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Shout out to our next episodeafter this Yeah.
Yeah.
Um, okay.
So we've got a couple polls.
Yeah.
And I'm gonna shout them, shoutthem off before we dive into our
holiday.
Yeah.
Um, okay.
First question was, do you haveholiday traditions?
And 82% people said yes.
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18% said.
Welcome to the pod.
Welcome to the pod.
Episode five.
Mm-hmm.
And it is a holiday episode.
Yeah, the holiday edition.
How are you feeling, my friend?
Any life updates for me?
I do have a life update.
Oh, okay.
Let's hear.
I'm really excited, actually.
Okay, let's hear it.
Remember the hair clips?
Did you find the, where werethey at?
They were literally in the bagthat I take to Corey's.
Oh, they were in the bag.
I asked you.
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I think if you check there, so.
Maybe not.
Maybe not, but I don't think so.
I was just, I was about to do myhair.
Mm-hmm.
and I couldn't find, um, all ofmy stuff that I had packed to do
it at his house.
Uhhuh, And I just so happened tofind it.
Wow.
Wait, that's amazing.
I know.
I'm so proud of you.
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So that's my life at bay.
Do I have any life update?
No, I'm taking my grandpa to seeChristmas lights this Saturday.
That is the cutest thing.
Yeah, he's very excited.
I'm very excited too.
So taking him on Saturday,that's like the first Christmas
thing I've done.
Yeah, I haven't, have you seenlights or anything?
No.
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Me neither.
I wanna go ice skating.
Haven't done it.
But I mean, I also, just ingeneral, um, ever since I've
gotten older, I struggle withthe holidays.
No, me too.
Yeah.
Okay.
So we've got a couple polls.
Yeah.
And I'm gonna shout them, shoutthem off before we dive into our
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holiday.
Yeah.
Um, okay.
First question was, do you haveholiday traditions?
And 82% people said yes.
18% said.
That's really, I don't actuallythink I have actually any
traditions either.
So not necessarily.
Yeah.
Um, when I was younger, I feltlike I used to, but not now.
Yeah, no, same.
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Yeah.
Um, a hundred percent of peoplesaid their favorite holiday
spice was cinnamon.
That's a given.
What was it?
Cinnamon and or ginger.
Cinnamon or ginger, yeah.
Yeah.
Okay.
Um, which gift?
Naughty or nice?
Uh, 7% said naughty.
93% said.
Nice.
You guys, I'm a nice, I'm scaredto be on the naughty list.
Bye.
what would you.
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I'd probably do.
Nice.
I've gotten coal for Christmasbefore.
Like legit?
No, you have not.
Yeah.
On like one of those like dirtySanta gifts or?
No.
My parents literally gave mecoal for Christmas one year.
Well, were you bad No, they werejust being how they are legit.
Was coal in like a red gift box?
Like a little Oh box.
My gosh.
When I told you, did you cry?
I was pissed.
Yeah.
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I was pissed then.
Did you get something else?
They thought it was so funny.
I think I did get some stuffafter.
I'm traumatized, honestly.
Honestly.
I was like, hmm, I like hope.
I got some stuff.
I was like 12.
Wow.
Yeah.
Um, holiday music, 86% of peoplesaid love it.
14% said hate it.
I think the people that saidthey hate it probably work in
retail or some kind of likestore that constantly plays it.
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I was about to say working inretail during the holiday season
will make you hate.
all that.
It'll make you, it'll ruin a lotof music for you.
It'll ruin a a lot.
They can only change theplaylist so many times.
Exactly.
Maybe, I mean, did they everchange?
I don't think they ever changedthe playlist when we worked.
No, they never did.
Like they changed it from likeregular to holiday, but they
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never changed.
The songs never changed.
It was a literal loop.
No, we knew what songs werecoming up.
Yep.
That's ridiculous.
It was torture.
Um, holiday movies, 92% saidlove.
Old school ones 8% said love thenewer ones.
I have to go with old school.
Yeah.
Like home alone.
And did you watch the newLindsay Lohan one?
No, I haven't watched it.
Did you like it?
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It's not good.
No.
You don't like it?
No.
I also didn't pay much.
I the Santa Claus, uh, movies alot.
Me too.
There's a new one.
Did you watch it?
No.
Me neither.
We're so bad at that.
I know.
I like the home alone.
I like the Santa Claus ones.
Me too.
There's, have you ever watchedthis one movie called The
Guardian?
Mm-hmm.
It's so good.
Is that one like Disney, DisneyPlus or something?
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I.
I'm not sure, but the Guardianis so good.
Really?
Yes.
It's like Christmasy.
Yeah.
