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EP 106: August Catch Up
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We’re back with a much-needed August catch-up! This week, we’re chatting about all the random things going on in our lives—because sometimes you just need a good mom group vent session.
Candace gave herself an impromptu “makeover” because she had an ugly makeup-free weekend and we’re here for this energy. She’s also on a mission to make her house cozy and cute by Christmas, despite the chaos that comes with, well… life.
We also get into the question of the moment: Is it too soon to be thinking about Halloween? (Spoiler: probably not.)
And then there's the second child convo—are they just universally wild, or is Whitney’s second just a special brand of unhinged? We break it down, mom-to-mom style.
Grab a coffee (or a Halloween-themed wine glass?), tune in, and come hang out with us for some real-talk and laughs.
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Introduction to Mom Group Chat Podcast
00:00:07
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there's no right way to do it.
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Oh, we're going to get into it. What up moms? My name is Whitney Williams and this one
00:00:20
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one. It's been a while since we've messed up. you What is it? but i um You were saying it right. What up, moms? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I just forgot you. Sorry.
00:00:31
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What up, moms? My name's Whitney Williams, and I'm here with my best friend, Candice, and this is the Mom Group Chat Podcast. So sorry. i was, like, just taken aback because I was telling Candice, I was like, you look so pretty. I haven't seen her hair, like, straight like that in a long time. I haven't styled my hair straight like that, like, all year, I feel like.
00:00:49
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Well, I need to tell you that you inspired me to look like this today, and I need to explain. literally me being like, I haven't done my hair like that in forever. No, because you have just been looking so gorgina and tan and like beautiful. wow For real.
00:01:09
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and I have, I literally had like the ugliest weekend. Like I didn't, I didn't wear makeup at all Friday, Saturday or Sunday. And it got to the end of the day yesterday. And I was just like, Oh, I'm feeling ugh. Like I was just like, I'm feeling, I literally, i caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror and I was just like, girl, you do better.
Whitney's Makeover Surprise
00:01:33
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And so last night, Vinny went to sleep kind of early And I was like, i have to start this week on a better foot. I have a super busy week this week today, especially with super busy or is super busy.
00:01:46
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And I was like, I'm so I did a full like makeover to myself last night. I did a derma plane on my face. I derma plane my face. I took a everything shower, shave my leg, shave everything like whatever. And I even did a gloss hair oo thing in the shower So that's why my hair is so like sleek and straight because I did that like gloss thing in the shower.
00:02:13
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And then I got out and I did a full self tan. I'm pretty sure my husband thinks I'm like cheating on him today or something because he was asleep and he knows when I put on Tanner, like it's very obvious. I, first first of all, sleep in full body jammies cause I don't want it to get in the bed. So I'm sleeping in like long sleeve and long pants, which is abnormal for me.
00:02:39
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And he can smell it, obviously, when he like comes to give me a kiss in the morning. And so he was like, did you put Tanner on? And I was like, yeah. And he was like, why are you going somewhere today?
Hair Styling and Natural Preferences
00:02:51
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And I was like, no, I'm not.
00:02:53
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I just was feeling ugly and I wanted to like feel good going into this week. Okay. Being so tan. It really does. So I'm feeling... prettier and more put together today. My hair is done.
00:03:08
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my tan is on I'm feeling good. and Well, obviously, noticed your hair right away because, ah i mean, that's worth it. Well, yeah, I don't wear my hair straight very often. don't either anymore. actually don't have even. was signature thing, like forever. I don't even own a straightener anymore.
00:03:28
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and broke, which is pretty much why I don't do it anymore. I only use my round tool brush and do like the blowout. I don't even, i haven't curled my hair, i swear to God, since last summer when I went to Charleston, I think is the last time I pulled my curling iron out.
00:03:45
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Damn, that's crazy. um Yeah, i I curl my hair a lot, but I don't have a straightener anymore. i lost it in the flood. I lost all my hot tools in the flood, and I've only replaced the ones that I like use super often. you know but um i the reason it inspired like you me saying you specifically inspired me is I feel like the last couple of times we've gotten on here you look so tan and gorgeous and I'm like I cannot show up to this looking like and I look terrible no you you Whitney that is simply not the case you look so tan well yeah beautiful
00:04:26
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It's the tan. ah I don't have a lick of makeup on. i'm Well, you look so good. um Thanks. I'm coming ah off hot from like a busy weekend. ah yeah but this is so I just don't got any. I didn't have time that today.
00:04:44
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I couldn't do it. That's fine. You look amazing as usual. um I do need to say this will be the last time that you guys are seeing me in this spot in this chair because my big cozy corner chair that I plan to sit in to record arrived.
00:05:04
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Oh, goody. Over the weekend. And I bought a little side table for it. And I need to get a clamp arm for my mic to like have Oh my god So you're going to have like a full body. okay Well, shit. I'm going have full I think I'm going to upgrade my setup here soon. Well, great talk. I shall do the same. Oh, I guess I shouldn't say that's the last time because it won't be the last.
