 No happy 2022 girl. I you know you're always one day ahead of me, so I'm prepared No, no How long have you had those shoes Valentine's Day everyone? It's Valentine's Day in New Zealand Okay, yeah tomorrow She is she is crazy about these kinds of things if you've been watching the video and decorating and clothes and clearly shoes and Okay Valentine day gnomes we got to keep the theme in your house, right? I mean you just do you just do okay I'm dying to know in New Zealand What is the thing that everybody buys for like? The special treat that you get what is it for Valentine's Day? I would love to know this because I am an American living here so I think on holidays you tend to do just what you would normally do but Culturally do other people do and then like at work. I work mainly with you know The foreigners really and so I don't really know I don't know like I think that they go to dinner I there's tons of like book this because Valentine's Day is coming up because they have like a special menu or whatever So I think you go out. I don't know flowers So kind of below if you know like if you're a me and you know what they do her thing for Valentine's Day I would love to know because I think that You know, I don't know and every couple is kind of different. Some people are celebratory and some aren't and well That's true, but I was just curious if it's like like in New Zealand. Can you get these? Oh? No, we don't have like I mean you can get little things, but okay So I'm gonna get completely screamed at in the comments because I just said no So here's the thing is yes, you can get them Maybe at the $2 shop. Maybe a little bit at Kmart, but what you guys don't understand Is the extent of Valentine's things that you can get in the US at every week? They go way overboard Okay, right like we are not having heart shoes. They do not have heart shoes here. Okay, and how much probably not even a lot 20 bucks 20 bucks this one saying you're not buying shoes for $20. Okay now, excuse me. Excuse me This is what I like to do on Valentine's Day. I Get very excited about this It comes in a pink box What could it be? bonus Cupcakes Assaulted caramel cupcake. Are you kidding? Are you kidding me? Are you torturing me right now? You are torturing me right now. It was just kind of like a you know, like I'm sharing it with you overseas No, okay, I'll just eat it. Who do you get that from? Is that from work? Who'd you get that from? I bought it? And just what is it in there in that huge box? Okay? I Know you're none. Yeah, none. Yeah, everyone. I had four There and let me tell you the names of these things. This is called salted caramel. Yeah, I Had one called lick the bowl because that's what we used to do. We never baked it. We just ate it before Never we would make these brownies. Yeah and be like How much of this are we gonna bake? Not much Zero And never got salmonella. It's amazing. I Mean, there's stuff in the middle of all you guys it. Oh, oh, and I bought one that was Boston cream cupcake That means there's custard in the middle. Hey, let's see the rest of them. Did you eat them all already? It's been a rough weekend. I Love it. So yes, it is Valentine's Day here in New Zealand and we'll be tomorrow, but it's Super Bowl Sunday there, isn't it? Oh Oh, I mean like we girl. Okay. I walk into the grocery store today. I Felt like there should be music just for me entering because you walk in Valentine's balloons flowers in every color cookie cakes brownies little hedgehogs What does that have to do with Valentine's Day? No idea But you can eat it then it was Super Bowl crap over to the right and I Was having like Overload of all the things I mean, oh, yeah, the grocery lady stopped me and she was like, can I help you? I said no No, I have to steer at everything. I haven't decided yet. Did you buy any Super Bowl food? What do you like at the Super Bowl? I like the bean cheese dip. Yes, that probably Costs three dollars to make and tears up your stomach for a week and a half, but it's so good going down What is that like Texas? What is that like Texas bean? Yes, what? What's Okay, there's also It's called Texas Caviar, yes So good Bad for you. That's not bad for you, but I love the chicken wings like oh been to wingstop like No, do you guys do spicy wings or all different kinds of wings? Okay, so wings aren't that big here? Oh, but if it was me, I like I like variety. I like spice I really like they don't like spice here as much New Zealanders are a little bit of bland eaters. Sorry true Um But yeah, but like yeah, not the choices. It's not a huge thing So you kind of to make it yourself and so, you know, and that's the benefit of moving to another country Is you start to develop your culinary talents because you have to because sometimes you just have a craving, right? Yes. Oh, yeah, I mean I I'm shocked by all this stuff We can buy already already make no like