Behind the Scenes with Kelley Bennett

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Hey everyone, this is Emily Huron, and today we are going behind the scenes with Kelly Bennett.
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Welcome, Kelly.
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Thanks for having me.
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Thrilled that you're here, excited to talk about what it's like being behind the scenes with a professional Olympic skier.
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why don't we start things off with you kind of Giving your description of what it is that Bryce does.
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Sure.
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Yeah.
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So my husband, Bryce Bennett is an Olympic downhill ski racer.
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Um, obviously it doesn't just compete during Olympics.
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He races on the world cup.
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So, a lot of his season is in Europe and he does these, downhill ski races going.
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Up to a hundred miles an hour.
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Holy I Tries to go the fastest, you know? Tries to go the fastest.
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Okay, so that was doing a little research.
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I saw Bryce is labeled as, you know, Alpine skier slash downhill skier.
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What is the difference if there is one between Alpine skier and downhill skier? Yeah.
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So I'll find skier is kind of just like the umbrella, definition.
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And then within Alpine ski racing, there's four, uh, disciplines.
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And so.
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Those are broken into two categories.
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There's speed and technical.
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So like slalom and giant slalom, AKA GS are the technical ones.
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Think like your Michaela Shiffrin is a technical skier and then speed skiing is downhill and super GS, super giant slalom or super G.
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Oh, interesting.
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Okay, so does he do super GS or just the down? Yeah, he does downhill and super G.
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So basically like.
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Between slalom being on one end and downhill being on the other end, the turns just get bigger and the speed gets faster.
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Okay, interesting.
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Okay, so we're talking 100 miles per hour.
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I, the fastest I've clocked in on a mountain, according to my parents this year.
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ski app is, like in the 50 mile 50s kind Yay.
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Yeah, no, I, I love the speed on the mountain that has got to be a little bit scary to kind of internalize, like Bryce is skiing faster than you are driving pretty much every single day.
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Yeah, I mean I will qualify that saying like, 100 is like the top of the top speed one, but it's usually like around, you know, 85.
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Which is still, if you think about driving 85 and then think about being like strapped to the top of your car in a spandex onesie, then you can kind of get an idea of.
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Oh my gosh.
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tell me how you met Bryce.
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I would love to, like, kind of hear the beginning and I would love to hear, like, did you know you were meeting a professional skier or was that kind of sprinkled in throughout the dating experience? I actually grew up with Bryce, which is funny.
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we, went to preschool together and then middle school and then he, he didn't really go to high school, you know, he's off like skiing and stuff, but we were like in the same community.
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I didn't really like realize the extent of his skiing, like where we live in Tahoe, everyone.
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Like, basically, is some level of high level skier.
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Um, but there's like a lot of people that kind of like stop going to high school or go to charter schools.
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So, I like knew that he good.
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Yeah, he seems to be doing this a lot, you know? Yeah, yeah, I definitely didn't understand, like, the level of it, because in the U.
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we're not, like, big, we're, that's not, like, our big sport, you know, it's bigger in, like, Europe, but it was kind of funny, I didn't know that he was, like, the level of ski racer he was, but my dad did.
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Oh, that's fun.
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So when I brought him home for the first time, my dad, you know, you want your dad to be like, take care of my daughter, or whatever.
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And he was just like, total fangirl out.
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Like, it was so embarrassing.
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Asking him all sorts of questions and you're like, we are just trying to have dinner.
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Like that is all we're trying to do here.
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Like, we're actually gonna go.
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I'm not.
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Yeah, um, interesting.
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Okay, so you guys started dating.
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He was kind of already on the circuit, for lack of a better word, like in the thick of things.
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Um, did you know, or like, at what point did he kind of share with you like, hey, like, this is kind of my game plan for as long as it can work out? Uh, um, yeah, I mean, it was more like my slow burn exposure to the ski racing world, where I was just all of a sudden, like, Looking at him, I'm like, wait, you're like a, a big deal.
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Like, what? He like, he never really outright said it.
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Um, but yeah, like, kind of just, we got to this point, we started dating at like the beginning of the summer when he was home for the summer.
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And then as we got close to fall, he was going to fly to South America for training camps.
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And it was kind of this like moment of I'm doing the mental math of, okay.
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Like all the guys on the circuit are between like 30 and 40 years old.
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We're 22.
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This Oh, man, is like, gonna be for a this is a whole nother lifetime is what it could be like another 18 years.
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Holy cow.
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Yeah.
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But there was kind of this moment where I was like, okay, my choices are to do this and be with this person that I'm in love with or not be with them and not have to deal with it.
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So it was like pretty simple when it came down to it.
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I love that.
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Because I think that realization of being like, Oh, okay, like love this guy gonna stick with him.
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I guess I'm actually signing up for like two people.
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We've got Bryce and then we've got the ski team in whatever format that kind of comes in and not even the ski team just skiing at Like as a whole.
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And so you kind of said like, it's, it was a nice slow burn, but like when he goes off to training camp in the fall to South America, presumably you're, you're signed up.
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How was that like? Making that decision and then settling in and realizing Oh, he's gone for a while.
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Like, what is this really gonna be like? Wow.
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I mean, it was, it was really hard at first.
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Like now, now we're just like, oh, I won't see it.
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It's fine, you know, but it was, yeah, at first you're like, I feel like any normal girl, is used to when you're dating someone, like they're around and you're like, kind of are thinking whether consciously or not, like, how can I be like such a great girlfriend? Like, what can I do for them? Can I see them? And like, how do I act? And like, when that person is gone.
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And you're not, like, obviously, like, dating anyone else, you're just, alone, you're, like, what do I do with all this energy? I kind of have to, like, get my own hobbies and, like, interests Yeah.
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friends, I don't know, like, And it's and it's not to say you didn't have hobbies or interests or friends, but it does leave like A gaping amount of time and then like something I think about is like, especially those early stages of dating and being really excited.
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You're like, I hope he's at least thinking about me and I have to imagine a bit of you was like, yeah, I'm sure he's thinking about me, but like.
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I'm probably coming second to skiing a lot of days that must have been like kind of an interesting balancing act of how do I how do I like internally figure out where I stand with myself and with Bryce so that this yeah, it was a big ego check for me, for sure.
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Like, you wanna, you know, think that they're gonna, like, text you and call you every day, but on some level, that's, like, really mentally draining and inconvenient for everyone, like, Yes.
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and we're just, I, at the time, I was still in school, it's like, I'm just going to class, and he's just going to training, like, we don't have anything new to talk about.
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There's, if you're trying to get on the phone all the time, at some point, it's just, like, because you feel like you have to, and not actually because there's anything to talk about.
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I mean, I think that's, like, that's a lesson that I think most of us don't really get to learn or come to terms with in terms of, like, healthy communication.
