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<v Speaker 1>This is the most dramatic podcast ever and iHeartRadio podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Chris Harrison and Lauren z Ema coming to you from

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<v Speaker 1>the home office in Austin, Texas. Elsie, Happy first first anniversary.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow, I feel like I'm on a high right now.

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<v Speaker 2>If I sound high, I guess I am. I'm just

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<v Speaker 2>tired and feeling romantic, and maybe that's a high. We've

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<v Speaker 2>just arrived home from an absolute surprise by you, Chris Harrison,

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<v Speaker 2>for me, and I'm so grateful and feeling so blessed.

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<v Speaker 2>And this past weekend went by in a blur, almost

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<v Speaker 2>on the level of the world that was our wedding,

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<v Speaker 2>because that felt like it went by too fast, too

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<v Speaker 2>good things always do, Basically everybody, Chris Harrison and I

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<v Speaker 2>had this agreement.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, what's a married couple's word for a gentleman's agreement?

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<v Speaker 3>Had an agreement? Yeah, did you lie to me? I

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<v Speaker 3>don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>Being a little bit, I fudged there. I played in

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<v Speaker 1>the gray areas when you are in a relationship, when

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<v Speaker 1>you get married, you will have this, especially if you've

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<v Speaker 1>been in a relationship for a while, You're gonna have

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<v Speaker 1>these negotiations if you will. It's about what we need

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<v Speaker 1>to come up to come up with a good word

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<v Speaker 1>for this because everyone who's let me just tell you

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<v Speaker 1>what we're talking about, because you've been there, and that

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<v Speaker 1>is when you're married, it's like, babor, we do anything

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<v Speaker 1>for anniversary? Are we going to do anything for each

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<v Speaker 1>other's birthdays? Are we doing? What are we doing? Especially

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<v Speaker 1>when you have kids? What are we doing for each

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<v Speaker 1>other for Christmas this year? And you make an agreement,

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<v Speaker 1>a marital agreement of no, we're not you know, let's

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<v Speaker 1>do cards, let's not do presents, let's do small presents,

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<v Speaker 1>let's not go crazy.

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<v Speaker 3>So Chris to me, yeah, and was that Okay, that's

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<v Speaker 3>the question. Everyone, Please let me know.

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<v Speaker 2>We agreed that we weren't doing any thing for this

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<v Speaker 2>first anniversary. And that might sound wild, but we are

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<v Speaker 2>going to Portugal together in a few weeks and that

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<v Speaker 2>was our anniversary trip. It was our We never did

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<v Speaker 2>a honeymoon, and now we're doing one trip that was

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<v Speaker 2>going to be the big moment, which I still think

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<v Speaker 2>it is, but we I thought that was when we

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<v Speaker 2>agreed we were celebrating our first anniversary.

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<v Speaker 1>The devil's in the details. We said, let's not get

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<v Speaker 1>each other presence. We didn't say let's not do anything.

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<v Speaker 1>What we said was, hey, babe, can we agree we're

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<v Speaker 1>not going to get each other presents?

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<v Speaker 3>WHOA, Okay, so you're I wasted.

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<v Speaker 1>You come from a family of lawyers, so the devil

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<v Speaker 1>is in the details, as your mom and your brother

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<v Speaker 1>have taught me.

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<v Speaker 3>Wow, all right, I got all this. I got to

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<v Speaker 3>take this in. You're right.

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<v Speaker 2>We did agree no presence, and we didn't agree no

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<v Speaker 2>secret surprise trip planning, which is what this wonderful man did.

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<v Speaker 2>He gave me a card about a week ago. I

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<v Speaker 2>walk into the bathroom and there's a card on the counter,

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<v Speaker 2>and I thought, oh, maybe he's just writing me a

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<v Speaker 2>nice note. But it gave me a card. I opened

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<v Speaker 2>it and it said surprise. We are going to Napa,

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<v Speaker 2>where it all began, for our first anniversary this weekend.

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<v Speaker 2>All will be revealed. All has been planned by me.

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<v Speaker 2>Happy anniversary, no details. What a sweet, wonderful man. And

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<v Speaker 2>so I was super excited and incredibly surprised. You've never

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<v Speaker 2>surprised me on this level. I had no inkling, I

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<v Speaker 2>had no hint you were planning this trip. I had

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<v Speaker 2>no suspicion. I was completely floored, and so I tip

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<v Speaker 2>my hat to you, sir.

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<v Speaker 1>It is incredibly hard being married to Angela Lansbury and Colombo.

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<v Speaker 1>She comes from a family of lawyers, she is astute,

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<v Speaker 1>she is smart. It is so impossible to get any

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<v Speaker 1>thing by you. This was I mean, I had to

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<v Speaker 1>go deep state fake here with trying to keep things.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm booking flights. Here's the thing too. Technology makes things

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<v Speaker 1>very difficult because as soon as I book a flight

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<v Speaker 1>for Lzi, it'll pop up in her app. As soon

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<v Speaker 1>as I do a lot of things, you start getting correspondence,

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<v Speaker 1>you start getting emails and text messages from restaurants, from

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<v Speaker 1>you name it, and so I'm like, oh my gosh,

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<v Speaker 1>there's alerts throughout your life. Now you can't just call

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<v Speaker 1>somebody or send a carrier pigeon.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what else is hard to the texting, Like

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<v Speaker 2>if you told me now you've now revealed that you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we might be texting a friend over here, and you

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<v Speaker 2>had to and this person about it side text and.

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, don't mess up when you say anything, and I.

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<v Speaker 1>Guess we're remiss. The reason I said happy first first

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<v Speaker 1>anniversary for those that didn't know, Lauren and I look

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<v Speaker 1>If it's good enough to do once, let's do it twice.

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<v Speaker 1>We got married twice. I highly recommend it if you

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<v Speaker 1>want to do two weddings, because at this point in

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<v Speaker 1>your life, do what you want. Have fun. So our

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<v Speaker 1>first wedding was October fourteenth of last year. That's the one,

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<v Speaker 1>a very small, quaint wedding we had in Napa Valley.

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<v Speaker 1>So this was our happy first first anniversary.

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<v Speaker 2>Are we going to celebrate too every year? I think, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>they enjoy life?

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<v Speaker 3>Why not exactly?

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<v Speaker 2>So Chris took me back to Napa where we got married,

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<v Speaker 2>where we also got engaged. And what was incredible too,

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<v Speaker 2>was that you had these surprises revealed along the way.

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<v Speaker 3>We landed there on Saturday, and I never.

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<v Speaker 2>Expected this again, it didn't even cross my mind. You

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<v Speaker 2>took me to a place the two of us have

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<v Speaker 2>always wanted to go, a restaurant that I think is

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<v Speaker 2>on a lot of people's bucket list because it's maybe

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<v Speaker 2>it's one of the most famous restaurants in the world

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<v Speaker 2>and maybe the most famous restaurant in America, The French

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<v Speaker 2>Laundry in Napa, and.

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<v Speaker 3>We pulled up.

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<v Speaker 2>Our flight was two hours late, so in very I

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<v Speaker 2>guess rom com date movie fashion carry. We both had

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<v Speaker 2>to change in the airport. So we left the Sacramento

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<v Speaker 2>Sacramentar airport. All you told me was to dress really well.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm in like a velvet black dress. You're in

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<v Speaker 2>your wedding suit walking out of the bathroom.

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<v Speaker 1>Luckily we had like we weren't in like hats, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we hadn't gone like full I.

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<v Speaker 2>Did my makeup in the airport bathroom. Shout out to

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<v Speaker 2>the young woman I met who also had to do

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<v Speaker 2>her makeup in the airport bathroom. She was already to

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<v Speaker 2>a girls trip in Phoenix. I hope you had a

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<v Speaker 2>great time. I told her to go out in Scottsdale.

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<v Speaker 2>We were chit chatting about that.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. So in our layover, you're like, look, I was like, babe,

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to be cutting it close now because I

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<v Speaker 1>was doing the math in my head, and our plane

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<v Speaker 1>in Phoenix, our layover kept getting delayed and delayed, and

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<v Speaker 1>so You're like, I'm at least going to go put

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<v Speaker 1>a lash and some makeup on. So you did a

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<v Speaker 1>half makeover will make over in Phoenix without getting changed.

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<v Speaker 1>And then when we landed in Sacramento, we went to

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<v Speaker 1>baggage claim. We were waiting on our bags. We both

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<v Speaker 1>sprinted to bathrooms and I put on my wedding suit.

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<v Speaker 3>I had never seen an airport bathroom before.

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<v Speaker 1>I'd never seen a bathroom I saw.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm I'm changing all over.

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<v Speaker 1>So if somebody walked into the bathroom and a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of people did, uh, well, sorry for what you saw.

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<v Speaker 1>But uh, you know, my my bag's open displayed everywhere,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm like changing and I'm hopping around because you

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<v Speaker 1>know how you're also trying not to touch the bathroom floor.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh I do. It's a real balancing act.

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<v Speaker 2>So here's the thing I do, because I've had to

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<v Speaker 2>change in bathrooms many time for work with ET. You

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<v Speaker 2>keep your shoes on and then you like, as you're

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<v Speaker 2>taking your clothes off, you you step like a leg

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<v Speaker 2>out of a pant back into the shoe like you're always.

