I DO INSIDER: FIRST ENTRY

At 10:41 p.m. Saturday night 14 Brides to be and their fiancé's checked in on I Do Island.  There was a scavenger hunt from 11 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.  All couples searched for a toy US Army Tank.  The couple with the longest or worst time was removed from the contest.  That couple was Chessa and Rocky.  However, in an "island twist," Chessa and Rocky did not leave alone.  Chessa had the opportunity of selecting another bride to leave the island with her.  Chessa chose Claudia.

There was bad news for Regina Scott, as she had to leave the contest due to her fiancé's illness.  We all think he has the flu.  All our best and a speedy recovery.  Oh and Good Luck with the remainder of your wedding plans.  Regina's bad news, was good news for alternate Courtney Baker and her fiancé - we didn't get his name???  Anyway, Courtney joined the other brides right as the first elimination was ending.

Ashley Englert had the best time during the scavenger hunt, and as a reward, she has "possession" of the hut...for now.  Stay locked into 104KRBE.com for more "I Do Insider."  It's your source for everything that happens when we aren't live on-air at the island.

I DO INSIDER: SECOND ENTRY

The twelve girls that were left were allowed only a few hours of sleep before being awaked at 4 am to play the ultimate card game of war, in thirty-nine degree weather.  The game was still going at 9 am when it was time for the next challenge.

On to capture the flag with water guns.  The catch is that the water had food coloring in it that stained the girls clothing.  There was quite a bit grumbling when they realized that.  It was a decisive game with the Green team sweeping the Red team with four straight wins, and only mild name-calling was heard during play.  The winners earned a box of Kolaches that Johnny Bravo will bring them on Monday morning, and the losing team had to clean up from the game, as well as sort out all the decks of cards from the previous night.

While nighttime had been fiercely cold for the girls, midmorning was just the opposite.  The sun was out and they spent the day sun bathing.  At noon , it was time for another elimination.  The girls were lined up and given 5 seconds to say whom they wanted kicked off in front of everyone.  The deciding vote to kick off Courtney was made by Kimberly.  The irony is that the two girls had made an alliance early on, but Kimberly obviously had other plans

MONDAY 3/27

The girls got to meet Johnny Bravo and of course in true Johnny style he hit on them... Nice Johnny ... They’re engaged … and not to you. They had the chance to play putt-putt against J.B. to try and win a comfort pack which included mouth wash, baby powder, deodorant, and baby wipes only four girls won this prize. Later in the afternoon the girls played Jenga to win the use of a tailgating chair and exclusive use of the hut during the day. After a long afternoon of Jenga it came down to Susan and Ashley there where some close calls but Ashley won the prize. Guys don't let these ladies tell you they don't know how to change there oil because they learned today. We picked the oldest and the youngest bride to become team captains for this challenge Yvonne and Jennifer were picked. They then picked there teams out of the remaining girls Susan was the odd bride out and gained immunity for this challenge. After the girls learned how to change the oil in a Honda they played a game of kick-ball and got a little in to it. I guess the thought of the winning team earning food made the girls do whatever it took to win. In the end team A (Yvette, Jehann, Candice and Nadia) won the food. Keep checking the website there is more to come for these lucky or unlucky brides in the next few days. Till next time.

I Do Insider: John Eagle Honda “Oil Change Challenge”

The brides had a rough night, and a worse morning.  All night they were kept awake by music ranging from the Cha - Cha Slide, to K Fed…  Not to mention they spent the night worrying about the elimination that would result from the next mornings Oil Change Challenge.  The brides were given brief training yesterday from John Eagle Honda employees to prepare for this morning’s challenge.  To get the brides ready for the challenge today, we put them through PT (physical training) at 6am.  They did this montage style to the theme song from Rocky.  They had to run laps around the island, do push-ups, sit-up, jumping jacks, and other exercises.

Johnny Bravo arrived as they were finishing PT.  He brought island gifts with him for the brides.  They were given a pineapple and a coconut, but no utensils to cut them up with.  The brides proved resourceful.  They pounded the fruit on the rocks and cracked them open.  They complained about the taste of the coconut, saying it didn’t even smell good.  Desperate times call for desperate measures and they ate it anyway since food is scarce on the island.

For the John Eagle Honda “Oil Change Challenge” the girls had to correctly make an oil change and inspection on two new 2006 Honda Civics.  Johnny Bravo picked 2 team captains and they had to pick three more brides for their teams.  Since there was an uneven amount of brides, one was left as odd bride out.  She was given immunity from this morning’s kick-off.  There were three judges from John Eagle Honda evaluating their work, and then inspected the cars afterwards.  The first team finished in 6 minutes and 31 seconds, and the second in 6 minutes and 44 seconds.  The first team might have finished sooner, but the tire pressure was off giving the second team the win because they did everything correctly.  The winning team was then given 15 seconds to vote off a bride from the losing team.

