Joy Ride

The final three

As expected Sean still doesn’t know who he’s going to send home at the end of the week.  He has such strong feelings and is crazy about all three of them.

He gave his thoughts about the final three:

Catherine – The spark is undeniable!  She is so sweet, funny, and intelligent. They have something he doesn’t share with the other girls:  she is weird, silly and goofy.  The romantic element is off the charts.

Ashlee – They have the strongest relationship.  She has amazing qualities that any man would want in a wife:  the biggest heart, giving, caring, open, honest and communicates.  She is in love with him, and they want the same types of things out of life.  He can picture his future with Ashlee, the American dream.

Lindsay – A spark that has grown into a massive fling.  Initially he was worried that she was just crazy and didn’t have depth and maturity.  He found out she is loving, caring, generous, supportive, and hilarious. Everything they are looking for matches up – emotionally, spiritually, and physically.

He told the camera “the next time I say I love you to a girl, it means I’m spending forever with her.”

Date #1 – Lindsay

He picked Lindsay up in a Thai sidecar and took her to the local market.  She wanted to do normal things like go to the grocery store so he figured he would take her to the market.  On the ride over they were talking about food and she said she would try anything but bugs.  While at the market, Sean got her to eat a bug!  Not just one, but two bugs!  As if that wasn’t enough, they ate chicken feet!

After eating everything but the kitchen sink.  Sean took her to a secluded beach.  They talked about her hometown date.  Sean told her “you’re the best friend that I’ve been looking for.”  They decided to walk down the monkey beach to feed monkeys. After feeding the monkeys they took a dip in the ocean. 

The evening ended with a Thai dinner in front of traditional Thai floats.  Sean told the camera that all day he asking himself could he marry her, and all day long the answer was ‘yes’.  Sean confirmed that she would move to Dallas. She tried to tell him that she loves him but was interrupted by live dancers.  After the dancers, Sean handed her the overnight date card.  She said yes!  She tried all day to spit it out and finally got the words out, ‘I love you!’  He said, he loves hearing her say that.  He told the camera that he knows he is falling in love with her.

Date with Ashlee

He met up with Ashlee for a boat ride.  The boat took them to the middle of the ocean to ‘Emerald Cave’.  He told her they could go to their own private beach, but needed to swim through the cave.  As usual she gave her sob story to the camera and explained why she doesn’t like to give up control.  She actually said, “Now I’m more vulnerable than I’ve ever been in my life.”  On the way through the cave, Sean got freaked out in the pitch dark but finally found his way to the beach.  He told the camera “I love feeling like I’m Ashlee’s protector.”  Ashlee told the camera “this is life changing”.  – Who knew swimming through a cave was so meaningful?

After the cave adventure they had a romantic dinner on the beach.  Sean started off the conversation asking Ashlee if she gets asked all of the time why she is single.  As the conversation progressed, she told him I don’t take getting engaged lightly, “I love you enough that I want to spend the rest of my life with you.” - Last time I checked that was the definition of getting engaged.  He handed her the overnight date card.  Sean told the camera that he could see the rest of his life with her.  Sean said “before you tell me what you think (about the fantasy suite), it is important for me to tell you what I think”.  He asked her to just use the time to spend alone with him.  She accepted.  In the fantasy suite he told her that he felt really confident that things were going to work out with her.  She decided that was the perfect time to fill him in on the style of engagement ring that she wants and topped it off with her ring size!

Catherine’s Date

They met on the beach and took a ride in a Thai dingy to a Thai sailboat.  Sean told the camera that of the three remaining girls, their lives are the most different.  He asked Catherine if she could move to Dallas with him.  She didn’t exactly say ‘yes’.  She then moved onto how irritated she has been with her sisters telling Sean that she isn’t ready to commit to someone.  After serious conversations, they moved onto back flips off  the boat and snorkeling…and then the thunder moved in. 

After playing in the rain they ended with a romantic dinner.  Sean told the camera that Catherine gets him better than anyone else.  Sean asked her where she sees herself in 5 years.  He told her that he could see himself marrying her.  Before Sean could give her the overnight date card, she went into a long explanation of how she has been thinking about the fantasy suite and that she wouldn’t do that.  Meanwhile the guy hadn’t even given her the date card!  Then he decided to give her the card – so presumptuous!  Of course she accepted the offer!

Chat with Chris

Sean told the camera that he woke up knowing who he was going to send home.  Chris mentioned that this was the same week that Sean went home on Emily’s season.  Sean told Chris that he knows whom he is going to send home and that it trumps the nerves that he felt with sending Desiree home. Chris informed Sean that the girls had made private videos for him.  As he was waiting for the videos to start he told the camera he thinks he knows who he is sending home and hopes that the videos don’t confuse him.  – Two minutes earlier he was telling the camera he was confident that he knows who he was sending home.  Seriously, get it together Sean!

After watching the video’s he didn’t look very confident, but he shared with the camera that he had decided who was going to go home. - Let’s hope so!

Rose Ceremony

Rose #1 – Lindsay

Rose #2 – Catherine

A pissed off Ashlee walked out without saying anything to the girls.  Sean asked her to stop so he could explain to her why he made his decision.  She just stood looking at him with crazy eyes while he tried to explain.  She had enough and gently moved him out of the way and got in the car without saying a single word!  She then proceeded to tell the camera that it wasn’t a joy ride for her; it wasn’t about laughing and having fun.  Moral of the story – when you tell the guy your ring size, you have gone too far!

It will be fun to see Ashlee on ‘The Women Tell All!!!!  Maybe she will talk to him next week?

The final battle is Kerri against Jamie, Kim, and Amy!  This will be a good one!

Name:	Bachelorette #1	Bachelorette #2	Bachelorette #3	Bachelorette #4
Amy	Catherine	Lindsay	Ashlee	Desiree
Kim	Catherine	Lindsay	Lesley	Ashlee
Melissa	Taryn	Amanda	Lesley	Selma
Natalie	Tierra	Catherine	Kacie B.	Diana
Nick	Lesley	Catherine	Desiree	Tierra
Michelle	Leslie	Kristy	Selma	Ashlee
Julie	Lesley	Tierra	Kacie B.	Desiree
Shaundy	Lesley	Tierra	Lindsay	Desiree
Jamie	Catherine	Ashlee F.	Desiree	Amanda
Amanda	Jackie	Lesley	Desiree	Taryn
Tarun	Desiree	Lesley	Diana	Tierra
Kerri	Lindsay	Diana	Sarah	Selma