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Happy summer, everyone!
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Hey guys, it's Nicole and welcome back to my channel.
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Happy freaking summer!
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Welcome to a summer day in my life at home!
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weeks ago.
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Ever since then, I had some work trips in New York and San Francisco.
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So I've only been home for like a couple of days.
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But now that we are back and it's officially summertime, I want to film a day at home.
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How I'm starting off my summer days
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and show you guys what it's like being back in my hometown because I love being back in my hometown.
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Throughout the school year, I barely came home, it feels like.
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With how busy my schedule was, it was kind of hard because I feel like I always had stuff during the week, on the weekends, even on breaks.
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I would only come home for maybe like four or five days.
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But I'm so excited because this whole summer, I will be spending it at home, abroad in the fall
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but we have an exciting day ahead i booked a pilates
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class this morning i have a nail appointment later i'm getting dinner with a friend
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that i think you guys will be excited to see
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because i am so very excited to see her
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and then we also need to pack
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because we're taking a little trip the next few days
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and i'll actually be back in san diego this week
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but anyways it's currently 8 30 in the morning i got
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about 7 um sprung up in a really good mood i was like yeah i'm totally vlogging today
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but i just got ready for the day i still have my little hair clips
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and eye patches on we'll take those off in a second
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but i wanted to start the vlog it's gonna be such I'm so happy you're here.
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I hope your summer.
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Oh wait.
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Oh, because my high school is still in school.
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Um, if you're on summer I hope your summer is going well.
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If not Lock in you're almost there summer is approaching.
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But with all that being said, I hope you guys enjoy my summer day of my life Alright, first things first.
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Your girl's gotta eat.
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Surprise, surprise.
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That is honestly one of my favorite things when I'm home though Well favorite things ever in general.
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But when I'm home, your girl is eating well.
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Obviously when I'm away at school I'm missing my mom's home cooked meals.
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All my favorite hometown spots.
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Even just like eating at home.
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Like the comfort of being home Anyways, we're gonna have some cereal for breakfast.
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Boom, boom, bang.
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Actually, before we do that, my mom and I did kind of a little juice cleanse yesterday.
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So we got a little package from Cress.
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Go get this bagged.
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In my cell carrier.
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Period.
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But there are these little shots that you're supposed to take pre -breakfast for like seven days after.
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So we're gonna do one.
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Guys, I'm gonna say it right now.
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This summer, it is going to be healthy hot girl era.
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I just hit myself in the eye.
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It's only been a few days at home.
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So I'm excited to finally find a routine again Like going to the gym hanging out with my family
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and friends just getting my life together at home and overall taking care of myself And just my life, but let's take this shot.
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We have a multivitamin plus gut health 100 daily vitamins a b 12 c and e cheers I love these little guys.
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Okay Bottom's up.
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Woo!
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Mm, yummy, so good.
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I think it has some orange juice in there. Is that orange juice?
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I don't know.
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Now we can eat.
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Let's prepare some cereal.
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Shout out Toy Story.
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Look how cute the boxes.
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Yay!
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Bruh.
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No!
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Is this my first day on earth?
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Like why am I spilling cereal?
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You're actually joking!
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What is wrong with me?
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I'm just so excited to eat them I guess.
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Okay, bang, we did it.
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Oh my gosh.
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And there's a plane passing by.
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Wait, I literally was just going to talk about this.
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Let me know if there are any of you that have watched my channel for a while.
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Because you're getting like a nostalgic vibe right now.
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I don't know.
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Me when I'm eating cereal at home.
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That just reminds me of when I was in high school eating cereal at home.
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I'm here and when I play fast I was like Cheers
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I'm gonna finish this bowl grab a new battery cuz my camera's already dying.
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Oh perfect.
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And then we're gonna head out, okay
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If you guys are wondering like whose car is this that's
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the family car we actually want it last summer We did a commercial for Hyundai.
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I don't know if I talked about it on my channel or not I definitely talked about on the family channel, but it was so cool We ended up winning.
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So then we got the car for like a year and it's crazy.
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We're already returning it this September.
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Time just flies by but my car's back in San Diego.
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So I am in this car for the day I miss my car a lot, but it's okay.
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We're gonna get her this week.
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Anyways time to head to Pilates.
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I'm so excited.
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Let's freaking go Let's go,
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okay guys we have arrived.
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I am feeling so good.
