 Good morning everyone, happy Sunday. I don't usually vlog on Sundays, I don't think. Well, sometimes I guess I have them lounging around the house but I felt like vlogging today, so why not? So I just made myself a coffee, it is extremely, extremely full. I just sat down at my desk, I've got everything ready to go, got my breakfast, got a banana and a bar and I'm actually about to hop on a zoom call with my friends, I'm so excited. So Leah, Jessica, Alexa and I are getting on a call to plan our reunion, sneak peak. It's gotta happen, we're all fully vaccinated now. So we're all gonna make sure that we are getting together safely and responsibly and we're just all really, really excited. So we're gonna plan something out, I can't freaking wait. I don't really know what else we're gonna get up to today. I am really craving just like a very slow Sunday. We had some friends over last night and they were here until like 12 30 or maybe we went to bed at 12 30 either way. It was late, it's a late night for us. It's funny cause like when you get older I swear to God staying up late affects you way more than drinking alcohol does. Like you have way more of a hangover from staying up late than you do drinking. It's hilarious. Hi, good morning. You can't hear them but they're saying bye. All right, just got off the call it has been like an hour and a half and it's gonna be sooner than you all think. Let me just tell you that. We are reuniting and I'm so excited. So I'm going to enjoy a little bit of a relaxing Sunday. I might go play some Donkey Kong, spend time with my love and we'll check in a bit. But in the meantime, we have a trip on the books. It's going to be epic and I'm so excited. Good morning everyone. It is the next day. Actually, why did I just say good morning? It's literally like 2 p.m. Hello, I think it's like one something. I don't know. Anyways, hello, it is the next day and I have been running around crazy all day as I do. Got some work done this morning. Then when got my nails done, just went for a nice blue. I might add some daisies later. I don't know. Since the smiley face debacle, I've been kind of scared to ask for nail art. So I'm like, maybe I'll just do that part myself. So I don't know of many Phoenix places that are good with nail art or like the nail art that's popular at the moment. So I was like, Drew has a little dotting tool in his painting set. So maybe I'll just try that on my own. So we'll see. I'm gathering some stuff to film a video because well, actually, let's talk. We can just sit down right here in my bathroom floor. That sounds great. There's no reason. We don't need to talk. I'm just like, I just wanted to sit down. I don't have to hold my camera out like this. But I'm actually leaving tomorrow. I am going to Nashville. I haven't been to Nashville in like over two years but I haven't seen my dad in like a year and a half. It's been way too long. It makes me really sad. I haven't seen my dad since December of 2019. That is crazy. And now that we're both fully vaccinated and I'm just feeling a little bit safer about travel overall and now that cases are dropping at least where I live and where my dad lives, we are feeling safe and comfortable enough to see each other. So I'm really excited. My best friend from back home is also fully vaccinated and I haven't seen her in like two years. So I'm just really, really thrilled. I don't know how much I'm going to be vlogging. I'm definitely going to vlog a little bit but I'm also just going to like enjoy my time because this is like, you know, very sacred special time to me. I'm pretty sure it's actually going to rain the entire time but I honestly don't mind at all because it literally never rains here. So if you would have asked me back when I lived in Nashville I would have been like, I hate rain. I'm so annoyed. But honestly I'm kind of looking forward to that. So that'll be wonderful. And I'm just excited to rewrite with my dad. Like this time tomorrow I will be with my dad. And if I think too much about it I will cry, you've seen me cry when talking about reuniting with my dad. So we're not going to go there but I'm just very, very excited to see him and just give him a big hug. Oh my God, I can't wait. And then yeah, we're just going to like lay low for a few days. I'm only going for like three days. It's a pretty short trip but my dad has work stuff. I have work stuff. And then pretty shortly after I will be going on another trip. So it's kind of like three trips back to back which I definitely don't want to give the wrong impression. Like I'm still being very careful. I'm still wearing my mask everywhere. I'm not like seeing a bunch of people. I'm not going to crowded gatherings. I'm seeing like one or two other people at a time typically and I'm keeping it very, very safe because I know that I'm fully vaccinated and I don't need to like explain myself but I do feel it's important to mention the fact that like yes, I am going to be traveling a little bit here in the next few weeks. I just went to Laguna. I'm going to Nashville and then I will be going somewhere special with some people special. We talked about it but I'm not going to give like the full details away yet but yeah, I just want to acknowledge that I'm still being safe. So that is very