I got to the parking lot 30 minutes before the schedule destruction. The buses were prompt, running through out the day. We were taken to the neighborhood which has literally been taken over by the production. There are staging tents on neighbor's lawns, the buffet area in another's back yard, the spectator area on the lawns of the neighbor's across the street, all fenced off with portable fences. The bus remains parked in front of the house to shield the cameras from the tents, cameras and all the other stuff that you don't see on tv.
It was fun talking to everyone there. What I learned from a reliable source. There were five finalists in the area. A grief counselor was sent to each one of their homes, including the home of the Hills on Sunday morning, just in case they were not chosen. It wasn't too long before the counselor was able to assure them they she wasn't really needed, but that is the procedure. Obviously with the arrival of security, the police, etc, it was easy to determine after a while that they were the winners.
The oldest daughter, who wrote the letter, was not considered a part of the household, so she did not go. She was there today with the extended family and the sledge hammer dismantling the inside of the house. The house will have a traditional exterior and someone said, (don't know how he knows) that the house has been downsized to 4500 square feet. I took some pictures of the neighborhood so you can see the impact that this production has had.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/DawnCt/P6220044.jpg
It was fun talking to everyone there. What I learned from a reliable source. There were five finalists in the area. A grief counselor was sent to each one of their homes, including the home of the Hills on Sunday morning, just in case they were not chosen. It wasn't too long before the counselor was able to assure them they she wasn't really needed, but that is the procedure. Obviously with the arrival of security, the police, etc, it was easy to determine after a while that they were the winners.
The oldest daughter, who wrote the letter, was not considered a part of the household, so she did not go. She was there today with the extended family and the sledge hammer dismantling the inside of the house. The house will have a traditional exterior and someone said, (don't know how he knows) that the house has been downsized to 4500 square feet. I took some pictures of the neighborhood so you can see the impact that this production has had.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/DawnCt/P6220044.jpg
I'll just have to wait but how great for the family to be nominated and picked!
I don't usually go to pg. 2 of the CB, but for some reason I did tonight and there this is, so glad I did, awesome pictures, puts us right there. Thanks so much. So are you going back all week or what, can we expect more I hope!? Are you seeing Ty or Paige or anyone famous walking around? Oh my FAV is Paulie, please try and get a shot of Paulie, just love him so much. How very cool.
