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Ep 38 - The Art of Celebrating Your Circle
Episode Summary:
We turned a regular ol’ house into a black-and-white photo studio dreamland for our team appreciation night — and let me tell you, it was everything. Our studio crew + their partners came together for a night full of laughs, connection, and low-key chaos in the best way.
🍷 Wine bottles with team photos and melted candles made the cutest centerpieces
🍕 DIY pizza-making at a big communal table turned into a full-blown bonding moment
📸 Polaroids of each guest (yes, especially the goofy partner pics) doubled as place cards
🍹 We had a pro bartender on hand keeping the cocktails coming
🪑 Round tables made it easy for real convos instead of awkward small talk
⏰ The party was supposed to end at 9:30... we wrapped at 1am because vibes were too good
❤️ Getting to know everyone’s partners gave us a whole new level of appreciation
✨ These intimate, intentional gatherings hit different — no one gets lost in the crowd
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Speaker 1:Yeah, you're a little sick. They're just getting over it. You know, you just kind of have like a lingering cough For a long time, your throat's kind of scratchy. They say coughs could be for 21 days after you get. I believe that. Yeah, I think I'm only on like day eight. Yeah, so that's a long way to go. Yeah, you always get sick when we do a lot of things, and we've been doing a lot of things.
Speaker 1:There's been back to back. Yeah, because we had the book retreat, which was super fun, and we talked about that last time. Yeah, and then, literally right after the book retreat, we went into. It was fourth of july weekend, yeah. So then we did, because, third, the third of july, the third we went to winters where we we talked about this, the asteroid, all right, armageddon, yeah, um. And then you went to the rodeo, yeah, and you had a barbecue at a fourth of july party, which was a long day, like I just didn't realize, like I mean, everyone came over at like 1, and I mean everyone stayed late, and so I was like damn, and then I think we recorded the next day, we recorded the next morning, so we were here early, yeah, yeah. And then I went to the rodeo in Folsom.
Speaker 1:I went in Folsom, went to the rodeo in Folsom, yeah, and then we thought like, oh, we're just going to go and it ends at like 10. Yeah, we left at 930. We left before the fireworks so we could like get out in time, yeah. But we were like, oh, yeah, we'll probably just like come home, like we're so tired, blah, blah, blah. And then we went to a bar after and then stayed till two o'clock in the morning. Yeah, that was really bad. You shouldn't have done that. That was too much. And I left my phone at the bar. I forgot to tell you that I left my phone at the bar and we already like we're driving home and I realized it and then I had to go back. That's awful, yeah, you don't like keep track of your shit. Nope, I'm I lose myself. How did you get in the car and then, like your music wasn't playing because Chrissy was like putting the directions and stuff and on her phone. Oh god, I mean, we didn't get far. We literally like down the street and I was like, wait, why am I on my phone? It is, yeah, idiot, yeah, uh.
Speaker 1:And then the next day was the dinner party which, in between all that, like we have been preparing for oh my god, so much preparation for the dinner party, a lot of planning. Yeah, because I'm trying to think when we decided we were going to do the dinner party, how long ago? That was Probably a couple months ago, a couple months. And then the past month has been like a lot of Prep, planning, prepping. And then two of the other girls, so Aerie and christy, were also like involved, kind of like helping us get everything done. I mean, christy did so much stuff for that party and we hired an event planner, um, which we haven't done before because, um, I don't know, it's weird to like kind like to do that when we're so creative and we're just like, oh, we'll just do it, we'll just do it.
Speaker 1:I think, like we're really creative, we're also really particular about like how we want things done, and so it's hard to hand something off. Yeah, and I feel like we're really like DIY. We're real scrappy. We're really like DIY, we're real scrappy. We're really We'll like we'll figure anything out. Yeah, we'll just figure it out, and so like it seems almost unnecessary to hire someone to do that. We're like we can just do that.
Speaker 1:Yeah, but this whole party was supposed to be like a team appreciation party and so I didn't want especially because the party was going to be at your house I knew a lot of it was going to fall on you and I just didn't want you to have to do all this stuff. Right, supposed to be like this party supposed to be like thanks for all the work you do and not like give you more work to do, right, um, but then we ended up not really having her as an event planner, just like a day of yeah, because we didn't. We already had so many ideas that we didn't really need her to come up with much, right. No, like it was more like I already knew how I wanted the tables to be set. I already knew where, like, I was going to get everything. We didn't really need much input as far as like design or anything that was already set up.
Speaker 1:Yeah, and the I mean also the girl that I ended up deciding on and that I mean I really did like her. I mean the thing is, um, I think her company does mostly specialize in like children's parties and events, and so I think that was where I I think a lot of the stuff she has to rent and a lot of like ideas and stuff that she does are more related to like children. Yeah, which obviously we're really not. Yeah, it was more of like a boudoir party. Yeah, I mean not that we were wearing lingerie, but we wanted it to be more like you know, like our backdrop was like sexy bras Bras. Yeah, like a little sexy touches. Yeah, our backdrop was like sexy bras bras. Yeah, like a little sexy touches.
Speaker 1:Yeah, yeah. Yeah, very adult party. Yeah, I mean we had shrooms and a bartender. Yeah, the bartender was amazing. God, I love sydney. God, she was really great. Shout out to sydney, she's a mobile bartender here in back. Yeah, like she kind of kept the party going a little bit and she just like find me when I ordered a drink or she like gave us two drinks when she left and she had like shots poured up for us like she was really good, she's really really great and like very personable and affordable. Oh, my god, yeah, and everyone just loved her and her drinks were good like, so everything was good about and cute, like, yeah, like had she. Yeah was like, oh, get this stuff. You. I can kind of make the. What is it? What are they called? What Like, what's it called? When you design little drink stuff, like the garnishes? Yeah, like the little garnishes. Yeah, I was like what what? Yeah, the decorations, yeah, the decorations, drink decor.
Speaker 1:Yeah, her, and we put that poor girl in the sun in the beginning and there was nowhere else for her to go. I know it was like the perfect spot for her, but and it didn't. It didn't. The sun went down in that area pretty quick, yeah, even almost before the party started. Yeah, she was.
Speaker 1:I was like, do you want to sit? And she was like no, but had I known I would have brought the umbrella, like from here. Yeah, and because I don't really have a stand, I know, yeah, because that would have been cute over her little bar too. Oh, it would have been so cute. Yeah, which, maybe she should get one. Yeah, tell her she should get one. Yeah, it would be cute for her to have one, it would be adorable. Yeah, we're going to have her at all of our stuff now, for sure.
