 Hey y'all, what's up? Welcome to a new vlog. If you guys are new here, my name is Sonali and unfortunately I decided not to do vlogmas this year just because the first half of December I am traveling. So I was just in Baton Rouge. Well, before that, let's rewind. I was in Georgia for Thanksgiving because that's my hometown. So I went back to Roswell and saw my dad for a little bit and then went to my mom's. And then I went to Baton Rouge on a work trip for like two, two-ish days. And now I'm in Tampa for a wedding and then after Tampa I'm going to Nashville for a work conference for like a whole week. And then I get back to Austin December 10th. So I didn't wanna like stress myself out with like posting vlogs every day, especially because I'm gonna be just like working and not doing super fun stuff to vlog every day. So it's kind of a bummer because I did it last year and it was so rewarding like finishing vlogmas. But we are in Tampa, so we're gonna explore. I've been here like once or twice before and I came here with my friend Laura in college for like one day because I had a video gig here. We did a lot of exploring and one thing that everyone in my sorority, because if you didn't know, I went to college at UCF in Orlando. So a lot of my friends actually live in St. Pete or like Tampa area. So throughout college every time they would be like, oh my God, if you visited Tampa, like you would love Oxford Exchange. Laura and I went there when we visited and taken Ryan. So we're headed out to Oxford Exchange and we're gonna come back here. He has like a work call and then we're gonna do some shopping. I feel like it didn't pack anything good. So I kind of just wanna see what's out there. And also I bought a wedding dress super last minute and it's so freaking long. So I think I'm gonna need to get some taller heels which honestly I don't even like taller heels but we're gonna see what they got out there. I also need like a black taller pair for like my awards ceremony dress for conference. So we're gonna do a little bit of shopping but I have this sweater on from Beachy Dolls at Nordstrom. It's super cute. I'll link it down below. I have a full amount of outfit going on cause I'm in skinny jeans and sneakers. They're Air Force ones, so I don't think they count. Very exciting news. I finally got my first rental car. I turned 25 on November 25th and it was perfect timing because we really needed a rental car in Tampa. The fees when you're not 25 are insane. So we really lucked out if we turned 25 right before. Okay, so now we're in like the shops of Oxford Exchange and you guys know we love smelling candles but like all of these freaking candles smell like either a grandma or like mass, like Catholic mass. I don't even know how to describe it but you just know when you smell it. It's like not that bad. I think that was like the one that like did not smell like a grandma out of all of them. No offense to my grandma. Love you. It's 2pm. It's a little later. We actually went back to the Airbnb because Ryan had to take a call and I finally published my birthday vlog. I don't know what has gotten into me but like when I get home I get so lazy and do not want to touch my computer at all. So I was like kind of in that mood. I just like did not want to edit that video. Even though I already had it like cut up and chopped up. I just like didn't put like the music and the sound effects and like the iPhone videos. So I had to do all that. But I think it turned out really well. It was like a 41 minute vlog because I included like Thanksgiving and just celebrating my birthday at home. So go check that out if you haven't already. But now we are going to international Plaza or international mall. I'm not really sure what it's called. But also my lips are like having not good day. Basically like this part of my lip like upper lip always used to get so dry. I used to have the worst eczema up there. Definitely gotten a lot better but I think because I've been like, you know going back from like Atlanta, Baton Rouge, Tampa like it's just a little bit confused or like the climate's confusing my skin a little bit. So now it's just gotten so dry. And now I feel like my lips are literally like on fire with an allergic reaction. So I like do not feel very confident today but hopefully I can like soak my face in some ointment tonight and it'll be perfect for the wedding. Time flew so fast. We have the rehearsal dinner tonight at 5.30 and I'm photographing it. So I have to be right on time and it is 3.42 right now. The house where they're having the rehearsal dinner is like 45 minutes away. So we're going to get some fresh kitchen cause I'm kind of hungry right now. And I just have to get it also like I posted on my story that I was like really missing fresh kitchen and suicide at UCF. Those were like my two go twos and Suicide messaged me back and said they have one in Tampa. So now I have to go on Sunday. Like damn, I mean, there's so many other good places in Tampa but I'm just like, I have been