For all those of you who thought "The Final Rose" recap was as exciting as life gets, we hate to disappoint you. But we thought his pick and the video of Bachelor Rick's pick was underwhelming at best. Sure, we were somewhat surprised by his choice of the final lady (We thought Jane had it in the bag. Poor, poor, Jane. We feel for her.). And is it just us or does Melanie look an awful lot like Hailey Duff? Seriously, like she could be a stunt double for her. What is it with Rick dating these teenage celebrity look alikes (although for the record, Sam really looked NOTHING like Miley, but still)? I'm really struggling getting through all 10 minutes plus of this video. Maybe Melanie has some spare Red Bulls she can lend me since she apparently didn't drink her's today. She just doesn't seem her usual bubbly, totally energetic, bouncing down the Walmart aisles self. Although it's probably safe to say she and Rick may have had a lot of late nights together. ;) Anyone else love Melanie's comments about what attracted her to Rick? Particularly the comment about how most "professional" guys are more serious and focused on their careers, but just by looking at Rick's pictures you can tell he is more focused on fun. Uhh, hello, Melanie? Earth to Melanie? Are you there, Melanie? That's because he's SINGLE! Duh. Most "professionals" at his age are long since married and therefore less focused on "fun." Okay, just about made it to the end here without going into a coma. Red roses from a supermarket. Nice touch, Rick! Walmart, perhaps? Oh dear. And those heart shirts? Also oh dear and also possibly from Walmart. At this point Melanie is probably wondering what she just got herself into. It was just one date at Walmart, Rick! Buying jewelry from Tiffany's is still okay!
Back to Rick's intro before he revealed he chose one of the Duff sisters to date. I'm sure Melanie is glad to know she was part of "just a numbers game." Most girls like to think fate has something to do with it. So, what do we think fate has in store for this new "complicated" couple (or so says Rick's facebook status)? Will they be a Matt and Aubrey and be engaged tomorrow? We're gonna say not a chance, unless Bachelor Rick is ready to drop his title of "bachelor" sooner than we anticipate and he's convincing enough that he can be Melanie's sugar daddy, and put her through school (which probably doesn't need much convincing. What Mormon girl would turn down marrying a dentist, even if his romance revolves around Walmart?). But, we've been known to be wrong before. And surprised. Very, very surprised (STILL surprised. Really, Jane, we're so sorry, but we just know an even cooler non-red headed bachelor is out there for you).
Also, can we just state the obvious here: Bachelor Rick did not need to be the Mormon Bachelor to find Melanie. He already knew her and had already asked her out. She was just a dumb girl filled with dumb excuses. So was the choice to have Mr. Buck become TMB totally a waste? Not to end on a negative note, but yeah, kinda.
Well, folks, until next time . . .
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Angie Again!
Date #2 with Angie: Has Bachelor Rick gone on the last 2nd date of his life? Could he have found true love by now? The suspense is killing us!
Even though our Peruvian gal pal Angie fulfils Bachelor Rick's inner Rock Star dreams, we do have to point out one thing from the start. Since we gave a couple of other dates crud for being little wittle babies, it's only fair to point out that Angie may be younger than all of them since she just graduated from high school a mere two years ago. So a date filled with video games is appropriate for this little girl (raise your hand if you think Angie is wearing a bump it!).
"Can you see yourself in a relationship with me?" is probably not the direction Bachelor Rick wanted this date to go with Angie. Good grief. How's he supposed to answer that one with the cameras rolling? He takes the high road and says "Of course, that's why we're out on a second date! It's not fake! I wanted to go out on a second date, so . . . possibly." But what he was really thinking is "Oh crap! What do I say, what do I say? I wanted a second date with you, but that's it! So possibly. But possibly NOT! Dang these women!"
Angie is totally into Bachelor Rick. And Bachelor Rick is totally into Angie. Not. Definitely not. Sorry, Angie. All kidding aside though, we think Angie is a doll and we hope she finds the guy she is looking for minus any exes attached.
Even though our Peruvian gal pal Angie fulfils Bachelor Rick's inner Rock Star dreams, we do have to point out one thing from the start. Since we gave a couple of other dates crud for being little wittle babies, it's only fair to point out that Angie may be younger than all of them since she just graduated from high school a mere two years ago. So a date filled with video games is appropriate for this little girl (raise your hand if you think Angie is wearing a bump it!).
"Can you see yourself in a relationship with me?" is probably not the direction Bachelor Rick wanted this date to go with Angie. Good grief. How's he supposed to answer that one with the cameras rolling? He takes the high road and says "Of course, that's why we're out on a second date! It's not fake! I wanted to go out on a second date, so . . . possibly." But what he was really thinking is "Oh crap! What do I say, what do I say? I wanted a second date with you, but that's it! So possibly. But possibly NOT! Dang these women!"
Angie is totally into Bachelor Rick. And Bachelor Rick is totally into Angie. Not. Definitely not. Sorry, Angie. All kidding aside though, we think Angie is a doll and we hope she finds the guy she is looking for minus any exes attached.
Sara O. Again
Date #2 with Sara O.: What's this outfit Rick is showing up in? Is that a rainbow on his t-shirt? Good thing he's looking for a wife, because he could sure use some help in the outfitting department. He's the Mormon Bachelor and a rainbow tee gives entirely the wrong message to poor Sara (but probably the right message to their dance instructor). Speaking of the MJ instructor, he looks reminscent of my favorite lost boy in the movie Hook. Go ahead and make fun of me for even remembering what the lost boys look like in that movie. Also, Sara must be pretty confident in her dancing abilities because she states that compared to Michael Jackson she is probably a 5. Doesn't Sara realize that compared to Michael Jackson's dancing, anyone else is probably starting at a big fat ZERO? Surprisingly, even though Bachelor Rick knocks his own dancing ability, he is pretty good but seems to be taking it all a tad too seriously.
The highlight of this date is neither Rick Buck nor Sara O. It's the old man busting out his MJ on the dance floor in a weird jiggly non-MJish sort of way. But it is still the highlight.
Sara O. is a super cute gal and she seems really chill and fun loving. We like that. Bachelor Rick says he likes that. So what's the problem? Is there a problem? We want to be her friend, but unfortunately, we think that's all Bachelor Rick wants, too.
The highlight of this date is neither Rick Buck nor Sara O. It's the old man busting out his MJ on the dance floor in a weird jiggly non-MJish sort of way. But it is still the highlight.
Sara O. is a super cute gal and she seems really chill and fun loving. We like that. Bachelor Rick says he likes that. So what's the problem? Is there a problem? We want to be her friend, but unfortunately, we think that's all Bachelor Rick wants, too.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Melanie Again
Date #2 with Melanie: Oh, it's Melanie again. Ms. I-can't-go-out-with-you-because-I'm-moving-to-Ohio-and-it-would-be-too-too-dramatic-to-date-you-before-I-go-so-I'll-make-it-even-more-dramatic-by-turning-you-down-and-only-going-out-with-you-when-you-become-the-Mormon-Bachelor! Yes, THAT Melanie. Hi, Melanie!
