bus.

Wes- I want to barf when I look at Wes. I think he is totally phony and Jillian needs to axe him PRONTO! I wonder how long it is before someone tells her that he is the one with the girlfriend. Maybe Tanner will come clean about it next week.

Adios, Dave and Juan! So glad to see you hit the road! I hope they sent Dave straight to anger management, good gosh. And Juan, well, he simply drove me nuts so I am glad I don't have to listen to him anymore. I should also say goodbye to Mike the baseball camp guy, he seemed nice but I am not broken up by his departure. She will find love elsewhere (cough cough JAKEorEDorKiptyn.)

Although I was sweating buckets after all the drama tonight, I still loved every minute of it. Okay, maybe there were a few points where I literally had to stand up and walk around, but that's what makes this show so addictive. Anyway, I can't wait for next week's drama fest!

I wanna tweeze 'em.

Okay, if anyone is still out there since I last blogged, um, last monday (oops) then please join me in some Bachelorette chat. I do have to admit that this week was super fun for me because for the first time in a LONG time I had a big gaggle of girls to watch it with! The ongoing commentary throughout the whole thing was hysterical and so fulfilling that I almost didn't blog about it today. Yet here I am. I cannot stay away.

Let's start with a moment of silence for Sasha. I really did like him a lot and I mourned his departure quite a bit, although I can't say I really blame her for sending him home. I can understand why she felt like he might be a bit, um, unrealistic in his qualifications for a mate. But he seemed like such a cool guy, so I was sad to see him go.
As far as the other two cuts go, I wasn't too upset about them. Tanner and....Brad? Don't really care.

Wes is making me (and my whole gaggle of women) nuts. If I have to hear that song one more time I will probably flip out. I am excited for next week, maybe he will be exposed for being here for the wrong reasons and then get sent packing. He seems controlling, possesive, and boring on top of it all.

Tanner-feet-in-his-mouth was creepalicous as ever, but don't you kind of think that Jillian is pretty well informed at this point that he has this wierd fetish? I mean he is OP-EN about it, so she has to either a: be into it, or b: be seriously layed back about it because she is keeping him around.

Dave is a raging drunk lunatic. Holy COW I could not believe his rage last night, and it actually makes me want her to pick Juan just so Dave pops a vein. I can't get over his anger...it makes me speechless. Let's enroll him in anger management, stat. Who goes on national television making multiple death threats to another guy over not taking a SHOT??? Run run run run run run Jillian. Dave wants everyone to warn her about Juan, but really, where does the real danger lay? Hmmm? hmm????

Juan is still super cheesy and very femme in my opinion, I really don't want Jillian to pick him but I do think he may be getting a little bit of an overreaction from the other guys. There has got to be something we are missing or edited out if they all have such distain for him.

Robby's kiss with Jillian was super super cute on the movie set, it made me so silly excited for them, but I still feel like he is a bit shady, I know nothing about him and was a bit disapointed that he was backing up DAVE the freakshow when he ripped into Juan. Classic line deliverance: "I agree with Dave 100%, we'll talk later". *clink!*

Jake and Kiptyn didn't get much face time this time around, I am getting a bit nervous that Kiptyn is going to get eliminated coming up here because Jillian seems to have a real issue with his heart never being broken. He is adOREable, so I really hope she keeps him around for awhile. I think she really enjoys kissing him and such, so hopefully that keeps him safe for the time being.
Jake is still darling, I still think he is going to go far. (I hope!)

Pizza man- Um, Mark, came out of the woodwork tonight with his brave confrontation with Dave about Juan. I really love it when people speak up for the underdog, so he won some mega points with all of us. Now he just needs to spend a bit of time with Jillian, that would be helpful for him.

Jessie, Mike, and Michael all need to get on their game or they are going to be sent packing. I don't think they are going to have a chance unless they get a one on one or awesome make out session with her. I feel like they are so far from front runners, poor guys have no chance at this point.

Reid got a bit of face time, a tiny kiss, a little romance...but I am also worried for him, he needs to step it up or get some one on one time in order to stick around.

Ed- Oh my my my, he is DARLING!!!!!!!!! I want to bring him home to live at our house if Jillian stupidly cuts him. Hopefully Mike is okay with that. Seriously, though, he is a doll and I loved their date, it gave ME butterflies.

If only she could pick 3, I would happily walk away with Ed, Jake, and Kiptyn as her men. Hopefully one of those will be the next Bachelor...