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<v Speaker 1>I was wondering what you did. I balance on top

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<v Speaker 1>of my shoe, so I'm standing on top of the

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<v Speaker 1>shoes and.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm always standing on top of the shoe. We did

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<v Speaker 3>the same thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, so yeah, my foot's not going on Okay, my

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<v Speaker 1>foot yeah not going back. Yes, it's stand on.

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<v Speaker 3>Your own shoes. Yeah, be on your own item.

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<v Speaker 1>At one point, I'll admit I did lean to the

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<v Speaker 1>starboard side in my and I'm not going to touch anything.

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<v Speaker 1>So luckily I was near a wall and my head

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<v Speaker 1>went into the wall. So I don't know if that's better.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm okay to lean into a wall. It's the floor

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<v Speaker 3>for me.

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<v Speaker 2>All I think about is like that, it's so much

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<v Speaker 2>other people's pee on the floor.

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<v Speaker 3>And no, no, no.

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<v Speaker 2>So another travel tip, always carry So here's the thing.

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<v Speaker 2>We rarely check bags, but for this trip we did.

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<v Speaker 2>But in your carry on you must always have your key,

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<v Speaker 2>toiletries and an outfit change. And like if you need

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<v Speaker 2>an outfit for that day or the next day, I

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<v Speaker 2>always put that in my carry on. Even if I'm

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<v Speaker 2>checking a bag, I operate as if that check bag

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<v Speaker 2>might be lost, and I put like the next two

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<v Speaker 2>days key things in the carry on.

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<v Speaker 1>Just anyway, And even though we got our bags, we

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<v Speaker 1>were able.

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<v Speaker 2>To change in the vacuum before we went to get

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<v Speaker 2>those bags at baggage quick so Superman.

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<v Speaker 1>In the Lower Sla came out of the phone booth

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<v Speaker 1>we were changed.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh, we did look a lot better.

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<v Speaker 2>We go to the French we we get in the

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<v Speaker 2>car and I don't know where we're going, and we

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<v Speaker 2>pull up and we pull up to the French Laundry

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<v Speaker 2>and Wow, what an experience. I've never had a better

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<v Speaker 2>service experience at a restaurant. I can't believe it took

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<v Speaker 2>us this long to get there. Because you've actually known

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<v Speaker 2>the very famous chef, chef Thomas Keller for a while, right, Yeah, we've.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, our paths across because we used to he

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<v Speaker 1>plays a lot of golf, and we've ended up vacationing

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<v Speaker 1>in the same area and we've spent some time together.

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<v Speaker 1>So I've known him, kind of known him for probably

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<v Speaker 1>over a decade now, and he is such a gentle soul.

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<v Speaker 1>It's very off putting because you think you know most chefs.

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<v Speaker 1>You're thinking, like, I don't know Gordon Ramsay and people

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<v Speaker 1>screaming in the kitchen and what.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I think is secretly a nice guy, Yeah he is.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, Thomas is such a soft soul, and

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<v Speaker 1>I think.

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<v Speaker 3>That was reflected in the restaurant.

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<v Speaker 2>The biggest thing I was surprised about and I hadn't,

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<v Speaker 2>like obviously, I to know we were going, so I'd

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<v Speaker 2>done a lot of googling, but I do know of

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<v Speaker 2>the French laundry. But I think I had this idea

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<v Speaker 2>in my head like maybe it's from shows like The

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<v Speaker 2>Bear or Chef's Table on Netflix, that it would be

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<v Speaker 2>very like, this is.

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<v Speaker 3>Our incredible food and you are lucky to even be here.

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<v Speaker 1>You're going to take what you get and a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of Michelin. So French laundries three Michelin stars has been

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<v Speaker 1>for forever. It's which is astounding. And yeah, actually, by

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<v Speaker 1>the way, Thomas Keller was in The Bear. He had

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<v Speaker 1>a great camera.

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<v Speaker 3>Was he nice on the show? Yeah, he was.

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<v Speaker 1>He was kind, he was playing, Yes, he did. He

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<v Speaker 1>played himself and he was the wise kind of old

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<v Speaker 1>sage and not to say you're old Thomas, but he

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<v Speaker 1>was the wise sage for the Bear in the in

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<v Speaker 1>the in the show. But yeah, and it's it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>been on my bucket list for a long time. And

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<v Speaker 1>you and I have had Thomas Keller meals before. We've

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<v Speaker 1>been to events where he's cooked, and so we've been

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<v Speaker 1>around Thomas, but we've never been to his you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Mount Rushmore, his French laundry, and so it was something

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<v Speaker 1>that's been on my list for a long time that

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<v Speaker 1>I've this culinary experience I wanted to enjoy with you.

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<v Speaker 3>It's cool to do.

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<v Speaker 2>Something with you that you've never done before, because sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>those experiences in places specifically are a little hard to

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<v Speaker 2>find because of the show. Like you've been so many

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<v Speaker 2>places and you've done so many things through the Bachelor

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<v Speaker 2>that I like when we give experienced something for the

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<v Speaker 2>first time together. So yeah, the service was just so

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<v Speaker 2>incredible and so surprising that their whole mentality there is

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<v Speaker 2>actually the opposite of what you might think. It's we

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<v Speaker 2>are so grateful you're here. We know this is a

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<v Speaker 2>special experience for you. When they asked us, do you

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<v Speaker 2>guys have any dietary restrictions or anything we'll need to

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<v Speaker 2>change on the menu, I.

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<v Speaker 3>Never thought they'd asked that question. And they let you

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<v Speaker 3>change a few things.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, they And you know there's you and I have

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<v Speaker 1>talked about this before, and I've said this before about

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<v Speaker 1>the way you treat people and you meet them. If

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<v Speaker 1>someone comes up in the airport, the next person comes up,

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<v Speaker 1>and you've now you've met five hundred people in one day,

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<v Speaker 1>and how you treat everybody the same because when you

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<v Speaker 1>meet that next person, that's their first experience, that's their moment.

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<v Speaker 1>When I was hosting Millionaire, I always you know, you

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<v Speaker 1>did seven shows a day, the seventh show needed to

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<v Speaker 1>be as good as the first because that was their moment.

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<v Speaker 1>And I feel like Thomas Keller has created a culture

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<v Speaker 1>at French Laundry where everybody that walks in that door,

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<v Speaker 1>whether you are the they've been there. They're celebrating their

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<v Speaker 1>thirtieth anniversary, and so they treat us on year thirty

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<v Speaker 1>just like someone who's been there on year one. We felt,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the door's open, it's warm, it's welcoming. They

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<v Speaker 1>know this is your experience. People are flying from around

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<v Speaker 1>the world to go through this journey with them. To

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<v Speaker 1>borrow a phrase from myself.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I thought about you because you've always told me

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<v Speaker 2>that that if you know, if somebody comes up and

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<v Speaker 2>wants a picture at the airport that day, no matter

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<v Speaker 2>how tired you are or whatever, you always want to

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<v Speaker 2>make it a great moment for them. And that's how

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<v Speaker 2>the restaurant felt. They have a signature Shromsburg champagne made

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<v Speaker 2>only for them that you're greeted with when you come

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<v Speaker 2>audit from You have this incredible I have to go

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<v Speaker 2>back and look at the menu, but what do you

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<v Speaker 2>think it was fifteen course meal? Yeah, and every course

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<v Speaker 2>was different and delightful and beautiful and delicious, and it

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<v Speaker 2>really and I mean the service is to the level

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<v Speaker 2>that when I went to go to the bathroom, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know how, but there was a waiter waiting there

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<v Speaker 2>and opening the bathroom door just for me.

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<v Speaker 3>It was such a symphony.

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<v Speaker 1>I think they're very intuitive, like they they've watched the

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<v Speaker 1>Symphony so many times that they kind of know intuitively

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<v Speaker 1>what you're wondering, what you're going to ask, where you're

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<v Speaker 1>going to go, and they and it's not in your face,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. I always said, it's kind of like, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know, I's trying to think of just certain hotels

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<v Speaker 1>or whatever where just the service is impeccable where it's

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<v Speaker 1>not in your face, like oh my gosh, I get it,

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<v Speaker 1>but it was intuitive where it was just where you

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<v Speaker 1>needed it and just where you wanted it. And I

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<v Speaker 1>was trying to I've thought about this meal a lot,

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<v Speaker 1>and the food aside. The food is brilliant. The food

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<v Speaker 1>is you know, is a vision and it's creative and

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<v Speaker 1>exploratory and all that, but I was trying to think

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<v Speaker 1>what was the whole experience, because that's what a Michelin

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<v Speaker 1>rated restaurant supposed to be. And I felt like I

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<v Speaker 1>went to a great museum and I was experiencing a

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<v Speaker 1>part of an exhibit. Is that does that make sense?

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<v Speaker 3>Like, because it's art?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, And it was because it's not just about the food.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's that's hard to explain because you're like, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I just went to a restaurant. It's about the food.

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<v Speaker 3>No, that makes sense.

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<v Speaker 2>And also I think because you feel you're kind of

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<v Speaker 2>a part of history there. You're a part of American

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<v Speaker 2>culture there.

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<v Speaker 1>You feel it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, because he that restaurant came up, you know, in

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<v Speaker 2>the nineties and this time when these incredible chefs were

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<v Speaker 2>trying and exploring new things in America. I think in

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<v Speaker 2>making global news for the first time.

