WEBVTT - Recovery Run: Kid Free Weekend, Meatballs, And Motorcycles

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<v Speaker 1>Morning Run with Amy and TJ and iHeartRadio podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey folks, it is Saturday, June twenty eighth, and are

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<v Speaker 2>you up for a recovery run with us? Welcome to

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<v Speaker 2>this recovery episode of Amy and TJ Rols.

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<v Speaker 3>We decided.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, we are runners, and in the real running world,

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<v Speaker 2>you run all week and sometimes you have to have

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<v Speaker 2>what's called.

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<v Speaker 3>A recovery run.

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<v Speaker 2>And please do tell the folks what that means.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, there's actually a definition out there, and I think

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<v Speaker 1>most runners already know it, but for those of you

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<v Speaker 1>who don't, a recovery run is a short, low intensity

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<v Speaker 1>run performed after a strenuous workout to aid in recovery

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<v Speaker 1>and reduce stiffness. Yes, so everyone needs a little recovery run.

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<v Speaker 1>See where we're getting to deal with all of the

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<v Speaker 1>stress your body stiffens with all of the negative news headlines.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, there was a with the run at the

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<v Speaker 1>beginning of the week to.

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<v Speaker 3>Answer the other couple of wars going on.

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<v Speaker 1>Yees correct, And then all of the personal drama and

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<v Speaker 1>trauma we've all probably experienced during the week in parenting

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<v Speaker 1>and relationships and friendships and work, yes.

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<v Speaker 3>Even in Venice. Right now, there's tension.

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<v Speaker 1>For God's sake, life can be hard, and we all

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<v Speaker 1>need a recovery run.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so we want to keep our runs going with you.

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<v Speaker 2>We have our Monday through Friday in which we of

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<v Speaker 2>course talk all the news headlines, but the hey, let's

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<v Speaker 2>have a recovery run, and we're actually gonna tell you

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<v Speaker 2>all the things, the tools, and really just some randomness

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<v Speaker 2>how we go about and how we've gone about surviving

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<v Speaker 2>some of these very difficult weeks world. Have you got

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<v Speaker 2>kind of a general list there with some of these

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<v Speaker 2>things I did on my own, some you did on

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<v Speaker 2>your own, some of these things we did together. But

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<v Speaker 2>these are the things that helped us get through the week.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, okay, So I actually started my week feeling a

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<v Speaker 1>little heavy. I think a lot of folks did, perhaps

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<v Speaker 1>with the news of the world. And I finally, and

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<v Speaker 1>I say finally, picked up one of so many personal

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<v Speaker 1>journals that had been collecting by my night side in

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<v Speaker 1>my night's my night stand, excuse me, right by the

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<v Speaker 1>side of my bed. And you know, people give them

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<v Speaker 1>to you as gifts, and it's such a cool thing,

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<v Speaker 1>and everyone tells you how powerful and transformational journaling can be,

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<v Speaker 1>and so I actually decided to pick up one of

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<v Speaker 1>these journals. You saw it, right, It was read and

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<v Speaker 1>I thought you made fun of it because it said

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<v Speaker 1>follow your dreams. Doesn't that sound like something you would

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<v Speaker 1>make fun of me for exactly? Okay? So there was

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<v Speaker 1>it was the one that was on top. Yeah, And

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<v Speaker 1>so I picked it up and I went outside and

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<v Speaker 1>I committed to thirty minutes of writing in this journal

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<v Speaker 1>about what I was feeling, what I had learned, what

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<v Speaker 1>I was learning about myself. And I'm telling you it

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<v Speaker 1>was transformative. I felt lighter, like all the things that

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<v Speaker 1>I was thinking and ruminating about.

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<v Speaker 3>Wait, just getting it out. Are you supposed to go

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<v Speaker 3>back and read.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I haven't gone back and read it, but getting.

