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(00:07):
Hello.
You beautiful human.
Oh my gosh.
Welcome, welcome, welcome.
Our video.
We're first, No, our firstpodcast episode.
We are so excited.
I know.
My heart's beating so fast now.
I know.
I feel like I'm getting likestage fried for sure.
I know.
Okay, well welcome to the podyou.
We are no crying on theinternet.
(00:28):
I am Lauren.
I'm Katie.
And we are so excited to haveyou listen.
honestly, I think this firstepisode we're just gonna be,
we're gonna sit, we're gonnachat and talk about us chat,
talk about what this podcast isgonna be about and what we're
about and how we met, and youknow, all that fun.
Basically how we got here.
This is so exciting, y'all.
(00:50):
We've wanted to start a podcast.
I literally think since what?
Like 2020, maybe?
20 19, 20 19.
2020 for sure.
And timing was just not right.
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
No, timing was not right.
Yeah.
And we really wanted to, likethe beginning of this year, we,
we were like, Okay, well, likethe beginning of this year, I
think we're going to try and getit going, and then like, Popped
off with so things popped off.
(01:13):
So she said it, not me.
So, um, but we did not getthere.
But now we here, but we're herenow and I'm just so excited.
Excited.
We're sorry for any audiothings.
We're just trying to get those,We're working it.
Yeah.
This first episode.
So really just working all ofthat out.
Do you wanna take it away?
How did we even meet So youguys, so I'm gonna, you know,
start it off from the beginning.
(01:35):
The Genesis it's the first book,not the Genesis.
The Genesis.
We're gonna start from the verybeginning.
So basically me and Katie saweach other and it was love at
first sight.
It really was.
It was people, friendship.
We worked retail together.
Yeah.
Coworkers are some of the bestfriends guys.
I'm sure I've friends for almostwell over four years.
(01:55):
Has it been over four years now?
2017, I think the end of 2017.
Cuz we met the week of mybirthday.
I turned 19 that week.
Was it 2017 or 2018?
I don't know.
Oh gosh.
Well I think you're, I thinkyou're right.
I think it was 20.
If it, if it was 2017, it was2017.
So it's been five years.
It's been five years.
That's actually insane.
(02:15):
And we, y'all, some things arecoming.
I don't wanna spoil littlesurprises, but yeah, you've got
some things coming this year.
We do next year.
But it's very exciting.
It is super exciting.
But, um, I'll be one of thoseannoying influencers that's
like, can't say what'shappening, Can't say what's
going on.
But like, you can see me rightnow.
I know we're gonna get videotogether, but right now we're
(02:36):
in, we're just trying to makesure we can get.
On the books recorded.
Right?
That's what we're trying to do.
So that's, that's the t.
Um, but yeah, so me and Katiemet through work.
we started.
The same day.
I don't think we interviewedtogether.
No.
But like it was a group of us,like a group of like five girls.
Our first day was on the sameday and Katie was already on the
(02:57):
clock.
I don't know if you evenremember this, but I do.
No.
Okay.
So I remember Katie was alreadyon the clock in the dressing
room.
And what song was that that weused to dance to all the time.
It was by, um, it's by CleanBandit.
Yes.
There's a thousand just, Yes.
It's just very like that retail,like music.
And I was walking towards theback again, first day, like I'm
(03:19):
walking in for my first ship.
I literally do, I have a veryspecific memory.
I'll, I'll tell in a second.
Okay.
But yeah, with yours.
And I just remember like, welike caught like eyes and we
like wave at each other and welike kinda like danced a little
bit.
Yes, we did.
The first day I.
We literally were just like, Hi.
Like first, cuz we, I waswalking to the back end and we
were just like, Hey, my memory'sso bad.
I guess I'm just like makingthis up.
It's fine.
(03:40):
The world is really a fantasy tome anyways, so it's fine.
Everything's fine.
Yeah.
The day that I remember is wewere, it, we, Okay.
So at Altered State you have tostay two hours later than close.
Yeah.
And that sucks so bad.
Yeah.
Um.
We were like stalking after,mm-hmm.
and I just remember us likeliterally bullshitting around
(04:01):
and our manager always got somuch, and this was like from day
one, guys.
I'm not joking.
No, this was the first week.
Yeah.
I remember us having toliterally stalk things together
the first week and we justbullshit around and literally,
yeah, our manager just hated us.
She hate, No, literally, I.
You would have to get pulled outof the dressing room.
Yeah, we talked all the time andthen, Okay.
We were separated a lot.
We really didn't necessarilywork on the floor together a lot
(04:22):
because we wouldn't get anythingdone and also we would talk shit
goof around dance.
I also was going through abreakup, so I would just cry in
the back.
gosh, it was very on again.
Whatever like they were on.
This day and then tomorrow.
Shout out to that friend.
She comes in crying.
Shout out to you.
Shout out to you if you'relistening.
Yeah.
That's funny.
I feel like a lot of tea isgonna be spelled this podcast
(04:44):
Cause Katie keeps saying nameslike, I know I'm not gonna drop
names everybody, but we're,we're gonna, You figure out how
to bleep.
We're bleeping things.
We, we don't need people.
Like I will, I'll bleep cuz wedon't need people thinking that
they're relevant now.
That clearly aren't anymore.
True.
True.
But yeah we just goofed aroundway too much.