While the brides completed their challenge, Susan (the bride not picked who had immunity from this challenge) spilled about the drama on the island.  Apparently Jennifer had been very cocky about “knowing” that she was going to win.  She also rubbed the brides the wrong way with rude comments, but then would turn around and be nice to them 5 minutes later.  Susan’s guess for the bride to be kicked off was Jennifer for that reason.  And she proved to be right.  Jennifer had made a lot of the other brides mad, and the winning team didn’t even need all 15 seconds to decide that Jennifer should be kicked off.

During the challenge the skies opened up and the rain began.  The 8 remaining brides now have to spend the day cold and wet in the rain.

BREAKING NEWS 3/28

Ashley decided to leave the island.  She was the one everyone thought was going to go all the way with it, but maybe the bad weather was just too much for her.

Also, the girls seem to have a plot to either get the KRBE staffers in trouble or their trying to be sneaky and get food out of them.  They're telling the staffers that are coming on for a new shift that the KRBE staffers before them were giving them food.  Hmmmm?

Rumor has it too, that the things the girls are missing most are Starbucks, Chapstick and food!

I Do Insider: Day Three Continued

What a bunch of wimps.  The brides who survived after this mornings John Eagle Honda “Oil Change Challenge” couldn’t take the rain.  They were whining all day, and even snuck back into the hut when we weren’t looking to get out of the rain.  Nadia argued, but as we told them, we reserve the right to change the rules in the middle of the game. Besides, it was only sprinkling most of the time, and when it did thunder and lightning a little, we let them hang out under the awning of the dealership. 

When the rain subsided a little, we decided to show the brides that trying to get the staffers in trouble was not to their advantage. We set up some cones and made the girls run ladders.  Basically, they had a starting point marked by cones: they had to run to the next point of cones, touch the ground, return to start, touch the ground, run to the second set of cones, touch the ground, return to start, and then continue on until we felt like they were sorry.  During this activity, the brides were conspiring to stop participating in the activity.  Ashley told them not to quit, but that she was going to.

Ashley said her reasons for quitting were that her bridal pictures are Saturday, and she felt herself getting sick.  She couldn’t handle the thought of not looking good in those photos.  The other brides were more mad at her for quitting than anything else.  They all thought that she was the one to beat.  But one bride even remarked that Ashley was “one of the nicest girls I’ve ever met.”  Ashley thinks that Jehann, Yvette, Allison, and Brandi will be the top four brides.  She said Jehann is very competitive; Yvette is so friendly she’s not seen as a threat, and that Allison is a strong competitor and is liked by everyone.  Ashley mentioned that while Brandi could be a little annoying, she is really outspoken, and competitive.

The brides had more down time in the rain before it was time to make their lunch with an Easy-Bake oven.  They were underneath the awning of the dealership again, and given all the supplies they needed to make their lunch.  This is when Candice stood up and called it quits.  She complained that she was cold, wet, tired, and wanted to be able to sleep in her own bed again.  She also said that the prize wasn’t worth it, and she didn’t absolutely need the money.  She also mentioned that she didn’t think Susan would last another night because she was such a weak girly-girl, and agrees with Ashley about Allison and Jehann.  Apparently those two are the popular votes. 

The six remaining brides finished their Easy-Bake lunch, and were allowed to use the restroom inside the dealership, and even the soap to wash their face.  During this time in the bathroom there was lots of girl talk.  Yvette said they have been acting as one big team for the most part, and have been sharing all the food and prizes, and encouraging each other, so it will be interesting to see what happens when it gets down to only 3 or 4 brides.  The brides also mentioned that they miss real food, and Jehann said the downtime in between challenges was so boring (that’s the whole point).  Brandi even mentioned that the girls would have kicked Candice off next, so none of them were too sorry to see her leave. They were then allowed 45 minutes inside to take off their wet shoes and socks, and to dry off a bit before the next challenge.  During a live interview with Freddy Cruz, they learned that we were going to reward them with a Starbucks drink of their choice.  Their faces lit up like it was Christmas when they heard that.  They were also told that an even better surprise was in store for them later.

Unfortunately they had a challenge to do before they could have their drinks.  The brides played KRBE’s version of bobbing for “apples.”  They had to bob for plastic rings in a disgusting concoction of grape jelly, sardines, and soups such as clam chowder and beef with barley.  They were given 20 seconds to find as many rings as they could, using only their mouth.  Susan and Allison tied with 15 rings each, so they had a “bob-off.”  This time they were given 10 seconds.  Allison won with 12 rings.  The worst part of the concoction was the smell, but it didn’t look or taste good either.  Allison won the right to change one article of clothing from the bag that she had brought.  (All the brides have a bag with one change of clothing in it that we keep locked up.)  She chose underwear, and all the other brides were jealous that she got to change hers. 

Shortly after the challenge, their Starbucks drinks arrived, and they were happy again, especially since it had stopped raining.  The other surprise: we let their fiancé’s bring up a letter of encouragement that they wrote for them to read.

3/28 NIGHT

As a long rainy drama filled day came to a close the girls are in good spirits after hearing that they were receiving Starbucks from Freddy. Too bad the coffee didn't taste as good as they hoped after the promo staff made them bob in a grape jelly, soup, sardine mix.  There is a lot more to come so keep logging on to see what we can come up with next.

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