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Hello, everyone. And welcome to our second IGG
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Extra of the summer of 2026. Saying happy Monday
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doesn't sound so bad in the summer. It really
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doesn't. Happy Monday. Although those of you
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who have to work probably hate us right now.
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Probably. But, you know, hey, we all picked our
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careers. We did. We all picked our careers. We
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sure did. All right. Well, let's give everybody
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our update room. Why don't you kick things off?
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Because last we left off, it was the day before
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your birthday. Yes. Your 43rd birthday. And we
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had quite the celebration the next day. 43. That's
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just weird. It's crazy. Three? I don't like the
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three there. Two, three just feels like I'm creeping
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up. But no, my birthday was wonderful. And actually
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it was a good day for me, which is like. It really
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was. It really was. I spent majority of it with
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you. So we actually went and met with my oncologist
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that morning because I was in the hospital all
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the week. before that. Yeah. And I rolled right
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in with a birthday sash, bumping in to Shorty. It's
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your birthday. That's right. You did. We're at
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a party like it's your birthday. That was the
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highlight of the morning because the doctor's
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appointment definitely wasn't. No, it wasn't.
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Not a fan of your oncologist. I love the team.
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I love meeting with the nurses. I love them so
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much. We have a relationship. I don't really
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have a relationship with my oncologist. I've
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only met her like once, twice. Right. She's definitely...
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a different woman, but a brilliant woman, right?
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It's just a different vibe because I see Erin
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and Jeanette all the time. You know what I mean?
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Whereas I don't see her a lot. And I feel like
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they, because I also had the privilege of meeting
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those two as well, I feel like they just mesh
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more with our personality and who you are and
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what you expect as a care, as a patient. So that
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was just a start to the day. And then you and
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Connor took me to a delicious lunch with your
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mom. Yes, my mom at Tree Town Cafe. which is
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this like really cute little sandwich shop in
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Penfield. Oh my, it's so cute. And for anyone
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who lives locally, they do do gluten -free. You
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just have to really let them know how severe
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you are with celiac disease. But they took all
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of the precautions, which was so great. And we
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enjoyed a yummy meal. So accommodating. I couldn't
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believe how much that manager asked. She came
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out to our table to ask you clarifying questions.
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Yes, yes. And I just felt so safe eating. And
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I know Connor did too, which was great. And it's
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like, you just like order in. And you can like
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sit outside or sit inside. And then we did something
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that was stressing me a bit. We did. We did.
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We did go on a hike. And I know that's probably
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you're all listening to this right now. I'm like,
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how did Stefanie survive a hike? Well. I will
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do anything for Connor. You know what? Okay.
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And it's so true because we were brainstorming
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a bucket list, Connor and I, and you were chiming
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in. You brought in going to Corbett's Glen, which
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is like a short mile out to like a waterfall
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a mile back. Not only one little bit of a kind
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of hill, but you definitely were a part of it.
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So when you said a tree. The Tree Top Cafe was
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near Corbett's Glen. That was in Connor's mind.
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He's like, we're going to the ant room. But we
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made fun of it. We got to see some wildlife,
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which he was excited about. And we got to see
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waterfalls, and they were beautiful. Yes, they
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were so beautiful. And you did so great. I do
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have to say, though, like, as we're going, I
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had Map my run out, and I'm like, okay, how
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many miles? I'm, like, sweating. You and Connor
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are walking ahead, and I'm like, okay, if she
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starts to peter out and needs a break, we can
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cut through that backyard, and she can stand
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on that street, and then I'll go get the car.
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Like, I just didn't know if you were going to,
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like, hit a wall. Which I didn't. And you didn't
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at all, yes. And then I made it back. Back to
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your house after that for cake with my family.
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Yes. I did crash that night though. Like we got
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home and it was like in bed, out cold. Right,
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right. But I do feel like the fresh air being
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in nature, it was just, yeah, so perfect for
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you, you know? And we discovered too that with
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this round of chemo, it's looking like the closer
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I get to the end of the three weeks is when I
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feel a little bit better because the seventh
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was... More towards the end of. Right. After
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the hospital. Right, right. Yes, yes. And then
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we went on, what was it? The 14th for your second
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run. Yes. That was this past Tuesday. Yes, yes.
