Shadowing Practice: prep with me for my bachelorette trip!! (packing, glow up, & setting up the house!!) - Learn English Speaking with Video

Oh my gosh, I cannot believe the time has come.

My bachelorette trip is in a few days.

There's obviously a lot to do.

We got to glow up, pack, get all the goodie bags together, do some last minute shopping.

I've been looking forward to this trip since the beginning of this year

and it's finally almost here Beauty appointment number one is done.

I just got my eyebrows done.

I go to Kai's studio.

It's in Aiea She is so good at brows.

I've gotten my brows laminated from her.

So I'm feeling good feeling fresh Obviously gonna get the nails done at some point this week gonna be

so fun I keep saying that the wedding is my Super Bowl

and with that in mind That means the bachelorette trip is kind of like playoffs Let's get this week of prep going.

This is the current state of my office right now I've just thrown all things batch related into this room

because i've been collecting stuff honestly for months now

So we have some fun floaties from fun boy

that I got sent and then they also sent this floating cabana bar

Which will be

so freaking fun can throw it in the pool put your drinks in there got some Custom merch

and then yeah more stuff in here This has some stuff for the goodie bags and just decor in general

I'll show you guys in depth some of the things I got

and then this bin has all of my looks for the weekend in it

Which I have been curating for the last few months.

I'm

so excited about all of my outfits haul time I want

to show you guys all the things I got the girls I had

so much fun doing all this lots of cute custom pieces

a lot of things from etsy Of course a few brands were also very kind to send some things for this trip,

which i'm so grateful for So let me show you what we've got I have this massive package from Custom by Gia.

She makes custom bachelorette merch, literally whatever you want, and she helped design the cutest sweatshirt.

It says, fueled by Pashan.

Kind of a little play on words with my new last name, kind of like passion, fueled by passion, fueled by Pashan.

It's got some cute graphics that kind of go along with where we're going, and underneath it says the batch club.

So this will just be fun to wear during the weekend, And for me, it'll be kind of like a keepsake.

And then my favorite towel robe brand.

You guys ask me all the time where my short sleeve short towel robe is from.

And it's from this Australian brand called K Juliet.

She sent over a brown short sleeve towel robe for all the girls,

which will be super fun to wear around the pool when we're getting ready.

So I got all of them brown.

And then I have the one in ivory.

Let's get into the Etsy things.

I stay keeping them in business because etsy just has the best stuff

and you can make so many cute Like customized things, which I think is really fun So the first thing I made was this recovery kit pouch super cute.

Everyone will get one of those I also don't know

if I mentioned it but mike and I are doing a joint batch

and then inside I might add a few more things

but put liquid iv These little tylenol packets under eye package

like a little hangover kit I thought it'd be cute to get monogrammed little toiletry bags.

So I got them in light blue I don't really have like a hard color theme, but i've kind of been going for like blues and browns.

It's just a tiny little Waffle zipper pouch.

This one says et.

Can you guess who for I also got one for myself because why not and mine says Mrs. Fashon, obviously also i'll link down below all the sellers in case

you're interested This is where things start to get a little like unnecessary,

but I love stuff like this So when I saw this idea I said say less got these cups

that say booze and I do's because that's kind of our bachelorette bachelor trip theme.

How amazing is this cup?

I thought it was so cool.

It says A&M 2026 batch.

So everyone will have a cup.

Thank goodness for that.

And on that note, I also got these like koozie drink holders.

Very similar vibe.

This one was more like geared towards the guys.

I found a seller who makes Casamigos stickers, But you can obviously customize it.

So it just goes directly over the bottle So this is the front of the bottle.

I customized it with the pashans batch trip Ava and micah

and then the sticker for the back is a picture of me

and micah from like literally almost four years ago

When we first met so it's a picture of us and then it says ava plus micah Party with the pashans.

Okay, we're getting off track here because this is for the guys

and micah's so excited about it But we found this company who makes custom trucker hats and how cool is this, I obviously have one for myself too.

It is actually so cute on, I will wear it forever just a cute little merch hat

the quality is really great he's super excited to give his friends

that and on that note don't know if you care

but he also got some watches for his friends from the brand lucky fours he got a few different styles

and then he's just gonna let them pick

like whichever ones they want but he got some gold watches silver

and then i might be most excited for this because I use mine all the time because I got myself one.

But from LL Bean, you can embroider their tote bags.

So I got each girl a little tote.

It's kind of the perfect size, but you can still fit a lot in here.

I think this is their boat tote, I want to say, but I just got all their names in brown.

One thing you need to know about me, I will make a playlist for every event in my life.

So I've been curating a batch trip playlist.

I only have like 10 songs in here so far, but so far it's It's looking pretty good.

Music can just help curate the vibe that you're going for.

And I feel like the vibe that I'm going for with this trip is just having fun, partying with my friends, having a great grand old time, not having a care in the world.

And it's time to pretend like we're 21 again.

Anyway, I'm at the mall right now

because I wanted to go to Sephora to pick up a few things

that I've run out of and also things possibly to add into the goodie bags for the girls.

