The Bachelorette - Emily Maynard - Episode 2

Emily picked Ryan as her first one-on-one date of the season.

As it turned out, they had a great time!  They weren't whisked away on a private jet.  They didn't bungee jump off of any sky scrapers or repel down any mountains.  Nope, they got to have a REAL down to Earth kind of date.  Emily wants to see if these guys can handle her normal day to day life.  Smart girl.  They started by driving to Emily's house and baking cookies.  It was Emily's turn to provide treats for her daughters soccer team so, that's what they did!  After they baked all afternoon, they took a quick drive over to her daughters game to deliver the goods.  Emily asked Ryan to stay in the car since she wasn't ready to introduce him to her daughter yet.  He understood and waited patiently.

Then it was off to dinner.  They both got cleaned up and went to dinner at one of Emily's favorite restaurants in Charlotte, NC. (did i mention they were filming this season there so Emily could be with her daughter?  oh, yup, they are.)  Emily had no problem putting Ryan on the spot with the tough questions.  In the end he passed her test though because he got a rose to stay around another round!

Then it was time for the group date of the evening.  Participants were: Alejandro, Nate, Alessandro, Charlie, Kyle, Chris, Kalon, Tony, Michael, Jef, John, Aaron, and Stevie.  They got to hang out with Kermit and Miss Piggy all day!

The guys were tasked with such things as singing, dancing, and stand-up comedy.

Here are the two lucky guys, Kyle (left, blue shirt) and John (right, grey shirt) that got to do the stand-up comedy.  They were super nervous and I can't say that I blame them.

All of this hard work was to put on a show to benefit a local charity.  This show ended up raising over $20,000 for them!  Way to go guys.

Jef, from little ol' Utah made the biggest impression on Emily because he got the rose at the end of the night.  I'm not sure I fully understand his hair style.

The last one-on-one date of the night was with Joe.  I was really rooting for this guy because he was my top pick in this competition.  For their date, Emily flew them in a private jet to West Virginia, her hometown state.  They went to the lovely Greenbrier resort for the day.

Looked pretty cool.

It's a resort that Emily remembers visiting when she was a child so, it was a walk down memory lane for her.  They enjoyed dinner and exchanged conversation.  Unfortunately, in the end, Emily just did not feel the "butterflies".  She sent Joe packing.  You could tell his ego was bruised and he couldn't get out of there fast enough.  Emily tried to sugar coat the parting, but it only seemed to make him more irritated.  Bye, bye Joe.

Tonights rejects were Joe, Aaron, and Kyle.