24: Moments with Ana
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My very special, very favorite guest ever is... It's Miss... Welcome back to the Moments Podcast. Me and Lexi are super nervous for no reason because she shouldn't be nervous. I shouldn't be nervous. Anyways, we're both nervous because we love...

We literally hang out all the time. And we, she's been at my house for six hours. I have Lexi's parents sitting at the table while I'm telling them, like, this one-hour story. No, we basically had, like, a campfire storytelling session for so long. Yeah, my sorry squad. But I have been wanting to have Anna on the podcast for a fat minute now. Like, probably since I started the podcast, there were a few friends where I'm like, I can't wait to have them on the podcast. And then I started it and, like, okay, well, I'm blushing. Well, stop. And then I just, like, only knew how to have my mom on.

And then I brought Lissette in. And then I had Meredith. And I'm like, you know what? It's time. It is time. I want my friends up in here. And I know you guys, too. Because everyone always asking, anytime I post, like, what should we talk about this week? They're like, bring your friends on. I'm like, okay, so you guys hate me. Anyways, we...

What I did was I posted a thing on my Instagram story, and I was like, what do you want us to talk about? So now I have all these things that you guys want us to talk about, and we're going to talk about them. Okay, so first thing that we should probably go over is I'm sure most of you guys know Anna. Yeah. So we literally met through TikTok. I think we just became mutuals on there, but then when did we...

No, I remember, like, following you, and, like, it was just when I was starting to gain followers, and I'm like, what the heck's happening? I'm like, I'm literally posting acai recipes in my kitchen. I'm like, what's going on? And then I saw you on my free page, and you were from Boca, and I was like, oh, that's sick. Another chick doing, like...

I'm kind of up to it. Yeah. And we were both like both live in Florida, literally 30 minutes apart. We can never find time to hang out now, which makes no sense unless we're going on a trip like across the country to California to Hawaii on a road trip. But when we're home, we just I don't even know. Lexi and I have hung out so much more out of Florida than we have here. And it's kind of crazy. It's super whack. But anyways, we met on TikTok and then.

When did we first hang out? Was it Michigan? Yes. I literally met you in the airport before we got on our flight to go to Michigan. Oh, my God. I'm so stupid. How did I forget? No, I remember freaking out because I was in the Starbucks and I'm like, gosh, am I about to meet Lexi? No, and guys, this was the first time. So Anna and I started doing this whole little TikTok thing. We were just having fun with it. We were getting followers. We were like, what the heck is going on? Like, this is whack. Like, this makes no sense. And all of a sudden, like, we were friends with, like, other people who are doing the same thing who have been doing this for a while. And they're like,

let's go on this trip to Michigan. If you, if you guys are an OG, you remember that trip to Mackinac Island when we went with Natalie and Hannah? It was so much fun. So fun, but it feels like a lifetime ago. Yeah. No, that feels like 10 years ago. And I remember, Anna and I hadn't met, but we had like, just like DM'd, we had talked, and we knew we were meeting in the Charlotte airport because we had the same layover. We didn't fly out of the same place, and she's like, alright, I'm in the Starbucks line. I'm like, okay. So I walked from like my plane to like the terminal, and I was, I saw her, and I was like,

Oh, my God. Like, I... My social anxiety was at its peak. You're probably like, who is this 5'2 gist thing? I'm like, wait. I remember realizing you were so much shorter than I thought you were when I was in a... I was wearing, like, my platform Doc Martens. No. Guys, let me tell you from my perspective. I'm probably unwashed hair. I'm sweating. I'm in sweatpants. Probably a t-shirt. Lexi pulls up, literally hair done. Frickin'...

beautiful, like, platform docs on, cute dress at the airport. And I'm like, honestly? I'm shitting myself. No, I have this phase. Like, actually, I can't even say this phase. I still do it. Anytime I go to the airport and I'm flying somewhere, I always... I just posted a TikTok about this, actually. I always have to have on a good outfit because I'm like, what if I meet the love of my life in an airport? No, yeah, I was about to say, you're literally probably running to the love of your life. But then I'll go home and I'll be in, like, the most busted outfit, like, look like I haven't showered in days, probably smell like straight-up booty hole. Anyways, whatever.

We're off topic. We met in the airport on the way to Mackinac Island, and then that was, like, the first trip that we really, like, got to know each other. Yeah. But even then, we still, like, didn't. Like, the fact that Lexi and I met for the first time in the Charlotte airport and not in Florida. So on brand. And we both live in South Florida. Like, guys, like Lexi said, 30 minutes ago, and we met in the Charlotte airport. Makes no sense. Makes no sense. But, yeah, I think that's how we met. And then the next question was, like, when did we get close?

close and honestly I think it's because we were doing everything at like the same time at like the same rate it was like we were kind of like talking about the same things together learning together growing yeah and it was just kind of like god like did you see like what do you do when this happens what do you do when this happens because everyone that we had already met through social media had kind of been in the game for a while and Anna and I just like

And somehow it all started happening. And, like, we'll go more into that because there's actually a lot of questions about that. Because I think a lot of people actually realized that we kind of did this all the same route. But we were doing, posting the same things, doing the same stuff, knew the same people. So I think that's really just, like, when we got close. But then I'm trying to think, was our first, like, trip together? Like, the road trip? Oh, wait. There's definitely more in between. Oh, there had to have been. No! The bunnies! No! Wait. Wait. The bunnies.

went to Grudden. St. Pete. Yes. St. Pete. Oh. Okay, so that's definitely the trip that we got close. We both had a realization at the same time. Yeah. No. No. I have to tell the story. Okay, tell the story. Guys. Wait, before she tells the story, I would like to preface. I don't know what happened. I don't know. I don't know what possessed me. I don't know how this trip was like

Honestly, actually, no. It was probably, like, my second, like, influencer trip. I think that something... Anyways, I'm just gonna let Anna take over from here because... No, so, guys, I get so stoked to tell this story. But basically, we go on this trip. Lexi and I are the only ones who, like, don't bring, like, boyfriends or anything. Yeah, because, well, I guess you have a boyfriend.

I'm single. Yeah. But Gav was in school at the time. So I'm like, whatever. So they all like we got this Airbnb that had a bunch of rooms. OK, so of course, Lexi and I got the bunk room because, you know, we're just chilling together. We had to. You know what I'm saying? And so one of the mornings. No. Also, we ended up in the bunk room together because, again, we're the ones who like everyone we are traveling with is so much more mature than us. Not even just like on a work level, but like.

Like, a couple of them are the same age as us, but they're just more mature. Like, half of them have husbands now. Like, we're just literally 12-year-olds when we do anything together. No, I act like I'm 13. So, of course, we got put in a bunk bedroom together. Anyways, continue. No, of course. So, I get bottom bunk. Lexi gets top bunk. I don't know how we freaking situated that. I was so... I wanted the top bunk so bad. I don't know why. Just wait till you guys hear this. No, go off. I think it's...

4 a.m maybe yeah 4 a.m because it's like I remember waking up not too long after this happened guys I I'm a pretty like heavy no I'm a light sleeper I don't know all I know is that's the middle of the night and

the loudest thump. It was like this. Boom! Dude, that was good. I like the sound effects. Okay. I have to play it out. And I was geeking. I'm like, what the heck is that? Am I gonna die? Like, what's going on? Meanwhile, I'm fast asleep. I think. I thought. Guys, I watched Lexi launch from the top bunk onto the floor. Oh,

Like, not like I fell off the top bunk. Like, I literally rolled off of it right onto my back and stayed asleep, bro. Guys, she slammed back onto the floor like she didn't land on her feet, didn't land on her head, like, straight up planked the damn floor. I remember, like, I kind of giggled. Like, for all I know, this could be a made-up story that Anna made up in her head and dreamt it up because I was down asleep. No way. No recollection. No.

