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Bachelorette JoJo Week 3 Thoughts

This week was four hours of drama. So I have a lot of thoughts since it was stretched out over two nights. Get ready.

 

Here was my thought process during night one…

  • There are always those contestants that are absolutely floored that they aren’t the ones that get the one on one. Like how dare she play this game?
  • This hot yoga thing is so weird. “This angergasm looks more like an exorcism.” Yes JoJo, it is weird for us too.
  • I mean how would you not kiss holding someone like that doing the yib yab? You have to feel some connection. I feel like the producers set that one up.
  • Chad should be grateful he is on a date. He definitely looks like a dbag puffing up to everyone. Of course no one wants to go on a date with 11 other guys, but that is what you signed up for. Stop complaining.
  • Sextalks? These dates are awful. While I agree with JoJo that intimacy is important, I don’t think these dates are great for first dates. But I guess it breaks the ice.
  • Again, Chad’s approach is very aggressive and negative, however I agree with that she may have not earned that part of his history yet. Modest lady over here.
  • I love that Jordan keeps cozying up to JoJo in the audience.
  • Daniel’s hair cutting story was seriously creepy. How is he still here?
  • Evan’s stint during his sex talk…He did have the balls to say something.
  • Then the altercation with Chad…this is the start of something! Lots of trouble.
  • Chad trying to move on JoJo in front of everone…show stopper. How embarrassing.
  • “If I can’t lift weights, I am going to murder someone.” Yea because that doesn’t scream roid rage…
  • I am glad JoJo didn’t let Chad crash one of the one on one times during the group date. You don’t see that very often that they don’t let them interrupt.
  • ..Chad’s comments about Evan already having his chance at love because he has three kids. Because having kids means that you aren’t able to love again?
  • Also did we miss where Evan divulged about having 3 kids? While I am all for parents finding love, I don’t know how they do this show and spend this much time away from their kids. Just being real…I have a hard time being away from George for 10 hours.
  • Yes James T. got a date! I love him!
  • Oh Chad…you have to ask deep questions in this quick setting. Feelings are needed in this situation.
  • Evan should not have given JoJo that ultimatum. Yes bring up how he is not a good guy, but don’t make JoJo get rid of one of you right there.
  • Wow Chad. Showing jealousy much? Yes this is real life. Chad is a time-bomb waiting to happen.
  • James’s date of swing dancing is one of my dreams. (To which Tom responded with “yuck”)
  • Haha Daniel trying to give Chad advice of having a cooler head.
  • Flash dance that is swing dancing! Yes please! Make my dreams come true! James seemed to exude fun!
  • I almost choked on my drink when Daniel compared Chad to Hitler. So many thoughts.
  • Of course she is twitterpatted when James serenades her with that skyline in the background.
  • Evan telling Chris seems unnecessary. Wouldn’t the producers step in if there was a serious issue?
  • Chris telling Chad to go settle it in a way that will be well received seems like a recipe for disaster.

 