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Go there in a minute. But we did have another
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big fun weekend thing. Yes. It was Anthony and
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I's anniversary and you and Sean's anniversary.
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You guys were Friday. We were Sunday. Yeah, so
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July 10th, 2009. So what did you guys do? Okay,
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so 17 years. This is really crazy. Doesn't it
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feel like we were... I was looking through pictures.
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I'm like, holy hell, we were babies. We were
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such babies. And I took Connor through because
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I'm like... Connor, you were, I feel like you
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were there. I feel like, you know what I mean?
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Like, how did you miss this, Connor? I know.
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But we went through and I went through all the
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pictures that were on my laptop from the photographer,
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which was kind of cool to like show Connor and
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like go through. I'm like, oh my goodness, such
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the best day ever. I still have people who text
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me for happy anniversary that say, happy anniversary,
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still one of my, the best weddings I've ever
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been to. It really was. We had the most fun.
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I go, 17 years later when people are telling
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you that, you know it was a good wedding. It
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was a good wedding. So we've talked, we. usually
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like to go to like do a fancy dinner we usually
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go to black and blue yeah uh last year we took
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connor but this year we were at the zoo um with
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connor for his birthday they had a big sign about
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zoo brew yeah and it was july 10th i go i look
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at Sean i'm like is super really happening on
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our anniversary like i feel like we need to go
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And Sean was like all about it. I don't know.
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I was like, don't go. It's terrible. Yes, you
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told me no. And then our friend Melissa was like,
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no, only because the animals aren't out. There's
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like bands and people are allowed. Right. So
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they have bands throughout the zoo. They have
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like beer tents and whatever throughout. And
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you literally go to the zoo, but you're drinking
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and listening to music and having food and stuff.
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So you guys both were saying, you know, we didn't
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see any animals. I go, I said to Sean, I'm like,
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you know what? Let's just do it. Sean ends up
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getting a VIP package for us. Of course. Of course.
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Well, I mean. It was worth it. It ended up being
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worth it in the end. It was so worth it because
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we got good parking. We got four drink tickets.
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And then we got to cut the whole line that was
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so long. So we had the best time. All of the
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animals were the most active we have ever seen
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them. I can't get over it. The lion was roaring.
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The polar bears like swimming and doing flips.
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Like the giraffes were eating. It was crazy.
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I almost felt guilty that Connor wasn't there
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with us. So we videoed everything and showed
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him after. You could tell though when we left,
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he was a little like, have fun guys. He really
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wanted to be guys. He definitely is in his fear
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of missing out. Yes, he for sure is. And it was
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just a different vibe. Like talking to the different
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zoologists. as I do, like when we were there
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with kids, like it was just, I don't know. They
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had somebody at all the enclosures and we were
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asking questions and drinking. It was just so
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fun. I think Sean said it. I've never heard Sean
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so excited on a phone call in his whole, the
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whole time I've known him. He was like, it was
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great. He was so animated talking about it. He
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was, he was. And I feel like as soon as we got
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in the car, I had to call you because I had to
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like debrief about everything. And he even said,
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we both said, I think this was our best anniversary
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ever. And we've done like all the things. We've
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done fancy dinners, cozy nights home, trips away.
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Like we went to St. Lucia for our 10th anniversary.
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Like we've done a lot of, but this is just like
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fun and different. Then I'm starving, right?
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Because there's no food, no gluten -free at the
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zoo. Like gluten -free food, yeah. So I'm like,
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what are we going to do? So then we start looking.
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At this point, it's like eight o 'clock. We should
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have probably planned more, but we didn't know
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what to expect at the zoo. We didn't know if
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we were going to be there that long or what.
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I'm like on the app and I really just wanted
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like a burger or chicken sandwich or French fries,
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Chick -fil -A. Yeah. They have a gluten -free
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fryer. So I got to have waffle fries and a grilled
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chicken sandwich. Which is amazing. It was so
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good. So that was our anniversary, 17 years.
