Bachelor talk

What....

the.....

&%$! ????

Ok.  I need to regroup.  [deep breath in, slow breath out, in through the nose, out through the mouth]

So first things first--

I missed half of the show.  I forgot all about the Bachelor and was at the gym in the middle of my workout.  I had to finish before I could get to a phone.  I called Jason at 8:11 (approximately... hee hee) and asked him to begin recording the final episode.

I was already ticked about that whole situation.  Why didn't I remember to record it?!  A piece of cake and 2 glasses of wine wouldn't have killed me.  Did I really have to try to burn it off during the 7:00 hour of a Monday night?? Moron.

But I gathered myself together.  Jason was able to record the most important part. I got comfy... ready to watch Lindsay get engaged.

AND THEN...

he picked Catherine.




Here's what's bugging me:

1.  Why do people keep saying that Catherine and Lindsay have similar upbringings?  I thought Lindsay's dad was a general in the Army who supports his family.  Did I miss the part where, like Catherine's dad, he attempted suicide and was deported?

I'm not making light of suicide attempts.  I'm saying let's not pretend they have similar backgrounds. 

Heck, culturally speaking alone, they're different.  Catherine's home date was SO awkward.  I can't see him having Christmas there!  Can you?? I feel like he chose someone whose family is nothing like his own.  That makes zero sense to me.


2. Why do these stupid girls always cry and say things like, "I'm so scared I'm gonna be alone."  "This has happened to me 100s of times.  I feel so unlovable." 

You're 24. Relax.  You won't end up alone. Panic in 20 years.

If this has happened to you 100s of times, then you're an idiot... and a little slutty. Just sayin'.


3.  The long walk to the final proposal platform is ridiculous.  And I felt so bad for those poor girls in their heels.  I loved that Lindsay took hers off.  It allowed her to walk fast.. and way ahead of Sean.  I like him but I kinda wish she had turned around hurled one at him as she was leaving.  I'd have laughed.


AND THEN... RELUCTANTLY...

I watched the last half of "After the Final Rose".

And I have to say that they seem in love.  And that softened my heart a little.  And I thought, "Well [sigh] maybe they'll be happy. Good for them."  He seemed so sincere and so smitten with her and that was sweet to see.

BUT THEN...

They announced they were having their wedding on TV.

What?! Yuck!  I mean, I'll watch it, don't get me wrong... ;)... But it's overexposure.  It's too much.  It seems disingenuous. I bet that stupid Catherine talked him into it.  She's too cheap to pay for her wedding and wants ABC to handle it.  I hate her all over again. 

Do you think they'll fly her Dad over to walk her down the aisle?

Lindsay would've done a simple beautiful private wedding in MO, Sean.  I worry about your choice. 

I said out loud, "Like I said, I will never EVER watch this stupid show again!!"

BUT THEN...

They announced that Des will be the new bachelorette.  :)  LOVE  HER. [hate her crazy brother but...] LOVE HER. 

So, you win, ABC.  I surrender, "Bachelor/Bachelorette" machine.  Chris Harrison, you're hard to turn down. 

I'll be back this summer to watch Des fall in love... and hopefully she'll tell everyone she's an only child.   

Gotta talk Bachelor again, sorry!

Remember my prediction of Catherine being in the final 2?

I knew when Shay said in her blog that she saw Catherine who "at that point had no idea who I was", Catherine was gonna make it to the end.

I should've been a detective. I'd have given Nancy Drew (and all other fictional detectives) a run for her money.

But now I've gotta say--

CATHERINE??!!! REALLY??!!!

What am I missing here, ladies? Is she anything like Sean? I don't see it. And her family is weird too.

But given the choices he had left, AshLee (my fave from the beginning until recently) had to go if he wasn't gonna choose her in the end. She just had lots of issues. I wish she could've moved past them. But no.

And when he called both Catherine and Lindsay a best friend type AND that he could picture marrying them but never said that about AshLee, the writing was on the wall.

I think it's safe to say he's gonna choose Lindsay. I like her. I think she's probably the best fit for him.

If by some crazy star alignment/full moon/bad-Thai-food-making-his-brain-not-function shocking twist he picks Catherine, I'm NEVER watching this stupid show again. Ever!

Or at the very least, I'll ban it for a season. ;)

Final prediction--

The letter he gets at the finale is going to be from AshLee. That's my bet. She said nothing to him when she left. I think she needed to process and get everything out on paper. I think they want to make us think that it's from one of the final 2, but I don't buy it. She just needed time to choose her words carefully. I don't blame her.

More quick Bachelor talk

I'm REALLY starting to wonder now if Catherine makes it to the final two.
And if she does, then it'll be Lindsay and her.  I like AshLee...although she seems to have more than a little baggage.
Catherine is beautiful but I can't picture Sean hanging out at her mom's house with the kids. Her sisters said she's moody and only stays in relationships as long as they're fun. She needs to go.
Honestly Lindsey was not my favorite but at this point I guess she's the front runner.
And Des needs to hit her brother!! But let's be honest... even without crazy brother, Des's parents were hippy dippy trippy.  Do you really want to drop your kids off with the nut jobs that live in teepees?  In the words of Kevin from "Home Alone", "I don't think so." And yes, they were sweet but I think that's because they were either stoned or too simple minded to be mean.
If you watched last night, you know what I'm sayin'.
I'll be watching Sean tell all tonight. Can't wait. :)

Bachelor talk

Ok so really quickly...

I started following Bachelor Sean's sister's blog. It's in my list over there. Mix and Match Family. She's friends with a couple of my friends so I don't feel like it's completely pathetic stalking, only slightly pathetic stalking.

Anyway...

She did a Q&A about the St Croix episode. She mentioned that she saw Catherine out and about and that "At this point... Catherine had no idea who I was."

Hmmm...

Does that mean at some point Catherine WILL know who Shay is? Does she make it to the final 2?

I wonder...