Yeah.
And then, We started hanging outlike outside of work and except
(05:05):
you always used to get so mad.
Remember you used to get so madat the cash register you guys.
So one thing to know about likeme is our dynamic, honestly,
just our dynamic.
It's changed.
I feel like it's changed alittle bit just cuz we've gotten
older.
Yeah.
And I'm not as like moody, likeoutwardly expressing how my
moody is.
You used to be moody.
It was so bad.
(05:25):
I have a really bad.
Facial expressions in general.
Yes.
So like I feel like there isresting bitch face that I
definitely have.
And Katie can have it sometimestoo.
Yeah.
But Katie's really good atputting on, I'm gonna put it on
a front, in front of like workpeople.
And also when I'm with her, Ilet that guard down so I don't
put up any sort of like, yes.
But I would literally lookacross the room and Lauren would
(05:46):
be looking at me and she wouldjust have the most hateful look.
Yeah.
And then she'd be like, Are youmad at me?
I'm like, No.
No.
Now in life I would not ask youthat.
I would just be like, What?
I'd be like, What are you madabout?
Yeah.
But back then I was like, Oh myGod, are you mad?
Cuz it was our first year offriendship.
We did.
I was like, what did I do toyou?
Yeah.
That's so like awful.
I'm so sorry I did that to you.
You do?
Like, I would never put up withthat.
Now I don't have time for that.
I'm like, tell me what's wrongand stop just walking around
(06:08):
looking like a bitch.
Yeah.
That's what like you No, I, Ishouldn't have asked you about
me.
Like it was clear.
It was just work.
Yeah.
But that place also sucked.
It did suck.
We literally would have to work.
10:00 PM until like 6:00 AMsome, Yeah.
But it was one of those jobs,you know where love you all love
you.
It really wasn't that bad.
(06:28):
It was just weird for likecollege people to be in it.
And we all were babies, like allof us.
For the last 18 I was 18.
18, Yeah.
19, 18, 19.
Yeah.
We were all pretty young, but itwas one of those things where
like the group of people thatwe.
Were awesome.
Like we had such a great, It waslike, shout out Tyson.
I know you're listening.
Yes.
Shout out to Tyson.
We, like Tyson was one of ourmanagers and he literally was
(06:51):
the best, like who's the best?
He's still to this day, of allthe 70 million jobs we've had
between the two Yeah.
That's something we'll get.
We are certified job poppers,but that's not for this episode.
Yeah, that's for a laterepisode.
Hashtag drop poppers.
If you're a drop Popp, you know.
Comment, flow.
No, literally, that's pretty, Weare not afraid to just, you
know, hop around whatever, Um,current employers, Listen,
(07:15):
don't, don't be talking.
Don't talk about us.
Don't judge.
We know what we are.
Don't judge.
We just, we just, we move and wefeel like we shouldn't be moving
Yeah.
So, um, but yeah, we really justhit it off instantly and we've
been really.
Really, really good friends, andnow she's like one of my best
friends.
It's crazy.
Yeah.
And through all the differentthings, like we've stayed
friends, we haven't been on thesame path.
(07:37):
No.
And there's been times where welike don't talk to each other
for months.
Yeah, like actual months.
Sure.
And then we get back togetherand it's like, it was like that,
like after we left Altered Statefor sure.
And then I feel like, yes.
Then we kind of got into agroove again talking once a
month and then like it's just,yeah, now it's like back to for
sure.
(07:57):
That is why guys less here,don't get.
When your friends don't, aren'tjust up your ass all the time.
Yeah.
They might be going through someshit Yeah.
Like let people do their thing.
We're adults.
Like let people No, literally.
Yeah.
I think it'd be good to like saysome stuff about us too.
Like Yeah.
Pop off on your life history.
On my history.
Like Yeah.
Just say like a short synopsisabout you.
(08:18):
Okay.
Well, Lauren, give the peoplewhat they want.
Lauren with a why true with a.
Yeah, she's different.
She's quirky, Um, I, I'm fromOklahoma City, born and raised.
And I've been in a relationshipfor almost four years.
Amazing.
(08:39):
A shout out.
Shout out to Corey.
Love you.
Um.
What else about me should I liketalk about?
I love to read big reading.
I love, I love going to dinner.
Me and Katie love going todinner.
Yeah.
With each other.
We love to just sit and eat andlike I was gonna ask you if you
wanted to go tonight.
We could go tonight.
We literally could.
(08:59):
And, um, I don't know.
I'm a very, You're intoastrology.
I'm into astrology.
Katie's like trying to likegimme to talk about myself.
I get kind of weird.
I love talking about otherpeople's.
And not mine.
So this will be a learning curvefor sure, but maybe I tell the
people about you and you tellthe people about me.
Okay.
Okay.
So Lauren?
Yeah.
(09:19):
Lauren is, Lauren's a very rideor die friend.
She will bitch someone out foryou.
Yeah.
And be there for you.
Um, I feel like, I feel likewhat we talked about, like you.
just definitely moodier back inthe day.
But now you've stabled out Ikeep it.
I'm really, I'm a lot better atlike voicing it when it's
appropriate and not likeexpressing it as much.
(09:41):
Is that good?
You're, you're somebody alsowho, like you tell me if
something's a bad idea.
Mm-hmm.
But you really just let theperson figure it out too, like
sure would.