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And what a way to celebrate. Now, what did you
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guys do for your second anniversary? Very different
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direction. So I... I've been going out and wearing
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my hat everywhere and I wanted to rock my bald
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head. Everybody's like, do it. And I have a makeup
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artist friend, Jess, who reached out to me at
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the beginning of my journey and she's like, you're
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beautiful no matter what, but if you ever need
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a confidence boost, I'll do your makeup for you.
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So I reached out to her and she did my makeup
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for me and she did like full glam and I had this
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dress because I was supposed to go to my friend
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Katie's wedding this summer, but with... Me ending
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up in the hospital and the way this chemo has
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been treating me, we decided a wedding is probably
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not smart. Right, right. But I really wanted
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to wear that dress. It was bright pink. It covered
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my port. It was beautiful. You look like a princess.
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I felt like one. I put the dress on. I had these
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big earrings and my big gold shoes. And I was
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just like. felt confident. I went out with no
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hat on and I felt good about myself. And I don't
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think people were looking at me like, oh, she
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has cancer. I think people were looking at me
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thinking, I wear my hair like this on purpose.
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Yeah. Like, look at this badass rocking it. So
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we went to this restaurant called Patron Saint
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in Rochester. It's new. It's a steakhouse. And
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Anthony and I have never done a big fancy dinner
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like that. So it was phenomenal. I mean, like,
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and we went. Hard. Appetizers. As you should.
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Anthony got a waygu, like strip
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steak. I got this. Chilean sea bass, which was
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like lobster, like melted in your mouth. We got
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cappuccinos, creme brulees. Anthony got this
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crazy drink that was made with like Wagyu fat
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and smoke and it came out like in this device.
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It looked so amazing. What a special fun. It's
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like almost an adventure. It was an adventure.
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And then I surprised him after with, we actually
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went to the Sunken Garden, which is where you
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took your wedding photos 17 years ago. Now here
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you guys are. anniversary 2, taking some photos.
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It's such a great spot to take photos. It's beautiful.
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So I did hire a photographer because I wanted
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to capture us in this moment because it's part
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of our story together. You know, like I do have
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a bald head. I do have cancer. That is where
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I'm at in my life right now. And I don't want
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it to be all sad pictures of me in chemo. I wanted
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like happy. Yes. And this guy did phenomenal.
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We've only seen two pictures so far, but. We
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saw some of the previews, and these pictures
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are going to look so cool. Okay, Room, you look
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like this elegant princess, and I feel like your
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head is so perfectly shaped, and you look so
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beautiful. Like, I feel like it is—you probably
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could submit that somewhere. Like, as my mom
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always says, you could be a model. Oh, my gosh,
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she's so funny. Okay, but we did almost have
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a mishap. Oh, gosh. In the middle of dinner,
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I'm sitting there, and I'm like, gosh, why am
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I so cold? And I reach to the back, and I'm like,
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oh, my God, my dress is completely unzipped.
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I was like, Anthony, help. He comes over and
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he's like, well, it's broken. And I'm like, oh,
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my God. My boobs falling out. So he's behind
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me in this fancy restaurant pulling the dress,
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trying to get the zipper up. And I'm like, what
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are we going to do with the pictures after if
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I dress? Luckily, he was able to get the zipper
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back up. Thank goodness. But it was an adventure,
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to say the least. We had a blast. It ended up
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being such a romantic night, like the photo shoot.
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It was just. Everything we need. Yes. Yes. Perfect.
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Like a bright spot. And you talked about doing
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things and having stuff on the calendar to look
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forward to, right? Which is helping. Right. Right.
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So you had that on there. And I feel like it's
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so you room. Like anytime we had a big event
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or anything going on, you would always get your
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makeup done. Yeah. Right. You would always, this
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is just you. And I love how you're just finding
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the brightness in it all, you know. And then
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our actual anniversary Sunday, we cooked on the
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Blackstone for the first time. Yes. How were
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your new tools? Oh my God. I had so much fun.
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fighting over it. I was like, give me the spatula.