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<v Speaker 1>Especially in a place in Napa, Wa. Isn't Napa yet,

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<v Speaker 1>Thomas Keller took a leap of going into Napa thirty

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<v Speaker 1>years ago. Napa was not the you know sweet spot

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<v Speaker 1>it is now like such such a tour.

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<v Speaker 3>It was still coming up. Yeah, and he probably helped

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<v Speaker 3>cement it.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean sure, but he's part of that legion of

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<v Speaker 2>if you're you know, a food person like Charlie Trotter

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<v Speaker 2>out of Chicago and Grant I forget his last name,

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<v Speaker 2>who started a linea.

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<v Speaker 3>In Chicago and all these Lagasi.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, these like the chefs were really make like making

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<v Speaker 2>global noise from America, I think for the first time,

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<v Speaker 2>and probably maybe a little in the eighties, but definitely

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<v Speaker 2>in the nineties, especially because of TV too, to.

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<v Speaker 1>Do it on the West coast because New York huge,

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<v Speaker 1>you're your hometown of Chicago, because of Charlie Trotter was

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<v Speaker 1>thrown on the map. You know, going west of the

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<v Speaker 1>Mississippi River was quite wild. Going out west, not just

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<v Speaker 1>a Los Angeles or San Francisco, but to the small

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<v Speaker 1>cow town yeah, Napa Valley.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, we should look up how we wound up

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<v Speaker 3>in Napa.

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<v Speaker 1>And then you know, the late nineties is when you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Cabernet really did blow up and you know, like the

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<v Speaker 1>ninety seven Vintage and all that, but he was there

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<v Speaker 1>doing it in the nineties. That was that was pretty

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<v Speaker 1>wild and I you know, I've never had that conversation

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<v Speaker 1>with him, I need to of that was a leap

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<v Speaker 1>of faith you took to open up there.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I would highly recommend the French Laundry. It is

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<v Speaker 2>a once in a lifetime I mean, if you can

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<v Speaker 2>afford to do it, more good on you. But if

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<v Speaker 2>you have someone who you really love, who really loves food,

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<v Speaker 2>and there is a special occasion, it is so unexperienced

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<v Speaker 2>you'll never forget.

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<v Speaker 1>Two more things I want to say about it. Number One,

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<v Speaker 1>the staff, God bless you. Thank you for such an experience.

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<v Speaker 1>But what I loved is, you know you and I

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<v Speaker 1>love to talk to people. We love to talk to

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<v Speaker 1>the chefs, We love to talk to the Samalia the ways.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you to Nicole and Ian yees Yeah, Ian.

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<v Speaker 1>And Nicole was awesome. But what I loved is when

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<v Speaker 1>we I talked to him, how long have you been

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<v Speaker 1>at you know, French Laundry? And they had all been

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<v Speaker 1>there for quite some time. Well, Ian was somewhat new,

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<v Speaker 1>Nicole had been there a while, and they were both

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<v Speaker 1>they realized they were on the mountaintop. It was not

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<v Speaker 1>lost on them that they were at French Laundry every day.

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<v Speaker 1>And they were so grateful to Chef Keller, and they

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<v Speaker 1>were just kind of busting at the seams talking about

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<v Speaker 1>their experience at French laundry, Like it's just as important

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<v Speaker 1>to them that they are there and it wasn't lost

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<v Speaker 1>on them, which that made me feel even more excited

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<v Speaker 1>that they get it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it just seems like he's really doing it right too.

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<v Speaker 2>Like we found out that he I mean, we got

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<v Speaker 2>to go see the kitchen and the wine cellar. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>there was such a great community in those spaces, and

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<v Speaker 2>thank you to the staff for letting us see inside

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<v Speaker 2>your world. But we found out that Chef Keller, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>he has housing for everybody across the street from the restaurant,

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<v Speaker 2>and he's really taking care of his employees. And I

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<v Speaker 2>wish I'd taken a picture of There was a quote

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<v Speaker 2>up in the kitchen about taking care of the guests,

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<v Speaker 2>and it was, yeah, just so beautiful and thoughtful, and

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<v Speaker 2>you felt like you were really part of that family

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<v Speaker 2>for a night and oh my gosh, we go in

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<v Speaker 2>the kitchen and they had I guess every night they

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<v Speaker 2>do this, they have a different quote they print out

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<v Speaker 2>on the counter.

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<v Speaker 1>For the night, under the menu for the night.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and they had a picture of you and a

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<v Speaker 2>quote from you, and that was so cool. I could

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<v Speaker 2>you lit up like a Christmas tree. I think everybody

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<v Speaker 2>listens knows this that you love what you do. You

0:18:23.160 --> 0:18:26.600
<v Speaker 2>love your job. Probably after that you love sports casting

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<v Speaker 2>and maybe the weather. But then you love food and

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<v Speaker 2>you love learning about food and watching chefs work.

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<v Speaker 3>So I could that was a really cool moment.

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<v Speaker 1>I was speaking a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so thank you to the staff for being so

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<v Speaker 2>thoughtful with us. Couldn't recommend French laundry more. After that,

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<v Speaker 2>the surprises kept coming. You took me back to the

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<v Speaker 2>hotel where we stayed at for our wedding last year,

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<v Speaker 2>to the One Full Archer, which is right in the

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<v Speaker 2>heart of downtown Napa. It's such a great location if

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<v Speaker 2>you want to check out Napa, such a great place

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<v Speaker 2>to just like because you can stay there and walk

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<v Speaker 2>and go get a great coffee and a croissant. But

0:19:10.960 --> 0:19:14.600
<v Speaker 2>also it's well located to different you know, obviously wineries

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<v Speaker 2>you want to go see.

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<v Speaker 3>And that was so fun to be in that same room,

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<v Speaker 3>in our same room.

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<v Speaker 1>I ran it all back. It was it was really

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<v Speaker 1>it hit me when I walked in our room just

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<v Speaker 1>because I remember, like we had the clothes wreck and

0:19:26.280 --> 0:19:28.760
<v Speaker 1>your wedding dress was in the corner, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we put out, you know, our rings and the watches

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<v Speaker 1>and the safe and so it was just like, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know, everything just kind of came back. The nostalgia

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<v Speaker 1>was already there just one year later.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I didn't know I agree, and I didn't

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<v Speaker 2>think about this until we were until we did this weekend.

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<v Speaker 2>I would recommend going back to where you got married

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<v Speaker 2>so much, because one, it helps bring back memories in

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<v Speaker 2>a sensory ways you just said. But two, I remember

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<v Speaker 2>so much about that weekend and it was so perfect

0:19:57.600 --> 0:20:00.399
<v Speaker 2>and so joyous. But no matter how much try to

0:20:00.440 --> 0:20:03.040
<v Speaker 2>take it all in, you are doing so much when

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<v Speaker 2>you're getting married, saying hi to people, getting ready for this,

0:20:06.480 --> 0:20:09.160
<v Speaker 2>going to that, that it just moves quickly. And so

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<v Speaker 2>to be back in the room, I actually felt like, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>we're enjoying this.

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<v Speaker 3>We're really enjoying the hotel room.

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<v Speaker 1>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>Last year it felt like, you know, it was a

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<v Speaker 2>great room, but like we're here to get ready to

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<v Speaker 2>go to the rehearsal.

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<v Speaker 1>Dinner and now this this, and now we're running in

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<v Speaker 1>and out so much separately because like I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>go see my girls, I'm going to go see my parents,

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<v Speaker 1>make sure they're okay, and so yeah, you're hosting. We

0:20:26.720 --> 0:20:28.760
<v Speaker 1>were hosting an event out of our room, and so

0:20:28.840 --> 0:20:30.879
<v Speaker 1>we were in and out so much and it was

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<v Speaker 1>just hectic, and so this was just us and it

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<v Speaker 1>was quiet and it was slower. Yeah, we have to

0:20:36.280 --> 0:20:37.960
<v Speaker 1>drink it all in literally literally.

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<v Speaker 2>So we're back at the Archer and then the next

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<v Speaker 2>morning you just had a couple cool tastings set up.

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<v Speaker 2>We got to go and meet a wonderful family called

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<v Speaker 2>the Servantes fans of.

0:20:48.280 --> 0:20:50.520
<v Speaker 1>The Savants family out of Mexico City.

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<v Speaker 2>And they have a beautiful vineyard in Napa and they

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<v Speaker 2>were making some gorgeous cabernet and sauvignon blanc and they

0:20:58.119 --> 0:21:01.280
<v Speaker 2>literally let us eat lunch with them as a family

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<v Speaker 2>and meet their grandkids and they were such a beautiful

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<v Speaker 2>They are really what I think of as the best

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<v Speaker 2>part of Napa. Like you can go and see a

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<v Speaker 2>really well known vineyard and see their process and that's

0:21:15.040 --> 0:21:17.840
<v Speaker 2>one experience, and it's really like all the bells and whistles,

0:21:18.200 --> 0:21:20.920
<v Speaker 2>Or you can go with a local family who's making

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<v Speaker 2>this a family business and really be part of their

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<v Speaker 2>world for a minute, and that's very cool.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's one of the things, you and I both.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm glad that we both love that. You know, we

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<v Speaker 1>are much more about the people make the experience, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's what you remember. And you know, I'll always remember

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<v Speaker 1>about this trip. Adding another family to our list of friends.