Like it's got all the like, um,like it's got Santa in it.
Aw.
Um.
It has like the tooth fairy.
It's like all of the, I don'tknow what, what, what is, what
is that called?
Like, oh, all of like the, likemystic creatures kind of, I
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guess.
Kind of, yeah.
And like saving like all ofthem.
Mm-hmm.
like the Guardian, likeprotects, like basically
innocence and stuff like that.
I love it.
I have a question.
What, when did you figure outthat.
if you have any kids, tell'em toleave.
Um, when did you figure outSanta was not real?
Oh, I think I was pretty young,but I was playing, mine was
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embarrassingly old, but I wasplaying into the fantasy.
Like I, I didn't care.
And you had a younger sister, sodid you have to like keep that
up for her?
Yeah, like later on.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Which she technically like.
I don't know if she stillactually does believe, but I
mean she acts like it, which I'mlike pop off sis cuz same, I
acted like acts like it as muchas long as you can.
I think I was like 12 or 13 whenyou like, like you legit did
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like thought he was real.
Yes.
Are you serious?
I'm so naive and not me beinglike seven years old.
And I was like, like this guy'sfake.
But honestly, I.
I love this fantasy.
I honestly did.
Were you the same way with likethe tooth fair and stuff?
Um, I think that she veryfigured it out a little more
except my mom was the type ofperson that like made my brother
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write a note from the toothfairy.
So like she really played intoit because she knew I would know
her handwriting, but I didn'tknow my brothers as well.
Wow.
So, they've really popped offfor me.
You know what really made mestart to question like, is, is
Santa real Uhhuh What is, um, sowhen I was younger, me and my
mom would stay the night at mygrandparents' house, Christmas
Eve, even spending Christmasmorning with them.
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Mm-hmm.
And the year I got like my, Inever had a Barbie Dream house,
but I got a Barbie town, like abig, like townhouse.
Oh, those were so cool.
Yes.
I loved it.
I was a big Barbie girl growingup, and my grandpa he put the
dollhouse on the, like rightoutside of the back door of the
house and they were like, oh, gocheck, back there, and I opened
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it and it was just there.
And for some reason in my brainI was like, girl, your grandpa
put that out there.
But I just, I don't know, itnever was like a devastating
thing for me to discover.
Yeah, I was just, It's literallyf I just always have been like,
it's fine.
I'm just gonna play into it.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I, um, I think it's cool.
I love it.
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I do too.
I love, I love it.
Mm-hmm.
Um, I was listening to a podcastand I guess there's like a new
thing with parenting.
Like some parents are very anti,like lying to your kids.
Oh my gosh.
Like, they're not gonna trustyou.
And I was just like, it'sliterally not, that's definitely
like, yeah, you might, like,some people might be upset for
literally a, And then you'regetting over it.
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Yeah.
Like it's fine.
I don't even, there's deeperthings that we can, yeah.
I don't even remember beingupset about it, but like I did
believe for a long time.
how, like how did you come intothat?
How did, how did you realize?
I don't remember, but I justremember it in 11th grade being
like, or not 11th grade.
Being 11th.
Could you imagine I'm a senior?
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I'm like, I still believe.
No, I just remember being 11 andbeing.
No guys there is this I was thatgirl.
Like that annoying girl.
I love that.
You would've hated me.
probably annoyed.
No, because you would've made mecry.
Cuz you would've been like, no,there's not.
No, I wouldn't.
I promise you.
If I would've realized, like,okay.
She really believes, I probablywould've just been the one like,
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let it go.
You would've, yeah.
You, yeah.
Oh, you would stand up, like letit go.
It's.
Yeah, you would've, you would'velet me play put to say into it.
Yeah.
Because honey, my life is afantasy.
Remember, you were the maincharacter.
Don't never, I was about to say,honestly, there's gotta be some
people that were so annoyed withme back in the day.
You probably, but anyway, Iwouldn't have.
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We've got one more.
Thank you friend.
You're welcome.
I wouldn't have, well, I don'tknow.
Um, it says, which are youtraditional Christmas or new
traditions?
62% Tra said traditional and 38%said new.
What did you pick?
I think I picked new.
Me too.
Really?
I wanna make new traditions sobad.
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I do too.
Yeah.
I'm like, hmm, that's not gonnahappen for me this year.
But I mean, maybe taking mygrandpa to see Christmas lights.
Yeah.
That could be something new.
but I was surprised with howmany people said they do have
holiday traditions.
How many mm-hmm.
want to make new traditions.
Yeah.
Do you know what I'm realizingthis year though?
Mm-hmm.
and maybe we can talk about itnight on next week's.
Mm-hmm.
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But the holidays are a lotharder for people than than you
ever realized.