people do not understand that here That's so true. But I let I made chili last night chili and cornbread is very common It was freezing pouring rain for days like we had flooding And I had a group of high school students over and I'm like, I'm just making a big pot of chili and they're like, well, what's that? No, and cornbread is a whole new idea and they loved it I mean it was like they were going back for seconds and thirds and I thought I made a lot, but I guess not Do you do the honey on it too or no? Yeah, I put the honey out. I don't know that they really did They just kind of I said I you know, you have to teach them also how to eat it So it's like put the chili in the bowl, right? It's a soup if you don't know It's like a with meats and meat and beans really it's kind of like the way that they make mince here Um, and then they put cheese. I had cheese and then noodles that you could add And then onion right sour cream on top Oh the cornbread And it was really good I just because it takes a while with different spices to make things taste right and I'll tell you This is good. Can we just admit though? You are a good cook. Always have been it's just Well, if you want to say that that's fine. That's fine. Okay, because this is what I do You Long as I have enough jobs I can okay. I love that I mean position to your jobs because I haven't even talked to you since you've gotten new jobs So what are they tell me everything? You guys I am so excited I'm dying to know if you guys have birth centers in your side of the world because To be honest, I didn't really know we had them here So I worked at a birth center, which means it's staffed by midwives and you can have your baby there naturally And we take care of you from the time you're pregnant Till your six weeks postpartum and we take care of the baby during that whole time. Okay It is so fun to watch these cute people come in with their little pregnant bellies I did get to hear a baby be born the other day and I couldn't work I'm the receptionist. So I'm out in the clinic like hello. How can I schedule you? So glad you're here But then when I hear the mom screaming, you know, she said leave her I'm like Oh my god, and my boss was like, did you get to the email yet? No I said I have stop breathing until this baby is born. I am not doing anything And it's like you can feel it. It's like I feel like we're all protected that way, right? It's like you can feel it like you remember it is like, oh my gosh, and you're so stressed for them. I know Oh, oh and then when they had the baby I about burst into tears And it's just so exciting if you know, there's not a whole lot of surprises in life that are exciting This is exciting. It's exciting like the most amazing thing ever on the planet. So I'm loving that I'm loving that. Oh cool The only negative Yeah Is that um, I'm old News to me. I had no idea So When they come in looking 12 And pregnant I'm like No, they're 25 married. They're fine and I'm like If if they're 25 and I think they look 12 And I think I look 25 What do you really look like? Exactly. So that's the only trauma of that job And now they come to your grandma advice girl. I feel you I feel you because this is Okay, I'm gonna probably shoot myself in the foot here, but you know, I look around At people that are my age and I think oh, do I look like that? And then of course I'm stupid and I ask my two children and they go like Oh, no Stupid Okay Listen to me. I'm at the pharmacy the other day. This older gentleman is in front of me. Okay I mean, he's wearing the older gentleman clothes He turns around no offense. Everybody's got a different look. He is not attractive and old. Okay Except I happen to hear his birthday Because you have to do that here in the united states of america to get your drugs. Okay So he's like, oh 1976 I was like, oh Hold up that is my year and No No, oh I was like This is not okay What is happening to our life? Hey, you know what's okay do this this is this is this is not going to be fun for you But we're gonna do this Think about when we were really close friends, right? We were like 2021. Maybe you were a little bit younger, right? We were super tight Right now the same age as your parents were then So think about that. Okay That's not okay. Think about what your parents look like How they acted what you thought of them. I'm gonna need better drugs I know this is not okay. Fix it. Fix it. Fix it. Fix it. We are good Yeah, I'm trying. Yeah Okay, anyway, I also want to talk about your you work in some salt room like explain it to me Awesomeness Oh, like they have that here. I have not heard of that Okay, so first of all, do we have birth centers? Let me know In New Zealand dying to know that everybody hold on hold on Let me just clarify because there's a lot more Americans on my channel now So all babies I believe are born with a midwife here. That's how it's oh