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<v Speaker 1>And they were they were sitting there, as you said,

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<v Speaker 1>with you know, the mom down to the grandkids and

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<v Speaker 1>just eating their food on their porch at their family home.

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<v Speaker 1>That was beautiful. And we went to a game.

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<v Speaker 3>Their wines were spectactical.

0:21:50.119 --> 0:21:52.560
<v Speaker 1>All their wines are incredible. We went to a damas

0:21:52.800 --> 0:21:55.080
<v Speaker 1>Adamus or Adamis, but either way.

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<v Speaker 3>We apologize us.

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<v Speaker 2>Their wines were amazing too, some full cabernet and they

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<v Speaker 2>are an entirely biodynamic vineyard which was very cool and

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<v Speaker 2>just a gorgeous tasting room.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, big fan of theirs.

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<v Speaker 1>And then we went home and got ready for dinner.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's when I surprised you.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh my god again, friends, Okay, this man. You surprised

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<v Speaker 2>me over and over in ways I didn't expect, over

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<v Speaker 2>and over, but somehow I didn't expect them, and yet

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<v Speaker 2>it made me feel so loved because it was like

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<v Speaker 2>you knew what I would want when we woke up

0:22:36.400 --> 0:22:38.639
<v Speaker 2>in the morning on Sunday, we were walking through the

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<v Speaker 2>lobby to leave the hotel, and I actually said out loud, oh,

0:22:41.960 --> 0:22:45.040
<v Speaker 2>I kind of I miss seeing Mike, our dear friend,

0:22:45.119 --> 0:22:48.200
<v Speaker 2>Mike who married us, who officiated our wedding. I miss

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<v Speaker 2>seeing Mike sitting here at the table in the morning

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<v Speaker 2>with his coffee. That was what happened last year. And

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<v Speaker 2>then Saturday night we go down to go to dinner

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm walking through the lobby and Mike and his

0:23:01.119 --> 0:23:04.479
<v Speaker 2>wife Nadine are sitting there. And you surprised me with

0:23:04.520 --> 0:23:05.800
<v Speaker 2>our friends joining us.

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<v Speaker 1>Because I wanted, I want us to have our alone time.

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<v Speaker 1>So I wanted like a good day and a half

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<v Speaker 1>where it was just us, where we could really kind

0:23:11.760 --> 0:23:14.879
<v Speaker 1>of get into the moment and share. And then I

0:23:14.960 --> 0:23:17.280
<v Speaker 1>wanted kind of some of the people who meant the

0:23:17.320 --> 0:23:18.360
<v Speaker 1>most to us to be there.

0:23:18.400 --> 0:23:21.359
<v Speaker 3>And obviously, what doesn't do you think the guy who.

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<v Speaker 1>Married us, you know, had to be back to bless

0:23:23.680 --> 0:23:26.520
<v Speaker 1>us again. And so they joined us for dinner.

0:23:26.640 --> 0:23:31.480
<v Speaker 2>Everybody send this I send this podcast to your partner

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<v Speaker 2>if you want them to get like, what would you

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<v Speaker 2>say your tips are for playing?

0:23:35.320 --> 0:23:35.480
<v Speaker 3>First?

0:23:35.520 --> 0:23:37.679
<v Speaker 1>Why would you call me? And you know I'm going

0:23:37.720 --> 0:23:40.000
<v Speaker 1>to start a business on how to sneak a leap.

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<v Speaker 1>So here's the thing. This is Sunday night and we're

0:23:43.920 --> 0:23:45.919
<v Speaker 1>just going to a dinner, just going to you know,

0:23:46.040 --> 0:23:48.679
<v Speaker 1>a nice little Italian dinner there and I think it

0:23:48.720 --> 0:23:52.159
<v Speaker 1>was Chichio was the name of the place there in Jansville.

0:23:53.880 --> 0:23:58.280
<v Speaker 1>But the big surprise was on Monday night. That was

0:23:58.440 --> 0:24:01.720
<v Speaker 1>you know, that was October fourteenth. That's our actual anniversary.

0:24:03.040 --> 0:24:05.920
<v Speaker 1>And that's the one thing all of Monday I had

0:24:05.920 --> 0:24:08.800
<v Speaker 1>planned because that was our actual anniversary. I had Monday

0:24:08.880 --> 0:24:15.719
<v Speaker 1>planned down to everything, every experience I wanted specifically for Elsie,

0:24:17.160 --> 0:24:20.240
<v Speaker 1>and I had kept it a secret with the Ventnors,

0:24:20.480 --> 0:24:25.160
<v Speaker 1>with our friends, with everybody, and I made it. It's

0:24:25.160 --> 0:24:28.480
<v Speaker 1>Saturday night, we're at dinner, like we've made it. There's

0:24:28.640 --> 0:24:31.280
<v Speaker 1>nothing that can burst this bubble of secrecy.

0:24:31.320 --> 0:24:32.240
<v Speaker 3>Now you got me to.

0:24:32.200 --> 0:24:35.240
<v Speaker 2>Nap, and it was a surprise. Friends, there was a surprise,

0:24:35.480 --> 0:24:37.040
<v Speaker 2>and then you had the whole Monday.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, the people we were going to see Monday, they

0:24:39.560 --> 0:24:42.560
<v Speaker 1>had not spoiled this. And I've been texting, We've been calling,

0:24:42.960 --> 0:24:44.840
<v Speaker 1>you know, on the way to the gym in the morning,

0:24:44.880 --> 0:24:47.320
<v Speaker 1>I'm calling people and we're oh okay, this is what's happening.

0:24:47.359 --> 0:24:49.800
<v Speaker 1>I'm on the golf course places I know that Elz

0:24:49.960 --> 0:24:52.679
<v Speaker 1>wouldn't see me. I'm like, okay, I got this, I

0:24:52.760 --> 0:24:56.760
<v Speaker 1>got you, Like Monday is all set. The only thing

0:24:57.000 --> 0:25:04.000
<v Speaker 1>I didn't plan was smash Ly. I didn't see sweet.

0:25:04.000 --> 0:25:06.320
<v Speaker 3>I got to call her out. We're given permission to

0:25:06.359 --> 0:25:06.840
<v Speaker 3>call her out.

0:25:06.920 --> 0:25:19.359
<v Speaker 4>Yes, okay.

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<v Speaker 2>So your tips for a good surprise, which are great,

0:25:21.680 --> 0:25:23.200
<v Speaker 2>I'm going to go over them now. I think One,

0:25:24.480 --> 0:25:28.120
<v Speaker 2>plan the details at a place where the person wouldn't

0:25:28.720 --> 0:25:30.800
<v Speaker 2>even hear you or be suspicious you went on the

0:25:30.800 --> 0:25:33.919
<v Speaker 2>golf course to make these calls about planning this. Two,

0:25:34.080 --> 0:25:37.240
<v Speaker 2>if you're planning a flight, don't put their rewards number

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<v Speaker 2>into the reservation.

0:25:38.359 --> 0:25:39.320
<v Speaker 3>It'll keep it out of their.

0:25:39.200 --> 0:25:40.720
<v Speaker 1>Ass, keeps it on the grid.

0:25:41.520 --> 0:25:46.520
<v Speaker 2>Three, plan a surprise to a meaningful place, and that's

0:25:46.560 --> 0:25:47.600
<v Speaker 2>just going to mean the world.

0:25:47.840 --> 0:25:50.600
<v Speaker 1>That they and you'll both enjoy. But definitely with them

0:25:50.640 --> 0:25:52.000
<v Speaker 1>in mind for maybe.

0:25:51.760 --> 0:25:53.560
<v Speaker 2>Bringing the people they love. You brought our friends in

0:25:53.600 --> 0:25:55.880
<v Speaker 2>and that made it all the more than meaningful. And

0:25:55.920 --> 0:25:58.760
<v Speaker 2>then five and I think this was the one, the

0:25:58.800 --> 0:26:02.479
<v Speaker 2>new one we've learned. Now, make sure that you not

0:26:02.600 --> 0:26:05.880
<v Speaker 2>only tell the people who need to know, but tell them, hey,

0:26:06.680 --> 0:26:10.160
<v Speaker 2>don't tell your friends and family. And actually, I think

0:26:10.200 --> 0:26:12.240
<v Speaker 2>you should have known this from the show.

0:26:12.720 --> 0:26:14.879
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's always the friends and family.

0:26:15.040 --> 0:26:16.240
<v Speaker 3>You used to tell me this.

0:26:16.320 --> 0:26:18.280
<v Speaker 2>Very thing about The Bachelor. You used to say, it's

0:26:18.359 --> 0:26:20.400
<v Speaker 2>not the people on the show who spoil the show.

0:26:20.840 --> 0:26:21.800
<v Speaker 3>It's like their mom.

0:26:22.680 --> 0:26:24.919
<v Speaker 2>It's their friend from high school who knows they're on

0:26:24.960 --> 0:26:25.760
<v Speaker 2>the show or knew they.

0:26:25.720 --> 0:26:29.920
<v Speaker 1>Told what happened, because everybody has someone. Yes, and all

0:26:30.040 --> 0:26:33.879
<v Speaker 1>fairness to Chef Tom at Roy Vineyard where we got married.