Speaker 1:I was like I mean it's cute or whatever, but I was like we should just do a branding session with her. I think it'd be fun. Yeah, okay, Okay, I'll tell her. Like she's just like throwing drinks at us and she's like pouring out shots, like she's making it look hella fun. Yeah, pouring them in our mouths.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I know, and what I like the most I thought was kind of like a little special touch is that Sydney was one of my um senior clients. Yeah, seven years, seven or eight years ago, I did her senior pictures. She was on the senior sorority, so I worked with her for like a whole year and her mom and they're just so like, just so sweet. Yeah, you guys should definitely hire her for your next event. I mean she is, she all around was like a great, great bartender and she like she came and set up all her stuff and then she has a bar that you can like you could add it on to rent it. So I did so. She brought her own bar. Um, but if you don't want to do that, she can. She was like I could just make drinks anywhere, like I'll just set up on the island in your kitchen or whatever you want. Yeah, like, whatever you want me to do, but she'll'll bring the bar and it was really cute. It's a cute bar.
Speaker 1:It was nice and like clean-looking white and you could like decorate it if you wanted. Yeah, like we thought about putting like a big bow, a big black bow in front of it, and then I didn't want to buy the bow yeah, because it was $40. Of shit. Like I think that you know you kind of you would tell the event planner like, oh, I'm thinking about doing this bow on here, and then that all goes into the cost of it, and then in the end you would just be like I don't really want to, I don't really want to pay for that bow. It's fine, yeah, never mind. Yeah, but then it's like already done. You already told the party planner, so that it's like stuff that we want to control, you know, yeah, yeah, so so the theme was like black and white photo studio, yes, yeah, so I think kind of going into it some of the decorations which we'll post or whatever.
Speaker 1:I took wine bottles that we already drank and then I put, like Riley made like photos labels, I guess like wine labels, with our photos on it in black and white, and so I wrapped that around Like team photos on it in black and white, and so I wrapped that around Like team photos and stuff, yeah, and then I wrapped that around the wine bottles and then I melted hella candles coming down, which took forever. But you know, rihanna loved it and the kids they love to play with the wax. Oh, yeah, Everyone was like I'll do it or I'm doing it. So that took some time because I did like almost 20 bottles, yeah, yeah, yeah. And then, um, I mean, they look really good, yeah, kind of cool. Yeah, um, I need to take some home. Yeah, because I really.
Speaker 1:So I don't know if people have seen this on Pinterest where people are just like taking like one, like it could even just be like a candle holder, and they're just melting hella different color, um, candles on it. So it's like this thing, that, and you keep it for years and so all this wax just like goes onto the bottle or the candle holder and it looks so cool. That's cool, like it's pretty dope, yeah, yeah. So, yeah, I was like I want to take a couple too. I just do that, or are they really good for like halloween time? Yeah, yeah, yeah, kind of spooky, um, so that was like the main table, uh, little table decoration.
Speaker 1:And then we got those amaranthas, yeah, and basically those are like the hanging, kind of like. I don't even know how to describe it. I don't either. It's a flower like, it's like some sort of flower, but it looks like, because we got like bleached one, it looks like tons of candle wax. That's what it's supposed to emulate. It's looking more like candle wax. So when you put it inside the bottle with the candle, it looks like it has just tons of candle wax buildup, yeah, which looks pretty cool, just like kind of oozing out of it and onto the table and stuff. Yeah, so cute. Yeah, like kind of oozing out of it and onto the table and stuff. Yeah, so cute, yeah.
Speaker 1:And then my favorite part of the night was. I was giving like a little thank you speech and in the middle of my speech like something just like caught the corner of my eye and I look over and on one of the tables, one of those little amaranthus things caught on fire from the fucking candle, yeah. And I was like Angela, I think something's on fire at your table, cause Angela's looking forward and she looks back and the whole thing's just on fire. Oh shit, yeah, it's so perfect. And then we had um, we had May taking photos, so we hired um May and she so, okay, I was going to ask her Okay, so her business name? You say it like Mamie. I think so, okay, mamie, mamie Photography, mamie Photo. Yeah, and yeah, in Vacaville too. And I had asked her to like come, because here's the thing Every time we have any party or you know, it's like you want to take all these cute photos and you want to take videos for social media content, but like, again, I don't want anyone to be working, because a lot of times when we have these parties, like I would say like the studio one where we just had the 13 going on 31.
Speaker 1:Yeah, for our birthday, we had to like sit there and like, okay, take this photo now. Okay, take this photo now. And it's just like we don't get to sit there and talk, and especially because so, this was a party where our spouses were going to be there whoever had spouses, yeah. So then, like we can't just be like having our husbands just watching us like take hella photos, like some dorks. It just takes away from like enjoying the moment. Yeah, the whole vibe like, oh great, we're like influencing in the wild, like you know, and I kind of hate that, you know.
Speaker 1:Like I mean, you know, I'm just like, yeah, take a couple photos, but it's like if someone can just be like, oh, we can be in conversation, and someone just goes, get together, take a photo, it's like that's so much easier, it's way better and I think, especially for us, because, like, we create content, like that is huge for us. Yeah, like we need to have that, and it's just like part of what we do. Yeah, I know. And it's like. And then I feel like too, when we are having our parties and I'm like, okay, don't forget, I'm like telling her don't forget to take videos, and I'm just thinking about it and I'm stressed about it, and then I'm just like worried about it and it's like I don't want to even think about that, and so I was like let me just ask her if she'll take photos, and like what we've been doing is we've been doing disposable cameras, yeah, so, mostly because I mean and we never talked about this, which maybe we'll talk about this on another episode we had almost created this whole other business.
Speaker 1:I mean we do that all the time, but but this one was like for real. For real, I mean we had like our branding figured out. We had all kinds like a whole business plan basically for this business called film girls and um, anyway, without going into the whole thing, I mean you're basically taking like disposable cameras to people's events, taking all this content. So it's like on film and it's kind of fun and which I still want to do, I know, but it's almost like a part of me, it's like I want to hand that off to someone so they can build the whole business and build it all out, and then I just could go to the events, some of the events, oh, yeah, yeah, that's like you figure it out. Get me some people and then we'll just go, we'll just show up, we'll take some photos.
Speaker 1:Yeah, yeah, like I wish that was a thing. I know I still really want to do it. I I actually have been thinking about it lately. Yeah, we'll talk about it. So like it's a little bit more relaxing than like a photo shoot, yeah, like being so structured and it just gives us room to be really creative, I think. So, yeah, maybe it is something that we're going to bring back up. I don't know, we'll talk about it. Yeah, we'll talk about it. We'll revisit this, but anyway, okay, so we've been doing our we do like our film girls thing at our events.
Speaker 1:Yeah, so I was like I need someone else to be the film girl and that's kind of like the like part of the party was like, you know, we had like for the tables, we had like a menu and then a Polaroid of everyone. Like that's how you knew where you were sitting, like that was. Yeah, that was like the seating chart was Polaroids, and we asked all the girls to like obviously we have really cute photos of everyone who works here, cause we're always taking photos, but we don't have photos of their spouses, and so I was like can you guys just text us a photo of your spouses and like, preferably something kind of silly Like, not a serious photo Like I want something kind of funny. So, like your photo of Drew, he was wearing that big old build hat yeah, the big old hat from the Paso Wine Fest or whatever. He was wearing my sister-in-law's hat. It's a women's hat and it's like it's a woman's hat it's. It's huge, like it covers like his whole face. It's black and he's just like this regular outfit and he was wearing that at wife's.