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Um, like, especially with phones, FaceTime, and everything, it feels like, We're in love like why wouldn't you call me And I think like that is That's a thing that, like, most people don't even get to internalize, like, 20 years into a marriage, like I might need my alone space Yeah, I think that that parallels to, like, a lot of, Being in a partnership with someone like this is like everything you do.
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Nothing's really like automatic.
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Like you're kind of thinking about every little aspect of your relationship and the way that you communicate.
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And it's all, it all feels like more intentional than.
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Yeah, then it could be without.
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I like that.
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how long would Bryce, or, like, how long is Bryce regularly gone for training or competitions? Like, what are those gaps, really? How long are they? Well, he had to go get a special visa this year because he's going to be gone like 170 something days.
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It's like half the year.
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so how much of that do you get to go visit and like hang out with him? Or like watch him from afar? So we kind of, our goal is to basically be able to see each other like at least once a month.
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The only exception to that was like during COVID when it was like really hard to get over there.
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But yeah, so like I will go.
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The main stretch that he's gone for is basically coming up here.
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Uh, we're recording this in November.
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So, like, he's gone from December to...
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March, And then home for like a week and then gone until the end of April.
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Wow.
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Okay.
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And is it always South America or is it like popping over to Europe a little bit wherever the snow is freshest? both that fresh snow, you know, it always got No, it's actually like Mo mostly to Europe.
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He goes to South America for like a month, um, at the end of our summer there, winter over there.
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Um, but yeah, he's in Europe, like that whole time.
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amazing.
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When you and Bryce travel, and he's going for skiing things, is the, like, luggage situation totally out of control? Oh my gosh.
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I could show you some crazy videos like I can't even imagine, They travel, Bryce, well, like, we have to have a truck to get him to and from the airport.
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Uh, there's, like, multiple ski bags, like, at least two duffel bags, and then, like, the smaller duffel that's a carry on, and then a backpack, and then ski boots.
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And they don't have, like, one pair of boots and skis Bryce has, like.
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30 pairs of skis and like five pairs of boots.
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It's, And you gotta bring most of them, because, like, different skis for different conditions, whatever, whatever, holy cow, that's a pain yeah, I mean, he has a ton of help.
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There's a ton of help and they've got it kind of dialed at this point.
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But when the team travels, they also bring like exercise bikes and barbells and stuff Holy cow.
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in Europe and you're like, how? Oh my gosh, I would not want to be the travel coordinator at all for that.
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That is like a nightmare.
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yeah, yeah.
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Shout out to Aaron.
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You do a great job.
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So how do you guys determine where you travel to? Is it more about timing and your schedule, or is it more about like, his race schedule and like, what, what is, I don't know, important for his career or this year of his career or whatever? yeah, we mostly kind of base it around like trying to cut those long stretches apart.
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To smaller pieces.
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I go over to Europe for pretty much all of January.
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So yeah, and that coordination is pretty simple.
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Luckily, I get to like be with him the whole time and then my work is, like, allows me to work, from Europe during those weeks.
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It's like pretty...
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yeah, So, what do you, what do you do for work? I'm a CPA, an accountant.
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Fun! Okay, that is a job you can do remotely.
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That's nice.
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one of us has to have an exciting career.
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Yeah.
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And the other one is Bryce, you know? I, have to imagine that's actually, that is a job that is somewhat flexible enough that like, You can travel and kind of do it on your computer from anywhere.
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Is that fair to say? yeah, totally.
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I mean, I don't, like, technically work remotely.
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Like, my job is based in Tahoe.
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I feel like that's important to say because in Tahoe there's this big stigma of, like, people who live here but don't work here and whatever.
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So, disclaimer.
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um, but yeah, I, that's kind of like a slow season for me too, so it's, yeah, I can just like set up with my laptop with the other ski wives and we just are all on our little computers.
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Yeah.
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Okay.
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So tell me, tell me about the ski wives community.
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Is that like a hard group to break into or is it like a Oh my gosh, thank heavens there's someone new like, get in here.
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We need more friends.
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Well, it's cool because you immediately have something in common.
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So like, we, there's, There's not like this awkward period of like, what do you do for a living? We're like, oh, you want to hang out? Let's text each other at 3am every weekend all winter long.
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Like, You will be responding because we'll both be awake.
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Yeah.
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yeah, and we all kind of have to adhere to like the same rules.
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It's, they're not like rules, but we, yeah, it's just like, we're all trying to be supportive and hashtag not disruptive.
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That's like our whole motto.
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Oh yeah.
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Okay.
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So tell me about that I imagine that that spans from everything of like trying to keep the peace just like mentally around Bryce and the other ski husbands for lack of a word or ski partners.
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Well, so there's kind of like two categories of time when, during the season.
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There's the category of time when I'm with Bryce and we're on the road together.
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We're, you know, going to all these different venues and hotels in Europe and driving back and forth.
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And then there's the other category of time, which is like when I'm home here in Tahoe and he is...
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In Europe still and thousands of miles away, so the main thing like with the on the road part, yeah, you're trying to you know Make sure that there's like plenty of food and snacks where you are and like that things are kind of organized But you're also like People always ask me if I'm, like, gonna go out to the bars after races and if I'm gonna do all these things.
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And the races in Europe, like, these guys go hard.
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You're walking around and people are, like, blacked out drunk at the train station at 8 in the morning.
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Like, they're...
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It's like tailgating over there.
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and like the energy is so high and you're like, full of adrenaline that you feel like you could throw up that you kind of want to like partake in that.
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You're like, I just needed like, I mean, and we definitely have our, you know, like glue wine during races and stuff, but like, you know, you can't participate in that stuff.
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You can't, you can't be the girlfriend that is banging on the door at midnight cause they lost their room key and they're coming home drunk.
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And the guy's a race the next day.
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Like I've seen that happen and doesn't last.
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our On the celebratory front, like, let's say Bryce is like finishing up his racing do you have, is there time for the two of you to celebrate, or do you kind of, like, carve that time out when you get back home? Like, how do you kind of celebrate the, either, like, the intermittent wins, or the overall season wins? yeah during the season we like will maybe after like a long long race weekend we'll like have a night where like all the guys and everyone is just like staying up and having some beers and stuff but I think any 30 year old can relate that like it's you can't have a bunch of beers and like feel good the next day or even like multiple days later.
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And especially these guys, they're like, they're so hyper in tune with their bodies and their performance that it's like, it could mess up an entire week, you know? So we, yeah, there's not too much like craziness going on.
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We celebrate in different ways of like, Oh, we'll go like take a day off or like, I don't know, go drive somewhere for fun instead of just for racing, but keeping it pretty mellow.
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So, that, I mean, that makes, Total sense, especially like in the mountains where you're at altitude and like one beer is gonna hit you real different than it does if you're, you know, at home somewhere else.