If it was a dream, then I'm actually a psycho. Maybe one of us is psycho. Yeah, one of us is psycho. Or both of us. And she, like, turned around. I'm like, this is the funniest story I could ever tell in my entire existence. And she, like, turns around. And I'm like, Lexi, Lexi, bro, like, are you good? And she, like, turns towards me, eyes closed. I'm sorry.

talking. I'm sleep talking. And she's like, you're on the right path. Or what'd you say? No, something about being on the right path. Something about you're going in the right direction. Hey, I guess I was being inspirational, but that's wow. That is like who the frick was talking through me? What kind of spirits? Like, oh, I remember slowly. Like, I think I made sure she was okay one more time and she just kept saying her crap. And I was like, oh, heck no. And then did I just go back up to bed? Yes. You crawled back up the ladder and I...

dude Anna I don't know how you kept talking to me after that no I slowly turned around in bed and threw the covers over my face I was like I'm done with this crap never talking to her again go back to bed go back to bed and then she woke up and told me the story and then she was still stuck being my friend but guys I have no recollection of that I mean that was definitely the story of the day I had everybody on their feet but I like well I finally like brushed my teeth I walk out of the bathroom and like everyone's like dude Lexi are you okay I heard you fell out the bed I'm like I fell off the

Like, this is before Anna even told me. People were telling me. I was like, I think she's making this up. Anyways. So funny. That's when we got close, I would say. When I started sleep talking to you. I was like, oh, I like this girl. She's cool. I was like, oh, she's a creep? Okay, cool. I'm like, oh, she slams onto the floor off the top bunk? Cool, best friends. Bro, bro. Anyways, I would say that that's when we got close. And then, next question.

Now that we're off that topic and you guys know that secret about me, actually, it's not a secret. That was just whack. That was one of the weirdest, like, sleep talking experiences I've ever had. Is it common to sleep talk? Yeah. I'm, like, the biggest sleep talker. My brother, Ryan, will sleep talk and walk sleep. Like, he'll, like, scream at night to the point where Adam and I, like, will run to each other's rooms being like, did you hear Ryan scream? Okay, see, that makes me feel a little bit more normal. No, you're not crazy at all. Let's set sleep talks and actually so does Hannah. So, you know what? Yeah. I'm not that crazy. No. Anyways. Normal. Next topic.

topic how did we start influencing we kind of went over this one a little bit already we could skip this one yeah we just started making tiktoks we were just like vlogging in quarantine yeah and then boom it's so crazy that's so cool no it's so sick how did that even happen my viral tiktok was like a day in my life in my house and i golf carted to the golf cart and gav spun me around and chucked a shoe at me and didn't people think he was your brother in the beginning yes everyone's like oh my god like brother like siblings are dating and i'm like uh

Here we go. Here we go. No, y'all do kind of look a little bit alike. Oh, no, not really. There's a lot of couples that look alike. Yeah. Like, really way so much alike. Anyways. All right, this one's fun. This one is definitely a good conversation starter. Anna, so are you in college? I almost called you Lissette. Oh, no, that's okay. Oh, because I love Lissette, so that's okay. Guys, we miss Lissette. Oh, yeah, no, I do. No. Okay. Are you in college? Lexi, are you in college? Whoa, Anna, are you in college? No. Lexi, are you? Are you in college? No.

Guys, fun fact, we dropped out of college at the same time. At the same time. Didn't even plan on doing that. Like, all of a sudden, we were texting. We're like, yeah, I don't know if I want to do school next semester. And then we text one day, and I was like, yeah, I'm, like, taking some time off. She's like, yeah, me too. Yeah. So, we really just be staying on the same exact schedule. And we both keep, like, mentioning we might want to go back and do online courses. We just want to learn. Yeah. Like, the thing is, with college...

I'm a huge supporter in going to college. If you know what you want to do, if you want to be a doctor, if you want to be an accountant, like Lissette, she's in school, full support of school because what she wants needs a degree. What we're doing right now is such an open market that is like really always... We got pretty lucky at the right time, I say. We did. We're so blessed. And like what we're doing now though, it's like who we know, what we do, what connections we make. Like school is something that...

I don't know. I'm just really indifferent about college. I also, like, I feel like I catch myself downplaying myself sometimes. Like, yeah, I dropped out of college or whatever. But we, like, we bust down. I love to make jokes about how I dropped out of college. Oh, no, it's my party trick. And then people are like, no, like, you're not a dropout. I'm like, yeah, dude, I am. I'm gonna say it. But honestly, we, like, can't be upset. Like, we can't be, like, what's the word? Like, upset about it because I feel like we're grinding.

grinding. No, we are literally working so hard all the time. If we dropped out and weren't doing anything, but I feel like we're having so much with what we're doing. Yeah, but like basically that's kind of what happened. We both went to school for two years and you went to UCF and I went to FSU and FAU. So we all did Florida. We did Florida schools and all different ones. That's kind of sick. But we both had like a good time at college. It's not like it was the worst thing in the world. It just wasn't where our path brought us to right now. Oh, I had so much fun. It was just because like COVID happened. So it's like Lexi and I kind of had our college experience cut short and then it was like

By the time we could go back to a real college experience, it was like, okay, but we're kind of doing this right now, so let's just put it on pause. And it was like, if we're able to grind on this, like, right now, like, school will always be there. Exactly. And who knows? Lexi and I might go finish. Yeah, we, like, all of a sudden, we're, like, roommates in a dorm. No. No. We're, like, 40. We're like, hey, finish your credits yet?

No, but honestly, I just feel with school, if you know what you want to do, I'm all for school. I think it's like the best thing. I think there's so many awesome experiences you have. And like Lissette's still in school. I literally bring up Lissette, I think, in every single podcast. Anyways, she's graduating. Because Lissette's a queen and she's about to graduate. She's about to graduate. And she loves school. She's loved all four years. She's sad it's over. Like some people love college. Some people get pulled away from college and go on a different path. Some people are just never made for college. And that's fine. Like I think college is one of those things where...

It's more optional. It is. It's like very pressed on to people. Yeah. I don't know. But honestly, everyone's going to tell you something different about college. And I think that just follow your heart and follow what you feel is right. And that might be college. Anyways, I think we should stop talking about college. We're not even in college. Yeah, this is actually horrible. This is bad news. My mom's going to hate this part of this episode. Guys, go to school. Go to school. Mom and dad, don't listen to this. Yeah, I know. My dad gets kind of upset that I did not finish school. But I'm going to do it one day, maybe.

We're done with this topic. We're moving on. Next. Okay. This one is about boys. I have never seen so many people put in a little question box, talk about boys. And one of them said, specifically, talk about boys because you're very single and Anna's been with Gavin for a very long time. And I was like, that would be fun. But,

Yeah, so basically, I'm gonna pass the mic over to Anna. Tell us how to get a boyfriend like Gavin. Okay, um, I feel like, I don't know, Gavin and I obviously met way before I was even doing, like, social media. Honestly, if I met Gavin during social media, I don't even know if he'd be with me. I think I'd scare him away for sure, but because Gavin knew me before, like, all this, I don't

Weren't you guys friends before anything? Yeah, we met through mutual friends in high school. Pretty cool. I don't know. We just were with each other for, what, a year and a half, two years before I started doing social media. So, like, Gab's been through it all with me. Since the start. Yeah, so I'm like, can't leave me now. Yeah, you suck. Sorry. I don't know. I feel like Gab and I, like, I think it's really cool when it comes to boys, and this is kind of advice for Lexi because I know a lot about Lexi's boy life right now. Guys, Anna knows everything.