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It's my turn. Oh, I love it. I feel like the
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Blackstone is such a fun activity for you guys
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to do together. Grilling, right? You know, it's
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got me back. Cancer has taken a lot for me. I
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did lose interest in things, cooking being one
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of them, but it's re kind of like ignited that
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passion in me. So I like, I've been watching
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a cooking show. I've been like thinking about
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what I want to make. And that keeps me going
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to just as much as like having things on the
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calendar. You know what I mean? Right. Because
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it's like giving you somewhere to something else
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to focus on. Right. And almost giving your brain
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a break from cancer world. Right. Because we,
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like we said, we discovered that. And this chemo
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is really hard on me. So I'm not going to have
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much of a summer. It's a lot of quarantining,
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resting. And so if cooking recipes is all I could
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do at home by myself, why not? Why not? And it's
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something you love to do. And your patio looks
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beautiful out there now that it's all finished.
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And it's just like a cozy little haven for you.
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Yeah, it's perfect. Yes, yes. Want to kind of
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go into this week. I took you to your second
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round. Yes. I was. I think that's the most nervous
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I've ever been in my whole life. I was like a
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fumbling freaking idiot driving you there. Oh,
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my God. I was just so nervous because it was
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so bad the last time, you know. Yes. And we did
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try all new things. They gave me new. Got rid
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of a nausea medicine from my pre -meds and tried
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a new one. We got rid of one anxiety medicine
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and tried a new one. Still didn't work. I was
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like crawling out of my skin, antsy, uncomfortable.
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Right, right, right. We did get a private room
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though. Okay, we did. I'm like, oh, what is this
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VIP situation? And I had to try out the new,
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like recliners. Yes, which I think needs to be
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broken in, those new recliners. They need to
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be broken in. Yeah. I was missing the tray a
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little, not gonna lie. And when we were driving
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there, you got a phone call from the results
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of your breast MRI. I did. So we did, we decided
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to do an MRI because this chemo did land me in
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the hospital. We just wanted to see. Like, what
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is the progress? And the tumor is no longer visible.
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There are only specks of cancer now. Yay, that's
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me clapping. Yeah, so tumor gone. Cancer's still
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there, but little specks. But that's such positive
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news. That means the chemo is working. It also means
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we were able to reduce the red devil by 20%.
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Yes, yes. And I love that when we went, because
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we met with your... The nurses. The nurses before.
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And it was just such... a conversation. It was
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collaborative. Exactly. It was like collaborative.
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They were listening. I can't even describe the
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vibe I got. I just love them. I love them. It
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was more of like, okay, let's talk this out.
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Do you feel good? I feel good. Okay, let's move
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forward with this decision. And they were great.
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We did things a little differently this week.
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I got an IV hydration the day before chemo, the
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day of chemo, and then I went Friday and got
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one. Yes. I'm still not doing great. Nausea,
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bone pain. Last time it was Sunday when things
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got the worst. So I'm definitely feeling nervous
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about tomorrow. But I think I'm being more proactive.
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I'm wearing a mask when I go out in public. I'm
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not really being around a lot of people because
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I just can't take that chance. No, you can't.
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It's just protecting yourself right now. And
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that's most important. And I think with these
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tweaks of just giving your body that surge of
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hydration and the new meds that you're... we're
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doing. Also, are you definitely going to do it
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next week? I know you talked about maybe getting
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some electrolytes. I was going to go to a place
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that does an IV drip with electrolytes, but they
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require a form from your oncologist. And when
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I sent the form to my oncologist, they were like,
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actually, no, this isn't a great idea. Considering
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that I was in the hospital and I was neutropenic.
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and febrile. They just don't feel comfortable
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having me go to like an outside facility other
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than a hospital or a doctor's office. That makes
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sense. That makes sense. That does make sense.
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I was a little bit disappointed, but yeah. And
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she also said, she's like, if Monday rolls around
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and you're feeling like you need it, we will
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get you in for IV hydration anytime you need
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it next week. So they're on top of it. They're
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on top of it. They are so wonderful there. I
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love them. So now your next one will be August
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4th. So, feels like it's far away, but man, the
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last three weeks went fast. It's like, why is
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time flying like this? I know, it's so crazy.
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I was just, I just had breakfast this morning
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with my friend, Stacy, and we were just saying
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how July is like, feels like true summer. Yeah.
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Right? Like, it's like, but it is going so fast.