important to me as you all know I've been extremely serious about safety for the last year and some change. And to be honest, I've developed like an intense anxiety around the pandemic. So the fact that I'm even able to like get out and do this stuff is pretty amazing. So I'm pretty excited about that. But yeah, I'm going to go film a video. I am feeling very low energy today. I think it's because I feel like I talk about this in so many blogs but Mu is just like on one lately with his middle of the night crying sessions. Last night he cried because a stray cat got in the backyard and he was like literally trying to kill it through glass. So that was fun. It's affected my sleep. I'm not great at falling back asleep after things happen. So this clip is boring. Just wanted to say, hey, checking in with you. This is a very like night at the Roxbury top. I got another thread up. I actually really love it. I think we're just going to lay like super low tonight. I definitely don't want to vlog tonight. And then tomorrow morning, we literally get on a plane at like 7.30 AM and I will be headed home. I can't freaking believe it. I will probably be editing this blog on the plane. Crazy, crazy times. Two hours later. Oh my God, I'm wearing tight jeans. Look at me sitting down again, wow. That was also not a graceful sit down but that was very real because, you know, mom jeans, this frame, listen, we're just rolling with it. It's going to, you know, clean up the mess that I just made because whenever I film, whoa baby, is it a mess? Usually I will just leave it in a pile on the floor for the next time that I film. And I don't want to do that. I don't want to make a mess. I want to have it cleaned. When I come back, I don't want to feel overwhelmed. So I'm doing that now. I'm probably actually going to start packing. So I might show you a little bit of that. But yeah, I feel really good about the video that I filmed today and kind of touching on what I was discussing in my last vlog, which was just having those moments where you're feeling kind of about yourself, just sort of acknowledging that it's happening and then letting it go. Like letting it go because it doesn't serve you. Not forcing your way out of it but just kind of being like, okay, this is the thing that's happening and it will pass. Going along with that, I was hesitant to film this video and actually my name channel videos recently have been causing me not stress, but just I feel like I'm never saying it right. I'm not educated enough on what I'm talking about when it comes to like body image. I'm always kind of doubting myself and being like, what's the point? Like so many people say it better and you can offer your perspective and you can share what you know and share your truth and your journey and it's valid. And so I just kind of wanted to like remind you of that. It has nothing to do with YouTube in general but just in life. Just because you're not like the smartest or the most knowledgeable about something or an expert by any means doesn't mean that your experience isn't valid or that your perspective doesn't matter or that you know what I mean? Like I don't know. I just, I'm really, really glad I went ahead and filmed this video and I was like at the beginning being like, you're not saying it right. You need to cover this, this and this. And then I was kind of like just speak from your heart. Like this is your channel. This is your platform. Just speak what you know to be true and the rest will follow. So yeah, I mean, sometimes I kind of question myself in this space and be like, do I even talk about body image stuff anymore? But it is something that I currently am dealing with. So I like showing that through fashion you can kind of take some of your power back from society, the man, if you will. I don't know, I'm definitely just ranting but I'm just really happy that I didn't listen to that voice inside my head and I decided to just go ahead and film this video because I had a blast, picked out some really cute outfits and now I feel better. Like I feel better than I did before I started also getting up with mom jeans, you know, is a thing. Something my dad always talks to me about is just that like all he knows how to be is Jeff Dayton. Like he doesn't know how to be anyone else. That's all he's ever known to be and that's kind of where I'm at. Like I oftentimes compare myself to other people the way I talk sometimes, the way I look, the way I set up my vlogs, you know, et cetera. And I just, all I know how to do is be Carrie Dayton so that's what I'm gonna do. So that's what I did today and I'm happy about it. So I'm gonna put this stuff away. I kind of set out some stuff that I'm gonna pack with me so I'm gonna do some of that and then I'm gonna have a nice lovely night. So let's get started with that. I don't even know what that rant was but hopefully it made somewhat sense. Basically just like be yourself and you're great and wonderful. Okay, love you. First things first, I've got to get out of these mom jeans cause you know, why voluntarily be in them if I don't have to be. So we're gonna change into pajamas cause that's what we do. Are you like a change into pajamas the second you walk through the door type of person? Like I obviously am in the door pretty much at all