All the tea. I wish I could tell. I would love more than anything to just spill my guts out about boys. One day she'll be able to. One day I will. And that day is not today. Anyways, what's your advice to me? When she finds her man, she'll be able to spill all the tea. But right now, she's in lots of situations. But anyways. But basically, my biggest tip is, like, let the boy come to you. And, like, when you feel it's right...

then you'll know. Like, I feel like you will just know. You won't have any doubts and you'll be like, okay, this is the person. For me, I was a senior in high school and I was not looking for a boyfriend. Like, that was the last thing on my mind. I don't know. I was just like ready to go to college, pop my shiz and just freaking run around. I don't know. Pop off. Do the college thing. And then, I don't, I just came out of nowhere, bruh.

Like, I don't know where that boy came from. We didn't even go through the same high... Like, from the same high school. I don't know. And I just feel like it came to me. And I was kind of like... You can even ask Gav, guys. Everyone go DM Gav. I'm just kidding. They will. They will. Guys, do it. Please do it. Please do it. And, yeah. And...

Gav and I, like, I even told him, like, when he was like, oh, be my girlfriend, all that cringy shit. I was like, well, I was like, I'm kind of going to college. Like, I don't know. Like, okay, guys, fine. Top secret. I'm older than Gav. I'm a year older. Anna's a cougar.

there's so many cougar sounds on tiktok i should use okay no you really should anyways back to the subject anyway so gav was a junior i mean i'm seven months older than him we're both 20 right now but still i was a senior so i was like gav i'm gonna leave you behind like i'm literally going to college like blah blah blah i can't start dating you right now and he was like just let me like give me a chance and i was like fine whatever kind of goals yeah long story short lexi let the boy come to you we'll see guys the vibes are right my issue with boys is i'll get like

I run away from things that are good for me, so, like, people will come to me and I'll have these, like, really, really awesome connections. No, but you have to feel it. If you're running away, it's not right. Well, but I run away from everything that's good for me. It's a common trait. Like, I... I need therapy. No, I do have therapy. You guys know I love... I love me some therapy. But my thing with guys is, like, I will, like, really like someone and then I'll think about, like, what I like about... I just... I'm just...

I'm not emotionally ready for a boyfriend because every time I get close or like serious with someone. But like you don't need to be. I know. And that's why I think like when it's, when I'm ready, I'm ready. And like when it happens, it happens. But for now I'm just like, if I run away, okay, it's not meant to be at that point in time. And eventually it will. It's how everything else in life works. You don't need to be like looking for it right now. If you're looking for it, you're not going to find it. And I think that's the biggest tip with dudes, with anything you do in your life. You can't, I'm actually reading this book, Subtle Art of Not Giving an F Word.

I don't know why I just... I did not let myself say it. Anyways, it talks about how if you're always, like, trying to talk about how you're... In this kind of...

goes against like everything I say about manifesting like speak things into existence but it's still a cool thing to think about so if you're always looking for like oh I want to make more money or oh I want to have more friends or oh I want to eat healthier you're always going to end up doing the opposite because you're basically telling yourself that you don't already have enough and you're not being grateful for what you already have so if you're like chasing more money you're like okay you're putting it into the universe that you don't have enough so the universe is gonna be like f you like sorry I don't know you just have to be like

Count your blessings kind of thing. Be grateful for what you do have. I don't know how I went from a boyfriend to talking about that, but anyways. Oh, that was good. That was so good. I'm like, I don't know where that came from, but anyways. Don't chase, attract everything in life because everything that's meant to be in your life will fall into place. And it always does. I mean, you look at, like, how we've kind of gotten to where we are. It's not like we were like, oh, I'm going to do this, this, and this. It just slowly happens. No, I could sit here for hours and talk about the deepest freaking thoughts of how, like,

There's so many reasons why I am where I am now. Every single decision, every conversation, it does kind of make me a little anxious thinking about it. If I said no to go to Michigan, I probably wouldn't be here right now. Yeah, we probably wouldn't have gotten close if I didn't go to Michigan or if I never, like... Or if you didn't fall off the date. If I didn't fall off the bunk bed, you would have been like, oh, this girl's not funny. We're done. I don't like her. But now, here we are, recording a podcast together. Like, how did we end up here? It's like every little thing in your life, like... It's just crazy. It's so cool to think about.

Anyways, Anna and I don't get deep. It's like 1 a.m. Just kidding. It is kind of late, though. But you know how there's like certain friends you get super deep with for no reason, and then there's friends you don't? Like, Anna and I don't really get deep. No, we don't. We'll like text and get deep for a second, like, oh, we're so grateful for blah, blah, blah. And then I'm like, stop. And then the person will be like, no, what? Deep? I don't know what that is. Anyways, moving on. I don't even know what question that started with. That was with boys. Boys. Basically, let them come to you. And when you know it's right, it's right. Exactly. Exactly.

Exactly. No, I will always say if the boy's not chasing you, like that is not worth your time. Like I'm the biggest advocate for that. If a boy's not falling in love with you, sorry. No. You deserve better queen. Run. Literally drop that. This one? Um, okay. How do you stay so positive? So I feel like we kind of in a way just went over that. Like I, don't get me wrong. I have shit days. You guys know that. I've talked to you about all of them. Like I have really bad days, but for the most part, I'd say we're pretty positive people. Yeah. I feel like we're definitely a little bit over the top positive sometimes. Yeah.

I'm like really lucky I feel like I'm always happy but it's literally mindset yes I feel like okay y'all know I preach this yeah no on okay guys a little plug for Lexi's moments TikTok it was literally on my free page today and she said a line where it's like I literally live by um she said in her TikTok she was like if 10 good things happen in your day and one bad thing happens and you focus on the one bad thing then obviously you're gonna be like yeah my day was so bad this happened and this happened or you can choose or even the same thing the other way if

10 bad things happen in your day and one good thing happens, we cannot speak English. Oh my god. I'm stuttering so much. If one good thing happens, if you chose to focus on that one good thing, your day would look good overall and there is, like, a lot of times I'll post something like that

And I'll get so many comments that are like, but nothing good happened in my day. Nothing this, and don't get me wrong, I've had days that feel like that too, but like, you woke up. You got to be alive today because, not to be super cringe and cheesy, but like, the fact that we're even existing at the same time in this universe, and like, the fact that you can even be born, you know how many little, I'm not gonna go into detail, but you know that the chances of like, you, anyways,

We're all lucky to be here. Yeah, yeah. And, like, if you have nothing else to be grateful for or to focus on, you can focus on that. And, like, whenever I'm, like, really in a stump and I'm like, ah, today sucks. Like, this is so bad. Think about, like, where you're going to be a couple years from now. And, like, think about what version of yourself you could be. If you could be with someone that you love. If you could be traveling the world. Or if you could be making, like, big money doing your dream job. Or you're just...

Like, I don't know. I always, whenever I'm sad, I think about the next time I'm going to be happy. Yeah, and, like, not every single day is perfect. Like, we can so get into it and, like, how social media is fake, blah, blah, blah. It literally is a highlight reel. Are you kidding me? Do you guys know how much time I spend on my Instagram feed? I'm like, oh, my God. You know, I actually watched Natalie. She made this video the other day. She was doing one of her matcha talks.

actually but her point was like so good and she was talking about how like social media has turned into this thing where people like start to compare to it and oh so good I remember this one and then she she was like talking about it she's like but social media like being a content creator started as like an art form where you you physically like create content that has that effect it's not like natural you set up your phone and you you have to set it up to do a day in the life you have to go put your phone somewhere you have to put it

somewhere else and you need the right lighting for your picture and if it's not there then it doesn't get posted and like I think it is becoming more of a thing to like post like the reality of things but for the most part being like an influencer or a content creator you're you're creating something yeah and you're you're busting down to be aesthetic pinterest you're like how do I get reposted like it's yeah and it's like not every day is like that

And, yeah. Oh, no. I mean, social media literally is just highlight reel. Half the time... Yeah, there are days, like, I literally won't do anything. Like, I will sit on the couch, and I'm like... But we have beach pictures from days ago. Yeah. And we're gonna post them, and there's nothing wrong with that. Like, that is why we have Instagram. That's why we love to do what we do, is because we love to take pictures. We love to post them. We love to share it. And it's not like...

