The Bachelor (March 14th 2011) Finale

{The Bachelor (March 14^th, 2011) Finale Spoiler}

So this week was the final show of the season! Time for these two ladies to meet with Brad's family. I will keep this post as short as possible because all that matters is the end, who cares how they got there? The dates looked pretty good on the previews, so maybe you should read on and see if they really were... 

{Chantal}

First was Chantal she met his family and they seemed to really like her. She told Brad's brothers and his mom that she is ready to be married to him and that she would marry him the second he purposes. 

{Emily}

Next was Emily, of course the family really seemed to like her too! They noticed right off that Chantal and Emily have very opposite personalities. One of the brother's asked at dinner if Ricki's dad would be ok with Ricki moving out of state, which forced Emily into telling that whole story... not really great dinner conversation but it was nice to see her open up to his family. Brad's brother's took him aside and asked if he was ready to be a father and he gushed about how much he likes Ricki and is excited about possibly being her step-father. 

After the ladies left Brad's family talked to him about the ladies and their opinions of them. The sister's-in-law said that they would connect better with Emily because she is a mom. Brad's mom love Emily and couldn't stop talking about how great she was. They didn't really mention Chantal too much, they made it very clear that they thought Emily was the girl for him. Brad had two more dates left, one with each girl. 

{Dates}

The first date was with Chantal and he took her to go swimming with the sharks! Later in the night they had a heart to heart and she gave him a map of their dates and also a love letter. 

Next was Emily (and the final date of the season!) and in true bachelor style he took her on a helicopter ride. Later that night Brad went to reassure Emily about his feelings for her in a hotel room. Brad told her that he had been thinking about being a family with her and Ricki, he said he wants the chance to really be Ricki's father and he wants a chance to love them. He said he doesn't want to be Ricki's step-father, he wants to be her real father... Emily asked him if he knows what that means; this is where things went downhill. She just kept telling him that "it's not always fun" and he seemed offended that she was acting like he didn't know that. He started to get mad and told her that he was getting upset but she kept going, it was obvious that she was very insecure and just trying to reassure herself. 

The same thing that happened at her house where Brad started getting hot and fidgety started to happen. He asked her if she was truly ready to let someone in and she said she was. He said he is walking away from this date completely defeated and questioning everything. 

{The Final Rose}

Chantal was the first to arrive, we all know what that means right? He told her that he could always be himself around her and he loved that about her. He told her that she was someone that he had looked for for a long time, she had looked really nervous until he said that and then I think she relaxed. In the next breath he told her that he had strong feelings for someone else. 

Next came Emily, he almost started crying after a short speech and then he told her "You're the one, you're the one Em" he told her that he loved her and she told him she loves him too. He got down on one knee and said "Emily, please make me happier than I have ever been in my life, marry me?" and she said she would love to. He told her that he has wanted to tell her he loved her for so long; he said it over and over to her. 

Yay! This is the first year ever that "my pick" was the one that got picked! lol.