Let me figure out my own shit.
I always support you.
Like no matter you do.
That's what I mean.
Like ride or die.
You are supportive like, Forsure.
Like whether I like whatever Ido, you're like, Okay, go for
(10:01):
it.
You know what I mean?
Uh, yeah.
Katie, the cry guys.
Oh yeah.
And I feel like what.
I was just telling someone aboutyou the other day and that like,
those were the things I wassaying is like, Lauren has been
so good for me throughout thistime in my life.
Yeah, because like, you're sosupportive, but you also like, I
think push me.
You know what I mean?
So it's like, we're not gonnastay sad, We're not gonna stay.
(10:22):
Well, you we're gonna, you pushme too.
Like Katie's very like ambitiousand very like, You know what,
I'm just gonna do it.
And I've gotten more comfortablewith that over the years, but
like she's been that way sincelike, I met her for the most
part, like I would say yes, Idefinitely, I don't feel that
way and she really kinda, Youlike do your, you do your thing.
(10:43):
Like I try to Yeah, you do likethat.
I feel like my career, likeeverything is not been normal.
Yeah, it hasn't, but you'vereally made it work and she's
the ultimate.
Hype woman.
Okay.
Wow.
Thank you.
Like anytime I say I wanna dosomething or like whatever.
Cause I feel about you though.
I feel like you're super hypetoo.
We're very supportive of eachother.
I will say that.
Yeah.
Very, very supportive.
I think we're just supportivepeople.
(11:04):
Yeah.
Not me gassing myself up.
not, not her gassing.
Yes.
Not me.
Gassing myself up.
Absolutely.
And I will say like, I do pridemyself on being a good listener
because you are, I've, I'm agood talker in your But you, But
like, I feel like you, you're agood listener too.
But I also like when one personis going through something,
Yeah.
The other friend needs, needs tobear more at that time in the
(11:26):
relationship.
So let your friends talk aboutthemselves.
You're very good about that.
For those, you let them talk.
For those who, Dunno.
I've been going through adivorce.
Lol.
Yeah.
So that is something that haspopped off in my life.
born and raised in Tulsa.
Mm-hmm.
came to Oklahoma City forcollege.
Oh, that's something you likeskipped out on.
What did you go to college for?
Oh my gosh, guys.
(11:48):
She's an educated hobby.
Okay.
She's an educated, um, we bothare.
Um, I have a bachelor's degreein psychology.
See, that's amazing.
Mine's just an associates go,bro.
Hey.
But guess what?
She finished school.
That's, that's the program thatyou went for and you finished
it.
That's what it was.
That's true.
So I went for vocal performance.
Yeah.
And I have a song out on AppleMusic, Spotify, where we listen
(12:11):
to music.
Um, shameless plug here.
Shameless plug.
And.
Yeah, I'm an online fitness andhealth coach.
That's my job.
Shout out real health andperformance and another going
through.
Love you guys.
I'm just clogging my whole life.
Love.
I'm so good at talking aboutmyself.
I love that.
Um, just recently went through adivorce.
How'd to move outta my house?
So now we're just vibing in lifeand so I feel like now's the
(12:35):
time.
I like so when you're talkingabout being a good listener,
like you so are, because Iremember I just came to you and
cried guys.
Okay, Here's the thing.
So because I have known.
For a few years now.
At the very beginning, she wasvery emotional and teary and
like whatever, but she was alsoin a class.
It's kinda like you with Moody,like Yeah, mine stabled out
(12:57):
more.
Yeah.
As I got older, like I wasreally emotional and it's crazy
because before, like prior tolike us even knowing each other,
I was like, I, I literally couldnot control my tears whatsoever.
Yeah.
You always said you were, AndKatie's never known that.
No person.
And it's so funny because youask her how I am never, and then
you ask.
People that have known me sincelike high school, they'll be
like, This bitch cried overeverything.
(13:19):
That's me now.
Everything.
And like now, like I do cry andstuff, but like I'm a lot more
in control of it.
But also I don't know if it'scontrol or it's that I hold it
in and then the damn breaks.
That's pretty much where I'm atnow.
That's not healthy.
Yeah.
But that's what it is.
Maybe you're like on theopposite side of the spectrum
now.
Yes.
But like you, you.
(13:39):
Come in and just, it was justsuch an emotional rollercoaster
at that time because we were soyoung.
You were.
And love in a situation youshouldn't, as I'll say first
been in like breakup is like theend of the world to you.
Yeah.
That was her first like majorone and, and it was rough.
Like it was, And that's thething, I think that's where my
moodiness would come from too.
Cuz I know like at times like itwould come off like I didn't
(14:00):
care, but I did.
It was just frustrating seeingyou like that.
Yes.
I'm like, honestly people havesaid that to like to me now
even.
Yeah.
Like it's so frustrating seeingyou so upset, so sad.
But you're handling it and I'vetold you this over and over.
Y'all Like, between then andlike now, Katie really didn't do
all the crying and stuff likethat.
(14:21):
Mm-hmm.
it was like everything was okayand then like now that she's
going through a divorce andstuff, like obviously that's a
lot of emotions that I don'tunderstand either.
Um, but I feel like she's beenhandling it like a champ.
Thank you.
You really have.
Thank you.
You've doing your best.