And I think the holidays justhave so much pressure around
them.
They do.
And then when you don't feelhappy a hundred percent of the
time you feel guilty.
Yeah.
You know?
And you just feel like.
I know for me, I can speak on myexperience.
Mm-hmm.
like just between getting olderand then experience grief.
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Yeah.
Through the holiday season.
Um, and then again, just gettingolder.
Cause I know my mom, I think itwas my mom that said, sometimes,
you know, it can be really hardmm-hmm.
during the holidays andsometimes when people have kids
it kind of reignites like.
their holiday spirit.
Oh, I love that.
Yeah.
I think speaking what you saidabout grief, I've, I've almost
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kind of felt relieved thisholiday season.
Mm-hmm.
because I'm like, okay, I don'thave to like put on a front or
like, I don't have to be happy ahundred percent this holiday
season.
Mm-hmm.
and it's kind of like beenrelieving.
Yeah.
Because all the other past yearsI've been like, the holiday
season is over, and I'm like,that's it.
Yeah.
Like, okay, I know.
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And then you just move on.
Mm-hmm.
But like this time I'm like,wait, I'm actually excited to
like, spend time with people.
I'm actually more excited togive gifts than to receive this
year.
Yeah.
And which, that's a whole thing.
I have a really interestingperspective on gift giving, but
like, what do you, do you haveany like thoughts on gift
giving?
Just so in the past I've lovedto receive mm-hmm.
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honestly.
Mm-hmm.
and I think it's because.
My ex's family was really biggift givers.
Mm-hmm.
But it, it almost became kind ofoverwhelming, like how much you
would get on Christmas, you knowwhat I mean?
Mm-hmm.
like that's kind of anoverwhelming thing.
Like it was over stimulatingkind of.
Um, and just like from, youknow, friends, family, whoever
may be.
So I feel like this year I'vebeen really intentional and kind
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of like selective about who I'mgiving gifts to.
Yeah.
And I've just been kind ofexcited.
like buy gifts and gift givethis year.
but that's, I don't really havelike a hot take or like a
personal take.
But what's yours?
So my whole thing with gifts iswe're adults, right?
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Mm-hmm.
Um, for me it's very difficultwhen people ask me like, what do
you want?
You know, because I usually getwhat I want for myself.
Exactly.
And, um, when I think ofsomething that I want and people
say No, like something I canactually get you.
Like, no.
And I'm like, no, I just toldyou.
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And then they end up giving mesomething that.
Has nothing.
It's not what I said.
It's not any of that.
It, it's just gonna sit in myroom and not get used.
Mm-hmm.
And it drives me nuts.
Yeah.
It drives me absolutely nuts.
We need to be more diligentabout like, if you ask someone
what they want, that is openingthe door.
For you to listen and receivewhat they're saying and like,
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okay, this is what they said.
Okay.
So you're saying that anytimeyou've told people in the past
like, this is what I want,they'd like go off the rail and
get you something completelydifferent?
Some people, yeah.
Yeah.
And it drives me nuts.
Yeah.
Or if I'm like, can you justgimme money?
Yeah.
Like, literally, it doesn't evenmatter.
Just it like, okay.
Mm-hmm.
like, gimme money or, um, likepractical gifts, things you.
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Yes.
Those are still gifts.
Yes., I'm getting my cardetailed for Christmas, but
Yeah, exactly.
Like stuff like that.
Like that's literally what I, Ilove that.
Yes.
I, that's kind of what I, I wastalking about when I said like
overstimulated.
Yes, because it's like, Okay, Igot this and this and this, and
it does kind of sit there.
Mm-hmm.
like, I remember mine would sitthere and some stuff I have even
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a year later and I'm like, wow.
Like even just, you know,lotions or whatever it may be.
And I'm like, I have not gonethrough all this.
Like, exactly.
It's just a lot.
And then it's kind of just, youknow, you like move on to the
next thing.
Mm-hmm.
you're like, oh, this new lotionfor, I'm using lotion as an
example.
Yeah.
But gimme anything.
Yeah.
It's like, oh, this newfragrance is out, or this new
thing is out.
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And the old.
gone.
Yes.
You know, and the new is in.
But I told Lauren, I said,listen, this podcast is our gift
to each Literally.
No, literally.
But I also.
I wanna do more experiences withpeople.
Well, and that's my thing too.
So again, like beingoverstimulated mm-hmm.
And having a bunch of stuffYeah.
Is not the vibe for me anymore.
It gets old quick.
I don't like that.
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And so it kind of bleed into thenew traditions thing.
I wanna, I would love to have anexperience.
I would love to have anexperience.