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I also got a bomb parking spot
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the time we actually went a few days ago uh what
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is today i never know what day it is anymore okay
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today's saturday we went on oh we went on monday you
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guys these classes are no joke the room is heated like
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over 90 degrees i thought i was gonna pass out the last class
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but thankfully i didn't let's see if i do today
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but it's so good it's such a good challenge such a good push
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and obviously being back home
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and not really having a gym routine yet it's nice going to these classes getting my body moving again
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and then i don't know i probably will get a membership again i like my woman's gym
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but how about i say this little upside back is why not i'm using this Cast when we're in New York.
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It's so cute.
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Look at the little patches.
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But first thing I have a towel.
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We lay a towel on our little mat.
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Ice cold water, of course.
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This little Walt Disney Yeti clip.
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I have a little brush.
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I need to put my hair up right now, actually.
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And then I just have like my Earpods and keys.
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Oh, and peep my new Sunnies.
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I got these last week and I love them.
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I They're so cute.
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Okay, I need a lock -in.
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Class is starting in like five minutes.
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So guys, I'm so excited though I'm gonna die in this class.
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Just watch literally watch do a little ponytail.
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Should we do a little braid?
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Oh Yeah, or not?
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Okay, boom.
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already okay let's go kill this class see you in pilates
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oh my gosh you guys class lifts oh my god i didn't even know
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but i guess it was a chair class that's what she
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said at the beginning i was like chair class she was
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like yeah we'll get them in the middle of class i was like all right
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our normal thing it's like getting hot I got three pound weights ankle weights
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and then boom middle class pull out the chairs We're doing like bunt ma's high kicks.
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I freaking loved it.
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The dancer in me was so happy in that but that was my first time taking that Oh my!
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I met one of the girls she was so sweet.
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But that was my first time taking that instructor and she was so great.
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Um Yeah, perfect way to start my day.
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I am feeling so good, but now i'm gonna reward myself and go to air one There's a location like five minutes from here.
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So it's kind of bad because my pilates class is already 38 bucks Yeah, I know 38 then of course I need to get a sweet treat after a little reward for myself
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So then I go to the air one I get the 20 hailey beaver smoothie
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So my pilates mornings are a little expensive, but I think I deserve it.
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I think I might grab some lunch there too because A little hungry after all the calories.
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I just burned.
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All right, let's go to air one.
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I get some gimmick goods
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Thank you so much!
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- Hi!
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- Hello!
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Oh, I just love being a stay -at -home daughter.
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Hi!
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- Hi, sweetie.
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- I am having a great morning.
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Hello.
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- Guys.
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- I drove the Hyundai like a baddie.
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- Oh, wow.
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- You're a Hyundai baddie.
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- Usually, I don't, I'm a Hyundai baddie.
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Usually, I don't like driving other cars, that's not mine, just 'cause I'm so used to drive my car, but the Hyundai's actually so lit.
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Let's do an air one haul, 'cause I'm gonna show my parents too.
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You guys wanna see the big off?
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- Err.
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- Err.
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Okay, well, I drank that much of my smoothie already in the car.
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- You had to beater.
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- Mm -hmm.
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And then I got two rolls because I'm gonna eat both and I couldn't decide.
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But I got the sushi ocean plate, which is salmon and tuna, as well as the truffle salmon, real crab.
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- It's so good.
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- Dang, look at that sushi.
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- I know.
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And then last one at least I also got a super bloom juice cuz they're so yummy.
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Yeah Sadie, say hi to the vlog!
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- You're okay.
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- Oh, oh, guys, daily dose of Sadie is back.
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Oh, she's licking my knee.
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Hi, baby, you're so cute.
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Oh, yes.
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I love when it's time to eat.
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Cheers, everyone.
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Mmm!
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Thank you.
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I'm gonna eat my food, go upstairs, shower.
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'cause we need that and then we'll get ready for the day
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So see you guys in a little bit.
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I'm going to go ahead and get the new one.
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I'm going to go to the next video.
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I'm going to go to the next episode you
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Look good feel good do get bang.
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Um, also don't mind my room It's so bad guys.
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I swear I've been living out of suitcases like look I Suitcase number one, suitcase number two.
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Suitcase number three.
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There's three suitcases in my room.
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I also still have my clothes back in San Diego at the apartment.
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These are all just like random Stuff that I don't even know.
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Like I said, the summer will get into a routine life will be organized again.
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It's just right now transitional period.
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Okay, anyways, here's the look for the day.
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Did a little blowout.
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Did some makeup.
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I'm wearing this jumpsuit from white fox.
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I think I'm just gonna throw on some sandals.
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But next is my nail appointment.
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It's soon.