I was just telling someone theother day, like in the
beginning, in the first coupleweeks, it feels.
Anytime you're sad, your entireworld is crumbling every time.
(14:44):
You get sad every day.
And that's so fr.
Yes.
Every day.
Yeah.
And now I feel like I'm gettingto the point a month and a half
in where it's like, okay, I can.
Sit and be sad and likeacknowledge them.
Sad.
Mm-hmm.
like, I always heard people saythat, like, acknowledge you're
sad and sit in it.
And that was so frustrating tome.
And also, I wanna preface, I'm,we're gonna go into like a whole
relationship.
This is just like, this is justour intro.
So yeah, this is just our littleintro episode.
(15:06):
But, um, yeah, I feel like somany people would be like, sit
in your motions.
I didn't know how to do thatbecause like, like what you
said, the dam broke for me.
Freaking day and it was sofrustrating.
Yeah.
And now I feel like, okay, I cansit in it.
Mm-hmm.
and sometimes I cry, sometimes Idon't.
Which is actually reallyexciting for me.
Yeah.
Because I'm not just cryingevery day.
Well, I think that was what washard for you whenever everything
first went.
(15:26):
I mean, things are still likepretty fresh.
Like it hasn't been that time,month and a half at this point.
Yeah.
But because of like you keepingyourself busy and mm-hmm.
because I think that you haveleaned on like your friends and
stuff.
Yes.
And your family.
Family, Yeah.
Like.
I think that's really helped youand I think, think like starting
projects, like starting thislike Exactly.
(15:48):
Doing things that are fun Yes.
That have been wanting to do.
Yes.
And it's really allowed you to,um, go through the grieving and
then the healing process, um, ina way that I think is gonna be
really beneficial.
Like, I can't imagine whereyou're gonna be.
The beginning of next year, likeJanuary is even gonna be a
different person, even thoughit's still like gonna be fresh.
(16:10):
Like Yeah.
Less than six months.
She's like, it's still.
Yeah.
But I also think it's one ofthose things where, not to get
too much into it, cuz we're not,we're gonna dive all into that.
Both our relationships, both of'em, takeaways, all of it, all
that.
Um, I.
You were kind of mentallyalready stepping away before
things even actually happened?
Probably, yeah.
(16:30):
I think you were just afraid tokind of rip the bandaid off
yourself.
Yeah.
And God said, It's okay.
Step aside, I'll do it for you.
So, oh, I did pray about myrelat.
Yeah.
In the summer and God reallysaid, Okay, you guys gotta be
careful what you put out therein the universe.
I always say that, watch yourwords.
Be careful what you pray for,because mine really.
Off.
Yeah.
After that.
And I think one thing too isthat I've been focusing a lot
(16:52):
more on what I can controlinstead.
Like back when you're 18, goingthrough a breakup, you're like F
him.
Like, I'm so mad, like blah,blah, blah.
And it's, And the world's to,And the world is ending.
The world's ending.
You think no one else is gonnabe out there.
Yeah.
And this time I'm like actuallyleaning on friends, family, like
you said, and also trying tolean on like God more and like
(17:12):
logic almost.
Mm-hmm.
Because when you sit in thosefeelings, it's like, No one's
ever gonna love me and I'm nevergonna find anyone.
And it, that's like not the caseof all.
That's so irrational.
It's so irrational.
And so I think reading a lot hashelped too.
Like reading any kind ofpersonal development or personal
growth book because then I'mlike, and and especially divorce
books, like Christian divorcebooks are just divorce books.
(17:33):
Cause then I'm like, okay, thesepeople gone through it, they've
made it and like I can make itthrough.
And so trying to focus on likewhat can I control is way more
beneficial.
Exactly.
Rage.
And you can keep yourself busy.
You can choose how to spend yourtime and you've sat in your
emotions, but you haven't letyourself like bottle it up and
(17:55):
stay in a room and likewhatever.
No.
Now that's me.
How I would handle thingsreally.
So wouldn't have to like reallyjust like pull me a yes.
See, my mom said the same thing.
She was like, I would just be inmy room.
Yeah.
Crying.
And I cannot do that.
Physically cannot do that.
Yeah.
Which is really, I mean, I thinkthat's good.
I think I've gotten better forsure.
But yeah.
Yeah, she's, She's gettingthrough it though.
Y'all We're through.
(18:15):
It's gonna be okay.
We've got big plans for 2023.
Honestly, both of us.
I feel like I really do.
Can't wait to get into that.
I know.
That's exciting.
Really, really do.
So, yeah.
Anyway, we just wanted.
Literally just pop off here,talk about our lives, talk about
how we met, and just kind oftell y'all a little bit about
us.
Mm-hmm.
(18:36):
um, give you guys a little tasteand leave you wanting more um,
again, we're gonna have likevideo content coming out once I
move into my apartment, we'regonna have video content.
Yeah.
She's Airbnb living right now.
I have Airbnb living, so That'samazing.
Yeah.
Um, move next week and then wewill.
(18:57):
do more video stuff.
So thank y'all so much forlistening.
If y'all have any specifictopics you want talked about,
yeah, please let us know.
Comment down below, let us know.
Please give us a five starrating.
We yes, we would.
So appreciate the rating.
Love a five star rating.
Yeah, we will definitely be backsoon and we will talk to y'all
(19:19):
next week.