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It's like, what? August is like the Sunday of
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summer for you guys, for teachers. It really
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is. So, we were just saying that. I'm like, oh
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my goodness, but time flies. Well, now. You're
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gearing up for a vacation. Yes, I am gearing
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up for a vacation. So we're going to Ocean City,
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Maryland. We have gone in the past and... I want
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to say this is our third year going. Not Sean's
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favorite trip. Not Sean's favorite trip. So we
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were not a committed yes for quite some time.
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And our friends, Matt and Amy, got the condo
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that we usually share. So Amy's like, I'm going
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to get it and you just keep me posted. And this
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is what I love about them. Yeah, she knew. She
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knew we were going to come around. So, and you
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know, Sean's brother goes, a bunch of his friends.
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It's just a really great trip. And Connor has...
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Some friends that he looks forward to seeing.
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They're not going? They're not going this year
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because my niece, Kendall, is turning 16 tomorrow.
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So she's doing her own little Lake George trip
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with her girlfriends and stuff. Yeah, so they're
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not going to be there. But Connor just has some
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friends from, you know, just from going on vacation,
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his vacation friends. So he'll get to see them.
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We made the decision and I got Sean to say yes
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to this because I said, all right, what if we
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do part of Ocean City and then we do another
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adventure after? Because for those of you who
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don't know, Sean and the sun and the beach and
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the ocean, like... He just doesn't want to sit
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on the beach all day. Like one or two days of
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it, he's good. Like a week of it is a lot. Right.
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So it's just being more mindful. You know, Amy
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and I, we were talking about like doing more
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active things, like going to the boardwalk, going
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mini golfing, like planning things during the
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day, having them. you know, go golfing the guys.
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Yeah. So we're not just finding Sean sitting
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on the beach, burning like a lobster every day.
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So we're going for a shortened amount of time.
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And then on next Friday, we're going to go to
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DC, Washington, DC, and we're going to go to
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the National Zoo. Oh my God. Connor's got to
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be like losing his mind. Yeah. Him and Sean.
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I feel like it's like we're in our zoo era. So
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Sean, or Sean, Connor has a map of the United
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States and he wants to go to a zoo in every state.
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So really, as of right now, all he has colored
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in is New York. We've done all the zoos in New
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York. And Maryland, because last year we did
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stop at a zoo in Maryland on our way home from
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Ocean City. That's right, I remember that. Yeah,
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so now we're going to the National Zoo. So we'll
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do two days there. So it was a great compromise
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within my family, and we're looking forward to
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it. Because once we go away and get back, that's
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it. Hockey starts, football starts, and we're
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home for the rest of the summer. There you go.
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Sports are crazy. Yeah, they really are. They
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really are. So it should be a fun trip, but I'm
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excited for you. Yes. Yes. All right. Let's talk
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about what we're watching and reading. Well,
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we both just watched Elle, which is the prequel
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to Legally Blonde. Yes. Okay. It is so good.
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I know. It is so good. I was going to try and
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convince Anthony to watch it with me because
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I want to watch it again just because I feel
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like I missed some little tie -ins and things
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like that. Yes. She is an amazing... I forget.
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the actress's name. She was good. She was so
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amazing. She hits how Reese Witherspoon did it
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to a T. I agree. Really, really good. And I just
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love how they incorporated some of the 90s things
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and everything. Yes, 100%. I also watched Five
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Star Weekend, which is a book that people rave
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about and love. I've never read it, but I just
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needed something to watch. And it was actually
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really cute. A bunch of girlfriends get together,
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and, like, they're all different points in their
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life. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I thought it was really
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good. I think you would actually really, really,
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really like it. And right now we're watching
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Ride or Die. Okay. Have you heard about this?
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I have not heard about Ride or Die. Huh. It's—what's
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her name? Did you watch Ted Lasso? Yes. The blonde
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lady? Okay, yes. She's in it. She's in it. And
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Octavia Spencer, who is in The Help. Oh, yes.
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And one of them's an assassin. But the other
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one doesn't know. And they're like best friends.
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So it's a girl. action show oh okay sign me up
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for that i'll do a little girl action show and
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then movies we watched voicemails to isabel which
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if you haven't watched it you have to i know
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you were telling me about that i wrote that down
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to watch that i've clearly been watching a lot
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of things right it's all i have going on for
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me right now guys right well you need to be resting
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and you know what you deserve to watch some things
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and this is your time to really yeah Catch up
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on all the shows and movies. Are you watching
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anything different? Well, what did you watch?