00:05:27
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This won't be the last time, but it's coming.
Creating a Cozy Home by Christmas
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and An upgrade to my setup is coming. I'm excited for that. Me too. Wow. She's professional.
00:05:39
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Well, Vinny and I had a talk over the weekend because um don't get me wrong. like I love our new house and it's cute and all those things and we're getting settled, but it's still like giving builder grade. It's giving freshly moved in It's giving no personality and like so And again, i'm I'm so grateful that we're in a new house and all that. This definitely wouldn't be like my first choice like house. It's doing all the things it needs to do.
00:06:14
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But I saw this TikTok over the weekend where it was like, there are 155 days until Christmas. And it was like, that text was overlaid, all of these like cozy houses decorated for Christmas.
00:06:29
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And I put my phone down and I turned to Vinny and I was like, I'm on a mission to make this house feel cozy and more ours by Christmas. Like that's my new goal. It's like by the by the time we decorate for Christmas, I want art on the walls. I want things painted that we've talked about. I want like upgrades to things that we've like talked about. I'm just like, i'm I want this house doesn't feel like us yet, which is, I know we've only been in here five months, six months maybe, but still like, I'm just feel like, I don't know. I'm, I'm, I'm on a mission now to make this house feel comfy, cozy us by Christmas time.
00:07:15
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Cause I want our first Christmas in this house to like feel special. And it will. Um, also just start slapping art, just slap it on.
00:07:27
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Well, I took my happy ass to HomeGoods and Marshalls last week and I found some amazing frames that I'm very happy with.
00:07:38
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So that's like my first project. I'm probably going to or I'm going to attempt to like document this on Instagram and do like a little series that's like make my home cozy by Christmas and like just talking about all the little things i do I'm into that.
00:07:53
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I'm locked in I'm locked in. So the first thing I'm going to do is those frames I bought. I am going to, I mean, you'll have to fight you'll have to see. oh oh But I'm going to paint them and ah do some art situation that with some Polaroids that I have. Oh, cool.
00:08:15
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Yeah, I'm excited. is your art style? Do you have one? or do you like i don't I don't. In fact, I struggle hardcore with art. I like everything. i I struggle.
00:08:27
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I'm like, is this cute? Is this cheesy? I don't know. I mean, obviously, I'm not like live, laugh, love. i like flowers. I like houses. I like intaglios. I like ships. I like everything.
00:08:39
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I think what I struggle with a lot, too, is that I'm very much a, like, this room has a theme. And, like, not a lot in my house is, like, tied together, if that makes sense. Like, like Evie's room is very like vintage, girly, like whatever. And then Alice's room is like total opposite, like pop, color, daisy, like whatever. And the art I've bought for both those, obviously, like I i think what ties it all together or what I hope ties it all together in our house is that I just want color. Yeah. Yeah.
00:09:14
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So maybe that's the tying factor. I don't know. I'm not a designer. It actually is like, it's hard for me, but um I'm, I'm going to attempt. even I feel like your homes have always been so good.
00:09:25
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feel like I, I tend to pull it together, but I don't know. It's, it's, it is like, it's one of those things I don't feel confident about necessarily. I'm just like, I think this is working. don't know.
00:09:38
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I feel like you always make good choices. um And it's so funny. Like you saying all this, I feel like. You like everything to be cohesive. And I'm like, so like, I don't care. believe it but And like, even like to the T of your children's names, you're like, I want them to start with a vowel and to sound like they go together.
00:09:57
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And meanwhile, I'm like, I got Graydon and Margo. Like they're just totally like opposite names. Like one's classic, one's random, like, It's just so funny that. No, I'm a I'm a structured Capricorn queen like I to a fault.
00:10:12
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I talk about this all the time with my business and stuff, too. Like I i tend to like I don't know, I'm an I'm an enigma. Because I do, I am confident and I usually like, like I prefer action. Like I just want to get it done and like whatever.
00:10:28
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But I am, I do have a tendency to like overthink some things and be like, oh, I want it perfect. I'm i'm a perfectionist a little bit for sure. so you're also a doer. like Yeah, that's the thing. is like You're a self-starter or like a fire starter. Are you a fire sign? What are you, a water sign? What are you?
00:10:47
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I'm an earth sign. Huh. Okay. Yeah. Moana.
00:10:53
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Make way. ah That's Margo's new favorite movie. She finally is into TV.
00:11:01
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Yay. yeah And Moana is her princess of choice, so it's good. Okay. So...
Whitney's Solo Day Plans
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Obviously, this is the August update episode, so we're just, you know, we've already hit the ground running here. but So i have had I have an exciting week ahead of me in that my I am going to be alone for like two and a half days.
00:11:23
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And it's because my mom and Rob have asked to take the girls to Disney. for day and a half ish and they're pass holders and the girls like get in for free. I mean, Alice technically should be paid for, but like you can, you know, kind of stretch it.
00:11:41
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And, um, so anyways, they were, it's much easier for them to go. It's like less of a thing because they're pass holders. They can just go and they found a great hotel deal, whatever.