Bye bye.
Hello.
You beautiful human.
Oh my gosh.
Welcome, welcome, welcome.
Our video.
We're first, No, our firstpodcast episode.
We are so excited.
I know.
My heart's beating so fast now.
I know.
I feel like I'm getting likestage fried for sure.
I know.
Okay, well welcome to the podyou.
We are no crying on theinternet.
(00:28):
I am Lauren.
I'm Katie.
And we are so excited to haveyou listen.
honestly, I think this firstepisode we're just gonna be,
we're gonna sit, we're gonnachat and talk about us chat,
talk about what this podcast isgonna be about and what we're
about and how we met, and youknow, all that fun.
Basically how we got here.
This is so exciting, y'all.
(00:50):
We've wanted to start a podcast.
I literally think since what?
Like 2020, maybe?
20 19, 20 19.
2020 for sure.
And timing was just not right.
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
No, timing was not right.
Yeah.
And we really wanted to, likethe beginning of this year, we,
we were like, Okay, well, likethe beginning of this year, I
think we're going to try and getit going, and then like, Popped
off with so things popped off.
(01:13):
So she said it, not me.
So, um, but we did not getthere.
But now we here, but we're herenow and I'm just so excited.
Excited.
We're sorry for any audiothings.
We're just trying to get those,We're working it.
Yeah.
This first episode.
So really just working all ofthat out.
Do you wanna take it away?
How did we even meet So youguys, so I'm gonna, you know,
start it off from the beginning.
(01:35):
The Genesis it's the first book,not the Genesis.
The Genesis.
We're gonna start from the verybeginning.
So basically me and Katie saweach other and it was love at
first sight.
It really was.
It was people, friendship.
We worked retail together.
Yeah.
Coworkers are some of the bestfriends guys.
I'm sure I've friends for almostwell over four years.
(01:55):
Has it been over four years now?
2017, I think the end of 2017.
Cuz we met the week of mybirthday.
I turned 19 that week.
Was it 2017 or 2018?
I don't know.
Oh gosh.
Well I think you're, I thinkyou're right.
I think it was 20.
If it, if it was 2017, it was2017.
So it's been five years.
It's been five years.
That's actually insane.
(02:15):
And we, y'all, some things arecoming.
I don't wanna spoil littlesurprises, but yeah, you've got
some things coming this year.
We do next year.
But it's very exciting.
It is super exciting.
But, um, I'll be one of thoseannoying influencers that's
like, can't say what'shappening, Can't say what's
going on.
But like, you can see me rightnow.
I know we're gonna get videotogether, but right now we're
(02:36):
in, we're just trying to makesure we can get.
On the books recorded.
Right?
That's what we're trying to do.
So that's, that's the t.
Um, but yeah, so me and Katiemet through work.
we started.
The same day.
I don't think we interviewedtogether.
No.
But like it was a group of us,like a group of like five girls.
Our first day was on the sameday and Katie was already on the
(02:57):
clock.
I don't know if you evenremember this, but I do.
No.
Okay.
So I remember Katie was alreadyon the clock in the dressing
room.
And what song was that that weused to dance to all the time.
It was by, um, it's by CleanBandit.
Yes.
There's a thousand just, Yes.
It's just very like that retail,like music.
And I was walking towards theback again, first day, like I'm
(03:19):
walking in for my first ship.
I literally do, I have a veryspecific memory.
I'll, I'll tell in a second.
Okay.
But yeah, with yours.
And I just remember like, welike caught like eyes and we
like wave at each other and welike kinda like danced a little
bit.
Yes, we did.
The first day I.
We literally were just like, Hi.
Like first, cuz we, I waswalking to the back end and we
were just like, Hey, my memory'sso bad.
I guess I'm just like makingthis up.
It's fine.
(03:40):
The world is really a fantasy tome anyways, so it's fine.
Everything's fine.
Yeah.
The day that I remember is wewere, it, we, Okay.
So at Altered State you have tostay two hours later than close.
Yeah.
And that sucks so bad.
Yeah.
Um.
We were like stalking after,mm-hmm.
and I just remember us likeliterally bullshitting around
(04:01):
and our manager always got somuch, and this was like from day
one, guys.
I'm not joking.
No, this was the first week.
Yeah.
I remember us having toliterally stalk things together
the first week and we justbullshit around and literally,
yeah, our manager just hated us.
She hate, No, literally, I.
You would have to get pulled outof the dressing room.
Yeah, we talked all the time andthen, Okay.
We were separated a lot.
We really didn't necessarilywork on the floor together a lot
(04:22):
because we wouldn't get anythingdone and also we would talk shit
goof around dance.
I also was going through abreakup, so I would just cry in
the back.
gosh, it was very on again.
Whatever like they were on.
This day and then tomorrow.
Shout out to that friend.
She comes in crying.
Shout out to you.
Shout out to you if you'relistening.
Yeah.
That's funny.
I feel like a lot of tea isgonna be spelled this podcast
(04:44):
Cause Katie keeps saying nameslike, I know I'm not gonna drop
names everybody, but we're,we're gonna, You figure out how
to bleep.
We're bleeping things.
We, we don't need people.
Like I will, I'll bleep cuz wedon't need people thinking that
they're relevant now.
That clearly aren't anymore.
True.
True.
But yeah we just goofed aroundway too much.