craving fresh kitchen and suicide. If you guys go to UCF, you know. We drove over to Palm Harbor, Florida. It's time for Sam's rehearsal dinner. And like I said, I'm photographing it and I'm kind of nervous because I haven't done like a wedding. I mean, it's not a wedding but like, you know, wedding event in a really long time. So I'm a little nervous, but I'm also very excited. And I don't even know what to expect. I've never been to a rehearsal dinner before. I don't think so. She'll be interesting. I'll probably just vlog everything on my phone and I don't even know how much I'll vlog cause I'll probably be like so, you know, busy photographing the event. Morning. Happy Saturday. We are pulling up to Hyde Park. The wedding is today, but it starts at 3.30. So we have like a little bit of time. I totally forgot that none of the stores are gonna be like open until like probably 10. We're gonna try to get some coffee. I know Buddy Brew's around here somewhere, but if there's something else, maybe we'll go there cause I kind of want some food. The rehearsal dinner last night was super nice and the photos looked really good. I just went ahead and like edited everything cause I personally know like if it was my rehearsal dinner, like I want the photos like ASAP. I guess that's just being me a millennial that always wants like, what's it called? Like instant gratification. So I got her the photos this morning. It's funny cause I realized I have actually been in Tampa multiple times, but in college I went to Gasperal like two times and basically you get on a bus, start drinking. It's like what, two hours drive from Orlando. And so you're getting drunk on the bus. You come to Tampa and you're like drunk and with a whole big group of people, there's so many people out and you just like go to Bayshore and like, I guess drink more and then wash the Gasperal appraise. And then like, what is it? Five hours later, you get back on a bus and then you just like take an app and get back to Orlando. So it didn't ever feel like I was in Tampa, but technically yeah, I've come to Tampa like actually at least four times probably. But it is Ryan's first time. So we're doing a lot of sightseeing. I kind of want to take him to St. Pete beach because I've never seen it and a lot of my friends live there from college and they always talk about how amazing it is over there. So maybe on Sunday tomorrow, we definitely have a more chill day. So we can do really whatever we want. These sheet masks from Rael before like any big event cause they just like make my skin feel so moisturized. I mean, yesterday I was telling you guys how it was like irritated right here and just like really dry. So very much needed. It was feeling a little bit better today, but I want my foundation to go on like perfectly. So I'm using the vitamin C Brighton and Glow sheet masks from Rael. I got a huge pack of these on Amazon. So I'll link them down below. I'm also starting on my hair. My hair is still wet from this morning because I put it up in a bun just cause like I wanted it to still be a little bit damp so I could use my Dyson Airwrap. And so I'm just going to do some Dyson Airwrap curls and I'm going to set them. So I have one setting back here already and do my whole hair. I'm going to take off this and then just like do the top and stuff. I think it's around like 2.15 right now. Wedding starts at 3.30. So I feel like I might be a little bit rushed. We're all ready for the wedding. Definitely had to rush a little bit, but this dress is from Lulu's. It's just a long green dress. And then I'm wearing the heels that we got from the mall yesterday. They are Mark Fisher and they're so cute. Let me show you guys. These are the shoes. They're fricking stunning. I love them. Hopefully I don't have to break them in too bad tonight. Ryan looks so fricking good. I never see you in a suit. I feel like you look really good. Yeah. Your hair looks good or your, your beard looks good. Everything about you. Just saying that cause you're making this late. Okay. You look really good. Thanks. My outfit of the day. Black Friday Ralph Laurence suit. Love it. Cold shirt. Uh-huh. I don't know. I don't know what the club room is or something. Where are the shoes from? Tell us where the shoes are. They're the Santonis. The real, real. Ooh. Well, I have a watch as a Santoni band. Matches it. But I'm wearing the Rolex this time. Nice. We ran into the newly wedged. Getting breakfast. Happy Sunday. We're actually currently in St. Pete Beach. We got breakfast in Tampa and we ran into the newly wedged. It was so random. We were like parking and they were getting out of the car. I was like, Sam, oh my God. So that was fun to see them after their wedding day. The wedding was beautiful and she was stunning. I mean, Sam's like always gorgeous. The dress she chose, her hair, like her makeup. Oh my God. She was gorgeous and the ceremony itself like the sun was setting in the most perfect way. It was like she was glowing up there. Got to see a lot of sorority