00:11:54
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And so she asked me, she was like, would you care if you brought the girls over Tuesday night and they spend the night and then we wake up and go to Disney all day Wednesday and then they'll stay the night at Disney on Wednesday and they'll come home midday Thursday. And I was like, literally, there's nothing I would want more like to just have in the middle of the week some days ah to myself like.
00:12:18
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ah dream. Literally. But anyways, I was talking to them about what we didn't get to do when we went to Disney back in May that I wish we would have. And Moana now has like a section in Epcot and you can meet.
00:12:32
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We never met Moana and Evie and Alice are still very into Moana. So i think they're going to do that and go and meet Moana. And there's like a whole water splash pad area Moana. Nice.
00:12:44
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Yeah, that is so nice. Yeah. So what does our one that was do when your parents take your kids overnight?
00:12:56
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you eat whatever you want. That's the first thing. Whenever you want. Whenever. Whoa. And I'm sleeping in on Wednesday. Actually, I already have my whole day Wednesday planned.
00:13:06
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So I'll tell you about it. We, I took the day off work. Like I cleared my fucking calendar. i was like, I was like, I'm going to take a self-care day. You got to take advantage of Yeah. like There's so many things I've been wanting to do that haven't like I haven't been able to. And I know that if even if I were to keep one call on my calendar, it am my i and I'm a workaholic, like i just know I'd end up working. So I already told all of my clients, I'm like, listen, I am out on Wednesday.
00:13:36
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and didn't say why. i just to said, I'm out on Wednesday. Yeah. And so I'm going to sleep in. That's the first thing. Second thing, I booked a 10-15 workout class because it's not too early.
00:13:48
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i can still have a slow morning, but I can go and get a workout in and then I'm going go straight from my workout class to the pool. And I'm going to sit my happy ass in the Yacht Club and I'm going to order myself a beverage, you know, and a yummy lunch. And I'm going to sit by the pool in silence or with some headphones on listening to a podcast or some music.
00:14:11
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And I'm just going to sit. You know what? I might even bring a magazine like the year 2005. Okay. I just want to just relax. ah cos And it sounds so fun.
00:14:24
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Honestly, doesn't it? it sounds so fun. I loved that. I know. And then i'm going to come home like late afternoon. I'll take a midday shower.
00:14:35
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And then Vinny and I are going to have a little bit of a casual date night. We're going to go to like one of our favorite like dive bars here that has good like, you know, dive bar food. It's not anything fancy or anything.
00:14:48
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But we're like, let's just go The name of this place is kind of weird. But the name of the bar is called Dead Bob's, which is weird because okay my dad my dad's name was Bob and he is in fact dead.
00:15:03
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So it's very strange. But the place is so good. It's like right by our house and like is ah good dive bar. I guess we should go in here.
00:15:18
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Literally, when i when we moved to this area and we saw that place, I was like, oh my God, that's so crazy that that's the name of that bar. But it's funny because every time I go in there, I think my dad would love this place. You're like, kind of you're like how dare you name it?
00:15:33
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Honestly, it's like it's been 10 years now. like i that kind of I always say I'm a part of the Dead Dads Club. like It just is what it is now, you know, but anyways, the place is called dead Bob's. And so we're just going to go to dead Bob's and have like a casual date night. We'll have a drink or two.
00:15:47
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and then I'm going to come back here and I'm going watch whatever I want without having to do bedtime. wow And, and then I get to sleep in or do whatever I want. I have to work the next day. So I probably woke it up and like,
00:15:58
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But I might do another workout class. Oh, yeah. Just because I can. Might as well. And, yeah, I mean, does that not sound like a dream? it sounds nice.
00:16:11
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yacht club is so fun. may even. Order whatever you want. Yeah. And to not chase around a kid. Like, like what do you get? Like chicken tendies and fries?
00:16:25
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Yeah, something like that. Or like a. Oh, my God. I don't know. They have a like a chicken sandwich and fries. Sounds good. They have something there that is like sandwichy that is so yummy. the club.
00:16:38
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Yeah. ah That sounds better to me than chicken tenders. Honestly, like a club sandwich with fries. Wow. Wow. Say less. Dream day. and Dream day.
00:16:50
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Literally. hat um yeah that sounds so nice. And seeing Moana, I was literally thinking, should Margo be Moana for Halloween? Like, Graydon requested her to be san Cinderella, which was really random.
00:17:05
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Like, we don't watch that movie. But he said, I want Margo to be Cinderella. I'm like, okay, well, that is a pretty, like, cute thing. halloween outfit but she's so into moana i'm like um'm leaning moana just for her i like be cute and she's tan could she is she could grayden could be maui oh he could i mean he's like back on a dinosaur kick he like left it for a second and classic back he's back so he might want to be a dinosaur
00:17:37
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um Alice is already talking about being Poppy from Trolls. So that's probably in our future. I think Brittany is um going to do Poppy as well, even though her daughter her daughter's name is Poppy.