Like if you and I do something,I'd rather us go do something.
You know what I mean?
Like if, if you and I like, toeach other.
I'd rather us be like, Hey,let's put, let's both put 25
bucks and go do this.
Or like whatever.
Yeah.
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Yeah.
And so, I don't know.
I don't like to talk about ittoo much cause I don't wanna
seem like a grump, but I'm kindof like, yeah.
The gift thing, it drives meinsane and I hope that like if
and when I have kids mm-hmm.
that their experience, I want itto be more of like, we're going
on vacation or you know, this isgoing towards.
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Something like that.
I'll physically get, like getthem some material things.
Yeah.
But like, well, I feel like youcan get them, get it from Santa.
Exactly.
But then yeah, for, from youit's like, Hey, yeah.
I'm taking you here.
Exactly.
Or whatever, maybe.
No, I think that's great.
I, I am also, I mean, I'm reallythis year leaning into less
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materialistic things and morefriend and family time and.
just doing stuff like, I wouldnever beforehand take my grandpa
to see lights.
You know what I mean?
Yeah.
Like things like that.
Like I would never, you know,and now I'm like trying to
intentionally do things I'venever done before.
That's really nice when I'mlike, that's so cute.
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Oh, I love that.
Thank you.
Yeah, it's gonna be like alittle moment.
So, so cute.
I know.
I'm excited.
I'll buy him some hot cocoaYeah.
So do you have any like holidayplans already?
Do you know what you're gonnado?
Yes.
So 23rd, I'm spending it with mydad's side.
Mm-hmm.
of the family.
The 24th I'm spending it with mybrother and sister-in-law.
Mm-hmm.
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and the 25th, I imagine I'mspending it with my mom's side.
Okay.
Just like immediate family.
So you're gonna be.
Yeah.
And then 26th I'll probably staythere and then come back here.
Do you know what my therapistsaid today?
What she said to do a spa dayhere?
So I might just treat myself tolike a spa day when I get back,
might as well.
And do like a whole, like one ofthose, like package deals.
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Mm-hmm.
Um, it'll be cheaper than goingsomewhere.
That's true.
And then we can just, we cantravel next year.
Yeah.
We're gonna be gone all thetime.
I hope.
That's my hope.
I hope we're at the pool all thetime.
Yeah.
I'm just wanting warmer weather.
I'm already sick and tired ofthis cold weather, and it's not
even cold yet.
Like it, it'll happen for me.
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January is, no, that's what I'msaying.
January.
Normally that happens for me,like I'm itching to go somewhere
warm.
It's, it's now and it's bad.
Really like the, it is.
It hasn't even been that coldout either.
I know there's been no snow.
Normally there's a snowstorm orlike an ice storm in like
October, November hasn'thappened this year to get snow
at least, which is like, if wedon't, that's totally fine.
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Wait, when?
I don't know.
Like soon I thought, oh shit.
Maybe I'm just like making thisup.
I literally thought that that's,no, it's supposed to get like
freezing next week.
that's don't like extremeweather regardless.
It literally doesn't matter.
I don't like it when it's 90 toa hundred degrees.
Oh, I do.
And I don't like it when it'sfreezing.
I like a good 60 to like 80degrees.
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80, 85.
Uh, is a beautiful weather.
90 As long as I'm buy somewater, like ocean water.
I don't like, I don't know.
I like ocean.
Like the ocean a lot.
Yeah, me too.
So that's a warm my bag, whichis why we're going to TUM next
year.
I know.
I'm so.
Well, maybe Tulum, I don't know.
Just, we're gonna be in Mexico,regardless.
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I don't care where, yeah, I'm Iwill be there.
Yeah, we're working that outright now, I would say.
Yeah.
Is there anything that you misstraditions wise?
Wait, friend, I totally cut youoff.
What are you doing forChristmas?
Oh, oh yeah, so this year forour Christmas, it's actually
pretty low key really.
We usually have a Christmas Eveparty.
Mm.
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And then Christmas, like anactual Christmas Eve part or
like who all comes to that?
It's my family.
Oh, okay.
Yeah.
That's fun.
Yeah.
Oh, so it's not just likeimmediate family, like, it's
like kind of everybody.
Um, yeah, basically, um, thisyear we're not doing it just cuz
a lot of people are gettingsick.
Yeah.
so it's getting around bad.
but it's gonna be really low keythis year and I'm really okay
with it cuz I have a lot ofanxiety about a lot of people
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being in the house.
Hmm.
Yeah.
I hate that so much.
But yeah, you've always kind ofhated that, huh?
Well, yeah.
And just because, um, I get overStimula.
I do too.
Yeah.