Yeah.
And then, We started hanging outlike outside of work and except
(05:05):
you always used to get so mad.
Remember you used to get so madat the cash register you guys.
So one thing to know about likeme is our dynamic, honestly,
just our dynamic.
It's changed.
I feel like it's changed alittle bit just cuz we've gotten
older.
Yeah.
And I'm not as like moody, likeoutwardly expressing how my
moody is.
You used to be moody.
It was so bad.
(05:25):
I have a really bad.
Facial expressions in general.
Yes.
So like I feel like there isresting bitch face that I
definitely have.
And Katie can have it sometimestoo.
Yeah.
But Katie's really good atputting on, I'm gonna put it on
a front, in front of like workpeople.
And also when I'm with her, Ilet that guard down so I don't
put up any sort of like, yes.
But I would literally lookacross the room and Lauren would
(05:46):
be looking at me and she wouldjust have the most hateful look.
Yeah.
And then she'd be like, Are youmad at me?
I'm like, No.
No.
Now in life I would not ask youthat.
I would just be like, What?
I'd be like, What are you madabout?
Yeah.
But back then I was like, Oh myGod, are you mad?
Cuz it was our first year offriendship.
We did.
I was like, what did I do toyou?
Yeah.
That's so like awful.
I'm so sorry I did that to you.
You do?
Like, I would never put up withthat.
Now I don't have time for that.
I'm like, tell me what's wrongand stop just walking around
(06:08):
looking like a bitch.
Yeah.
That's what like you No, I, Ishouldn't have asked you about
me.
Like it was clear.
It was just work.
Yeah.
But that place also sucked.
It did suck.
We literally would have to work.
10:00 PM until like 6:00 AMsome, Yeah.
But it was one of those jobs,you know where love you all love
you.
It really wasn't that bad.
(06:28):
It was just weird for likecollege people to be in it.
And we all were babies, like allof us.
For the last 18 I was 18.
18, Yeah.
19, 18, 19.
Yeah.
We were all pretty young, but itwas one of those things where
like the group of people thatwe.
Were awesome.
Like we had such a great, It waslike, shout out Tyson.
I know you're listening.
Yes.
Shout out to Tyson.
We, like Tyson was one of ourmanagers and he literally was
(06:51):
the best, like who's the best?
He's still to this day, of allthe 70 million jobs we've had
between the two Yeah.
That's something we'll get.
We are certified job poppers,but that's not for this episode.
Yeah, that's for a laterepisode.
Hashtag drop poppers.
If you're a drop Popp, you know.
Comment, flow.
No, literally, that's pretty, Weare not afraid to just, you
know, hop around whatever, Um,current employers, Listen,
(07:15):
don't, don't be talking.
Don't talk about us.
Don't judge.
We know what we are.
Don't judge.
We just, we just, we move and wefeel like we shouldn't be moving
Yeah.
So, um, but yeah, we really justhit it off instantly and we've
been really.
Really, really good friends, andnow she's like one of my best
friends.
It's crazy.
Yeah.
And through all the differentthings, like we've stayed
friends, we haven't been on thesame path.
(07:37):
No.
And there's been times where welike don't talk to each other
for months.
Yeah, like actual months.
Sure.
And then we get back togetherand it's like, it was like that,
like after we left Altered Statefor sure.
And then I feel like, yes.
Then we kind of got into agroove again talking once a
month and then like it's just,yeah, now it's like back to for
sure.
(07:57):
That is why guys less here,don't get.
When your friends don't, aren'tjust up your ass all the time.
Yeah.
They might be going through someshit Yeah.
Like let people do their thing.
We're adults.
Like let people No, literally.
Yeah.
I think it'd be good to like saysome stuff about us too.
Like Yeah.
Pop off on your life history.
On my history.
Like Yeah.
Just say like a short synopsisabout you.
(08:18):
Okay.
Well, Lauren, give the peoplewhat they want.
Lauren with a why true with a.
Yeah, she's different.
She's quirky, Um, I, I'm fromOklahoma City, born and raised.
And I've been in a relationshipfor almost four years.
Amazing.
(08:39):
A shout out.
Shout out to Corey.
Love you.
Um.
What else about me should I liketalk about?
I love to read big reading.
I love, I love going to dinner.
Me and Katie love going todinner.
Yeah.
With each other.
We love to just sit and eat andlike I was gonna ask you if you
wanted to go tonight.
We could go tonight.
We literally could.
(08:59):
And, um, I don't know.
I'm a very, You're intoastrology.
I'm into astrology.
Katie's like trying to likegimme to talk about myself.
I get kind of weird.
I love talking about otherpeople's.
And not mine.
So this will be a learning curvefor sure, but maybe I tell the
people about you and you tellthe people about me.
Okay.
Okay.
So Lauren?
Yeah.
(09:19):
Lauren is, Lauren's a very rideor die friend.
She will bitch someone out foryou.
Yeah.
And be there for you.
Um, I feel like, I feel likewhat we talked about, like you.
just definitely moodier back inthe day.
But now you've stabled out Ikeep it.
I'm really, I'm a lot better atlike voicing it when it's
appropriate and not likeexpressing it as much.
(09:41):
Is that good?
You're, you're somebody alsowho, like you tell me if
something's a bad idea.
Mm-hmm.
But you really just let theperson figure it out too, like
sure would.