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So we should go.
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Let's get out of here.
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All right, guys, I just got to my hometown.
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I can't wait.
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I texted my girl, Marlene.
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I've been going to her since I think I was in middle school.
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Like it's been years.
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I was like, hey, girl, I'm back for summer.
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She's like, I'm so glad.
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So we're getting a new set time I went to the
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salon I do this every time you guys I went short
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and I got square surprise surprise I'm going back to long short is
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so fun but I always go back to long I don't know what it is.
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So yeah, i'm gonna ask for long almond nails.
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I think i'm just gonna get bubble bath Like going back to my roots, you know, I was like should I get coral or teal for like summer, you know Maybe in june or july.
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It's still me for me.
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Anyways, let's go have the great nail permit We're so bad baby
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she put them on i was like yeah this is me
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i feel like me again i'm just gonna be like going
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like this on everything now for the rest of the day yay i'm
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so happy it was
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so cute though we were catching up i was telling her
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about sass she was telling me about her boyfriend great time
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at the nail salon really also side note for the longest time i remember feeling like this
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when i came home during freshman year of college a lot
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of the places in my hometown obviously remind me of things
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that happened when i was in high school good and bad and i think at the time i feel like
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year of college i'm honestly just so happy and grateful for the growth
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that has taken place
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because truly i do feel like a completely different person especially
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high school versus college me college in general is just
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so transformative like i felt like a different person i feel like every month
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but to my point i'm happy with the person i'm becoming
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and overall feeling grateful just to be back in my hometown
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like it's just such a blessing okay anyways i don't even know
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if that made sense but i just went out that i'm gonna head home i will can you to nap
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my body is definitely feeling the pilates this morning it's like every time i get up i just i'm Oh, I go like
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so I'm gonna put on some dawn dawn to Oliver has been my favorite artist hands down this whole semester
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and then beginning of summer I've been listening to him non -stop.
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So let's vibe and then I'll see you guys when I'm back home.
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Oh Ooh!
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Rise and shine!
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Post nap, I slept for like an hour.
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Much needed.
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But it's time to get up, so...
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Let's get the show on the road big bag got me looking like I'm moving in all right First of all,
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guess my favorite color I change into a little pink long sleeve these sweats so comfy and then I'm changing my sandals,
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but It's time to get dinner with a friend Oh my gosh, I haven't seen rich since winter break.
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I haven't seen her at all all of 2026
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Her and all the girls so much but she just got home like a few days ago.
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So I was like girl, what are you doing?
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Let's grab dinner So she's picked me up right now.
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I can't wait to see her like I actually I might cry
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when I open the car door But I had a realization
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that this summer is actually the first summer
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that not all of us will be home like living in
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our hometown houses Like some of my friends are staying in their college tents
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And so I just am seeing them less and less
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and it honestly breaks my heart But when I get to see them, I am the happiest girl alive And
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so tonight is one of those nights we're gonna go to the village
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Which is like this one area in our town close to the beach bunch of restaurants
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We're gonna grab sushi.
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There's this happy hour
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that we really like gonna eat gonna catch up gonna give her the biggest hug I actually can't wait.
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Oh my gosh.
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Yeah, come along me and Roosh reunion - Oh my god, thank god.
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- Literally guys, we are so bad!
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- We are so bad!
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- The debrief needs to begin now, like there's just so much.
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- Right!
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- Yes, please.
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Sush with Roush.
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- Dream date, dream date.
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- I got the absolute, is this one?
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- Yeah.
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- Absolutely amazing, and then Roush got the, so perfect.
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And the mega mega.
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I'm just so happy, I'm just happy, it's my dream.
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Talk to the vlog, they miss you.
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- Hey vlog, oh my god.
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- Have you even filmed on this camera really?
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- No, I mean, I think I have one.
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I don't, this is, scary.
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Guys, I miss talking to you guys.
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They miss you for sh *t.
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Oh wait.
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I realized I can't.
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So keep it PG bro.
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I gotta keep it PG.
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Sorry.
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We just caught up on basically everything.
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Our whole lives this past year.
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And crazy stuff really.
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That's all I got.
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A lot.
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Too much.
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Too much.
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Oh wait by the way we're going to Yogaland.
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Sweet treat obviously.
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Obviously.
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Fatty's gotta eat.
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It's fatty fatty at block.
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Literally.
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Always be very sick.
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We're probably gonna eat more later too.
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100 % to Paulet.
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Okay let's go.
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All right guys, we're munching on our Yorga land and we're having a deep talk right now, Loki.