Speaker 1:And then he started getting hit on after he put that on. Like couples were hitting on him and men were coming up to him like say, I mean, maybe they thought he was gay, right, because he's wearing it right and he's like a big old like for him. If he, if he was gay, he'd be like a bear, like status, you know, yeah, because he's big and tall and he has the beard and stuff, and so they were just like coming up to him. I was like all these people want to take you home and fuck you. It's a conversation piece. Yeah, I couldn't believe it. That's hilarious. And as soon as he put it on, they started talking to him and I Damn, I also sent in the photo where I give my husband a boob hat.
Speaker 1:I can't with a boob hat. Okay, explain what a boob hat is, okay, so at our house we have a couch, okay, and so Drew sits on the couch and I stand behind the couch just with my bare boob. And because Drew's bald, it looks even weirder, because you don't have to do it if you weren't bald. No, yeah, so Drew's bald, and so I literally just take my whole boob and I put my nipple, like right on like the back of the crown of his head, and so just my whole boob, like it makes it look like a yarmulke. Yeah, it's so weird. And so it's just like brown flesh and then tan flesh on top of it. Oh, my gosh and I, it's just flesh. You just see flesh and flesh. Yeah, it's hella weird looking. And I'm like, yeah, the boob hat, boob hat, you're like the boob hat or the wine hat. Use one of these. I was dying, I couldn't. The fucking boob hat.
Speaker 1:And then, mariah, can we talk about Big girl? Oh, my God, I love big girl. He's so I love them too. I love Mariah. They're both hilarious and sweet at the same time, sweethearts. I can't remember what his photos were. Are you fucking kidding me? His photo, the one that we picked, the one that we picked. It looks like she's taking the photo. She's laying down on her back. Imagine you're laying on your bed, yeah, and then your husband's standing and you have your legs, like you know, up on his shoulders. Yeah, but she had shoes, like, she had like sandals on or whatever. Yeah, they weren't like having sex, yeah, but she took a photo like that and so it's like almost like he's about to eat her pussy. Yeah, it's just looking down. A funny, yeah, I forgot. Yeah, that was great, fucking hilarious. I love you guys.
Speaker 1:And then, um, even though ari and brett couldn't make it, his daughters, his was so silly too. Um, he was just standing there and he had he just had like swim trunks on. Oh, he had his. He had a big old, what's it called? Inflatable, uh, donut. Yeah, yeah, just around his waist. Yeah, it was like a hat and just looking so serious. Yeah, that was good, that was good. I know we had some really fucking funny photos.
Speaker 1:Yeah, um, it was so like it was just so nice to meet everyone's partners, because a lot of them we have never met them. Yeah, so we've never met gabby's, uh, which is Grant, so Abby's boyfriend, grant, mariah's husband, earl, and Cecily's boyfriend, cecily's boyfriend, joe, and then I have met you, and I have met Bree's fiance, justin, but a lot of the other girls, and Big Fern too, and then Fernando, who's Kristen's husband, obviously, which we've met him. Yeah, he's great. God, I love Fernando. Yeah, he's so nice, oh God, the nicest guy, yeah. And he's just so silly too, so fucking silly. He got. He got spilling stuff. He dropped like two drinks, Well, and like he spilled, like it's like his hand was attached to his body, so like went to go bend over. It was his drink would just spill also, instead of like leveling your hand out.
Speaker 1:I don't know what's going on. What are you doing? I know, yeah, they look great. I uh. Yeah, they got there also. You know, kristen, she thought she was late, she thought she came late to the party because she got there like it was like 605 or something like that. It was at six. It didn't start till 6 30, so actually they were early ready. We're getting ready and we're just like who the fuck is here? Yeah, we're like freaking out a little bit, yeah, because your daughter comes and she's like, oh, someone's here. I'm like what, already 30 minutes early. Yeah, I was like oh, and I went and got like all the food. Like I had boxes and boxes. It looked like a receiving station of Amazon in my house and I had these huge.
Speaker 1:So the idea was that we got these pizza ovens and we were going to. Everyone makes pizza Like. So, instead of like having like activity, the activity was we make pizzas together. We had this big old table. It's hella cute, just like fun, kind of romantic, that's what I was thinking. And then we make these pizza ovens. I mean, we make the pizzas in the pizza ovens.
Speaker 1:And so Drew and I tested the pizza ovens twice. One time it worked out, one time it didn't. I think there's an art to it, obviously. Yeah, it's hard, and that's one of the things that kind of fell apart.
Speaker 1:I think we made the pizzas, we started making them and it was either it was hella smoky, so they were either too hot or not hot billowing. Yeah, I mean, my house smelled like smoke the next day inside, I know, and so I just aired it out for like two days and then it was fine. Um, but it we made two pizzas and we were like fuck, we got like 14 pizzas here to make and I just pivoted. I said, okay, just put, put them in the oven, the regular oven inside your oven, it's gonna be fine. Yeah, that way we don't have to really watch it like, and then people can make more. Also because because half the pizzas were burning, because I don't know why, and then like it's like some of them would be perfect, and then someone get burned.
Speaker 1:I think it was just so, it was just kind of silly, but yeah. So I mean it was like still in the chaos, it was fine, like it was. It was stressful, but it wasn't like. Drew was like I can't believe, watching you, that you were so calm about it, like with people's food, and I was like, yeah, I mean, let's just change it up, it's not a big deal, put them in the oven, everyone will be ready. The hard part with that even putting in the oven, you still have to watch every single one, because the problem is is everyone's dough isn't the same, everyone's like toppings will burn. Like you got to watch every single fucking one. Yeah, so that was about two hours of it all. Right, the pizza took way longer than I thought, but it's okay because it was fun and then also, the party was supposed to end at like 9 or 9, 30, because it was just a dinner party.
Speaker 1:Well, it ended up being like an all-nighter. Everyone left. I thought everyone would stay. I mean I thought people would stay like maybe till like 11. People stayed till one. Yeah, I thought people. I mean I was hoping that people would stay. Yeah, yeah, I was hoping that people would stay. Yeah, of course. Yeah, I was hoping that people would stay late. And so, and they did. We had like our little drug tray where we just had like cigarettes and stuff like that, mushrooms, yeah, shrooms, chocolate shrooms or whatever, and people enjoyed it. And then Cindy was just serving up alcohol, alcohol, yeah, and so it was super like fun, chill.
Speaker 1:Everyone was just like talking to each other, kind of getting to know each other, because none of the boys know each other, except for probably Grant and Justin, gabby's boyfriend and Bree's fiance. I don't know if they even knew each other, but I don't know. You don't think they've hung out, I don't know. And I mean Justin and Drew have met, uh, fernando, at your birthday, right, right, yeah, um so, and fernando can't meet a stranger. I mean, he's best friends with them instantly. He's so good at like talking to people and just like you know, kind of getting to know people, yeah, um.