0:26:33.920 --> 0:26:36.240
<v Speaker 1>Who this is where we were going to end up

0:26:36.240 --> 0:26:41.720
<v Speaker 1>on Monday night for the penultimate moment of this trip. So,

0:26:42.320 --> 0:26:44.840
<v Speaker 1>and I guess I should lead with that Monday what

0:26:44.880 --> 0:26:47.000
<v Speaker 1>I had planned was number one, we went back to

0:26:47.040 --> 0:26:50.879
<v Speaker 1>brand That is the vineyard where Lauren and I got engaged.

0:26:50.600 --> 0:26:52.600
<v Speaker 3>And we had not been back since we got engaged.

0:26:52.640 --> 0:26:56.480
<v Speaker 1>There's this beautiful outlook on Pritchard Hill overlooking Lake Hennessey.

0:26:56.840 --> 0:26:59.040
<v Speaker 1>We had not been back since we got engaged a

0:26:59.080 --> 0:27:01.960
<v Speaker 1>couple of years ago, and I wanted to go back.

0:27:02.000 --> 0:27:04.840
<v Speaker 1>I wanted the day to start where we began, which

0:27:04.880 --> 0:27:07.520
<v Speaker 1>was where we got engaged. And so we went back,

0:27:07.880 --> 0:27:10.920
<v Speaker 1>and I specifically said, I want to go up there.

0:27:11.000 --> 0:27:12.640
<v Speaker 1>I want to have a glass of wine. I want

0:27:12.680 --> 0:27:15.440
<v Speaker 1>to you know, have a toast with our friends, take

0:27:15.480 --> 0:27:18.680
<v Speaker 1>some pictures. And that's where we started. The day was

0:27:18.720 --> 0:27:22.640
<v Speaker 1>at Brand and our thanks to Brand for welcoming us back,

0:27:22.680 --> 0:27:24.640
<v Speaker 1>not only that but also allowing us kind of back

0:27:24.720 --> 0:27:26.679
<v Speaker 1>up in our little spot and giving us the space

0:27:26.720 --> 0:27:28.840
<v Speaker 1>to do that. That was really special. And we met

0:27:28.840 --> 0:27:31.359
<v Speaker 1>the owner of Brand and it was really funny because

0:27:31.760 --> 0:27:34.600
<v Speaker 1>I had never met the owner of that particular vineyard.

0:27:34.600 --> 0:27:36.400
<v Speaker 1>I just love the vineyard. I love their wine, and

0:27:36.480 --> 0:27:39.320
<v Speaker 1>I love their little outlook where we got engaged.

0:27:39.720 --> 0:27:41.880
<v Speaker 2>It's a beautiful spot. They have a gorgeous tasting room

0:27:41.960 --> 0:27:44.520
<v Speaker 2>and a beautiful view. I highly recommend getting engaged there.

0:27:44.640 --> 0:27:46.200
<v Speaker 1>And we met him. We didn't get to meet his wife.

0:27:46.200 --> 0:27:48.320
<v Speaker 1>But it was funny because I'm like, you know, I

0:27:48.359 --> 0:27:51.320
<v Speaker 1>feel awkward because I've never met somebody who's land or

0:27:51.400 --> 0:27:54.040
<v Speaker 1>home means so much to me, and I've never met you,

0:27:54.200 --> 0:27:56.040
<v Speaker 1>like I've had some of the biggest moments. Now the

0:27:56.040 --> 0:27:59.879
<v Speaker 1>biggest moment of my life happened here where I got engaged.

0:28:00.119 --> 0:28:02.040
<v Speaker 1>I didn't even know you. So it's nice to say

0:28:02.040 --> 0:28:05.640
<v Speaker 1>thank you, but so that's where we started, and then

0:28:05.760 --> 0:28:08.840
<v Speaker 1>we were going to end up at the place where

0:28:08.840 --> 0:28:11.359
<v Speaker 1>we got married, which is Roy Vineyards and Soda Canyon,

0:28:11.359 --> 0:28:14.159
<v Speaker 1>and I highly recommend their wines, but also going to

0:28:14.160 --> 0:28:14.760
<v Speaker 1>their tasting room.

0:28:14.840 --> 0:28:19.320
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, if you see I mean Roy Brand, Servant Adamus,

0:28:19.359 --> 0:28:22.200
<v Speaker 2>these great wines we went to. We also love Lakoya,

0:28:22.440 --> 0:28:24.520
<v Speaker 2>Cardinal Mount Brave, you.

0:28:24.560 --> 0:28:27.600
<v Speaker 3>See him on a menu. Those are all all stars

0:28:27.600 --> 0:28:27.840
<v Speaker 3>for me.

0:28:28.119 --> 0:28:30.840
<v Speaker 1>And unfortunately the Roy Vineyard, you know, got burned down

0:28:30.840 --> 0:28:34.159
<v Speaker 1>in the twenty twenty fire, and so they really rebuilt

0:28:34.400 --> 0:28:37.560
<v Speaker 1>and it's just magnificent. I mean, it's just such a

0:28:37.560 --> 0:28:40.400
<v Speaker 1>beautiful tasting room. So if you have a chance, it's

0:28:40.440 --> 0:28:42.600
<v Speaker 1>a small vineyard, but it is so worth it. But

0:28:42.680 --> 0:28:44.280
<v Speaker 1>that was we got married there, So that was we

0:28:44.520 --> 0:28:46.440
<v Speaker 1>going to end up. And we not only got married there,

0:28:46.440 --> 0:28:49.200
<v Speaker 1>but we had this beautiful meal by one of the

0:28:49.200 --> 0:28:52.640
<v Speaker 1>most incredible chefs, Chef Tom, and so that was going

0:28:52.720 --> 0:28:54.600
<v Speaker 1>to be We're gonna have a very quiet dinner with

0:28:54.680 --> 0:28:57.840
<v Speaker 1>Chef Tom. You are friends Mike and.

0:28:58.080 --> 0:29:01.240
<v Speaker 2>Friend Catherine who runs the taste here in front. Yeah,

0:29:01.360 --> 0:29:04.880
<v Speaker 2>Chef Tom Stafford is just what an all star he is.

0:29:05.160 --> 0:29:07.680
<v Speaker 2>His food rivaled French Laundry food to me.

0:29:09.480 --> 0:29:12.400
<v Speaker 1>So that's what I've kept a secret. Okay, I didn't

0:29:12.400 --> 0:29:14.480
<v Speaker 1>care about anything. That's what I kept a secret. And

0:29:14.520 --> 0:29:16.920
<v Speaker 1>that I'm like, she's gonna I know the look on

0:29:16.960 --> 0:29:19.760
<v Speaker 1>her face when we pull up to Roy. The other thing,

0:29:19.880 --> 0:29:22.280
<v Speaker 1>I don't know if you can if you're asking about

0:29:22.320 --> 0:29:25.520
<v Speaker 1>tips for how to trick somebody, I can't promise this.

0:29:25.640 --> 0:29:30.080
<v Speaker 1>But one weakness, the kryptonite of Lauren Zema is she

0:29:30.200 --> 0:29:34.360
<v Speaker 1>is geographically blind. She has no idea where we are

0:29:34.400 --> 0:29:35.200
<v Speaker 1>at any time.

0:29:35.720 --> 0:29:36.920
<v Speaker 3>Ever, that's helpful for you.

0:29:37.080 --> 0:29:39.000
<v Speaker 1>And it's so helpful because when we drove up the

0:29:39.000 --> 0:29:41.760
<v Speaker 1>brand we've been there before, there's a big lake next

0:29:41.760 --> 0:29:43.320
<v Speaker 1>to it. She's like, where are we? And I'm like,

0:29:43.360 --> 0:29:46.520
<v Speaker 1>this is great. Same thing. We could have driven all

0:29:46.520 --> 0:29:49.280
<v Speaker 1>the way to Roy and until she saw the actual house,

0:29:49.280 --> 0:29:52.080
<v Speaker 1>she probably would not have known where we were. So

0:29:52.160 --> 0:29:56.240
<v Speaker 1>having a spouse it's geographically blind, that is wonderful. But

0:29:56.480 --> 0:29:58.240
<v Speaker 1>that's what I wanted to keep a secret until we

0:29:58.280 --> 0:29:58.960
<v Speaker 1>got there because.

0:29:58.760 --> 0:30:00.840
<v Speaker 3>I wanted to could have done it if not for

0:30:01.840 --> 0:30:02.880
<v Speaker 3>Smash Smash.

0:30:03.280 --> 0:30:06.959
<v Speaker 2>So Saturday night, we go to dinner and we're going

0:30:07.000 --> 0:30:10.360
<v Speaker 2>to a restaurant you've never been to before, and we

0:30:10.440 --> 0:30:15.280
<v Speaker 2>walk in, and as I'm walking in, a young woman

0:30:15.440 --> 0:30:19.200
<v Speaker 2>is standing up and looking at us, and I thought, oh, okay,

0:30:19.240 --> 0:30:20.320
<v Speaker 2>she's seeing Chris.

0:30:20.360 --> 0:30:22.719
<v Speaker 3>She's just really excited. She wants a picture. But like,

0:30:22.800 --> 0:30:26.280
<v Speaker 3>literally we hadn't even sat down and she's standing up

0:30:26.280 --> 0:30:29.360
<v Speaker 3>and coming over to me, and she goes, Lauren, I'm

0:30:29.480 --> 0:30:32.440
<v Speaker 3>chef Tom's girlfriend Ashley, and he is so excited to

0:30:32.480 --> 0:30:36.720
<v Speaker 3>see you tomorrow. It wasn't even like a Hi, nice

0:30:36.760 --> 0:30:37.480
<v Speaker 3>to meet you guys.

