Sneak Peek: Bachelorette

The new bachelorette is Emily Maynard from Brad Womack’s season. Unfortunately her engagement to Brad didn’t work out but all the men are happy she is the next bachelorette. To help her out, before she starts the crazy journey on the bachelorette, Ali and Ashley are there to help her. They take her shopping for the perfect outfit and then take her to the screening of Titanic 3D. She wants to find love so bad that she is willing to take the risk on the Bachelorette. Can’t wait to see what is going to happen!

Final Destination…Switzerland

Interlaken, Switzerland is such a majestic, magical, and extremely beautiful place to fall in love. Ben was hopeful for this and it definitely happened.

The first date was with Nicki. Their date started with a ride in a helicopter looking over glaciers, towns, and mountains. Sitting on the edge, having a picnic and talking were what Nicki wanted. Later that night she accepted the invitation to go to the fantasy suite with Ben.

The next date was with Lindzi. Their date started off with repelling down a huge cliff. Then they heated it up with a hot tub, romantic dinner and the fantasy suite. Ben mentioned to us that he is falling in love with Lindzi.

The last date was Courtney. Ben going into this date had some questions and concerns for Courtney. Before he could get to those, he took her on a train to another town to have a picnic. She opened up to him and told him that she was sorry and regretted what she had said to the girls. Ben was grateful for that and was so happy to finally have those doubts behind him. She also accepted the fantasy suite from Ben.

The day of the rose ceremony Kacie B. showed up at Ben’s door. She came wanting some answers as to why Ben sent her home. He told her that he didn’t see the entire thing working out with her. She accepted it but was sad to finally hear it. Also, Kacie warned him about Courtney. He was shocked and didn’t know what to say. He was very confused when she left.

At the rose ceremony Ben was very confused. Chris Harrison talked to him for a little while and you could tell that he was very confused as to what he was going to do. He didn’t know if he should factor in what Kacie told him about Courtney. When the rose ceremony finally happened, Nicki was the one sent home. When is Courtney going home!?

In two weeks we will get to see who is going to be the “soon to be” Mrs. Flajnik.

Hometowns

This week was the make it or break it week for the girls. Ben went to the four girls hometowns to meet their families. The first town he visited was Ocala, Florida for Lindzi. She planned the day around riding horses, showing Ben that horses are a big part of her life. When he met her parents, Ben and her dad got a long really well. They had fun having competitions with each other. Her parents gave the stamp of approval for Ben to propose to her.

Second hometown was in Clarksville, Tennessee for Kacie B. Her introduction to her town was having one of the high school bands play while she twirled her baton. Also, eating lunch at a field named after her grandpa. When Ben met Kacie’s family, they were very skeptical about the whole situation. During the night they set the guidelines on what is going to happen if he does propose to her. It was hard for Kacie B. to have her parents say that. At the end she said, “This day was supposed to make our relationship stronger but, right now I think it did the complete opposite.”

Nicki’s hometown is in Fort Worth, Texas. A Texas girl at heart, she took Ben around the town shopping for new boots, cowboy hat, and the whole attire of clothing for a cowboy. He definitely liked this date and how she felt comfortable. Her family was very supportive of them getting married.

Last was saved for Courtney; her parents live in Scottsdale, Arizona. She was a lot better being around her family and in her own element. It was nice to see her finally relax and to see where she comes from. After Ben met her parents she planned a fake wedding. They wrote their vows and shared them to each other. Courtney finally admitted that she is in love with Ben.

At the rose ceremony Kacie B. was the one who got sent home.

We are down to the last two episodes to see who he will propose to. This next week they are headed off to Switzerland. 

Belize….Why didn’t Courtney go home!?

The women arrived in beautiful Belize. There are only 6 women left and 4 dates this week. There are three one-on-ones and one group date. The first one-on-one date went to Lindzi. I really think that she is going to be one of the finalists. The date consisted of flying in a helicopter over to the dark hole, jumping out into the water and a catamaran ride back to shore. That night they wrote their love story and sent it off in a bottle.

The second one-on-one date went to Emily. She got to shop around the town, go on a bike ride, and catch lobsters for dinner. She told Ben that she was glad to be moving forward and putting the past behind them.

