getting ghosted & moving in silence

Summary

Gals on the Go – Episode Summary

Episode: "Getting Ghosted & Moving in Silence"

Hosts: Brooke Miccio & Danielle Carolan
Date: October 8, 2025

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Main Theme & Purpose

In this lively catch-up episode, Brooke and Danielle deliver classic best-friend energy and candid girl talk as they vent about life updates, the art of “moving in silence,” overthinking social situations, birthday celebrations, and weekend festival escapades. The episode’s core revolves around embracing changes in your twenties, navigating social expectations, and the (sometimes hilarious) perils of overthinking, with plenty of practical tips, beauty recommendations, and insider stories from recent adventures.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Welcoming Fall & Seasonal Changes

• Excitement about fall fashion: jeans, boots, and layering up.
• Both embracing shifts in routine that come with the seasons.
• “No more. You don't get to see our calves anymore.” – Brooke [01:06]

2. Life Updates: Embracing Change (or Lack Thereof)

• Danielle moved in with her boyfriend Ryan, giving her a “what’s new” talking point.
• Brooke admits: sometimes there’s nothing new, and that’s OK!

  “Normalize being fine with nothing being new.” – Danielle [03:07]

• They critique the “what's next?” question, discussing how it can be anxiety-inducing.

3. The Philosophy of Moving in Silence

• Conversation about not announcing life plans immediately.
• Both admit to previously oversharing and now learning to “shut up” until things actually happen.

  “Almost every time I get, like, crazy excited and start telling my family... it doesn't work out. It's almost like you would think the opposite.” – Brooke [04:05]

• Manifestation: Discussing how obsessing over desires might push them away rather than attract.

4. The Post-Mel Robbins Self-Improvement Kick

• Last episode included Mel Robbins, who made a strong impact.
• Both hosts feel motivated to implement smarter routines and continuous self-improvement.
• Brooke is now listening to more "smarter podcasts" and focusing on her morning routine.

5. Recapping Danielle’s 27th Birthday Bash

(See [17:21] onward for panic/glam/party details.)

• Initial plan of a simple housewarming party morphed into a larger event with DJ, photographer, and no official theme.
• Stress about restaurant choice for dinner – neither Danielle nor Ryan are “foodies.”
• Embracing help from those who do enjoy planning.
• Birthday party details: fun outfits (Danielle wore a leather set from Meniere Devoir), casual dress code, music, photo moments, and learning to enjoy celebrating without the pressure to overdo.

6. Panic & Glam of the Week

Panic:

• Brooke: Anxiety about being late to Danielle’s birthday after a festival, stuck in post-event crowds.

  “I was freaking out. Like, I gotta get there. I had to say, let them!” [18:21]

• Danielle: Overthinking that her therapist was “ghosting” her because she hadn't texted in weeks—led to comical overthinking.

  “I thought my therapist was ghosting me. So I... literally basically checked in on my therapist.” – Danielle [24:19] “She was like, do you hear yourself right now?” – Danielle’s therapist [25:41]

Glam:

• Brooke: Caudalie Vinoperfect Serum for brightening and improving post-acne marks.
• Danielle: Garnier Micellar Water with reusable eco pads: “Micellar water is so back in my life.” [37:10]

Skincare tangents & routines—discussing their personal skin concerns, routines, and product recommendations.

7. Weekend Recaps & Festival Stories

[37:25–55:11]

Brooke’s Festival Bender

• Attended John Summit’s festival over the weekend—emphatically ensures she’s not “obsessed.”
• Went solo to a Lululemon-facilitated secret run and spontaneous vessel set; discovered how hard (but freeing) solo socializing can be.
• Media pass adventure: Gained access to special festival areas (in front of 50,000 people!), gained confidence by “just acting like you belong.”

  “No one questions if you just act confident, honestly.” – Brooke [45:21]

• Emphasized importance of earplugs at festivals: “I would be deaf... I’m big on ear protection.” [48:55]
• Observed John Summit's mom (a minor festival celeb), marveled at the crowd.

Danielle’s Birthday Party

• Rented out a bar: Paid a minimum, worked with DJ/photographer.
• Focused on moderation: only a few drinks/shots,, had steak dinner to avoid hangover.
• Hired a street-style photographer for candid and artsy shots of her and Ryan.
• Funny anecdote: her boyfriend Ryan “called the dogs” (i.e., UGA football reference) and did his signature two-step dance.

  “He fully broke out and danced for everyone.” – Danielle [61:05]

• Highlighted the value of sticking together as a couple at social events.

8. Friendship, Overthinking, and Phones at Parties

[62:55–65:50]

• Delaney’s phone (and another guest’s) was stolen at the birthday party; hosts discuss bar thefts and safety tips.
• Celebrate how well the friend group coped—no drama, just gratitude for good company.

9. Looking Ahead: Upcoming Adventures & Fashion Talk

• Danielle is off to ACL (Austin City Limits Music Festival), strategizes outfits (western boots vs. Sabrina Carpenter-inspired looks).
• Brooke offers festival fashion tips: “Lots of black micro shorts, cool belts, and boots.”
• Reflection on festival comfort and practicality.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “Normalize being fine with nothing being new.” – Danielle [03:07]
• “Almost every time I get, like, crazy excited and start telling my family... it doesn't work out. It’s almost like you would think the opposite.” – Brooke [04:05]
• “You think you're manifesting it.” – Danielle [04:18]
• “I'm shutting up.” – Danielle [03:53]
• “I thought my therapist was ghosting me. So I... literally basically checked in on my therapist.” – Danielle [24:19]
• “No one questions if you just act confident, honestly.” – Brooke [45:21]
• “He fully broke out and danced for everyone.” (on Ryan at the birthday) – Danielle [61:05]
• “Micellar water is so back in my life.” – Danielle [37:10]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [01:03] – Fall fashion and routines
• [03:07] – Embracing “nothing new” and life updates
• [04:05] – Moving in silence & manifestation talk
• [05:00–06:52] – Post-Mel Robbins: Smarter podcasts & routines
• [11:17–22:39] – Birthday party planning stress and recap
• [17:21–19:19] – Panic: Being late to birthday
• [24:19–26:47] – Panic: Therapist “ghosting” & overthinking
• [27:23–30:28] – Glam of the week & skincare talk
• [37:25–55:11] – Brooke’s festival adventures and media pass, Danielle’s party highlights
• [59:46] – Birthday party moments and staying together as a couple
• [62:55–65:00] – Phone thefts at the party & group safety
• [65:55] – Looking ahead: Danielle to ACL Festival, outfit planning

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Tone & Language

• Energetic, relatable, self-deprecating, with plenty of laughter and supportive best-friend banter.
• Unfiltered, open about insecurities and real-life dilemmas: from moving in silence to overthinking (even about therapy appointments).
• Warm, community-oriented, and practical—lots of little life hacks.

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Summary Takeaway

This episode is a peek into the everyday joys, panics, and glam rituals of two twenty-something best friends, effortlessly balancing humor and vulnerability. Brooke and Danielle candidly discuss moving in silence, overthinking social cues, celebrating milestones, and navigating adult routines—all while offering practical advice and a healthy dose of laughter for their listeners. It’s a feel-good spin on friendship, self-improvement, and embracing both the chaos and comfort of life in your twenties.

Transcript

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[Danielle]

Hello, you guys, what's up? Welcome back to Gals in the Go podcast. I'm Danielle.

[Brooke]

And I'm Brooke. Happy Wednesday.

[Danielle]

Happy Wednesday. We hope you're all having the best day. It's officially fall, y'. All.

[Brooke]

No, it's happy fall, y'.

[Danielle]

All. Happy fall, y'. All.

[Brooke]

Even the boots and like jeans and boots. It's so fall.

[Danielle]

It's so fall. I love how it looks when your jeans just poke out. No more. You don't get to see our calves anymore.

[Brooke]

You never know. Oh, cuz I'm wearing tall boots.

[Danielle]

Oh yeah, I do this.

[Brooke]

I do this hack sometimes cuz I like, I need it. I need more short boots.

[Danielle]

I know, but then I'm like, like.

[Brooke]

If you wear like a wide leg, it kind of works.

[Danielle]

Yeah, that's the thing. You could totally wear tall boots under.

[Brooke]

Like as long as like one boot. Multi purpose, you know?

[Danielle]

Multi purpose. We're coming off of such a fun weekend that we cannot wait to recap with you guys. Also, hope you enjoyed our Mel Robbins episode as much as we did.

[Brooke]

Gosh, so insane. I'm still reflecting on that actually. I'm telling everybody who will listen about it. I'm sure you too.

[Danielle]

Like, everyone's reaction is like, no way.

[Brooke]

Right? I know that I have to show them the pictures. No, I'm like, no, it happened.

[Danielle]

Like, I swear I was hugging her. Like we can't get over it. So definitely go listen to that episode if you haven't already. Like, I. I just like had to thank you guys so much for all the support and everything. And you know, that was a really big. A big get for the gals.

[Brooke]

Was a big guy. And we're just going up. The gals are up this year. Yeah, honestly, we're having an up here and it's Danielle's 27th year.

[Danielle]

I'm like loving 27 birthday.

[Brooke]

I keep like saying that I'm like 27, but like, yeah, you're you are. You're 27.

[Danielle]

27. I kind of love 27. Like, how it sounds more than 26. And I kind of feel like when you were 27, you were like, I love it.

[Brooke]

It's. That's a. I think it's a good.

[Danielle]

Sound you were up to when you were. I mean, it was probably literally last year.

[Brooke]

No, that's the thing. The last, like, three years of my life are really very similar. I feel like I need to shake it up. Like, do something crazy.

[Danielle]

Shake it up. Chicago.

[Brooke]

Yeah. Like, in. In a good way.

[Danielle]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

Like, your life, too, has been pretty, like.

[Danielle]

Yeah. It's like, maybe a new apartment. But besides, for me, it was like, well, I guess you also moved in with Ben. But that's my new thing. Like, when people are like, what's new? I'm like, thank God. I just moved in with Ryan because it's something to say.