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Do you ski with Bryce? Yeah, I do.
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You're like, um, technically yes.
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It doesn't, like, feel like skiing when you think about the fact that what we're doing is technically both the same label.
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The first time I skied with him I was so nervous and he, like, told me this story about how he, like, went on a ski date with some girl in high school and she was super slow so he ditched her.
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And I'm like, we're, like, waiting in line for the lift and I'm like, why are you telling me You're like, how fast am I gonna have to go? Like, I can't be left on this mountain.
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Did you, I assume growing up in Tahoe area, you also grew up skiing? So you must be somewhat formidable on the mountain, if you had asked me that like eight years ago, I'd be like, yeah, I'm like, great, but now I'm like, everyone I see with like my bar of like, good skiing is like, going to the Olympics.
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So I'm like, I'm Do you feel like skiing with Bryce has like, Improved your skills as a skier? Yeah, for sure.
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We actually, um, I like grew up skiing.
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I never I don't even remember learning how like, I just went and like, my parents would just take me and like, be like, okay, you know, send it.
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Whatever.
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Um, I didn't have like a technical skiing education, so I can get down anything, but it's like not pretty.
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And so Bryce has been helping me by my requests.
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He's been like helping improve my skiing.
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Like literally he calls it Bryce's ski school for girls who can't ski.
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Perfect name.
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Perfect name.
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so we'll like, do little drills and stuff for a while, but yeah, I love skiing with Bryce now.
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It was embarrassing at first, but I'm over that, you know, I'm married, he yeah.
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Well, I feel like you can't not be skiing.
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that's presumably, like, not only is it his career, but he must love doing it in his free time as well.
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I mean, there's, I, to be honest, he like does not like to ski on his free time.
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I think it's like burned out part of him.
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more more now in recent years than it was before.
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But yeah, like it definitely was born as a passion and now it's like, he's skied 200 days already this year.
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Like he, if he's off, he wants to go do something else.
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Bryce has been competing like professionally for at least a decade.
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Is that accurate? longer? Since he, I mean, he hasn't been home for Christmas with his parents since he was Wow.
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Yeah, and then you were saying like folks on the training team are 30s to 40.
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So like, He's like, in theory, got a really long career, you know, assuming his body stays in tune and his head is still kind of in the game.
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WHen the two of you, you know, You guys are planning your life together.
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How do you, like, think about what you want your future to look like, knowing that there's, these huge gaps in terms of being together, but also, like, where his career will continue to take him? yeah, that kind of is back to what I was saying earlier about like the intentionality of it all.
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It's It's, it's something that I really love about being with Bryce is I never feel like we're doing things because it's like the next thing to do as like, at our age.
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The answer will? That's what I call it, the hamster wheel.
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You're like, oh, you went to college, you got a job, you got married, now you're having kids.
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It's like, okay, you don't always have to follow that path.
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yeah, and like, definitely, you know, we want those things like Bryce and I definitely want to have kids and all of that.
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It's kind of cool and challenging to like, think about, okay, what does that look like? And we really have to think about like, what the consequences of that are like, you know, Bryce is the kind of guy where he's like, I like a bunch of guys on the circuit have kids, you know, he's like, we could do that, but he's like, I know myself and I'm not going to want to spend all this focus and energy on my ski racing if there's like, I have children.
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And so, and also I don't want to be like a.
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Stay at home mom for half the year.
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That sounds like impossible.
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is like, yeah, I mean like, being a mom seems like the most, challenging, thankless job ever.
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And like, I am impressed with everyone who takes that jump into being the stay at home primary caregiver.
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I do not have kids, full disclaimer.
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But like, that is the most overwhelming thought for me at this phase in my life where I'm like, I am not ready for that type of shift.
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I am not ready for, being that sole person for x amount of time in the year.
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Yeah, yeah, and I mean, it's just sacrifice, right? So, like, we, you, like, you're like, okay, I want to do those things, but I, like, hell yeah to the girls that sacrifice that and are like, I'm gonna be a single mom, like, while away or figure out a solution.
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But, yeah, I'm, like, not willing to make that sacrifice Totally.
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If that means our life, like, looks a little differently, and that we're, like, behind some of our friends, and, like, have to make these adjustments, like, I don't know, I signed up for that Yeah.
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We're Still about that.
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it out.
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It's really good about that's, also, I think that's a really interesting, like, you know, at a different pace than your friends.
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I think like, there's a little bit of FOMO as your friends kind of go through it.
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that standard timeline.
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And like, That process of, like, getting married, having kids works really well for them.
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What does it, do you ever feel like, talking to your girlfriends or even your family? Like, there's just, like, people just don't get it because they just are not in that situation of, like, not seeing their husband for months out of the year.
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And, like, it creates, a little bit of a challenge, relating to people about what you're going through.
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It's always funny to me when a friend is like, Oh, he's going out of town for work.
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I'm not going to see him this weekend.
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And I'm like, Oh no! You poor poor thing.
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I obviously have empathy for it because I know exactly how hard it is.
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But yeah, there's certain things that Bryce and I have this like ongoing list of like things that we both really want to do that we just kind of have to wait to do like skiing it's like you can't half ass two things got a whole ass one thing right it's like we're gonna both focus on his skiing career and then we have this like laundry list of like oh like our friends are building a house right now and we really want to do that someday but we can't and I feel The FOMO, and I feel like I'm trying to like, you know, morph it into excitement for them and not make it about me.
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I feel all these things, and I'm like, okay, well, just add it to this list.
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Like, Knowing that you fully intentionally made this decision with Bryce, right? Like his career is kind of the priority right now.
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I think You can be like totally bought in on that and still feel like a little bit of resentment or like a little bit of like feeling bad for yourself being like, Oh, like I sometimes wish like, sometimes it feels like that grass is a little greener.
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Do you ever feel like you get stuck in that when like you're looking at your friends picking out tiles for their new house or whatever it is? Uh, honestly, no.
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Like, I think a big, big thing that has to be done, like, really intentionally is, like, you really have to leave your ego at the door.
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Like, so often you want to be like, oh, you know, they don't, I should be the priority.
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Cause everything on Instagram tells me that, like, if you, if he loves you, you're the priority.
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And like, I, I know that Bryce prioritizes me, but I also know that, we very intentionally, like, sat down and both decided together, like, with.
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the permission of both of us.
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Like it was both of our decisions to focus on what he's doing right now.
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And that wasn't because I'm a pushover.
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That wasn't because he's like this controlling guy who just wants to like do his thing.
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It's like, no, we both understand that.
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One person trying to do one thing is not as powerful as two people trying to do one thing.
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So I have an opportunity to like help fulfill his dreams.
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Like that to me is so much cooler than like just working nine to five all the time.
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I did not make it as a professional athlete of any kind, but I love someone who did.