Yeah. And like back on like the positivity like side of it, how we're like staying positive, like even on our hard days or like our bummy days, like there are days where I sit on the couch and I'm like, God, like I'm wasting my day away. It's sunny outside. I could give myself a hard time. Like guys, people think I live on the beach. I live a good 25 minutes away from my closest beach and I am there almost every single day. I genuinely love being there. Of course, that's like the drive to me. I know. So worth it. But,

I sit there and I'm like, oh my god, what am I not doing outside? At the end of the day, you can either be upset you're not doing anything or you can turn it around and be like, oh my god, I needed a rest day. No, the other day, I got sick right before everyone came here for spring break. I had been like

kind of all over the place, like doing all these things at once. And I was super stressed out about work and just life in general. And everything kept happening so fast. And I knew that like people were coming the next week and I was like, okay, I don't even get a break. Like I'm go, go, go. And there's nothing wrong with that. I love being go, go, go. But I was just like physically just in mentally so drained. And then I got sick. Like I got a fever. Like I was unwell. Like

slept the whole entire day. This was like the day before you were going to pick them up from there, Yeah, normally when I get sick, like, I'll like fight it off, I like don't let myself get sick, but like something told me like, you have to be sick today and you're gonna enjoy it and like what I could have done was freaked out about how I still had stuff I had to get done and how I was behind on everything or what I could have done and what I did do is just like, okay, this is what I needed today and this is what I'm gonna,

focus on the fact that I get to sleep because I haven't slept in however long. And then the whole next week, I don't think we slept at all. No, it's literally mindset. And like something I've really gotten into lately is surfing. I was like talking Lex's ear off. I'm like, when you come back to Florida, we're surfing every day. I cannot wait to surf with Anna. She's a pro now. So, okay. I'm not a pro, but I definitely have so much fun just going out there. And today I went out with a bunch of people who are so good at surfing and I got wrecked

honestly, I could sit here and be upset that I just got destroyed and like pummeled by these massive waves and were like, was underwater for like a minute. Or you could be like, I got to get wrecked by these awesome waves. Yeah, I'm literally out here in the ocean surfing. I'm like, what a day. I'm like, honestly, it's,

Literally, you just got to switch all the negativity and try to turn into a good thing and just remember everything happens. Obviously, easier said than done. Like, don't get me wrong. There are so many times where Anna and I don't do this. Like, we're not like these perfect little positive bubbles all the time. Some days are harder than others. But we do try. And I think that that's the key. As long as you're trying and you're trying to, like, take control over your own thoughts, like, that's when you're going to notice the real progress happen. Yeah.

And it's just super cool to watch it happen. Like, I think back to, like, the times I was the most depressed and I'll be like, dude, how was I thinking that? Like, so many good things were happening at that point in my life. Like, you guys know, if you've been here for a while, when I talked about how depressed I was in Hawaii, like, now that I've processed all those, processed all those emotions, like, I think back to the things I was focusing on. I'm like, oh, well, maybe that's why I was unhappy because I was focusing on it. And don't get me wrong. I'm not, like, undermining my own situation. I was unwell.

But more of the story. Focus on what you think about because your thoughts become your feelings, which become your actions, which become your behavior, which they're all connected. So whenever you feel like shit, think about what's awesome. Yeah. And you're like, okay, wait, maybe... Think about, oh my God, I was meant to be like feeling shit today. Exactly. And then eventually it makes sense. There's a reason why you're supposed to be inside today. Yeah. It's crazy. And it's such a like...

and, like, cheesy thing. Like, everything happens for a reason. But it's so true. Anytime I get stuck in traffic, instead of, like, getting pissed off about the traffic, I'm like, oh, well, maybe if there wasn't traffic, I could have, like, something bad could have happened. Exactly. That's literally how I think. You just have to, like, say that stuff because it makes you feel better. It's kind of like a creepy mindset. Like, if I did this, I would have gotten, I don't know, ran over. But it's, like, whether it's true or not, it just makes things easier. Yeah. And,

Anyways, okay. Try to flip it around. Look at us being decent positivity. I'm impressed. Yeah, no, flip the cloudy days around. You know that one sound? Yeah. The one that's trending? It's me, it's me. Okay, I'm so sorry, guys. I'm the raspiest voice ever. Anyways, guys, we're moving on. No more karaoke with us because neither of us can sing. Anyways, the next one was like, how do we stay close as friends long distance?

Honestly, like, we just text. I feel like, yeah, definitely texting. I feel like Lexi and I get onto so many different pages in our life where, like, especially when she's in Hawaii with the time difference. Dude, I disappear in Hawaii. And it's one of the... I've talked about this on here before, but, like, when I go to Hawaii, like, I isolate, but not on purpose. It's a vortex. It is a vortex. It's a whole different universe out there, I swear. But also, there's a six-hour time change, so if it's, like...

8 a.m here it's wait no if it's like 8 p.m here it's only two o'clock there so by the time like I'm done with my day and like want to talk to all my friends everyone's asleep so I'm like oh crap but like we'll text we won't like FaceTime that often that often I'm sure we will more like the closer we get but like sometimes when I go to Hawaii I just like

No, it's like one of those things where it's like when you finally have time to talk, it's like, gotta call your mom. Yeah, and then I call Lissette. And then, like, by the time it's like, I've already been on the phone for so long. I'm like, no, just text me, bro. And then we text. Or, but when we do get on FaceTime, it's for like an hour and a half and we catch up about, like, everything. That's why we don't FaceTime is because we know it's gonna be a long one. It's just gonna take, wait, because...

The thing is, Anna and I will get on a conversation. Honestly, we're doing pretty good right now at not being squirrels. I don't know how we're doing good. But, like, when she got here, we started talking about... First thing we were going to do was, like, go through all these podcast things. Four hours later, we're like, what were we talking about? No, guys, I've been here since, like, 7. It's 11.50. And we just started. Like, we're going strong. And we still have more things that we haven't even covered. Like... Yeah. That's so cool. It is cool. So many things to catch up on. But anyways, I would say we text. And then a lot of people also asked...

In the little question box. Blah, blah, blah, blah. I can't not speak. Anyways...

They asked about how Anna and Gav do long distance because, anyways, take over. You guys do long distance. Yeah, I feel like it's kind of the same thing. Like, even in your friendships or, like, your intimate relationships or whatever, it's, like, all about communication. I would be the biggest person to say, like, your friendships are your relationships and your relationships are your friendships. Then perfect. So all your relationships in your life. Yeah, that's a good way to put it. All your relationships. Because I think about it with, like, Lissette is, like, my Gavin. Obviously, we're not dating. But, like, she's the person I'm closest to. Yeah. Like, we go to for everything. It's, like, yeah.

You stub your toe and you're like, hey, I stubbed my toe. Exactly. And, like, it's the same kind of thing. You just have to communicate. And I noticed that when me and Lissette, like, when I'm in Hawaii and she's at school, there's, like, times where we won't, not that we won't talk because we literally talk every 10 seconds, but we won't talk about, like, the serious stuff that's going on in our lives. And we'll get into these, like, stupid little arguments and we're like, oh, hold on. We just haven't been talking enough. Yeah. And then, yeah, just communication. It's literally communication. And just, like, knowing that you'll see that person so soon and then it's just going to, like,

I don't know. It's going to be all good vibes. I think it's always good to have, like, a date that you know you're going to see them next. Oh, yeah. That's my number one. Definitely know when you'll see them next. Definitely helps. I don't know. I feel like definitely communication. I don't know. Lexi and I, it's, like, weird with, like, Lexi and I's friendships because, like, when we see each other, it's, like, we never left. Yeah. I don't know. It's, like, it's just always the same vibes. I feel like...