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<v Speaker 3>It out, Okay, that's the point, okay.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think maybe yes, of course, when you get

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<v Speaker 1>past certain points and you can reflect back six months ago,

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<v Speaker 1>a year ago and see how far you've come, that

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<v Speaker 1>also is helpful. But I am telling you my body

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<v Speaker 1>physically felt lighter, my heart was softer, my energy was greater.

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<v Speaker 1>And I know people like duh, but actually try it.

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<v Speaker 1>It's amazing. So that was something I did.

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<v Speaker 3>Nobody's ever given me a journal and say, hey, lets

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<v Speaker 3>try this to.

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<v Speaker 1>Jay your birthday's coming out.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh my goodness, would you, Oh my god, would you?

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<v Speaker 3>Oh my god? Can you please?

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<v Speaker 1>I'll get you a special pen.

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<v Speaker 3>Can I have a sweet message in the front y?

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, I'll make sure it does.

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<v Speaker 2>Guys and gals are so different. This is how you

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<v Speaker 2>got your piece to start the week.

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<v Speaker 3>Ah, I was outside a night journaled. I was on

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<v Speaker 3>a motorcycle, riding across the state line. I did that,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, I love.

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't realize I didn't tell you I went because

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<v Speaker 2>I leave so early in the morning. I got out,

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<v Speaker 2>hopped on the bike at six am, and I was

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<v Speaker 2>out for a was this a forty five minute probably

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<v Speaker 2>ride from Lower Manhattan to uh up Cross Fort Lee,

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<v Speaker 2>the George Washington Bridge, then up north New Jersey. And

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<v Speaker 2>there's a great state line lookout park up there that

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<v Speaker 2>I've been going to for years. And went out that

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<v Speaker 2>it took a few pictures, enjoyed the view this on

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<v Speaker 2>the bike that morning, nobody.

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<v Speaker 1>Out, So I knew you had ridden your motorcycle, but

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't know you went that far. I mean, that's

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<v Speaker 1>a commitment, but that's so cool. I love that you

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<v Speaker 1>did that. I love that you went into nature. How

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<v Speaker 1>did that did that change how you felt?

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<v Speaker 3>Well?

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<v Speaker 2>I went, I rode by nature. I didn't go in

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<v Speaker 2>the nature. I saw it as I sped by. Even

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<v Speaker 2>when I went to the lookout place, you know, I

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<v Speaker 2>just stayed right there on the concrete with the bike,

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<v Speaker 2>looked out at the water a little bit across to

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<v Speaker 2>New York.

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<v Speaker 3>And I came on back.

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<v Speaker 1>And how did you feel afterwards? Like before you went

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<v Speaker 1>and then after, Oh, it's invigorating.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, riding a motorcycle is one of the

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<v Speaker 2>few things I compared to rock climbing, and I love

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<v Speaker 2>it because when you're doing it, you cannot have anything

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<v Speaker 2>else on your mind. You have to play such close

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<v Speaker 2>attention on a motorcycle that if you're lost in your

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<v Speaker 2>thoughts somewhere, you're gonna make a mistake. You're gonna miss something.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's why I do. I like it.

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<v Speaker 1>I love that you have that outlet. That's very, very cool,

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<v Speaker 1>And it's good to have outlets without each other because

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<v Speaker 1>we spend so much time together finding something it's rare.

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<v Speaker 1>But this week I also went out with my girlfriends

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<v Speaker 1>to a place that I have loved for over a

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<v Speaker 1>decade that I haven't been back to in I believe

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<v Speaker 1>a year and a half perhaps, But it's a place

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<v Speaker 1>called Marie Chrisis.

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<v Speaker 3>Probably on me. You have a black boyfriend, heterosexual boyfriend.

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<v Speaker 1>It is a gay Broadway singing bar with a piano.