I'm going to go out on a whim here and assume this second date was in order long before Melanie could catch her flight back to Ohio, where cute single boys apparently don't exist. I'm starting to wonder about all the single LDS men out there. A majority of these girls are from out of town, all for a date with Bachelor Rick. Either men need to get with the times, or Bachelor Rick is just that good of a catch. Either way, one thing's for certain on this date, Rick was up for having a good time, even when the original plans fell through. How many times have we heard that one already? If we were rating dates off of creativity points, which we're not, we would have easily given it a high 10. The movie idea was great, and surprisingly entertaining to watch. I don't know about you, but boy, I'm glad they decided to stand in the shower, drench themselves, and then go stand outside in the freezing cold, just so they could reenact a scene from the Notebook. How many times do you think they had to redo that scene? All I can say is, thank goodness they ended the scene there, it could have gotten pretty intense after that. But like Bachelor Rick informed on a few dates ago, this is The Mormon Bachelor, not The Mormon Player, in case we were confused.
The chemistry is definitely alive with these two. So I guess the question remains, will it be enough to make the Rickmeister choose Melanie to be his Valentine? Or will the reality of Melanie moving to Utah for school be too big of a thorn in Ricky's side for him to endure (or another excuse for Melanie not to date him?)?
Speaking of school/students, is it just us or do about 75% of Bachelor Rick's dates so far seem to be students? Either they are all super young or they aren't young at all and we're hoping they're getting their Ph.D.s or D.D.S's at this point in their lives. What dentist wants to date/marry someone still getting their undergrad? We're just sayin' . . .
I'm going to go out on a whim here and assume this second date was in order long before Melanie could catch her flight back to Ohio, where cute single boys apparently don't exist. I'm starting to wonder about all the single LDS men out there. A majority of these girls are from out of town, all for a date with Bachelor Rick. Either men need to get with the times, or Bachelor Rick is just that good of a catch. Either way, one thing's for certain on this date, Rick was up for having a good time, even when the original plans fell through. How many times have we heard that one already? If we were rating dates off of creativity points, which we're not, we would have easily given it a high 10. The movie idea was great, and surprisingly entertaining to watch. I don't know about you, but boy, I'm glad they decided to stand in the shower, drench themselves, and then go stand outside in the freezing cold, just so they could reenact a scene from the Notebook. How many times do you think they had to redo that scene? All I can say is, thank goodness they ended the scene there, it could have gotten pretty intense after that. But like Bachelor Rick informed on a few dates ago, this is The Mormon Bachelor, not The Mormon Player, in case we were confused.
The chemistry is definitely alive with these two. So I guess the question remains, will it be enough to make the Rickmeister choose Melanie to be his Valentine? Or will the reality of Melanie moving to Utah for school be too big of a thorn in Ricky's side for him to endure (or another excuse for Melanie not to date him?)?
Speaking of school/students, is it just us or do about 75% of Bachelor Rick's dates so far seem to be students? Either they are all super young or they aren't young at all and we're hoping they're getting their Ph.D.s or D.D.S's at this point in their lives. What dentist wants to date/marry someone still getting their undergrad? We're just sayin' . . .
Jane Again
Date #2 with Janey: Ahh. The redheads reunite in the Red Apple at long last! I mean Big Apple! And is it just us or did that first head shot of Jane totally look like a petite girl version of Bachelor Rick? We didn't notice that on the first date. You've no doubt heard the phenomenon of likes attracting likes. So that explains the chemistry.
Okay, did Bachelor Rick plan ANY of these second dates? We thought he was supposed to plan ALL of them and it doesn't look like he's planned a one of them so far. Granted he's at a disadvantage not living in NYC and all, but still. There's this database of endless ideas called the Internet that could have aided him in his date planning. So instead of doing something special in NYC, they go the tacky tourist route and head to the M&M Store in Times Square. Does anyone out there really even like M&M's all that much? Now get me to a cake truffle factory and now we're talking. Oh wait. Bachelor Rick already did that. After some romancing on top of the Rock and some frollicking at a water fountain, the two get their red hair, er lips, even more fired up and hold each other til the wee, frigid hours of the morning. Okay, we don't really know if they did that, but we're just guessing.
So the chemistry is clearly strong (which as we now know is all Bachelor Rick is really looking for) and we think Jane is definitely in the running for that Valentine's Day date after all.
Okay, did Bachelor Rick plan ANY of these second dates? We thought he was supposed to plan ALL of them and it doesn't look like he's planned a one of them so far. Granted he's at a disadvantage not living in NYC and all, but still. There's this database of endless ideas called the Internet that could have aided him in his date planning. So instead of doing something special in NYC, they go the tacky tourist route and head to the M&M Store in Times Square. Does anyone out there really even like M&M's all that much? Now get me to a cake truffle factory and now we're talking. Oh wait. Bachelor Rick already did that. After some romancing on top of the Rock and some frollicking at a water fountain, the two get their red hair, er lips, even more fired up and hold each other til the wee, frigid hours of the morning. Okay, we don't really know if they did that, but we're just guessing.
So the chemistry is clearly strong (which as we now know is all Bachelor Rick is really looking for) and we think Jane is definitely in the running for that Valentine's Day date after all.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Andrea Again
Date #2 with Andrea: Whoa, whoa, whoa! Did Bachelor Rick just take a little skip, hop and jump across the country to go out with this woman? She must be cooler than we thought for a guy to make that kind of effort. We do have to say one thing here. This is the first date in many, maybe ever, that we actually had fun watching and didn't have to look away in that whole "I'm so embarassed for them, so I'm going to look away and pretend I didn't see that" kinda thing. It looked like it had energy, Andrea seems cool, and shock of all shocks, Bachelor Rick and Andrea actually make a fairly attractive couple. And if you think about it, these two would be quite the Mormon powerhouse couple. He a dentist and she a government official. Just think of it!
One downer was that Bachelor Rick went all the way out to our nation's capital and it seems they spent the majority of his time there decorating cakes. I mean, that's cool and all but if I flew 3000-plus miles to somewhere new, I'd at least want to take in the sights. I guess spending time with his date was the point of it, but still, can't imagine a guy wanting to spend a couple hours frosting a cake . . . speaking of which, can someone make the cake lady shut up, please? Oh geez. We get it, you're excited TMB is frosting your cakes. But seriously, what is it with the married folk thinking they have to convince the single folk that being married is awesome? As if every single LDS girl/guy out there is turning down marriage proposals left and right all because they think being single is superior (the people who fit that genre are few and far between). They get it already!
The Super Bowl party seemed hoppin'--I wonder how many girls tried to pick up on Bachelor Rick there? Any takers? Footage of the monuments in their nocturnal glory was great but we're confused why Bachelor Rick didn't kiss her? Did he need another kiss-cam? Talk about some romantic kissing spots. He mentioned in his date-recap that he wanted to make sure there was chemistry between the two (and then failed to mention it again. So was there or wasn't there? Rick?) and that it is often more difficult to determine if there is any on a second date. What planet is this guy from? If you don't know if there's chemistry by the second date, maybe that's a bad sign. Of course, there is more to a relationship than just hormones and kettle drums. Or something like that. Actually, I have no idea what I just said. I don't even know what a kettle drum is. So I'll just offer one final thought: Throughout this whole TMB process, we have wondered multiple times why some (not all) of these girls are still single. This date just reaffirmed that thought because Andrea seems like she has a lot going for her. Okay, that really is our final thought except I just wanted to throw in one more kettle drums just because. Okay, now that's all. I'm done. I think . . . except one last thing: can someone who is now on good terms with the cake chef please have her send us some of those cake truffles?