[Brooke]

Oh, I literally have not. I saw someone for the first time, like, year. They're like, so, what's new? I was like, literally nothing. No, absolutely nothing. I was like, But I'm. I love that. For me, though. Yeah.

[Danielle]

Normalize being fine with nothing being new.

[Brooke]

Like, that's actually, like, I think, a good. If you're. If you're in a happy state.

[Danielle]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

Good. I mean.

[Danielle]

Yeah, I feel it's emotional, and I'm sure I asked this question to people, too, actually. I really try not to, but I was around someone recently who was like, you know, so, what's next for you?

[Brooke]

I'm like, no, hate the what's next Question.

[Danielle]

I'm just trying to get through, you know?

[Brooke]

And also, like, I've learned a lot of people, like, move quietly and, like, they move.

[Danielle]

No, they do love island of you.

[Brooke]

They do, though. They act. They. They do, you know, their business plans and stuff. And I used to be, like, a loudmouth, and I've learned to shut up. Honestly, I have. Not that I want to hide anything or whatever, but I speak on things usually too soon, and it usually doesn't happen, so I've learned to shut up. Yeah. Trying something new.

[Danielle]

I'm shutting up.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Danielle]

God, that's. I'm so bad at shutting up. Like, I'm. I'm so Jump the gun. Like, I jump the thing. I even jump the gun with things with you or with other people, and I feel like I'm, like, off. Why'd I say that? Like, it's just not gonna happen.

[Brooke]

This is a new implementation thing. Because I literally. I find that almost every time I get, like, Crazy excited that I start telling, like, my family or Ben or you or something. Like it doesn't work out. It's almost like you would think the opposite to be true.

[Danielle]

You think you're manifesting it.

[Brooke]

I know, I know, but they say with manifesting, you're not actually supposed to think about it every day. Like you kind of like, put it out into the universe, then like, forget about it. You know what I mean? Like, I feel like you, you have the desire, but I think if you're constantly obsessing over it, it almost pushes.

[Danielle]

It away more because you could also be thinking about it in a way, like, what if it doesn't happen? So that's manifesting it. Like, it's not.

[Brooke]

You're so right. I don't know. I mean, what's meant to find me will find me.

[Danielle]

Yeah. Whatever you do is what shall be.

[Brooke]

Yeah, I. I do agree with that.

[Danielle]

A great quote from the proposal. I love quoting that movie. That's a good movie.

[Brooke]

Yeah, that is such a good movie.

[Danielle]

Oh, I'm like, so back onto, like watching TV and stuff and everything. And like, there's that new show, the Girlfriend. I feel like you're not watching tv.

[Brooke]

I'm not watching. Honestly. I really have been, like, listening to music.

[Danielle]

Yes. Like, no, you were at a music festival.

[Brooke]

No, I have. And then like podcasts. I feel like Mel said to, like, listen to like smarter podcasts. And I honestly have taken that advice. Like, I really. Yeah, have taken. And run with it. I really like Emma Greed's podcast, you know.

[Danielle]

Great. Yeah, I listened to her with Mel, of course. Mel.

[Brooke]

Mel.

[Danielle]

She's our friend. No, it's our newest thing.

[Brooke]

I'm Mel.

[Danielle]

When she walked in, like, we're literally our pants, she's like, hey, I'm Mel. I'm all, what's up?

[Brooke]

Yeah, so funny.

[Danielle]

No smarter podcasts for sure.

[Brooke]

That. So not that everything has to be education. Obviously this is not. But I think for me there's certain times of the day that I could use something. Well, like, you know, provide me a little knowledge and I do feel smarter. I'm also working on, you know, continuously improving and get trying to get smarter. That's something that I'm working on.

[Danielle]

Your self improvement grind.

[Brooke]

I really, especially after Mel, I'm like, I, I gotta get to work. I gotta tinker a little bit with myself. Like hammer knit.

[Danielle]

I think we need to. And I'm saying this for myself too, even though I love a morning. Like, I don't have a set morning routine at the Moment. I know.

[Brooke]

No, you're right. I need to do. Oh, we, we, we. I'm saying this new implementation. Yeah.

[Danielle]

Because a morning routine really sets you up for the day.

[Brooke]

No, you're so right. And there's literally no reason why I can't. Like, that's the thing. I sound like I have a screaming baby. I don't even have a pet to let out. Like, there's literally no reason why I. Because, you know, people say they're like, oh, I can't because, you know, I'm on my kid's schedule. It's like, I don't have a kid. Like, I. I have literally.

[Danielle]

No, no. When you say it like that, no. It's so true. But also, I do think that, like, each season kind of changes what you're doing in that time. Like summer, it's a little, you know, we were in the Hamptons, or you're traveling or you're in and out more. But now I feel like it's that time of, like, even though we're still both going to be traveling a lot, it's. It's. It's a little bit more home based.

[Brooke]

I agree. I agree.

[Danielle]

In the fall. I can't believe it's already fall.

[Brooke]

I agree. It's more like weekend trips and stuff versus, like, I think in the summer was kind of like random weeks at a time.

[Danielle]

Yeah. What do you have coming up?

[Brooke]

Coming up? Like, really not much. Oh, I'm going to Florida with Ben, actually. Is that next week? I think it is, actually. Yeah, I'm going. She's going away. Yeah. It's just like a good period of time. So Ben and I were like, let's go spend some time in Florida with my parents for, like, I think five days or something, which I'm really excited about.

[Danielle]

Are you going to go to, like, any theme parks?

[Brooke]

Maybe. I'm trying to work on Epic Universe.

[Danielle]

Let's see. Oh, Ben would literally love that.

[Brooke]

I know. It's it. We're stirring something up.

[Danielle]

Yeah. Something. Oh, but we'll shut.

[Brooke]

Are you.

[Danielle]

You don't want to talk about it?

[Brooke]

No, no. Well, plans are. I don't know. I'm fine. What, because of the news? No. Oh, my God. No. Someone died there, so I was like. No, I, like, saw that. I was like, like, I'm sorry. No.

[Danielle]

So you did not need to know just about how you're saying, like, I'm trying not to, like, put. Oh, I didn't know if this was like, a sponsor. Like, you're trying to, like, get oh, I am 100.

[Brooke]

No. I'm waiting to see if I will.

[Danielle]

Shut up because.

[Brooke]

Now it's not gonna happen. Yeah. Damn it.

[Danielle]

No, it will. It will. You made some really good content. They. They. They owe you.

[Brooke]

Hey, it's. It's how. It's like Horror Nights, and then they're like, you can come for that. I was like, respectfully, no. Like, I.

[Danielle]

Have you ever done Halloween Horror Night?

[Brooke]

No. And I don't with, like, no, thank you. Actually, we were all aligned. Like, my parents were both like, no, no, no. And Ben was like, no, no, no. Like, we all were, like, not interested. No, thank you. Like, you did it, though.

[Danielle]

I did it with my ex boyfriend. Like, he was my ex when we went.

[Brooke]

Oh, what?

[Danielle]

Isn't that.

[Brooke]

Wait, I didn't realize. Did you. Was it for a video?

[Danielle]

Well, it's like, the craziest thing. So when Joey and I broke up, he invited me to, like, speak at one of his, like, stay you shows, which is so nice. My mom came and like.

[Brooke]

Oh, your mom went to that?

[Danielle]

She came to the show. She's like, I want to come because it was in Orlando.

[Brooke]

I remember this happening.

[Danielle]

Yeah. It was like this whole thing, but we were fully not in a relationship, so it's kind of weird. We were like, whoa. And we were. We met in Orlando, so it's like this crazy thing. And we did that panel, and then my mom went back and my flight was like, the next day. And so I went to Universal with him and his manager to Halloween Horror Nights. And it was a weird thing because normally you would want to, like, grab some.

[Brooke]

Like, I was terrified.

[Danielle]

I don't. With that.

[Brooke]

They don't touch you, but they get really close, right?

[Danielle]

They get so.

[Brooke]

Yeah. I can't believe you did that. I feel like I don't do.

[Danielle]

I wouldn't know.

[Brooke]

And honestly, they all sound terrifying. I have one bad experience from when I was a kid, and it was like, literally the most elementary level, like, hard experience. Like, so bad. Like, actually laughable.

[Danielle]

How bad it was in grade school.

[Brooke]

No, but it was so, you know, like, some of them are so bad that it's like, this is actually funny.

[Danielle]

Like, I don't know.

[Brooke]

No, but it was. It's. I. I was a kid, and it scared me so much that, like, I still think about that.

[Danielle]

Yeah, you're like.

[Brooke]

But looking back, I know the location that it was at. I'm like, it was literally. Are you serious? Like, it was like a school auditorium that they transformed into, like, you know what?

[Danielle]

I'm saying walls up. No, I. I'm validating you, though, because I. We went to Coney island this summer and there was like a haunted ride. So we were like, ah, let's do that.

[Brooke]

Scared. Really?

[Danielle]

Mind. Like, I. I literally kept my eyes closed the whole time. I was so scared because it's just. Anything that pops up in your face, I get it.

[Brooke]

I hate to pop out. Yeah. Even in a movie or something too. Did I tell you when we watched like, Godzilla and like, there's so many pop outs in that movie. I was. I was. Great movie.

[Danielle]

But like, there's like too many, like, suspense boom. That.

[Brooke]

Sorry. Okay, wait. So circling back to the 27th year.

[Danielle]

27 feeling we didn't really talk.

[Brooke]

We. I realized we never really, like, what, the week of your birthday? There was.

[Danielle]

There was no. There was moms.

[Brooke]

Yeah. Your mom. Oh, my God. That was a crazy week.

[Danielle]

It was so. Oh, my God. The last, like, two, three weeks of my life have been so crazy. Probably a few. It's just like so much like, in and out and like, events and people visit.

[Brooke]

Like, it was.

[Danielle]

I just myself, of course. But.