Speaker 1:So I mean, the whole night was really, really fun and it is like I think it's exactly what we wanted. Oh, it was. It was way better than I thought it was gonna be, like I thought it was gonna be fun. I thought people would say late or whatever, but man, I feel like, especially those last few hours, it was so fucking fun and like everyone was just like taking shots and like laughing and we're just like being so silly, yeah, and it was just like. It just felt like, um, because one thing I think I wasn't like nervous about, but we were like we didn't really know, because we know we've never done an event where the partners have been invited and you don't really we don't know them.
Speaker 1:So we don't know their personalities and honestly, most of them, most of those guys which is this this is kind of funny like most of the guys have uh, more, what's the word? Like they're a little quieter. Yeah, like a lot of the girls who work here have more, uh, like stronger personalities. So I guess it makes sense that their boyfriends or husbands are like more passive. Well, like Drew's a little bit, is more quiet, quiet, yeah, he's kind of just a little bit more. I would say he's just like chill. You know, he's just super chill or whatever. And that's how Bree's boyfriend or fiancé is too. He's just kind of quiet and chill too, so chill.
Speaker 1:I literally I just really appreciated all the guys there. I mean, I already just talked about Fernando, but then Justin. Every time I look at Justin he's just walking around carrying Bree's little purse and he's like a huge guy, he's so tall, he's like this big guy. And then he's just carrying around this little baby purse. And when he made their dough he made it into a heart, a fucking heart. I couldn't, I can't. I was like this is so adorable. And then gabby you know we all were just like fucked up. And, um, gabby's boyfriend, grant grant, oh, it's just so nice.
Speaker 1:He kept like walking her every time because she was like she was sitting there and she goes. I gotta go to the bathroom, but it seems really far. So here's the thing I didn't even notice. So, as you're telling me like he's trying to help her, whatever, I was in the kitchen at one point and Gabby went to the bathroom and then he came in. He was like looking, and I was like, are you looking for Gabby? And he was like, yeah, I was like she went to the bathroom, so he's like following her with little bit in the conversation here and there, and then he would just kind of walk off for a minute and disappear and then he would just come back and just hand her a cup of water, not even say anything, just hand it to her, just put it right in her hand and just like and then she was telling me I mean she was just telling me some stuff a little bit later, like kind of opening up. You know, I don't know Gabby on like a really personal level, yeah. And so she kind of started like just telling me stuff and like opening up. And he's just like, as she's talking and saying all this stuff to me, he's just like rubbing her back. He's just standing there just rubbing her back, like it's okay.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I think it really shows like how supportive our spouses are. Yeah, and they're like these bitches are just going to get fucked up tonight. Yeah, they think they had to. I better, just like you know, keep it together here, because these bitches are going to go fucking wild. Yeah, because they probably all have heard like our stories from our party, yeah, and like God, I just got drunk or this was crazy, or whatever, and they're just like all right, I just got to like keep them together here, right, here, right, so we all can go home like, okay, one piece.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I know I was gonna uber home, um, and then kristin and fernando offered to drive me home. You know, I was so fucking drunk. I just love without my shoes. I just walked to the car barefoot. Yeah, how ghetto I was, just like whatever.
Speaker 1:Bye, yeah, I left all my shit. Yeah, you left everything there, which is fine. Well, I gathered some of it because I was like she's gonna need some of this stuff. I'm worried. Like it was in my shit at your house. Yeah, you left everything there, which is fine. Well, I gathered some of it because I was like she's going to need some of this stuff. I'm worried. Like it was in my room and your bag was in there, because then Drew was going to bed. Yeah, your bag was in there, and I was like I'm just going to gather all this stuff in this big old bag and just put it by the door so that she just at least has that much you. But yeah, I appreciate that, because when I was leaving I was like, oh no, I can't get any of my stuff because you're sleeping. And then I saw my bag and I was like, oh, thank God, thank God, yeah, yeah, thanks for doing that.
Speaker 1:Yeah, you know, it just really proves that, like you know, your little community that you have like here and that we can like hang out together, yeah, you know, out in the wild, you know, um, it was just really good, I think. Really, though, we set like the vibe and the tone it was at my house Everyone knows I'm kind of crazy a little bit you set up like chocolate shrooms for a work party, you know, you know, and cigarettes, yeah, and so, like, I think it's, it's just like, okay, we're not also because a lot of those people are younger than us, like a lot younger, so they're like not like, oh, I'm going to this uptight bitches, like old bitches, house, right, right, we can't do shit. You know, I try to make it like it's cool, like everyone's fine, whatever, you know, like we're just trying to have a fun time with each other, kind of let loose. You know, like, know, like. Yeah, I just really wanted, like, I just really wanted everyone to understand like how much I appreciate everything that everyone does at work.
Speaker 1:And I and I said this, you know, when I gave my little speech, I was just saying, like it's hard because I don't, I don't really see everybody very often at work. Like I don't, I mean outside of I, I mean really outside of you, because the thing is, I'm not in the studio a ton a lot. Yeah, like you're here on Mondays, that's about it and that's really it. Yeah, because I'm not really I'm also taking a little hiatus right now from shooting. So I was like please don't book me on anything. Yeah, if we have any branding sessions, you're just gonna shoot them. I just am like in biz, I'm in my business building era at the moment and so I need to take a break from shoots.
Speaker 1:So it's hard because I don't see everyone. I don't. I don't know that they know that, like I realize they're doing a good job, or like, and I don't know that they know too. Like I get feedback from other people, obviously, and like you're telling me like oh, everyone's like doing such a good job, or like this is what's been happening. Or oh man, like Angela's been like killing it or and so like it. I just I don't have the opportunity to like communicate it to them unless I'm just texting them, which is fine, and I try to text them here and there about stuff, but it's just also so impersonal, like it doesn't. It doesn't really it. I just feel like it didn't really communicate like what I wanted to tell them.
Speaker 1:And so having this whole thing like in person, I think was really cool and it was nice to tell the partners too that, like that I also appreciate them being supportive at home and like because I mean, like you mentioned, you know sometimes you're here and like clients take longer and then you don't get home till later. Maybe they're waiting on you for dinner or this and that and then, or like we go and we do like get togethers, or we're going to Palm Springs and then we're going to be away from them or you know. So that was the other thing too. I just wanted them to come and feel like I want them to get a glimpse too of like what they their like wife or girlfriend, um, like the type of workplace that they're in and like the people that she's with and what they're help building Right, like. So what I was telling them? Like I, like, I, you know, you, helping out in whatever way, even if it's just being supportive of, like, your wife or girlfriend working, sounds like such a simple thing, but I mean, a lot of people aren't like that. A lot of men, they don't really want their women to like work or be away from the home. Yeah, or just like they're like, make it a little bit easier on us so that when we come to work, we can focus on these other women and the job like set for us.