If you have long distance friendships, you like really get to know about your relationship more. Like I feel like when I don't talk to you for a bit, but then it's like I do talk to you again. It's like, oh, we have so many things to talk about. Like it's not like we were ever apart. Like I mean, last time I saw Anna, well, it happened to be recently this time. But this time, normally it's like months go by and then we see each other. It's like, oh, nothing's changed. Like we're still on the same page. And then it's like, okay, we have 10 times more to catch up on. It's so fun. It does make it fun.

Not saying, like, be in long-distance friendships and relationships, but it is kind of fun. It's cool. No, it's cool. And it's, like, it's because you both know you're, like, on a different, like... You're just doing different things. You're just doing different things. This point in your life. And that's not to say, like, there won't be another point where you guys can be... This is more on a relationship status, but, like, there's going to be a point when you can be together. Mm-hmm.

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Yeah. Wait, was I allowed to say that? Yeah, guys, we're going on another road trip. So, if you guys have been here for a while, I keep saying that, but, like, seriously, yeah, this is true. This is, like, the first time me and my mom ever went on a road trip was two years ago now. We decided that we're going to go on an annual road trip. And then this past summer came around, and I was like, I want to go on our annual road trip, but, like, I don't even know. I was like, we should invite Anna. And then Anna was like, we should all go, like,

I don't even know. Maybe I was like, I'm just going to go with Anna. And then my mom was like, what? No, you can't do that. And I was like, maybe both of our moms could go. I don't know how we, how do we even pull that off?

guys, if there's anything I know about Lexi is that you won't know if you're going on a trip with her until like three days before. And he just, I think we were leaving two days before you came over to my house and planned everything at like 1am Lexi. Yeah. I hadn't booked anything. I didn't know the official dates that we were going to go. Honestly, this was one of my extra last minute trips. Like I told him we were doing a road trip. I gave him like a

frame of the dates that we might go. And then I didn't plan it until, like, two days before and somehow planned. And she gave me the frame of dates, like, two months in advance. Like, it was, like, I knew it was coming. But there were, like, a bunch of potential dates. Like, it was, like, not, like, okay, it's going to be this day to this day. It was, like, okay, here's a month-long span. It's going to be somewhere in here. Yeah. I remember being, it was coming up and I was, like, yo, Lexi, we going on this road trip? You're, like, yeah. And I'm, like, cool. And then a week goes by. I'm, like, hey, are you sure we're going? I just got to let Terri

And I was like, yeah, probably. Let me just figure it out. And then the same thing happened. Like, that's one thing that I think is really cool about our friendship is, like, I'm last minute, but you're, like, go with the flow. You're like, all right, cool. So it's not like you're someone who's like, okay, this has to be planned, this has to be planned, this has to be planned. Because we could not get along if she was like that. Yeah, we work it out because, I don't know. It just works. Yeah, just whatever happens, happens. And it's just, like, fun when it does. Yeah. And then this road trip turned out to be the most, one of...

My favorite and like the most iconic trips of all time. Like our moms had never met and we blew up to the airport. Meanwhile, I went to bed at like 4 a.m. Our flight was at like 7.

7 a.m. or something. For some reason, when I have a trip, I will not go to bed until, like, two hours before I have to wake up. It's the excitement. Exactly, and I just get all this adrenaline. Anyways, we pull up to the airport. Our moms had never met, and they had to, like, introduce themselves to each other, and Anna and I are just, like, being on crack in the airport. Keep in mind, we threw them in a bed together the first night. Yeah. We're like, oh, get to know each other, have a good sleep. A lot of people ask about really fun stories about our road trips, so...

Where do we even start? Guys, the first day we go on this road trip, we never even talked, even in, like, our road trip videos or anything that we post on Instagram, we, like, very barely talked about this. But the first day that we planned. It was, like, one of those things where it was, like, had to be there. Yeah. Had to be there. I was, like, super anxious about planning this trip because, like, I planned last minute and I don't hold it. And you killed it, though. I will say, that turned out to be a really good trip. But, like, I'll plan something, but I won't fully plan it. I'll leave in some, like, I don't know, some space to, like, fill it in on your own. Which always works out for the better. But.

But I was really nervous. Sometimes it's fun with wiggle room. Yeah, because I was taking, like, everyone on a trip, and, like, I was the only one who planned it, so I was like, I can't mess this up. Like, I need everyone to have a good time. I am not a planner. So. But it works, because it just makes it more fun, honestly. And I'm not even a planner either, so I don't know how we got by. Like, I, how did we make it back to

It's only because we had our moms. Yeah, true. Like, if we didn't have our moms, we would be stranded in Utah, like, still to this day. Oh, we'd be at the Salt Flats right now. Who even knows? Anyway, we go to the airport. We get on our flight. We're so hyped. Like, everyone's in a great mood. We got Starbucks, whatever, whatever. We're like, how's this happening? We're on our plane. It's, like, a small plane. Like, it's a little plane. And... It was, like, American Air? I don't know. Some weird branch of... I don't know. A weird branch. American Eagle, I think it was. And we're flying into Utah, right? And we're, like, about to, like...

start landing all of a sudden it's really bouncy and turbulence and me and Anna are next to each other and our moms are next to each other we put them next to each other so they could bond and they definitely bonded because as we're like about to land you know really turbulence we're like counting down until we land because we're freaking out so much that this flight was being really scary really bad turbulence and I've been on a lot of flights throughout my life and that was one of the worst

That was the worst for me. Because then, guys, we're about to land. We're counting down. I'm vlogging. I'm like, Anna, 10, 9. All of a sudden, I get to, like, 3, 2, 1, and we're not hitting the floor. We're moving back up into the freaking sky. We're going through the turbulence again. No one on lethal. The plane's, like, shaking. Like, I don't know how everyone's not freaking out. No one's freaking out. Everyone's just sitting there. We're like, are we on a plane with aliens? Like, are we on the show Manifest right now? No one's even moving. Like, weird as heck. Meanwhile, my mom and Tara...

are crying they're like they're like texting our dads goodbye i texted the second i texted gab i was like dude i think this is the end like i don't i feel like someone hijacked our plane like i don't know what's going on but we're back in the sky like we can't even say we're over exaggerating because i think when luxie and i saw our moms crying that's when i like kind of got a little shook i was just like i could not even look back at my mom because they were just like tears in her eyes and you could tell she was like typing and like texting and i was like what is going on yeah i was like am i gonna kill them

And I know, like, my mom's one of the strongest, like, women I know. And I'm like, why the F is she crying right now? No, same with my mom. Anyways, the plane lands, and no one else freaks out. And I'm like, that was whack. And the guy didn't even come on to let us know what was going on. No, no one even came on the speaker. It was... Anyways, we've been talking about this plane for, like, five minutes. But it was one of the most terrible... F this plane. Not one of them. It was probably this...

most scared I've ever been in my life that was like one of those times I I literally thought I was gonna die that's what really brought us together and I almost flew off the rock that was my second why do I keep trying to kill you guys oh yeah it's okay anyways we land we get we get into Utah it is so windy outside like we walk out our hats are flying everywhere my suitcase rolled down the freaking sidewalk and then and then tell him when I started being whack about the timeline shifting because I

thought we were in a different universe. No, so Lexi starts talking about the show, What Does It Manifest? Uh-huh. Or whatever, with the airplane thing, and I'm like, shut up. She's like, yeah, they, like, guys, cannot. Transfer into a year later. I wish I could put a screenshot in a podcast. Can't. I took a screenshot. She was like, oh, like, ask Siri what year it is. I...

