Chit Chatting Past, Present and Oversharing Ep. 8

In this episode, I’m joined by my Dallas bestie as we take a trip down memory lane to when we first met and how our friendship began. We reflect on the early days, where life has taken us since, and the exciting new chapters we’re both stepping into right now. Whether you’re here for the friendship vibes, the real talk, or a little bit of tea, there’s something in this episode for you.

Transcript

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Hi, I'm Emily Johnson and you're listening to Comfortably Uncomfortable, a podcast about discovering the beauty, the benefits, and the unexpected breakthroughs that come from stepping outside of our comfort zones. This isn't about having it all figured out, but rather showing vulnerability through personal stories and everyday situations that challenge us to grow. If you're on a journey of self-discovery and growth, you're in the right place. Stay tuned and together we can get comfortably uncomfortable. Well, this is going to be exciting because I feel like we haven't like actually, I mean, we've seen each other, but we haven't even been able to like speak in so long. I know. We've just been busy. So

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I feel like we have a lot to catch up on. Busy bossing.

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Busy bossing.

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Doing things.

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Absolutely.

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All the things.

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All the things.

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Yeah. This is so exciting though. Like what? I know. We talked about this how long ago? A year and a half ago?

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Yeah.

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On the Katy Trail?

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Yep.

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And it's come to fruition. Like, that's so wild.

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It's cool, yeah. No, it's fun to see it. I mean, I guess, yeah, you have, like, literally been not only in the process of just, like, the podcast, but you've been, like... part of every step of this little journey of what even brought me to want to start a podcast like you were the person who's seen it seen me raw

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yeah there's been like ups downs but more ups than downs i would say you think like i've only seen you like really emotional maybe like once where i was like okay should i be concerned for my friend like

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she

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okay

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I was down

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bad. It was that

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time we were sitting at the bar and I just lost it. We didn't even get drinks yet. So it wasn't even like

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I was drunk crying. She was emotional. I was just

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having a day. But it

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was okay. I was here for it. It was good to see that side of you because you're normally always just very upbeat and positive and energetic. you know stoic about like whatever

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yeah

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so it was good to see that side of you but

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also it was like

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you know we've moved on

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yeah no I mean that was gosh when was that I was trying to think about when that actually

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was at least a year ago

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yeah because you thought I wasn't going to come back you were

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like she's definitely moving back to Charlotte

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you're like she's going to not renew her lease

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yeah she's not going back

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probably not even say bye to us no I'm just kidding I would definitely say But now I'm in such a different place. Leaving is not... An option. And to be honest, I always told myself that I had to give it at least three years because I knew that it wasn't going to be a year. And I knew that like the second year I would just be getting like situated. So it wouldn't be fair to like get situated and then be like, okay, I'm out of here. So I knew like fair to be fair. I had to do three years. So here we are creeping up on three years.

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And I

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mean, I already renewed my lease. I know I'm going to be here a little

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longer. And you know what? This like development.

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Yeah.

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Across the way, it's going to be so chic. I can't wait.

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I already love this area as is, and I feel like now it'll just bring in a different kind of

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traffic. Different

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vibe.

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Yeah.

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now

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that that wonder bar is

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gone oh my god wait did it close

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yeah you haven't you okay

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i mean no like always come the back way

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yeah

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so i haven't even like driven oh my

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gosh it's like a whole new world it's yeah it's very very

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bad wonder bar

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it's funny because there's like a little house there i call it the fuck you house because they're building all of this like construction around it and that house is just staying put but i did see a woman walking out with boxes the other day so i'm like i bet i bet they finally got

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made an offer she She

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couldn't refuse. Got the

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money that they want. She's like, get out of here. I'm not mad at her. I'm mad at her, too.

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But, yeah.

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That's crazy. I

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feel like to give our listeners a background of who you are to me. So, well, first of all, Stevie's on the mic right now. I don't even think we introduced you. And I moved here at the end of January and started the job. I started my job, like, beginning of february and that's when we met so you really were here like pretty much from day one

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yeah i remember that first day and you came in and

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Yeah, what's your perspective? Because I'll

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tell you why. Yeah, like, you came in, and I was like, wait, she's so cute. You had on this, like, very vibrant, like, print. I think it was, like, gold, white, black, something. That's so

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funny. I know,

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yeah. I remember what you were wearing. I was like, wait, she's so cute. And I've always been, like, the welcoming committee at the salon. You were very welcoming, that's for sure. And unfortunately, I'm not there as much, but... Yeah, I just remember, like, your smile and, like, you were just sweet.

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Stop! You're, like...

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And I was, like, way... And it was truly, like, like, instant, like, I vibe with her, like, I'm here for it, and... Oh, that's

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so special.

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You were just like, I don't know, like radiant in a way. Well, that is such a compliment. I need to know her. And here we are.

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No, really. Because, okay, so my perspective was like the first day I walk in, literally did not know anything, what was going on, where my stuff was, you know, like any of that stuff. And I think I wasn't even in the break room for like two minutes before you were like, Hey, I'm Stevie. Like, do you need help with anything? Do you know where anything is? And I was just like, I actually could use help because I have no idea what I'm doing. And then you walked me around the salon. You showed me everything I needed to know. And then I don't think I had, I think I had like two clients that day. And so I just like stood by you. I was like, wait, I'm going to like this kind of like, it was almost like I was shadowing you. I was like, I'm just going to, you know, stand here, hang out with you while you do your clients. Which was so fun because I ended up, you couldn't fit in a haircut. So I ended up taking like the haircut. So it worked out well. But then you invited me to go out with you that night for like to grab drinks. You want to go? have drinks after work or maybe it wasn't that day maybe it was the following like day or like at least

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maybe it was at least that first

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yeah it was at least the first

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like yeah we got a vibe check let's go for

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drinks um yeah so it was so funny because you were throwing them back you were throwing

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that tequila down i will never forget I was doing double tequilas.