0:30:37.680 --> 0:30:42.760
<v Speaker 2>Like if she just said, Hi, I'm chef Tom's girlfriend, Ashley.

0:30:43.000 --> 0:30:44.120
<v Speaker 3>It would have taken me a second.

0:30:44.120 --> 0:30:45.880
<v Speaker 2>But I think you could have swooped in and maybe

0:30:46.040 --> 0:30:49.360
<v Speaker 2>changed the direction of the conversation. But she said and

0:30:49.400 --> 0:30:51.640
<v Speaker 2>then oh, Ashley, all our love to you. But it

0:30:51.800 --> 0:30:54.080
<v Speaker 2>just became word vomit after that, Like it was like

0:30:54.080 --> 0:30:56.120
<v Speaker 2>and she kept saying, and she kept saying, and he's

0:30:56.160 --> 0:30:58.600
<v Speaker 2>so excited to see you tomorrow. I was actually at

0:30:58.680 --> 0:31:01.120
<v Speaker 2>your wedding last year, and so he's so excited to

0:31:01.160 --> 0:31:03.560
<v Speaker 2>see you tomorrow for the big event. And he is

0:31:03.600 --> 0:31:05.520
<v Speaker 2>so and I want to be back in from Chicago

0:31:05.680 --> 0:31:06.760
<v Speaker 2>just for this.

0:31:08.200 --> 0:31:09.640
<v Speaker 3>And so at that point.

0:31:09.440 --> 0:31:12.320
<v Speaker 1>I wish there had been a video of me and

0:31:12.440 --> 0:31:15.160
<v Speaker 1>my face because my jaw dropped to the floor. I

0:31:15.160 --> 0:31:17.720
<v Speaker 1>couldn't stop what was happening. It really was a scene

0:31:17.800 --> 0:31:20.520
<v Speaker 1>from the show where I couldn't stop what was happening,

0:31:20.560 --> 0:31:23.720
<v Speaker 1>and I was just my heart was aching. My jaw

0:31:23.760 --> 0:31:27.880
<v Speaker 1>had dropped. I tried to like give her these nonverbal

0:31:28.000 --> 0:31:31.040
<v Speaker 1>cues of like, you know, aboard, aboard. I think she

0:31:31.120 --> 0:31:33.880
<v Speaker 1>was excited, and she kind of word vomited, and it

0:31:33.920 --> 0:31:36.520
<v Speaker 1>was out there and we couldn't turn around. We couldn't

0:31:36.520 --> 0:31:37.440
<v Speaker 1>turn the car around.

0:31:37.680 --> 0:31:41.640
<v Speaker 2>I felt so bad because I could see, I could set.

0:31:41.520 --> 0:31:42.280
<v Speaker 3>You got quiet.

0:31:42.400 --> 0:31:43.480
<v Speaker 1>I got really quiet, and I.

0:31:43.440 --> 0:31:46.880
<v Speaker 3>Could sense that you were like no, no, no, no,

0:31:47.000 --> 0:31:48.800
<v Speaker 3>and I love you so much.

0:31:49.000 --> 0:31:52.920
<v Speaker 2>I if I could have gotten like, here's the thing,

0:31:53.200 --> 0:31:53.720
<v Speaker 2>maybe if.

0:31:53.640 --> 0:31:56.080
<v Speaker 3>She just said the first.

0:31:55.760 --> 0:31:59.400
<v Speaker 2>Thing, I would have, But it was all happening so fast,

0:31:59.480 --> 0:32:01.479
<v Speaker 2>Like if she had just said the first thing and

0:32:01.520 --> 0:32:04.040
<v Speaker 2>then we I don't know if but she kept saying it.

0:32:04.440 --> 0:32:07.520
<v Speaker 2>I was trying to find a way to pretend like

0:32:07.560 --> 0:32:11.480
<v Speaker 2>I hadn't understood what was like if she maybe said

0:32:11.480 --> 0:32:15.320
<v Speaker 2>something a little bit, you know, hinting, I would have

0:32:15.400 --> 0:32:18.160
<v Speaker 2>just pretended I was confused, and I would have to

0:32:18.280 --> 0:32:21.200
<v Speaker 2>preserve what you'd clearly worked so hard for I would

0:32:21.200 --> 0:32:23.360
<v Speaker 2>have pretended I hadn't figured it out and pretended to

0:32:23.400 --> 0:32:25.480
<v Speaker 2>be surprised that I would, saying, because, by the way,

0:32:25.720 --> 0:32:27.840
<v Speaker 2>this wasn't something I was like trying to figure out.

0:32:28.000 --> 0:32:29.680
<v Speaker 2>I wasn't a kid trying to find out what my

0:32:29.720 --> 0:32:33.240
<v Speaker 2>parents got me for Christmas. I wanted to experience the

0:32:33.240 --> 0:32:36.720
<v Speaker 2>whole surprise. And I was actually so glad. Sometimes I'm annoyed.

0:32:36.880 --> 0:32:38.880
<v Speaker 2>Sometimes I'll be watching a movie and I'm annoyed. I

0:32:38.960 --> 0:32:41.040
<v Speaker 2>figured out the end of the movie because now the

0:32:41.080 --> 0:32:43.880
<v Speaker 2>whole thing's you know, it's a little less interesting. But

0:32:45.160 --> 0:32:47.200
<v Speaker 2>I didn't want to know. But there was just no

0:32:47.280 --> 0:32:49.760
<v Speaker 2>way to get around. She had made it so obvious, the.

0:32:49.720 --> 0:32:51.680
<v Speaker 1>Links I had gone to to keep this secret.

0:32:51.760 --> 0:32:55.440
<v Speaker 2>I mean, tell you the girlfriends and your boyfriends and

0:32:55.480 --> 0:32:57.160
<v Speaker 2>your friends that it's a surprise.

0:32:57.840 --> 0:32:59.720
<v Speaker 1>It was like, and I got to the eve, I

0:32:59.720 --> 0:33:02.720
<v Speaker 1>got to Christmas Eve, and I was there, I was home.

0:33:02.760 --> 0:33:06.520
<v Speaker 1>I was crossing the finish line in this girl just

0:33:06.880 --> 0:33:09.720
<v Speaker 1>blew it up and it was so we sat down.

0:33:10.120 --> 0:33:14.760
<v Speaker 1>I wasn't upset. I sat down. I go, well, let

0:33:14.840 --> 0:33:17.280
<v Speaker 1>me tell you about your surprise tomorrow night. Clearly we're

0:33:17.280 --> 0:33:19.200
<v Speaker 1>going to roy and we're going to sit down and

0:33:19.240 --> 0:33:22.280
<v Speaker 1>have a dinner by the man that cooked our wedding dinner,

0:33:22.440 --> 0:33:25.240
<v Speaker 1>and we're going to have some amazing wines. And that's

0:33:25.280 --> 0:33:28.440
<v Speaker 1>what happened. But then it also sunk in a little

0:33:28.440 --> 0:33:31.640
<v Speaker 1>bit further around, like, oh, I feel like I was

0:33:31.680 --> 0:33:33.720
<v Speaker 1>just very rude to that girl, and I felt like

0:33:33.800 --> 0:33:36.120
<v Speaker 1>she may have thought you were rude because you didn't

0:33:36.160 --> 0:33:38.840
<v Speaker 1>respond because I was just both quiet, Well, you didn't

0:33:38.840 --> 0:33:40.320
<v Speaker 1>know what she was talking about. You're like, I have

0:33:40.320 --> 0:33:42.240
<v Speaker 1>no idea what she was talking about, so you didn't respond.

0:33:42.360 --> 0:33:43.920
<v Speaker 3>I knew what she was talking about.

0:33:44.520 --> 0:33:46.680
<v Speaker 1>But you didn't know what the Yeah, you couldn't interact

0:33:46.800 --> 0:33:47.640
<v Speaker 1>because you didn't know.

0:33:48.200 --> 0:33:50.680
<v Speaker 3>No, I mean maybe I picked up on it pretty quickly.

0:33:50.800 --> 0:33:54.800
<v Speaker 3>I just was so quiet because I knew that I

0:33:54.880 --> 0:33:57.520
<v Speaker 3>was everything. I knew you were so upset, and so

0:33:57.560 --> 0:33:58.360
<v Speaker 3>I felt so bad.

0:33:58.560 --> 0:34:01.520
<v Speaker 2>But so look, I after a few minutes, I just

0:34:01.520 --> 0:34:03.360
<v Speaker 2>went up to to say, like, Ashley, don't worry about it,

0:34:03.520 --> 0:34:05.680
<v Speaker 2>and she, of course she said, oh my god, I

0:34:05.720 --> 0:34:07.640
<v Speaker 2>just texted Tom and he told me it was a surprise,

0:34:07.920 --> 0:34:11.200
<v Speaker 2>and now I feel so bad. I just said, don't

0:34:11.239 --> 0:34:14.040
<v Speaker 2>worry about it. It's not a big deal. But that

0:34:14.160 --> 0:34:17.080
<v Speaker 2>is the lesson everybody if you're planning a surprise. And

0:34:17.120 --> 0:34:19.640
<v Speaker 2>this is a thing that we used to say about

0:34:19.640 --> 0:34:23.600
<v Speaker 2>the Bachelor, Tell it's not just the people who know

0:34:23.640 --> 0:34:26.720
<v Speaker 2>about the surprise you're helping you with it. It's their people.