Yeah, so everybody is is more like a birth center And then obviously if you need a surgeon then that's different, but that is awesome. That's the standard probably what you're experiencing So cool as per usual Um, yes, I'm wrong because I haven't had a baby here. So Right. Yes. We're all we're all dried up that that factory is shut down Yes Well and being around all of these hormones not okay I'm starting to sweat through all my clothes. I'm having super vivid dreams I'm like listen here. The factory is closed. I am no do not get those hormones over here Side note. Anyway, so then my part-time job is the salt room This is awesome for respiratory health So It's like, um, it's a natural expectorant For like mucus for uh easing your respiratory system. So what you do stop stop What in the world is expectorant mean? Oh, it it breaks up mucus Okay You know what I'm saying. So like I'm totally plugged up because I'm allergic to my old house To everything. Yeah, I remember that about all the things and So what you do is this is Himalayan salt Okay, you go in We have a generator that we put the salt in It breaks me down And it doesn't make that noise so sorry and then it blows out the powder In the room while you are relaxing to very Chee chai. Well, I don't forget what it's called music. They called Anyway, calm music And there's light And it but it's like calm light and you sit in the chair in the salt With the stuff blowing in and you just breathe it in super good for your skin So in the 1800s people used to go into salt mines When um, they were sick and it helped them. I am going to sneeze you guys are about to be blessed by how Excuse me Sorry, and I don't know how I only sneeze one time because I usually sneeze for so you're welcome Um, so anyway, it is awesome pregnant people can be in there Babies over six weeks old. So if you're stuffed up, it's fantastic. I love it. I love it. I love it Okay, people pay for this. How much is it? $35 for 45 minutes And people usually fall asleep They're so calm in there. I had one mom bawling yesterday Because it's the first time she's been able to hold her baby who's been so stuffed up And not be distracted by her phone By other things going on because you're just in this room That's nice and calm with calm music. There's nothing on the walls other than a calming light And it's like, yeah, we really do need to slow down. That is true. So it it has been fantastic Wow, that's wow off to think about that. Does anybody know if there's a salt? Okay. Why am I not I'm like, do I am I'm going slow on my end? Am I not going slow? Yeah, you are Have you noticed what I'm wearing is that from your wisconsin pack that I sent you Yes, the door And my water bottle is sitting on this I love it And can you please read it for us because we can't see it. It's blurry Sure, I'll read it Just so you know, these are what christie said to me I did a push-up today. Well, actually I fell down But I had to use my arms to get back up. So, you know close enough Exactly right my friend high fives Big news big news big news big news. I booked tickets to the u.s last night Girl, please please Okay, how long are you here? Four weeks four weeks they be hopefully longer But there's all these restrictions to get in there. So I have a feeling that those are going to be lifted So then maybe I'll book another week Oh my gosh, Tara, that is so exciting your parents have to be freaking out freaking out like like legitimately This was my mother's response I can't wait to see you and touch you and dance with you and hug you and I was like, oh my gosh It's like a little over the top dance with me like You only get 24 hours Yeah Okay, what are we gonna do? What are you dying to do? If you're okay, so to all of our community out there We will be getting together Let us know kind of below what you would like us to do because you know, we're going to go out to dinner We're going to go and do all the things and it's going to be all recorded. It's going to be all recorded Oh my gosh, it's going to be We could go to jail that could happen, but that's okay. It's going to be fine It could happen. Well red lobster for sure. So if you We used to go to red lobster Oh my goodness. Get our what is it Bahama mama drink? I don't know And and really like we love seafood, but it really wasn't about the seafood It was about the free cheddar biscuits that just keep coming war. Oh my gosh. Are those free? I don't even remember the stuff Maybe they weren't I think they were free because we ate them all and then we'd be like could we some more Yeah, could we have some more? I mean, we have no problems. So we are going to show you what we get at red lobster That's a fabulous idea. Yes. Like we need to like record like the whole like us seeing each I mean, I haven't seen you in years. I mean, it's going to be a thing. So don't look like crazy person Oh, well, I'll try not to I could