[Brooke]

Well, you're learning now.

[Danielle]

I know. I'm learning to, you know, slow my role a little bit. And really, I'm really trying to be Brooke Mitchie. Will I be able to do that? You know, it's.

[Brooke]

But now I'm gonna start saying no to, like, everything. No, now you have more capacity because, like, it was a busy time and there was a lot of guests.

[Danielle]

True. Like, this week, I literally have nothing. Every afternoon, like, you're just chill. Literally just chilling. Like, what's for dinner?

[Brooke]

Like, yeah.

[Danielle]

I was like, ryan, let's plan meals this week.

[Brooke]

Yeah. You're like, maybe I can get a head start before you get home. Like, it's.

[Danielle]

No, I know. It's always like, he gets home and I'm like, oh, now we'll start at like, 8:30. So that's really good. But what was I gonna say? Oh, 27. I don't. I don't usually say this, but, like, I really feel good about it because it was just such a great way to start and we'll get into it. But I'm loving 27. No, we're not the same age. No, you're 28.

[Brooke]

No, much, much older.

[Danielle]

I was like, are we the same age for a second? No, never. We're never really.

[Brooke]

No, we're only. We're a year apart sometimes.

[Danielle]

Right. That's the thing.

[Brooke]

Like two years apart, but the thing that kills you. Yeah. 20. 28. I feel good about 28, too. Like, I feel like these are.

[Danielle]

Those are fun years.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Danielle]

These are our years. These are.

[Brooke]

These are our years.

[Danielle]

27. I know. I wanted to film that. Tick tock. But I didn't because that. She says she's 27. Kendall's 27. So, like, we can't do it because you're much, much.

[Brooke]

No, No, I can't.

[Danielle]

Oh, no. 27 and 28. That's like Chicago.

[Brooke]

They're good, good years.

[Danielle]

I like that.

[Brooke]

Wait, okay, so mom left, and then what happened? Did. Did you guys, like, do birthday activities, you and your mom, or. Not really, because it was kind of, like, early.

[Danielle]

What did we do? She know. She took me and Ryan to dinner for, like, our birthday.

[Brooke]

Oh, that's.

[Danielle]

It was so sweet. But it was funny because she was like, where do you want to go? And I just. I, like, have hit my breaking point with. And I know. It's like, right after talking to Sister snack.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Danielle]

You think I'd be motivated? No, I. I had a bad experience when my brother was visiting, and he wanted to go to dinner, and it was like a last minute thing, and so I picked this random. Oh, my God. You would have just cracked up. Like, it was so not a place to go. But I was just quickly. Because I'm not a foodie, right? So I picked this random place, and we literally left. He was like, this is so bad. I was like, oh, my God. Even my brother doesn't like this place. So now it's just whenever it's on me to pick a restaurant, like, I don't. I literally don't know. I feel so much pressure. So when my mom was like, I want to take you and Ryan to dinner for your birthday. Where do you want to go? I'm like, I mean, there's always places they'd love to go. But you. You're telling me a day before.

[Brooke]

Yes. And then you have to pull something together. Yeah. And Ryan doesn't really have a spot. Does he have spots? Like, is he like, oh, I like this place?

[Danielle]

Yeah. Like, not really. Like, him and I. It really works for our relationship. Like, neither of us are foodies, so it kind of works in that way. But then we're screwed when other people are involved. So, like, I don't know.

[Brooke]

Yeah. Best of luck to you. But then you can let the foodies inside. That's kind of my thing. I'm like, if you. Yeah. Like, I. I kind of care, so I'm like, if I'm not actively Planning, like, that's on me. You know what I mean? Like, I'm not gonna.

[Danielle]

I love when you step in. I'm like, thank God.

[Brooke]

Like, oh, thanks. I'm not gonna complain about someone else's, like, reservation choice. Like, if I could just make the reservation.

[Danielle]

Yeah, you can't complain if you, like, had the opportunity to help and didn't.

[Brooke]

Yes. But I guess in this case it's your mom's visiting from out of town. She doesn't know. She consulted me for restaurant recommendations.

[Danielle]

I know. And then her friend couldn't go. So then I was like, I'm not going all the way to Brooklyn. Because I wasn't going all the way.

[Brooke]

But she was going Flatbush. And I was like, which is lucky for you. I do have Flatbush recommendations.

[Danielle]

But like, she was gonna go. There was like a pizza place.

[Brooke]

She said, yeah, she was gonna go. But we did. It's really good. That's a good weeded.

[Danielle]

Yeah, that's cute. Then I. I took her to. Which I told you, you need to go to Rossioli. And I was really proud of that.

[Brooke]

That's a great wreck. Great. Good job. I mean, I haven't been to the one here. Only one in Rome.

[Danielle]

Yeah. Oh, yeah. I was like, did you go? You're like, I went to the room. I was like, okay.

[Brooke]

It's the same.

[Danielle]

I imagine it is, but we have so much to talk about. Let's do glam and panic.

[Brooke]

Sure.

[Danielle]

So then we can get into it. Because I want to hear about your. We have so much. A good old. Let them. A good old fashioned gals in the go up.

[Brooke]

So just a good old catch up.

[Danielle]

Yeah. Don't you guys worry they're still here. You know when you're trying to figure.

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[Danielle]

Panic what are you panicked about?

[Brooke]

I was panicked about being late to your birthday.

[Danielle]

I was, oh my God.

[Brooke]

We never even like debriefed that because.

[Danielle]

I, I didn't think a thing of it.

[Brooke]

Well, it seemed, you know, you never, I didn't know what time people were arriving and stuff. But you, you called it for nine. So did people show up at nine or not really? Like people show up at like 10?

[Danielle]

No, like I, a couple of my friends were like, what are you doing before your birthday? And I was like, we're not having a pregame because I didn' want to be so hungover the next day. Yeah, it's like just meet there. But if you could get there at nine, that would be fun. So we have some people. So, like Delaney, Caitlyn Morgan, like they got there. They got there like 9:15. I feel like most people were there at like 10:30. So what time do you. I don't even know. I put my phone away.

[Brooke]

No, I.

[Danielle]

You came out of. I was still vibing. When you got there, it was like midnight.

[Brooke]

No, it was. It was like 11:15 maybe. I don't know, maybe a little after that, I guess.

[Danielle]

Ben. Because I worked out with Cass this morning. She was like. I felt so bad. Brooke's boyfriend was like, thank God we're here. Brooke was really stressed.

[Brooke]

I was. I was freaking out.

[Danielle]

Like, I need to assure her later that is not.

[Brooke]

Oh my God. So. So this is why I was red panic. Because I knew like that my. The festival thing that I was going to was over at 10. And I don't know why. I completely forgot. I've been to festivals on Ramos island before that.

[Danielle]

Where is where it was.

[Brooke]

Yeah, that's where it is. And it's honestly like great. Like it's super fun. It's just like getting out of there is kind of a show because there's like two paths. Like, there's not many paths. They don't let you. You'd Uber from there. Like you have to.

[Danielle]

And there's no train, I guess, because it's an island.

[Brooke]

The. The ways that I knew of. Yeah, were I think that you actually might be a subway. All I know is that there's a walking bridge that can take you either to Queens or to Manhattan or there's a ferry. But you had to pre buy tickets. I didn't pre buy tickets, so. Because I was like, I don't need it. But then everybody had the same idea to do the walking bridge. So it was literally a glacial pace. Like everybody was sure. And you were, yeah. No. And I was just like, I gotta get there. And it was just like I had to say, let them. Like, I was at the. The will of like, everybody else around me.

[Danielle]

Oh my gosh. Well, let me tell the audience that Brooke, like two months ago texted me. Like, you had the foresight or she was like, look, your birthday is on this Saturday. John Summit's doing a music festival. Do you have plans? And I was like, I honestly don't. I don't. I. I told you. I said, get the tickets. You should go. I'm sure I'll do something that day because my birthday is not always on a Saturday. But it could be during the day could be. I had no idea what I was doing.

[Brooke]

But I. It's actually really funny because I, like, told my friends, I was like, oh, I'm going to this on Danielle's birthday, but she's probably just gonna do something casual. And someone replied to my story of me dancing on the thing, and they're like, oh, this doesn't look very casual.

[Danielle]

It started out, it was such a. This is so classic me. So classic. Like, I was like, I'm just gonna have that little housewarming party.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Danielle]

At our apartment, like, for me and Ryan's birthday. Because our birthdays are two days apart. I thought it'd be so fun.

[Brooke]

No, it's. And. And it could have been housewarming too, like, but it was a big group of people, though.

[Danielle]

It just started to grow. And then. Because it was for Ryan too, it was like my sister and then her roommate, you know, like, it just. And I was getting stressed and our apartment is nowhere near done, and I didn't want to have to clean the next day. So I'm like, okay, let's get a bar. And then I was like, and we'll just get a dj and we'll just get a photographer.

[Brooke]

So I feel like you don't, like, do it a little. That's your thing. But it's a. It's a good.

[Danielle]

I didn't do a theme, though.

[Brooke]

There was no theme.

[Danielle]

There was no theme. And I only sent a text blast about the dress code because I was getting text from people, I think, because I've always done themes.

[Brooke]

Yes.

[Danielle]

What do I.

[Brooke]

Waiting for the theme.

[Danielle]

I was like, I. I didn't even know what I was wearing. I bought my outfit the day of. I. You were probably so confused because I sent you a different outfit.

[Brooke]

Yeah, I. I figured it was in the same family.

[Danielle]

It was leather.

[Brooke]

Where did you get that from?

[Danielle]

Oh, my God. This. I want to gatekeeper, but I'm not. I'm not going to. I'm not going to. It's on Broadway. Like, it's hard to gatekeep. It's in Soho. It's called Meniere Devoir. I've bought from it on Instagram ads before. I remember Paige Sorbo post about it years ago, and it's like, house of CB prices.

[Brooke]

Okay.

[Danielle]

Such cool sets. Like, so my vibe, like corset leather. Like, cool stuff.

