Bach Edition- How bout that O'Brien house?

Home dates might be my favorite episode of the entire season. I love to see a Bachelor girl's upbringing, gives me a little insight as to why they are the way they are. Needless to say, I wasn't let down.

Home visit number one, Chantal O. You know, I'm really starting to like good ol Channy more and more. I think I judged her too harshly in the beginning, she's not that bad. I could see myself hanging out with her and her model like family. Had the O'Brien's adopted a big athletic black boy ten years ago, I'm pretty sure the Blind Side would have been based upon their family rather than the Tueys. Did I mention her father, Mike O'Brien, was a quarter back for the Seahawks back in the early 80s? So when he claims to have "started at the bottom" he really didn't. No professional, or collegiate football player for that matter, ever starts at the bottom. He just happened to choose auto sales instead of medical sales. How original. That being said, I think it's pretty obvious why Brad chooses who he is rumored to choose in the end. He chooses Mike O'Brien, Chantal O just happens to come with it, as well.

Next up we get a trip to the wonderful Spanish/French speaking territory of the upper east coast. The first stop was a diner for a quick bite of french fries and gravy. Ashley thought this was a pretty unique meal, she obviously hasn't been to Topeka, it's called a #3 at Popeyes, a #6 at Churchs. Her home was cute, but let's be honest, it's hard to follow the O'Brien mansion. Ashley's family was definitely welcoming, and that's probably an understatement. I almost thought they were just a little too much even. The hugging and screaming and tattoo sleeve was a tad overwhelming, but it is nice to see Amy Winehouse has cleaned herself up quite a bit. And why didn't everyone get a big piece of lobster for dinner? Was this a novelty just reserved for the special guest and mother and father I wonder? Probably wouldn't be like this at the O'Briens...

And start funeral organ music... Poor Shawntell. I really started to like her. She had a real glow of life about her. And such a killer fashion sense. I was dying for her to win. I was actually scared to death at the rose ceremony when it was between her and the O'Brien girl. Oh well, life goes on though. She's a cute young girl, she should be able to find somebody, she'll just have to look outside of the work place. I mean it sounds like she is the top embalmer Tico has to offer, that's not a title that just anybody gets. She'll be okay, she's got a good family to lean on, Vanessa, and Destiny, and her mother and father, Shaniqua and Jamal will be there for her. They just need to surround themselves with family friends like Harriet and Carl Winslow, and Rudy and Denise and Theo Huxtable... I just think all of the death talk and lying on the embalming bed got a little too real for Brad. He just couldn't handle the pressure of marrying an embalmers daughter, nor the fact that the dad looked a lot like a younger version of Mr. Monopoly.

Oh Emily. What isn't there to love about you? Besides your grumpy little child. I think we all now know why you didn't want Brad to meet Ricky. She's booooring. What's her deal? How does a ray of sunshine raise a thunder cloud? She obviously hadn't had her Jimmy Dean breakfast yet. Brad was even kinda cute and brought her a gift. A kite... Who gives a kite as a gift not on Easter? Was a Dollar Tree the only store on the way? Nice try Brad, but this kid's dad was a racecar driver. Just give up now. And why didn't we get to meet Emily's parents? I was really looking forward to meeting the people who raised such a wonderful human being.

Emily looked like the vision of beauty that every Norfolk girl can only dream to look like on big days such as Prom, Weddings, and the Madison County Fair. Ashley looked a little rough I thought. Did she forget to blow dry her hair? Did she go to sleep with it wet? It's still too early to play this card Ashley. Don't hate me for saying this, Mr. O'Brien, but at the rose ceremony your daughter looked like a fat asian hooker. I'm sorry, but you were probably thinking it too. At the moment when it was between Chan and Shawn and Brad chose Chan, it was pretty obvious what he was thinking. He was thinking about the VIP seats he'll have for the Seahawks 2011-2012 season. Oh well, what can you do. If given the choice between joining a family legacy of NFL or funeral homes what would you choose? Such is the world we live in.

Can't wait til next week...