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Tell everyone. Okay, after Elle, we started Off
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Campus, which is so good. You're so right. I'm
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so glad we finally watched it. One, because,
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like, the hockey tie -in. I mean, hockey is my
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world these days. And two, it just felt like
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I'm back in college again. Yeah, I love the nostalgia.
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Yes, it's just such a good show. And the actors
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and... Did you get... I got a little jealous
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when I saw their dorm room, and I was like, why
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did Room and I have a dorm room like that? I
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know. No. It's like a shared living space. I
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mean, it's so adorable. Cute bedroom. We were
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in like a tiny crevice. Tiny, tiny crevice. Our
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beds might as well have been pushed right up
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next to each other. No room to breathe. I know.
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No room to breathe. Jeez. It was very tight.
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And we had a little spot for like our desks and
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then like... That's it. And our mini... Our fridge.
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That's it. That's all we had room for. And we're
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like... Little sardines in there. But hey. It
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worked. We made it work. And we're still here
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20 years later. So obviously being on top of
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each other. Yeah. It all worked out. Yes. Do
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you guys watch The Bear? We used to. It does
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end. The last season came out. Yeah, the whole
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cooking thing. It was just too much cooking for
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me. It wasn't enough for me. I was like, bring
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me more cooking. Sean loved it. He was watching
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it. What are you reading right now, Room? Okay,
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so I have to tell you that I'm struggling on
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the fiction. Okay, so I know I've been talking
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this big game about reading fiction, and I'm
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really trying. You know what? I should say, I'm
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really focused on helping Connor navigate his
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reading fiction this summer. So we've been at
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Barnes & Noble a lot, picking out books. He's
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in the To the Percy Jackson series right now,
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which he's loving. And Catherine Applegate came
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out with a new book called Wombat in Waiting.
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I saw that. So for any of you out there who have
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kids and, you know, elementary grades, really
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good book. So I can give some fiction recommendations.
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So the audio book, you're done with. Are you
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done with? I could not listen to it. What is
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it called again? Court of Thorns and Roses. I
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try again. I'm just like, what's going on? And
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here's my thing. Like I am, when I'm listening,
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I have to be really excited about it and really
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into it. And I do, my summer is supposed to be
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like more for fun and reading. But in my mind,
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I just love to feed my mind. And I love to like
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listen to like personal development stuff and
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different podcasts and different audio books.
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I don't know. It's, I could not, I couldn't do
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that audio book. It was just, I didn't do it.
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And I'm like, what's happening? Who is this again?
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I kept having to rewind. I'm like, I don't think
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this book is for me. I wish I could just like
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pull books off my Kindle and give them to you
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because I think you would like the off -campus
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books. Oh, okay. So I, when we, cause we're about
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to embark on our vacation. So I do have that
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Colleen Hoover book I've been trying to read
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since March. Yeah, that's a good one. But I shouldn't
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say, I have read one page and I never, so it's
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not like I tried and I didn't like it. Once you
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get into a Colleen Hoover book, you won't. Right.
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So I do have that book that I'm going to read.
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And then I almost picked up the off campus one
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at Barnes and Noble, but. I'm on book four now.
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Really good. Really good. I've read them in the
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span of a month. For three books. Yeah. You know?
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Maybe I'll add that on there. But hopefully by
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the next time we come back to you, maybe I will
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have finished a fiction book. This is our goal.
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I'll hold her to it, guys. Yes. And then I have
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had some of our listeners and one of my friends,
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Kaylee, sent me a... I was like, thank you for
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everyone who sent me book recs. I appreciate
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it. It's... Send me some, guys. What the heck?
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I feel left out. I got to share the ones that
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Kaylee sent me. But yeah, I appreciate that.
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I'm trying my best over here. I'm also like pouring
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into a lot of the... like mindset work I've been
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doing and summer is the time for me to do that.
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So I feel like I'm consuming it and then I'm...
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Then you let it out. Then I let it out. I've
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been, you know, doing some teaching and actually
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I've just starting, I feel like I'm in like just
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writing a lot and like I have all this mindset
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stuff to share and I share it with videos, right?