I am so dead ass. Guys, it's August 2021. By the way, when this happened. Like, we're on this road trip. It's August 2021. We land in Utah. I go, Siri, what's today's date? She literally goes, what was the day we went? Like, August 19th? August 21st or something. August, yeah. August 20th. No, it was the 18th. Because we were supposed to leave the 19th and left the day early. Yes, yes. I go, Siri, what's today's date? I cannot make this up. I literally will make Lexi put in the screenshot on her stories. And she goes, August 18th, 2022. Literally.

We all almost crapped our pants. I think we did. No, we went silent for a good five minutes. Everything was so whack. Like right when we got off that plane, I was like, what parallel universe am I taking them into? And then we're driving, right? And we're like trying to feel normal. And all of a sudden I start seeing letters on mountains. I'm not making this shit up. No, Lexi's initials, bruh.

my initial first i see an h i'm like haha like hidalgo that's so funny and then i see an l i'm like oh my god lexi in the next mountain literally says lh i'm like there's just no way that this is happening and lexi had just been seeing like timeline shifting videos on her like tiktok which i don't even know what that means but i pretend i was at the time i thought i did because i watched this video where all this weird stuff like what was happening to us was happening to her and all the comments were like your timeline is shifting your timeline is shifting it's nothing to be worried about it's actually a cool thing but i was like guys an

And Anna's like, get me out of this car. Well, Lexi's like trying to explain to me while she's trying to plan where we're trying to get to our freaking Airbnb that she booked in the airport. We're in the middle of nowhere with like no service. We had no place for that night. So not only is Lexi stressed about getting us to our under canvas, she's stressed about her timeline shifting while she's trying to explain to us while the three of us don't understand a one word she's saying. So we're all going freaking cross-eyed. I was whacked out.

It gets even worse because that night we're at the Under Canvas. Oh my. Guys, first night. Wait, quick backstory. So I booked us a place in the airport at this place called Under Canvas, which I've been so excited to stay at. Now, like, it's one of my favorite places ever, but this is our first time ever staying there because they have a bunch of locations. Under Canvas, if you're listening to this. I'm like the ad libs. You're going off and I'm like, it's insane. No, it's so cool though. It's like you stay in a tent. It's like glamping.

Right? Anyways, I booked this place. We get the deluxe tent that has, like, the adult room and then the little kids' tent. And me and Anna are like, oh, we're going to go wrecking in the kids' tent. We're like, let's go. And, like, we get there. We're, like, about to go to bed. And it's, like, raining. But it's not raining too hard. But they were, like, saying there might be this storm. Keep in mind, there's the one bed in the big tent. And our moms are sleeping in it. Right? Yeah. We made them sleep together literally the day that they met. We didn't even give them a choice. We're like, okay. And they just rolled with it. We're, like, we're going to go to the kids' tent. Like, we have the best moms ever. They didn't even question it. No. They're like, okay. They're like, yeah, sleep over. Yeah.

yeah. Anyways, me and Anna are just like talking about like,

Talking about all this stuff in the kids tent, all of a sudden the thing starts shaking. There's like lightning and thunder. We're getting these advisories on our phone for flash floods. They're like, this is the worst storm. We're getting texts from the under canvas people like, these tents are made to withhold this amount of wind. Like, don't fret. Meanwhile, our tent, we're in a kid's tent. It's like going back and forth. You'll see it on my stories. I'm going to put the videos of like us going. It was crazy. No, on your stories when you're linking the podcast, you're going to be like, okay, to go with the podcast stories, here are some clips. And then we ended up

running over right when there was like a tiny break in the rain and the wind over to our parents' tent. And we all, the four of us slept in a king bed together the first night.

So I was so stressed about this trip turning into a disaster. But we were honestly laughing our way through the whole thing. We just made it so fun. We have so many funny memories. We do. And then the road trip was, like, the best thing ever. Like, honestly, though, it was really weird. I don't know what kind of secret powers I had on that trip because I would, like, say something and it would happen. Like, we were in Montana a few days later and I go, I would love to see a reindeer right now.

We hadn't seen one deer. Reindeer freaking... Oh, my gosh. We hadn't seen one deer the whole trip. We turned the corner of the mountain. There's literally the most Rudolph-looking reindeer I've ever seen in my whole entire life. Runs in front of our car. And I was like, whoa. Oh, no. It did not run in front of our car. I don't know. It was right there. It was right there. It was not normal. Mm-hmm.

Anyways, road trip was awesome. Oh, road trip was fun. We're going to go on another one. A lot of people actually ask about, like, how the road trip happened and, like, how I plan it and how I do all that. And honestly, I don't even know. We freaking winged it. You wing it. That's what you do on a road trip. You have to go with people that you, meanwhile, I'm like, you have to go with people you know you're comfortable with. We had, like, never done anything together. We threw our moms in the freaking. I know. But you know what? It worked out and we had the time of our lives because Anna's family and my family are basically the same. Like, we realized that more and more. It's kind of scary.

We're both the oldest. We both have two younger brothers. We're both Vikings fans. So Vikings fans in Florida. In Florida.

What? What? And both our brothers like play all these sports and they're basically all the same age. Preston and Ryan are the same age and Colby's a year younger than Adam. It's crazy. Anyways, that's why I think why we all got along. But when it comes to planning a road trip, you just kind of got to go with people you trust, go with people you're going to have fun with and like you just wing it. Like I'm not saying don't book anything, but what I'll do is I'll have like a couple places booked. I'll leave a couple nights open and then

I'll go on like Airbnb or worst case you can always find a hotel like there's I'm gonna say you have to have room for anything that could possibly happen yeah you have to like make sure it is hard to plan out like the hours and stuff I use this one website called road trippers to figure out like how far it is from like state to state and place to place and like figure out where you're gonna pick up your rental car and then drop it off and I'll do a whole episode on how to plan a road trip when I plan the next one we can like we'll do it together but

I think the key to having fun on a road trip is making sure you're with the right people because you are going to be in the car a lot and you're going to be like changing in the car and you're going to be like, we had so much fun. We, I can't even get over it. It was one of the most fun trips I've ever been on. We can like have a whole podcast on this damn road trip. It was so fun. Jinx. Dude, double jinx. Anyways, we're going to move on from that.

But I do want to give you guys a little sneak peek on where we're going this year on our road trip because I haven't planned it out yet, but I do know the states I want to hit. We're going to start in, I don't know yet, but we're going to go to Washington, Oregon, Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho because Montana is one of my favorite states. Idaho, underrated. If you guys live in Idaho, you're blessed. We were in Idaho for one day and Montana for like two days. We did not get our full experience. No, because we were in Utah for, I've actually, I feel like I've been to Utah a bunch of times, but...

Montana and Idaho were so awesome. And so was Wyoming. The one day that we were there, we went to Grand Teton and we did that like seven mile hike. Oh my gosh. Yeah. Some random guy, we found him in the woods. Sorry, you guys are getting so many random stories right now. We ate mushrooms. We did shrooms. Not the drug kind, but like this random guy, he's walking by holding this massive mushroom and we're like, hey, what's that? Yeah. And then he just started giving us a whole, basically we went back to college. No, whips out his pocket knife, gives us a whole lesson. He's like, do you want to try it? We're like,

They're not going to make us trip, right? And he's like, no, no, no, it's not that kind of mushroom. I was like cracking jokes. I was like, we'll be tripping with our moms. I know. And it was actually, I don't even like mushrooms, so it wasn't very good. But it tasted like a mushroom. I hate mushrooms, bro. I'm proud of us for eating them. Yeah, I'm the pickiest eater out of the lot. Oh, my gosh. Oh, next. Anyways, where were we going with that? Where did we even start? We went through all these.

Oh, yeah, but that's where we're going on our trip. So get hyped because it's going to be insane. This one's a good one. All right, the next one is... This one's funny. What do we say our job is when older people ask us? It depends on the person. It's really hard because...