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And I was new, so I was being reserved. I think I was drinking beer.

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Yeah.

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I did have a shot, but I was like, yeah, they don't know me yet.

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Let me be on my best behavior. Yes.

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But that was so fun. But I feel like when we sat there and when it was just the two of us, we connected so well because I feel like you opened up to me about– your life and personal things and it wasn't it wasn't any by any means like super emotional or anything but you i don't know it was just i loved that you trusted me that quickly to just be you know a homie

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yeah i mean it was easy too though because you're just that person to like you know have a conversation with yes this is my um emily hypa podcast

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i love

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it um but i really just feel that way like i Just you're easy to talk to. You're such a good friend. You're very thoughtful. Many things I love about you is like how friendly you are, you know?

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You love it, but you

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hate it. Love hate. I'm like, wow, you really do talk to everybody.

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But I feel like you're like that too. I

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can be. I have to be in the right

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mental state. Maybe I rein them in and then you keep them there.

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Yeah, if I'm working for long hours, which I'm doing a lot of these days.

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You really are.

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I just feel emotionally drained, so I don't have it to give. But I'm definitely a friendly person, but I don't trust a lot of people. And with you, I trusted almost instantly.

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I feel like you're a good energy reader. And I feel like I... pick up on energy as well

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yeah

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so it's like when you know you know

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yeah

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and i'm glad you knew because

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i know as

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soon as you i mean i feel like the first you know i read somewhere and it was like what's something that's embarrassing that shouldn't be and it's the first day of work and it really is like why is it embarrassing we're all you know we all have to start there at some point but it's funny because i mean it just like I don't know, just, like, really hold a place in my heart to just feel so, like, welcomed by you, like, right off the bat and not feel like I had to, you know, sit there and feel ever embarrassed because you, like, immediately took me under your wing.

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Yeah. Which I'm so thankful for. make you feel at peace or like you're in the right place

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for sure

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um and so anytime you know I get the opportunity to help somebody be comfortable like I like to take the opportunity

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yeah

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um to do that

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yeah because I mean obviously after working with you I noticed it wasn't just I mean the closeness that we shared was definitely just me

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but you totally different

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but you do open like open your arms up to everybody like new and it is nice because like we just said it is hard to start something that you know you're unfamiliar with

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yeah which was crazy because you moved here and i tell you this all the time but i could have never done that like had the confidence to move somewhere where you know like a couple of people but like Your life was totally different. Like, your job was totally different. And you've done, like, a really stand-up job just, like, figuring your shit out.

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You're going

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to be, like, crying by the end of this. I told you, girl. Like, I'm about to hype you up because I really just love you and I love many things about you. But, you know, we have a lot of conversations about, like, our goals and, you know, what we want to do. And those things are starting to fall into place and it's nice to see.

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Aw. Well, likewise because I feel like we used to go on a lot of like walks together and I feel like those were our moments to really kind of just like set goals for ourself and do things and it's so cool to like see how far we've come from when we first talked about like certain things that we wanted to achieve for ourselves and it's like here we are a year later like

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doing it

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like yeah like shout out shout

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out shout out to us yeah

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But no, that was, no, I have always appreciated you because even, I mean, I think what's so special about the relationship that we formed is that now, I mean, you know so much of my home life too. You've gone back to Charlotte a couple of times, like you traveled with my friends, like it's just, Having my two worlds collide is just amazing.

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And kind of crazy. And it's awesome to see where you came from. And I see where you get all of your beautiful traits from. Your family is beautiful and so loving and thoughtful. It's easy to see why. You are how you are. Like, it's clear where that came from. But, yeah, crazy to see that other side of life that you hear so much about.

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Right.

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I'm like, what's so great about Charlotte? Just kidding. Love you.

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No, you were– but I feel like– and it was funny because when you– like, you came back for my birthday party because, you know, I like to

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– Girl, that party was lit.

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They always are. It was just so fun. Because, like, people make the place. And, you know, like, I– love all the friendships that i've like created over the years and so it's like celebrating a birthday is bringing all those friends together and i mean they never disappoint me i mean my friends will always show up for a birthday which is just great because even if i don't go like you know the whole year without seeing them it's like i know when it comes april

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like yeah they'll be

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there

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i mean there was an insane amount of people there i will never remember all of their names

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but you were a hit like everybody loved you everybody

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loved drinks for flowing Vibes were vibing, like it was cool.

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Vibes are vibing. Yeah. Yeah. No, I mean, I think it was so special to just like have you part of that. And then just hearing like the feedback, you know, because not everybody is everybody's cup of tea. But like for you to be so well received by, you know, like such a part of me was just like even more of like the realization that this is my guy. This is we were meant to find each other here in Dallas.

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Yeah. I think we would have eventually.

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Yeah. I mean. who knows how, but yeah, I mean, it was definitely a meant to be kind of situation, especially because now that you've like kind of transitioned into a new job, I mean, you still work at the salon, but you know, like your hours, they are cut back and, me I'm getting ready to leave I

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know that's so crazy

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bittersweet for sure but like I feel like I mean you and I only work together one day now anyways

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I know we used to see each other more yeah

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we spent a

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lot of time together but luckily we met and our paths crossed and now you're

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stuck with me you're here forever well

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now we just have to make the time oh yeah we will

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we definitely will

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um But so exciting. Yeah.

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No, I definitely have to.

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For sure. This new year, I won't lie, was like kind of crazy at the start. January was like a weird kind of start to the year. But now that we're like halfway through, which is crazy.

