And we're off to hometowns.........Week 8

**WARNING........Spoilers**

Ocala, FL - Lindzi

Welcome to the Sunshine State!  (AKA.....home of yours truly) Ben arrives to find Lindzi riding a horse........anyone sense a deja vu here??  She then proceeds to take him on a carriage ride.

They then go to meet Lindzi's parents and they learn that her parents were married at the City Hall in SF, which is where Lindzi & Ben's first date was.  *hums twilight zone music*

There is a carriage race......the parents vs. Ben/Lindzi.......the parents win, so as the losers, Ben & Lindzi have to pull the parents' carriage back.

Later in the evening there are smores roasted over a camp fire.

Ben says about Lindzi....."She's humble, grounded......I like that."



Clarksville, TN - Kacie B

Ben arrives at a football field and is surprised by a marching band and in the back of the band.......there is Kacie twirling her baton.  Awwwwww how sweet.

After she finished her number, she ran and jumped into Ben's arms.

They then have a little picnic in the football stadium, which we learn was named after her grandfather.

Kacie tells Ben about her dad and says that he doesn't drink and he's a probation officer.  This concerned Ben and made him nervous.

They go to Kacie's house and Ben meets her parents and her sister.

During the chat with her dad, Ben is quoted as saying "I'm not sure he likes me".

While chatting with her mother, she informs Ben that she's concerned about them moving in together and living together.....that she would be disappointed.

This date/day didn't go as well as planned and it was an awkward goodbye.


Fort Worth, TX - Nicki

Nicki immediately takes Ben and they go and get cowboy boots and cowboy hats.  Yeah.......Ben looks like a complete dork in a cowboy hat, so I don't recommend that look for him.

They arrive at Nicki's house and he gets to meet her parents and her brother Matt.  Her parents are divorced, but they were both here to meet Ben.

Nicki had a chat with her mom and she told her mom that she was falling in love with Ben and that he'd make a good husband and father.

When she chatted with her dad, he kept telling her that he thinks that he let her down because of her getting hurt with her first marriage.

I'm assuming that Ben chatted alone with the mom, dad, and brother, but we didn't see any of this footage.

At the end of the evening, Nicki's dad said that he gives his total support.  Wow.  And the brother also gave his approval by saying "I like that guy."

Ben said that they were a warm, inviting and wonderful family and said that he has a "great gut feeling about Nicki".  hmmm doesn't that sound like he's in love with her......umm not to me.


Scottsdale, AZ - Courtney


Okay, this had to be the weirdest hometown date ever, but considering who's hometown visit it is, it's not really surprising.

Courtney started off her visit with a visit to her parents.  He also got to meet her sister.

Courtney told her family "I like him/love him".  However, her mom said "I'd be surprised if she is in love with him.  I'm not sold on it."  (I'm with the mom on this one)

In a talk with her dad, he tells Ben that marriage is a bet and that you have a 50/50 chance.  And asks Ben if he's ready to take that bet.   Odd.....very odd.

Courtney has a talk with her mom and during their whole conversation, Courtney plays with her hair.  Guess Ben isn't the only one that bores Courtney eh?

After they leave the family, Courtney takes Ben on a picnic.  Courtney confesses "I'm 100% in love with Ben, but I haven't told him yet."

During this picnic, Courtney has it all set up like a wedding.......the chairs, the preacher, they write vows, she puts a bow tie on Ben, they walk down the aisle and read their vows in front of the preacher.  Exchange twist tie rings..........yeah, totally creepy.  But totally something I'd expect from Courtney.


Rose Ceremony

Receive Roses:  Courtney, Lindzi, and Nicki
Goes home: Kacie B


Kacie B was heartbroken and I think that Ben is dumb.  If he ends up with Courtney, he deserves to.  Kacie was a nice, sweet girl and I think that they would have been a couple that could succeed.

My thoughts on this though are.....after his talk with Kacie's parents, he knew that they don't approve of Kacie living with him, so since the next date was fantasy dates........he probably thought that Kacie would not choose to stay in the fantasy suite with him......so..............maybe that's why he decided to let her go.   Just my opinion.......