One downer was that Bachelor Rick went all the way out to our nation's capital and it seems they spent the majority of his time there decorating cakes. I mean, that's cool and all but if I flew 3000-plus miles to somewhere new, I'd at least want to take in the sights. I guess spending time with his date was the point of it, but still, can't imagine a guy wanting to spend a couple hours frosting a cake . . . speaking of which, can someone make the cake lady shut up, please? Oh geez. We get it, you're excited TMB is frosting your cakes. But seriously, what is it with the married folk thinking they have to convince the single folk that being married is awesome? As if every single LDS girl/guy out there is turning down marriage proposals left and right all because they think being single is superior (the people who fit that genre are few and far between). They get it already!
The Super Bowl party seemed hoppin'--I wonder how many girls tried to pick up on Bachelor Rick there? Any takers? Footage of the monuments in their nocturnal glory was great but we're confused why Bachelor Rick didn't kiss her? Did he need another kiss-cam? Talk about some romantic kissing spots. He mentioned in his date-recap that he wanted to make sure there was chemistry between the two (and then failed to mention it again. So was there or wasn't there? Rick?) and that it is often more difficult to determine if there is any on a second date. What planet is this guy from? If you don't know if there's chemistry by the second date, maybe that's a bad sign. Of course, there is more to a relationship than just hormones and kettle drums. Or something like that. Actually, I have no idea what I just said. I don't even know what a kettle drum is. So I'll just offer one final thought: Throughout this whole TMB process, we have wondered multiple times why some (not all) of these girls are still single. This date just reaffirmed that thought because Andrea seems like she has a lot going for her. Okay, that really is our final thought except I just wanted to throw in one more kettle drums just because. Okay, now that's all. I'm done. I think . . . except one last thing: can someone who is now on good terms with the cake chef please have her send us some of those cake truffles?
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Beana Again
Date #2 with Beana: After watching this date and reading what Bachelor Rick had to say about it, we have come to this conclusion: these two have good buddy chemistry and that is about all. Not to say Beana isn't a cute girl. Because she is. We totally dig her style. But we see Bachelor Rick introducing her more as "This is my awesome friend, Beana" rather than "This is my girlfriend, Beana." Maybe it's the fact that she goes by the name "Beana"? The nickname seems to lend itself to more of a funny girl/always going to be the friend and never the girlfriend kinda vibe. It's like a guy going by the name "Bubba" or something similar. What girl can take that seriously even if the guy is super cool? And the worst thing for a girl (or guy for that matter) is when everyone loves them and thinks they're the coolest person ever yet no one wants to date them, or at least not seriously. That's the WORST (especially for their parents)! The bad news is that we think Beana might fit in that category (at least as far as Bachelor Rick is concerned). The good news is there is hope. Eventually that "always a friend/totally awesome person" will meet someone with just the right amount of unique traits who can overcome that friend hurdle. So we feel for Beana, but that's our opinion and we're sticking to it.
Oh, and last but not least we give them a 10 for their ice skating performance! Wait a second--totally just remembered that a few Olympics back the Russians changed the scoring system to one that no longer makes any logical sense. So we give them a 4.9785 instead!
Oh, and last but not least we give them a 10 for their ice skating performance! Wait a second--totally just remembered that a few Olympics back the Russians changed the scoring system to one that no longer makes any logical sense. So we give them a 4.9785 instead!
Melissa Again
2nd date with Melissa: Yaaaawn. Oh. Pardon me. I must have fallen alseep for a minute. Dang! An hour!?! That date really put me out. Maybe it was a combination of the boring video and the fact that we already have our theories on how this whole TMB thing is going to end, but we really hit a snoozer there! Seriously though, this was probably one of those really random but totally fun dates that just didn't get edited very well. So it's not Melissa's fault. We'll blame it on the camera guy and a song choice that didn't do much to liven it up.
Despite Bachelor Rick's blinding shirt (don't worry, Richard, a wife will hopefully be able to help you with that), he is right about one thing. This chicca seems cool, so it's no doubt he feels cool around her. Does Bachelor Rick not usually go out with cool girls? He says he doesn't feel this way often. I guess that's what this whole experiment is for. To get someone exposed to people they normally wouldn't think to expose themselves to? Maybe? He also states that he pays more attention to how a girl makes him feel rather than her actual qualities. Hmmm. Maybe that's why he's not married yet? A good combo of the two is what's usually key there, dear Bachelor. But back to the date at hand . . . this is boring, this date was boring, Bachelor Rick is probably not ready to become a father right off the bat, and even though Melissa is cool, we see this relationship ending at their goodbye hug.
Despite Bachelor Rick's blinding shirt (don't worry, Richard, a wife will hopefully be able to help you with that), he is right about one thing. This chicca seems cool, so it's no doubt he feels cool around her. Does Bachelor Rick not usually go out with cool girls? He says he doesn't feel this way often. I guess that's what this whole experiment is for. To get someone exposed to people they normally wouldn't think to expose themselves to? Maybe? He also states that he pays more attention to how a girl makes him feel rather than her actual qualities. Hmmm. Maybe that's why he's not married yet? A good combo of the two is what's usually key there, dear Bachelor. But back to the date at hand . . . this is boring, this date was boring, Bachelor Rick is probably not ready to become a father right off the bat, and even though Melissa is cool, we see this relationship ending at their goodbye hug.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Samantha Again
Date #2 with Sam: Have you ever said something in front of a date that you immediately regretted? Better yet, have you ever said something on camera that you wish you could un-record? Well, what if both happened, but you didn't really regret what you said, and in fact encouraged the camera man to throw it into the final cut? That leads us to our date with Rick. We're not sure if that particular scenario holds true, but it sounds about right.
Bachelor Rick starts his date with Sam by telling the cameraman that he hopes he can get more action again. Classy, Rick. If I were Sam I would run outside, slap you hard, and then run back inside and lock my door. Of course, Sam won't know he actually said that until she watches the date online herself at a later time and place. And, of course, perhaps Sam isn't the kind of girl who would be bothered by the fact that the first thing a guy says right before they go out is that he's hoping for more action. We really don't know. Sam? Personally, I would think the guy was a slimeball, but that's just me. Speaking of action though, viewers sure got some! Lights. Camera. ACTION! Our dear actress wasn't messing around/kidding with this pirate business. We were kinda hoping she was. And then kinda knew she wasn't but still way deep down inside kinda hoped it was all just some weird joke so that our standard notion of thespians being, well, how do we say it--a little cuckoo?--would be wrong and we could go on just assuming she was a normal cute, talented girl who once had an acting gig as a pirate and then moved on with her life. So now we're just not sure what to make of Cap'n Sam and her pirate club. And we're also not sure what to make of Bachelor Rick for what he makes of Cap'n Sam and her pirate club. It should seem a little obvious that this date idea wasn't TMB's first choice but that Cap'n Sam wanted to show off her mad pirate skills and talked him into it.