[Brooke]

Very cool.

[Danielle]

And Ryan and I went shopping on birthday during the day and I saw that and I was kind of like, should I just be crazy and wear this? And he was like, yeah, he loved it. He was like, I prefer that, obviously. Cuz my other outfit was like baggy pants. He was like, you're.

[Brooke]

He's like, you're butt.

[Danielle]

It's a tight black outfit.

[Brooke]

Like, he was like, yeah, I see. Someone commented that it was giving Sandy and Danny from. Yeah, it was.

[Danielle]

Cuz he was just wearing like a white shirt with like a black bomber.

[Brooke]

Yep.

[Danielle]

Greaser.

[Brooke]

And it was so.

[Danielle]

That vibe, it was so fun. Well, well, let me rest assure you.

[Brooke]

Like, no, I ended up getting there. I was just like. Then I was like, everyone's gonna be gone. Like that. I started like really freaking out because I was like, I'm literally everyone's gonna be gone and I'm gonna. Whatever. But then once we like showed up, I was like. And I heard the music from outside. I was like, we are good.

[Danielle]

We are good. I could just imagine Ben being like, how do I calm her?

[Brooke]

No, he was. And then it was just every single, like part of it was like taking forever because then there was like a bottleneck of people getting off the bridge, so then the cars couldn't pass by.

[Danielle]

And festivals, man, it's never easy. I know.

[Brooke]

I feel like you have to really just like, if you're going to a festival, you have to go into it knowing, like, I have no control over the getting home process and like, it's gonna be a show.

[Danielle]

Yeah. No, you. You got. I mean, you were one of the last people there too. And you got there. Like, I mean, that was so fun when you got there. And then we just got up and started.

[Brooke]

So fun music was. Well, you said you were like, I just extended the DJ now. That's like when I first got there. So I was like, let's go. Yeah.

[Danielle]

Oh, I. Before you go. Okay, good. Yeah. I was like, like, everyone, if that's when people. Honestly, when you got there is when it was like, crap. Like, did you see Bridget?

[Brooke]

Yeah, they were right. Everybod got. I feel like the welcoming committee, like, Jazz was right at the door.

[Danielle]

She's like, hey.

[Brooke]

I think people were confused probably, like, why. I was just getting there though. I was like, no, I. We came from a past. Like, that's why we're dressed like this.

[Danielle]

Which I thought your outfit went great with.

[Brooke]

It was fine. It was fine.

[Danielle]

Honestly. Went well with my wild outfit or like us and those photos together.

[Brooke]

I was like, no, it was good.

[Danielle]

Yeah, it was so fun. I.

[Brooke]

You might think it was a leather theme, actually.

[Danielle]

You might think it's a leather theme based off of the Photos of us.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Danielle]

Well, I'm so sorry you're panicked, but.

[Brooke]

I'm glad it's all good. Let that be my panic. I'm mad at, you know.

[Danielle]

No, I. I hate that when you're in the back of an Uber too, and you're like, oh my God.

[Brooke]

Or like when the Uber just wouldn't come because there was so many people walking. Like, you know, when the pedestrians. Which, I mean, I'm guilty sometimes too. Like when I'm like right of way, but like, it's not actually your right away, but you're in a crowd and.

[Danielle]

Then it's just like you're like, sorry. Like whatever mode of transportation you're in, it's like you have the right of way. Like that's what you want at least.

[Brooke]

So I understand it's hard. So we're selfish. Look, what are you panicked about?

[Danielle]

Oh my God. Oh my God. I think this is so funny. I hope. I don't think I said this. Wait, did I? About my therapist.

[Brooke]

No.

[Danielle]

Okay. Okay. Like, this must be peak overthinking. So it had been like, normally on Sundays, my therapist will text me and say, hey, checking in? Like, when do you want to meet this week? And I was moving and I had been busy and life was fine. You know, it's like sometimes it's like, I actually don't need therapy this week, you know, whatever. And I had noticed it had been like, like a couple of weeks since she had texted me. And I like worked up this whole scenario in my head because I said one thing and she was like, oh, I'm kind of like that. And I was like, am I offending her? And I like, freaked out.

[Brooke]

I thought that she was ghosting you or what.

[Danielle]

So I thought my therapist was ghosting me. So I let me read my text to her of what I said, like.

[Brooke]

And then you approached her about it.

[Danielle]

Like, am I okay? I literally basically checked in on my therapist. I stopped. No, I literally texted her, hope you're doing well. That's it. She goes, you too. Want to make sure I didn't miss a text from you though, wanting to meet or anything. Just got the hope you're doing well. I go, oh, well, no, that's it. Just hadn't heard from you about booking an appointment. Not that you have to, but I was like, I hope she's okay. Haha. I do want to meet soon. Just being really crazy. Me, an overthinker. She sent like the laughing emoji. She goes, I never know if my texts are Annoying when I constantly follow up. But I'll start back up with my weekly check ins. I said no, Never annoying. I'm cracking up, up me making sure you're alive.

[Brooke]

That's really funny that you. You were like, you. You go to like, oh, I did something. I go to like, she probably didn't want to, like, solicit if you were like, no.

[Danielle]

Yeah, that makes sense because it does.

[Brooke]

Get to a point where it's like, oh, you want money? Like, not actually, but like, it's like, actually, I don't want to meet this week. So then you're kind of like, soliciting and it's not soliciting, obviously, like, but it's a relationship with this person.

[Danielle]

But it's a lot of money. Yeah, it's totally.

[Brooke]

So if you're like, it's not going to provide me value this week, like, I'll skip. Skip. Did you skip a few times and then.

[Danielle]

Yeah, I had skipped a few times for sure. Like, it totally makes sense. Like, poor girl was. She thought she was being too much on me.

[Brooke]

Yeah. Oh, my God. That's. So you guys are both like, this is why she's your therapist.

[Danielle]

I guess it was so fun. She brought it up on our last therapy session. She was like, by the way, never like, if you want me to check in with you on Sundays, I'll do that. I was like, no, I just thought maybe you were mad at me. She was like, do you hear yourself right now? Like, we are good. There's. I should never be mad at you.

[Brooke]

Oh, that's. Yeah. There's literally no reason to be. Why would she be.

[Danielle]

I literally don't know. Like, actually, I'm not. Okay. I literally thought I. She was like, oh, me and Danielle aren't compatible. Like, I was overthinking therapy.

[Brooke]

I feel like then she would approach you and be like, I can't help you anymore. Like, I feel like there would be like a point where she's like, where she would be like, I don't think we're a match. Right. Like, which, that. I mean, you guys have gone a little too far at this point.

[Danielle]

Yeah. No, then it would be concerning. No, it was so she checked in with me yesterday.

[Brooke]

That's nice. Different people like different things. So to be fair, like, that, that is reasonable to think for you to be like, oh, she stopped, you know.

[Danielle]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

But then I can also see her side of saying, like, she knows that.

[Danielle]

I can reach out when I'm ready. Yeah. Like, she knows that. And that's what she was. God, I was just, like, laughing to myself. I just texted my therapist, hope you're doing well. That's all I said. Like, that's crazy.

[Brooke]

Is that it? You're actually not. Well, maybe in the Was.

[Danielle]

That was pre Mel Robbins, though.

[Brooke]

Okay, so post Mel.

[Danielle]

I've changed everything. I really. I mean, it's only been a little bit. Good.

[Brooke]

That's really good. I've been telling people that it's been. I mean, I don't want to compare it to therapy, but it was like therapy.

[Danielle]

Like, I would compare it.

[Brooke]

Yeah, yeah.

[Danielle]

I've told all my friends, like, you must listen.

[Brooke]

It was so beneficial. Like, every little. I. I keep talking about just, like, little bits about it.

[Danielle]

Like, certain things.

[Brooke]

Yeah, we're obsessed.

[Danielle]

Mel Fan club here, actually. Oh, okay. So that's what the gals are panicked about. What is your glam on the go?

[Brooke]

My glam on the go?

[Danielle]

Because you're a gown.

[Brooke]

I'm a gal on the go. The Caudalie Vino Perfect serum. Use this.

[Danielle]

Yeah, I ran out and I just didn't.

[Brooke]

I was like, I think it's working.

[Danielle]

Is this the Botox in a bottle? I think that.

[Brooke]

No, that's the like a Geneva figure.

[Danielle]

Something like.

[Brooke]

Isn't that like a French one?

[Danielle]

Does this have a pink pump?

[Brooke]

No, it's not a pump. It's a dropper.

[Danielle]

Oh, I don't have that one.

[Brooke]

Yes. Okay. I fully, like, bought it. It's a. Forks. I honestly have been trying to research good vitamin C because now my new skincare goal ever since I cleared my skin is to get rid of, like, post acne marks, like, that sort of thing. And it's. It's not texture for me. It's literally just color. Like, I feel like when I look at my skin, I'm like, oh, I.

[Danielle]

See, like, where the pimples used to.

[Brooke]

Be, like, like, it's like the remnants, you know?

[Danielle]

Yep.

[Brooke]

I guess it's vitamin C that, like, corrects that, really. And this apparently is supposed to have, like, good vitamin C and good for dark spots, but I also just love the texture breaks. I find a lot of vitamin C's, like, get pilly.

[Danielle]

They do.

[Brooke]

And they don't wear with makeup or they just don't, like, sit well on the skin.

[Danielle]

And then you don't want to use it because you're putting makeup.

[Brooke]

So this. I. I can't, like, say if I've seen improvements because I have a lot of things going, but I like the way it fits into my. My system at the Moment.

[Danielle]

That's a good way to put it.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Danielle]

Because I kind of stopped using vitamin C because it was a weird consistency on the skin. So maybe I'll try that one.

[Brooke]

I think it's like less vitamin C because you know, the really, really strong ones definitely like do that.

[Danielle]

Maybe that's what it is for, some sort of ingredient.

[Brooke]

Yeah, but you could like do that one at night. Like gets like pilly maybe and then.