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And I like, I still, you know, if I can like take a little bit of credit for that and like, just like be, be part of that, it's.
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It's more exciting to me than it is.
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FOMO y.
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I'm almost like, more worried about like, what life's gonna look like for us when this is over, you know? Like, how are we gonna replace that excitement with like, my CPA job? No.
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It was awesome.
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That is, I really like, how you said, you know, like one person going after something, two people working towards the same goal is a lot more powerful.
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I think that's really like at the core of what.
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You know, this is my opinion, but like of what makes marriage work like you have a common goal and like, obviously, there's many common goals, you know, stay together forever, but like, there are life goals and like, Bryce's ski career is not pushing you to the side by any means.
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It's like you can help him get further.
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And that is, that's like a really beautiful thing to do.
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I think that's very cool.
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So with all your free time, like, what do you, what do you do on your weekends and your evenings? Like, are you someone that has a good list of TV shows going? Do you read? Are you doing your own outdoorsy things? Like, how do you kind of fill your time with Bryce? You know? Yeah.
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Being out of the picture, that's not the best way to say it, Yeah.
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you know, he's not home.
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Um, I mean, I got really into like, working out and, um, and I read a lot.
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I read a ton.
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And it's actually kind of funny because I get in the swing of, and I play like, The most over complicated dorky board games with my friends.
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But it's kind of funny because then when Bryce does come home, there's always this, like, adjustment period for us where I, like, have this agenda.
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I've been, like, waking up at 5 and then reading and falling asleep at 8.
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How, when Bryce comes home, do you, save that time for yourself? I mean, luckily, there's a lot of overlap, um, where, like, I hope this doesn't embarrass you, Bryce, but, like, he plays the Dorky Board Game sometimes, too, you know? Yeah.
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With less excitement than me, but it's helpful to participate.
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Like, the exercise, that's something that actually, like, Bryce kind of got me into when we first started dating.
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So, like, we really share that, and we love to do that together, and then we just will sometimes, like, tweak the way it works.
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Sure, maybe I go to the gym in the morning, but if he's home and we have time, like, maybe instead we'll go, backpacking or, like, we spent of time, like, outside or go skiing together or something.
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Kind of, you know, morph it together into one.
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So if he kind of like got you into the exercise thing, do you feel like you and Bryce kind of skew more towards those like lifestyle activities or are you guys like pumping iron in the gym with the best of them? We're doing CrossFit together, shit.
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That's Oh yeah, we're going to the gym and doing CrossFit.
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yeah.
308
00:29:12,381.8907721 --> 00:29:12,901.8907721
insane.
309
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I, CrossFit is like, I look at it and I'm like, man, I would get so, amped up doing that, but I would also be like, that just feels like one of those things where I'm like, would I have the energy to show up to that every day? Like, I don't know.
310
00:29:29,210.808113 --> 00:29:30,730.807113
Yeah, you know, I don't know either.
311
00:29:31,221.8907721 --> 00:29:31,461.890772
Yeah.
312
00:29:33,841.8907721 --> 00:29:48,141.890772
Tell me a little bit about what it's like, like introducing Bryce to other people or when other people ask like, Hey, what does your husband do for work? Like, I, you know, when Bryce is like, Hey, oh yeah, my wife, she's a CPA, blah, blah.
313
00:29:48,141.890772 --> 00:29:48,891.890772
Everyone's like, cool.
314
00:29:48,891.890772 --> 00:29:50,451.890772
Like, I'm familiar with that.
315
00:29:50,471.890772 --> 00:29:53,51.890772
I feel like being like, Oh, my husband skis.
316
00:29:53,101.890772 --> 00:30:04,10.808113
Like, what are the varying degrees of responses you give to that question? I'm like, what does your husband do? I, one, avoid it at all costs if I can, like I really do.
317
00:30:04,590.808113 --> 00:30:10,450.808113
Um, like sometimes people are like, I have to tell my clients, I'm like, I'm going to Europe for a month.
318
00:30:10,450.808113 --> 00:30:13,250.807613
They're like, why? I'm like, Oh, I'm going to be with my husband.
319
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He travels for work.
320
00:30:14,190.807113 --> 00:30:14,930.808113
You know, like.
321
00:30:15,535.808113 --> 00:30:28,375.807113
But yeah, I don't know if they are like direct, like, what does your husband do for work? It kind of depends on the person asking, like, if, if it's someone who's going to kind of like, get it or like, I feel like it'll turn into a good conversation.
322
00:30:28,375.807113 --> 00:30:31,775.808113
I'll be like, Oh, he's a professional ski racer on the US ski team.
323
00:30:32,55.807113 --> 00:30:39,85.808113
If it's someone who's like my accounting client in Sacramento, who's like a 50 year old woman who like loves bowling and her cats.
324
00:30:39,85.808113 --> 00:30:49,5.808113
This is not gonna, this conversation isn't gonna benefit either one of us, like, I'll just be like, Oh, like, he's a professional skier anyway, like, you know, I'll just try.
325
00:30:49,46.8907721 --> 00:30:49,586.8907721
it along.
326
00:30:49,596.8907721 --> 00:30:50,6.8907721
Yep.
327
00:30:50,286.8907721 --> 00:30:50,896.8907721
Totally.
328
00:30:52,26.8907721 --> 00:31:05,174.2013207
Do you feel like do you feel like people like really kind of get it and like understand what it means like a travel schedule, a workout schedule, probably like a whole different grocery list, yada, yada, yada.
329
00:31:05,184.2013207 --> 00:31:10,324.2013207
Do you feel like that that like people can internalize? Or do you think people just get jazzed up like, Oh, yeah.
330
00:31:10,454.2013207 --> 00:31:11,924.2013207
She's married to an Olympian.
331
00:31:13,343.1186616 --> 00:31:33,233.1186616
I mean, it's the, like, you said it perfectly, it's like the Olympics, people get psyched, like, they, they're like, oh my god, like, he went to the Olympics, like, yeah, he's been to two Olympics, like, like, oh my gosh, is he training for the next one? I'm like, well, The Olympics are like a very, very small, short, and honestly, kind of inconvenient thing for these guys.
332
00:31:33,243.1186616 --> 00:31:34,834.2013207
Like his, Yeah.
333
00:31:34,933.1186616 --> 00:31:38,733.1186616
his schedule is like all year, like every year.
334
00:31:38,823.1186616 --> 00:31:40,793.1186616
It's the full winter.
335
00:31:40,903.1186616 --> 00:31:41,823.1186616
But in the U.
336
00:31:41,823.1186616 --> 00:31:42,13.1186616
S.
337
00:31:42,13.1186616 --> 00:31:46,43.1186616
people are like, Oh, like kind of, it goes that way about the Olympics in Europe.