A lot of times my mom's friends will like see what I'm doing through like Facebook and stuff and they'll just come up to me or like they'll be like, oh, so you just make TikToks? I'm like, yeah, something like that. But yeah, or I'll just be like, I'm a lot of times if it's a random person who knows nothing about what I do, I'll be like, oh, like I work for like companies and I create like, yeah, I photograph stuff for them. My go to is always social media marketing. That's a good way to put it. Yeah. I'm like whenever an older like, I don't know, whenever someone literally I've never met before, I was like, oh, like, what do you do? Like, do you go to school? I'm like.

Oh, we're taking some time off. What do you do? And I'm like, oh, I do social media marketing full-time. And they're like, oh, sick. That's a good way to put it. And I'm like, I feel like it's not even that. I just literally don't know how to explain that I am an influencer. No, because it's a very weird thing to explain. And I actually saw this thing the other day. I think there's a really bad rep on, like, the word influencer. And I get that because when I first started doing this... I know, even I feel weird saying it. I was like, don't call me an influencer. I hate that word. And I still hate that word. But I saw this TikTok of this girl who is an influencer. I forget who it was. But she was explaining...

Because a lot of times when you think of an influencer, you're like, okay, so you just post on Instagram and TikTok and you make money. Like, I wish it was that simple. It's not really that simple. And don't get me wrong. We still have the coolest freaking job in the whole wide world. But she explained it in a way. She was like, well, imagine if I said I worked for a company and I ran...

three of their Instagram pages, two of their TikTok pages, and I upload a podcast for them, and I upload a weekly video, and I edit a weekly video. Like, when you say that you're doing it for someone else, all of a sudden people are like, oh, so you, like, work. But then when you're doing it for yourself, people are like,

Oh, so you don't do anything. And I'm like, okay, you know what? Honestly, no one has to see the grind. No one has to respect the grind. We're just going to keep working towards it. You cannot put it any better. Don't even put that on me. I saw that on a TikTok. I didn't make that one up, but like, it's so true. And anyways, that's kind of like,

Like, when old people want to roast us for what we do, it's like, okay, keep roasting us. And it's like, yeah, honestly, lots of work, but we genuinely enjoy it. Like, it's so much fun. It's what we've, I mean, think about when we first started, before we were doing this, we were posting up on VSCO. I've always been the one who's like, you guys want to go have a photo shoot at sunrise? Like, that was always me as a friend. Literally always. Lissette would be like, no, dude, I don't want to do that. I'm like, too bad. We're going to go take pictures. Lexi, I wish we met each other in high school. I know. That would have been interesting. That. But everything happens for a reason. Yeah, what high school? Would we have gotten along? Would we have gotten along?

I'm very different from high school. I am too. But also I have so many similarities of high school Lexi. So some similarities, some similarities, some differences. That's one thing that's really cool. Um, a lot of, I don't know how old everyone is that listens to this podcast, but I like think back to in, can I speak? I think about like the future too. And I'm like, okay,

I'm 21 right now. By the time I'm 24, I'm going to look back on 21 year old me and be like, whoa, she was so different. Just like I look back on like 17 year old me and I'm like, who was she? And it's just so cool when you think about it. And when you're 17, you look back and when you're 13, you're like, whoa. And like, that's just the coolest thing of not the coolest thing, but like one really cool thing about life. It's like, you're going to keep changing and you're going to keep growing and grow.

dude we're cut off we cannot speak English no we can't like we're gonna keep changing and growing into different versions of ourselves and we're always just gonna be evolving and it always gives you something to look forward to like what the heck are you gonna be doing in five years that was one of the questions I have no idea that someone asked like what are you guys gonna be doing in five years and I was like uh I don't know we're gonna see where life takes us we were like let's skip that like maybe we'll be graduated but probably not we'll see we'll see

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One of the other ones that a couple people actually asked, like, they asked it in different ways, but basically it's just FOMO. Like, fear of missing out on different things in life. And, like, I feel like the question, I remember reading it was worded on, like, of what each other are doing, since I feel like we're both kind of doing cool things. Yeah. And, like, with different groups of people. And...

I'll say, like, I think if you're keeping yourself busy, you find a lot less time to focus on. Yeah. Like, when you focus on what you're doing, you don't really care what other people are doing. And that's not, like, in a bad way. It's just, like, when you focus on yourself, you're not going to be so worried about what other people are doing. And it goes all back into the comparing yourself thing. You're just not...

I feel like this one's hard for me to answer because, like, I hate to say, like, I've never cared, but it's like... And, like, this sounds so harsh, but it's like I've never... I'm very grateful I've never been someone who had FOMO, so I was, like, literally, like, it's not... I sound so harsh. No, it's good. But it's, like, I've always kind of, like, not focused on myself, but I've just kind of, like...

oh, that's so cool someone's doing this, but it's like, I'm doing this with my life. Like, I don't know. It's just you gotta enjoy where you are. It's never one of those things where it's like you see someone doing something cool. I think we're both like this and you're like, dang, I wish I was doing that. Like, that's not fair that they get to do that. It's like you just have to be grateful with where you're at because where you are now is gonna lead you to something else in your life. And you wouldn't want people looking at your life and being like,

know. It's so easy, like, when it comes to social media, it's so easy to, like, compare yourself, especially, like, with people who are content creating, like, you're always looking for the next trend, the next move, the next, like, what's popping, what's this person doing? Because you almost have to keep up with it, and I'll say, like, in the beginning of when Anne and I first both started this, like, it was so new to us both that we were so on that wave of, like, chasing trends and chasing aesthetics, like, there was a point where I, like, back in January, the

The year right after I started doing all this. So, like, less than a year into it, I was like, oh, everyone's wearing Doc Martens now? Like, I have to buy Doc Martens. I remember buying them. I was like, what is wrong with me? Yeah, and then I would, like, wear these outfits that, like... Maybe they were my style at the time, but, like, they weren't my truest self. Like, now, like, you probably wouldn't catch me wearing half the crap that I wore. You wouldn't even catch me wearing shoes these days. Literally. Unless they're Converse. Like, they're not on my feet. Or cowboy boots. That's about it. But, like, the thing...

This has nothing to do with FOMO, but it's still a good point to share. Like, come up with a comparison, FOMO. Yeah, stay true to yourself, because when you do that, you stop caring so much what other people are doing, which also leads you to stop caring so much about what other people think of you. I feel like we're talking about a very, like, general form of FOMO. We're not talking about, like, oh, your friends go to the fair and don't invite you type B. It's kind of just, like, in life. No, but I will say, like, this is a way back in the day kind of thing, but, like, when Lissette first went to college...

I was still a senior because she's like seven months older than me. So she's a school year above me. I was so jealous that she got to like go out and she was like making all these new friends. And like for a while I was super not insecure about it. But I was like, is she going to make a friend that's like better than me? And it's like... That stuff can get hard to think about. It is so hard to think about. And I think it's so...

what's the word, relatable in a lot of people's lives. Like, I've felt that kind of emotion where it's like, oh. I definitely felt that with Sophia, for sure. It's hard. I was like, you spend every single day with a person and then you guys go seven hours away. Yeah, and then she's got this new roommate and, like, now, like,

I don't know. Maybe it's just time that has just taught me that like the people who are closest to you are always going to stay closest to you and they're not going to replace you. And the people that you have in your life that are like that, who don't replace you, who make you feel like cared about and loved and like want you to be a part of everything that they're doing. That's the kind of people that you want to keep in your life. And if they're not doing that,

Let them walk away. Yeah. That is not something you deserve. And it goes all back to the don't chase attract. Like, don't chase what doesn't want you. Literally. And that's not to say, like, don't chase your dreams and goals. Like, everything can go. I feel like this conversation can go in so many different ways. It could. It really could. But don't chase people who don't want you. I agree.