We won't deny that Sam's a cutie. She's obviously got some talent and confidence to go along with it--all qualities attractive to men. But let's dig a little deeper into this date idea. Those readers out there who went to BYU will no doubt remember the infamous medieval sword club practicing on the quad outside of the Wilkie. You all know what you thought of that! Well, dare I say that a pirate club kinda-sorta falls into the same category? Bachelor Rick's recap mentioned Cap'n Sam getting judged more harshly than the other TMB dates. We feel bad about that. We do. But, just to be fair Ricky, none of the other girls also dress up as pirates in their spare time (except maybe on Halloween). So, it kinda just comes with the territory. No? Okay, seriously though, we get it. No one should be judged unfairly and for her sake and the sake of being sugary sweet, we could stop right here and say how awesome we thought the pirate boot camp was and that Bachelor Rick made for one great One-eyed Ricky. But he didn't. Capri's just weren't his thing. At. All. Sorry, Rick. We'll even go so far as saying the skinny jeans in a previous date beat out those knickers. And while we know that pirates arrrg humans too, it was almost painful to watch. I even winced a couple times.
But, we will judge no further. Perhaps these pirating skills are the very trait Bachelor Rick has been looking for all these years and unable to find. So, has he found his buried treasure? When all is said and done, Rick got exactly what he set out for. Action. And for that, we say, well done, Rick. Well done.
Bachelor Rick starts his date with Sam by telling the cameraman that he hopes he can get more action again. Classy, Rick. If I were Sam I would run outside, slap you hard, and then run back inside and lock my door. Of course, Sam won't know he actually said that until she watches the date online herself at a later time and place. And, of course, perhaps Sam isn't the kind of girl who would be bothered by the fact that the first thing a guy says right before they go out is that he's hoping for more action. We really don't know. Sam? Personally, I would think the guy was a slimeball, but that's just me. Speaking of action though, viewers sure got some! Lights. Camera. ACTION! Our dear actress wasn't messing around/kidding with this pirate business. We were kinda hoping she was. And then kinda knew she wasn't but still way deep down inside kinda hoped it was all just some weird joke so that our standard notion of thespians being, well, how do we say it--a little cuckoo?--would be wrong and we could go on just assuming she was a normal cute, talented girl who once had an acting gig as a pirate and then moved on with her life. So now we're just not sure what to make of Cap'n Sam and her pirate club. And we're also not sure what to make of Bachelor Rick for what he makes of Cap'n Sam and her pirate club. It should seem a little obvious that this date idea wasn't TMB's first choice but that Cap'n Sam wanted to show off her mad pirate skills and talked him into it.
We won't deny that Sam's a cutie. She's obviously got some talent and confidence to go along with it--all qualities attractive to men. But let's dig a little deeper into this date idea. Those readers out there who went to BYU will no doubt remember the infamous medieval sword club practicing on the quad outside of the Wilkie. You all know what you thought of that! Well, dare I say that a pirate club kinda-sorta falls into the same category? Bachelor Rick's recap mentioned Cap'n Sam getting judged more harshly than the other TMB dates. We feel bad about that. We do. But, just to be fair Ricky, none of the other girls also dress up as pirates in their spare time (except maybe on Halloween). So, it kinda just comes with the territory. No? Okay, seriously though, we get it. No one should be judged unfairly and for her sake and the sake of being sugary sweet, we could stop right here and say how awesome we thought the pirate boot camp was and that Bachelor Rick made for one great One-eyed Ricky. But he didn't. Capri's just weren't his thing. At. All. Sorry, Rick. We'll even go so far as saying the skinny jeans in a previous date beat out those knickers. And while we know that pirates arrrg humans too, it was almost painful to watch. I even winced a couple times.
But, we will judge no further. Perhaps these pirating skills are the very trait Bachelor Rick has been looking for all these years and unable to find. So, has he found his buried treasure? When all is said and done, Rick got exactly what he set out for. Action. And for that, we say, well done, Rick. Well done.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
2nd Dates
Our thoughts on the 2nd date picks:
Jane Madsen: The two clearly had chemistry, so it's no shock that TMB wants to see her again. What is shocking is that he's flying to New York to see her again (at least we assume that's what "he's going on a road trip" means). Look out Big Apple, another Big Apple is coming your way (okay, bad red head joke)!
Samantha Goodsell: Arrr, matie! Okay. Since it has been reported that these two dated prior to TMB becoming TMB, it's no shock that he wants to give it another go. And just in case she's actually thinking about it, Sam, PLEASE, for the love, we'd absolutely love to see your pirate bit one last time. Pretty please--just for kicks?
Melissa Lundquist: Even though this date was one of the last few, I already forgot who this girl was. Sad. Sorry, Melissa! I guess it's obvious I was surprised by this pick.
Angie Pita: Okay, seriously? This isn't a joke? Good for Angie and those heals, I guess. Either using the language skills from the mish took TMB back to a time and place where life was simpler, or maybe those crepes were better than we thought.
Melanie Carney: Another date with Ms. Red Bull. Definitely saw this one coming. Maybe this time they'll go someplace classier so TMB will feel more comfortable kissing her.
Sara Olds: Somewhat shocked by this one. She was a cute girl but she didn't leave a huge impression on us. I guess the Club 33 hookup must have left a bigger impression on TMB than we realized.
Andrea Candrian: Since he's going all the way to NYC, I guess he might as well travel to D.C. while he's at it. Looking forward to some fun-lovin' time in the nation's capital.
...and the crowd favorite?
Beana Hathaway: Come on, the "crowd" favorite or TMB's family favorite? My guess is they'll be taking advantage of Ms. Friendly Skies' buddy passes.
Who are we surprised he didn't pick?: Ms. Arizona MASH girl (she just looked like his type, you know?), and kinda sorta surprised he didn't want to see his hockey game kiss-cam buddy again. Of course, history doesn't have to repeat itself. There's no guarantee TMB will pick any of the girls listed above to be the future Mrs. TMB. Maybe he'll fly to Arizona or elsewhere to sneak a few dates in sans cameras? Afterall, this is love, folks. And in the game of love there are no rules.
What do you think about his 2nd date choices? Were you surprised by any he chose or didn't choose?
Thursday, February 3, 2011
#22 Melanie
Melanie C.: Melanie, you ball of energy, you, the words to an appopriate love song come to mind: "Now we're standing face to face. Isn't this world a crazy place? Just when I thought our chance had passed, you go and save the best for last." Thanks for giving Bachelor Rick a second chance. But did he really save the best for last?