Micah needs a travel spray cologne.

I also still need to figure out my wedding lip combo, which doesn't need to happen today

But I would like to get a few different lip products just to play around

and start testing that out Let's do some shopping

I need a refill of my Cyclar body wash, but I'm thinking I want to try a different scent.

They all smell so good.

I actually did that in such record speed.

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Got exactly what I needed, and now we're going to do a haul.

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Got a restock of my favorite body wash.

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I've never tried this scent before, but it's rosebud.

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It smells incredible.

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And then also from Cyclar, I thought I'd try their roll-on deodorant.

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I've heard really good things about it.

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I'm also really particular about deodorants, so hopefully I like this one.

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Two packs of the Biodance little sheet mask.

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This one is like a multi-set.

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This one is just their classic collagen mask.

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So I'm going to bring these on the trip, put it in the fridge.

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If the girls ever want to do a little sheet mask night.

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Micah's travel size cologne.

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He likes Sauvage by Dior.

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It smells incredible.

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I'm trying for the first time Summer Friday's SPF 50 mineral milk sunscreen.

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I ran out of the sunscreen that I normally use.

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So we're gonna try this one.

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And the packaging is so cute.

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I got two of these Summer Friday's Dream Lip Oils.

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I want to try these because again, again, testing out different like wedding lips i also don't know

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if i'm gonna want to wear something glossy or not

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but i'm just gonna try

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and then my favorite setting spray we're on to the nail

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appointment these are not super grown out i could definitely keep them like a week longer

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but i just want them fresh for the trip side is starting to peel a little bit

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so i'm excited to get them done this is my inspo it's kind of similar

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but it's more of a milky white rather than like a clear pink so we're gonna go for for that.

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Nails are done.

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I got like a clear white with chrome.

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I also got white toes, which I haven't done literally since high school.

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I've not had white toes, but it actually looks really cute.

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I feel like I'm gonna look good with all my white heels and stuff.

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Anyway, it's the next day.

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Today's also September 1st, which means I can officially say my wedding is next month.

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Yeah, that just feels insane.

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Like this is really feeling like the final countdown.

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And also today is Tuesday and I'm leaving Thursday morning for the trip.

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I wanted to show you guys because Micah's sister just dropped off a little late bridal shower gift.

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I don't think it came in on time for the actual bridal shower

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But I am screaming look how cute my very own cheese board This is so cute.

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I actually don't have a dedicated cheese board yet.

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Oh my gosh, wait.

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Oh my gosh It comes with everything.

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This is crazy today.

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We've got a pack i've kind of

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Let me show you it kind of looks insane right now

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because I kind of started throwing stuff in there

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But this is the current state of my suitcase everything's kind of just thrown in here, but all white suitcase, which is so crazy I've got pretty much everything in here.

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I just need to organize it So i'm gonna do

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that in a little bit I also want to show you

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guys some of my outfits do a little try on

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and I also need to like see them make sure i'm

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obsessed with them I did go back to sephora today

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because of course the second I got home yesterday I realized that I didn't get everything I needed.

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So I went back mini Say super glow gel.

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I love this stuff.

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It makes you super glowy So I wanted that

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because I only have like the massive size So I got a mini a mini of my favorite tubing mascara.

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I got color matched for the hourglass Airbrush concealer.

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I haven't gotten color matched in years and years I'm kind of always just guessing but I was like, you know what?

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Maybe I should see what my correct shade is mind you the one i've been getting is

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so off undertones and everything but I got matched with the shade beach.

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So This is what it looks like it is like the perfect match.

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It looks really good.

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And then these are my favorite Morning peel pads.

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They're from summer fridays.

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It's really nice because They come packaged like this.

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So when you're traveling you can just like throw it in

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But it's really nice because all you do is rip it open put it on your face

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and you're kind of just done I don't do a lot for my morning skincare

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But I like to do this and it's nice to bring on trips

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because it's really easy And then this one was just for fun.

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This is the patrick ta cream and powder blush duo I really wanted a shade that was very bright.

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I typically wear a lot of like neutral But I wanted something

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that would pop a little bit more and I tried this one It looks insane, but when it's on it looks really good.

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So I got that

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I've done it.

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I am pretty much packed.

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I just got to do jewelry, underwear, skincare, that sort of stuff.

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I made a little packing vlog for short form.

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I feel like I've been radio silent on literally every other platform other than YouTube

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because you guys know YouTube and you will always come first, but I'm also trying to pop off for all the fun wedding things.

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So I made a really cute little video and now there's not that much left to do.

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I am so extremely type A that each category has its own packing cube.

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So like this is all swimsuits, swim cover-ups, and then each night look has its own cube.

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And it's very organized.

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I will say on the way home, it never looks this good, but like going, I love getting to my destination and I know where everything is.

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I'm not okay.

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Look at him.

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Not his tail wagging Oh my god You're so good Oh,

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someone's at the door.

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Hey, how are you?

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Come on in and welcome to the batch house.

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Let me give you a little tour.

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This is honestly probably the most insane house I've ever been to in my life.