Let me figure out my own shit.
I always support you.
Like no matter you do.
That's what I mean.
Like ride or die.
You are supportive like, Forsure.
Like whether I like whatever Ido, you're like, Okay, go for
(10:01):
it.
You know what I mean?
Uh, yeah.
Katie, the cry guys.
Oh yeah.
And I feel like what.
I was just telling someone aboutyou the other day and that like,
those were the things I wassaying is like, Lauren has been
so good for me throughout thistime in my life.
Yeah, because like, you're sosupportive, but you also like, I
think push me.
You know what I mean?
So it's like, we're not gonnastay sad, We're not gonna stay.
(10:22):
Well, you we're gonna, you pushme too.
Like Katie's very like ambitiousand very like, You know what,
I'm just gonna do it.
And I've gotten more comfortablewith that over the years, but
like she's been that way sincelike, I met her for the most
part, like I would say yes, Idefinitely, I don't feel that
way and she really kinda, Youlike do your, you do your thing.
(10:43):
Like I try to Yeah, you do likethat.
I feel like my career, likeeverything is not been normal.
Yeah, it hasn't, but you'vereally made it work and she's
the ultimate.
Hype woman.
Okay.
Wow.
Thank you.
Like anytime I say I wanna dosomething or like whatever.
Cause I feel about you though.
I feel like you're super hypetoo.
We're very supportive of eachother.
I will say that.
Yeah.
Very, very supportive.
I think we're just supportivepeople.
(11:04):
Yeah.
Not me gassing myself up.
not, not her gassing.
Yes.
Not me.
Gassing myself up.
Absolutely.
And I will say like, I do pridemyself on being a good listener
because you are, I've, I'm agood talker in your But you, But
like, I feel like you, you're agood listener too.
But I also like when one personis going through something,
Yeah.
The other friend needs, needs tobear more at that time in the
(11:26):
relationship.
So let your friends talk aboutthemselves.
You're very good about that.
For those, you let them talk.
For those who, Dunno.
I've been going through adivorce.
Lol.
Yeah.
So that is something that haspopped off in my life.
born and raised in Tulsa.
Mm-hmm.
came to Oklahoma City forcollege.
Oh, that's something you likeskipped out on.
What did you go to college for?
Oh my gosh, guys.
(11:48):
She's an educated hobby.
Okay.
She's an educated, um, we bothare.
Um, I have a bachelor's degreein psychology.
See, that's amazing.
Mine's just an associates go,bro.
Hey.
But guess what?
She finished school.
That's, that's the program thatyou went for and you finished
it.
That's what it was.
That's true.
So I went for vocal performance.
Yeah.
And I have a song out on AppleMusic, Spotify, where we listen
(12:11):
to music.
Um, shameless plug here.
Shameless plug.
And.
Yeah, I'm an online fitness andhealth coach.
That's my job.
Shout out real health andperformance and another going
through.
Love you guys.
I'm just clogging my whole life.
Love.
I'm so good at talking aboutmyself.
I love that.
Um, just recently went through adivorce.
How'd to move outta my house?
So now we're just vibing in lifeand so I feel like now's the
(12:35):
time.
I like so when you're talkingabout being a good listener,
like you so are, because Iremember I just came to you and
cried guys.
Okay, Here's the thing.
So because I have known.
For a few years now.
At the very beginning, she wasvery emotional and teary and
like whatever, but she was alsoin a class.
It's kinda like you with Moody,like Yeah, mine stabled out
(12:57):
more.
Yeah.
As I got older, like I wasreally emotional and it's crazy
because before, like prior tolike us even knowing each other,
I was like, I, I literally couldnot control my tears whatsoever.
Yeah.
You always said you were, AndKatie's never known that.
No person.
And it's so funny because youask her how I am never, and then
you ask.
People that have known me sincelike high school, they'll be
like, This bitch cried overeverything.
(13:19):
That's me now.
Everything.
And like now, like I do cry andstuff, but like I'm a lot more
in control of it.
But also I don't know if it'scontrol or it's that I hold it
in and then the damn breaks.
That's pretty much where I'm atnow.
That's not healthy.
Yeah.
But that's what it is.
Maybe you're like on theopposite side of the spectrum
now.
Yes.
But like you, you.
(13:39):
Come in and just, it was justsuch an emotional rollercoaster
at that time because we were soyoung.
You were.
And love in a situation youshouldn't, as I'll say first
been in like breakup is like theend of the world to you.
Yeah.
That was her first like majorone and, and it was rough.
Like it was, And that's thething, I think that's where my
moodiness would come from too.
Cuz I know like at times like itwould come off like I didn't
(14:00):
care, but I did.
It was just frustrating seeingyou like that.
Yes.
I'm like, honestly people havesaid that to like to me now
even.
Yeah.
Like it's so frustrating seeingyou so upset, so sad.
But you're handling it and I'vetold you this over and over.
Y'all Like, between then andlike now, Katie really didn't do
all the crying and stuff likethat.
(14:21):
Mm-hmm.
it was like everything was okayand then like now that she's
going through a divorce andstuff, like obviously that's a
lot of emotions that I don'tunderstand either.
Um, but I feel like she's beenhandling it like a champ.
Thank you.
You really have.
Thank you.
You've doing your best.
