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hello friends and welcome to this week's video

if you're new here my name is callie i create all things New York City

and lifestyle content here on my YouTube channel.

So excited that you're hanging out with us today.

It is a beautiful day in Westchester.

People know who you are.

If you're new here and you, this is my husband Jason.

He appears in my videos.

He comes to New York City with me sometimes.

He brings the humor to my videos I would say.

But it is a beautiful day here in Westchester County and we are thinking since it's such a nice day.

I wasn't going to film today

and i said you know it's a really pretty day this is a good opportunity to film

and we're going to check out this beach i wouldn't say it's beach i would say it's like a community

i don't even know how i would label it westchester county right outside of new york city

so you know land is precious coastal land we used to live on long island

and then you had jones beach

which is considered queens on sand that's a real thing yes

it's like a it's a we'll show it to you We'll show it to you, but that's our plan today.

We're going to go to Orchid Beach.

There's also a town near it called Pelham, which is a very nice town here in Westchester.

Maybe we'll run some errands together.

Want to get a bagel?

Yes, let's get a bagel.

There's a bagel place that we're going to go to.

Yeah, I'm so glad that you're here and you're hanging out with us.

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Anyway, I'm so glad that you're here but let's get into today's video.

I want these pickles.

Jason and I just got our bagels.

I got an everything toasted with scallion cream cheese.

And what did you get?

I got something random.

They have walnut, cinnamon raisin, walnut cream cheese.

I got them on plain bagel.

That's like the most rare.

I only usually get egg everything veggie cream cheese.

You got something different.

Alright, lift it up.

So we're going to go home.

I'm going to pack for our little beach outing and then we'll catch up with you guys in a little bit.

You're packing and getting ready to go, but I wanted to show you really quickly that this is my first time using my beach bag video.

I did film a summer essentials video.

I will link that below in case you missed it, but I wanted to show you very quickly what we will be bringing with us today.

So first things first is going to be our sunscreen.

I got this bronzing one just because I'm dying to get a tan.

So hopefully this does the job.

And then I showed you guys my cute little makeup bag that I bought.

It is so cute.

But I put in face sunscreen, a little bit of travel deodorant from Lumi.

This is so good.

This Ours and Alps Face and Scalp Mist SPF.

This is good for your scalp, just for a refresh of sunscreen on your face.

And then I'm also bringing my Hawaiian Tropic lip balm with SPF 30.

So these are all the essentials that I basically need when going to these little beach outings.

I'm also going to be wearing this really cute bathing suit.

This is a two-piece set from Cupsheat.

I just like the patterns of it.

It's really sweet.

I love the flowers and the yellow.

I've been into yellow lately, so that's why I bought this one

but I just wanted to show you guys really quickly the bathing suit I was going to wear today.

Lastly, I am packing our two little towels.

I got these on Amazon.

I think they were under $20.

They're super lightweight and thin.

They're easy to roll up, so very excited to use these for the first time.

And they're easy to pack in this huge bag.

So I'm going to finish packing.

And then I will catch up with you guys when we get to our destination.

So anybody that's new here, this is my tabby cat, Obi.

He was in the beach bag when I was filming.

And he just wanted to say hello.

Can you say hi?

Subscribe, like, follow on Instagram.

If you are a cat lover and you're new, be sure to stick around because there's a lot of Obie content on this channel.

Right, buddy?

Yeah.

Sweet kitty.

We have made it to Orchid Beach in the Bronx, on the edge of the Bronx, Pelham.

It's technically the Bronx, but it's like that slash Pelham.

It looks really nice.

They have a nice public park here if you have kids.

They got tennis courts, they got basketball courts, walking trails.

Really nice.

My bagel.

Everything toasted with scallion cream cheese.

the best i don't know if we asked you guys this earlier but what is your bagel order

what is like your go-to bagel order mine is literally everything bagel with

my kitten with me

and i'm currently reading missing daughter by kirsten my glenn she's

one of my favorite thriller authors her books are short too

and they're fast paced so

if you're looking for a really good thriller psychological suspense author definitely check out kirsten moglin her books are really good

we're leaving orchid beach got a little bit of sun had

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a bagel relaxed now we're going to large tomorrow we're gonna

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go to one of the beautiful nurseries over there go look at some really pretty flowers

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and then maybe go grab a milkshake at walters greg

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if you're watching this video we'll mention your name when we get to walters

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I'm

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going to

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go to the next video so So

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This is one of the biggest nurseries I've seen so far with living in Westchester.

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This place is beautiful I'll be sure to link their information below in case you want to come check it out.

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Jason's thinking about getting this orange.

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Is it an orange tree or clementine?

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It's like a hybrid.

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It's called a calum.

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Yeah, should we get it?

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And he's lost his sunlight so we'd have to put in our living room where most of the sunlight comes in.

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Full sun, harvest all year.

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I I think, I don't know.

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Let's see how much it is.

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We'll see how much it is and then we'll assess and go from there.

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But Jason's excited.