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<v Speaker 1>If you ever come, yeah, you have come with me

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of times. But this is a place in

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<v Speaker 1>the West Village. If you do ever go to New

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<v Speaker 1>York City, I urge you if you love Broadway and

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<v Speaker 1>you love show tunes. This is such a unique and

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<v Speaker 1>spectacular place that's been there the nineteen fifties, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>exactly the same as it was in the nineteen fifties

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<v Speaker 1>as it is now in twenty twenty five, and there's

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<v Speaker 1>a feeling of community. Where else can you go and

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<v Speaker 1>just belt out songs and it doesn't matter how you're singing.

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<v Speaker 1>So anyway, I went there just for two hours.

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<v Speaker 3>It doesn't matter how you're singing.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, okay, a lot of people are really good in there. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>they're really good.

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<v Speaker 3>And they get on to you. If you're not as good,

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<v Speaker 3>and if you don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>Lyrics, just let the really good singers drown you out.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's just a joyful place, and so it was

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<v Speaker 1>an outlet that I had not I hadn't experienced in

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<v Speaker 1>a while. And it really also just it gave me joy,

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<v Speaker 1>and I just I felt changed because of it. When

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<v Speaker 1>you start taking the moment to prioritize fun and especially

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<v Speaker 1>things you've been putting off or what you used to do,

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<v Speaker 1>and you just make time for it. I mean I

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<v Speaker 1>actually was gone because I came back afterwards. I was

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<v Speaker 1>back home at eight pm, eight thirty, but I was

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<v Speaker 1>gone for two hours at the most.

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<v Speaker 3>Right, What was I doing?

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<v Speaker 1>You were chilling at the apartment. Yeah, yeah, you were cool.

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<v Speaker 1>You you texted me on my way and you said,

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<v Speaker 1>babe and joy have fun and you said it in

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<v Speaker 1>all caps, or you wrote it in all caps. But

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<v Speaker 1>I knew that's because you were on your computer. I

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<v Speaker 1>knew you weren't screaming that at me. Yeah, but but

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<v Speaker 1>I I came back happier, and that is something to remember.

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<v Speaker 3>That was a fun night, even though we weren't hanging

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<v Speaker 3>out together.

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<v Speaker 1>And then you you experienced some joy through music. What

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<v Speaker 1>happened you Blanco Brown, Blanco Brown that you were we

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<v Speaker 1>were talking about what we each did individually first. That

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<v Speaker 1>gave us some joy.

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<v Speaker 2>You you this gave you joy as well. We did

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<v Speaker 2>this together. But I have I've been on a Blanco

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<v Speaker 2>Brown kick here lately.

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<v Speaker 3>This start.

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<v Speaker 2>If you all don't know Blanco Brown, He's a brother

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<v Speaker 2>from Atlanta who was a country music star and if

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<v Speaker 2>you're the name that's not familiar, got really popular on

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<v Speaker 2>TikTok online with that song get Up do the Cowboy

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<v Speaker 2>Boogie and me that that song?

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<v Speaker 3>But why have I been? What song? It started with?

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<v Speaker 3>What you know what?

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<v Speaker 2>It's a Cane Brown song with Marshmallow. Okay, so that

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<v Speaker 2>song is on a playlist, the playlist runs out and

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<v Speaker 2>it starts just playing similar music. So I'm getting a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of country music with hip hop beats under it.

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<v Speaker 2>And so Blanco Brown came up and I started listening

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<v Speaker 2>to some more of his stuff and now I'm just hooked.

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<v Speaker 2>I've had an almost exclusive Blanco.

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<v Speaker 1>Brown week the Power of Music, And yes.

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<v Speaker 2>I've been blaring that stuff and you don't even know

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<v Speaker 2>what you listen to, but I'm listening to him and

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<v Speaker 2>TI rap under a country beat.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm loving it. That is amazing, And like that is

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<v Speaker 1>one of those things where when you listen to something

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<v Speaker 1>that you love and you find new music AI. That's

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<v Speaker 1>also the power of AI. What did we do before?