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That is

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weird. You know, things like things are landing into place and it's, you know, happening.

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And it's funny because always looking back and seeing a time where you're like, oh, it worked out just the way it was supposed to. It's always hard to see it like that in the moment, especially in the moments of feeling like things aren't really working out. But then it just reminds you that everything is an up and down obstacle. Not everything is going to be so straight all the time or always on the up or always on the down. I

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saw this quote that I reposted in my stories. Did you see it?

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Wait, that you posted?

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That I posted in my stories, and it was like, I've always done... something that i wasn't ready for but that's like how you grow

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yeah

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um i

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did see

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that and in a lot of ways i feel like we weren't in a place to like make those changes but like kind of forcing ourselves to do it um so that we could push the boundary and keep growing and keep like moving forward in our adult lives um so yeah it's bittersweet to see you

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trusting the process

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trusting the process and like moving on to hopefully better things.

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Yeah. Hopefully better things.

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Yeah. And

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it's funny because I mean, you definitely like, I think I'd mentioned in like an episode back or the last one, but about kind of playing around with the idea or not playing around with the idea, but trying to figure out if I should take this job or not. And I think it was, you know, looking at the pros and cons and weighing, you know, out everything that I, thought i needed to figure out before accepting it but i was definitely more focused on the things that i was losing from taking the job instead of the things i was looking forward to and i really didn't see it from that perspective until i brought it up to you and you like just straight up said to me you're too focused on the sacrifices and not enough on the rewards and i just loved that i mean it literally like clicked as soon as you said it and i was like yeah i need to accept yeah but

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like you know you were but it was true

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yeah you were like the realization in And I'm like, yeah, like I am really resisting this change again. And I'm like, no, this is like when I need to embrace getting uncomfortable because I mean, if I stayed, I'm not that I'm unhappy where I'm at, but there's just things that I know I could do better. And it's just, you know, not where I am anymore. I'm like outgrowing my space. And I was really kind of trying to hold myself back from continuing to grow. And when I, when you sent me that text message, I like, read it i put my phone down and i literally said yeah i'm gonna take that job so you were like you were the catalyst you yeah no you definitely pushed me

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because i think it was a conversation that we had for a long time um you know just really trying to figure it out and you know, needing certain things from your current situation that weren't like working out. And so it's like the only way you can change that is to take a leap of faith and like try something new and then, you know, see what happens after that. But Yeah.

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So I owe it to you because if this is the best thing that I could do for myself, then shout out to you. And if it's the worst, then fuck you. No, it'll be great. I mean,

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it is going to be so good. Like they're going to love you. Everybody loves you. Like you can't help but to love you. So it's going to be fun. It's going to be a good time.

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Thanks. I think just like back to what we were saying, anything new in the beginning is a challenge itself. And I think there are definitely a lot of things that I am sacrificing with this. But at the same time, I feel like in the long run, it will be the better option for me. And a year from now, I'll be able to look back and be like, oh, look, remember when I was whining about that? And here we are. So that'll be fun.

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Yeah. A year changes so many things, but it also like goes by really fast.

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Yeah.

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You know?

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I mean, just even the fact that you said we're like halfway through the year.

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Yeah. It's crazy. We're

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like

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more than halfway through the year. So it's like time doesn't wait for us. Like you've got to take action on like whatever you need from life and whatever you want for your life. You have to act on it and you're doing it.

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We're doing

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it. We're doing it. We're doing it. Because you

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definitely made some moves that put you in

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a different position as well. I did. I never really saw myself in... in education but in November I started teaching with one of our partner academies and it's been like a real blessing like I've seen a lot of growth within myself and like I said I never really saw myself doing that like

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but you do

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it so well

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not that I've seen you do it but I mean just the person you are and like the traits that you acquire like people love you and like for you to be able to have like students looking up

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to you this is your hype show

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no no no no No, no, this is our friendship. Honestly, I feel like just in general, we hype each other up. We got to. We are very motivational for each other, inspiring. I think that's kind of what I look for in all my friendships. And I don't know, I feel like you definitely provide that.

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Ditto, friend.

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Look at us.

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Yeah. But yeah, I mean... It's crazy. Change is crazy. But, you know, the way things are shaping up, like, it just looks like it was the right move. Like, it feels right. Like, you know, work is always going to be work. It can be training at times. Like... I'm exhausted. Yeah,

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your hours

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are a lot more intense. Because I'm, like, working crazy hours.

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That's what my schedule's about to be like.

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Yeah. But it's worth it. Like, it really is, like, worth it. Like, I'm starting to see the rewards. Like, I got a new car that we talked about.

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Shout out. On one of our mini walks. I want a new car by next year. And then, boom. There, you got it. You worked

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for it. You got the new job. You know, there's so many things that are lining up for both of us. And it's, like... Holy shit, like, did we manifest this? Like, are we that powerful?

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Manifesting is definitely a huge thing that plays a part. I think it's, like, your mind, you know, like, your perspective. But... people forget that you have to put in the work with the manifestations, you know? Because there's so many times where I sat there like, oh, I wish this, I wish this, or I'm thinking about how I always want this, but that's just not even going to happen if you're not putting in any kind of effort to get closer to that happening, you know? So yeah, I feel like it's manifesting as like a two-part, maybe even three-part process. You can't just think about it. You have to act on it too.