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In workshops and my course that I created, but...
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More of just like me typing. So I'm starting
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something called Healing Notes. I like this.
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A weekly, just on Monday mornings, just a little
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healing note for me with like a mindset thing,
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a little story, just a way to kind of set your
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week off. My first one's going to come out on
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July 20th. Sign me up. Okay. I'll send it to
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you, Room. And we can put it in the show notes
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too, if anybody's interested in getting a healing
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note every Monday morning. I love that. And it's
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just another way for me to, I think I've... And
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I know you can relate, Room. Like we've both
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been through a variety of things health -wise
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and family -wise and life -wise. And for me,
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it just seems so healing to take what things
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I've been through and channel it through teaching
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and mindset stuff and writing. It just feels
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good. I know you've been journaling, right? I
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have. And I actually am going to be writing a
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book. Yes. And it starts with my journal because
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my journal is going to end up being like my...
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map of my book kind of for this portion of things.
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I definitely have an idea of how I want to start
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the book. Obviously, this would be a huge portion
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of it, but it feels good. You're right to let
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it out. Yes. Yes. See, we're doing all these
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things that taking what has been negative or
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almost trauma in our life and using it in a purposeful
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healing way. And you know, it shows... I think
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about it when I'm scrolling on Facebook and I
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pop up the gastroparesis support group or the
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swallowing support group. And I see these people
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that are in such dark places. And it really breaks
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my heart because they don't really have to be.
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You know what I mean? You can't let a circumstance
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take over every feeling that you're having. You
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really do have to learn to get past that a little
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bit. And I have let cancer take over a lot of
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my emotions lately. Anthony is my witness. I
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have to work on that. Right. When you have something,
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you have to work on that. Right. You do. And
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it's that shifting, right? And it's making that
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choice of okay. Yes. And knowing, recognizing
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that you're not in a good place. Right. And honoring
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that and letting yourself feel those feelings.
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But then that shift. But I think too, it's not
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only shifting, but then giving yourself a break.
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Like what you said about the Blackstone. Like
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you were literally channeling and thinking about
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the Blackstone, cooking. You're giving your brain
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a break and letting energy flow somewhere else
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instead of focusing on the cancer. And that's
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what I had to do. Or else I would have ended
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up in a deep, dark hole focusing only on my cancer.
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Right, right. Because my summer has been just
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taken away from me. me right right and it's like
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really when you start to talk about it think
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about it sit in it it's like it can be depressing
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right and it can have you slip in that way but
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you are actively making that choice to feel your
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feelings process your feelings and then think
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about something something else because that is
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going to serve you more I'm telling you, I sought
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out a cooking show. And my first one that popped
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up on Netflix, I put on. I'm like, I just need
00:28:07.650 --> 00:28:09.410
to get back into the thing that's going to make
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me get excited. And I already, Anthony was out
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at the baseball game last night and I'm texting
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him. I'm like, oh, I have this great idea for
00:28:15.109 --> 00:28:17.170
the Blackstone. Like all these recipes were coming
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to my head and that hasn't happened to me in
00:28:18.450 --> 00:28:20.869
so long. Yes, that's that creative piece. Like
00:28:20.869 --> 00:28:23.269
as soon as you pause and that, yes, that's what
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I feel like is happening to me with the things
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I'm creating. It's like all of a sudden I'm pausing,
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thinking about stuff that's going on in my life
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and I'm letting my... creative juices flow and
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it's just like coming out of me. I love it. Yeah.
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So this is Summer Lauren though. This is Summer
00:28:38.240 --> 00:28:40.859
Lauren. And if you want to check out my healing
00:28:40.859 --> 00:28:43.359
notes, you can sign up for the email. I feel
00:28:43.359 --> 00:28:45.200
like it's going to be, and it's, I feel like
00:28:45.200 --> 00:28:46.900
it's things like that. Little things that we
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do daily to kind of shift and refocus. All right.
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Well, this is a good catch up. This is a great
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catch up. Yes. Yes. I hope you guys are enjoying
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your summer and we'll be back in two weeks. We'll
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be back in two weeks. All right. We'll see you
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then. Bye, everyone. Bye.