338
00:31:46,73.1186616 --> 00:31:47,933.1186616
People are like Bryce Bennett.
339
00:31:47,943.1186616 --> 00:31:48,733.1186616
That's so cool.
340
00:31:48,743.1186616 --> 00:31:52,343.1186616
Like they, they know who he is they're excited.
341
00:31:52,353.1186616 --> 00:31:56,433.1176616
And they're like, he's so tall, you know, two meters.
342
00:31:57,623.1186616 --> 00:32:00,253.1186616
They can never not mention how tall he is.
343
00:32:00,444.2013207 --> 00:32:00,744.2013207
Yeah.
344
00:32:00,944.2013207 --> 00:32:05,114.2013207
I mean, in my research, it literally said he's like one of the tallest downhill skiers.
345
00:32:05,134.2013207 --> 00:32:05,944.2013207
Is that like.
346
00:32:07,294.2013207 --> 00:32:11,764.2013207
I mean, it must be uncharacteristic, but like, clearly that's something to write home about.
347
00:32:11,786.451995 --> 00:32:11,956.451995
Yeah.
348
00:32:12,286.451995 --> 00:32:16,316.451995
Well in the, it's not beneficial to ski racing, if that's what you're wondering.
349
00:32:16,426.451995 --> 00:32:17,386.451995
Um, yeah.
350
00:32:17,386.451995 --> 00:32:20,466.351995
I mean, if you think about it, he's just like, it's all like a.
351
00:32:20,476.451995 --> 00:32:28,546.451995
Speed sport, and he's just not aerodynamic unless he can get himself into this like tiny tuck and the equipment isn't made.
352
00:32:28,596.451995 --> 00:32:38,906.450995
It's like made for average people, you know, like obviously at that level, it gets more custom, but like his, he's got all kinds of crazy, like boot things and stuff.
353
00:32:38,936.451995 --> 00:32:45,567.534654
I don't even, the details will bore every single person who listens to this, so we won't go into Interesting.
354
00:32:45,796.451995 --> 00:32:46,416.451995
cut and dry.
355
00:32:46,416.451995 --> 00:32:46,776.451995
Yeah.
356
00:32:46,997.534654 --> 00:32:47,737.534654
Yeah, okay.
357
00:32:47,737.534654 --> 00:32:59,627.534654
So you said something about the Olympics being inconvenient, and so, kind of curious, like, The Olympics, once every four years, so you can't, like, plan every other competition schedule around it.
358
00:33:00,17.534654 --> 00:33:20,78.2210921
Is it still kind of like creme de la creme competition, like world competition? Or are there other races that are a lot more intense and a lot more, like, um, decorative in terms of, winning them? So the Olympics have like specific requirements about the people from each country that can compete.
359
00:33:20,218.2210921 --> 00:33:33,328.2210921
And so like any World Cup that you go to on like a normal season of Bryce's, it's like Austrians, Swiss, some Americans, Canadians, Norwegians, like it's like a couple countries.
360
00:33:34,853.2210921 --> 00:33:44,483.2210921
Like they're the main guys, you know, and then at the Olympics, there's a bunch of like, instead of having the 10 Austrian guys, they can have like five of those guys.
361
00:33:44,483.2210921 --> 00:33:52,223.2210921
And then they have five people that are like, you know, from South America or just like countries that aren't as competitive in ski racing.
362
00:33:52,223.2210921 --> 00:33:56,983.2210921
And so you're not getting the, you're not seeing the top performers in the world.
363
00:33:57,63.2210921 --> 00:33:59,403.2210921
You're seeing like the top performers of each country.
364
00:33:59,433.2210921 --> 00:34:02,423.2210921
It's still exciting, but But it's then.
365
00:34:02,868.2210921 --> 00:34:11,458.2210921
Yeah, and like, it's so much, like, pomp and show and, that it's, yeah, I think, you know, that's like mid season for those guys.
366
00:34:11,458.2210921 --> 00:34:17,758.2200921
They have races after the Olympics where it's like, okay, you're gonna go to this deep, deep foreign country.
367
00:34:17,758.2210921 --> 00:34:21,388.2210921
Like, they're going to Beijing, which is like way out of, you know, different time chains.
368
00:34:21,558.2210921 --> 00:34:23,288.2210921
Whole new sleep schedule to adjust to.
369
00:34:23,848.2210921 --> 00:34:26,158.2210921
You're there for two weeks so you can race one day.
370
00:34:26,798.2210921 --> 00:34:30,688.2210921
And, yeah, and you're like going to all these shows.
371
00:34:30,728.2200921 --> 00:34:31,698.2210921
I mean, I think it's like...
372
00:34:32,438.2210921 --> 00:34:39,48.2210921
It's fun, and they're all so honored and excited to be there, but it's not easy, Yeah, not normal.
373
00:34:39,774.3037512 --> 00:34:47,197.6370845
Have you, have you gone to watch the Olympics? No, um, the ones that Bryce has gone to were Pyeongchang in Korea, and then Okay.
374
00:34:47,271.5544254 --> 00:34:49,481.5544254
which was like COVID, where no one was allowed to go.
375
00:34:49,537.6370845 --> 00:34:49,867.6370845
Yep.
376
00:34:49,997.6370845 --> 00:34:50,337.6370845
Okay.
377
00:34:50,337.6370845 --> 00:35:02,957.6360845
So, and when, when, apologies if this has already happened, but when does Bryce find out if he makes like the next Olympic team? Because I'm, I'm selfishly asking on your behalf if you get to go to the Olympics.
378
00:35:03,861.5534254 --> 00:35:06,891.5544254
Uh, I mean, chances are good, you know, not going away.
379
00:35:07,381.5544254 --> 00:35:12,351.5544254
Uh, the next Olympics are in Italy, which I think is gonna, it's at a venue that they already raced.
380
00:35:12,481.5544254 --> 00:35:13,887.6370845
So it'll nice.
381
00:35:13,887.6370845 --> 00:35:15,437.6370845
it'll be exciting.
382
00:35:15,487.6370845 --> 00:35:18,187.6370845
And yeah, if he does, I'm going to those for sure.
383
00:35:18,433.7197435 --> 00:35:18,913.7197435
sure.
384
00:35:18,923.7197435 --> 00:35:27,783.7197435
I like, I don't know what it is, but like, sports, movies slash events are like, the thing that make me most emotional.
385
00:35:27,783.7197435 --> 00:35:30,413.7197435
Like, Yeah.
386
00:35:31,173.7187435 --> 00:35:31,483.7187435
Right.
387
00:35:31,483.7197435 --> 00:35:34,643.7192435
And so like, I like getting to go to the Olympics Wow.
388
00:35:34,653.7192435 --> 00:35:36,453.7192435
My fingers are crossed for you and Bryce.
389
00:35:36,563.7192435 --> 00:35:37,13.7192435
For sure.