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<v Speaker 1>Then when they start playing suggested music that's similar to

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<v Speaker 1>what you like, you discover all sorts of new things.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, well, we're going to tell you the last two

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<v Speaker 2>things that brought us joy this week. One of them

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<v Speaker 2>we have to apologize to our kids for and the

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<v Speaker 2>other let's just simply say meatballs.

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome back to this edition of Amy and TJ, and

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<v Speaker 1>we are taking you on a recovery run with us

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<v Speaker 1>the things we did throughout the week to bring us

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<v Speaker 1>some joy, to cover a little bit from all the

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<v Speaker 1>heaviness that we all experience each and every week. And

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<v Speaker 1>we talked a little bit about some of the things

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<v Speaker 1>we did on our own, but there were a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of things that we did and are doing together that

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<v Speaker 1>are bringing us joy. Should we talk about meatballs first?

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<v Speaker 2>We are on others happened. We've been went back Keto

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<v Speaker 2>for I guess maybe six.

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<v Speaker 3>Weeks now, yeah, six weeks. So obviously people understand Keto.

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<v Speaker 3>It's uh, you explain.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll explain Keto because I was I was a Keto

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<v Speaker 1>what do they call it? Ketov angela evangelist, Keto evangelist.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what it is. No, I know, I've tried to

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<v Speaker 1>really not be so annoying, but yes, I went off

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<v Speaker 1>of it for a little while. We're back on it,

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<v Speaker 1>and so yes, we don't really we massively limit our carbs,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're always looking for some delicious fat. It could

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<v Speaker 1>be animal fat, it can be vegetable fat. And we

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<v Speaker 1>got on a meatball kick and so we have we

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<v Speaker 1>have been loving meatballs. You can't have the meatballs with

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<v Speaker 1>the breading, so it's a specific We have to find

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<v Speaker 1>Italian restaurants that do the meatballs with cheese and tomato sauce.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's give our boy credit.

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<v Speaker 1>Perry Club.

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<v Speaker 3>Ferry Club was that.

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<v Speaker 1>West Village, Yes, West Village.

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<v Speaker 2>You all can get to brandon our guy over at

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<v Speaker 2>the Perry Club. Still the best meatball I've ever had

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<v Speaker 2>in my life, Yes, and at that place.

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<v Speaker 1>The problem is it that particular restaurant doesn't open until

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<v Speaker 1>five PM, and that is almost past our bed time

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<v Speaker 1>at this point. So we have to find restaurants at

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<v Speaker 1>least when we're hungry in the middle of the day,

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<v Speaker 1>which is everyone else's end of the day. And we

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<v Speaker 1>we actually stumbled on the meatball shop in Hell's Kitchen

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<v Speaker 1>because Eva, my oldest, was in a play and she

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<v Speaker 1>was she was in an off Broadway play was that night.

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<v Speaker 1>It was that night and it was her first paid

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<v Speaker 1>professional appearance.

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<v Speaker 3>The one with the guy. The kid got the lines.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, so we didn't know afterwards. We didn't know until afterwards,

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<v Speaker 1>but she, I guess one of them, I don't know who.

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<v Speaker 1>She had a scene with a partner. Someone skipped ahead

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<v Speaker 1>to the end of the scene and then they had

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<v Speaker 1>to kind of backtrack and make stuff up an ad

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<v Speaker 1>lib to get back on track with the script. But

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't notice. Did you notice?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, because I kept saying always that if he asked

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<v Speaker 2>her one more time, can I take you home?

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<v Speaker 3>I'm going to lose my mind?

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<v Speaker 1>Right? We thought that was weird.

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<v Speaker 2>That tis then we learned he was trying to get

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<v Speaker 2>the scene back on track.

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<v Speaker 1>So yes, this is, yes, this is These are young

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<v Speaker 1>budding artists who are still working out their their craft.

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<v Speaker 1>But anyway, we wouldn't normally probably not ever be in

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<v Speaker 1>the Hell's Kitchen area because we'd stay downtown in at

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<v Speaker 1>ten block radius. But we ended up finding the meatball

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<v Speaker 1>shop and got all sorts of chicken meatballs, veal meatballs.

