Biggest Loser 10-13-09

I was a little surprised to see Grandma Liz turn so vengeful, but I certainly understand her feelings for Tracey. I was shocked that she vowed through the whole show that she was going to vote Tracey off, and instead, she voted Coach Mo off. That's a hard one, Coach was injured and asked to go home, and Tracey is pulling big numbers - which just goes to show that you don't need to have fancy trainers and work out six hours a day to loose weight. Tracey is loosing weight by simply changing her eating habits! That is pretty weird how she keeps winning the temptations!

Dancing With the Stars Results Show 10-13-09

Okay, yesterday, I said Louie the snowboarder was one of my favorites before I actually saw him dance his Country Two-Step. I'm sorry, Louie, but it didn't even look like you were trying! He was just walking around the stage. Too bad - but he has another week! I wanted the football player to do better, but I guess it just wasn't in him, so that's the last we'll see of him.

Dancing With the Stars - My Favorites

Holy Smokes! Derrik's and the Swimsuit Model's Lambada was...raunchy! Holy Moly. Anyways, my favorites are Natalie, the swimmer, Mark, the Iron Chef, and Louie the snowboarder.

So Much TV, So Little Time

Wow! I went a whole month without posting. I felt the need to post something now because I have an announcement: I think I'm over my romance novel phase. *collective gasp* Can it be a phase if it lasted for two and a half years? I knew it was over when I couldn't bring myself to finish the last two Debbie Macomber novels I was trying to read - the second and third books in her Midnight Sons trilogy from the 90s - too saccharine with no conflict = boring. (Sorry Debbie, but you're still one of my favorite authors.)

So now that I'm not devoting my time to reading romance novels, what have I been doing? Well, September brought a lot of good TV to watch. Let's start with Monday night. I didn't think I would like Dancing With the Stars this season since I didn't recognize a single person, but I'm finding it rather entertaining. Also, my husband's witty comments while he pretends not to watch crack me up. My favorites are Louie the snowboarder and the Iron Chef (although I really want him to perform better, and he's just not bringing it).

Then there's Tuesday, and my DVR cannot keep up! We watch Biggest Loser, after we play 40 minutes of MarioKart, so we can skip the commercials. Then I have Hell's Kitchen recording, and the next day, I watch the Dancing with the Stars Results Show online.

Wednesday night we watch So You Think You Can Dance, and that show will soon be airing twice a week (actually, it already did this week). I REALLY liked that Krumper with the dreads and the dance he did with the Russian immigrant during Vegas week.

Thursday nights, I've started watching Survivor, because my husband is gone to Bible study, and I can't watch one of our shows that we watch together until he gets home. I'm not the biggest fan of Survivor, but it's nice to have on while I fold socks. All that whispering and game plotting gets annoying. Then, the biggest surprise of all - I've started watching Glee, and it is HILARIOUS! I love it! Also on Thursday nights we DVR Flashforward, which I've decided I can only watch during the day or else it creeps me out.

Friday October 16 brings the season premier of Ugly Betty, another one of my favorites. Can't wait!

I'm so glad to have DVR, I'm saving 20 minutes of my life per hour of show! What are you guys watching?

Whale Bracelet from Cambodia

My mother flew in all the way from Thailand and she brought presents! This silver whale bracelet is one of them. She bough it from a silver shop when she was visiting Cambodia. I asked if it was from a sweat shop, and she assured me that no it wasn't. I love this bracelet and wear it every day now. Thanks Mommy!

Chocolate Zucchini Bread

My neighbor left three HUGE zucchinis on my doorstep the other day. This is great because I've been eating a zucchini every day as part of my breakfast, but this much was too much for breakfast. I embarked on my first zucchini bread experience. And of course, it had to be chocolate zucchini bread! The recipe is from Pioneer Woman's Tasty Kitchen website. It is really tasty and rich. I love it! My version is wheat-free of course.

Here's the biggest zucchini. This one alone made enough for a double batch of the bread, and I froze enough for three more double batches. I'm set for the year (or at least the next four weeks).

Who Did Jillian Choose? The Bachelorette Recap 7-29-09

Does anyone think that Ed slightly resembles Jason Mesnick from The Bachelor? I’ve never thought that before, but a couple of the shots at the beginning of the episode made him look like Jason.

Jillian is on the Big Island of Hawaii and Ed and Kiptyn get to meet her family. Ed reassures Jillian that it was just stress that caused him to not perform at the fantasy suite on their previous date.

When Ed meets Jillian’s family, he explains how he was married to his job and ending up leaving the show. Jillian’s mom asks Ed 66 questions and Ed answers the questions well. What I like about Ed is that he is so open and honest about his feelings for Jillian. With Reid, he just couldn’t share his feelings, and Kiptyn is not quite ready for marriage. Jillian’s mom noticed that Jillian was really relaxed and had a glow about her while talking about Ed.

Next Kiptyn gets to meet Jillian’s family, but first, Jillian got her smooch time in with him. She REALLY likes to make out with him! How hard for Ed to see! (Spoiler, sorry!). It still seems so weird to me as to how she can be in love with and kissing two different guys. How can she choose one guy and then not be thinking about the other one? Especially when she LOVES kissing Kiptyn. Yeah, I just don’t get it. How can she feel strong enough to marry one guy and then the next day make out with someone else?

Anyways, back to the show. Jillian’s dad asks Kiptyn if he’s in love with her, and Kiptyn says he’s getting there a lot faster than he thought he would. Jillian’s family notes that Kiptyn and Jillian have a similar energy. Kiptyn shares with the producers that during this date he realized he is in love with Jillian.

Jillian’s dad points out that Ed told him that he loves Jillian, but he had to ask Kiptyn if he loves Jillian.

Jillian has one last date with Ed where they take a helicopter ride to a secluded waterfall. The chemistry is hot between them, and Ed showers Jillian with affection – that’s pretty hard to resist. Ed invites Jillian back to his hotel for the night where he shares that he would like to be with her forever. Looks like they had the kind of night they both wanted.

Next, Jillian has her last date with Kiptyn. He is finally ready to tell Jillian that he loves her and wants to propose. She looks a little reserved when he finally tells her this. I wonder if she knew at this point who she would choose.

Thank you, Producers, for putting in lots of shots of Kiptyn’s washboard abs!

Proposal Day! Kiptyn arrives first, declares his feelings for Jillian, but she tells him she is in love with someone else. Poor Kiptyn! He finally comes to terms with how he feels, and he gets the boot. He really is a nice guy. He admits that this is the first time he’s had his heart broken.

But, we can’t just leave it at that. Reid shows up before Ed shows up. I must say that he looks really sloppy – shirt tucked out, sneakers; sports coat; totally underdressed compared to Kiptyn and Ed, and he plans to propose! What a dork. He says he came back to tell Jillian that he’s an idiot and that he loves her. Nice. Too little, too late, Reid! Oh man, I feel really embarrassed for him. AHHHH! He gets down on one knee to propose! She’s obviously not feeling it and he’s just not getting it. It’s all about him and how he feels. Jillian has him stand back up and tells him she needs time. Chris Harrison, the host, talks with Jillian and encourages her to go with her heart, which is with Ed.

Ed’s speech to Jillian as he proposes is really sweet. But before he proposes, he says he needs to know if she is in love with him too, and of course she says yes she does! Ed proposes and Jillian says yes. They really are cute together and really do seem to be in love. I really hope it works out for them! And to think that he left the show! I bet they are both glad he came back!