[Danielle]

Yeah, flip, whatever, load it up.

[Brooke]

Yeah, I don't know that I'm in. I'm sold on vitamin C. I, I.

[Danielle]

Do think it works.

[Brooke]

I feel like I can tell when people tell me that they use it. I'm like, I can see it like.

[Danielle]

And your skin just looks glowier when you're consistent with it. I used to be so consistent with it.

[Brooke]

What are you? Like what, what serums do you use right now? I feel like you have like a multi step.

[Danielle]

Like right now I do, I, I do an essence of whatever essence I have or I'll spray my face to wet it and then I have a, A, I always use a hyaluronic acid serum and then as either like a skin fix serum on top or something else and then barrier cream. Got it locked in. What about you? What's your.

[Brooke]

I'm doing in essence right now too. I do the road. Like I'll do like the glazing milk or the mist or whatever. Like I do something and then I usually go in with this serum or like a vitamin C and then I go in with. I'm trying to think. I feel like there's something like it really depends like what's nearby day I have some moisturizing stuff, but I don't do moist like a moisturizing serum every day. Like does that make sense? Like I probably do that every other.

[Danielle]

Day because like what do I need today?

[Brooke]

Yeah, like after the festival, like I needed moisture. Like she needed me.

[Danielle]

Yeah, totally.

[Brooke]

And I've been doing weekly face masks. I don't really have like a crazy preference. I did like the one11 skin one last week and then I've been doing the Dr. Jart, like the rubber one. And I do feel like weekly face masks, like doing a treatment like actually does help.

[Danielle]

You're so good to your skin.

[Brooke]

I'm now that it's clear, I'm like, what else can I do? What other things can I make improvements to?

[Danielle]

I was going to prank you today and do what? But it went away. Like I had to go to the dentist this morning. I'm like numbed And I had this thought of being like. But I remembered I snapchatted you. I wish I hadn't sent you a thing that I went to the dentist and I was going to say I got my. I got my first thing of botox done cuz I looked hilarious. Like it was like this as so funny.

[Brooke]

I can't believe that was in your panic that you had to emergency dentist appointment.

[Danielle]

Kind of was. But I really wanted to tell the thing.

[Brooke]

Yeah, that is a good story.

[Danielle]

Yeah. But now I have a dentist in the city and now I won't go home to Florida for my dentist.

[Brooke]

Like that's like real adult that's growing. You start, you know, making the change.

[Danielle]

Yeah, but I was really excited because this dentist is like right in Soho. So I get excited to go. That's great because like, you know, I get anxious going to doctors.

[Brooke]

What did you. So how do you make an emergency dentist appointment? I've never, knock on wood.

[Danielle]

Honestly. I just called and left it probably a really concerning message. I was like, hi. Like if there's any way I could get in, like, like it's just because it was so. Oh my God, it hurt so bad. Like anytime I would drink cold water, like there's literally a hole. There was a hole because my filling fell out. So it was like shoots up.

[Brooke]

Like I. Yeah, I know exactly what you're talking about. And it sends a shiver down me spine. Like, like literally. That's crazy.

[Danielle]

Yeah. So I'm really grateful. They were like, we can get you in for 30 minute consultation. Then they saw and they're like, we'll just get it done right now. Oh, thank you New York fast here. Oh my God. She filled me up.

[Brooke]

She.

[Danielle]

Oh my God. She numbed me so fast though. I was like like my place at home, they're like, oh, okay, get your essential oils out, sniff them. Because they know me so well. And she was like, okay, I'm just gonna numb you real quick.

[Brooke]

I was like, ah. Like I'm not used to just hit you hit me.

[Danielle]

But she was good.

[Brooke]

It's good.

[Danielle]

I need to grow up a little bit with the needles. So.

[Brooke]

But. But you didn't feel anything after that, right?

[Danielle]

Yeah, no, it was numb.

[Brooke]

I feel like you want to be as numbed as possible at the dentist. I don't want to know what is going on in that.

[Danielle]

Yeah, but the numbing hurts, you think? Yeah, because she just put the numbing on me for. She had, she was, she had to go. But I liked her. She was quick. My glam on the go. Micellar water.

[Brooke]

Which one?

[Danielle]

Garnier micellar water with the micellar cleansing eco pads. I wrote this down. They like, you can reuse them sometimes I'm like, how clean do these get?

[Brooke]

But do you throw them?

[Danielle]

No, there's only two of them. Oh, no.

[Brooke]

So you never clean them?

[Danielle]

No, I just clean them with face wash with hot water and I'm like, I hope. No. Imagine I just keep doing.

[Brooke]

No, that's what.

[Danielle]

I'm sorry. I clean it in the sink.

[Brooke]

At some point it probably isn't working anymore.

[Danielle]

No. Or I'll use the clean skin club towels. Just whatever.

[Brooke]

They're not dry.

[Danielle]

But loving it. Like, I. I've really been in this cadence of getting in the shower to take off my makeup. Do you?

[Brooke]

Cadence? I love that cadence. Big word. Yeah, it's what? Take off your. Like you bring the bomb into the shower with you.

[Danielle]

Yeah. So that's not my cellar water, but.

[Brooke]

I love washing my face in the shower. I don't love brushing my teeth in the shower. Do you ever do that? No. No.

[Danielle]

You love brushing your teeth.

[Brooke]

I love doing everything in the shower. Like, if I could do everything in the shower, I would. Like, I. I just want to like take care of business and then like get out.

[Danielle]

Like, you know, so. Okay. So do you have a shower toothbrush?

[Brooke]

No. But it's literally two step. My shower is legitimately. I could, I could reach out of my shower and hit my sink.

[Danielle]

Like I would have a puddle it getting to my toothbrush because I have it in a drawer.

[Brooke]

Like, oh, no.

[Danielle]

So you're during the shower, you're like, I can just grab it.

[Brooke]

No, I go in with it. Like, I make a plan. Like, yeah, people do this. People definitely. No, no.

[Danielle]

I definitely heard shower toothbrush. No. Yeah, shower beers. Yay.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Danielle]

Hey.

[Brooke]

Hey.

[Danielle]

You know how tricky it can be.

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[Danielle]

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[Brooke]

So so much in my routine.

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[Brooke]

It is so good.

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[Brooke]

You know you don't have to like dip your fingers in, get it all.

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Gross like no, you just squeeze them out, put it on your hand. I put it on my face. I use some water to kind of activate it it going and I am cleansing my skin while still keeping it moisturized. That is key for me.

[Brooke]

I don't want to strip my skin.

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[Danielle]

I, I shower floss. So I can't like say because my dentist told me she was like a good way to do it.

[Brooke]

She said yeah, shower.

[Danielle]

So I can't, I just, I just.

[Brooke]

I don't do it every time. It's only on occasion. Special treat.

[Danielle]

You pre planned. Is it like in the morning or. It just depends.

[Brooke]

Usually not when I'm like yeah, when I'm tired I'm like, like I just want to have, have you bring the.

[Danielle]

Toothbrush, toothpaste in there?

[Brooke]

No, I pre like I do it outside. Yeah.

[Danielle]

It's so funny these little things that.

[Brooke]

I just don't know about. Yeah, that's, it's really not, not super frequent but I do like deal. Yeah. And then it's also when I'm like you know, doing the makeup removal in the shower too. Because like I just want to like get it all.

[Danielle]

It's the best. It really is. But then sometimes recently I've just been. I. I'm just like, I just need to take my makeup or if it's like, I just. It's like I got home from the day, but I'm not getting in the shower yet. My cellar water, it really works and I've been using it to wash my makeup brush. Just like that's great. Micellar water is so back in my life, you know, like you just go through phases of total. You're like, why did I stop? It's so great.

[Brooke]

I. I get that I've been off of it. Maybe I gotta get back.

[Danielle]

It's really. I think these cleansing pads are what make. They're very soft. It just feels so good.

[Brooke]

So it's like a little thing. Yeah.

[Danielle]

That's glam on the go for you. I need to hear about your bender of a weekend. And I think we start on Friday.

[Brooke]

Guys. Like, yeah. I mean, okay. By the sounds of it, like you guys are gonna be like, oh, you're obsessed. Like. And I'm really like not is the thing. Like. I just want to clarify by saying that first, but because it does sound like I am like I have an issue.

[Danielle]

Like wait, no. And by the way, it's so normal to be into an artist. Me with.

[Brooke]

No, definitely. And I definitely am into an artist. But like I. I don't like travel for this artist. I don't like whatever. Like when they come to town, like I. I'll. I'll see him. So like. But I just like a dj. I like house music. I love to. Honestly, I found out something about myself this weekend because a lot of the times I found myself dancing alone. I was like, I'd love to have dance. Like I love to dance. Not in a way that's like super like, you know, break it down. But I love like a one. Cuz house music has such a good beat that you just like step back and forth and then you kind of like like.

[Danielle]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

And I love it.

[Danielle]

If so regular.

[Brooke]

It's freeing. Yes. Your mom would be into it.

[Danielle]

Yeah, for sure. Brooke loves to dance.

[Brooke]

I. I really do got to get.

[Danielle]

The manchild dance going because someone said.

[Brooke]

They were like about going to festivals. Like I love to go dancing. And I was like, that's what it is. It's literally going dancing. Like it. But like it sounds so geriatric when you put it like that. Like, I'm gonna go dancing.

[Danielle]

But like, but it is that's why I, like, if I'm going out, I'm like, I want to dance. Like, I want to go dancing. So if it does sound like our mom's like, let's go dancing. Yeah, but it's so true.

[Brooke]

That's exactly what it is. I feel the same way. I'm like, at a bar and stuff. I want to be like, singing songs, dancing, jumping up and down, like. Or I want. Yeah, well, if you talk, you have to scream. That's the other thing.

[Danielle]

Yeah, you're over exerting yourself. So, John.