00:17:48
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But she loves Trolls. So it's like, it's inevitable. Sorry, Britt. You got to do it. Poppy, meet Poppy. Poppy, I think, would be a cute costume, actually.
Halloween Costume Ideas and Home Coziness
00:18:00
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I do feel a little... confused about how I would do it. Like I can't pay i can't paint her whole skin pink. And I can't, I don't know if it's appropriate for me to dye her hair pink.
00:18:13
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But like I also feel like if I don't do those things, will she look like Poppy? I think you can just spray it. Like spray it up. Like spray up? Okay.
00:18:24
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Yeah. And maybe just don't paint her skin. I think we can get it the idea. Yeah.
00:18:31
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That seems like a lot of You mean I shouldn't put my child in pink face? no I'm just like, that's a lot of work, and I think we get what you're doing here. yeah yeah. And also, like, Alice, that would not fly with Alice. She'd be like, no, I don't like it.
00:18:46
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Maybe just do, like, the little red nose or, like, whatever. like Yeah, you're right. and You're right. You're right. Some glitter on her face. Yeah. and I think that's enough. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Since you're a Halloween girly, there's a lot of talk online already about like people switching to Halloween. Are you in that camp?
00:19:07
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I'm ready. You know, I love obviously for the July white, and blue are like, my favorite color scheme. But ever since it's over, like my friend posted the other day, she was like drinking out of a fall mug and it's like giving fall vibes. But with the summer, like long stretch of day, I'm like, this is, this is what I'm liking is like, I'm already like switched to Halloween mode. Not so much fall because I'm loving like the long days in summer, but
00:19:39
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I'm there. I'm ready. already found a pillow on West Elm that I must purchase for Halloween. I do. I'm not, I'm not a early Halloween girly typically, but when I was at home goods last week and I was shopping around, they had the cutest fucking shit there. I was like, and I don't have decorations much.
00:19:59
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Yeah. Like i that was stuff. We lost a lot of our decor. It was all in our buffet in our, um, dining room. So we lost a lot of that. And so I get to kind of start fresh Ooh, darn.
00:20:13
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But I'm holding, I'm holding for a little. Cause like, like I said, I want to make my house cozy before I like, I need to deck, I need to like standard decorate before I can like add in seasonal. So that's why I'm not going to put too much pressure on myself for Halloween this year. I'm really focused on, which I'm a Christmas girl anyway, but like, yeah, I'm going to, I'm going to focus on just getting our first Halloween here in this house. Cause we moved like the week of Thanksgiving.
00:20:41
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So we had Christmas here, which honestly, like I feel you on that. Like kind of felt weird to try and decorate my house. And then boom, Christmas made it like the extra cozy. And I'm like, what does my house look like without Christmas? Because I was only there. like ah I mean, we decorated it immediately because it was Thanksgiving. Well, yeah. Yeah. I mean, you were like literally ah Christmas this is around the corner. I remember joking and my parents were like, oh, my God, you already decorated for Christmas. I'm like, well. yeah it sparks joy like hello yeah but yeah our first Halloween here exciting i'm excited I'll probably still go to my old neighborhood to trick or treat though
00:21:27
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Oh, really?
Rethinking Kids' Parties
00:21:28
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Instead of your new one? Yeah. It's so fun over there. I don't know what it's like over here. I'm not going to fuck around. i want to go over there and get my jello shots and trick-or-treat run around with the kids.
00:21:43
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I love that. It's so fun. But what else is new? Anything? Well, didn't even get to talk about, I've had like two back-to-back weekends. I had ah New England clam bake, which I didn't even talk about on here that we were doing. Dude, you like that, you snuck that in.
00:22:00
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i feel like I, yeah it was, it was all, of course it was. That was Chris. And so I was along for the ride. Like, did I buy some picnic blankets and like some decor? Sure.
00:22:14
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But Chris ordered all the oysters from Rhode Island, shipped them down. We did a shrimp boil with corn and dewy sausage and onions. Oh, my God. And shrimp. Oh, it was so fucking good.
00:22:28
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um We just had like a pool day. but yeah It wasn't even, like, meant to be, like, a party. Maybe that's why I didn't bring it up because it was really just Chris wanted oysters. And he, like, texted our um friend group that we have at daycare. And he's like, does anyone else eat oysters? And so um that's what it was. And then, of course, my sister and my mom caught wind and they were like, we want to come.
00:22:51
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So... I was like, FYI, this is a toddler swim dinner party. This is not a ah throw down party like it was for Cinco Disco.
00:23:02
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But then, I mean, we had like 12 kids running around in the backyard playing. And for Margo's birthday, I planned on doing kind of like a pool situation.
00:23:14
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And I was like, maybe, maybe I don't want to. It felt like kind of chaotic. Yeah. Yeah. It's a lot to keep eyes on. Yeah. It was a lot of to keep eyes on. Like the parents have to be in the pool because they're little. Right. So I was like, Hmm, maybe I'll do like a slip slide and slide in the back instead or so like a yeah slide because I was like, this felt like I had to be in the pool. I couldn't really entertain.
