Shortest Rose Report ...ever

Emily picked Jef.
The end.
Just kidding...
Yawwn! I'm tired. Finding true love is exhausting.
Thank God (and Mary and Dave) for PVRs...we started late (Welcome home by the way) and thankfully we could glide through commercials.

So here are some points. Truth be told, I was riveted and didn't take careful notes..and was at the end of my end of the couch for the very emotional parts...and there were emotional parts.

Parental meeting:
Emily's parents, brother and mostly mute sister-in-law approved of them both and provided not help to her with decision making.
I thought both Arie and Jef were dressed fairly casually in jeans and t-shirt. And Arie brought a quasi-regifted gift. His rose awards. Hmm? Odd and I didn't see how that would be thoughtful..as a 'gift' to
Emily..but the the family? Definitely a "holy crap I should give a gift so that it looks good but all I have is mainly dead roses that may have some meaning and I"ll it put it in a decorative box that is from the hotel lobby".
That's what I thought of Arie's gift.

Note-not at all related to the journey to true love
What kind of brutally low fibre, high glycemic index breakfast did poor Ricky have...white bread and grape jelly. Hmm..maybe fibre is tough to come by on the island. Then some poor birds got the leftovers.

Individual dates
Jef and Emily sit on the beach and have a big serious discussion-rare on this show. then Emily decides she's going to introduce Jef to Ricky. Ricky speaks! Jef dons pink goggles and they all have a blast in the pool. Sweet. Jef does well.
then they get out of the pool and Emily walks Jef to the door to say 'get ready for dinner'. Emily shows up at Jef's casa where there is one piece of dessert on the table. Did each of them forgo their individual dinners for a chance to share a dessert in Jef's suite? Hmm..maybe the pool date lasted too long and their wasn't enough time for dinner.
Jef continued with the lack of creative gift idea. He stopped in the bookstore and bought a book on Curacao! and drew stick figures in it because he's all zany like that.

Emily is thrilled with their date..

So much so..that she needs a Chris intervention.
Emily's sad! She's confused..well no not really...she doesn't want to fake a date with Arie whilst she knows she has made up her mind with Jef. Woo-hoo! Here's to figuring out what you really really really want. Chris tells her to tell Arie exactly what she said to Chris.

And she did not.

Love potion-Dinah's potion doens't work for Arie.
Unsuspecting Arie is walking along..much more walking on this episode than any other. maybe gas prices are high on the island...when Dinah pops out and tells Arie he will make a love potion. I am gripped with the futility of this endeavour. He picks flours, pours some tonic into them and then massages them and bottles it.

Emily arrives..and he says he has some potion..and he rubs it on her arms.hmm..maybe he didn't get the directions right. Maybe he was supposed to rub it on him? or maybe he made repellant by accident.
Emily sits Arie down and says...a lot of things..but not much..but Arie gets the jist..kisses her and says I should go. Yup. Right-o..but Emily..driven by guilt wants to make it okay...that's tough...you can't console the person you are breaking up with..a wise woman once said.

Arie climbs into the vehicle..bewildered.

Jef..meanwhile goes to meet NEIL LANE. who always introduces himself by his first and last name. He helps Jef pick a ring..and gives some platitudes..the ring 'cements the deal'.

Ceremony.
Emily is looking gorgeous..a wee too much bejewelling and bedazzling up top..but her dress is prett and flowy. It still sounded like she wasn't sure she's accept a proposal. She mentioned (about 5 times) that she didn't want to be teh person who was engageed 15 times and didn't get married. Now Emily..not that i'm counting..but its only been twice and you are going on 3. Worse to get married 15 times..then I'd say Charlotte, we've got a problem.
Jef arrives.also looking super stylish...i didn't notice his shoes..perhaps he chose leather? dunno.
Emily started the conversation..and told him he's the one.and that she loved him..and that only he met Ricky..and Arie didn't have adate. Jef said some beautiful things and got down on one knee..and Emily accepted..after 10 seconds.I think she was contemplating whether she would accept this proposal. She said YES!
They kiss.
Ricky comes out..she wore cute yellow wedges.
They all look adorable together.

After the rose...
Poor Arie..busted up..but not broken. Flew to Charlotte and gave emily his journal. Awesome that he kept a journal. also aweome that she didn't read it.
Ashley and JP on the show. Ashleyis still annoying.
Deanna was on too. or should I say Deeyawna. nothing interesting.
Then Mr. Stagliano..super upbeat..despite being unlucky in love:) Word.

Jef and Emily..in public. I like Jef. would  not have picked him for the end.
He's really super sweet..almost too sweet..but with his confidence he pulls in off.
He will move to Charlotte so as not to uproot Ricky.
But first..they are going to Africa...at this juncture.I'd like to point out my friend's brilliant idea for a documentary called "Africa: it's not a country".

But the couple is all good..they seem solid.
I heard he next Bachelor is Roberto..but not formal announcement..seems like all the press is going to Bachelor Pad..which promises..to by skanky..I mean entertaining.

Until next season Bachelor faithful...I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!