Speaker 1:Like I thought, um, big Earl, he dropped Mariah off for work and then came and picked her up so that they could go to the party together, so he could, you know, take her home and they live right, that they could go to the party together. So he could, you know, take her home and they live right. She told me that it takes about 35 to 40 minutes to get here, you know, from their house. Yeah, so he had to drop her off at 8 am. You know, 7 am they have to leave. And then, you know, he came and picked her up and then took her to the party and then was with her the whole time and then you happy as can be. Oh yeah, you know, stuff like that, like small things, like that, I mean. And I think about Drew Like I come home after shooting four girls and he's got like hot food ready for me, well, and then you know, and then for Drew it's like leading up to this party specifically, it's like you said, your house looks like an Amazon warehouse, mm-hmm, with just like looks like an Amazon warehouse with just like fucking boxes everywhere, just all these deliveries, and he's like the fuck like yeah, you know, and then we're just kind of like taking over your whole space.
Speaker 1:Yeah, yeah, yeah, and so I that's. It was like you know, I appreciated that. Yeah, when the pizza oven, when the pizza ovens came, he goes to me good, this is too much, because they're huge. They're like the size of me, right, they're so big. And I didn't even tell him he had no idea and so I was. I know they're for the party and he's like you know, good thing, now, everything that comes from the Amazon, because I mean I would say five or six packages come a day. It says Brianna Gamble, so that it's not like Tamika's in trouble because she's spending all this money.
Speaker 1:He could just be mad at me. Yeah, he'd be like you know, or whatever. Stop sending shit to my house. Yeah, I keep waiting for you to text me and go. Look, drew doesn't want stuff to come here anymore, sorry, you gotta just send it to your house.
Speaker 1:The problem is that I am the one that comes to the studio the most like. You're here almost every day. Yeah, I'm here Monday through Thursday and then I'm here on Saturdays. Well, fridays we record, and then I'm here on Saturdays. God, I'm here too much. Yeah, it's like every day. So that's why it is easy for me to bring everything. Yeah, you know, because that. And then for the party it was at your house. So it makes sense for everything to get set. Why would I get you know? And then everyone has to bring shit. Like we're already bringing hella shit there, you know. So, yeah, I mean, organizing a party like that is crazy. We'll have to post some stuff so that everyone can see how cute it is. Oh, because also, in addition to Mae taking photos, her friend Justin came and he took a bunch of, like iPhone videos yeah, content for us, so we can make a reel. So we'll make a reel of everything and we'll post it.
Speaker 1:Um, but yeah, I just think, like I, I think like we, uh, a lot of times people only have parties or they do celebrations for like specific, like holidays, or like you have to have a certain, but it's like you could just have a get together at any time for whatever you. It doesn't have to be huge, it doesn't. I mean, this was kind of a huge thing, but it didn't need to be that. But we could have just said like potluck, everyone's coming. You know we want to just hang out together. You know there were tons of different themes we could have done, but yeah, I think, celebrating like so it was after my birthday and you know, kind of thinking about it, like I really enjoyed having like Angela and Mariah there and like kind of bring them into like little circles, because then it's like we work even better together.
Speaker 1:For sure, like you know, we kind of are getting to know each other, which, you know, I never worked with Mariah. This week's the first time that I've ever worked with her. Well, she was scared of you. Yeah, I know she's scared of me. Poor baby, I'm like the mean one. You know she said she doesn't want to work with you because you're scary, because I'm scary, except for I think she did a really amazing job and she doesn't realize too cause Gabby and Brie were telling her like it's so easy to work with me cause I've done it for a long time, a lot less problems, and I'm I take control a lot quicker, you know, right, yeah, so, um, so I don't usually work with her, so it's nice to like kind of hang out with her because I mean, and we are friends from book club right, club right.
Speaker 1:Like you know, it's not like she's just like this co-worker. I all I have liked her and we are friends from book club so like for like I know, almost a year and a half. Yeah, so I know her on kind of a different level, I think the same with, like Angela and Cecily too, like while we worked together we were all friends from book club, so we already like kind of were friends a little bit. Yeah. So now, like getting together in these kind of capacities I think is really good and, just like you're saying, like showing appreciation to your kind of like community that you're like building here. Yeah, like I, you know, and it's different, like it depends on if you, I know a lot of people don't like own a business.
Speaker 1:Maybe where you have like multiple employees, it depends on like, especially if you're in a creative field. I feel like it's not. It's kind of rare, yeah, but I mean, even if you just have like an assistant or your friends or it doesn't not even a work thing, like things don't have to be so transactional. It can be just like you're taking your assistant out to lunch or something. Yeah, it's like like any, just anything in like kind of pouring into the people who are always like there for you and in whatever capacity that might look like. Um, I think it's big for us Like I think one thing we're always trying to do here at the studio is like building a community, and so we're always trying to do all these things and like even when we went on the, we went on a creatives retreat to Palm Springs a couple years ago just trying to bring together other like creative business owners and try to build like a little community, like kind of retreat around that, around that, and then like our women on top stuff or like bringing together more like local, you know, female business owners to like network and meet each other, kind of like trying to make all these put together all these events or things where we're kind of like helping other people connect and I think you mentioned this before.
Speaker 1:But because this is something that you do, a lot is like you, you know, like in your life you have all these different circles of people and so, like putting things out there or putting something together where you're kind of connecting people is kind of nice. Yeah, I feel like I'm kind of in life, even in our family or whatever I'm kind of like a connector. Like Drew always says, like no one would hang out if we didn't fucking invite everyone to our house to hang out. Yeah, yeah, like I really love that. I kind of feed off that a little bit.
Speaker 1:But specifically like if we like the creatives retreat that we did in Palm Springs, it makes me feel like everyone has more of an understanding of where everyone's coming from, where they've been and what they're building, and like that retreat when we talked about um, uh, like our shades of beauty and like our struggles within the studio and like being more diverse and stuff and how no one kind of knew that we struggled with that, you know, and then like you telling the story of it and just feeling like not supportive, supported in like our community here. Yeah, I think that really, that specific time, like you telling when you were telling that story, like it hit everyone like damn, like I didn't realize, like they're kind of going through the same things that we're going through, and also let me see how I can support a person in that way, you know, and so I think that that is like even with the appreciation dinner, you know, getting like you were saying, like you were kind of connecting to with Gabby and kind of you get more of an understanding of where she's coming from and why she is the way she is, and then I think that you are able to connect with her on a different level and you just can be better friends and stuff like that, you know, yeah, yeah, for sure, I think. Like I think too, I mean I just don't think that people really take a lot of time to just kind of just like celebrate the relationships that we have in our life, because that's the thing. It doesn't always have to be that you're celebrating a thing or like something that happened or a birthday or whatever. It can just be that like we're just celebrating that we're all friends, yeah, which I think maybe people don't think about, think about it in that way. Sometimes they're like, oh, we're just getting together, you know, and so it's just like subconsciously that that's what they're doing and that's what they're like, oh, we're just getting together, you know, and so it's just like subconsciously that that's what they're doing and that's what they're building. Like, oh, we're getting together with my friend for drinks tonight or whatever, and they don't realize, like that is what's happening. Yeah, you know. Yeah, so like, sometimes it just organically happens and sometimes, and sometimes you have to throw a huge fucking party.