burst into tears. I just don't know. We'll have to whatever whatever's real Let's do it. It's going to be such good content. So what you guys? What would you like to see what see us do or see and maybe probably just talking Probably just right coffee We'll go over coffee. We'll do coffee I would be so excited. Like do they want to see, you know, the cheese curd factory Do what do you want to see about wisconsin? Excuse me. Excuse me. Where is there a cheese curd factory? Okay, it's not really it's called simons cheese, but there's lots of cheese curds there Yeah, we're going there. I have never been there Serious, it's just oh, perfect. Okay, perfect. What else do they want to see tell us this salt room? And I need to breathe in some Himalaya salt Done that I can make happen. You better believe it. I can't wait. I can't wait. Oh my gosh Shopping shopping. We're going shopping. I'm taking you to marshals because you love Love a deal. Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh. Okay I I'm just trying to think okay. Is it june or july that you're coming uh june 20 something through july 20 something so little boat Okay, so it'll be warm. I'll get you the dates. I'll get you the dates Okay, fabulous cannot wait so looking forward to it. We will do all the things record all the things It's gonna be great. If you have to work because welcome to america. You never get time off Just so you know, we're clear. I'm showing up to your work. Oh, perfect hinder you from your work But I will be there with my camera and be like this is christy at work Someone's having a baby Good vibes. Good vibes. Can I make an appointment? No, done with that. That ship is sail Not here for that not here for that. No, thanks. And I literally this is what I see when I see a pregnant person. I'm like, oh So that's not me So glad that's not me I know I have to be very like I'm so excited for them and I try to encourage them. It is so difficult for me not to be like Oh, this is your first baby. Oh, tell them the reality. That's about some Yeah, because you would yeah, you'd be like, can we go back? I don't want to do that. I know it's No, it's sure my sister-in-law when she had her first she literally called me from the hospital and says Why didn't you tell me like It's like how much do you tell people it's kind of like getting married you can't really explain it You cannot really explain it until you've gone through it Because everybody words to say yes, you're not going to sleep and you're not going to do this But they don't understand that you hear the word but you don't understand the word Correct when they're like you're going to be tired. That's fine I don't mind being tired. Oh, no, no, you're going to be like near death exhausted Don't know your name You are leaking from areas that you had no idea that was going to be a thing I mood at myself eventually because I was like this we need some humor here because this is crazy I did not know what is happening and Did you ever do this waking up and literally thinking I've dropped my baby The baby is sleeping in the crib Totally fine But like you have you have this heightened sense of like Now that I have this baby, I can lose this baby. And so this is this is what you mothers need to know that like Yes, you don't sleep when they're when they're very young and let me just say forever after Yeah, you have this heightened sense of hearing everything doesn't end because they're 17 Was that oh are they home? Oh my gosh, they're late. I hope they're okay, you know, it doesn't end you never sleep as you ever No, never here's what I hear the sirens Joshua Are you okay? And it's like I'm laying in bed And I'm like, oh well praise the lord for that because there was sirens. No, I know I'm in the same way Oh, are they are they where are they? Don't answer the phone It's so true You're forever scared So worth it Tara and I we Marco Polo and we will like cry over our children too. This is the pathetic part like They make you crazy. You're totally exhausted all the time. Then they leave you What? Yes, and people are like this is wonderful What no What's that wonderful? And I don't love that. Sorry It's a roller coaster of emotion of pain of stress This is the truth. I cried for two days on my second child's last day of school two days Yes, this is why This happens Okay, I had to eat all the cupcakes Because I invited my children over and they didn't want to come because they're busy Yeah, oh For what? So I ate all their cupcakes too That's fine, and I will drive you to food drive you to wine Drive you to the crazy factory. Okay. It's so cute. You're so cute I wish they would drive me to the gym. That is just one thing I don't get driven to All right. Well, thanks for chatting with me today christie It was so good to catch up with you and talk through all the new things in your life and so excited to see you 2022 All right. See you