Here are my thoughts on night two…

  • Evan bleeding in the pool really?
  • JoJo and Jordan have the heat that is for sure.
  • I don’t think Chad ever learned how to be social.
  • JoJo really loves the two piece outfits. I am glad I am out of the social scene because I don’t see myself every feeling comfortable in those clothes.
  • Noooo I liked Christian! I am sad to see him go.
  • Yes Luke got a 1:1. And a really romantic one at that! Hopefully they have some good conversations in that time.
  • So do you think they are allowed books? I understand no magazines, but books? I mean what do they do all day? Just sit around and stare at each other?
  • The Two on One…dun dun dun. Alex and Chad. Honestly I am not really a fan of either, so this will be interesting.
  • Luke=rugged and sexy. Agreed.
  • Luke describing his military experience made me cry happy tears, and definitely makes me appreciate the life we have now. How he explained that emotions are not a positive thing in that experience definitely resonated with me. In some ways I think that is something that many of the soldiers have to learn all over again once they return. I think it is hard for them to touch that side again after things they have seen.
  • All those people with their phones taking pictures of Luke and JoJo…so many spoilers made right there. I still have managed to escape all of them!
  • I LOVE DAN + SHAY!
  • The guys are really aggressive on this football date.
  • BHAHAHA Ben Roethlisberger just chilling in the stands.
  • I love that Hines has viewing parties at his house.
  • They definitely played up all this blood to be because of Chad…and it’s not.
  • Aww James has to get stitches but doesn’t go to hang out more. That’s dumb James.
  • Chad going against two veterans doesn’t seem to be the best idea.
  • Evan, why are you trying to be stylish with the football garb?
  • I would not have called the blue team winning with all the injured people.
  • I think Alex hit on the head that Chad is really insecure. I think he is the one overly sensitive to how people react to him.
  • Do you think the producers pick who is on the two on one? There always seems to be one of the most dramatic contestants on this date. I mean I know they have an influence, but do you think they absolutely pick?
  • Chad threatening to come find Jordan after the show…That doesn’t seem to be a good idea.
  • That awkward silence of all the guys on that couch…That was comical.
  • I think she is going to send both home at the end of the two on one.
  • Why are they chopping that tree? It was not in their way.
  • Chad you aren’t aggressive person? Threatened people to keep them quiet? Again no social skills.
  • JoJo, I don’t think Chad’s mom would be happy about his behavior so don’t give him a pass on this.
  • Chad whistling is creepy.
  • Chad for real all you have talked about is violence.
  • Wait Chad is a marine too? Did I miss that?
  • Bye Bye Chad.
  • I am glad she picked Alex over Chad, but I don’t think that Alex is the right guy for her.
  • Chad is back at the house…WTH. Is this a horror film.
  • Again, how is Daniel still in the house?
  • There are moments that I feel sorry for Chad, but then I realize that he really is this awful. So many good nuggets to digest here. http://www.wetpaint.com/bachelorette-2016-chad-johnson-match-profile-photos-1498609/
  • I wonder if Chad will show up on the “Men Tell All” episode.
  • Also I think Chad makes Olivia (from Ben’s season) look like a saint. Also not to toot my own horn but she liked one of my Instagram photos…No big deal.

My favorites: Luke, James Taylor, Chase, and Jordan. (same as last week)

Were you in it to win it with both episodes this week? Who are your favorites? What did you think of the “intimate” dates?

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35 Before 35 Update

I know that I do not have much to update this month, but the thought of having a month missing on my list gives me heebeegeebees. So here it is. No one is perfect.

1. Crochet something else besides blankets or scarves at least once a year (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)

2. Do a photography challenge (Took pictures once a week George’s first year)

3. Visit 5 cities I have never been to before (8/5)

4. Tour at least one a winery, brewery, or distillery

5. Send at least 5 snail mail a month

6. Become a “professional” photographer

7. Run at least 10 races (any distance) (6/10)

8. Go camping with Tom

9. Pay for the car behind me in a drive through

10. See Tyrone Wells live as many times as possible

11. Tour Fort Defiance here in Clarksville

12. Water ski with my dad

13. Do a 5K with my mom

14. Take a swing dance class with Tom

15. Read at least one fun book a month and one professional development book every three months

16. Take a pottery or stained glass class

17. Do one new recipe each month

18. See both a Clemson and UCM football game live

19. Find a place to volunteer on a regular basis

20. Go hiking

21. Ride in a hot air balloon

22. Go to at least 20 “new to me” restaurants. (32/20)

23. Stay at a bed and breakfast

24. Spend a day without electronics (phone, t.v. and computer)

25. Do something unique and new for my birthdays

26. Explore Nashville while we live here

27. Watch at least 10 movies that I have not seen before that won Best Picture at the Oscars and at least 20 documentaries (not necessarily Oscar winning) Movies (3/10); Documentaries (7/20)

28. Sew an item of clothing from scratch

29. Do a personal devotional/bible study on my own

30. Be a mascot for an event

31. Go on our honeymoon (preferably somewhere tropical)

32. Host an annual NCAA Basketball Tournament Championship game party

33. Go on a mission trip

34. Be on a recreation volleyball team

35. Become a mom

Yes to doing one thing on the list. Sometimes you win some, sometimes you lose some. Here’s to next time.