I agree. Yeah, when it comes to FOMO, if you're not getting invited to the fair, alright. Don't go to the fair, bro. Don't go to the fair. It's probably stupid anyways. Who knows? You're not supposed to be going to the fair. You're supposed to be staying home. What if the ride broke? This all is full circle. Everything happens for a reason. Exactly. If you're not supposed to be somewhere, if you're not meant to be somewhere, or you're not somewhere, it's just... Or if you're not with someone, you shouldn't. You just have to trust it. It is the most, like... Trust the universe, bro. We could get so deep here. We could. It's such a crazy concept. It's like,

how are you supposed to try? I mean, when this van broke down, the van, we're in Mater right now, guys, by the way. But when I got this van, I was so excited, literally losing my crap over how excited I was to have this van and to travel the country, like the months right after I bought it. And the first trip we're on two days in, the thing breaks down. Like, how was I supposed to sit there and be like, no, this is happening for a reason. This is so good. Like, obviously it's harder in the moment, but it's still the key that you have to focus on. Like, okay,

That sucks. Like, what if something else were to happen in a worse location or a worse spot? Like, and now, like, I just kind of look at it as like, okay, one day I'm going to end up with a van that's meant for me. That's going to be perfect for me. And it's going to fall into my hands. And I'm not going to let myself sit and dwell on how horrible it is that I don't have this van to drive anymore. I get to use it as my recording studio. It's my little happy place. And I love it.

and that's what I choose to focus on. So, don't know how we got from FOMO to here. No, no. Oh, wait. One more thing before we go. I literally, before we start talking, like, right when we started talking about FOMO, I was like, I don't get FOMO. That's actually false. I feel like I've taught myself. Like, I'm like, pick me, pick me. I'm like, I never get FOMO. No. You do have to train yourself to do these things. I've trained myself for sure, and

like you just have to be so happy with where you are. Everything happens for a reason. Yeah. How to, how to bounce back from that. I'm like, I thought about that. I'm like, I've done that sometimes too. And that's the thing with life. You're always learning. You're always beginning to understand things more and more and more. And there was something I was just going to say, and it totally left my mind.

Anyways, it's not coming back to me. I tried to pause the audio to think about what I was going to say and it's just gone. But really, I think the moral of this whole podcast is keep people close to you that love you and focus on your mindset because you have the power to change. We were just talking about this earlier, but we're like, if we live somewhere in the cold,

You have to find a way to make it the best. Because I think one of the most common things that people say to us is like, yeah, but you live in Florida. Like, yeah, but there's people... My number one comment is, I'd be happy if I lived in Florida too. Yeah. And it's like, yes, we are blessed. We live in a beautiful place. We got to grow up here. Don't get me wrong. So grateful. So grateful. But the thing is, you have to make the best out of where you are in this moment. Like...

Lexi and I threw it out there. We were like, even if we lived in South Dakota, I'm sure we'd be popping our shiz doing whatever y'all do in South Dakota. There's happy people in every state. And when you're always searching for, it all goes back to the comparing yourself thing. When you're always searching for what you don't have, you're never going to feel satisfied with what you do have. Period. And that's one of the things that this book is teaching me right now. And it's like, obviously I know these things, but sometimes you need to hear it seven times in seven different ways to really let it soak in because it is so easy to get caught up. And like, even with my friends, I'm like, oh, she's doing that. I'm like, that's

awesome. And yeah, I had to train myself to be like, that's awesome. Instead of like, oh, but why can't I do that? And easier said than done. But like, seriously, when you're focusing on yourself and focusing on doing the things that make you happy, you don't care what everyone else is doing. And you just learn to be happy for other people. And I think that that's the key to world peace. Just be happy for yourself and for happy other happy,

okay happy for yourself and happy for other people and just let things happen yeah they're gonna happen as they're supposed to i feel like there's a lot of things in this episode we talked about where it's like definitely a lot easier said than done but lexi and i are well we're 20 well i'll be 21 at the end of this week but basically no by the time this podcast is out you're gonna be 21 i'll be 21 so lexi and i are both 21 yeah no literally lexi and i we've been through our teen years like

I feel like we've learned a lot throughout these years. Obviously, we still have so much to learn. Oh, yeah. No, we're not perfect in any way. But you... It's so... I remember when I was younger and, like, I had, like... At least my parents' friends who were younger, too. Like...

Whenever older people tried to tell me things, I'd be like, no, you're wrong. You just don't get it. I'm like, now that I'm getting older, I'm like, wait, but they do get it because they lived it. Like, hold on, maybe I should actually listen to my mom when she's like, no, but I know what this feels like. Like, Lexi and I lived through our teen years. I still consider myself a teenager. We still act 13. Yeah. But you do learn a lot. And it's cool. We've kind of been alive for a while, 21 years. Yeah, yeah. And we have so much to learn still. Oh, yeah. Every time I record a new podcast, especially when I think back to what I was saying in the second or third one, I'm like, dang.

I just think about all these things so differently now. And it's gonna keep happening. And... No, I feel like this episode, I'm like a robot. I'm like, yeah, one day I just woke up and my mindset changed. Like, no, like, I feel like it takes a lot of experiences, a lot of, like, learning about yourself and stuff like that. Like, I'm not a robot. I didn't just, like, go to sleep and wake up and I'm like, oh, mindset changed forever. Yeah, we haven't always been built like that. Like, don't get me wrong. I've always been pretty happy. I've had bad times. You still live it through life. Yeah, and the more shit you go through, the happier you get when that shit is over with. So, like, honestly...

You have to go through a lot to learn. It's actually crazy. This mindset is so toxic, but like whenever really bad things happen, no, it's not toxic. It's actually really good. I asked my therapist about it because I thought I was crazy. Actually, I don't think I ever told you guys about this. I asked my therapist why when really bad things happen to me, I don't get sad. And my therapist was like, well, that's because you know that like the future holds some kind of answer for why that happened. And I was like, wait,

Am I elevated? Like, do I actually... You're like, am I on another level? She's like, no, you're just healthy. And I'm like, whoa. It just did not make any sense to me. But anyways, I think that... I don't know where I was going with that, but basically, like...

Moments in mindset. How long is it right now? What?

Yeah. In a group jam. Pancake. And if you're feeling spicy, blueberry pancake. Or banana pancake. Or chocolate chip. If you're team Anna, blueberry pancake. Yeah. And if you're team Lexi, banana pancake. Wait, can I switch? Can I be chocolate chip pancake? Fine, fine, fine. Okay. Chocolate chip pancake is Anna. And banana pancake, team Lexi. Yeah. I don't know what the teams are for, but like... The teams are for to see how many people stay till the end. We're kind of on one team. No, no, no. But who would win in a fight? This is my favorite debate. Who...

No, I think Anna would beat me up. And I never admit that I could lose. Lexi. That's bad. I should not have said that. Lexi, I feel like I only know how to... Actually, actually, we both have two brothers. Look, I can scrap. Yeah, okay. But, like, I do beat five point and a half. It's okay. It's okay. It's okay. Anyways, if you think Anna would win the fight, DM us in the group chat, team chocolate chip pancake. And if you think I would win the fight, team banana pancake. Anyways. Well, now everyone's...

TMT banana pancake. No, they're not. I think a lot of people think it's biased. Anyways, we're cut off. We're getting out of here. It's too late. It is really late. I got a 30 minute drive home. Anyways, I love you guys. I love you guys too. Yeah, we're going to do this again. We're going to run this back. We have so many questions that we didn't even answer. Maybe next time on our road trip?

Or sooner than that. Sooner than that. But you're going to get one on the road trip too. I'm coming. I'm coming. Guys, I'm moving back home in a month and I'm so excited. We're going to be in my own place. Anna's very happy about this. We are so cut off. We're done with this podcast episode for today. Anyways, love you guys. Peace out. Love you guys. I'll talk to you next Monday. Don't forget to do all the podcast things like like it, rate it, do all that fun stuff. Anyways, goodbye. Love you.