390
00:35:37,542.6365845 --> 00:35:37,572.6365845
much.
391
00:35:37,572.6365845 --> 00:35:38,72.6365845
Thanks.
392
00:35:39,22.6365845 --> 00:35:39,572.6365845
Yeah.
393
00:35:39,892.6365845 --> 00:35:42,872.6365845
Um, the emotional aspect is a freaking rollercoaster.
394
00:35:42,872.6365845 --> 00:35:46,220.1167303
Like even at, even at the normal races.
395
00:35:46,425.1177303 --> 00:35:51,195.1177303
It's one of my best ski wife pals, Sarah, Jared, Goldberg's partner.
396
00:35:51,735.1177303 --> 00:35:59,125.1177303
We were watching a race and Jared came down in third where it was like looking like he was going to get his first podium ever of his entire career.
397
00:35:59,285.1177303 --> 00:36:04,125.1177303
And that was my, like one of my favorite moments of my entire life was watching her face, you know.
398
00:36:04,395.1177303 --> 00:36:23,961.2003893
We're, we're both screaming the entire time and you're watching the time and you're like, oh shit, oh shit, oh shit, and then like, her face just like, exploded and she just, tears just started streaming down her cheeks and she was screaming and I've never seen like, such like, raw emotion and excitement and it was so, like, oh, I'm like, oh, to this.
399
00:36:24,201.2003893 --> 00:36:32,71.2003893
Like, It was like the best moment of spectating skiing, like ever, like, I, oh my God, yeah.
400
00:36:32,630.1177303 --> 00:36:33,611.1993893
chills Yeah.
401
00:36:34,291.1993893 --> 00:36:34,701.1993893
That's...
402
00:36:34,721.2003893 --> 00:36:42,961.2003893
Okay, so The excitement of like, I don't I don't want to call it being the spectator, but like being that invested in the sport and whatnot.
403
00:36:43,161.2003893 --> 00:36:47,431.1993893
Sounds like you've gotten some really great opportunities to travel thanks to it.
404
00:36:47,481.2003893 --> 00:37:04,650.1172303
What else do you feel like Bryce's career has kind of like, given you in terms of opportunities to like explore new things? I mean, I already said travel, but what else has it given you? Uh, there's definitely that, more like tangible aspect of like, I've seen a ton of cool places that I would never get to go.
405
00:37:04,650.1172303 --> 00:37:16,860.1182303
And like the way that I get to travel Europe, like, no, I'm not free to make my own schedule and go see all the touristy things, but it's also like way more affordable and kind of more intimate in those areas.
406
00:37:17,520.1182303 --> 00:37:24,310.1182303
But the biggest thing about being with Bryce for me has been like what it's done for me mentally, like.
407
00:37:25,150.1182303 --> 00:37:36,426.784897
He being around someone who's like that, like, I want to say competitive, but that's almost not quite right, like competitive, but also just like, Driven? yeah, driven.
408
00:37:36,436.784897 --> 00:37:44,26.783897
And he just has this mental attitude that like, okay, you want to do something, you figure out what you need to do to get there, and then you just do it.
409
00:37:44,116.783897 --> 00:37:53,135.1182303
And like, of course, everyone like knows that on paper, but it's not But no one really practices it where he's just like, he like thinks I can do anything all the time.
410
00:37:53,145.1182303 --> 00:37:58,415.1182303
He thinks I could like take over the world and he like doesn't let me have any excuse why not.
411
00:37:58,495.1182303 --> 00:38:01,865.1182303
Like he's like, okay, just like go do that then.
412
00:38:01,935.1182303 --> 00:38:05,515.1172303
Like whatever, you know, and, and then the aspect of being a part too.
413
00:38:05,525.1172303 --> 00:38:06,291.2008893
It's yeah.
414
00:38:06,355.1177303 --> 00:38:09,135.1182303
I'm way more independent now because of that.
415
00:38:09,155.1182303 --> 00:38:10,515.1182303
Like I'm almost grateful for it.
416
00:38:10,811.2008893 --> 00:38:13,131.2003893
That's really cool.
417
00:38:13,131.2003893 --> 00:38:23,701.2003893
It's, it's very, I mean, one of the things that I think is like the coolest about being married is like you do have someone that for some reason thinks that you are unstoppable and like the greatest human ever.
418
00:38:23,871.2003893 --> 00:38:39,311.2013893
But like, it is really, It's really incredible to like, have someone who like, you watch and you're like, holy shit, like, you're taking over the world and you think like, I'm right there with you, like, that is, that's such a great feeling.
419
00:38:39,461.2013893 --> 00:38:40,491.2013893
such a great feeling.
420
00:38:40,491.2013893 --> 00:38:59,373.4520636
Can Yeah, like sometimes it's annoying because you're like, yeah, but I just don't want to like you let me cry about it for just a few more minutes? Yeah, like all I want you to do is tell me I don't have to do any of the hard things And just like give me a little kiss on the forehead like come on They're like, no.
421
00:38:59,764.5347227 --> 00:39:00,434.5347227
No.
422
00:39:01,104.5347227 --> 00:39:06,324.5347227
They know that it's possible if you'd put in the work, which like, I guess that's like the other thing that's...
423
00:39:06,749.5347227 --> 00:39:11,992.868056
really cool to see is like, to your point of like what you see on Instagram, everyone's like, Oh, you just have to put yourself out there.
424
00:39:12,2.868056 --> 00:39:14,302.868056
It's like, no, you have to like, do the work.
425
00:39:14,322.868056 --> 00:39:16,732.868056
And most people are not willing to do the work.
426
00:39:16,742.868056 --> 00:39:22,42.867056
And you are with someone who like, obviously skill, talent, opportunity, all those things exist.
427
00:39:22,42.867056 --> 00:39:26,342.868056
But there's also just like, the drive and the commitment to doing that work.
428
00:39:26,342.868056 --> 00:39:30,862.868056
And like, that is very inspiring to get to be kind of partnered up with.
429
00:39:30,916.785397 --> 00:39:36,116.785397
Yeah, you almost kind of forget what it's like to be around, like, normal people, because you're around that all the time.
430
00:39:36,706.785397 --> 00:39:56,226.785397
And then you are around, like, either, like, you see it on social media, or you're, like, around, maybe like, a couple that you know that isn't like that, and you're like, oh my gosh, have you guys ever had, like, a real conversation in your life? Like, we have no choice but to have real conversations all the fucking time to make sure that, like, we're both getting what we need, we're both going in the direction we want.
431
00:39:57,96.785397 --> 00:40:06,7.868056
some people that are just like floating through and you're like, Oh my God, like there's so many, there's such a range of, there's such a range.
432
00:40:06,27.868056 --> 00:40:12,27.868056
And like, I, my husband and I, this, uh, this is terrible.