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Book Review-Anchor in the Storm (And Giveaway)

I did receive this book complimentary from Litfuse Publicity Group for my review. These thoughts are my own.

 In a time of sacrifice, what price can one put on true love? Pharmacist Lillian Avery and Ensign Archer Vandenberg are about to find out in Sarah Sundin’s new book, Anchor in the Storm. During the darkest days of the war, Arch’s destroyer hunts German U-boats in vain as the submarines sink dozens of merchant ships along the East Coast. Still shaken by battles at sea, Arch notices his men also struggle with their nerves—and with drowsiness. Could there be a link to the large prescriptions Lillian has been filling? As the danger rises on both land and sea, the two must work together to answer that question. But can Arch ever earn Lillian’s trust and affection?

That is a snippet from the blog tour. Sounds intriguing right?

I read the first in this series almost a year ago, and I was excited to see this book come up! Here is my review on Through Waters Deep.

Unlike the first book, Anchor in the Storm I was able to get right into. Since I already knew the characters and the setting of the book, I was ready. I really enjoy Sundin’s writing style of back and forth between the two main characters.

This book was also a little different because it broached the world of disabilities with Lillian and the effects and stigmas of PTSD with Arch. Since PTSD is something that hits close to home for us, I really enjoyed reading the perspective written here. Even though it was fictional, it made me really glad that there have been a lot of changes for our military members, but it also reminded me that we still have a long ways to go to serve this population well. Just because you have PTSD doesn’t mean you can’t be a fully function member of society. But I digress.

Anyway, back to the book. I rate this one a 4/5. I honestly liked this one better than the first. It is a fun read with intrigue and romance.

I love the style of the women being heroines and being independent. The story does tell a lot about the push back of women moving into more traditional men’s roles, and I love the strength portrayed by these female characters.

 This is a great read for a WWII fictional time piece. What I liked about this was it really hit on how the home-front was affected. I think a lot of times when we look at WWII pieces, it focuses on what was happening overseas, so this was a different spin on that time. I was not disappointed, and I was often thinking about the book when I wasn’t reading it.

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June Goals

I really enjoyed myself this last month. It’s always good to reflect on yourself and make sure you are enjoying life. Isn’t that what birthdays are for?

Anyway, I think I also did some damage to my goals…in a good way.

 Recap on my May goals

  • Fitness-get at least one day with 25,000 steps. I got this the first weekend! Then my steps when downhill from there, but I did get it that one time!
  • House Tasks-
    • Hang up photos in our bedroom-Friends! We finally got these up. This picture doesn’t do the room justice on the change it made. It only took us 5 months…
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    • Get the basement visitor ready-We got this mostly done. We have to hang the shower curtain in the bathroom, but we cleaned out a lot of the construction trash and straightened up and organized things . So I would say this is progress!
    • Put in flower beds off our porch-This didn’t happen yet. One it has rained a lot this month which makes any project difficult. And two we have changed our minds several times on how we want to lay it out once we saw how we may use it with friends over. So we may wait a little longer to see if there are any other tweaks to our design we want to make to make sure it is fully functionally for what we need.
    • Dig up flowers to put in tree beds-I blame it on the rain and the fact that Tom and I had almost no days off that were the same this month. So no we did not do this.
    • Tear down the creeper shed-Can I blame it on the rain again? I think this is just going to be put on the back burner until we have some other yard projects done. Until then we will use it to get some aggression out when needed. 
  • Something with George-Have a play-date with one of my mom friends. We did have some friends over who have an almost toddler. While it wasn’t a mom date since our hubbies were there, I think having another kid over for George was good for him. We also had Tom’s entire squad and their families over for a BBQ, so he got to interact with a lot of kids then too. He is really jealous of sharing Mom and Dad, so I think all this interaction on his own turf is good for him.
  • Something with Tom-Go to the restaurant in our little town. We did not do this. Other than my birthday weekend, we didn’t have any weekends off together. 
  • Something for me-Blog about my favorite things. I am actually really surprised I did as many as I did. I hope you all enjoyed it because it was great for me to be in this space every day. 

Not so bad. About 50/50. Let’s see what I can do this month.