00:23:40
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was kind of rethinking what I wanted to do. I'm like, Oh, okay. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, I don't think it's quite time for this, but I've seen on in like the Moms of South Tampa group here that moms will hire lifeguards for like birthday parties and like stuff just to like have an extra pair of eyes to like.
00:23:58
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Make sure everyone is safe. And if it. Because it does. it like starts to feel chaotic. And the parents like want to relax. And have fun. You know. i felt I mean it was like. It was the purpose of that party. Like we told everyone like to swim. But then I'm thinking of Margo's. And i'm like.
00:24:15
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I don't know. Because, you know, Graydon will swim without us. And he's fine. It's like Margo wants you in there. So... Yeah. I can't be in both places at once. um Or I can't be, like, out of the pool and Graydon in the pool. I'm just like, okay.
00:24:29
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So... rethinking that yeah potentially a backyard like back backyard situation i was gonna say feel like a slip and slide slide or like you know one of those like dual uh you know i think that would be great but also like if i get it too big for two-year-olds you want Like, okay. So I looked at this for Alice's party when we had planned to have a party.
00:25:00
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um And they have like, or at least some of the things, places around here, they have like smaller slides, slip and slides that like, I think are so would be better for two year olds. And I think Graydon and like his age would still like them.
00:25:15
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Well, and the slip and slide's fun. I think if I do both, I'm, yeah, just, I think that's the way to go right Yeah, I think so. Because that was a lot. And I didn't, like, say we're getting in the pool. I just said swimsuits recommended. So it's like, okay.
00:25:31
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Graydon and them will probably still try and get in the pool, which is whatever, but... Yeah. We'll draw them out, you know? I hear you. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Anyway, that I went down the wrong path on that side note.
00:25:45
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How is. ah go ahead. No, you go ahead. I was going to say, how is the planning going for that? I mean, haven't really done much. I feel like after your first birthday, it's kind of like, all right, I'm relaxed.
00:26:01
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um I've bought Margot's cake, which we're doing um Have Your Cake and Eat It 2 for Margot. So I like sent out the invites. I like got this really fancy cake, which I was like, okay, that's like the cute part of this party. And then I'm just going to do some pink decorations.
00:26:19
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And then hopefully have like... the pool situation going so I really haven't done much I'm probably just gonna order Chick-fil-a and roll with it always a win always a win always or Publix both slap those nugs or they're all good baby yeah yeah So that's probably all I do. was thinking back, like, Graydon's second birthday was actually my favorite party we had, and it was that tailgate party.
00:26:47
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That was so fun. Like, you know I've talked to you about this. Like, I'm planning my whole next pregnancy around a tailgate party. It was so fun. Like... oo It's so good. ah But yeah, hopefully this one will be so one be good too.
00:27:03
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There's already 33 people coming. Oh my god, amazing. I know. um I can't ever do it small for some reason. I mean, same with, I feel the exact same way, probably for a different reason than you.
00:27:17
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i just feel that way because family. We have so much family here. Like if I invite everyone, I have to invite family. We're at 40 people already. So that's not even like with friends and stuff. It's like.
00:27:28
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Yeah. Yeah. It's so big. Yeah. yeah Yeah. so that's happening.
Nashville Drama and Travel Plans
00:27:34
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And then i just got back from a bachelorette weekend for my, literally my oldest friend.
00:27:41
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And, um, what a time. Yeah.
00:27:47
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don't even know if I should go into it. I mean, i wasn't sure if you were going to like touch on it or not. Let's just say it was fun at first and it ended kind of sour. Like girls are so like it was fun until it wasn't.
00:28:03
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Yeah, it's like, I don't even want to go into it because obviously she's like oldest best friend and she listens to the podcast. So I'm like, I'm not even going to go into it. But girls are so funny. I just feel like why a bachelorette like always kind of at one point dramatic?
00:28:22
Speaker
I know it's like hi It's like kind of unavoidable, I think. ah It's just a lot of personalities in a small space. And I feel like there's also a lot of pressure yeah involved with bachelor parties or bachelor bachelorette parties. It's like, I don't know, people feel pressure to make it amazing or for the bride to have a good time and for everyone to have a good time.
00:28:46
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And it's just like ripe for...
00:28:50
Speaker
mishaps. I don't know. It's just, and there's alcohol yeah involved and yeah, I don't know. I feel like, yeah, it was something. Um, did you, you had fun though? Like the first night, right? Yeah. Like Nashville, I was telling one of my friends, I was like, Nashville's become so fun. Like I don't go downtown a lot. Obviously I like live in my little bubble over here with my family but Broadway is so fun. Like if anyone's like, do you want to go to Broadway?
00:29:23
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ah' be like, hell yeah. I used to hate it. I'd be like, no, fuck no. I'm not going down there. There's so much to do. Like there's so many bars. They all have four levels. Each level is like to your taste, like the bottoms country, the middle floor is like they have dining options with food or with drinks. And then it's like the third floor is like,
00:29:43
Speaker
Kind of like nts, nts, nts. And then the rooftop plays pop music. And you're just like, this is like so fucking fun. And every bar is like that. There's so many fun restaurants. You can have sushi.