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For sure. Definitely got to act on it. Because like I always say, I'm like, yeah, it'd be so nice to win the lottery

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yeah

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for sure but like you have to play to win it intimidates

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me whenever i mean i do it like i love getting little scratch offs because some of those games are fun you know to play i don't know if you ever like played them

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i mean i definitely have gotten a scratch off but like i never win so it's like so disappointing i'm like where's my 50 000

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one time my

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one

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One time my friend got us lotto tickets and I won$100 on it. And it was so funny because, like, she was the one who got them and just, like, gave me one. But then we went. We stupidly– we could have just, like, split the$100 and done something else. But we went and got$100 worth

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of tickets.$100 worth? Damn. Confidence. I love

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it. Yeah, I don't think we made anything back off of that. If it was, it was, like,$10 or something. But, hey, I went to it, you know? You got to take what you get. But– What else? Oh, my God. I feel like last week when I saw you and then had to run and do clients back-to-back, I didn't even get to tell you that I went on a date.

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No, you didn't. You're lying. I

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knew it would be funny to catch your reaction.

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Wait, are you being serious?

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Yeah. No, it's funny because...

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What?

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Okay,

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you got it. I need details.

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This is going to be funny because actually it's kind of... I mean, this story is kind of a little... weird but i met him at the gas

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okay this is off to a good start

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no it's off to a weird start um yeah so i met him at the gas station and it was funny because he pulls up in this like neon green like sports car and i'm not looking at it like checking it out like oh damn look at that car i'm more so like looking at it like who drives something like this you know like it was just that obnoxious yeah and then the way he pulls in is like he parks in the you know the two pumps next to me and just like pulls in the middle. So it's like, he's not even at a pump. He just like pulls right into the middle. I'm like, ah, this guy, like what a, what a dick. He gets out of his car and immediately comes over to me. I'm like, oh great. And I just started pumping my gas too. So I'm there for like the whole time.

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But you

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know, you can't prejudge, right? So like we're having conversation, found out he had just like moved here not too long ago from Miami. So that, you know, ties in with the- But...

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Very Miami vibes. Yeah. Very green sports car.

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Yeah.

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Okay.

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So then... I don't know. We were talking and it was good conversation. Like it was very engaging. It was, you know, it was cool. And I think I met him on a Monday. Yeah. Okay. Because that's key. So I don't know, like the time my gas was done, he's like, so can I get your like number? And you know, I do not like to give out my number. I don't even entertain people who.

SPEAKER_00 23:13

Girl, with chill friendly ass, you give your number out.

SPEAKER_02 23:15

Do I?

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Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 23:16

I mean, maybe not to like guys. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 23:19

Yeah. No, I don't know. That's a different kind of thing. Yeah. So I ended up giving him my number or whatever. He texted me. So we're like kind of going back and forth, whatever. But I left there kind of being like, I mean, it would be fun to, you know, like see what he's about. I don't think he's someone I'm into because I mean, he's attractive, but I don't know. He just wasn't giving

SPEAKER_00 23:37

me like. I think I like sit up straight for the rest of this. I know. Did you see how

SPEAKER_02 23:42

I had to readjust?

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Because I'm the

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worst storyteller also. So I feel like This is going to drag on a little bit.

SPEAKER_00 23:49

I'm eating it up.

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But I know I was like dying to tell you, but I was like, I didn't have time to like really tell you in between, you know, like clients and whatever. But anyways, so now this is the first time we're like actually sitting now. So, yeah, I don't know. Like I said, I left there kind of feeling like, you know, I'll be adventurous, but this doesn't really seem like my kind of my kind of guy. The next day. So Tuesday. I had a client and I swear I'm in love. Like, this is like a totally different person, totally different vibe. Like we, I, it's funny because it's actually one of Gabe's clients and he sends me all of his men who he can't do.

SPEAKER_01 24:32

And

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I'm, I mean, they're, first of all, I always text him. I'm like, how do you, like, why are all your clients so attractive?

SPEAKER_01 24:39

All

SPEAKER_02 24:39

he ever says is like, you're welcome. Because like nobody else really does men's cuts. So he always gives them to me. Um, but anyway, so I had this man who was just, I mean, he walked in and like the energy around him was just glowing. Like you could just tell this is like a pure person. Like he just has like such good morals about whatever it is. I don't know. He just is like a little angel on earth. I was just immediately mesmerized. And I say like, he intimidated me in just such like a gentle way. Like

SPEAKER_00 25:08

it wasn't like the best way.

SPEAKER_02 25:09

Yes. Like he didn't have like an ego, but he had this like confidence. I don't know. Anyways, we're like talking and we are just like relating to so much. Like we're both into like the same, not necessarily the same kind of books, but like the style of like reading. And we actually started following each other on Goodreads. Do you know what that is?

SPEAKER_00 25:28

No.

SPEAKER_02 25:28

It's like an app that you like keep track of like books that you're reading.

SPEAKER_00 25:32

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 25:33

Yeah. So I thought that was kind of

SPEAKER_00 25:34

funny. So y'all followed each other on this app?

SPEAKER_02 25:37

Yeah. I think I got a package delivered.

UNKNOWN 25:42

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 25:42

But so then, so that was cute. And honestly, like, he had longer hair and you know, it doesn't even take me that long to cut. I was taking my time. Like I did not want him to like get up. Like it was literally taking me so much, but the

SPEAKER_00 25:54

kicker. You literally are the fastest haircutter. And for you to slow down just so you can relish in the moment is

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iconic. Like it got to a point where I couldn't even keep playing around with this hair anymore. Like it would have probably started to

SPEAKER_00 26:09

feel weird. He's like, girl, are we?

SPEAKER_02 26:11

No, but the thing

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is. Did something go wrong? So

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he, was drinking oh this was like the first thing that i loved about him he was drinking a cup of coffee and a glass of champagne. I'm like, what a vibe. On a Tuesday afternoon at like 11

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a.m.