433
00:40:12,37.868056 --> 00:40:12,527.867056
Maybe not.
434
00:40:12,537.868056 --> 00:40:13,447.867056
Maybe you do the same thing.
435
00:40:13,447.868056 --> 00:40:18,157.867056
But we're always like, damn, we are, we're a better couple than most people.
436
00:40:18,187.868056 --> 00:40:21,357.868056
Like, we're like, we know how to communicate.
437
00:40:21,357.868056 --> 00:40:22,297.868056
Like, we go after it.
438
00:40:22,507.868056 --> 00:40:28,997.868056
And then like, looking at those other relationships that don't have those hard conversations, you're like, I don't know that I would make it through.
439
00:40:29,367.868056 --> 00:40:30,567.868056
I don't know at all.
440
00:40:31,36.785397 --> 00:40:51,56.785397
yeah, I really think that it's part of like, when you start off with like this almost like power dynamic of like someone is skateboarding or someone is skiing, like someone is doing something that they're not going to sacrifice for a girlfriend or a wife, then you like immediately know right off the bat, you're like, okay.
441
00:40:51,180.1187303 --> 00:41:03,110.1177303
We're gonna have to have these tough conversations because, like, yeah, I, am really supportive of Bryce, but I'm also a woman who, like, wants to be loved by their husband and know that all the time and, have my own emotional needs met.
442
00:41:03,110.1187303 --> 00:41:08,960.1187303
So, like, we're like, okay, we have to figure this out every step of the way, and yeah.
443
00:41:09,30.1187303 --> 00:41:18,11.2003893
We have those conversations too, where we're just like, watch a fight go down and something, and we're like, This is kind of messed up, but do you feel like we're just, like, really nailing this marriage thing? Like, Yeah.
444
00:41:18,120.1187303 --> 00:41:22,581.2013893
like, crushing We're kind of like having the best time ever.
445
00:41:24,370.1187303 --> 00:41:27,427.867056
Like, are we really good at being married? Like, totally.
446
00:41:27,807.867056 --> 00:41:36,7.1300508
Okay, so When you and Bryce don't ski, what's your warm weather activity? Uh, well, we go backpacking.
447
00:41:36,7.1300508 --> 00:41:41,337.1305508
This is, like, the one thing that I've, like, given Bryce that isn't, like, a hobby of his that I've taken on.
448
00:41:41,837.1305508 --> 00:41:45,87.1305508
we go, like, backpacking and camping quite a bit.
449
00:41:45,97.1305508 --> 00:41:47,137.1305508
But also, that's, like, mostly...
450
00:41:47,542.1305508 --> 00:41:48,642.1305508
centered around fishing.
451
00:41:48,652.1305508 --> 00:41:53,903.2132099
We Ooh, fly fish or regular fish? I don't know what the regular is called.
452
00:41:53,903.2132099 --> 00:41:54,973.2132099
I just know fly fishing.
453
00:41:55,922.1305508 --> 00:41:58,702.1300508
Well, when we go camping, we'll just, fish using spinning rods.
454
00:41:58,702.1300508 --> 00:41:59,772.1295508
So not fly fishing.
455
00:42:00,202.1295508 --> 00:42:05,942.1295508
And then when we, we have a, we have two fishing boats, so we, we do that a lot.
456
00:42:06,113.2132099 --> 00:42:06,533.2132099
Yeah.
457
00:42:06,622.1305508 --> 00:42:10,132.1305508
This year, we took on hunting, which was a huge time suck.
458
00:42:10,182.1305508 --> 00:42:17,602.1305508
It was so fun to learn together and also challenging because usually I'm, it's like Bryce knows how to do the thing and then he teaches me how to do the thing.
459
00:42:17,622.1295508 --> 00:42:23,262.1305508
So doing something where neither of us know was an exercise in patience, but also fun.
460
00:42:24,243.2132099 --> 00:42:24,993.2132099
Interesting.
461
00:42:25,53.2132099 --> 00:42:27,683.2127099
So on the hunting front, I'm very curious about this.
462
00:42:27,683.2137099 --> 00:42:35,163.2137099
I have like a dream where it's like, I only eat the meat that I, like, hunt or I know where it's been hunted locally.
463
00:42:35,213.2137099 --> 00:42:47,608.7967175
Were you guys interested in hunting for, the sport of it because it's similar to, like, kind of the camping, hiking, fishing aspects? Or is there also that kind of, like, lifestyle aspect embedded as well? it's mostly the lifestyle aspect.
464
00:42:47,608.7967175 --> 00:42:49,638.6977175
Like it's the exact same, like you just said, we're like.
465
00:42:50,78.7977175 --> 00:42:51,238.7977175
That's why we fish, too.
466
00:42:51,238.7977175 --> 00:42:54,628.7977175
Like we go fishing and we bring home a bunch of, tuna and stuff.
467
00:42:54,938.7977175 --> 00:42:56,558.7977175
Fills our freezer.
468
00:42:56,988.7977175 --> 00:43:03,478.7977175
And so, yeah, there's, like, this insane satisfaction that comes from, eating something that you killed.
469
00:43:03,498.7967175 --> 00:43:06,718.7967175
And, like, even when you get it home, like, processing it, like, you feel...
470
00:43:06,883.7977175 --> 00:43:13,553.7977175
One, super grateful to the animal and to the place you live, but then also you're just like, dang, like, I know where this came from.
471
00:43:13,553.7977175 --> 00:43:15,183.7977175
I know that there's not a bunch of bullshit.
472
00:43:15,183.7977175 --> 00:43:26,3.7977175
And I think when you're a professional athlete, like you have to, or like, even just like a normal person, like you and me, you have to, you think about the food you eat a lot and like how it affects your health and your life.
473
00:43:26,113.7977175 --> 00:43:30,73.7977175
And it's like a big priority for both of us.
474
00:43:31,139.8803765 --> 00:43:42,979.8803765
I, like, food processing is, like, something I hate thinking about because, like, the deeper you get into it, the scarier it is.
475
00:43:43,753.7977175 --> 00:43:44,743.7977175
Terrifying.
476
00:43:45,529.8793765 --> 00:43:46,689.8803765
so bad.
477
00:43:46,749.8803765 --> 00:44:02,978.7977175
Okay, so then, on this, like, long list of, like, post Bryce's ski career when things calm down, like, is your future home gonna be, like, a little bit of a farm? Okay, so the farm thing, I also tried gardening this year and it did not go well.
478
00:44:03,863.7977175 --> 00:44:08,403.7977175
Disclaimer that we, yeah, we live at 6, 000 feet and it, we have a very short summer.
479
00:44:08,403.7977175 --> 00:44:16,693.7967175
It's like, it's cold here, so that's my excuse at this moment, but then I also have a neighbor across the street who isn't having my issues, so I think it might be me.