times but like when I'm done with work the first thing I have to do is change. So let's fix that. Oh, that is so much better. Okay, so now I'm gonna go downstairs and get my suitcase which I'm gonna try to be indiscreet about because Layla does not like when we pack. It makes her very stressed. In case you're wondering to like why Drew isn't coming he has to work. So he's unable to take some time off and I just need some time with my dad. So okay, oh boy. Here is the situation in this closet. We have so much stuff. We have kids stuff for when Drew's nieces come over. We have Christmas decorations. We have our TV box that apparently we still haven't broken down but this is what I am looking for. Now let's pack this baby up. I always forget until I open this suitcase which is on the floor by the way. I have this thing and I never know where to put it. It's called a muscle hook and you like take it and you rub it on your back and I sleep on my sides. So a lot of times my shoulders will get really sore. You just like rub this thing on yourself. Incredible. I have these little packing cubes. I don't know if I'm gonna use all of them but I'll use some. I'm also gonna pack an extra bag in case I get stuff when I'm there. I might go thrifting or something. We'll see. That is Drew's stuff. This is the bag that I always take with me on the plane. So I'll put like my whole person here, my laptop, phone, et cetera. These were like little neck pillows that we bought for our flight to Japan. They didn't really work that well. And packing cubes. Oh my God. This has like all of my stuff in it. Wait, what the heck? This is leftover from my trip to Laguna. There's like underwear and socks in here. Oh my God, I was looking for these. I was apparently in my tiredness, not even fully unpacking. So, okay. Fully recognized that that angle was terrible. Okay, so like literally these clothes in here never been worn. Very clean. So we'll keep those. I have my little pile over here of stuff that I need to pack. That angles, but we're going with it. Okay. Got some sleep shorts. Got my spanks in case I wear like a dress. And they're more for bike shorts. Less for spanks purposes. We have some clean underwear, clean socks. Actually need to put a few more pairs of socks in here, but I'm doing laundry at the moment. So got some sports bras to sleep in. I have to sleep in like a comfy bralette. Let me know if you're the same. Got a couple pairs of leggings for like lounging. Got two pairs of like actual pajamas. So those are ready to go. In fact, we'll just put them in right now. Why not? For outfits, here's what I'm thinking because it's going to be like, I think 85 degrees. I need to check again, honestly. It's going to be like in the 80s and a low of 70, but it's going to be pretty much raining the whole time. So the weather in middle Tennessee is so unpredictable though. So I'm going to bring some backups just in case. I'm going to do a couple of crew necks. So we'll do like a crew neck and leggings type of situation. So we have my Martha's Vineyard, which I thrifted with Macy when we went to like some vintage stores in Burbank. Another oversized one. This one's like a custom tie dye that's really just kind of faded to nothing, but it works. Drew is not going to be happy about this, but I am taking the Oregon sweatshirt because it's mine. I thrifted it and he likes to wear it a lot, but it is mine. I'm going to bring a pair of shorts, like a singular pair of shorts just in case. So I got these from Madewell. They're called the perfect jean short and they're wonderful. I'm just going to do like a couple of little cutesy tops. I'm not really planning on doing anything like I said, but just in case I don't know my dad's like, you want to go get lunch or something, sit on a patio somewhere. I have something to wear. So I have options. And then I am also going to bring just some jeans. These are from Abercrombie. I haven't done to wear these yet. So I'm going to attempt those. If you can hear that squeaking, it's this freaking light. Ugh. I think it's gone now. Okay. It's a little while later. I've got mostly everything packed. I'm just waiting on a couple more things. I'm going to grab just like a couple of sun dresses that are in the dryer. Throw those in there. A couple more t-shirts. A couple more of my, what are these called? Makeup erasers. I'm going to put those in this little cube. I have my skincare, bathroom stuff, hair tools. I have my extra bag under there. Got some shoes. I brought like a pair of sandals and a pair of Converse. And then I'm going to wear my slides on the plane. Got my underbunders as my mom likes to call them. Relatively enough stuff. I had to put my makeup bag in that bag, but that's fine because I might put some makeup on on the plane, perhaps. I don't know how that's going to work with a mask, but we'll see. Ooh, I need to get some masks too. I'm actually going to go run and grab those. And I think we're all set. I think that's going to do it for this vlog because I really just want to have a night with Drew off camera. So love you all so much. I can't believe the next vlog I'm filming. I'm going to be seeing my dad. I will see you very, very, very, very bright and early when I'm going to Nashville. She's going back home. See you soon.