00:29:54
Speaker
You can go to the 1230 Club and get yummy cocktails and like watch... almost like the Coco Bongo Club in the mask. like Oh. Yeah, there's a stage and you sit in like little club seats. Oh, wait. I've been there. Yeah, so you can do that. Love. And um like there's 60 Vines. You can go have wine. Like it's just for everyone now and it's not so redneck-y.
00:30:17
Speaker
Mm-hmm. I love it. I'm like, I love it down here. had the best food. I was like, my God, I ate so good this weekend. It was great. i got it i'm so I'm actually really hungry right now. I can't wait to eat something. um Well, you're just making the case for me to come to Nashville.
00:30:38
Speaker
Which I think I need to decide. Like we need to decide. Candice texted me like the day that I'm going on this bachelorette. And she's like, I'm thinking November. I'm like, look, I can't look at this right now.
00:30:54
Speaker
Yeah. You were like, I'm so sorry. I'm like, I can't do it. I texted you last night. i was like, you know what? Hell yeah. Just come. I'm not even going look at the dates. Um, I need to decide. Okay. So like, I don't know whether like here, here's where I'm torn.
00:31:11
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Obviously I would love a solo weekend that weekend. Vinny is on a bachelor party. So he is not able to watch the girls. It would have to be a, my mom or in-laws or someone watching the girls while I went away, which is fine. Like they're usually down to do that. Like that's fine.
00:31:31
Speaker
But you want Alice and Graydon to hang out. Yes, because Alice constantly talks about Graydon. And so here's the thing. The flight is so quick and short that like I think I probably could fly with both of them myself. Like I think i like Alice walks obviously really well now. Like she would hold my hand through the airport and stay with me. e I'd bring the single Zoe stroller.
00:31:55
Speaker
Like we'd I think we could do it. Honestly. Like I would just be like Evie would probably just be like really wriggly on the flight. That's probably the only time it would suck. Cause I mean, it's like two and a half hour flight.
00:32:09
Speaker
Like Alice can be entertained. It's Evie. It's like this age kind of sucks to travel, but. Well, we're going to Lake Tahoe soon and we have like a seven, eight hour flight. And I'm, I'm like actually very nervous for that flight with Evie.
00:32:24
Speaker
At least she'll have to go, like... Yes, that's true. We took Margo. Where did we go? Key West. And I think she was Evie's age. Yeah. Maybe at the time.
00:32:36
Speaker
She was good. She slept on part of it, which was really so sweet. Like, Margo doesn't sleep on me and anymore. So she, like, slept on me on the way down there. Like, the flight down there was good. The flight home... We got delayed. So, I mean, it was it is what it is, but...
00:32:54
Speaker
two They're just so wiggle town. I know. the Our flight there literally leaves here at nap time. So I think that is going to be clutch. And they will be getting some melatonin gummies on takeoff or right before we board.
00:33:10
Speaker
um If there's something you should know about me is I fucks with some melatonin gummies. Okay. literally... i don't I think that might be controversial, but...
00:33:23
Speaker
ah They love them and they work. I'm sorry. And so they will be getting those. And my hope is that they'll at least sleep for like an hour and a half, two hours of that beginning.
00:33:34
Speaker
And then it will be,
00:33:38
Speaker
as much entertaining as I can, you know, iPad toys, snacks, lunch, whatever it is. Like it just, yeah we're just going to make it work. please Make it fun. They can color. Yeah. No, it is what it is. You just got to go into it knowing.
00:33:56
Speaker
the little one's going to be a nut. Yeah. Oh, and she's proving to be a nut. Let me tell you, y'all Evie has turned.
Evie's Mischievous Adventures
00:34:09
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She's turned like, you know, the videos you see online of like, they show the first born and she's like organizing her dolls and is like, you know, ye playing quietly by herself.
00:34:20
Speaker
And then they show the second child and she's like throwing herself down a slide and like, Covered in dirt. Yeah. Like that is proving to be true in my household. Like Evie was the chillest baby of all time. Like, like I can't say enough good things about Evie is Evie's babyhood. Okay.
00:34:42
Speaker
But y'all, she has turned and she is mischievous and wild and dangerous. And so, you know, the medium told me that Oh, yeah. I forgot. The medium was like that second one.
00:34:57
Speaker
She's going to be your wild card. And holy moly, have I started to see that? Like she's a runner. She runs in every direction and she laughs maniacally as she does it. She's like.
00:35:12
Speaker
As she's sprinting away from me, she will run directly into the street from our house. Like, it's it's a stress. It's a stress bubble for me.
00:35:23
Speaker
It's so crazy. I'm wondering, like, why the second does that. Is it because, like, you're, like, as a parent, more relaxed? Like, less...
00:35:36
Speaker
I mean, am a second child. I know, but you don't have as much time to be like disciplinarian. Like you're just kind of like, I don't have time to deal with this. And you know what I mean? Like why do second kids give wild vibes?