480
00:44:19,529.8803765 --> 00:44:19,959.8803765
Okay.
481
00:44:20,89.8803765 --> 00:44:43,125.4643841
So maybe not growing the produce, but maybe a few chickens or something? yeah, like we live out in California, there's enough other people doing the produce that we could just like, get theirs and feel good about it, and yeah, I think we definitely want to like, get more into hunting and become more successful, and that's like, a huge priority for both of us, is just like, health and food, and definitely something we're gonna.
482
00:44:43,766.5470432 --> 00:44:44,456.5470432
Yeah.
483
00:44:44,976.5460432 --> 00:44:46,536.5460432
That's super cool.
484
00:44:46,536.5470432 --> 00:44:50,836.5470432
That is like, I'm really impressed that you guys are like taking the step to learn how to hunt.
485
00:44:50,886.5470432 --> 00:44:56,6.4470432
I am not there yet, but I think like the other thing that can be challenging is it, it feels.
486
00:44:56,596.4470432 --> 00:45:01,606.4470432
Again, to like, your point of Bryce being like, you just have to put in the work to do it.
487
00:45:01,636.4470432 --> 00:45:09,36.4470432
It feels really daunting to be able to kind of like, build that life of sustainability or like, health that you really want.
488
00:45:09,36.4470432 --> 00:45:16,416.4470432
Because like, there are a lot of barriers naturally in the way, and so like taking it upon yourself to learn how to hunt, like, that's sick.
489
00:45:16,546.4470432 --> 00:45:17,306.4470432
That's really cool.
490
00:45:18,470.3643841 --> 00:45:22,676.4470432
It's exactly what you said though, like if it was just me, you know, there's no way I'd Yeah.
491
00:45:22,680.3643841 --> 00:45:24,230.3643841
be too intimidated by it.
492
00:45:24,601.4470432 --> 00:45:25,351.4470432
Hello, fresh.
493
00:45:25,361.4470432 --> 00:45:25,881.4470432
Thank you.
494
00:45:26,450.3633841 --> 00:45:37,150.3643841
yeah, Bryce is like, well, all we have to do is like, watch 500 hours of YouTube and like, and then we can do what they're doing.
495
00:45:37,150.3643841 --> 00:45:40,120.3643841
And he's like, not afraid to try anything either.
496
00:45:40,130.3643841 --> 00:45:41,470.3643841
He's like, I don't care.
497
00:45:41,750.3643841 --> 00:45:44,320.3643841
Like, if I look like a fool or whatever.
498
00:45:44,800.3643841 --> 00:45:49,370.3643841
I'm just like gonna go out and try and then I just I'm like you do the research.
499
00:45:49,580.3643841 --> 00:45:50,490.3643841
I'll tag along.
500
00:45:50,880.3643841 --> 00:45:52,511.4470432
It'll be great Perfect.
501
00:45:52,961.4470432 --> 00:45:56,971.4470432
And, uh, who's the bigger chef? Um, probably me.
502
00:45:57,8.1137099 --> 00:46:04,609.1963689
Yeah, definitely me, but he Bryce gets it in the kitchen for sure But I cook most of our food definitely Yeah.
503
00:46:04,979.1963689 --> 00:46:17,9.1973689
I feel like, um, especially with Bryce Gone, like, you either get, like, really good at fooling around with recipes, or you, like, nail down, like, three of your go tos, and you're like, and now, cooking is easy for me.
504
00:46:18,38.1147099 --> 00:46:23,869.1973689
Yeah, I mean, yeah, it's fun to, like, explore, but it's definitely a big time for, like, girl dinner, you know, Yes.
505
00:46:24,505.6361783 --> 00:46:28,676.7188374
I ran out of milk, so I'm having a smoothie that's literally with, like, water Yeah.
506
00:46:28,945.6361783 --> 00:46:32,666.7188374
like, protein, and I'm like, this is fine, Everything's fine.
507
00:46:32,705.6361783 --> 00:46:36,516.7178374
like My, yeah, no, whenever my husband is gone, I'm like...
508
00:46:36,886.7188374 --> 00:46:39,626.7188374
Like I graze I'm like, I'll have a little bit of this.
509
00:46:39,666.7188374 --> 00:46:41,736.7188374
Oh, I'll have some avocado toast.
510
00:46:41,756.7188374 --> 00:46:44,16.7188374
Okay, I'm gonna heat up like the sausage.
511
00:46:44,16.7188374 --> 00:46:46,316.7178374
And I'm like, I had the most bizarre meal.
512
00:46:46,726.7188374 --> 00:46:49,36.7188374
But it was very well rounded and filling.
513
00:46:52,206.7178374 --> 00:46:52,696.7178374
Delicious.
514
00:46:54,155.6351783 --> 00:46:54,255.6351783
doing anything.
515
00:46:54,255.6351783 --> 00:46:55,975.6361783
Half a like, great.
516
00:46:56,271.7188374 --> 00:46:56,831.7188374
Perfect.
517
00:46:57,241.7188374 --> 00:46:57,811.7188374
Perfect.
518
00:46:58,131.7188374 --> 00:47:02,991.7178374
Um, when, when is Bryce next racing? Like when are you next year in Himalayan? Okay.
519
00:47:03,160.9600245 --> 00:47:07,230.9600245
Um, his next race is the weekend after Thanksgiving, like first weekend of December.
520
00:47:07,270.9600245 --> 00:47:08,920.9600245
It's the only one that's in the U.
521
00:47:08,920.9600245 --> 00:47:09,320.9600245
S.,
522
00:47:09,330.9600245 --> 00:47:17,277.0426835
so it's actually exciting, because if anyone wants to watch it, they can just watch it, like, live, at a normal time.
523
00:47:17,927.0426835 --> 00:47:25,520.9600245
Where, uh, where, where is the race? It's in Beaver Creek, Colorado, so like Vail, Colorado.
524
00:47:26,177.0426835 --> 00:47:29,417.0426835
And that's easy enough for you to travel to, to go watch.
525
00:47:29,427.0426835 --> 00:47:34,956.1372874
A Yeah, it's definitely a lot easier than, like, Euro trip? Yeah, exactly.
526
00:47:35,426.1372874 --> 00:47:36,506.1372874
Um, amazing.
527
00:47:36,536.1372874 --> 00:47:38,936.1372874
Well, Kelly, thank you so much for the time.
528
00:47:38,956.1372874 --> 00:47:39,836.1372874
This was so fun.
529
00:47:40,535.0546284 --> 00:47:41,555.0546284
Yeah, thank you, Emily.
530
00:47:41,555.0546284 --> 00:47:42,465.0546284
This was super fun.
531
00:47:43,186.1362874 --> 00:47:46,106.1372874
Alright, I'm going to close this out here.