Bachelorette - Ep. 4 recap

Well, last night's episode failed to disappoint (in my opinion). Everyone's favourite guy from day one (Ryan) is turning out to be a d-bag extraordinaire.

It seems like Emily is figuring out that he's not in it for her. Here's hoping next week is his last. Unless he isn't the guy that calls her daughter 'baggage'...from next week's preview it looks like Emily doesn't put up with that kind of talk. So pumped for her to kick someone out!



Doug, although seemingly wonderful, might just have something going on behind his curtain of perfection. It was like watching a job interview and when you ask someone their weakness, they say 'oh, well I'm a perfectionist'. It's those b.s. answers that you know aren't actually real. Side note: my weakness is that I talk too much. But I don't say that answer. I say that I ask too many questions because it's easier to spin that one into a positive :)


So my still-favourite bachelor (Jef) got some alone time with Emily. I was really pumped when his team won the sailing race. But did he capitalize on that one-on-one? No! No kisses. For the love of god Jef, make a move! I believe I may have witnessed them kissing in a preview for next week - crossing fingers!

Did anyone else wonder why she kept Alejandro? I mean, he seems sweet enough, but he's super young and clearly not the one for her. Why is she dragging him along (and in the meantime, sending poor Charlie home)?


Overall, she did a decent job last night. At least she continued to get close to Arie, my second favourite, and we didn't have to witness any conversations from that loser Kalon (although if he never spoke or did anything for that matter, I could like him based on his style).

Looking forward to next week for some of these boys to actually make a move and for the others to get whipped into shape.

xx E.

Ps. I love the sweater she wore on the group date. Does anyone know where it's from?

all photos via ABC

Permanent!

As I've mentioned here and here, I am married to an Englishman. And while I get to reap the benefits of a gorgeous accent and lots of trips to the UK, along with that came its own challenge of having him immigrate to Canada.

We have been working on this for a couple years now, and last Fall we finally completed all the necessary paperwork (including an essay of how we met, letters from friends and family in support of the application, over one hundred pictures documenting our relationship, multiple applications, criminal background checks, medical exams, you get the idea).

We had been waiting for some news; both assuming that we had a step or two left before he would get his Permanent Resident status. Then, last week, we got the call. The application was approved! We couldn't believe it; it was finally here. I knew 2012 was shaping up to be a great year, but this is the cherry on top for sure.

celebratory dinner!

After all this time and work, it was all worth it because he can finally call Canada home.

xx E.

Ps. Thanks to our families and friends for their tremendous support throughout this process!

It's Friday, and I'm in love

Happy Friday! I thought this week would never end. I'm really looking forward to this weekend.

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Tonight, we are celebrating some really wonderful news we got this week (more on that to come soon), and tomorrow, we're going to witness two of our friends get hitched! I've been looking forward to this wedding for quite some time, and am so happy for them. It will be a great celebration!

Cheers to the arrival of a weekend full of celebration!

xx E.

Ps. not celebrating anything this weekend? how about celebrating the rain (because we really need it and it gives you an excuse to snuggle inside and watch movies)