00:35:49
Speaker
Yeah. I don't know. i don't know. There's something in the sauce. That's for sure. i just, she's just, she's crazy. feel like Margo's crazy wild, but like, I also had a boyfriend. So it like negates how she acts. Like, yes, she also parachutes off furniture and she can be naughty, but it's like nothing compared to my boy, you know, like he's cray cray.
00:36:20
Speaker
yeah Yeah. And hyper. And you have to run him like a dog. Like he's got to like get his energy out. She's like happy playing with her babies and being quiet. She's kind of quiet.
00:36:32
Speaker
She has a shrill though. Her scream is very high pitched and we'll burst your eardrum, but it ain't the same. It ain't the same. Yeah.
00:36:44
Speaker
I don't know. There's something about that second one. And Evie is just freaking crazy these days, but she's also so funny and she's not, I will say like she's wild, but she's not like,
00:36:58
Speaker
tantrumy or like um yeah or like whiny and I'll take wild over like that's what trying to me and whiny you know Margo's not whiny either and Graydon yeah was whiny but he also was so sick all the time like get why he was whiny but actually he still kind of is sometimes um she doesn't do that either yeah whiny is so annoying yeah Oh my God. I know.
00:37:29
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you know. I feel like I had something else to say on this that I wanted to talk about in this update. And now it's like completely erased my brain.
00:37:44
Speaker
Bring it back, baby.
00:37:48
Speaker
I don't know, man. What was it about? I don't know. i can't. It was like also just I feel like it was just on the tip of my tongue. And now I'm like, it's completely erased that you had a good weekend.
00:38:02
Speaker
I don't know. I mean, now my brain is spinning ah about, because, okay, I'm in the middle of this audio book right now. I think I told you about it, but it's taken over my brain and I'm oh i'm like 40 minutes from it being done. and you're like, and got I gotta hurry. Well, it's all it's all about memories.
00:38:18
Speaker
And so like right now when I just like lost that, I'm like, oh my God, they're in my brain. They've stolen my memories. Like, it's like, do you know when you like are so into an audio book that like the- That's all you can think about.
00:38:31
Speaker
Yeah, like that. It's like become my reality. That's how I get to. I love to listen to books. I'm a big audiobook fan. And I'm on the fourth book of Throne of Glass. And it's like I finished the third one last week and...
00:38:48
Speaker
It's just like all I want to do is read or listen, I guess. I say a read, but I'm listening. um That's what I do when I go on my walks. I'm like, I'm going to go listen to my book. Bye.
00:39:00
Speaker
Yeah. um It's... It's so good. It's called Recursion. i think I told y'all that, but it is so good. Hold on. Let me figure out the author. By Blake Crouch.
00:39:13
Speaker
Highly recommend. And I am very pumped to see how this ends. But I don't know. I don't have anything else to update, really.
00:39:24
Speaker
I'm just i'm i am looking forward to fall and back to school. That's so soon. It's in like two or three weeks. Yeah. And I'm just pumped about a new fall chapter.
00:39:39
Speaker
I'm like looking for... We have a busy August. Our August is so crazy. Like it's supposed to be Chelsea's wedding and Margo's birthday. So... And Chris, I think, is running a race or he's doing a race in August, which...
00:39:57
Speaker
don't do that to me Chris um so I'm trying to like I like actually wrote down today like a list of birthday gifts I want to get Margo because I'm like what is the golden egg gift you know like I wanted to do a sandbox and Chris is like against it we used to have one for Graydon at my other house and it does get disgusting but it's so fun at first and entertaining but I don't know do they get all sandy though No. I mean, we had it. It was like a picnic table and it was like sand was in. Oh, OK. Well, not like a sand box box.
00:40:35
Speaker
Okay. Cause I, when I think sandbox, I think them sitting in the sandbox. Yeah. And then their sand all in their diaper. And like, that sounds not fun to me. also have, we've had some snakes in our backyard. So I'm like, I don't necessarily want them to go um back there without me.
00:40:56
Speaker
You know, I'm like, I want to like scan the area and then make sure like we've seen two this summer and I'm like petrified now. Okay. Well, this leads me to my story.
The Snake Incident and Lake Fears
00:41:08
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i think you just reminded me, maybe this was the other thing I wanted to talk about was how I think our neighbors think we have a dead body in our, in our garbage can. So my husband was mowing the lawn on Friday and we also have some snakes in our backyard or we've seen a couple of them because we have behind our backyard fence. There is like a small canal and it's like a drainage canal. Yeah.
00:41:33
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for storm water and whatever. It's one of the reasons we honestly bought this house or like one of the yeah smart things is it drains water, whatever.
00:41:45
Speaker
And y'all know we have PTSD. So um anyways... But the canal can draw snakes to it and whatever. So we've seen a couple snakes. And while Vinny was mowing the lawn, he found a large one and he killed it.
00:41:59
Speaker
I don't know how he killed it. I was not there. don't know. Chris loves to kill them too. He like takes a shovel and just like. Yeah, that's. I'm pretty sure. You just it on the head. Yeah. I don't know. It's disgusting.