June Goals

  •  Fitness-
    • I found some BodyPump videos that I want to try out. I miss BodyPump so my goal is to do it once a weekend.
    • Go through Jessica Smith’s Walk-a-Thon twice. There are 8 videos, so I think this is completely doable right?
  • House Tasks-
    • Finish Living Room Wall-I have a gallery wall I want to do, but we have to make one thing before that can be finished. Pallet boards are in my future!
    • Fix the flower beds around the trees-we have to do something new. THe rocks are not working out with the lawn mower
    • Get the basement visitor ready-We just need to top off the bathroom!
    • Clean the craft room-This seriously needs to happen. I want to make things!
  • Something with George
    • George starts swim lessons this month. (I know! How can he be old enough for that business?) We were gifted a blow up pool, so my goal is to get that out this month.
    • I also want to get out the bubbles. I think he is old enough now to actually enjoy them more, so it is time to play!
  • Something with Tom-We celebrate our anniversary this month. Even though it is Year FIVE, we just want to do something simple. We want to go to a dinner and a movie.
  • Something for me-I am going to be very vague here, but there are some things that I need to do this month for me. Tom’s pep talk to me was “If you can birth a baby out of your vagina, you can do this.” Yep. That’s it. I just need to have the confidence to advocate for myself this month.

 

 

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Bachelorette JoJo Week 2 Thoughts

Ahhhh, another night of romance and roses. So what were my thoughts on this week’s JoJo adventures?

  • Do you think JoJo actually writes the date cards?
  • You have to admit…JoJo was gorgeous coming out of that firetruck.
  • Chad’s job is Luxury Real Estate…seriously? There is a field for luxury real estate?
  • Chad, could you be peacocking any harder? There has to be gym equipment on that property so why is there a need for him to bring a weight belt.
  • How much pressure is that for Grant on the fire fighter date? He has got to win right.
  • I’m right there with you Wells. I would pass out from that too.
  • The guys writing songs by the pool for JoJo was too cute. Bromance rising.
  • Derek’s date-I would totally pick sea. This is a cute date though with all the signs.
  • Beware of nice guys? Seriously? Chad and Dan you have the wrong approach. Also that protein shake analogy was not really an analogy.
  • The ESPN date would be so much fun!
  • These touchdown dances are so funny. Apparently most people only know how to do the ride the pony.
  • Wow Chad. Just to call her out as a nagger. Just dig your grave. This is supposed to be a cheesy date, just have fun with it.
  • Yes there is something to be worried about with Chad, JoJo.
  • While I don’t like Chad, he had some good points during his “press conference.” I appreciate that he wants to get to know her, and I agree that these guys don’t really know her yet. However, I don’t know if I would do it with that kind of delivery. So awkward.
  • I love the ESPN hosts approach of who they would like having over as a brother-in-law. I think that is a great way to be real about your opinions.
  • James Taylor was so sweet with the note. Also I just want to put my hands through that curly hair. Isn’t he dreamy?
  • JoJo hit the nail on the head that Chad is overcompensating for something. If he thinks this is so cheesy why is he on the show?
  • JoJo NOOOOO! Gross kissing Chad. And what is with the champion-winning music in the background?
  • I do agree that the guys got super sensitive about Chad getting the first moment during the rose ceremony.
  • Chase’s little snow date was super cute.
  • Did anyone else notice that Chase and Jordan look very similar?
  • The little bit about Chad’s eating habits made me super hungry…
  • This post is basically my reaction to Chad…
  • It does seem a little early to already have an intervention going on.
  • I can’t tell if Chad’s “in your face finger pointing” is alcohol induced or if he just has that intense of a reflex. Maybe he is having a reaction to all that he is eating.
  • Chad is snacking during the rose ceremony…now all of this lunch meat intake is making me nauseous.
  • Oh you know Chad is getting a rose because that is just the way of the world. But it was really labored how she said his name.

 My favorites as of this week: Luke, James Taylor, Chase, and Jordan. (My radio station had James T on this morning, and by some of the cryptic things he was saying I don’t think he will make it as the final guy. I still love him though. )

It looks like next week has the potential for a lot of drama to come up!

Did you watch this week? What did you think of the dates?