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I'm like, that's so cool. But yeah, so we were just like talking afterwards, like his haircut's done, you know, take off his cape. It's time to go. He spins his chair around and just keeps talking to me. So we're just chatting. Like, yes. And so I was like, okay, clearly like he won. I can't stop

SPEAKER_00 26:44

smiling. I'm like smiling. I'm like, that's like so sweet.

SPEAKER_02 26:48

Yeah, no, it was so nice. Like it was just like,

SPEAKER_00 26:50

but wait, so this isn't the same guy from the gas station.

SPEAKER_02 26:54

Hell no. This is

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like, this is just like two totally different people.

SPEAKER_02 26:58

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 26:58

Okay. Got it.

SPEAKER_02 26:59

Um, so then we were, I don't know. So he like ended up with you and he was like, Oh, I'm not going to take up any more of your time. And I really just wanted to like push him back down and be like, no, stay

SPEAKER_00 27:09

seated. But now I had work to do.

SPEAKER_02 27:12

Um, but yeah, so then he leaves and I like I mean, I walked back to the break room and I was like, I think I just fell in love because if it's not him, not to say that I fell in love with him, but like, like everything he embodied, like the way he was like, just like that. Yes. I'm like, that is the kind of person like I can see

SPEAKER_00 27:32

myself. We've been trying to put our finger on it. Like, What is your type? We don't have like the type.

SPEAKER_02 27:37

Right.

SPEAKER_00 27:38

But it's like an energy. It's like an aura. Yes. Like I

SPEAKER_02 27:41

have to like really fuck with you, you know?

SPEAKER_00 27:43

Yeah.

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And I feel like we did. Oh, and we were like laughing. Like he had a great sense of humor. Like it was just, it was honestly just like how I see. And I don't want to sound crazy by saying like I fell in love with him because that's not how I viewed it. It was like, like we just said, like the energy, like just like everything that he was was just like, oh my God, I like want to, that's what I need to look for in a person.

UNKNOWN 28:05

Mm-hmm.

SPEAKER_02 28:05

so yeah it was funny because obviously that was that the next day I like texted Gabe again. I was like, oh my God, I can't stop thinking about him. And then he like lists off all, he's like, yeah, and he's funny and he has a good job and he has this and just like saying, like hyping him up even more. But then he was like, and he's taken. And I was like, you're

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lying. I was

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like, no way. I was like soul crushed. And it wasn't like we were flirting or being inappropriate or anything, you know, but I just also didn't feel like he had like a girlfriend. Like it just wasn't giving that kind of like

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vibe.

UNKNOWN 28:38

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 28:38

Anyways.

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And even if he was, like, talking to somebody, like,

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you

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didn't get, like, long-term, like, marriage, fiancé vibes.

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Yeah, no.

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Safe to move forward.

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He seems very respectful, you know? So I just don't even think there's another person in the picture. And that could be me being naive, but, like, I just really don't think so. Well, so fast forward a week later. I wake up. to a friend request from him on Instagram. And I'm like, no way. I was like, oh my God, he found me. He was thinking about me. But also another kicker is, so he was leaving the country the day after his appointment. So he's gone for three and a half weeks. And I was just like, oh my God. So I was like thinking in my head, I'm never

SPEAKER_00 29:28

gonna like- Wait, so I need to see this person. Oh, I will show you. Not to interrupt the story, but I'm like, I

SPEAKER_02 29:35

need to... No, I mean, you'll see that he looks like an angel. But you know what's crazy is I really don't tell a lot of people about my podcast

SPEAKER_00 29:46

stuff. Wait, which one is it?

SPEAKER_02 29:47

What do you mean?

SPEAKER_00 29:47

Oh, with the long hair? What? Damn!

SPEAKER_02 29:53

That's literally what Alexia said.

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She's like... He's literally so hot.

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Doesn't he look like just...

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Yeah.

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So... Like, I don't want to say pure, but he just looks like so genuine.

SPEAKER_00 30:05

Mm-hmm.

SPEAKER_02 30:06

And that's just, like, the kind of, like, way he carried himself, too. Oh, my God, and those eyelashes. His eyes are, like, blue. They were captivating. Jesus, he's... Well, okay, so...

SPEAKER_00 30:16

He's a looker.

SPEAKER_02 30:17

The funny thing is, is we were talking about podcasts, and I was like, oh, do you like listening to podcasts? And this was right after I released my first episode. So, you know, I'm kind of, like, a little, you know... kind of reserved when it comes to talking about it. Cause obviously it's nothing, you know, that grand yet. But he got so excited. He was like, no way you have a podcast. I'm going to, he pulls out his Spotify and followed me like right away. And he's like, and I was like, wait, that's

SPEAKER_00 30:44

so cute. I

SPEAKER_02 30:46

don't know if he's going to like stay in tune. Cause this is like, this episode probably won't come out for another month. So by then, maybe I'll be hanging out with him or maybe it'll just be a piece of, maybe it's just what I needed to figure out which way I need to go for the direction of me falling in love.

SPEAKER_00 31:06

Yeah.

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Cause, and I think this is funny that

SPEAKER_00 31:08

I went on a date or no,

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no. Okay. I guess I see. This is why I'm so bad at telling stories.

SPEAKER_00 31:13

I'm like, I went on to you. What are the green car

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guy? Okay. And, but like, so the thing is like, I just felt like meeting them back to back. It was like, okay, I literally left. I told you the first encounter, like, and not really like my type, but I'll go and entertain it. Like just to see what, you know, what could hurt. I mean, it wouldn't hurt, but like, and then, um, when I met like him the next day, I was like, wait, this is who I want to be going on a date with. But, um, yeah. So no, I went to, I went to lunch with, um, green car guy

SPEAKER_00 31:48

which obviously wasn't nearly as exciting

SPEAKER_02 31:51

no no um and he's nice like you know he's cool but it like just not my vibe and i think and to go off of more of how he's from miami i mean we sat through that lunch and he called me hot probably like 12 times

SPEAKER_00 32:05

you were like i know

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no i'm like i hate that description like i hate i don't know like

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it's so hot

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that's what it felt like you just like look at me like you're so hot

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like okay

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and i was just like is that all you can say

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you know

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but like Other guy, guy number two would never just sit across from me from the table and be like, you're so hot. We would talk about something that like made you attractive, you know? Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 32:30

You know what I love about this?