sisters that I haven't seen in a while. So that was fun. Day is our last day. So we wanted to just see a different area and a lot of my college friends are from St. Pete or live in St. Pete. And so they're always talking about how much they love it. So I was like, okay, I have to see it. So we are at Pasigrill Beach. And last night they were telling me to go here. The name was just like rolling off their tongue. And then when I saw it like typed out in the map. So I was like, what the hell? It's literally pass dash A dash grill with the E. It's like, who comes up with these names? Like so random. I did bring my swimsuit in my suitcase but I don't even know if it's gonna be like cold or hot in the ocean. So I was like, I won't wear it today. We'll probably just put our feet in the water. I think in college we came to Clearwater but I think it was like a bad day cause I literally don't remember. I think it was like raining or something. I don't know. I was going to be in that seafood place in the pier, remember? Kind of, yeah. It was raining kind of hard. Oh. That was that day? What the fuck? Why did we come all the way over here? Do you like Tampa though? Yeah, it's nice. I mean, I've been telling people it's in my top five places. I'd move from just where I visited. But obviously this place is like LA and stuff like that that costs more. Which is why this is in the top five because it's probably the most affordable. Yeah. True. But yeah, it's nice. It's clean. Yeah. Coming here really makes me miss Florida cause I went to UCF in Orlando but I don't know if this is the place for me to live. Like I feel like I would like a place with all four seasons and obviously Florida does not have that. So we went through downtown St. Pete and I remembered that the Salvador Dolly Museum was right around the corner. We're just going to walk around. We're trying to like waste some time. He wants to go to this bar called Fergs. Is that what it's called? My friend Tiffany's boyfriend's family owns it. So we were just going to stop by and say hi and probably watch the game. Falcon's game, right? Falcon's fucking years, which is crazy. No, it's we're in Tampa Bay back in years. Oh. Oh, that's cool. It's a random, yeah. Is it, is it the game happening here in Atlanta? I don't know. Probably in Atlanta, right? It's just a ship that was last night in the dome. Yeah, Georgia was lost. How do you feel about Georgia losing last night? I mean, pretty expected. I feel like I'm not, I wasn't really like not that much as I didn't have high hopes. I kind of went in there knowing we were going to lose. Yeah. I'm pretty sure it's like a fancy steakhouse, but I've heard a lot about it. I think it's like newer to Hyde Park in Austin on Friday. And I literally could cry thinking about it. Traveling is fun and everything, but I'm just craving to be at home also because I went crazy on Black Friday and all my packages are chilling in the locker room. And I just like want to go home and like unbox it all and like purge my closet, organize the house. And then like that Friday, I think we're going to drive back to Austin. So very fun. What? Oh, back to Atlanta, yeah. So that's going to be very fun. But I think I'm going to stop at Nola and see my friend Hannah. Tomorrow I'm going to a work conference in Nashville and my flight's like at eight something, which means I have to leave extra, extra early because we rented this car and I have to be the one to return it tomorrow. So maybe I'll leave at like 5.30, maybe six because now I have clear, but I never want a chance to chill because security line's like you never know. I'm starting off with some West Coast oysters and this Wagyu tartare. I had to get the Truffle Cream Corn and then we have a New York strip and there's cobra on top. I'm very excited about that. And then some bone marrow butter. And then Ryan got the bone marrow, something. It is Tuesday, I'm currently in Nashville. I swear I'm going on like a freaking tour of the United States in these couple of weeks. I will have been to, let's see, technically Atlanta is one because I went there for Thanksgiving, Atlanta, Baton Rouge, Tampa, Nashville, back to Atlanta, but I won't count that. Oh wait, Austin and then Dallas. I'll have been to six different cities in the whole December, which is freaking insane. Living out of a suitcase is definitely not ideal, especially when you are the opposite of a minimalist. I don't even know what I freaking packed. This is like our jacket that we got last conference, landmark properties, and I'm just wearing jeans and sneakers, but I'm here to take photos and videos. So I feel like I almost get like a haul pass, not a haul pass, but you know, like I feel like it's fine if I'm in sneakers and not in business casual, where I don't even know what business casual is, but anyways, just wanted to update you guys, only throw in like a Nashville montage. We're staying at Gaylord Opry, which is like known to have like the best Christmas decorations. And it was really pretty last night.