00:42:12
Speaker
So he killed the snake and he told me he did. He was like, oh, I got to go back there and remove it. Whatever. I didn't ask any questions. Well, Saturday, it Saturday? Yeah. Saturday, i go outside or as we're coming in and out of the door, i keep, it smells like a dead body. It smells like decomposing flesh. Okay.
00:42:32
Speaker
And I was like, what is that smell? It smells so bad. It smells like something died. And Vinny is like, I, Oh, it may be as the snake in the garbage can. He put it in a bag, but he, the through the snake away in the trash can.
00:42:47
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And, And as the day went on and the heat just beat on the trash can, you guys, it smelled. in It we hadn't even been dead that long. It was like 24 hours.
00:42:59
Speaker
Yes. Oh. Actually, like for real, just then I just gagged like thinking about it. I'm going to gag thinking about it And it was the most amount of flies I have ever seen around anything around our closed lid trash can.
00:43:14
Speaker
i have like there was in my eyes. Hundreds of flies, hundreds of flies. And I said to Vinny, I was like, some we got to do something like that's crazy. Like and also our trash doesn't get picked up till Tuesday because it comes Friday morning.
00:43:28
Speaker
So we had just had the trash picked up. We had to wait until we have we it still has not picked up, been picked up. So he goes out there and he's like, do you think if I just pour some bleach, it will like take away the smell and like get the deterred the flies? And I was like, I don't know. But like at this point, whatever, whatever.
00:43:47
Speaker
So he goes out there and just starts pouring bleach all over inside the trash can, all over the trash cans, around the trash can, whatever. And I was like, if any of our neighbors are watching this, the amount of flies was concerning. Like they definitely, they're like something's dead in there for sure.
00:44:06
Speaker
And if they came anywhere near our driveway, they would smell yeah what was happening. And I'm like, oh my God, our neighbors definitely think we have a dead body our trash can. It is like alarming how much- I love how we talked about our insecurities of our stinky trash cans and this is like- So I'm like scared. I will say the bleach actually did help.
00:44:30
Speaker
The flies like went away. I looked at it all day yesterday and there were no flies around it. So- it It worked a little bit. um And I am so scared for our trash to be picked up. And I said to Vinny, I was like, we're going to have to deep clean that trash can after it's picked up because it's like or at least leave it open for a day to like let it air out.
00:44:53
Speaker
Yeah. Okay. We got to change the subject when he's, or Whitney's going to bomb. got to think of something else. Yeah. Lucky charms is what gets my head out of the game here. Lucky charms. css Fruit loops. Lucky charms.
00:45:06
Speaker
Yum. Sweet. Okay. I'm back. So anyways. Yeah. That was my trash can story. But I was like, oh man, we just talked about how insecure we were about our trash cans. And here we are.
00:45:18
Speaker
Hmm. Snakes are scary. Like I'm, when I lived in my other house, I didn't see a single fricking snake. And now that we have woods and so many trees and squirrels and whatever, I'm like, damn, they be snakes out here. Apparently my neighbor saw one yesterday too. So I was like, that's number three.
00:45:39
Speaker
yuck Most of the time they're harmless. Like i don't think they're going like i don't think they're going to attack anything. My worry is always the dogs. Like Finn is fearless. He would probably pick up a snake and bring it to me as a gift.
00:45:54
Speaker
And I'm just like. Cannot be doing that. I think the ones back here aren't poisonous. They're like gardeners. Yeah, like racer snakes or whatever. Yeah, um the The snakes to worry about are like at the lake.
00:46:08
Speaker
They're usually yucky, like water moccasins. So i always have my head on ah ah have my head on a swivel at the lake. um but No, i will I will die on this hill, and that is that lake water is scarier than ocean water.
00:46:26
Speaker
It's all kind of scary. You know? The the snakes swimming towards you in the lake water? Absolutely not. Yeah. And they can go underwater. Maybe it's just that i'm more I'm more comfortable in ocean water just than, you know, but no, no.
00:46:44
Speaker
um ah I mean, I keep my head on a swivel, like I said, because those suckers can fly across the water, but Do you know anyone at your lake that's been bitten by a water moccasin?
00:46:56
Speaker
No. And I've been going there since eighth grade. So that makes me feel better. Oddly. Not that I've ever, you know, knock on fucking wood right now. I don't want anyone to get bitten by a water moccasin. Yeah. So no. um Yeah.
00:47:15
Speaker
Yeah. Should be good.
00:47:18
Speaker
Well, I love you guys. I'm excited. It's hard end the note on snakes. No, that's okay. It just is what it is.
00:47:29
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um Everyone have a great back to school time. we are going to do a back to school episode, I think. It's just still coming. Sorry, y'all. It's fine. um It's fine. It's fine.
00:47:42
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But yeah.
Closing and Social Media Reminder
00:47:43
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00:47:55
Speaker
All right, gotta go. My toddler just put something in her mouth.