So, um, yeah, it's gonna bereally low key this year, but
that's nice.
I'm kind of like, it doesn'tbother me.
Mm-hmm.
at all?
No.
I kind of am loving the peacevibes, like I want to be relaxed
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over Christmas break.
I feel like the past coupleChristmas breaks have been so
go, go, go.
Mm-hmm.
I just wanna vibe.
Yeah.
I wanna read a book and chill.
Literally.
Literally.
Just sit down, finish a book inlike a day.
Mm-hmm.
drink some coffee, some tea.
Okay.
So, um, do you have a dreamholiday vacation that you can
think of or already have inmind?
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There are two things to this,right?
Mm-hmm.
because on one hand I'm like, Iwould love to spend it somewhere
warm.
Mm-hmm.
like Australia, Greece.
I don't know if Greece is warmthis time, to be honest, but
somewhere by water.
You know what I mean?
Yeah.
Like Mexico.
Somewhere where you're notreally set like you're
celebrating, but it's not thetraditional Yeah.
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What we know.
Yeah.
In the us.
But then part of me is like afun cabin where it's snowy, but
you don't go ski or snowboard.
Like I don't wanna do that.
I wanna sit in the cabin theentire time, read a book, be by
a fire, sleep, eat, repeat.
Mm.
Do you know what I mean?
Yeah.
Like, so two complete differentvibes.
I don't have like a specificlocation.
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No, I think like Breckenridge,Colorado would be really fun.
Um, like a ski trip kind ofvibe.
Yes.
But no skiing.
But no skiing.
I don't like skiing.
I do wanna try and snowboard.
I don't know how I feel aboutcold weather sports in general.
So I don't know, but I would bevery open.
I love that.
Oh, be open to it.
Have you done it before?
No.
Yeah, I had one bad experienceskiing and I've never been back.
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Oh, Oh, no.
Trauma.
Okay.
Well I don't wanna do that.
That's scary.
Um, Yeah.
What about you?
Do you have a specific likelocation?
I think, I think this is whereit, well, I feel like there's
several places where they havelike a Christmas village looking
like place, but like, oh yes.
Like I think Switzerland, I'veseen videos.
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Of like, that would bebeautiful.
It's beautiful.
Just like go to the North Pole Imean, yeah.
Or do it up Christmas big time.
Like okay.
Yeah.
I love that Christmas Villagevibe or, um, like small town.
Yeah.
Like decked out.
Yeah.
Like it's giving hallmark.
It's giving homework.
Would you wanna go to New Yorkfor Christmas time?
Hell yeah.
I would too.
That's, that was my other one.
Like in New York.
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I would too.
Absolutely.
Mm-hmm.
I would give.
Why did that not cross my mind?
Because that's like a dream.
I knew, I knew that it wouldcause I was like, I'm gonna say
New York shouldn't be like, whydidn't I just say that?
Because we both have, we shouldmake that our 2024 goal.
That would be so to go duringChristmas.
Oh yes.
Go like right after Christmas,but before New Year's.
Mm-hmm.
Yeah.
We should do that.
Yeah.
If you're gonna hear on thepodcast Yep.
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We're we're gonna make ithappen.
We're gonna make it happen 2024.
Um, I don't know.
I don't know if I would want tospend the holiday somewhere
warm.
I'm not entirely sure.
I know I, that's why I kind ofpicked the two vibes because I
think that would be cool.
I hear a lot of people do it,but then I'm like, would I like
that?
I don't know.
I just always like being bywater, like you said.
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Yeah.
So it's like, I wouldn't, I knowI'd enjoy it, but I think
something would feel a littleoff about it.
Exactly.
Mm-hmm.
Like, I want it, I want it to belike snow.
Yeah.
But when I go home, there's nosnow there.
I want, it's giving hallmark forsure.
It is giving Hallmark.
I, I agree with that actually.
I love that answer.
Yeah.
Ah-huh.
So that's kind of what I'mthinking.
I making that answer.
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Christmas a village vibes.
Wait, I love that.
My friend, that big fur coatwalking around with my like big
furry hat.
That's the thing.
Yes.
I have no Christmas clothes.
Like I have no winter.
I just layer and I, I, well, Itechnically do have winter
clothes.
I've gotta go shopping.
No, you don't.
Not Is that just an excuse to goshopping now?
You need to just start shoppingfor your warm weather stuff.
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No, I have too much of that.
Okay.
And very lit friend.
We haven't even gotten to thecoast part of the year.
You want me to freeze Well,because that's gonna be really
expensive when, because you'reright, you're right.
I'm just going off try and shopon like the whole season.
Yes.
Things are way cheaper when you.
especially coats and stuff.