Date Recap: The very last of Bachelor Rick's first dates starts off at the beach where he meets up with a pint size blonde ball of energy named Melanie. Since the two kinda-sorta know/knew/once met each other, the date starts with a big reunion hug and Mel reveals that they're going to be doing a little photo shoot around the beach, develop the photos and then place said photos in the picture frames at Walmart. Okay. Sounds like a fun plan. Luckily, the two have quite the crazy personalities that work for something like this. Would this date idea have worked with previous dates? Possibly. But with a certain geologist, artist or latina, it just may have been all the more awkward. The two take all sorts of silly engagementesque type pictures and are having a ball doing it. At least you can tell our new friend here is. Seriously, do you think she drank one of those five-hour energy drinks before the date? She seems a little hyper. Maybe she just had some pent-up energy built up from her flight over? Oh and what's this? Mel reveals her father wanted to speak with Bachelor Rick before the date. On behalf of all of us, but mostly on behalf of Bachelor Rick, thanks for putting that phone call on-hold for awhile, Melanie. But don't worry, her dad sent a t-shirt along. Oh dear. "CTR girl." Translate: Choose the Right girl. Bachelor Rick chooses to take the nice way out of this one and actually puts the shirt on. Good for you for being a good sport, Richard. But of course when you're THE Mormon Bachelor and you can tell your date is so excited about something that you think is kinda lame, you have no choice but to go with it for their sake. Oh, and until we can truly determine how strong Bachelor Rick is, ladies it's probably best to refrain from running and jumping into his arms from here on out. Seriously, what is it with these ladies? Although he has improved somewhat with the staggering backward/almost dropping the girl since the last run and jump attempt back at date #11. After the two are done taking mock-proposal pictures Melanie feels the need to show us a text she just reveived: "CTR!" Okay, come on now. It wasn't even funny the first time. But Melanie is still really enthused about it. While they wait to get the photos developed, they eat at a Japanese cook-your-own meat kinda place where the grills appear to resemble a common home-heating vent. Bachelor Rick wins Melanie over with his magic jumping toothpick trick. Maybe the conversation was lagging? From there Melanie literally bounces down the aises of Walmart unable to contain herself. Calm down there, Melanie. Take a deep breath. She's quite enthused over these pictures, but it's all going to be okay. I promise your idea is your own and no one is going to beat you to the photo aisle with their own photos. Easy now. The two complete the Walmart photo frame makeovers and head out to the parking lot for a goodbye hug. No goodbye kiss? I know, we were disappointed, too.
First Impression: Wow. This girl had some fire in her, didn't she? Whooo! WHOOO! Okay, I think I got it all out. Just one more comment: Umm, ahem. Melanie? Have you ever heard of the concept of a camisole? You're low cut tee is cute but revealing a tad more than we want to see, although I'm sure Bachelor Rick didn't mind.
Second Date Potential: From Bachelor Rick's date recap we know he had asked Melanie out previously (just how long ago, we're not sure) and she turned him down. Ouch! Will he get back at her by not asking her out again? Rick doesn't really seem like that kinda guy, but you never know. But what kind of girl turns a guy down on a date because she's moving in a week? That's so weird. It's just a date. Who cares if you're moving in a week? He didn't ask her to marry him (yet, anyway)! We don't get that. If there's a date # 2 maybe Mel can explain that to us?
TMB Excitement Level: Bachelor Rick is definitely attracted to Melanie and sees some potential, otherwise he never would have asked her out in the first place. That's not hard to follow. However, I will say this. He didn't kiss her and he totally could have. He claims it's because she was too cute to kiss in a Walmart parking lot. But we don't buy that. Come on, he kissed Sam #1 at a ghetto neighorhood amusement park for goodness sake, so he can't use that excuse on us. If a guy wants to kiss a girl he's not going to care where it is. In fact, wouldn't it be a really funny story someday to tell your kids, "Our first kiss was in a Walmart parking lot"?
Creativity: Because she's the last date and because her date idea actually was really awesome, we're going to dish out our first ever 10 even though the restaurant idea probably wasn't the best since if she had of watched even one of his previous dates she probably would have known he doesn't like to cook (if someone eats out over 90% of the time, it can't really be that he simply doesn't know how to cook. He's got to outright hate it.).
Final Thoughts: Melanie, you confuse me. You turned Bachelor Rick down for a date when he asked you out because you were moving to Ohio a week later but then something must have happened in Ohio when you saw that your lost-love was going to be the Mormon Bachelor, like perhaps feelings of regret started creeping up inside of you and you thought wait, he asked me out, so he can't go out with all these other girls, don't they know he asked ME out--he did and they can't have him, so you decided even though you had turned him down earlier because you were moving to Ohio and you never stop to think that maybe Rick thought that it was lame that you turned him down just because you were moving to Ohio and that you hurt his feelings all because of OHIO, you think that it must be okay to fly FROM Ohio to take Rick out on a date because maybe you had feelings for him afterall and you really, really need to redeem yourself so that Rick will like you again and not hate you for turning him down just because you were moving to Ohio, so you decided that yeah, I will fly back to California from Ohio to go out with him because I was dumb for not going out with him earlier and there are just no men in Ohio that compare to Dr. Buck and darn me for turning him down while I was in California because now I have to fly all the way from Ohio to go out with him when I just could have gone out with him when I was actually in California in the first place and we could have been married by now and I could be back in California married to a dentist instead of sitting here in dang Ohio!!! Dumb me, dumb me, dumb me! Life is rough, isn't it Melanie? Let this be a lesson to all of us.
Date Recap: The very last of Bachelor Rick's first dates starts off at the beach where he meets up with a pint size blonde ball of energy named Melanie. Since the two kinda-sorta know/knew/once met each other, the date starts with a big reunion hug and Mel reveals that they're going to be doing a little photo shoot around the beach, develop the photos and then place said photos in the picture frames at Walmart. Okay. Sounds like a fun plan. Luckily, the two have quite the crazy personalities that work for something like this. Would this date idea have worked with previous dates? Possibly. But with a certain geologist, artist or latina, it just may have been all the more awkward. The two take all sorts of silly engagementesque type pictures and are having a ball doing it. At least you can tell our new friend here is. Seriously, do you think she drank one of those five-hour energy drinks before the date? She seems a little hyper. Maybe she just had some pent-up energy built up from her flight over? Oh and what's this? Mel reveals her father wanted to speak with Bachelor Rick before the date. On behalf of all of us, but mostly on behalf of Bachelor Rick, thanks for putting that phone call on-hold for awhile, Melanie. But don't worry, her dad sent a t-shirt along. Oh dear. "CTR girl." Translate: Choose the Right girl. Bachelor Rick chooses to take the nice way out of this one and actually puts the shirt on. Good for you for being a good sport, Richard. But of course when you're THE Mormon Bachelor and you can tell your date is so excited about something that you think is kinda lame, you have no choice but to go with it for their sake. Oh, and until we can truly determine how strong Bachelor Rick is, ladies it's probably best to refrain from running and jumping into his arms from here on out. Seriously, what is it with these ladies? Although he has improved somewhat with the staggering backward/almost dropping the girl since the last run and jump attempt back at date #11. After the two are done taking mock-proposal pictures Melanie feels the need to show us a text she just reveived: "CTR!" Okay, come on now. It wasn't even funny the first time. But Melanie is still really enthused about it. While they wait to get the photos developed, they eat at a Japanese cook-your-own meat kinda place where the grills appear to resemble a common home-heating vent. Bachelor Rick wins Melanie over with his magic jumping toothpick trick. Maybe the conversation was lagging? From there Melanie literally bounces down the aises of Walmart unable to contain herself. Calm down there, Melanie. Take a deep breath. She's quite enthused over these pictures, but it's all going to be okay. I promise your idea is your own and no one is going to beat you to the photo aisle with their own photos. Easy now. The two complete the Walmart photo frame makeovers and head out to the parking lot for a goodbye hug. No goodbye kiss? I know, we were disappointed, too.