[Brooke]

John. Yeah, so John Summit. He's a DJ that I've been seeing now. The first time I saw him was 2022, and then I saw him again in 2023, and then in 2024, like, at Madison Square Gar. You guys know I've talked about it last year. Whatever. So, like, I have been a fan for a while. Like, oh, I'll say that. I'll say it. And I found out earlier in the week, actually, you two Lululemon, like, reach out to us and they were like, you know, sign this NDA. We have a big artist coming to town and they're gonna, like, host a run. And I was like, I told you. I was like, I know who it. The artist is because it's. It has to be this person. Because I'm going. I'm going.

[Danielle]

Oh, you put Saturday too.

[Brooke]

I knew immediately upon receiving it. And also, like, there's only certain DJs that, like, would be into something like that.

[Danielle]

You know, it's like an active person.

[Brooke]

Yes. Like, there's not gonna be be like a res run. Like.

[Danielle]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

You know what I mean? Like, there's like, certain things that just, like, it's on brand for him to do a Lululemon run. Like, it makes sense.

[Danielle]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

And it was basically like, they didn't announce it yet, and they were gonna do it. The first 400 people to literally show up to the store got tickets.

[Danielle]

Wow.

[Brooke]

That's how it worked. And that's what. So everyone was like, I want to my. Like, they worked around the corner or something. Like, it was a lot of groups of co workers.

[Danielle]

Wow.

[Brooke]

Yeah. But they were like, we'll give you a ticket, but we can only give you 1. No plus 1. 1. So I took Mal's advice and I went to this event alone, and I flopped, Danielle. I flopped so hard. It was so hard to make.

[Danielle]

Didn't you run the whole time?

[Brooke]

Oh. Oh, no, I ran. So it was a run. It was a one mile Run. Like, you don't need to run next to people for that. Like, I also was at a pace that you don't probably. No one wanted to be at.

[Danielle]

You don't want to be worrying about, like, keeping up with other people.

[Brooke]

No, no. That was, like, right away. Like, we got there, and it was kind of like, run. But then once you, like, got there and, like, then we were at the vessel, basically. Then he was doing the surprise guys set at the vessel, which. It was the coolest thing ever. I cannot stress that enough. Like, New York is so cool like, that, where there's just, like, random experiences that you. You get in a line for. Literally, it's all back online. But I was, like, trying to be social with people, and, like, it was really hard for me. I don't know what was wrong with me.

[Danielle]

No, it's. It's tough. And also, guys, I was. I was supposed to be in the video. I was supposed to go with Brooke, and then I. The day before, I canceled because I just couldn't handle it. And I just. I don't run. I don't go for these little jogs that Brooke does. I was freaking out about the running. Like, it was gonna be a whole thing.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Danielle]

But I'm proud of you. Obviously. Like, you're like, I'm obviously still going. And I feel like when it's music, it's easier because you. You're all looking at.

[Brooke]

You're so right. You know, there was, like, a place to, like, direct your attention. You don't, like, really need to talk, but it's, like, kind of fun to talk.

[Danielle]

What were you. Were you just trying to, like, vibe with the people near you?

[Brooke]

Yeah. Even then. Like, then when we arrived at the vessel, there was, like, a line to get in because they did, like, a security check, which was really interesting.

[Danielle]

Oh, they do that for the vessel. Yeah.

[Brooke]

Is it always the vessel open, Open?

[Danielle]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

Oh, you did?

[Danielle]

Yeah. Because she wanted to, like, bless. It was the whole thing. I know, I know. No, we need to.

[Brooke]

Oh, my God. What? What do you mean? Like, you just said that so casually, as if, like. Yeah, like.

[Danielle]

Well, because it had been closed for so long, because.

[Brooke]

Oh, yes, there's something.

[Danielle]

So she wanted to go and bring a new energy. I'm not even kidding.

[Brooke]

So she brings physically something.

[Danielle]

No, she just blessed it. She was like, this is, you know, so upsetting. Like, I. This is such a beautiful piece of art.

[Brooke]

When did she enjoy.

[Danielle]

This was in. Did we do a live show this past December? Yeah, it was around our live show when they had just opened it and so we went. She blessed it. I think it was around then.

[Brooke]

Amazing. So anyways, so by the time I got there, it was blessed. So I'm good.

[Danielle]

Yeah, it was blessed by the time.

[Brooke]

That's why the vibes were so good. Yeah, that's exactly why. Amazing.

[Danielle]

How are the acoustics?

[Brooke]

Honestly? Better than expected.

[Danielle]

Good.

[Brooke]

Yeah, it was. It was definitely really cool. But once again, like this was the start of a long weekend of John Summit and it was a long. Lot of Johnson, like cumulative. By the end of the weekend, I heard him play for six hours. Like that's a lot.

[Danielle]

You know what I mean? That's so cool.

[Brooke]

It's a lot of repeated songs.

[Danielle]

But I guess with DJs especially, it's not like he's. Did he talk at all?

[Brooke]

Yeah, they go New York City. Oh, the we feeling, baby. That's what he says. Yeah.

[Danielle]

He's such like a happy looking person.

[Brooke]

He. He's so like normal.

[Danielle]

Like that's normal is the word.

[Brooke]

No, he was literally like an accountant in Chicago and then just. Just like learned how to DJ and was like, all right, I guess I do this now. Like, you know, it's just DJ crazy. Yeah. So crazy. So that was cool. And honestly the run was worth it. It was a mile. It was on a. They closed off the. The High Line.

[Danielle]

So beautiful too.

[Brooke]

So that's why it was cool. Cuz it was like a very like cool experience. Lululemon does a lot of these actually. Like when I signed up for it, it was like, have you done a Lululemon run before? And it popped up with the options. Apparently they do these everywhere.

[Danielle]

They're in the system.

[Brooke]

Yeah. So you know, it was like, did you participate in like the. The Lululemon fun run in Milwaukee? Like they have like a bunch of like fun events.

[Danielle]

I love.

[Brooke]

Yeah. So then Saturday came around and then it was. I already had tickets then to go to his music festival which.

[Danielle]

Did you buy a one day.

[Brooke]

So I. When they first came out forever ago, I bought Ben and I tickets actually.

[Danielle]

I was like, yeah.

[Brooke]

It was like kind of. This was kind of his birthday gift. Now they think about it like I was like, oh, let's go. Like. And we knew the date wise like would work with him. Him with school. And that's also why I texted you. I remember being like, unfortunately, like Ben has to work on the day after, so we have to go on your birthday. But I'll. That's why it all happened the way it did. But then I got. So I fully had tickets purchased, but then I got reached out to by the organization, I guess.

[Danielle]

Finally, finally noticed community I.

[Brooke]

The recognition.

[Danielle]

Because we always say, like, Audrey Challenger is always getting all these cool invites for DJs. Brooks, like, what the. I want in.

[Brooke]

I still haven't been buying the DJ booth, but that's, you know, I think I was actually in a different tier, to be honest, in this level.

[Danielle]

Yeah, I'll tell you that. There you go.

[Brooke]

Because I was looped in then with the media, basically. That's what I got, like a media pass. So that's what I ended up getting. And I. The first. I was really figuring out what the wristband got me.

[Danielle]

Yeah. Like. And you're such a rule follower. You're like, I don't want to, like, test the limit. Or maybe you did. I don't know. I don't know.

[Brooke]

I didn't want to. But then I said to Ben at one point, because we were like, being weird. Like, we were like, kind of like tiptoeing around and everybody else around us was being so cool. And I literally looked at him, I was like, I think we just need to act with confidence. And this is where something shifted. And then, like, we. I. I've never seen such a transformation. Like, we stood up taller and just.

[Danielle]

We own this place and no one.

[Brooke]

Questions if you just act confident, honestly.

[Danielle]

So true.

[Brooke]

And we were in spaces where we literally were allowed to be in and belonged and stuff. But, like, for some reason, we just were like, we need to act like we do belong here, you know?

[Danielle]

No. Would say that.

[Brooke]

Exactly.

[Danielle]

On your way to the event, think, what do I want?

[Brooke]

How do I want to leave Randall's Island?

[Danielle]

Exactly. What do I want people to say about me?

[Brooke]

Island. Oh, that's good. Oh, my God. I want them to say that.

[Danielle]

I really want to start doing that, though. No, for sure.

[Brooke]

I didn't think about that. Honestly. I was just like, I just got to get through.

[Danielle]

Yeah, I just got to.

[Brooke]

Yeah. So I was trying to figure out, like, what the band got us and stuff. You know, we tried to go to a few places we weren't allowed. There was like a really nice, like, security guy who was like, look, doesn't get you on the stage, but it gets you right here in the front. And it basically was in front of the barricade.

[Danielle]

Like, it was in front of literally thousands of people.

[Brooke]

Totally. No, there was. It was 50, 000 people behind the barricade, like, looking at the stage because it was like the main stage. And you. If you guys have been to a festival before, you know, they have the middle section like, carved out usually, for paramedics, for media, for everything. Because they throw water bottles from there.

[Danielle]

Oh, yes.

[Brooke]

And that's, like, where I was able to go basically down the center and around the side.

[Danielle]

That would feel legal to me.

[Brooke]

No, I went there and, like, was taking pictures and, like, walking down, and I could tell everyone's looking at me like, who is she? Who is she? Like, I'm like, I'm no one.

[Danielle]

You're the celeb guy.

[Brooke]

Don't worry about me.

[Danielle]

Like, no, that's. So I guess. Yeah. Because probably other people there is, like, press. They're probably not all dressed up for it. Like, you were, like, people.

[Brooke]

Well, they were, like, legitimate photographers with, like, a camera run. And then I was like. I mean, I guess I technically am the media. Like, I was post. I was doing coverage. Like, I guess I was. And I saw the clipboard at one point with, like, all the other outlets, and it was, like, outlets. Like, it was like, I. Hard raves. Like, rave reviews.

[Danielle]

Like, oh, my gosh. Oh, my God. That's so cool, though. I'm so happy. It just means more of this for you.

[Brooke]

No, I feel really, really grateful. And it was. Oh, And. And so I wasn't gonna go the second day, but then I found out that I had the special pass, and I was like, does it work for the second day?