Those things are so expensive.
I know.
And I'm super like, you don'thave things to wear.
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I'm the perfect consumer becauseI don't think about things until
I'm like, now I'm cold.
So I'm like, I need winterclothes.
And they're the most expensive.
Uhhuh And then when it's hot,I'm like, I don't wanna buy a
coat like I know.
I wanna spend my money on thingsI want right now.
Nope.
Because when it starts totransition, cause you know how
it is here.
I know.
I know.
In Oklahoma.
Mm-hmm.
it'll be like, it's bad.
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Oh, this.
You know it's summer, but, well,no.
Summer's pretty consistent.
More when it starts to cool.
Whenever it gets a little likedicey one day it gets so dicey.
60 degrees.
Like 80 in the like Yeah.
60 degrees in the morning, 80 inthe afternoon.
Mm-hmm.
And then, and the next day it'sfreaking 50.
You dropped like 20 degreesovernight.
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No, it's so dumb.
Like guess what?
Because you shopped ahead oftime.
You go in a closet and you'relike, wow, I, you could teach me
how to shop this year.
Okay.
I definitely, I'm stilllearning, but that thing, yes, I
can definitely teach you that.
I need help with that from himfor sure.
I'm constantly scrolling throughdifferent stuff, so I need.
I got you.
Um, I mean, is there anythingthat you're actually looking
forward to?
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I feel like it would be going tosee the lights with your
grandpa.
Yeah.
Going to see the lights.
Um, just honestly hanging outwith my nephew more.
That's so fun.
Getting to like, see him andkind of like, I don't know, he's
just so fun.
Um, yeah, just hanging out withfamily in general.
I feel like that's something I'mreally, and I think.
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really making sure that I restand relax for 2023.
And also like goal setting, likeI really wanna take the last
week of the year to, um, puttogether like a vision board and
I'd love to print it out and putit in a frame and hang it in my
room.
Mm-hmm.
Um, and also just really.
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I don't wanna say like manifest,but just write down my goals,
like make sure that it's doable.
Um, I'm someone, I saw this theother day on Instagram, but I'm
someone who will say like, Iwant.
X instead of like reallybreaking it down and saying
like, okay, well what do I needto do to get to this goal?
Yeah.
Like I'm someone who's justlike, which I think that's kind
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of how we all set goals.
Like, like being reallyspecific.
Yes.
Like I want to start makingspecific like smart goals.
And so that's something I reallywanna do for the last week of
2022.
Honestly, I'm just excited for2023, but I think.
Yeah, like holiday wise, justspending time with family,
hopefully like resting, sleepingin, relaxing, eating good food.
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Like for some reason I thought Iwould have less this year cuz I
wasn't married anymore.
But for some reason I have morethis year.
What?
Yeah, I have no idea.
It's kind of crazy.
Compared to Thanksgiving.
I feel like my Christmas isdefinitely gonna be more just
like chilled out though.
Oh really?
Yeah.
I kind of love that though, likeI do too.
Instead of going from like thisplace to this place, to this
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place, like kind of being ableto chill out.
Same.
I definitely think I'm justready to get through to the new
year.
Yes.
I think that's part of like whyI'm feeling the way that I do.
Yeah, same.
Is there anything like specificthat you have asked for this
Christmas?
Ooh.
Okay, so.
Getting my car detailed.
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That's a big one because she'dbe looking bad, especially
because moving, I pretty muchlived down in my car for a very
specific time.
Yeah.
Or a very small amount of time.
So getting my car detailed.
Um, I also asked for likeloungewear sets.
Mm-hmm.
So I asked for like a loungewearset because I just live in
those.
Um, and so I asked for that.
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And then what else did I ask?
Honestly, that's really it.
Like I didn't ask for very much.
I know one gift my mom got me,which is like a easy budget, um,
friendly, like I think Crock Potmeals and so it gives you a
grocery list for each week andmeals.
So that will be really fun.
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Nice.
Um, but.
I don't know.
I didn't really ask for toomuch.
I've kind of been honestly morefocused this year on like what
I'm giving people.
Mm-hmm.
So I feel like that's what I'vebeen more like focused on.
I'm really excited about gettingmy car detailed.
Like that's honestly to me,adult.
That's a, that's when you, thatwas gonna say, that's when you
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know you're an adult, but my caris just Cause I would love that
too.
It looks disgusting and I don'thave mats like for.
Seat, like for my floor mats.
Floor mats.
Yeah.
And so it's just collecting justcrumbs and dust and it's just
nasty.
And so I'm ready to get it.
Like really, really deepcleaned.
Oh, I did ask for a coloringbook.
Hmm.
I did ask for that.
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Nice.