First Impression: Wow. This girl had some fire in her, didn't she? Whooo! WHOOO! Okay, I think I got it all out. Just one more comment: Umm, ahem. Melanie? Have you ever heard of the concept of a camisole? You're low cut tee is cute but revealing a tad more than we want to see, although I'm sure Bachelor Rick didn't mind.
Second Date Potential: From Bachelor Rick's date recap we know he had asked Melanie out previously (just how long ago, we're not sure) and she turned him down. Ouch! Will he get back at her by not asking her out again? Rick doesn't really seem like that kinda guy, but you never know. But what kind of girl turns a guy down on a date because she's moving in a week? That's so weird. It's just a date. Who cares if you're moving in a week? He didn't ask her to marry him (yet, anyway)! We don't get that. If there's a date # 2 maybe Mel can explain that to us?
TMB Excitement Level: Bachelor Rick is definitely attracted to Melanie and sees some potential, otherwise he never would have asked her out in the first place. That's not hard to follow. However, I will say this. He didn't kiss her and he totally could have. He claims it's because she was too cute to kiss in a Walmart parking lot. But we don't buy that. Come on, he kissed Sam #1 at a ghetto neighorhood amusement park for goodness sake, so he can't use that excuse on us. If a guy wants to kiss a girl he's not going to care where it is. In fact, wouldn't it be a really funny story someday to tell your kids, "Our first kiss was in a Walmart parking lot"?
Creativity: Because she's the last date and because her date idea actually was really awesome, we're going to dish out our first ever 10 even though the restaurant idea probably wasn't the best since if she had of watched even one of his previous dates she probably would have known he doesn't like to cook (if someone eats out over 90% of the time, it can't really be that he simply doesn't know how to cook. He's got to outright hate it.).
Final Thoughts: Melanie, you confuse me. You turned Bachelor Rick down for a date when he asked you out because you were moving to Ohio a week later but then something must have happened in Ohio when you saw that your lost-love was going to be the Mormon Bachelor, like perhaps feelings of regret started creeping up inside of you and you thought wait, he asked me out, so he can't go out with all these other girls, don't they know he asked ME out--he did and they can't have him, so you decided even though you had turned him down earlier because you were moving to Ohio and you never stop to think that maybe Rick thought that it was lame that you turned him down just because you were moving to Ohio and that you hurt his feelings all because of OHIO, you think that it must be okay to fly FROM Ohio to take Rick out on a date because maybe you had feelings for him afterall and you really, really need to redeem yourself so that Rick will like you again and not hate you for turning him down just because you were moving to Ohio, so you decided that yeah, I will fly back to California from Ohio to go out with him because I was dumb for not going out with him earlier and there are just no men in Ohio that compare to Dr. Buck and darn me for turning him down while I was in California because now I have to fly all the way from Ohio to go out with him when I just could have gone out with him when I was actually in California in the first place and we could have been married by now and I could be back in California married to a dentist instead of sitting here in dang Ohio!!! Dumb me, dumb me, dumb me! Life is rough, isn't it Melanie? Let this be a lesson to all of us.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
#21 Samantha
Samantha A.: Samantha #2! Holla to Sam #1 (Do you think she reads Reality Mormon?)! Answer me this: Do you think when Bachelor Rick was telling producers what kind of women to pick for his dates, from the no doubt hundreds of applications that poured in, he told them "I like girls named Sara and girls named Samantha--get on it stat!"? The last Sam set a pretty high bar. Let's see if this Sam can measure up.
Date Recap: Any date that starts off with Pink's "Raise Your Glass" as the video theme music you know is going to be rockin'! The song gives off all sorts of energetic vibes! And how nice that the editors even bleeped out the potty words for us. Now is probably as good a time as any to thank them for all the hard work they've done on these past 21 dates. They've tagged along on bike riding excursions, horse back riding ventures, TV game shows, shooting ranges, countless theme parks, countless restaurants, and logged countless miles traveling all over the southern California map. Gee thanks, guys (and girls)! We are tempted to feel bad for you but since we know this whole TMB thing was probably your idea, we won't extend our sympathies just yet. But back to the date before I forget it all and have to go watch the video again (as fun as the date seemed, I really don't want to watch it again and I think you know why). Any date that starts off with a rose giveaway in true Bachelor style is going to be rockin'! Oh wait, I already said that. But seriously, is this the first girl to give away a rose? I was about to give her props but then I realized that's Bachelor Rick's duty as TMB. Isn't that what the Bachelor is all about? Why have faithful viewers been denied their rose ceremonies? Producers? We hope you know we expect more from you on the second dates. But, back to this date. Mr. Sportsman Rickamania says he wishes he knew more about the Kings, since that is the game they are headed to on their date. We sure wish we knew more about the Kings, too. We also wish we knew why Sam here is apparently the only "sports fan" in existence that doesn't know that posters are banned from sporting events. Of course we know that Rick knows this and is just going with the flow as to not quell any of the dates initial "don't be fancy, just get dancey" vibe. Rick also tries to play it off when Sam admits she would have rather gone to a Laker's game: "Oh whatever! This is great!" (Even though we heard him loud and clear, another thanks to the editors for throwing in some captions for us so we can read this as well.). We would have rather seen them at a Laker's game, too, but we suspect those tickets probably cost above the $50 TMB date cap. It would have been fun to watch a date scalp for tickets beforehand though. I'm sure that talent alone would have won any guy's heart. After the poster making is out of the way, the two go to a grocery store to pick up dinner. At least we are spared from any further restaurant footage on this date, so thank you Sam for that. After the two down their sandwiches and Sun Chips, we FINALLY get to the game! I can't be the only one thinking "Are we there yet? Are we there yet?" It looks like Sam scored some pretty sweet seats to the game--and the two have fun making out on the "Kiss Cam!" Oh wait. They saved the make-out for after the game, pardon me. Holy smokes. Look away! Look away! This is supposed to be G-rated stuff here, folks, and that kiss was borderline! Maybe that was Sam's fault? We're seeing an assertive Sam pattern here, so I dunno. One thing we do know is that Sam's hookups got Bachelor Rick hooked-up for sure! In fact, that might have been a little too much kissey-kissey for the cameras. Was Rick looking for cavities in there?
First Impression: Okay, I seriously cannot be the only one who thought she looked like Erin from The Office. Seriously. Tell me I'm not the only one (can she just start dating Andy again already?)! As a result I expected her to be a little ditzy and quirky and maybe she was a tad. Maybe she was. You all know this is just my opinion, right? It's not like it's a fact.