0:34:27.000 --> 0:34:29.279
<v Speaker 2>It's the third layer of people. That's so you got

0:34:29.320 --> 0:34:29.799
<v Speaker 2>to worry about.

0:34:31.000 --> 0:34:33.359
<v Speaker 3>And you know what, it was fun because then I.

0:34:33.320 --> 0:34:36.680
<v Speaker 2>Was able to get really excited for it, was to

0:34:36.760 --> 0:34:39.240
<v Speaker 2>look forward to it a little bit. So the next

0:34:39.320 --> 0:34:42.880
<v Speaker 2>day was that was all those this big finish of

0:34:42.920 --> 0:34:46.520
<v Speaker 2>surprises for our anniversary, like you said, taking me on

0:34:46.560 --> 0:34:48.400
<v Speaker 2>this journey of We went to the place where we

0:34:48.440 --> 0:34:51.719
<v Speaker 2>got engaged, and then we went to the place where

0:34:51.719 --> 0:34:56.080
<v Speaker 2>we got married and we got there at the exact

0:34:56.080 --> 0:34:59.840
<v Speaker 2>same time again to Roy and took some pictures and

0:35:00.120 --> 0:35:02.840
<v Speaker 2>it felt I mean was it felt like again it

0:35:02.880 --> 0:35:05.400
<v Speaker 2>was this beautiful day, the temperature was amazing.

0:35:06.440 --> 0:35:07.440
<v Speaker 3>We got so lucky.

0:35:07.480 --> 0:35:09.359
<v Speaker 2>I feel so blessed, Like I always feel a little

0:35:09.360 --> 0:35:11.919
<v Speaker 2>bit like my Dad was watching over us that day

0:35:11.960 --> 0:35:14.680
<v Speaker 2>because we just said the most perfect day and the

0:35:14.719 --> 0:35:18.799
<v Speaker 2>sky was so beautiful, and it made me feel like

0:35:18.800 --> 0:35:21.799
<v Speaker 2>he was just saying hello and making sure everything.

0:35:21.520 --> 0:35:22.240
<v Speaker 3>Would be perfect.

0:35:23.520 --> 0:35:28.000
<v Speaker 2>And so we had a gorgeous night and an incredible

0:35:28.000 --> 0:35:30.960
<v Speaker 2>dinner cooked by Chef Tom. And he didn't give us

0:35:31.000 --> 0:35:32.960
<v Speaker 2>the exact menu from our wedding, but he said it

0:35:33.000 --> 0:35:35.680
<v Speaker 2>was inspired by and he kind of used some of

0:35:35.719 --> 0:35:39.560
<v Speaker 2>the same ingredients and mirrored the dishes. And we got

0:35:39.560 --> 0:35:42.239
<v Speaker 2>to sit there with us and the guy who married us,

0:35:42.239 --> 0:35:44.120
<v Speaker 2>and his wife who sang in our wedding, Mike, and

0:35:44.160 --> 0:35:48.080
<v Speaker 2>a dean and the woman who helped us plan our wedding, Catherine,

0:35:48.080 --> 0:35:50.080
<v Speaker 2>and the guy who cooked our meal, Tom, and I

0:35:50.080 --> 0:35:51.920
<v Speaker 2>guess you and I the people who got married and

0:35:52.080 --> 0:35:52.880
<v Speaker 2>just enjoy it.

0:35:52.719 --> 0:35:57.000
<v Speaker 1>Opened up a ridiculous run of some burgundies that led

0:35:57.040 --> 0:36:02.520
<v Speaker 1>into some real wines, uh cabernets and some oh man,

0:36:02.600 --> 0:36:04.720
<v Speaker 1>it was just it was ever it was. It was perfect.

0:36:05.000 --> 0:36:05.520
<v Speaker 3>Took our.

0:36:06.160 --> 0:36:10.080
<v Speaker 2>I always recommend Cheers tablets. You can get the money

0:36:10.640 --> 0:36:12.000
<v Speaker 2>at the end of the night and they will make

0:36:12.040 --> 0:36:14.879
<v Speaker 2>sure that you aren't miserable in Napa when you're doing

0:36:14.920 --> 0:36:17.080
<v Speaker 2>wine tastings all day and then drinking wine at night.

0:36:17.400 --> 0:36:19.080
<v Speaker 1>But we you know, we had to. It was almost

0:36:19.120 --> 0:36:21.840
<v Speaker 1>a full moon out and it was just one of

0:36:21.840 --> 0:36:24.120
<v Speaker 1>those perfect clear nights because it had rain the night

0:36:24.160 --> 0:36:26.719
<v Speaker 1>before in Napus it was so clear you could see it.

0:36:26.840 --> 0:36:27.600
<v Speaker 3>How are you feeling?

0:36:28.840 --> 0:36:29.560
<v Speaker 1>How am I feeling?

0:36:29.600 --> 0:36:31.600
<v Speaker 3>How are you feeling in that? And yeah, being there,

0:36:31.640 --> 0:36:32.600
<v Speaker 3>I haven't even really.

0:36:32.400 --> 0:36:34.680
<v Speaker 1>Asked you that I was going to tell you. One

0:36:34.719 --> 0:36:37.879
<v Speaker 1>of my favorite moments was that you and Nadine had

0:36:37.880 --> 0:36:39.640
<v Speaker 1>walked back into the kitchen, I think to say thanks

0:36:39.680 --> 0:36:42.640
<v Speaker 1>to chef Tom and to our friend Catherine who helped

0:36:42.680 --> 0:36:44.560
<v Speaker 1>put this whole thing on and put our wedding on.

0:36:45.080 --> 0:36:47.439
<v Speaker 1>And so Mike and I were so the room where

0:36:47.440 --> 0:36:51.360
<v Speaker 1>we kind of had our ceremony, Uh is this tasting

0:36:51.480 --> 0:36:53.200
<v Speaker 1>It's like a living room, right, There's a table and

0:36:53.239 --> 0:36:55.839
<v Speaker 1>a fireplace and chairs, and so Mike and I were

0:36:55.840 --> 0:36:59.799
<v Speaker 1>sitting in these two big leather chairs where everybody had

0:36:59.840 --> 0:37:02.040
<v Speaker 1>just been sitting a year, you know, that night a

0:37:02.120 --> 0:37:05.560
<v Speaker 1>year before for our wedding. And I don't know, I

0:37:05.640 --> 0:37:07.640
<v Speaker 1>just we were looking up and it was night, and so

0:37:07.800 --> 0:37:09.920
<v Speaker 1>I had never really seen the place at night in

0:37:09.960 --> 0:37:11.800
<v Speaker 1>the lights, and I was like, this is really a

0:37:11.840 --> 0:37:14.520
<v Speaker 1>beautiful room. And I don't know, it was kind of

0:37:14.560 --> 0:37:17.000
<v Speaker 1>like being in a church late at night where you

0:37:17.080 --> 0:37:18.319
<v Speaker 1>just kind of took I kind of took it in

0:37:18.360 --> 0:37:21.880
<v Speaker 1>for the first time again, and it just made me

0:37:22.440 --> 0:37:27.200
<v Speaker 1>emotional and very nostalgic and grateful and happy. And look,

0:37:27.280 --> 0:37:29.359
<v Speaker 1>my belly was full. I had some great wine, and

0:37:29.400 --> 0:37:30.840
<v Speaker 1>so it was just kind of it all kind of

0:37:30.920 --> 0:37:33.319
<v Speaker 1>hit me right at the end where I was just

0:37:33.440 --> 0:37:38.799
<v Speaker 1>so in love, so grateful and just yeah, blast, I

0:37:38.840 --> 0:37:40.799
<v Speaker 1>felt just Mike. Mike just kind of put his eye

0:37:40.840 --> 0:37:43.640
<v Speaker 1>on my shoulders, like yeah, he just we both kind

0:37:43.680 --> 0:37:45.680
<v Speaker 1>of just felt this moment together. It was really cool

0:37:45.880 --> 0:37:46.399
<v Speaker 1>at the end.