Um, I just love to color not measking for like gift cards.
I love gift cards, especially anen cue gift card.
Oh.
Oh, that's a good gift.
I love en Cue so much.
That is a good gift.
Like a en cue that has adrive-through.
Oh, stop it.
No, that's my weakness.
It is like that's Christmasevery time I go.
Really?
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I might go after I leave here.
That's beautiful.
I have like$30 left on a giftcard.
That's beautiful right now.
What all did you ask for besidesgift cards?
Anything like tangible or justgift cards?
Uh, so I entered this raffle towin a pair of Crocs, like this
ciso.
Oh yeah.
Collaboration with Crocs.
I lost.
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Oh, love that for me.
Love that.
Um, and Corey let me put hiscard on it.
So he was like, okay, like ifyou get it, then I'll just make
sure I have the money.
Like to get him.
I lost Oh.
And this girl, I follow one,two.
And neither they, they were notmy size.
No.
So that's out the, you know,it's not happening.
They're not.
Okay, so wait, stalking it.
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Oh, okay.
So this was just to, it wasliterally a raffle because, so I
guess the demand was so high.
They were like, it's literallygonna be a raffle.
The last time that they did it,how many did they give away?
Yeah.
I don't know, but I lost, that'swhat I do know.
They're not even like puttingthem for sale or like whoever
one has to buy them.
Well, you, so the way that yousigned up was like you put your.
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I think you did an email addressand then a card on file, and
they basically said like, if youget it, like you'll be notified
and they're gonna automaticallytake the money.
How much were they?
$70.
Oh, that's not bad at all.
They're not bad at all.
Mm-hmm.
No, but I, it sucks that she'snot like lost making, like
pushing it out.
Like, like restocking More ofthem?
Yeah.
I don't know.
But it's like a special edition,I guess.
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Oh, so that's what I, one of thethings I asked for, um, and
then, I really want to get,like, I didn't ask for this, but
if I get the Amazon gift cardthat I want, yeah.
This is what I'm gonna buy withit.
I really wanna start waxingmyself, like my, um, underarms
and stuff really?
(28:11):
And my, uh, friend please.
Yeah.
Tell me how that goes.
Yeah, well, when we livetogether you're gonna help me,
so, ah, I'm gonna make you pulllike strips and stuff.
No, I don't think I can do that,friend.
Oh my gosh.
Well, if I hurt, then who'sgonna do it?
Okay, I'll do it.
But you're gonna scream.
No, I won't.
No I won't.
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Okay.
It's gonna be just fine, but Ireally wanna get like the kit,
the kit stuff to do it.
Do you get, I wanna do what?
The lash tint one?
Mm-hmm.
and like the lash lift and tintone.
Yeah.
But I'm incredibly nervous tomake myself go blind.
Like, I don't know.
I just think I would reallyirritate that.
Would it be that severe?
Is that like you're doing anylash extensions on yourself?
That's true.
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I think I might.
I'll look into it after this.
You should, you should.
What?
Let's see if I can do my, oh, mymom bought me like, uh, during
Black Friday, my hair stylistdid a package thing.
Oh yeah?
Yeah.
So she bought me one of those.
So I like the next couple oftimes I go get my hair done.
It's already paid for.
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That is so nice.
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
That's amazing.
Yeah.
So I love that you asked for agift card.
I love gift cards.
That's the most gift new thingI've ever, I know.
Getting money.
Gift card, that really giftcard.
Okay.
So what are some other thingsthat you would buy if you got a
gift card?
Um, probably a bunch of stuffoff of my Amazon list that I've
saved.
Oh yeah.
Okay.
Like what?
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Or um, like what's your clothes?
There's like a.
There's like shape wear.
There's leggings I really like,um, tops that have like bras in
them.
Oh yeah.
I love those.
I would buy, oh, you know what,what?
No.
Cause you know I love jewelry.
Uhhuh, It would definitely beanother ring bracelet.
Um, another bag.
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You are the bag clean.
I need to get on your level.
I would buy some bags.
I really want some.
I want, I love that.
You need to get a.
I don't.
Um, and like put your bags on.
It's literally just my bags.
Yeah, you should.
Yes.
That would be like the clearacrylic shelves.
Yes.
Those are so beautiful.
And you could just have yourbags out.
Yes.
And like Coach has had a majorrebrand and I'm loving what
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they're putting out right now.
Really?
Because I don't really likecoach's stuff because it just
has the C everywhere.
Oh, go take a look.
Is it so nice?
I mean, I love it.
I've never necessarily gonethrough anything where I hated
it.
Yeah.
But like, I'm a Kate Spade gal.
Oh, you like Kate Spade?