Surprises: Another out of towner. We thought we were done with those. These poor ladies! Apparently L.A. is the only place for a single LDS girl to get a date these days. Cincinnati and East Coast boys need to get their act together because they are letting some seriously awesome ladies slip away (if Bachelor Rick has anything to do with it--and we think he does)!
TMB Excitement level: As you may have noticed, sometimes I forget this category. After 20-plus dates you tend not to remember everything. So my feelings on this are that had Erin, I mean Sam, not totally set up the kiss-cam kiss, there would have been no kiss at all (hand holding goes without saying, of course). But since she did, Rick totally took advantage of it, because what hormonal, single at nearly 30, LDS guy wouldn't? So although there was a lot of lip action, I really wouldn't be surprised if it was just a one-time havin' fun, caught up in the moment kinda thing.
Second Date Potential: We hope Sam used mouth rinse before the date since they did nothing short of make-out on camera. If he doesn't give this girl a second chance he will hereby be known as Loose-lips Ricky or Lip-Lovin' Buckmin' or Dr. Too Much Lovin' or something along those lines. But see my comments above for why I'm not really holding my breath for a second date.
Creativity: I'm done giving out numbers. She was the first girl to take TMB to a sporting event. Is that an original idea? Not really. But is it original as far as these TMB dates go? Yes. So good job, Sammy! Also, good job on setting up the kiss-cam scenario. We're not sure what kind of hoops you had to jump through for that one, but way to go for putting fate in your own hands!
Final Thoughts: Rick, just remember, call Sam up if you want gangsta, okay? Or if you want to go to Cincinnati. Or if you want to try out your new method for checking for cavities again.
Date Recap: Any date that starts off with Pink's "Raise Your Glass" as the video theme music you know is going to be rockin'! The song gives off all sorts of energetic vibes! And how nice that the editors even bleeped out the potty words for us. Now is probably as good a time as any to thank them for all the hard work they've done on these past 21 dates. They've tagged along on bike riding excursions, horse back riding ventures, TV game shows, shooting ranges, countless theme parks, countless restaurants, and logged countless miles traveling all over the southern California map. Gee thanks, guys (and girls)! We are tempted to feel bad for you but since we know this whole TMB thing was probably your idea, we won't extend our sympathies just yet. But back to the date before I forget it all and have to go watch the video again (as fun as the date seemed, I really don't want to watch it again and I think you know why). Any date that starts off with a rose giveaway in true Bachelor style is going to be rockin'! Oh wait, I already said that. But seriously, is this the first girl to give away a rose? I was about to give her props but then I realized that's Bachelor Rick's duty as TMB. Isn't that what the Bachelor is all about? Why have faithful viewers been denied their rose ceremonies? Producers? We hope you know we expect more from you on the second dates. But, back to this date. Mr. Sportsman Rickamania says he wishes he knew more about the Kings, since that is the game they are headed to on their date. We sure wish we knew more about the Kings, too. We also wish we knew why Sam here is apparently the only "sports fan" in existence that doesn't know that posters are banned from sporting events. Of course we know that Rick knows this and is just going with the flow as to not quell any of the dates initial "don't be fancy, just get dancey" vibe. Rick also tries to play it off when Sam admits she would have rather gone to a Laker's game: "Oh whatever! This is great!" (Even though we heard him loud and clear, another thanks to the editors for throwing in some captions for us so we can read this as well.). We would have rather seen them at a Laker's game, too, but we suspect those tickets probably cost above the $50 TMB date cap. It would have been fun to watch a date scalp for tickets beforehand though. I'm sure that talent alone would have won any guy's heart. After the poster making is out of the way, the two go to a grocery store to pick up dinner. At least we are spared from any further restaurant footage on this date, so thank you Sam for that. After the two down their sandwiches and Sun Chips, we FINALLY get to the game! I can't be the only one thinking "Are we there yet? Are we there yet?" It looks like Sam scored some pretty sweet seats to the game--and the two have fun making out on the "Kiss Cam!" Oh wait. They saved the make-out for after the game, pardon me. Holy smokes. Look away! Look away! This is supposed to be G-rated stuff here, folks, and that kiss was borderline! Maybe that was Sam's fault? We're seeing an assertive Sam pattern here, so I dunno. One thing we do know is that Sam's hookups got Bachelor Rick hooked-up for sure! In fact, that might have been a little too much kissey-kissey for the cameras. Was Rick looking for cavities in there?
First Impression: Okay, I seriously cannot be the only one who thought she looked like Erin from The Office. Seriously. Tell me I'm not the only one (can she just start dating Andy again already?)! As a result I expected her to be a little ditzy and quirky and maybe she was a tad. Maybe she was. You all know this is just my opinion, right? It's not like it's a fact.
Surprises: Another out of towner. We thought we were done with those. These poor ladies! Apparently L.A. is the only place for a single LDS girl to get a date these days. Cincinnati and East Coast boys need to get their act together because they are letting some seriously awesome ladies slip away (if Bachelor Rick has anything to do with it--and we think he does)!
TMB Excitement level: As you may have noticed, sometimes I forget this category. After 20-plus dates you tend not to remember everything. So my feelings on this are that had Erin, I mean Sam, not totally set up the kiss-cam kiss, there would have been no kiss at all (hand holding goes without saying, of course). But since she did, Rick totally took advantage of it, because what hormonal, single at nearly 30, LDS guy wouldn't? So although there was a lot of lip action, I really wouldn't be surprised if it was just a one-time havin' fun, caught up in the moment kinda thing.
Second Date Potential: We hope Sam used mouth rinse before the date since they did nothing short of make-out on camera. If he doesn't give this girl a second chance he will hereby be known as Loose-lips Ricky or Lip-Lovin' Buckmin' or Dr. Too Much Lovin' or something along those lines. But see my comments above for why I'm not really holding my breath for a second date.
Creativity: I'm done giving out numbers. She was the first girl to take TMB to a sporting event. Is that an original idea? Not really. But is it original as far as these TMB dates go? Yes. So good job, Sammy! Also, good job on setting up the kiss-cam scenario. We're not sure what kind of hoops you had to jump through for that one, but way to go for putting fate in your own hands!
Final Thoughts: Rick, just remember, call Sam up if you want gangsta, okay? Or if you want to go to Cincinnati. Or if you want to try out your new method for checking for cavities again.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Date #20 Melissa
Melissa L..: The big 2-0! Date 20, people. Only two more dates to go after today's date. What a relief! Have they saved the best for last? I can tell from the get-go that Melissa here is quite adorable, and thanks to Rick's recap, we learn that this girl doesn't have to do anything creative or out of the box on this date, she's a single mom, and that right there sets her apart. Do we think the single mom factor will be too much for Ricky to go from Bachelor to Daddy? Let's find out.