Speaker 1:Yeah, for real, I know, to make it happen. I mean we could have done it on such a smaller level, but like, I don't know, it was just an example of like where we are at the studio and like kind of you know, yeah, yeah, and I do think it kind of I wanted it also to kind of like reset everybody, which I think it did. Kind of like reset everybody, which I think it did. I can tell, even just from like our group text, it seems like people feel a little more like rejuvenated and kind of like inspired and like happy and not, you know, it just like boosts morale and it can be something too, like, even if you're not a business owner, like if you just work anywhere, like you could do something like that, where you're just like hey, like why don't we all get together and just do this thing? And it does make such a big difference when you work together with people that you actually like and you have spent time getting to know.
Speaker 1:Yeah, yeah, I mean, and the thing is, sometimes you don't like people that you work with, but maybe if you spent time with them outside of work, you might find that there are things you actually do have in common, you, you do like about them or, like you said, things you kind of you learn and then it makes you understand them more and why they are the way that they are. So then you have a little more empathy and you're not just like God. Why is she like this? Yeah, yeah, I think too, like you could throw an appreciation dinner or whatever for your friends and like writing appreciation notes of why everyone write one to each other. You know, and you all have all these notes and you know because when you feel appreciated, like the feelings you get, like yourself, it makes you feel good and you know it's such a compliment to kind of your ego a little bit and it just makes you feel like really good in life, and so then you kind of go out and go. I'm a good friend, like I, you know, I try really hard or whatever. Maybe your notes will say, hopefully good things yikes, um, but like I think that could be cute. I've never heard like a bunch of groups, like you know, friendship groups, like oh, every every year we do an appreciation dinner for each other and like they do all these things to complement each other which could be really good.
Speaker 1:Yeah, yeah, and, like you said, it doesn't have to be so, it doesn't have to be like expensive, it doesn't have to be any. Also, just for um, for like reference in terms of like making something affordable for parties. So, because we did the like make your own pizza night, we just got all the ingredients at trader joe's and for like, basically for 20 people to make pizzas and multiple pizzas, it was $200. And there was still shit left over. Like we could have even spent less. I think so, and you didn't have to have the pizza oven, you could just make them in your apartment at home. I think that's the thing that we're kind of good at, in a sense of like I think I know how to gauge what prices are pretty well, for parties is like you can spend. We spent a little extra on like having help as far as like the bartender and the event planner, but then we were like, okay, but we're also not going to spend another thousand dollars on food. Yeah, we don't have to like have it catered. Yeah, yeah, we'll just save it.
Speaker 1:And it's an activity too. Yeah, that's the thing too is, I think, in dinners like this, sometimes you're just sitting there and then you all have this sit down dinner and, like you know, you're only talking to the people that are directly across from you or right next to you. I think that's why I've really enjoyed I've been doing round tables lately, but where they're connected, so people are in the little crevice, because then it feels like very much more connected and you're sitting next to this person and you can see that person, this person. Yeah, you can see more people like, yeah, instead of like this straight table, you know, um, so had we just had a cater and they're bringing food out, then we're just like, okay, we're just eating our food for two hours, but what happened. I think this happened kind of more organically because the pizza oopsie, but that pizza oopsie, yeah, the. You know we're making pizzas together, so in a big square, so everyone's talking, passing, like pizza toppings together, talking, you know, it's so casual, and then everyone has to sit down while the pizza is getting made. So then everyone's talking again, right, and then so people are only like eating for like, and it's also pizza, they're only eating for like 10 minutes and then they only sit for 10 minutes and I think, because the pizzas came out like at different times, only like maybe four people were eating and then other people are like mingling. So it's kind of like worked out well in that sense, where it wasn't this huge sit down dinner where we can only talk for this amount of time and everyone has to eat, and we're doing this for two hours, you know, yeah, yeah. So I know I was listening. Oh gosh, I have to remember what it was. Man, it's been a couple of years.
Speaker 1:I remember listening to this podcast episode one time about um parties and like throwing celebrations and stuff, and they were talking about like, like being more intentional about things when you are throwing like, even if it's like a baby shower instead of like, they were just saying it makes such a huge difference when you set the intention for the party and like and let your guests know exactly what to expect and why everybody is there, instead of just assuming that they know or that it's some like general like, okay, we're having this baby shower, so like, you should know what we're doing and you should know what this baby shower is about. Yeah, I don't know how they were. I have to like, I have to find it, because the way they talked about it, it like. It made so much sense. And then they were saying, too, just like, setting the intention of like, what is it Not necessarily about? Like what the party is for, but why the people invited make sense to all be invited. So it was like okay, so let's say we're like I'm just going to use the baby shower one because I can't think of anything right now. But it was like I'm just going to use the baby shower one because I can't think of anything right now.
Speaker 1:But it was like this baby shower idea and it's like, instead of just being like, okay, I'm throwing a baby shower, so I'm just going to invite everybody that I know that I would invite. It was like okay, I'm having this baby shower, but it's like, let's say, it's your second baby, but you're having this, it's a different gender or whatever. It's a different gender or whatever, we whatever and so they're like I'm throwing this thing, but also like this baby maybe was like it was really difficult to conceive and like all these things, and so maybe your intention around the party is set more in like I just want the people who are super, super close to me or who shared with me in this journey of like. It's like. Then then you can be more specific about like who should and shouldn't be invited. And it was saying, basically, their whole idea was like protecting the vibe of the party or protecting the like comfort level of everyone else by not inviting people who shouldn't be there. Right, and I don't know. It was like a weird. It made so much sense, though, when they're talking about I'm like, oh my God, and it just made me think like that's kind of where we were coming from with like inviting the spouses. It wasn't just like, okay, let's invite, just all right, we're just we're having a team appreciation party, so obviously we just invite the team, blah, blah, blah. It was like okay, well, I want to say that I appreciate you and I appreciate when you guys stay late and this and that, and I realize it affects your partners. So then it made sense to like invite the partners and also thank them. And so just thinking about that when you're putting together a party, I think can make a difference in like the vibe, yeah, how it goes, for sure, and then thinking obviously like okay, these are the people who are going to be there and knowing who knows each other, who doesn't know each other, what potential like awkwardness could happen. And then planning around it. So, for example, like we knew all the partners didn't know each other, a lot of us hadn't met them, and so making it specifically where, like you said, doing the circle tables where you could see more people and you could talk, but then also the pizza making area was specifically like a community little table with all the ingredients in the middle. You had to pass them around, you kind of had to talk to each other, and then having a separate seating area around the fire pit and just like making all these areas and activities and things where it was like you were kind of forced to like interact. Yeah, I think that's true. So like thinking about like being intentional when you're having these parties, I think.