Yeah.
I like some of their stuff.
I've always really liked KateSpade.
I thought they had really cuteprints.
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Um, oh no, I'm a huge MarkJacobs girlie Wow, friend.
I'm too expensive for myself andI really want a Louis Vuitton
duffel.
Really.
I know exactly where I would buyit from.
I just have to save the moneyfor it.
Where would you buy it from?
Um, I would buy it off of, whatis it called?
Thee or the real?
Real.
It's where people Oh, I heardthe real, real is Yeah, like the
real deal.
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I hear stuff all the time.
I make myself crack up It's socorny.
The real, real, the real deal.
No, I love it cuz you know it'sreal, you know, designer things,
Uhhuh, but it's, it.
Sold over and over and over.
Yeah.
People can resell it and I lovethat.
That's pretty cool.
Well, and it's also sustainable,the sustain, sustainable,
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fashionable.
Yeah.
I'm really into that.
So I really wanna lose.
I'm trying to be better aboutthat.
I'm trying to honestly be very,very much better about I'm
trying to be better about just.
Minimalizing my closet.
I wear the same five things.
So why do I have 30 shirts?
Yeah.
Do you know what I mean?
Yeah.
Like that was ridiculous.
And also I'm trying to be betterabout switching things out
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because my closet is so small.
Like switching winter to summerand summer to winter.
It's hard though.
Like our weather is notconsistent enough.
Literally switch it out.
That's crazy.
I have some like summer tops, ummm-hmm.
But that's why I think it's goodto just know how to layer your
stuff if you know how to layeryour stuff.
Yeah.
That's smart.
I dunno.
Then you.
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Like if you have like that onright now, you could throw over
like a big coat on top of it.
Hmm.
Or like a, like, I don't know,something like that.
Or like a vest.
I love that.
Yeah, you can do that.
I love that.
You're right.
I need to get more stuff toolayer I feel like we're kind of
like chilled out.
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wanna say, me and Lauren are notnegative about the holidays.
we are not, we love theholidays.
We love spending time with ourfamily.
But I think, yeah, I, I thinkthat a lot of people can relate
when they get older that it'sjust, first of all, it's not the
same and your traditions andvalues and everything kind of
change too.
I think it kind of can become avery, um, can you really sort of
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form like, oh, what do I reallywanna do?
What is it that I really want?
Yes.
Do you know what I actuallyreally wanna do?
This Christmas Eve.
What?
I really wanna go and do alittle, um, like Christmas Eve
church service and do thelittle, you need the candlelight
service.
You talked about that.
I wanna do that.
Oh, you know what, I kinda domiss that.
Like, um, when I was a kid itgives you wholesome vibes.
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Cause I was a very, like, so mygrandpa's a pastor.
Oh really?
The gr my, my mom's dad.
Okay.
He's a pastor and so I kind offeel like I was a church, like a
pastor's kid in a way.
Mm-hmm.
and like I would be in like theplays and say my little stuff.
Like I kind of miss that.
(33:20):
Yeah.
Yeah.
Because it's just, I mean,that's just being a kid, like
that's just part of it.
We're just older now.
Yeah, different.
It's true.
Yeah.
I feel like that's one thing Ido want to do.
I need to see like what timethey are so that I can balance
doing the things I need to do onChristmas Eve too.
So we probably will go to churchactually on.
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Really on Christmas actuallyknow that I, Christmas day,
cause Christmas day is on aSunday.
Oh my gosh.
It is.
Mm-hmm.
So I Do you think that'll be, doyou think, do you think it'll be
poppin that day?
Probably.
Well, or do you think thechurches will be off?
Oh, I don't know.
That's a good question.
I told you how long, how longit's been since I've been at
church.
Cause I actually don't know.
Can't remember.
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Well, I don't know if there'sever been a time in my life.
Where Christmas has been on aSunday.
It probably has at some point,but I mean, probably we're
probably like younger.
I wonder like how much thatrotates, like how the days are.
I know.
I don't know, but, Hmm.
Christmas Eve is, I mean, I knowthat churches, that's like a
really, really big day.
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Yeah.
Um, but yeah, I would reallylike to do that again this year.
I think it's by like, itdepends.
The church wants to do.
I think so too.
Yeah.
I think some will probably beopen.
Some are like, I.
Yeah, I agree with that.
Yeah.
Um, cool.
Well, thank you guys so much forlistening to our holiday
episode.
Yeah.
Well then you have one more forthe year that we'll, we'll
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launch after this.
One more?
Yeah.
We'll have one on the 26th.
Mm-hmm.
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We're like less than a hundredaway.
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very Merry Christmas, happyholidays, whatever you may be
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