Do you watch the bachelor? I sure do. And I love it. I think I've watched all but a few seasons since it first started.  What can I say. I'm a hopeless romantic.  The idea of meeting someone falling in love and getting married has always been something I thought totally possible.  Plus this show seriously cracks me up.  I wish it was on every single night.  Well, maybe that's not true. It wouldn't be as fun to watch if it was on all the time, but that's not the point. The point is that I love it.  Last night my sister came over to watch it with me. Her husband is in school right now and is working at the same time.  He is super busy and gone all night long (sorry sissy) so she came over to watch the bachelor with Dave and I. Yes Dave watches the bachelor.  It wasn't always this way.  The first time he saw me turn on the show he was disgusted. He called it filth and scum and couldn't believe I wanted to watch it.  After a few episodes he would peak his head around the corner to see who was talking or what was going on.  Pretty soon he was sitting right next to me loving every second.  This is the 3rd year Dave has religiously watched the Bachelor and I'm happy to share it with him. 

Jac came over and we cuddled on the couch and enjoyed the show.  Here are some of my thoughts…

Jake, although you are handsome, and have a great body…I would not date you in a million years. You are a cheese ball and a dofus a dork. Don't worry..I'm sure you'll find the right gal.  PS. Was it your idea for the producers to play Chicago's "On the Wings of Love" song every 5 seconds throughout each episode? I know it was you Jake, you little cheese ball.

 He is sweet and nice but makes me want to gag at the same time…are you feeling me?  Dave always sticks up for Jake but trust me…if Dave was a girl, he would feel the same way. He's just way too OVER the top…making the show that much better!!

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Michelle (AKA crazy girl) go home already. I'm worried you might flip a switch and turn into a psycho killer from a disturbing life time original movie. Stop crying, stop being so dramatic. Go home.

Ashley (the one who got kicked off) you're so happy and bubbly and made me laugh every time you talked but maybe you got kicked off because when you talk you forget to blink and you end up making really funny faces. Ps.. I didn't like your flight attendent dress either (sorry).

Rozlyn…you're lame. 

Ok that is enough for bashing for now. I don't want to spoil it for those of you who didn't watch it last night.  I do have a few favorites though…. Here they are

Both these girls seem really nice and genuine.  They aren't cocky or over confident and seem to really want to be there to "find love". And also…Tenley, your arms rock can you say definition?

Speaking of finding love. Want to hear a love story? Once a upon a time back in 2006 my friend called me and told me she was going to audition for the Bachelor Rome. They were doing auditions right close to where we lived and I thought…ROME, my favorite show, what the heck!  We got ready and headed over to the auditions.  There were hundreds of girls there. It was really funny.  We filled out the paper work and waited for our name to get called. An hour passed and then close to two. I had had enough. I told my friends I was out and was headed out the door.  On the way out one of the staff members stopped me and asked me where I was going. I told her I had to go and couldn't wait for my name to be called. She gave me her email and asked me to send her a picture and tell her a little about myself.  The next day I sent her a picture and told her who I was and why I wanted to be on the show. 

I kind of forgot about the whole thing when the next day I got a call from the show. They asked me to come back to SLC and do an on camera interview.  WHAT?! I was super excited and laughing my head off at the same time.  I found something cute to wear and headed down town.  They had me meet at a nice hotel and had me fill out paper work in the lobby.  After 30 or 40 minutes they escorted me up to a hotel suite.  I waited in the suite and was then ushered into another room with a camera.  I sat in the corner with the camera facing me and was asked to tell a little about myself.  The interview was funny and kinda fun and went as good as it could have gone.  They told me if they were interested in me they'd call me in a few days and bring me in for the next round of interviews in LA.  I went home knowing that I would not get a call back, but super excited that I had even been a part of the show up until that point. 

The next day I got a call from the same girl and she wanted me to fly to LA to do another on camera interview. This was the last step. They had narrowed it down to 50 girls from dozens of states, and at the end of the LA interviews, they would narrow it down to the 25 girls to be on the show. I had made it that far??? I was floored! They told me I had to keep it secret. I could not discuss this with family or friends and I would be leaving that evening to LA.  The whole process was super secretive. I was told that when I got off the plane in LA I would have a voicemail directing me where to go.  Outside the airport there was a young man waiting to pick me up.  We drove and talked but not much about anything.  He was just the hired help and was not able to discuss any details.  We pulled up to a fancy hotel in Hollywood where someone was waiting for me at the front door.  I got checked in and was escorted to my room and told that I was under NO circumstances to leave my room without a staff member by my side.  It was made clear that if I left, used the phone, or had any interaction with the outside world, I would be sent home.

They gave me money for food and in room movies and I layed around all night doing nothing.  The next morning I was contacted via phone and told to be ready in a few hours.  I obviously had met with friends and family before hand and had picked out several cute items.  As if I wouldn't tell anyone where I was going…IM SO SURE!!

My last interview was a real life filming.  There were huge lights, cameras, umbrella looking things and it was intimidating.  They quizzed me on everything from A to Z.  A major issue that came up was my religion.  The man asking the question used to go to church when he was younger but was now an inactive member of the LDS church so he knew what he was talking about when he asked me questions drilled me. He wanted to know why I'd want to be on the bachelor to find love if as an active member of the LDS church I should only be dating those who are the same religion.  He went on interagting me in regards to my religion. I wasn't going to lie or act like religion wasn't the most important, so I did the best I could with the questions he asked.  They proceeded to take a bunch of pictures of me and then after a two hour ordeal, they took me back to my room.  The next day I packed up and left.  They let me know that if they were interested they would call me in the next two weeks. I honestly didn't know what would happen.

Lets get one thing straight. I was not looking for love on the TV show the bachelor. I was merely looking to be on the show and spend an entire summer in Rome. When I never got the call I was a bit bummed, but in all seriousness, I was not going for the so called ""right" reasons, plus a few months later I was introduced (via email) to my future husband.  I like to think that fate told the produces not to pick me for the show that summer. If I would have been in Rome, I never would have met Dave.  Instead of going to Rome that summer to be on a TV show where I'd have to pretend to look for love, I ended up finding the real thing.  Although I didn't fall in love with a complete stranger over national television having my entire relationship and courtship available for the world to see, I did find true love that summer. The first time I ever talked to Dave I knew he was the one.  He was indeed a complete stranger and I fell in love with him before we had even met.  It was like a fairy tale romance.  We immediately fell in love and we were married 8 months later.  3 years and and 5 months after the fact we couldn't be happier or more in love. Take that Bachelor.

So, there you have it. Something about me you didn't know. I auditioned to be on the Bachelor. Most of the time I forget about this story, but when each new season of the Bachelor comes on I'm reminded a bit of my experience and how different things could have been.

And they lived happily ever after.

The End.

 QA: What was your favorite season of the Bachelor/bachelorette? 
Mine was Trista and Jillian (I guess I like the bachelorette more?)

 side note/I am updating my fitness page regularly even if I don't post.