 Courtney was having a hard week until she got the last one-on-one. As soon as she received the date card her mood completely changed.  She was happy and did what she does best; flaunt the date card in front of everyone. When Ben picked her up she was uncertain as to whether she would bring Ben back to her hometown. During the date he reassured her that he is falling for her. What is Ben seeing that we aren’t? The date was pretty cool though, climbing the stairs to the top of the temple.

Last was the group date which consisted of Kacie B., Nicki, and Rachel. Waking up at 5:30 was a surprise to the girls! Their date was swimming with the sharks which scared Rachel to death. Ben spent a lot of one on one time with her. At the end of the date though, it was Kacie B. who got the rose, guaranteeing her a spot to take Ben to her hometown. After the rose was given out, Nicki and Kacie B. warned Ben to be careful of Courtney.

They didn’t have a cocktail party and went straight to the rose ceremony. Beforehand he pulled Courtney aside to see if she was truly being herself around him. Apparently she convinced him that she was so, he decided to keep her. It was a shock to see Emily and Rachel go home at the end of the night.

On to hometowns! This is going to be a crucial week for all the girls. The four that are showing Ben their hometowns are Kacie B., Lindzi, Courtney, and Nicki.

Awkward moments in Panama

There were so many awkward moments that happened this week.

 Kacie B. got the first one on one with Ben. They were stranded on a private island and had to work as a team to “survive” for the day. They worked well as a team and looked like they had a great time. At dinner she opened up more to Ben revealing that she had had an eating disorder when she was younger. He respected her for sharing that and gave her a rose at the end of the night.

Second, the group date ended in an interesting way. Casey S., Lindzi, Jamie, Emily, Nicki, and Courtney were the ones that got to join Ben on a river adventure. On the way they found a village and decided to go explore. The natives took each girl and had them wear their native outfit; beads for their top and a skirt for bottoms. All of them were too afraid to take their swim tops off. Courtney on the other hand didn’t mind. She gave all the attention to Ben but didn’t end up with the rose at the end of the night. Lindzi was the lucky one to receive a rose. Also, Emily actually apologized to Courtney for being so rude to her the past two weeks; Courtney didn’t take it lightly and denied her apology.

The last date was a two on one. Rachel and Blakeley got to share Ben for the night, trying to fight for the rose. They went salsa dancing; Blakeley showed she wanted to be there. Unfortunately, Blakeley didn’t receive a rose and went home.

Another shocking event happened, Casey S. got pulled aside before the cocktail party was about to start. Chris Harrison informed us that Casey had a “boyfriend” back home that she still loved. She admitted it and talked to Ben about it. He told her that she should probably go home to see what will happen between them. She left right after, in tears. At the cocktail party, Jamie shared a very awkward first kiss with Ben. She had planned out everything and it didn’t go very well. Jamie was the last to get sent home this week.

It is definitely going to start getting better now that we are down to only 6 girls! Now off to Belize.  

Sizzling in Puerto Rico

This week brought out the best in most of the girls. The first date went to Nicki. Walking through the streets of old Puerto Rico, getting drenched in the rain, and watching a wedding in progress. Both couldn’t stop staring; wondering if that could be them in the near future.

The group date showed the competitive side of these women. 9 of them went; Lindzi was the MVP of the night automatically advancing on to the beach party. The other 9 had to fight to spend time with Ben at the beach party afterwards. Two teams: Blakely, Jennifer, Emily and Rachel. The other was Courtney, Kacie B., Casey S., and Jamie. The game was only supposed to be 2 innings, the battled it out for five innings before Jennifer got the last out letting Courtney’s team take the victory. Blakely wasn’t happy at all. At the end of the group date Kacie B. got the rose.

The last one on one date went to Elyse. They spent time on a yacht and had fun swimming and talking. At dinner Elyse told Ben to be honest with her. He was honest and told her that he didn’t see the relationship going any further. She immediately went home.

When Ben came back after saying goodbye to Elyse, Courtney was there to “comfort” him. She kept her promise and convinced Ben to go skinny dipping in the ocean.

At the rose ceremony everybody got time with him, Emily ruined her time with Ben and talked about Courtney again. It came down to Emily and Jennifer. Jennifer was the unlucky one and got sent home.

They are off to Panama City…