[Danielle]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

And they were like, yeah. I was like, I'm coming back. I'll be back tomorrow.

[Danielle]

And I saw either you or someone posted the schedule was lpg. Yes, Your peeps.

[Brooke]

I love her. And I love Cascade. You know Cascade?

[Danielle]

Yes.

[Brooke]

Oh, my. I know Cascade from old Michelle Phan videos because she used to use his music in the background.

[Danielle]

Literally. So good.

[Brooke]

So good. That's how it. Oh, this is, like, OG stuff. So good.

[Danielle]

And John. John headlined both nights. Is that.

[Brooke]

Yes. So the first night, I was like. That was good. It was fine. Like, second night, unfortunately for Ben, because he couldn't make it. The second night was awesome.

[Danielle]

Like, it was the energy, the crowd.

[Brooke]

No, the completely different set. Like, you could tell when he came out, like, there was a big boom. And I was like, we bring the boom. Like, literally, it was like, a different tone. Like, it was the first I'd hear he played songs. The second night he performed. Yes. That's what. That's what I would say the difference was interesting.

[Danielle]

I always think about that with music festivals. Like, what night's the biggest night? Like, in My head's always Saturday, but I think it's Sunday.

[Brooke]

Sunday was less people. But apparently people were saying Sunday was for his, like, real fans and Saturday was for the people who were like, like, I should go see John Solomon. Like. And it's so true, actually.

[Danielle]

Like, that.

[Brooke]

That makes sense because most people work on, you know, the day after Sundays with their.

[Danielle]

Like, they gotta go. Yeah, totally. But they're the real ones if they're there and they have to go to work the next day. I see what you're saying.

[Brooke]

100. Oh, and I do have a piece of advice for everybody who's listening to this. Like, you know, maybe you've been to a festival concert, whatever. Also, I'm so lucky that I had this. My earplugs. Because I was right next to the speaker. Like, the speaker was facing me. I would be deaf. I actually would be like.

[Danielle]

You'd be like, what, Danielle?

[Brooke]

Yeah. And I could already feel myself slipping a little bit. So I'm big on the ear protection. And I used to make. I, I. I'll admit it to myself. I used to see other people at concerts, and I'd be like, that. That is so lame. Like, it is not. Like, I have to tell you. And these are so chill. I have, like. These ones are called.

[Danielle]

Yeah, you posted. I couldn't even see it.

[Brooke]

There's no. They were in it the whole time. And, like, inconspicuous. Some people have ones that, like, have, like, little attachments and whatever, and they're like, what, these? So chill. So effective. 40 bucks. I think their Eargasm is the brand. It's a little weird name. It's a little.

[Danielle]

But I. No, I was at one of the Fashion Week shows I went to. They had earplugs on each seat. And, like, they had it because they were doing a live band, and we were in, like, this garage thing, and I sat down. I was like, it's the first boom. Like, the first. You see everyone put them in, like, and they really do work. You could still hear everything.

[Brooke]

That's the thing. I still heard every single beat. Like, yeah.

[Danielle]

It's not Muffley. Like, you think.

[Brooke]

Not at all. All. Especially when it's. I get it now, really, because it's just so loud. Like, especially. I mean, there was. I was right next to the speaker.

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[Brooke]

I was also right next to at one point. Then Friday and Saturday, but really Saturday. His mom, John's mom. John's mom. No time. People are up and down the aisle like they're screaming her name and stuff. And I was like trying to like push myself as far away as possible because I was like, I. I want her. Like everybody knows her. Like everybody knows her. Like, I don't want to. No.

[Danielle]

And I don't want to be like, I'm not. Like, I think you're his new girlfriend.

[Brooke]

No, no, trust me, that would be on the stage then with every other.

[Danielle]

Maybe you want to be different.

[Brooke]

I'm so different.

[Danielle]

Is he like in a relationship right now? Do we know publicly?

[Brooke]

No idea.

[Danielle]

Like him and Ashton are old.

[Brooke]

No, no, no. Know that's. Yeah. Long time over. What else was I going to say about.

[Danielle]

Loves the outfits.

[Brooke]

Oh, and. But then I was going to say like, congrats, mom. But I felt weird.

[Danielle]

Oh, like you should be so proud of your son.

[Brooke]

Obviously she's proud. She like teared up. Like, obviously she's proud. But 50,000 people are here for like.

[Danielle]

Was that his first festival that he.

[Brooke]

Did of his own first festival. Like headline festivals. But this was like he put on the.

[Danielle]

That's a big deal. Cuz we've got fire fest. Like things could have happened.

[Brooke]

Like totally.

[Danielle]

It sounds like it was pretty organized other than the.

[Brooke]

I mean the last time they tried to do a festival there, Yuzu, it was.

[Danielle]

Oh yeah, yeah. Canceled.

[Brooke]

It was. The first day was canceled and then the second day was delayed and then it was just like a show from what I heard it was. And they still never refunded the people. Whatever. It was a mess. So shout out to John Summit. Then after, directly after Saturday, I raced to you to your party.

[Danielle]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

Had a great time. And I, I mean.

[Danielle]

And you went again on Sunday.

[Brooke]

I had to go again on Sunday.

[Danielle]

I'm glad. Cuz clearly it was even I had friends.

[Brooke]

Friends going and I was like, look, I have these wristbands that they're special wristbands.

[Danielle]

They're special wristbands. No, I think you gave them a really good experience too. That's so fun.

[Brooke]

It was fun. I. I can't even believe myself. Honestly, I'm so the type to be like, no, I'm not going. But, like, I was really motivated to go.

[Danielle]

I could tell you're like, I don't know. Tomorrow.

[Brooke]

Yeah. And I was alone for a good amount of time because, like, they had, like, a group, so they were all, like, taking turns kind of coming in and stuff. So I would. I spent, like, a good amount of time, like, dancing alone. And honestly. Honestly, I felt good.

[Danielle]

Then that's when you learned you love to do confidence. Yeah, I love that.

[Brooke]

I like to go dancing.

[Danielle]

Let's go dancing. Now that now maybe you can.

[Brooke]

Sounds better than, like, clubbing.

[Danielle]

It does. Because that's really what it is. Like, clubbing is so, like, bottles are all these things.

[Brooke]

No, no, you want to. I don't care about. I just want the music. And I was drinking Beatbox. I was having a random time. I was drinking. I was only drinking. I was. But like, whatever I had had, like.

[Danielle]

So, yeah, it's like whatever they have that's easy to drink.

[Brooke]

Actually, I ordered a drink at the bar. I ordered. I was like, oh, I'll take the electric lemonade. It was like fresh squeezed lemonade and vodka. She, the girl hands me a cup with half of a, like, surfside can and the other half vodka. I drank the whole thing. I was like. And then I. I don't really.

[Danielle]

Did you feel it?

[Brooke]

That was on the way. Like, that was the last drink before I went to your party, actually.

[Danielle]

Yeah, that. Yeah. And then we were. I feel like you arrived and we immediately were on elevated surfaces singing no hands. It was incredible, actually.

[Brooke]

K, shout out to Katie for telling me to get up there. Katie was like, bro, go.

[Danielle]

I know. I was like, I'm up here alone. I didn't know how that happened.

[Brooke]

Katie was like, give me your phone. And you go up there.

[Danielle]

Oh, she took those phones.

[Brooke]

She's so real.

[Danielle]

Yeah, she's so real. She's just the number one real person. Yeah.

[Brooke]

Now you tell me everything about the birthday. Let's start the video. The beginning.

[Danielle]

No, I mean, I feel like we kind of covered most of it. Yeah. Like I said, Ryan and I were gonna have this housewarming and then it just kind of grew. So we had this place called Armada. I would highly suggest it because I feel like so many people in the city are trying to find bars to have birthdays at where you don't have to pay to rent the space. You just have to hit a certain minimum. And so that's what we did. We like paid for the minimum. And then after that, once it ended, I was like, Ryan, do not let me extend that. I didn't say anything about the DJ though. So I did extend the dj, but I'm so glad I did because I feel like it was the most bus in at like 11:30 midnight. And she was supposed to be done at midnight. Like, no way. But people are lucky because then at midnight it opened to the public. So then people just probably came down.

[Brooke]

Like they heard good tunes.

[Danielle]

They heard good tunes also.

[Brooke]

I did not realize because I was so disoriented. I feel like upon arrival, like where. The location of the bar across from Dudley. Yes, it's a great block. Also. That block is lit at night. I don't remember.

[Danielle]

They like had the street clothes with tables outside.

[Brooke]

Did you remember that? No, absolutely not. And there was like bars, Bars. There was a bar across the street. There was multiple bars and little strip. People are sitting at tables.

[Danielle]

It was our old neighborhood. It was very cute. Ryan and I got dinner beforehand across the street at Dudley's together.

[Brooke]

Oh, you did?

[Danielle]

Yes, just the two of us. Because we were like. I was like, how do we pick? Like, not pick, but it's like if we were to do a dinner before, it's like all of our close friends, like, we want to see them.

[Brooke]

Yeah, yeah.

[Danielle]

So we were like, let's just go to dinner, the two of us. But I feel bad for him. I was just a wreck. I was just so. I was like aunt antsy and stuff. And I like, I don't know. So I just like the whole dinner we were just stressed about the. Not stressed, but you know, and you're just like, yeah, the pre party and I last minute decided to hire this photographer that I met during fashion week who is hilarious, I guess was he. Yeah, he got some photos of us like dancing and stuff.

[Brooke]

But he. I need to honestly, you sent me a thing with 700 photos I didn't really look through.