Until next time...enjoy your week...we are enjoying ours!

4 down.....

I would just like to begin by letting you know that I am having horrible internet issues, so I am unable to give this post the proper attention I normally give my Bachelorette gossip posts. I was EXTREMELY lucky for Mike's laptop to pick up a weak signal, so I am typing as fast as my little fingers will let me. Sooo excuse the unorganized, quick post.

First let me just say that Wes HAS to go. Soon. In the previews it seems like she does eventually come to her senses about him and starts questioning his reasons for being on the show in the first place...so hopefully it does end up that he leaves. I think we may have to endure him for a few more episodes, though.

Next, I was LOVING Micheal and Tanner in the car, their enthusiasm seriously had me rolling on the floor, and I came to love Michael a little more from that experience. I was so happy that Jillian heard them cheering on the phone because I think that made her like them both more. I do have to say I was laughing at Tanner calling Juan feminine. Um, pot calling kettle black in a MAJOR way! But I am glad that he and Michael are still around because I enjoy them both.

Jake, Oh my. He is darling, right? There was quite a bit of cheesiness in the air on their fabulous date, but I have to admit I think he is genuine and could be a good match for her. A really good match!

I was happy to see that there is a good attraction between her and my man, Kiptyn, although he didn't get much face time on this episode.

Dave needs to lay off his steroids or something, I could not believe how worked up he was over Juan. Seriously, buddy, get a life. He could focus all that energy on Jillian and take it all, probably, but instead he is caught up in obsessing over Juan not taking the shot. Whatever.

Speaking of Juan, he drives me nuts. But apparently not as nuts as he makes Dave. Sheesh.

I felt really sorry for Brad when she chose Wes over him. And what was up with everyone watching their alone time? That was just mean.

Apparently ripping off your clothes and jumping into water worked well for Mike but was a complete flop for poor Brian. Brian really did NOT seem like her type, though, so I am fine with it. In fact, I was happy to see Julien go, too.

MOURNING over the fact that she let Mathue go, although I do think that there are other guys better suited for her, AKA Kiptyn, Sasha, Jake....LOVE them all.

So there's my quick recap, hopefully my internet is fixed soon!!!

Maybe She Just Doesn't Like Awesome Guys

That line (thank you Spencer, it was the only thing you were good for on your short stint on the show) had Mike and I cracking up for the rest of the night. But I can't waste time focusing on the men who got sent packing (Bilbro-could spend a lifetime blogging about him), since there are SO many who stayed!

Where to begin....well, we can start with our picks. Let me just say that picking a favorite was VERY difficult for me this time around, because there are a couple guys I adore. But in life you have to stand for something, and I stand for....Kiptyn.

Yes, it was tough for me to overcome my love for Jake and choose Kiptyn, but after watching he and Jillian interact together, I really felt their connection. Plus, he is DARLING, right??

Of course there has to be a black horse, and since Jake (who I think is adorable) is too much in the running, he doesn't really qualify as a dark horse. So, I am going to choose....Sasha.

He was pretty soft spoken but is SO cute, right? He seems like a sweet guy.

Onto Mike's picks, for his main pick he chose...Jake (sigh.) He is seriously a doll.

Mike's dark horse: Ed. He really seems like an awesome guy, and they did seem to have a good connection. He did get quite a bit of face time, which makes him almost not eligible for a dark horse, but I guess I will let Mike have him. ;)

Other noteworthy guys:

Dave aka 'The Rock' (I think he looks like Dwayne Johnson, alright? I am entitled to my opinion.) got the first impression rose. I did think it was kind of crazy that he choked up when he first met her, but all in all he seems like an okay guy.

Mathue: Um, he is dar-ling! Maybe it's his Southern boy charm that is sweeping me off my feet, but I think he is so cute.

Wes: Under normal circumstances, I think serenading her on his guitar would have been INCREDIBLY cheesy, except for the fact that he rocked it. His song was beautiful! I am nervous that he is only there for publicity, though. He needs a beatdown if that is true. Mike: Not only does he have an awesome name (insert corny noise here) I thought that his pick up line (You ARE a good catch) was pretty brilliant, seeing as how he is a BASEBALL CAMP INSTRUCTOR. The other guys were insanely jealous of him and his pick up line, which is why they were so mean to him. Jealousy does strange things to people.