Speaker 1:Going back to the baby shower thing, so two things. I think that a lot of times people you know they have these baby showers and like, oh, I'm going to get all these gifts, I'm going to invite all these people. That's fine or whatever, right. But one thing I think about when I throw baby showers is nobody wants to watch you open gifts for two hours, except for the older women, where they like literally chasing you down, like can you open my gift before I leave, you know? But like that sets a such a tone for baby showers that I kind of hate. Like look at me, I'm sitting here in the middle in this like decorative chair and I'm opening all these gifts and like everyone look at all these gifts that I got and like, yeah, I think maybe people appreciate like you opening their gift, but like that means like nobody can really talk, like everyone's whispering, talking, so then you don't really get that like interaction time. You sit there for almost two hours and you can't really interact with each other because you have to be quiet, and so I really hate that. Oh, also, I'm gonna cut you off.
Speaker 1:But just on the gift thing, I also hate it because I don't know if you feel like this, I'm just like a weird person. But I don't like when people open my gift in front of everyone, because then you feel like judged, like oh, is my gift shitty? Yeah, you know, and the person has to be like such a great actor, like, oh, I love it. It's just like a fucking onesie, like, oh, it's so cute, you know, it's like it's it's fine, like it's a good gift, like it's great. I mean, unless you're pulling out a birkin bag to give me like, yeah, I like your gift, it's great, just like I like any other gift, you know. But like to have them sit like that is just crazy to me. Yeah, I think it would make your guests more comfortable if you didn't do that. Yeah, yeah, yeah, play some more games if that's what you want. And I also think like so I had a friend.
Speaker 1:It was her second baby. She didn't want to have a baby shower and I like pushed her into it. I was like, come on, it can be really small. And she's like, no, I don't want people just to buy me hella gifts, all these things, and I go, I know, but I really want to celebrate you and like just let me do it. So this was like two years ago.
Speaker 1:We did that like farmer's market theme oh, cute, yeah. And the whole point was it like she wanted to keep it small because she appreciated this book group. So what we did was we set up the farmer's market with a lot of shit that people could take home so they would like shop at the farmer's market, right. So then it was about her guests, too, getting and receiving things, kind of feeling like they're appreciated, like look at all these cute things like I got from her baby shower, you know, and it's like they felt appreciative, like oh, and it was really small group, you know, like less than 20 people, um, so it might be like her village, you know, so to speak. And when you do like small, like sprinkles, like that I think they call them you're able to like give more to your people because you're not like buying shit for 50 people. You can keep like the decorations were hella cute, the bags were hella cute, like all these things that we got for everyone, and so she actually felt more comfortable too, because it was literally her small group instead of a hundred people that you're barely going to say hello to, you know. So I mean, I get it Like if you have a lot of friends and family and you want to do these big baby shares, that's fine. But I think, on the topic of being like more intentional and like setting this kind of vibe for your environment, you know know, having small groups is okay. I think so too, yeah, and I think it does allow you.
Speaker 1:I mean, we've even seen this at book club like smaller groups allows for kind of better communication. I know, when we have had months where there was like a bunch of women at book club, it's like, of course it's fun, of course we want a lot of people to come, but it's really difficult for everyone's voice to be heard when we're discussing the book, or like if you want to play a game at a party, it's hard when there's, like you know, 50 people, it's like, well, how are we going to do this without everyone talking over each other? And then we've had women say like they felt a little bit like, you know, you get overwhelmed, like I get over simulated, and so if there's too many people and it's loud, then I like start to shut down a little bit where, unless I'm drinking. But if it's a sober situation then you know I might just like observe and not participate.
Speaker 1:Yeah, my kids went to a family party recently I drew and I couldn't go or whatever and there was a lot of people, it was like a big event or whatever and they were like, yeah, I barely saw the host, like I didn't talk to them or anything, and so, but there was so many people invited from so many parts of like different sides of families, like yeah, of course the host can't talk to you, especially when you're like Part of the immediate family of the host, like they need to talk to their guests that, like you know, aren't there all the time and they don't get to see and stuff. But like, so that's what happens. You go to this party like you might. To me it's like drop the gift off and go. Then I know like you don't get to spend any time. I mean I get you're there to support and like that's the whole thing. But then like it's hard as a host to navigate through that, like spending time with this person and spending time with that person. You know it's really hard and so like that makes it really difficult for you. You're getting pulled in so many different directions. You're just like is this fun? Right, we haven't fun yet? Yeah, because it doesn't seem like that's really fun, even when I'm like.
Speaker 1:You know, I had my birthday party and there was like 30 people. That's even hard for me too. I'm glad that everyone knows each other so I don't have to entertain anymore. Really. I'm just there, like, okay, bring everyone together and then whoever talks to me is fine, whatever. If they don't talk to me, I I don't care either too. Yeah, but even with 30 people, it's hard to like talk to everyone. I find that like the next day, when I'm thinking about it, like I didn't really get a chance to talk to this person or I didn't really get to spend enough time with this person, so it's really hard. Oh, I agree, it's like where people, if you have some stronger personalities in there, but, man, when you get to 30 and 50, it's tough, it becomes tough. Yeah, that's too many. Yeah, I don't even know that many people I could. I could never have a party where I invited 50 people. What I'd have to invite everyone, I know, I mean, it depends on what I guess. Again, like it depends on like what it is. What makes sense for the guest list. Yeah, yeah, um, I don't know.
Speaker 1:I just think like taking time to celebrate in little and big ways, like the people in our lives, our circle, our friends, our like chosen family, stuff, like that just is something we don't do enough. Yeah, and it's something I'm I have more like top of mind now where I'm like I need to do this more often. Of course, like I'm not able to, you know, throw a whole appreciation party every month for everybody, but like it's something. Now I think I'm trying to be more intentional about and just keep in mind. Now I think I'm trying to be more intentional about and just keep in mind, like even just when it was Lindsay's birthday recently and I was like, yeah, I could just get her a gift A lot of times we go to coffee, this and that, but like she's just like a mom, she has like two little kids under three, oh my God.
Speaker 1:And I know she's just so stressed and all of a sudden I'm like let's just have like a spa day, let's just do this whole day, let's go to spa, celebrate you, and again like, yes, it is for her birthday, it wasn't just like a thanks for being my friend day. But like could have been, it could have been, I could have just been like hey, I know that like you're really stressed out and you're you know this like busy working mom and you have all this stuff going on. Like let's just like take a day and go do something where we can just kind of celebrate like our friendship and you being. You know, I keep wanting to say she's not a new mom, but like she has a baby and a toddler and you know, and just being like thanks for being my friend, thanks for always being like a sounding board for me, and stuff like that. It's just just thinking about um, doing stuff like that.
Speaker 1:I kind of yeah, you know it always goes back to me. I always want other people to feel so good and I think like that is it that fuels me, and like I just want my friends to know that I love them and I appreciate them. And like our co-workers too, like you know, when I finish our sessions, I always tell the girls like good job, thank you for helping me, you know, because they do make it easier on me, you know, to shoot and stuff. I'm like lost. My brain literally is lost when I don't have an assistant. Like it's hard, it's hard to navigate, like everything you're thinking, and like they catch things for you because you're just like in it, you know.