SPEAKER_02 32:32

What?

SPEAKER_00 32:33

Is that you're opening yourself up to that like...

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When for so long I would not. That part of it.

SPEAKER_00 32:40

Yeah.

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Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 32:42

Which is totally fine. Like you have to be ready to receive love and open yourself up to it. But I just love that you're putting yourself out there and that you're even like thinking this way.

SPEAKER_02 32:54

Yeah. Because I feel like I finally and that's why I thought this would be like a good segue conversation because people have been asking me to talk about like dating stuff. I don't necessarily think like my dating life because that's really not that exciting but like i think just like dating in general because it could be relatable and so i was like okay that'll be cool to talk to you about this because you're with me when we meet people that i kind of just like

SPEAKER_00 33:19

yeah give them like the buddy all the time yeah friend zone immediately um but i'm

SPEAKER_02 33:24

trying to do better because i know like i mean i eventually want to be you know

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totally in a

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relationship with someone and i do feel like now that i have finally gotten into like the groove of my own you know routine and you know really kind of I'm figuring out the things that I enjoy and whatnot I'm like okay like I'm more you know receptive to others coming into my space now that I know what I'm you know what I like to do but yeah

SPEAKER_00 33:50

and you've got your footing and you know one thing one cool thing about Dallas I saw um something on it was maybe instagram where they posted tequila social i guess had like a singles event

SPEAKER_02 34:03

i'm never

SPEAKER_00 34:03

going to one of those again katie trail oh

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the people on katie trail are very attractive

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yeah i was like yeah because we see hotties on the trail all the time where

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we just want to like

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we're just like oh my god i wish i had the confidence which i probably never will in my whole life to run or walk for that matter without my shirt on but they're just like out there trotting along looking hot and like sweating I'm like I love that

SPEAKER_02 34:31

yeah no there is very good eye candy out there

SPEAKER_00 34:34

yeah but

SPEAKER_02 34:35

I don't know I feel like that last like dating thing I went to that was a bust

SPEAKER_00 34:40

that was a bust well kind of like it depends on how you look at it right yeah like you made a connection yeah but it wasn't the connection

SPEAKER_02 34:51

yeah

SPEAKER_00 34:52

that's okay

SPEAKER_02 34:52

you're

SPEAKER_00 34:53

right So it wasn't like a total loss.

SPEAKER_02 34:55

But I guess like the whole like situation of it, like it just felt like because everybody's there to kind of like, it was like a singles mingle event or some,

SPEAKER_00 35:04

I don't know. Yeah, it was like a Dallasite something.

SPEAKER_02 35:06

Yeah. And I mean, cool concept, but at the same time, like I just felt like people were so, men were so rude. You know, I just feel like they were there to kind of, you know, pick people and like-

SPEAKER_00 35:18

Just like judging. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 35:19

Well, not really. I mean, I guess- yes but no I just felt like what bothered me is that anytime I was talking to somebody somebody else would just come up and like rudely interrupt like and it was constant it was like just no manners existed because it just it everybody made it feel like it was a free-for-all like everybody in that bar knew that everybody was single so it was like okay you know if someone's talking to someone they're not actually together you can go in and interrupt and I just hate like it just was I was constantly being interrupted, and I just hated

SPEAKER_00 35:48

that. Yeah, that would have been annoying.

SPEAKER_02 35:52

Yeah. So I don't know. But also, I've always said I don't really like the apps. I prefer more organic connection.

SPEAKER_00 36:00

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 36:01

But also, my- But

SPEAKER_00 36:03

how hard is it to- It's not as easy as grabbing for the same eggs, and you're like- I just met the most romantic person in my whole life. I want to date them forever. It just doesn't happen that way. Yeah. So the apps, I feel like you either love them or hate them. I hate them. But it's a good way for you to put your filters through there and just weed out the people that you already know.

SPEAKER_02 36:28

Well, my problem with it, and it's because I'm guilty of it too, is that you just feel so shallow. You're literally picking someone based off of the pictures that they posted. Because I'm not reading shit until I see a...

SPEAKER_00 36:40

Yeah, the photo.

SPEAKER_02 36:41

Yeah. Like I look at the photo first and I'm usually not even scrolling through a bunch of them. Like if I see the first one, I'm like, nope, like already swiping left, you know? And I'm like, that's so rude. I hate

SPEAKER_01 36:49

that. I

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hate that. I do that, but I

SPEAKER_01 36:51

do that,

SPEAKER_02 36:52

you know? And so I'm like, yeah, that's just not the way for me. And I think I've only ever gone on two dates on that app. And I've probably had that for like years, but I'm so inconsistent with it too. Like I'll get on it and then, maybe I'm in a conversation that I like forget about it and then a month later I log back in like it's just bad

SPEAKER_00 37:13

yeah I mean the only way you find what you're looking for is to like put yourself out there and You're doing that. So that's exciting.