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<v Speaker 1>We will be back. We will take a trip just

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<v Speaker 1>to go back there. It was so good.

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<v Speaker 2>The special for the day was the jerk chicken meatball.

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<v Speaker 2>I think we didn't get that. But and then they

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<v Speaker 2>were so nice. They allowed us to sit outside and

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<v Speaker 2>stay hang out and have a drink a little longer.

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<v Speaker 3>They were great. But we will be back to that Shoa.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes. And then we found a fantastic place to order

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<v Speaker 1>meatballs in and we went to Parm and we had

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<v Speaker 1>their meatballs, and then we had their meatball Parm. So

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<v Speaker 1>we just can't have the pasta. It's just we had

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<v Speaker 1>a side salad instead, which was lovely. Anyway. So we've

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<v Speaker 1>been on a huge meatball kick and that has brought

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<v Speaker 1>us so much joy. We're out to keep finding all

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<v Speaker 1>the great meatball shops in New York City.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, the last thing that brought us joy.

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<v Speaker 2>Look, we don't no, we'd never avoid our kids. We

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<v Speaker 2>never get an opportunity to avoid our kids. They always

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<v Speaker 2>need something. So Bean is twelve. Soon as she gets

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<v Speaker 2>out of school, she darts towards wherever we are. Yes

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<v Speaker 2>and Elisa's home for the summer, and Ava is actually

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<v Speaker 2>transitioning to her grown up apartment, if you will. So

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<v Speaker 2>she's hanging staying at the apartment for the summer. So

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<v Speaker 2>we got full house all the time. But they all

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<v Speaker 2>just happen to be out of town this weekend. So

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<v Speaker 2>what did mama and daddy do.

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<v Speaker 1>We booked an airbnb on a lake about an hour

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<v Speaker 1>and change outside of the city, and we are now

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<v Speaker 1>giving ourselves some very much needed alone time. And yes,

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<v Speaker 1>we're together all the time, but we're working and we're

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<v Speaker 1>managing kids. Tej's been saying this to me a lot lately.

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<v Speaker 1>We are parenting entirely too much because at our ages,

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<v Speaker 1>why are we parenting so much? You know, we love

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<v Speaker 1>our kids. In fact, we're about to go on a

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<v Speaker 1>family vacation soon enough, so this is actually, I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like this is really smart. We deserve this, We deserve this.

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<v Speaker 1>So we have four nights where it's just the two

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<v Speaker 1>of us, and honestly, the Wi Fi is spotty. We

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<v Speaker 1>can't really communicate that well with anybody, which we're not

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<v Speaker 1>upset about. And yes, we come back and we pretty

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<v Speaker 1>much go straight into family vacation. So this is a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit indulgent, but my god, it's it's bringing us joy.

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<v Speaker 2>Look, we are blessed to be able to travel and

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<v Speaker 2>keep working as we're doing it.

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<v Speaker 3>But yes, as we do.

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<v Speaker 2>I just saw a pontoon boat go by as we

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<v Speaker 2>were saying, all of that road, but this is great.

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<v Speaker 2>So it is a stressful week for us. We get

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<v Speaker 2>up very early and then we end up working later

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<v Speaker 2>than we should, and we're trying to set better boundaries.

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<v Speaker 2>But we take the moments to laugh about a meatball,

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<v Speaker 2>to take a motorcycle ride, to something journal journal.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't wait till you start journaling.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm going to make sure I come on here

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<v Speaker 2>and talk about it.

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<v Speaker 3>Maybe read some injuries.

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<v Speaker 1>But anyway, we hope that maybe you take some time.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes it's about prioritizing fun or prioritizing yourself or your relationship,

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<v Speaker 1>and so everybody deserves to go on a recovery run.

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<v Speaker 1>We hope you can find yours this weekend. But thank

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<v Speaker 1>you for listening to us, and have a wonderful Saturday, everybody,