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Bro, we always have these deep talks going together.
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It's true.
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Guys, this summer, who watch out?
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Who watch out?
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Watch out everyone.
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Me and Rish, we'll be outside.
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That's all.
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We're gonna be causing chaos all around town.
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Thank God.
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The duo's back.
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The duo is back.
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I missed you.
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I missed you.
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Literally like, oh my God.
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Yeah, it's just like, it's so different guys.
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Being back home with your people, like,
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it's the best great dinner great sweet treat we're gonna go back to the house and vibe because like duh Hey guys.
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That's all she's gotta say.
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This is all.
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This is literally all.
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Like.
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Ruchin my nito.
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Literally everyone needs one of these.
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I'll get one right now.
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This is the best thing to exist.
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You're the best thing to exist.
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Stop.
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You're the best thing to exist.
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Oh my god.
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Prepare everyone to be annoyed about it.
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Literally.
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Oh my god.
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Vlog I miss you guys.
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So how's everyone been?
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Hey.
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What's going on?
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What's going on?
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Like.
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You're so cute guys miss me like it's been a
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while it's like i don't even know the last time it was on yeah
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and that's a problem the channel like that's a freaking problem she's back i'm back We're back.
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You guys.
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You guys.
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Look how good that looks.
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Wait, this might be my best bulldog ever.
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Okay, update.
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It's a couple hours later.
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It's like...
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Almost 10 :00 p .m.
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Rishi left at like 7 :00, but I had the best time with her.
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I missed her so much and we had so much fun
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But this wouldn't be a home vlog if I didn't make my beloved ramen
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So I changed into some PJs made my ramen.
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I'm about to eat this down and some ice water and Uh -huh.
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I'm just eating straight out the pot.
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Like, that's how you know.
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Actually, let me paint the picture for you guys.
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I was just chilling in my bed.
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And of course, scrolling on TikTok, right?
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Come across Bulldack Mukbang.
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Mmm, so my favorite videos, right?
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And then I was like, okay, I just had sushi, but I I could eat some ramen right now.
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And now we're here.
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So, wait, I need a break.
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amen thank you lord thank you let's try it looks
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so good cheers i added an egg and parmesan cheese and cubi mayo - Thank you.
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Yummy.
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I just love ramen.
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Okay, once again, some nostalgia is hitting.
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Like I swear I've filmed a clip like this before in pink pajamas eating noodles.
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Like, can someone find a high school video clip of me doing that and then compare it with this?
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I swear.
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We're just bringing it all back.
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Well, I'm going to enjoy my ramen.
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And the night's not over.
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We still got some things to do.
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So, I'll see you guys after.
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Okay guys, I'm gonna be a little quiet because I think my parents are sleeping.
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But, last thing we have to do.
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Oh, by the way, I brushed my teeth and put in my retainer.
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So, I'm gonna have a list for the rest of this video.
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But, what we need to do is pack.
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Pack, pack, pack, pack.
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So, basically for the next few days, we're going to Pechanga.
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Which is like a casino resort area.
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And then, I'm going to San Diego for the rest of the week.
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So, once again, packing up my suitcase and we're going.
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I have my suitcase right here.
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Oh, peep the bubs.
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Of course, I would have this in my suitcase.
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Okay.
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anyways that's my mommy's right there
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but i don't even know what to bring i just kind of put random clothes in there
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if you can hear the laundry's going right now
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and i think i'm gonna pack some clothes that are in there
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so that's not gonna be done for a little bit though
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so i think i'll just pack it in the morning along with like my bathroom
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and electronics and everything tomorrow so on
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that note i think this is where i'm going to end today's video
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because your girl is tired and i just know i'm gonna sleep
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so well tonight like my body is begging for a good night's sleep and i'm I'm gonna get one.
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But thank you guys so much for watching.
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I hope you enjoyed a vlog at home.
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I feel like this wasn't the most summery themed video.
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But stay tuned for more summer content.
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I'm so excited for the next couple of months.
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I think they'll be very special.
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But if you couldn't tell.
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I am just so happy to be home.
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And I can't wait to bring you guys along for more.
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But if you guys see it till then in this video.
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Comment down below the sushi emoji.
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If you like we eat a lot of sushi.
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Thank you guys so much for watching.
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I hope you enjoyed.
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Make sure to like and comment down below.
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Subscribe to my channel.
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Subscribe to the family channel.
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Turn on all the notifications.
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I'll see you guys back in another video.
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And if you guys so much.
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Bye.
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