SPEAKER_02 37:22

Well, it's funny because

SPEAKER_00 37:24

you're starting to look through a different lens, maybe. Yeah, I think of like, you know, maybe in search of like, who is the person that I can see myself with? And it's more or my takeaway from like your engagement or your interaction with that person was like, that his energy and like the conversation was great it was just

SPEAKER_02 37:44

so

SPEAKER_00 37:45

like so those are all things we need to put on the yes list

SPEAKER_02 37:48

yes the hell yes list the absolutely list

SPEAKER_00 37:52

yeah

SPEAKER_02 37:53

yeah and my absolutely not list as being called hot 12 times because that gets uncomfortable

SPEAKER_00 38:00

like okay like once and kind of flattered but

SPEAKER_02 38:05

right

SPEAKER_00 38:06

then you just like keep on that's like the only thing

SPEAKER_02 38:08

yeah

SPEAKER_00 38:09

yeah

SPEAKER_02 38:09

and he had probably like not to like shit on him by any means because He was cool. Yeah. But he was drinking like this like watermelon cocktail. I tried one sip of it and I mean, it tasted like liquid candy.

SPEAKER_00 38:22

Like sugar.

SPEAKER_02 38:22

I'm like this grown ass man drinking this like sugary ass drink. But also he had... several of them. And by like the fourth one he ordered, he started ordering half orders. And I was like, are you exactly what for real? What is even a half order of a drink? The server was just as dumbfounded as I was because I was like, I literally looked

SPEAKER_00 38:48

at it. I just get a half of the drink though. Like, I don't think I've ever done that in my whole life.

SPEAKER_02 38:53

Yeah, well, he did it like three times. And I was just like, Yeah, this oh and then at the end of the day he asked if he could kiss me and I'm like okay I respect the whole like consent thing but in my point of view if you have to ask somebody to kiss them it is not the fucking time it is not the moment like it's just not it

SPEAKER_00 39:14

right yeah yeah

SPEAKER_02 39:15

now you're putting me in a position that makes me probably make you feel like shit because I'm going to tell you no because I've done that before where I did it like where like someone asked if they could kiss me when it was not the fucking time and I did it and I left there like why would I do that I didn't want to but I felt like I had to because he asked me and I said yes

SPEAKER_00 39:34

it's such a weird like yeah

SPEAKER_02 39:36

right so yeah no so then like I was like no and then I walked away and I

SPEAKER_01 39:42

was just like this is just yeah like

SPEAKER_02 39:46

and the great thing about this is he was not someone I told about my podcast So I can come on here and talk about it. Like, even though we kind of did talk about the other guy too,

SPEAKER_00 39:53

but

SPEAKER_02 39:54

yeah, no, it just like, wasn't my vibe. Um,

SPEAKER_00 39:57

where did y'all go?

SPEAKER_02 39:58

We went to Knox Bistro.

SPEAKER_00 40:00

Oh, okay.

SPEAKER_02 40:01

Yeah. It was cute.

SPEAKER_00 40:03

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 40:03

And like, I mean, if like, If guys were okay at this age with being friends, he could be my friend.

SPEAKER_00 40:09

Yeah, we could be friends.

SPEAKER_02 40:10

But I know that's not– guys who are interested in you, if you're not giving them what they want, they don't want to be your friend.

SPEAKER_00 40:16

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 40:17

And so I guess that's not going to be my friend because I'm not going to give them what you want.

SPEAKER_00 40:21

That's so funny.

SPEAKER_02 40:22

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 40:23

At the gas station. I mean, I don't think I've ever heard a success story from some guy that hit on you at the gas station. And you know what? I

SPEAKER_02 40:31

like to give people credit for having the confidence to– approach someone, you know, so I like, I look at that, I look at it from that perspective. I was like, you know what, he had the balls to do this. Oh, but then funny enough, so when I was, you know, I started the story by telling you it was a neon green car. When I brought that up to him, he was like, it's lime green.

SPEAKER_01 40:50

I was like, oh,

SPEAKER_02 40:51

my bad. You're a

SPEAKER_01 40:53

lime green car.

SPEAKER_02 40:54

Yeah. But then he also didn't, he literally pulled in just to talk to me. Because I noticed when I was leaving, he left. He didn't even get gas. And then when we were talking on our date, he brought up that he was like, yeah, I just saw you. I liked what you were driving and I liked how you looked.

SPEAKER_00 41:11

Wait, so paint a picture. What were you wearing? I was

SPEAKER_02 41:13

literally going to the gym. Oh, and that's another thing. He said, girls like you look better in gym clothes. And I'm like, you do realize... I don't think he realized how that came off that I'm sitting... at him sitting across from him not in gym

SPEAKER_00 41:30

clothes. Yeah, you're like, wait. So am I hot or not? Oh,

SPEAKER_02 41:34

that was clear. Homeboy thinks I'm hot.

SPEAKER_00 41:38

But

SPEAKER_02 41:39

yeah, I was literally about to go to the gym. And it was funny because I usually... It's the gas station right by

SPEAKER_00 41:44

the gym. You do look really cute when you go to the gym, just

SPEAKER_02 41:47

to say that.

SPEAKER_00 41:47

You do have some cute workout gear.

SPEAKER_02 41:50

Well, that's

SPEAKER_00 41:51

nice. That's fair.

SPEAKER_02 41:52

Okay, so I guess... I'm well-rounded.

SPEAKER_00 41:56

Well-rounded.

SPEAKER_02 41:58

Except when we're sitting on a date, I don't like. Oh,

SPEAKER_00 42:01

my God. And he orders a half shot or a half drink.

SPEAKER_02 42:04

What the

SPEAKER_00 42:04

hell is that? What the hell, Yante? What

SPEAKER_02 42:07

the hell, E? For real. I was

SPEAKER_00 42:10

embarrassed.