I was just telling someone theother day, like in the
beginning, in the first coupleweeks, it feels.
Anytime you're sad, your entireworld is crumbling every time.
(14:44):
You get sad every day.
And that's so fr.
Yes.
Every day.
Yeah.
And now I feel like I'm gettingto the point a month and a half
in where it's like, okay, I can.
Sit and be sad and likeacknowledge them.
Sad.
Mm-hmm.
like, I always heard people saythat, like, acknowledge you're
sad and sit in it.
And that was so frustrating tome.
And also, I wanna preface, I'm,we're gonna go into like a whole
relationship.
This is just like, this is justour intro.
So yeah, this is just our littleintro episode.
(15:06):
But, um, yeah, I feel like somany people would be like, sit
in your motions.
I didn't know how to do thatbecause like, like what you
said, the dam broke for me.
Freaking day and it was sofrustrating.
Yeah.
And now I feel like, okay, I cansit in it.
Mm-hmm.
and sometimes I cry, sometimes Idon't.
Which is actually reallyexciting for me.
Yeah.
Because I'm not just cryingevery day.
Well, I think that was what washard for you whenever everything
first went.
(15:26):
I mean, things are still likepretty fresh.
Like it hasn't been that time,month and a half at this point.
Yeah.
But because of like you keepingyourself busy and mm-hmm.
because I think that you haveleaned on like your friends and
stuff.
Yes.
And your family.
Family, Yeah.
Like.
I think that's really helped youand I think, think like starting
projects, like starting thislike Exactly.
(15:48):
Doing things that are fun Yes.
That have been wanting to do.
Yes.
And it's really allowed you to,um, go through the grieving and
then the healing process, um, ina way that I think is gonna be
really beneficial.
Like, I can't imagine whereyou're gonna be.
The beginning of next year, likeJanuary is even gonna be a
different person, even thoughit's still like gonna be fresh.
(16:10):
Like Yeah.
Less than six months.
She's like, it's still.
Yeah.
But I also think it's one ofthose things where, not to get
too much into it, cuz we're not,we're gonna dive all into that.
Both our relationships, both of'em, takeaways, all of it, all
that.
Um, I.
You were kind of mentallyalready stepping away before
things even actually happened?
Probably, yeah.
(16:30):
I think you were just afraid tokind of rip the bandaid off
yourself.
Yeah.
And God said, It's okay.
Step aside, I'll do it for you.
So, oh, I did pray about myrelat.
Yeah.
In the summer and God reallysaid, Okay, you guys gotta be
careful what you put out therein the universe.
I always say that, watch yourwords.
Be careful what you pray for,because mine really.
Off.
Yeah.
After that.
And I think one thing too isthat I've been focusing a lot
(16:52):
more on what I can controlinstead.
Like back when you're 18, goingthrough a breakup, you're like F
him.
Like, I'm so mad, like blah,blah, blah.
And it's, And the world's to,And the world is ending.
The world's ending.
You think no one else is gonnabe out there.
Yeah.
And this time I'm like actuallyleaning on friends, family, like
you said, and also trying tolean on like God more and like
(17:12):
logic almost.
Mm-hmm.
Because when you sit in thosefeelings, it's like, No one's
ever gonna love me and I'm nevergonna find anyone.
And it, that's like not the caseof all.
That's so irrational.
It's so irrational.
And so I think reading a lot hashelped too.
Like reading any kind ofpersonal development or personal
growth book because then I'mlike, and and especially divorce
books, like Christian divorcebooks are just divorce books.
(17:33):
Cause then I'm like, okay, thesepeople gone through it, they've
made it and like I can make itthrough.
And so trying to focus on likewhat can I control is way more
beneficial.
Exactly.
Rage.
And you can keep yourself busy.
You can choose how to spend yourtime and you've sat in your
emotions, but you haven't letyourself like bottle it up and
(17:55):
stay in a room and likewhatever.
No.
Now that's me.
How I would handle thingsreally.
So wouldn't have to like reallyjust like pull me a yes.
See, my mom said the same thing.
She was like, I would just be inmy room.
Yeah.
Crying.
And I cannot do that.
Physically cannot do that.
Yeah.
Which is really, I mean, I thinkthat's good.
I think I've gotten better forsure.
But yeah.
Yeah, she's, She's gettingthrough it though.
Y'all We're through.
(18:15):
It's gonna be okay.
We've got big plans for 2023.
Honestly, both of us.
I feel like I really do.
Can't wait to get into that.
I know.
That's exciting.
Really, really do.
So, yeah.
Anyway, we just wanted.
Literally just pop off here,talk about our lives, talk about
how we met, and just kind oftell y'all a little bit about
us.
Mm-hmm.
(18:36):
um, give you guys a little tasteand leave you wanting more um,
again, we're gonna have likevideo content coming out once I
move into my apartment, we'regonna have video content.
Yeah.
She's Airbnb living right now.
I have Airbnb living, so That'samazing.
Yeah.
Um, move next week and then wewill.
(18:57):
do more video stuff.
So thank y'all so much forlistening.
If y'all have any specifictopics you want talked about,
yeah, please let us know.
Comment down below, let us know.
Please give us a five starrating.
We yes, we would.
So appreciate the rating.
Love a five star rating.
Yeah, we will definitely be backsoon and we will talk to y'all
(19:19):
next week.
Bye bye.
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