0:37:46.680 --> 0:37:49.960
<v Speaker 2>I think my favorite moment was before we sat down

0:37:50.000 --> 0:37:52.000
<v Speaker 2>to dinner, I said to you, I want to go

0:37:52.080 --> 0:37:55.480
<v Speaker 2>back down because we we had done our dinner on

0:37:55.520 --> 0:37:57.120
<v Speaker 2>the lower level, and I said, I want to go

0:37:57.160 --> 0:37:58.680
<v Speaker 2>back down there to where we were with all our

0:37:58.680 --> 0:38:03.320
<v Speaker 2>friends and family before the sunsets tonight. I want to

0:38:03.360 --> 0:38:05.840
<v Speaker 2>see before the light goes away. And so just the

0:38:05.880 --> 0:38:09.279
<v Speaker 2>two of us went down there, and that was what,

0:38:09.520 --> 0:38:12.279
<v Speaker 2>you know, our wedding and app was everything I think

0:38:12.320 --> 0:38:14.040
<v Speaker 2>we wanted it to be, because it was, you know,

0:38:14.080 --> 0:38:16.120
<v Speaker 2>the small group of the people we love the most,

0:38:17.000 --> 0:38:18.919
<v Speaker 2>and we got so much great time with them, and

0:38:19.600 --> 0:38:23.920
<v Speaker 2>that's what I'll I will remember forever. But standing there

0:38:23.960 --> 0:38:27.040
<v Speaker 2>with you in that spot again that already held so

0:38:27.160 --> 0:38:31.880
<v Speaker 2>much emotion, I really was thinking, like, wow, I'm surprised

0:38:32.320 --> 0:38:35.759
<v Speaker 2>because I loved you so much when we got married, obviously,

0:38:36.600 --> 0:38:40.040
<v Speaker 2>but I was thinking, I'm surprised by how much deeper

0:38:40.080 --> 0:38:41.879
<v Speaker 2>I feel like our love has gotten in this first

0:38:41.960 --> 0:38:44.399
<v Speaker 2>year of marriage. People talk a lot about the first

0:38:44.440 --> 0:38:46.880
<v Speaker 2>year of marriage and how you know you can have

0:38:46.960 --> 0:38:50.080
<v Speaker 2>some bumps along the way, which we really haven't had.

0:38:50.120 --> 0:38:53.000
<v Speaker 2>But like I think, maybe I naively thought, I don't know,

0:38:53.040 --> 0:38:56.759
<v Speaker 2>because we're a little older and we know ourselves a

0:38:56.800 --> 0:38:59.640
<v Speaker 2>little better, I didn't know how much the first year

0:38:59.640 --> 0:39:04.600
<v Speaker 2>of marriage would still be really impactful. I feel that

0:39:05.320 --> 0:39:07.560
<v Speaker 2>our love has gotten a lot deeper. I feel that

0:39:07.640 --> 0:39:11.680
<v Speaker 2>we're even closer. And I felt that in that moment

0:39:11.760 --> 0:39:15.279
<v Speaker 2>because it was really a bookmark of one year then

0:39:15.360 --> 0:39:18.960
<v Speaker 2>to now in that same spot and being there physically

0:39:19.000 --> 0:39:23.440
<v Speaker 2>in that place really helped me reflect on that. So

0:39:23.480 --> 0:39:26.160
<v Speaker 2>that made me really grateful and happy. And I never

0:39:26.320 --> 0:39:27.880
<v Speaker 2>thought about this because, like I said, I had no

0:39:27.960 --> 0:39:30.480
<v Speaker 2>idea you were taking me there. But I highly recommend

0:39:30.960 --> 0:39:33.760
<v Speaker 2>going to the place you got married A year later.

0:39:33.840 --> 0:39:37.400
<v Speaker 2>I was reflecting and thinking, well, to say, we've done

0:39:37.440 --> 0:39:39.959
<v Speaker 2>this in ten years, like for your tenure, the place

0:39:40.040 --> 0:39:41.560
<v Speaker 2>might have changed a lot. I don't know, maybe it's

0:39:41.600 --> 0:39:44.000
<v Speaker 2>not even still there, maybe the same people aren't still there.

0:39:44.320 --> 0:39:46.959
<v Speaker 2>So to come back a year later where it's still

0:39:47.000 --> 0:39:51.600
<v Speaker 2>the same and to kind of have your senses awakened

0:39:51.600 --> 0:39:55.040
<v Speaker 2>again and have your memory refreshed and again to experience

0:39:55.080 --> 0:39:59.640
<v Speaker 2>it a little slower was really really cool. So I

0:39:59.640 --> 0:40:01.319
<v Speaker 2>don't know you knew that it would bring all that,

0:40:01.560 --> 0:40:03.080
<v Speaker 2>No I did. What did you think it would bring?

0:40:03.520 --> 0:40:06.600
<v Speaker 1>I just I knew it would be sentimental for us

0:40:06.600 --> 0:40:08.719
<v Speaker 1>because you and I both we both appreciate and love

0:40:08.760 --> 0:40:10.319
<v Speaker 1>the same things. And it's one of the things I've

0:40:10.360 --> 0:40:14.680
<v Speaker 1>become I've learned over this year of you know, Elsie

0:40:14.680 --> 0:40:16.480
<v Speaker 1>and I and I agree, it's funny that it's only

0:40:16.560 --> 0:40:19.040
<v Speaker 1>been a year, but I do think that we have

0:40:19.400 --> 0:40:22.799
<v Speaker 1>leapt forward so much further than you know you think

0:40:22.840 --> 0:40:25.560
<v Speaker 1>at the time, Like we are in love and we

0:40:25.600 --> 0:40:28.640
<v Speaker 1>are connected, and all those things are true a year ago.

0:40:28.760 --> 0:40:33.200
<v Speaker 1>But you know, what you can't ever make is history.

0:40:33.320 --> 0:40:36.439
<v Speaker 1>Only time can help you make history. And we've had

0:40:36.480 --> 0:40:39.960
<v Speaker 1>the experience of time now together. And so now that

0:40:39.960 --> 0:40:43.040
<v Speaker 1>we've had another year under our belt, four more seasons

0:40:43.560 --> 0:40:46.000
<v Speaker 1>of experience and love and life and all these things,

0:40:46.000 --> 0:40:48.359
<v Speaker 1>it just brings you closer together, and so now you

0:40:48.400 --> 0:40:50.160
<v Speaker 1>have we have stories, and so we have you know,

0:40:50.200 --> 0:40:52.840
<v Speaker 1>we sit there and talk about our our parents and

0:40:53.000 --> 0:40:55.120
<v Speaker 1>and things that you know, having them there and all

0:40:55.160 --> 0:40:59.680
<v Speaker 1>those just experiences made it that much more meaningful, and

0:40:59.719 --> 0:41:02.440
<v Speaker 1>so it was a beautiful trip.

0:41:02.680 --> 0:41:05.719
<v Speaker 2>I just reminded always of the importance of celebrating. Like,

0:41:06.800 --> 0:41:08.439
<v Speaker 2>I don't know, maybe if I told this to someone,

0:41:08.440 --> 0:41:10.279
<v Speaker 2>it might seem like a lot wow on your first

0:41:10.280 --> 0:41:14.400
<v Speaker 2>anniversary you went back or what. But I think often

0:41:14.560 --> 0:41:16.560
<v Speaker 2>our relationship is the thing that we feel we can

0:41:16.600 --> 0:41:19.719
<v Speaker 2>rely on, so it ends up coming last. You know,

0:41:19.760 --> 0:41:21.879
<v Speaker 2>you're working, you have your kids, you're doing these things

0:41:21.880 --> 0:41:24.880
<v Speaker 2>because you think, oh, the relationship's good, it's there. I

0:41:24.880 --> 0:41:27.960
<v Speaker 2>don't have to feed that, but the feeding it is

0:41:28.000 --> 0:41:30.960
<v Speaker 2>what makes it good for so, you know, for the

0:41:31.000 --> 0:41:35.000
<v Speaker 2>times when you need it. I think it's so important

0:41:35.040 --> 0:41:37.520
<v Speaker 2>to celebrate each other, to celebrate your love, to take.

0:41:37.360 --> 0:41:40.120
<v Speaker 3>Time to think about it. And one thing that I

0:41:40.160 --> 0:41:40.680
<v Speaker 3>love that we.

0:41:40.680 --> 0:41:42.640
<v Speaker 2>Do is that when we give each other these gifts

0:41:42.719 --> 0:41:45.520
<v Speaker 2>or we do surprises for each other, we always try

0:41:45.520 --> 0:41:47.640
<v Speaker 2>to do trips. Like I love that you surprised me

0:41:47.719 --> 0:41:52.040
<v Speaker 2>with a trip instead of an item, because that meant

0:41:52.080 --> 0:41:54.520
<v Speaker 2>we got to make these memories together and feed our relationship.

0:41:54.680 --> 0:41:59.240
<v Speaker 2>And I'm like tired, and now I'll get a little teary,

0:41:59.280 --> 0:42:01.640
<v Speaker 2>but I love you so much and I'm so grateful.

0:42:02.200 --> 0:42:03.920
<v Speaker 3>It was a perfect weekend.

0:42:03.960 --> 0:42:06.840
<v Speaker 2>Yet again, thank you to all the people who helped

0:42:06.960 --> 0:42:10.480
<v Speaker 2>you make it perfect. To roy to Brand for all

0:42:10.520 --> 0:42:13.000
<v Speaker 2>the great memories we've had in both those places. Can't

0:42:13.040 --> 0:42:18.040
<v Speaker 2>recommend them enough, and can't recommend that enough. Go have

0:42:18.080 --> 0:42:20.160
<v Speaker 2>a romantic weekend and feed your relationship.

0:42:20.200 --> 0:42:20.399
<v Speaker 3>There.

0:42:20.560 --> 0:42:23.280
<v Speaker 1>I well in this the way I began. Happy first

0:42:23.480 --> 0:42:26.000
<v Speaker 1>first anniversary. Maybe we have many more.

0:42:26.440 --> 0:42:26.920
<v Speaker 3>I love you.

0:42:27.280 --> 0:42:29.879
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0:42:32.480 --> 0:42:35.120
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