SPEAKER_02 42:11

And you know what? What I usually do is I peep the check afterwards and I'm like, I want to know what this person tipped, you know, because there have been times where I left the date and have gone back to, like, re-tip the server. Yeah. Yeah. But I was just so, like, kind of spaced out at that point. I didn't even check. I'm like, you know what? I bet his ass didn't even tip properly. But you know

SPEAKER_00 42:35

what? Yeah, that's an immediate no for me. I probably over-tipped. You,

SPEAKER_02 42:40

oh my God, yeah. You are an

SPEAKER_00 42:41

over-tipper. I know, I can't help it.

SPEAKER_02 42:43

You are like,

SPEAKER_00 42:44

I

SPEAKER_02 42:45

wish I was serving on you all the

SPEAKER_00 42:46

time. I know. I can't help it, though. It's, like, I don't know. I feel my heart goes out to the service industry. Yeah. We work in the service industry, and, like, a good tip, like, goes a long way. No, for sure. Even if you haven't done the best job, like...

SPEAKER_02 42:59

But it's funny. I think I'm a good tipper, and then my receipt's next to your receipt if you don't just pay for it. I'm, like, okay. This is embarrassing.

SPEAKER_00 43:08

I know. I really need to, like... I'll give, like, 30%,

SPEAKER_02 43:11

and you'll give, like, 75%. I know.

UNKNOWN 43:14

Like, what?

SPEAKER_00 43:15

I know. But, like, we're blessed with a lot of, like, really cool people that take care of us. Yeah, we

SPEAKER_02 43:20

have found our spots.

SPEAKER_00 43:21

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 43:22

We need to go to our spots soon. We have not been here in

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a minute. We need to.

SPEAKER_02 43:26

Shout out to Eddie's.

SPEAKER_00 43:28

Eddie's, Tex-Mex, yeah.

SPEAKER_02 43:31

I love a good bar seat and we're just so at home there. But yeah, this was a fun, fun little

SPEAKER_00 43:38

conversation. I told you Phillip was like so impressed. Like, with the podcast i was like listening to him and he was like wow it's like she's so well spoken oh

SPEAKER_02 43:49

my god that's

SPEAKER_00 43:51

like i know like i really like i could totally see it becoming like what it is now and like you're just like laying the groundwork but like you're just You got it.

SPEAKER_02 44:05

Well, thank you.

SPEAKER_00 44:06

So it's exciting. I'm excited. I'm happy to be here. Thank you for inviting me.

SPEAKER_02 44:09

Yeah. No, I mean, you were requested. Did I tell you that? I was like, people were asking me when I was going to put Stevie on. And I

SPEAKER_00 44:15

was like, wait. I'm like terrified. She's like, never makes it to the air. Just saves us.

SPEAKER_02 44:21

It's popping out. But no, I was like, it's funny because I was like, you have always been, I mean, in part of my draft, I have a ton of friends that I want to feature in it because I just feel like they would add just such, such perfect content

SPEAKER_01 44:35

and

SPEAKER_02 44:35

you were definitely on the list so when like a couple people brought it up to me like when's stevie gonna be on i was like oh my god he actually is so glad we got to sit down well

SPEAKER_00 44:42

i've definitely never done this before me either for my girlfriend so it was fun though like it felt just very like chill

SPEAKER_02 44:50

and that's like the thing like moving forward in other um you know episodes that i have friends and i just want it to be like conversation and i honestly feel like that's the kind of podcast that my audience has been kind of enjoying because well before you only Alexia has been on and there's always just great feedback about how people feel like they're just part of the conversation and so that's my goal with like talking to friends is like I don't want it to sound like an interview of course questions will be asked but I just feel like overall it would just be like a natural flowing let's

SPEAKER_00 45:23

talk about

SPEAKER_02 45:25

this

SPEAKER_00 45:25

yeah

SPEAKER_02 45:26

you know because I feel like when we're together these are like the kind of conversations we have

SPEAKER_00 45:30

I know I still am like doing a date and I'm just now hearing about it

SPEAKER_02 45:36

I knew it was gonna

SPEAKER_00 45:37

get you but I love the surprise I was like

SPEAKER_02 45:39

what yeah no it was

SPEAKER_00 45:42

I love it

SPEAKER_02 45:42

I feel like I so I read this book the life cycles book and I actually brought it up in an episode but I I read it. So I guess this was like the first weekend of July that I went on the date with him. And when I read what I need to do this month, you know, to prepare for the month or whatever, it was like, you need to be adventurous. You need to do things that you don't normally do. And I'm like, okay, you would have never heard me talking about going on a date with a guy from the gas station. But I was thinking about that book. I was like, you know what? Fuck it. Why

SPEAKER_01 46:14

not?

SPEAKER_02 46:15

Why not? It wasn't like he was giving me weird vibes. That wasn't the situation. No, it wasn't like that. He was respectful. Yeah, just not my vibes,

SPEAKER_00 46:25

you know?

SPEAKER_02 46:26

Which is cool.

SPEAKER_00 46:28

Yeah, girl.

SPEAKER_02 46:30

Well, thanks for chatting with me. Yeah. This is fun. This will be cool to, like, hear what other people, you know, want to say.

SPEAKER_00 46:36

Hear the feedback.

SPEAKER_02 46:37

Want to leave the audience with a mic drop moment?

SPEAKER_00 46:41

Um... yeah i mean just whatever your heart is telling me to do just do it take action and chase chase your dreams chase whatever makes you happy um because life's too short

SPEAKER_02 46:55

that's cute i love that thank you yeah

SPEAKER_00 46:59

girl oh my god

SPEAKER_02 47:03

I hope you were able to connect with this episode to some degree, whether it was through laughs, aha moments, or even just a little encouragement. Any and all feedback is welcome. And as always, your time spent listening is greatly appreciated. Grateful for you all. Till next time. XOXO