Michael: Breakdancer extraordinaire. I really disliked him at first when they were showing him at home, but he was seriously cracking me up!! When Bilbro (shudder) challenged him to the dance-off, that was just classic. More importantly, I think he was cracking Jillian up, too.

Another noteworthy person: Tanner. Ummmmmmmmm, okay. Correct me if I am wrong, but didn't Tanner seem like the type that maybe got confused during tryouts? Like, you are going to be a contestant on the BachelorETTE, buddy. And his feet fetish? Soooooooo weird. and creepy.

The rest of the guys didn't get much face time, or else didn't make much of an impression on me, so I will be brief.

Tanner F: Seems like an Ok guy.

Simon: Cute accent, but I don't see a connection with them at this point.

Robby: Also seems like a good guy. Reid: Latecomer, seems alright.

Mark: Seems pretty cute, love that he is a pizza shop owner.

Julien: BUGS. He seems like a jerk and a half. Jessie- Mike can't stand this guy. He doesn't bother me that bad, though.

Juan: Also bugs. I can't remember if Mike likes him or not but I was hoping she would cut him.

Brian: I barely remember this guy, but I think he was alright.

Brad: A little surprised she kept this guy, but whatever. Seems nice.

Okay, that's my recap. Sorry for the lame ending but I was overwhelmed with the amount of guys that were there. They could have weeded out some of the lame-o's (like Spencer and Bilbro) initially and just had a good solid 25, but whatever. I am looking forward to seeing what the future holds for Jillian!!

Channeling your Inner Joy

Well, it might be time for you to either bookmark or blackball my blog for the next few months...because The BACHELORETTE starts TOMORROW!!! Go Jillian, go. Do not dissapoint us like evil Jason did.

Moving on. As per request (Candra and Adrienne) here is the info on the hair and blouse. My hair was easy, I just teased it up after I had curled it, then I kind of brushed it to the side. Then, started from the other side, I twisted it like a sideways french twist, sticking bobby pins in as I went. Once it was all on the side, I put a ponytail holder in and then proceded to twist pieces into a little side 'do, securing it with bobby pins. Easy, easy. :)


The top is from Charlotte Russe. http://www.charlotterusse.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3548797

I have to admit I was super nervous about what Mike would say when I wore it. I envisioned clown comments of some sort, but he was actually very kind about it. What a good guy. I put a short cardigan over it, also from Charlotte Russe, but I can't find it online.

Thanks for the nice comments! :D

Channeling my inner Kelly...

Have I ever mentioned that I love Kelly Ripa? Yeah, I do. So, last week I was watching Regis and Kelly, and I about died when I saw how darling her hair was! She had it in a side updo twist, and I really wanted to recreate it. Check out this link and click on the 3rd one down, Tour Guide Kelly:
http://bventertainment.go.com/tv/buenavista/regisandkelly/special/webexclusives/index.html

DARLING, right? Well, unfortunately I only have about 1/3 of the thickness of her hair, but I was determined to recreate it anyway. Disclaimer: Not only is it super uncomfortable to take picture of myself, it is also incredibly difficult!

What do you think?





I think I should have left more hair out in some cute curls by my cheek, like she has it, but I need another head of hair to accomplish what she does. ;)

My friend Nancy blogged about taking pictures of the back of your hair, and how it would become addictive. I have to say that my arms were aching so bad by the time I finally got a decent shot of it...it is much harder than it looks! (Plus my camera weighs a million pounds!)

I Really Wish I Liked...

This post is about thing I SINCERELY wish I liked. It isn't about things I don't like. It is about things I don't like but I wish I did.

Panera. I cannot tell you how much I miss my precious Paradise Bakery. For me, Panera does not even hold a candle. And yet, we keep going back. *Hoping* that perhaps their food has gone from average to delicious overnight. Boo.

Running. Why, why, why can't I like to run? I know if I ran that the pounds would start melting off, but as soon as I break into a jog, I am already ready to quit. I really, really don't like it. At all.

Gladiator Sandals. Um, I have really tried to like these but they are absolutely NOT growing on me. I went shoe shopping last night and these were wallpapering the stores, so obviously everyone likes them. But me.

I mean....seriously?

Housecleaning. I love a clean house but I have a very hard time loving cleaning up after 4 people. Sigh........

Anyway, I wish somehow things would change overnight and I would like these things. I have my doubts about Panera or the sandals, but maybe over time I could learn to love running and cleaning, what do you think????