Speaker 1:Yeah, so I think everyone just like appreciating everyone more a little bit, even if that person is not going to be perfect. But I think you're really good at that. I think you're really good at like showing people that you appreciate them. I think you're really thoughtful. I think that is one thing that I need to work on. It's like in my head, I think it, you know. Of course you think like, oh, yeah, I appreciate this, but do we actually say it or do we show it or do we like make the effort? I think that is one thing that you're really good at. It's exhausting. I know it's a lot of stuff to like coordinate and plan stuff.
Speaker 1:Remember, it's almost like you need to have like an appreciation list. I need to write down everything that everyone does that you appreciate, and then you just send them a little thing at the end of the week, like I appreciate you did this, or I appreciate you did this, or after a month or something. I need an appreciation assistant. Yeah, an assistant for everything. Yeah, an assistant for everything. God you Thank God. You know so silly, I know. I know Love it. So go out and appreciate the world, do it. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 1:I think in my little speech I gave, I said the word appreciate like it should have been a drinking game. Yeah, it's one of those ones. I mean maybe we should make a video where it's like ding one, ding, ding. How many times did you? I don't know what happened. This is so random, but I was thinking about it when I was giving my speech. Like I feel like over time, the past like couple years especially my voice has like changed a little bit and I don't know if you know, as you get older too, your voice like changes or whatever. But man, when I like am cry-talking yeah, you're a crybaby, oh, my voice is ugly. When I'm cry talking, it is.
Speaker 1:I don't know why you always get so emotional every time you make a speech. Every time I do a speech, yeah, yeah, you start to cry and I'm mad about it. Like the beginning of my speech was like I was like oh, I'm good, like I'm going to get through this, and then it's just like I don't know. I just started talking about it again and I and I was like, oh my god. And then it's hard too, because when you start getting like that and then you look, and then a couple girls look like they were getting kind of teary-eyed and I was like, oh god, and then it makes it worse. I'm like I don't look at you and you're just like fuck you, yeah, get it together. You know what? That's what I say in my head, though I used to be a little kind of crybaby bitch too, when I was like, uh, make a speech. And then right before, like I like, right when I'm feeling that feeling, I'm like get the come on.
Speaker 1:Like you need to say all these things, like not crying through them, like you need to talk to people and like it's okay to like I think that that makes an impact, like showing emotion when you're making these speeches. But then also I'm like I also need to say all these things. Oh, so I. So then it's like you can't get through it. You know, I only I definitely like 50% of this stuff I planned on saying I didn't say yeah, see, that's the problem.
Speaker 1:Like I think that it is like we're like oh, you know, she just loves us. But then it's also like you didn't even say anything. I didn't even say anything, I know, you know so, and then it wouldn't, I wouldn't, you know. Then I don't stop thinking about it. Oh God, you're such a, you know, oh God, I can't stop. Yeah, you can't. I just fester, yeah, yeah, yeah, and then I go, god, what did I do? I know, and then I go, ooh from you, I think that's enough. Yeah, I was like I'm going to individually text every single person. Oh, my God. So anyway, they get it. They know, they know I think they had a good time. You know everyone. They didn't say anything to me on Monday when we came, or Tuesday when we came to work, but then Wednesday, I think everyone had to like kind of take it in, you know, and they're like, oh, it's such a fun party at your house, or you know, and I was like, yeah, yeah, like we, everyone had a good time. I think, good, it was good. We appreciated you too. Yeah, all the effort that we put into that damn party. Yeah, it was a lot. So throw yourself a appreciation party.
Speaker 1:I know, I feel like I need to do something for christy, because, god, she poor thing. I know she had to run so many errands and do so much, especially like last minute shit, yeah. And then, you know, also, because I was standing up there just cry babying and I'm like didn't even get through, like my whole list of people I was trying to thank and then I barely, I was like didn't know where christy was sitting right in front of me and then I didn't see her, or tamia, and I was just like, oh, yeah, like Christy, like I was like, oh, the people who aren't here, like Aerie wasn't there, and Riley and stuff, and I was like, and then Christy, and then I was like, wait, she's right here. So then I was like wait, wait, wait. And so I felt bad, they're looking into a crowd. Yeah, it's hard, I don't know. You're just kind of looking out to like a sea of just like lights, yeah, yeah, yeah, and it's dark, it what's happening? And it's dark. It was dark, I know it was, but anyway, I hope she knows I was really appreciative of all her help because, man, she did a lot, even after she had to do more than us, after I had to take all the chairs back and do all this stuff.
Speaker 1:So, man, she Not that she like she is really great at like assisting, but I mean, you also paid her. Yes, yes, yes, yeah, she didn't do it out of the kindness of her heart, yeah, yeah, but you know, chrissy, she probably would. She would. She would If we would have said, chrissy, can you do this? She would do it Because you know, man, that girl I'll say, just like thing, sweet, chrissy, I just love you.
Speaker 1:Know who I was also thinking we should do a branding session for. Is her brother's beef jerky? Yes, have you looked at his Instagram? No, oh, it's funny, is it? It's actually funny, which I didn't expect, that it is funny, like to me. So I had everyone do a review that day. Oh yeah, I saw jerky, right, everyone, and to me it was like it's so good, put it all over my body. I saw her, and then Chrissy texted me the next day and was like my brother thinks this is fucking hilarious. Like would Tamia be upset if I posted it? And I was like no, and so then I was like what kind of content is he putting on his thing? Yeah, and I looked and it he does like funny things, oh shit. So we should do a branding session for him too. Like for him too, like he needs like some photos and stuff. Oh, perfect, so two people just from the party that were like, oh, let's do some some stuff with them. Yeah, we'll show your, we'll show our appreciation for you by giving you photos, a photo shoot. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yep, thanks for making this great beef jerky. Yeah, so we should reach out to them. God, that is some good beef jerky. Oh, my God, it's so good. I almost out.
Speaker 1:Back nine, my little pack. What is it called? No, come on Back nine. No, god damn it. Man, great. I said it a hundred times. Yeah, wait, what is it called? I think it is back nine. Back nine, right? Yeah, because he's holding a golf club. Yeah, the, is it a bowl, a bowl with a golf club? Well, well, we will post it. Let me see so we can post it. Okay, yeah, is it called back nine? I swear it's called back nine. Yeah, back nine jerky. Yeah, it is so we knew the whole time that shit is delicious. Yeah, it's so fucking good. We'll cut some of that back nine.
Speaker 1:Jerky is amazing. Yeah, you gotta get some. It's real moist it is. It is so moist I can't believe how moist that jerky is. Yeah, because I hate when I gotta, like, rip my teeth out trying to get a piece of jerky, yeah, and just get stuck in your teeth. But that one is moist, I love it. Yeah, it's so good melts in your moist mouth, okay, well, okay, all right. Well, tell us friends, have you ever thrown an appreciation party for your friends? Or have you done anything or do you have any ideas of stuff you might want to do to tell the people in your life that you love them, yeah, or else tell your friends that you, they need to throw you an appreciation party, like, look, bitch, I do a lot for you, yeah, yeah, I need one. Yeah, please, yeah, tell us. Uh, shoot us a message on our instagram at maximalist life podcast and we'll see you guys next time. Hope you're having fun. Tits up, dicks out.