Date Recap: This dates starts out at Dana Point Harbor. The weather looks perfect, the harbor looks calm, and Bachelor Rick seems pumped and ready for the adventure ahead. The Rickmiester gives us a little heads up going into this date when he mentions to us that, "This one tonight--this is the one." Woah, there Bachelor Rick, that's quite the bold statement for someone you haven't even met yet. What are you trying to tell the other 19 ladies? Already giving up on them? Looks like Rick really is ready to go from bachelor to family man just like that. Daddy Rick is clearly excited to meet this girl, as he prances over to greet her, and gives her a big hug. We'll blame the prancing on his flip flops. This girl's cute. Okay, more like hot. The half-on, half-off wetsuit look is really working for her. She informs Rick that they're going to go paddle boarding, and awkward laugh and all, I think he's excited about it. Or nervous that she'll show him up. Either way, I'm sure he's just glad he has a hot chick as an instructor. The two help each other get dressed in their wetsuits, and Rick doesn't fail to point out that the back of her wetsuit reads: "Batwing." Maybe it is a match made in heaven. Oh wait, Ricks' not obsessed with Batman, remember, just the bat-mobile. Still, it might be a sign. Melissa then gives the Rickmiester a few simple demonstrations on how paddle boarding works before they embark out to sea to put his skills to work. Seeing that Rick informs us he only fell once, either Melissa's a good instructor, Rick's a fast learner, or paddle boarding really isn't that difficult to learn. Just stand and row. After their paddle boarding sesh, the two head off into the sunset to enjoy the tide pool, and seaweed. As a yoga and pilates instructor, we won't question her health habits, nor will we question her oversized t-shirt nearly falling off of her body. The yoga and pilates industry is something I've never understood. Daddy Rick can't let Melissa one up him again, so he mans up and tries some seaweed as well. His face says it all. I'm starting to wonder if Melissa here is too spunky and cute for our Bachelor here? They do get some cuddle action in as they walk off into the sunset. But we all know the hand holding says it all. They hug--a rather long hug--goodbye, and I can't help but wonder if Richard here is thinking what I'm thinking: Will the suburban become the new buckmobile?
First Impression: She's cute and has a rockin body, even after having a kid, and that's just impressive. But when a man's really interested in a girl who had a kid, shouldn't he at least mention he wants to meet her son? Kind of like Brad does to psycho SLC girl Melissa, and overly-cute and sweet Emily? Looks like you CAN learn a lesson or two from Bachelor Brad, Bachelor Rick.
Second Date Potential: Let's be honest here for a second. The two had fun together. They enjoyed each other's company. Rick looked like he had fun "learning" new things, and even trying new foods, brussel sprouts and seaweed in one day. That's life altering (though probably for just a day) for our Mr. 95% eater-outer. You just don't find those kinds of foods on the dollar menu. However, He did mention that he normally steers away from the single mom thing, and no matter how cute this girl is, and she is really cute, I just don't think Rick wants to be calling himself Daddy just yet.
TMB Excitement Level: Let's not forget he started off the date saying tonight's girl is "the one." So, the excitement level definitely started off high here but we'll still be surprised if he gives this single mom another chance (or maybe he will to show he's open to new things?).
Date Creativity: The first date at the beach. I thought we'd have plenty of these dates by now, we had plenty of theme park dates instead. I give this date an 8. I mean they did go paddle boarding at Dana Point Harbor, and she was his teacher. Props to her.
Final Thoughts: Melissa, we like you. You're a hair stylist, student, yoga and pilates instructor; you paddle board, and you look like one cool mama. We were starting to think some of the best dates were long behind us but this one won us over. Not saying he's going to pick you, but you can hold your own.
Date Recap: This dates starts out at Dana Point Harbor. The weather looks perfect, the harbor looks calm, and Bachelor Rick seems pumped and ready for the adventure ahead. The Rickmiester gives us a little heads up going into this date when he mentions to us that, "This one tonight--this is the one." Woah, there Bachelor Rick, that's quite the bold statement for someone you haven't even met yet. What are you trying to tell the other 19 ladies? Already giving up on them? Looks like Rick really is ready to go from bachelor to family man just like that. Daddy Rick is clearly excited to meet this girl, as he prances over to greet her, and gives her a big hug. We'll blame the prancing on his flip flops. This girl's cute. Okay, more like hot. The half-on, half-off wetsuit look is really working for her. She informs Rick that they're going to go paddle boarding, and awkward laugh and all, I think he's excited about it. Or nervous that she'll show him up. Either way, I'm sure he's just glad he has a hot chick as an instructor. The two help each other get dressed in their wetsuits, and Rick doesn't fail to point out that the back of her wetsuit reads: "Batwing." Maybe it is a match made in heaven. Oh wait, Ricks' not obsessed with Batman, remember, just the bat-mobile. Still, it might be a sign. Melissa then gives the Rickmiester a few simple demonstrations on how paddle boarding works before they embark out to sea to put his skills to work. Seeing that Rick informs us he only fell once, either Melissa's a good instructor, Rick's a fast learner, or paddle boarding really isn't that difficult to learn. Just stand and row. After their paddle boarding sesh, the two head off into the sunset to enjoy the tide pool, and seaweed. As a yoga and pilates instructor, we won't question her health habits, nor will we question her oversized t-shirt nearly falling off of her body. The yoga and pilates industry is something I've never understood. Daddy Rick can't let Melissa one up him again, so he mans up and tries some seaweed as well. His face says it all. I'm starting to wonder if Melissa here is too spunky and cute for our Bachelor here? They do get some cuddle action in as they walk off into the sunset. But we all know the hand holding says it all. They hug--a rather long hug--goodbye, and I can't help but wonder if Richard here is thinking what I'm thinking: Will the suburban become the new buckmobile?
First Impression: She's cute and has a rockin body, even after having a kid, and that's just impressive. But when a man's really interested in a girl who had a kid, shouldn't he at least mention he wants to meet her son? Kind of like Brad does to psycho SLC girl Melissa, and overly-cute and sweet Emily? Looks like you CAN learn a lesson or two from Bachelor Brad, Bachelor Rick.
Second Date Potential: Let's be honest here for a second. The two had fun together. They enjoyed each other's company. Rick looked like he had fun "learning" new things, and even trying new foods, brussel sprouts and seaweed in one day. That's life altering (though probably for just a day) for our Mr. 95% eater-outer. You just don't find those kinds of foods on the dollar menu. However, He did mention that he normally steers away from the single mom thing, and no matter how cute this girl is, and she is really cute, I just don't think Rick wants to be calling himself Daddy just yet.
TMB Excitement Level: Let's not forget he started off the date saying tonight's girl is "the one." So, the excitement level definitely started off high here but we'll still be surprised if he gives this single mom another chance (or maybe he will to show he's open to new things?).
Date Creativity: The first date at the beach. I thought we'd have plenty of these dates by now, we had plenty of theme park dates instead. I give this date an 8. I mean they did go paddle boarding at Dana Point Harbor, and she was his teacher. Props to her.
Final Thoughts: Melissa, we like you. You're a hair stylist, student, yoga and pilates instructor; you paddle board, and you look like one cool mama. We were starting to think some of the best dates were long behind us but this one won us over. Not saying he's going to pick you, but you can hold your own.
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