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He's always wanted one of these trees in our apartment.

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Jason's going to go find out how much the orange tree is and then we'll see if we'll bring it home.

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It's really exciting though.

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It's more plants in our apartment looking like a jungle, but it's making our place a home, which is exciting.

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So do you guys have plants in your apartment or your house?

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Do you have indoor plants?

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If you live in an apartment, comment below.

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We are getting the orange tree it's not as expensive as we thought it was going to be

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so jason's looking at there's about three or four of them available

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so he's looking at the best one

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but we're excited we're gonna put it in our living room

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so we'll show you guys how we set it up when we get home later

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As you can see we have our orange plant in the back seat.

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How excited are you for the orange plant?

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I've only got an orange plant in the middle of that morning.

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We finally got one.

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We were in there for a long time.

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Well, in particular.

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Jason's very particular.

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He's the perfectionist in the marriage.

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I'm more laid back like, yeah, that's fine.

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There's like 30 of them to choose from.

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I'm looking at each one.

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I want to see the stem growth.

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Go get a hot dog.

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Jason is getting our food.

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He got a hot dog, french fries, I got curly fries, and a mint chip shake.

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But I wanted to tell you guys some exciting news.

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we are going to the out to the hamptons this weekend

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so we will be starting to film montauk and hampton content

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so be sure to stay tuned for those videos

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because they're coming very soon we are in the car

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because it's about to rain so we're going to eat our food in the car

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and jason's going to show you the famous walter hot dogs oh look at

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that guy and i got curly fries i love curly fries

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and the only fast food chain that sells curly fries is Arby's.

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Checkers?

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Checkers?

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I don't know.

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Checkers.

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If you know another fast food chain that sells curly fries, comment below.

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What's your favorite fast food?

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Chick-fil-A.

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Chick-fil-A's my favorite fast food.

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What's yours?

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Taco Bell?

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Taco Bell.

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I also got a men's chip milkshake.

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I'm very excited to have it.

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I've had it before.

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It's very good.

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hi everybody it is the next day i just wanted to tell you guys

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that yesterday after jason jason and i had our outings we came home

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and i passed out on the couch and took a two-hour nap

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and when i woke up it was 4 30 almost five o'clock

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and i was like oh my god i meant to go out and film more and I totally fell asleep.

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I must have been exhausted from the sun.

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I also got back from a work trip the day before

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so I think I was still recovering from that but anyway it is a new day.

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It is the next day.

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It is after work.

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I have a few errands to run so I figured I'd take you all with me.

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I have to get the car wash.

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I gotta go to the store.

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Jason having pasta tonight and watching the NBA finals with the New York Knicks.

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Very exciting and then maybe I'll go to a park or something.

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It's such a beautiful afternoon and the sun is staying out much later which is really really nice.

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So let's get some errands done let's hang out together

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and yeah it was sometimes you just need to rest

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if your body's telling you that you're tired you probably should take

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that time to rest so listen to your body

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so let's go run some errands together all right friends i

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know you just saw me two seconds ago the car is clean

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and it's washed it's ready for this weekend do you guys remember

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that park i took you to

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and two videos ago it was in largemont it's called largemont manor park well i am back here today

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because it is such a beautiful day and the car wash

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that i went to was near it

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so we're gonna walk around the park it is a gorgeous

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day enjoy being outside i work remote i don't know

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if anybody else works remote

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but i try my best to get outside at the end of my work day even

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if it's just for five minutes five minutes even

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if you just kind of step outside take a deep breath maybe say a prayer and go back inside.

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It does make the world of difference.

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So let's go get some fresh air together.

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I'm

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going to

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go to the next video.

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I'm

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going to

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go to the next video.

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it is so pretty over here

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and I will tell you this I would not want to be in this water

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because there are great white sharks in this water I will not be swimming in this ocean at all it'll

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I can dip my little tootsies in, but that's about it.

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And plus, this water is so cold.

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I grew up in Florida, and our beaches, our water was warm.

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Granted, we had sharks, stingrays, and God knows what else than the beaches at Florida.

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But out here on the northeast, you get the big fishes.

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I'm going to finish my walk, and then I'm going to start heading back to the car.

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all right friends i am home from the park

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and grocery shopping i'm going to end this video here i don't think this video was very long

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and i do apologize trust me there's such more exciting content coming to my channel

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and if you're new here

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and this is your first time hanging out with me i hope

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that you stick around and subscribe

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and join our little fun community on here don't forget to

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follow me on instagram i post a lot of my day-to-day life on there pictures of my cat obi

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and things like that so I am so hungry.

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I told I called Jason when I was pulling into our area and I said please put the water on I'm starving.

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So we're gonna make pasta watch the next game and relax but I appreciate each and every one of you.

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Thank you so much for always taking the time to leave the nicest comments.

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I appreciate them and I thank you for hanging out with me in today's video.

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Thanks again guys and I will see you all in the next adventure.

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Bye!

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What is the Shadowing Technique?

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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