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I don't even know what you would call this, a little courtyard area.

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A little fountain.

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We are having a joint bachelor-bachelorette.

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So the house is pretty massive because total we have 12 people here.

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So six guys, six girls.

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My favorite part about this, the girls get their own level and the guys get theirs.

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There's actually three stories to this house because the last one is like the pool area, which you'll see. But welcome.

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Oh, sorry.

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Did you want me to perform for you?

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Hold on.

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So we have a grand piano, which is obviously super important.

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Look at this view.

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I cannot believe that this is what we get to wake up to hungover in the morning and see.

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We are staying in La Jolla, which is one of my favorite towns in san diego it's

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so close to the beach there's so much to do pretty much all the activities

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that we're doing are pretty nearby so it's a great area to stay

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and now revealing to you the gifting suite

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because our goal with this was to treat our friends

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and make them feel like they're on a brand trip

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because they are literally flying out here for us and taking time off of work and coming to celebrate with us.

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So we really wanted this to feel super special for them.

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And I'm so happy with how it turned out.

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Let me show you the little drink station that we have going on.

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We've got recovery kits, custom cups, plenty of alcohol for the weekend,

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and then the gifting station.

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So here's all the girls stuff.

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We have brown towel robes from K Juliet.

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I wear these robes all the time at home and they very kindly sent me ones for each of the girls, which is super sweet.

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We've got, like I showed you guys earlier in this video, sweatshirts for the girls that say fueled by Pashaun, toiletry bags with their name, tote bags with their name.

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And then don't worry, the boys got some stuff too.

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Micah slayed with everything he picked.

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So this is the little guy's gifting suite.

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He picked out sweatpants for them.

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We got these custom hats made, plenty of watches to choose from.

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They can kind of like mix and match and choose whatever is their style.

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But how cute is that?

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And then I'm like out of breath walking through this house.

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Oh my goodness.

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Welcome to the great outdoors.

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California is literally so beautiful.

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Look at this freaking view.

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I can't even believe this is real.

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I just had binoculars.

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There's like surfers out there.

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It's a beautiful weekend.

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There's like a little fire pit.

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There's so many seating areas in this whole house, which is really nice.

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And we were looking for an Airbnb that could accommodate a big group.

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I feel like it was also important for Mike

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and I to make sure that it still felt like the girls could have their space, the guys could have their space, and then we do group activities when we want.

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But it's a big enough house for everyone to have room.

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Put on your walk-in shoes.

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We're going down to the next level.

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I'm not gonna lie, I'm still getting lost in this house because it is insanely big.

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I guess I'll show you my room.

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My roommate is Nia. So excited.

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This is the main suite.

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Gorgeous views.

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You guys look at this bathroom.

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I'm so excited to get ready in here.

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This is a bathroom big enough for all six girls.

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All to get ready, do our hair, do our makeup.

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It's tripod because don't you worry we're getting all the content this weekend.

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There's two more rooms up there for the girls.

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Hannah and Ellie, Karen Ava, and then door for the boys dorm.

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We said dorm because you'll see why I say that.

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But this is a bathroom This is literally the most ideal situation where everyone just has their own space.

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The guys have their whole own, honestly, like this is the size of a house.

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Like this is crazy.

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There's a kitchen, huge living room.

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And then the boys dorm.

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We've got two bunk beds, full size, mind you, which is crazy.

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I don't wanna like step foot in here.

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The guys are gonna have a little sleepover.

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Are you excited?

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Hell yeah, I am.

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Actually, I was just about to say, this is like normal life for you because firefighters just like, they love having sleepovers.

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And then on the other side, we have two more bunk beds.

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So it's literally the most perfect space.

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There's plenty of bathrooms for everyone.

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And we honestly just lucked out.

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This is cute, little dining area, and elliptical that will definitely not be used.

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This is a week of unwellness.

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You know, we grind so that we can enjoy times like this.

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Oh, yeah.

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This is crazy.

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I feel so crazy being here.

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I'm like, this is nuts.

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Let's take a little look-see at the pool area, shall we?

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Watch your step, please.

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This is honestly one of the main reasons I booked this B&B because of the outdoor space.

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It's just magical and at night it's gorgeous, but during the day, I mean, you just can't beat these views.

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Like this is literally insane.

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Pretty much speaks for itself.

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We've got a huge pool.

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Cannot wait to swim in here.

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This is crazy.

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And look at the house.

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Like, that is nuts.

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We're gonna have a pool day, a little pool party.

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Gonna have a little barbecue cookout one of the nights.

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This is genuinely the most ideal Airbnb for having a joint batch trip.

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And yeah, that's the house tour.

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I hope you guys enjoyed this video.

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I just wanted to give you a tour.

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The next vlog will obviously be the trip vlog.

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But our friends are arriving soon.

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Everything's set up for them.

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And we're just waiting very excitedly for their arrival.

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Any last words?

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Let's go.

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Say something.

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Let's go.

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Who knows what we'll get into this weekend.

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But stay tuned to find out.

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I'm ready to get drunk.

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Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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