I woke up this morning in my room at the Hard Rock (after my party at
Pangaea for the show's premiere). I looked out the window to see what
the weather was like, and there I was staring at this beautiful view of
the Hard Rock's pool. Typically in the morning at the farm we were woken
up at 5 or 6am by a rooster (to whom I gave a special nickname) and the
view I had was of all the other girls having a hard time getting up, as
well as a view of all the mooing cows who were wide-awake from the
rooster's crowing.
I went downstairs in the hotel where I was accompanied by my family for
breakfast at the diner inside the hotel. Each morning on the farm we
would go downstairs and have to make a huge breakfast on a gas stove
for everyone, which was definitely an interesting experience. We also
had to make coffee by hand (luckily I don't drink coffee!). Then we
would
spend a good 20 to 30 minutes hand-washing the dishes. Most of us take
advantage of having dishwashers and electric stoves so this gave me a
real appreciation for those appliances we don't typically recognize as
luxuries.
I have a very serious appreciation for them now :)! Then we would go
upstairs and get dressed in our huge walk-in wood closets and in the two
bathrooms we had to share between the ten of us, which was always fun
(in case you can't tell, I'm being sarcastic). Then we'd get into one of
our pick-up trucks and attempt to drive over to whatever challenge or
"group date" we had that day. Usually the trucks would stall out or
overheat, so this was a process!
Watching last night's episode with everyone made me appreciate the
modern luxuries and conveniences most of us use every day, but I miss
making breakfast with everyone, getting ready, and doing chores. It
reminded me of sleepaway camp, only then we weren't all dating the same
guy who happened to be a really hot farmer! I am far more domesticated
now and have a great understanding of what it takes to live on the farm
and to do what it takes to be a "farmer's wife".
My comments on the first episode:
It was hard to watch the first episode and see my friend Stephanie get
sent home, I remember how sad I was at the time. It is really hard to
see everything that we did and all the time we spent together squeezed
into one episode. Stephanie, Krista ("with a K"), and I had developed a
really strong bond. We were like The Three Musketeers, so it was hard to
lose someone so close, but I knew we would stay friends.
I was still so shocked that some girls got to stay while Stephanie got
sent home. I couldn't comprehend why there were some girls who clearly
were not there for the right reasons and some who just had no business
being there at all (nor did I want them there). I was relieved however
that I was still able to have the chance to get to know Matt and to see
if we connected, because clearly I knew I was attracted to him. I mean,
come on! Who wouldn't be? Did you see those gorgeous green eyes? That
ridiculous body? That adorable smile?
What did you guys think of the first episode?