[Danielle]

You're not in a ton of them because like he was supposed to. Supposed to leave. It was lucky that he even. He was supposed to leave at 11 and he just decided to stay and just. He literally was having. He didn't charge me extra. He was just like, I was having so much fun. Like it was hilarious. But we had him take photos of me and Ryan before the event and I was like, I'm Just sick of. Like, every year I had a party. It's like, I stand in the empty bar and take these photos, which we did some, but I was like, let's take some out front. I didn't realize there was going to be all those people out front because there's everyone's outdoor dining and stuff. And this guy, because he's like, like a. I found him because he's like a paparazzi guy. Like, you know, he does street style photography during fashion week and stuff. So he's very used to that. So he was like, okay, now I want you two to weave through the crowd and the tables. I was like, literally, no. Like, I'm not doing that.

[Brooke]

Like, yeah, that's tough.

[Danielle]

Like, not inside, outside people that weren't with us, you know. Oh, my God, it was so funny. But he took some fire photos of me and Ryan, like, walking across, leaving.

[Brooke]

They were great. They were very cool. Very, very, very cool.

[Danielle]

I was so happy. Like, I'm literally. I'm not, like, big pictures in the house person.

[Brooke]

Oh, to like, have your.

[Danielle]

Yeah, yeah. Like, I. For myself. But I was like, we should get these framed in black and white and, like, put them up.

[Brooke]

You should have a few photos.

[Danielle]

No, we definitely should.

[Brooke]

A few. I. I don't think it needs to be like, a home where it's like, yeah, and here's his graduation.

[Danielle]

Yeah, here's my diploma.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Danielle]

But no, these were just, like, artsy. Like, I. There's one of Ryan and I at the bar talking, and the photographer captured this moment. Moment. I was like, that is so, like, I'll never forget it. It was just.

[Brooke]

That's sweet.

[Danielle]

The best night. And it was, like, the perfect amount. I. I was so bent on like, every year after my birthday, I am so hungover. Like, I mean, you know, I, like, can't even look at my phone. Like, and that's just ridiculous. So I think not having a pregame really helped and just, like, having a state. I had a steak dinner before we walked in.

[Brooke]

Wow.

[Danielle]

And then I. I think I had three drinks total throughout the night, and two shots only I stopped myself and I drank water in between. It was perfect. I, like, woke up the next day, Spring chicken. Like, actually, like, was excited to, like, talk to Ryan. And, like, because in the past, I'm like, I can't even talk about last night because, like, I'm gonna throw up thinking about the alcohol. Like, that's crazy. So it was. It was just so fun. Like, Ryan, we called the dogs, which was. Oh, my God. I've never heard him call the dogs harder in my life.

[Brooke]

I wasn't there for that, but I did.

[Danielle]

No, that was.

[Brooke]

I did see that.

[Danielle]

But you've seen it.

[Brooke]

I've seen.

[Danielle]

Many times you've seen him.

[Brooke]

I know. I was thinking. I was like, I guess no context is even needed at this point. Because I've seen him do it at the Georgia Bar. Like, you know, when it's game day. I've seen him do it on game day. Another time I've. But, you know, it. Birthday dogs.

[Danielle]

Like, he was like, I gotta call the dogs. I was like, all right, Marissa, turn the music down. And thankfully, at that point, a lot of, like, our George friends were there. So enough people repeated it, but that was fun. And he also wanted to do the two step. So we. Like, the two step. That's like his favorite. So he fully broke out and danced for everyone. It was just, like, so fun.

[Brooke]

Fun.

[Danielle]

And I feel like sometimes Ryan and I are both really social and at parties, we'll, like, not even see each other all night. But we went in with the conscious thing of, like, let's make sure we're together.

[Brooke]

It's giving wedding.

[Danielle]

It was kind of giving wedding. I can't even lie. But it was a good. Like, it really. It really was. Because the next day we were looking at the photos. We're like, oh, I didn't know those people talked. Like, but it was so fun. And if it's any prediction of, like, what our wedding one day would be, like, it was so fun. Like, I just feel so grateful. Like, we've curated such an amazing group of friends. Like, I just. Everyone in that room, I just love.

[Brooke]

So much you guys have such good friends, too. Like, that's the thing.

[Danielle]

I feel, like, really grateful.

[Brooke]

Very, very, like. And it is, like, quality over quantity. But you. There still is quantity.

[Danielle]

A lot of people brought, like, their friends. Like, it was really, like, we probably invited, like, 30 or 40 people. And then they brought.

[Brooke]

Yeah, you know, that's still, like, a lot of people. Good relationships with, like, not like, oh, I've met you once or twice. Like, really, like, these are the quality friends. So, like, almost, like, know your family. Like, you know what I mean?

[Danielle]

And thank God we had just talked to Mel. Call back to Mel again. Because there was like, there's just people that, like, in my past parties, I remember you'd be like, you invited that person. Like, remember, you'd be like, I. You know, it was like, one person I met one time because I just. But this party Was like a smaller party where I was like, you know what? Let them be upset at me. Like, if they were at this party, they would understand why they're not here. Because it's like, I wanted most people, like, kind of knew each other or news. Like, really it was.

[Brooke]

Or they had like a group, like, like their friend. Like, I know what you're talking.

[Danielle]

It wasn't this whole big, like, influencer. No, no, no party. Like, it was like, maybe you didn't.

[Brooke]

Send her on the link. Like, I feel like in the past, like, you, like, invite anybody.

[Danielle]

Like, yeah, that wasn't like this. I was just like, people that we love. So I feel like I had one or two notes, but maybe I said it. Thank you.

[Brooke]

No. That's so nice that you guys stuck together. And you really do have such good friends. Both of you, separately. I mean, I love.

[Danielle]

I feel so great. Grateful. It was so fun. No.

[Brooke]

Yeah, that was so.

[Danielle]

The only thing is, I don't even know if you know this. Do you know Delaney's phone got stolen?

[Brooke]

I do know Delaney's phone. We tried not to tell you, actually.

[Danielle]

Yeah. I didn't find out to the end. So it had been happening.

[Brooke]

Yeah, I was. I was like. I knew from the beginning. Like, she was like, oh, my phone's on here. And. And then, like, we literally searched the whole bar. You know what I mean?

[Danielle]

Wow, you guys did a great job. I had.

[Brooke]

Yeah, we definitely. I mean, it's not like we talked. We're like, don't tell Danielle. But I could tell everyone that Delaney was, like, trying to keep it low key and like, she's such a friend.

[Danielle]

Panic.

[Brooke]

She's so chill. I aspire to be.

[Danielle]

She's so chill. No, she was like. She was more worried about, like, her icloud and stuff. And I was like, I feel like her Venmo.

[Brooke]

She told me and I didn't even think about that. I was like, oh, my God, you are so right. Because you could just open Venmo and Venmo. Yeah, any amount.

[Danielle]

Like, like, totally. But I guess, like, I feel like a lot of times they just wipe the phone because they just totally.

[Brooke]

And it's a locked phone. I think if it's unlocked, maybe they could do more.

[Danielle]

But yeah, she had a passcode. I wasn't too worried about that. I was just thinking, oh, my God. Cuz I remember the whole night she was filming things. I was like, oh, I'm going to.

[Brooke]

Ask her for that video later.

[Danielle]

But it was on her icloud. But I just Felt so bad. I was like, it. It was such a cheap night turned expensive night for her. But the next day she like handled it. She wasn't too hungover either cuz her and I both are usually so down bad after my birthday. Joking. And so she went. She got the new iPhone. She was so excited and it worked out, but I felt terrible. And another girl, I guess you know this too. Another girl's phone got stolen.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Danielle]

So not great. I think that's when it got open to the public and someone was just.

[Brooke]

Which is. It's so weird though because I don't. It definitely is. Especially because Delaney like said where it was in her person, like that is. It was like facing her body. I don't even know how that's possible.

[Danielle]

Then though I did send her the photographer taking some video videos and they were around like 11:45 or something. And Delaney saw like me and her were sitting in the booth taking photos and her phone was just on the booth. So she's like, maybe it wasn't in my person, it was just on the booth and she forgot to get it or so. But either way it just sucks. So I felt really bad about that. But she. That's. Wow. I didn't know that you know too.

[Brooke]

Yeah, well, because I could tell she was like, where is it? And I was like, we'll find it. Like I was like, someone must have picked it up or like it's. It's got kicked under something. Yeah, whatever. But then like after you look for 30 minutes and you can't find. And you ask the bartender, it's no one. The odds are not good. Yeah.

[Danielle]

So there's some evil people out there. There are freaking rude.

[Brooke]

Which it's so crazy. Like too like stealing a phone at a bar. Like you really don't hear that much.

[Danielle]

Oh, I hear it all the time.

[Brooke]

Oh you do?

[Danielle]

Like, especially in Tampa. It like happened.

[Brooke]

I feel. I hear it at festivals and concerts.

[Danielle]

All the time in New York a lot. You're right. Like a tomorrow friends at least.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Danielle]

I mean but festivals.

[Brooke]

Festivals and concerts. Like I feel like I've gone to venues where they have big signs that it's literally like have it under lock and key. Like not.

[Danielle]

Yeah, because no, you're right. It hadn't really happened in a bar in New York before to my friend.

[Brooke]

So especially like. And like, especially in that part. Like it was so low key.

[Danielle]

I know everyone's just having like who. Whoever did that. So annoying.

[Origins Brand Representative]

It is.

[Danielle]

But speaking of festivals, I need to look at your Instagram to get inspiration. Ryan and I this weekend are going to acl.

[Brooke]

Oh my gosh.

[Danielle]

I know. I haven't been to a festival in a minute. I gotta like get back. We're only going for two days, which I hate. But like Ryan has work and we just. We could. Because ACL is Friday, Saturday, Sunday. But we need to. We're going with T mobile. So we needed to be there Friday morning. And so we're gonna leave Friday.

[Brooke]

Saturday.

[Danielle]

We're leaving Sunday. So I'm missing T pain, which I'm really sad. There's a lot of fast and I'm missing John Summit. He's Sunday night night. But Ryan probably wouldn't have.

[Brooke]

No, no.

[Danielle]

But so Friday night is Luke Combs headlining, which will be so fun. So fun. I'm like boots and stuff.

[Brooke]

That.

[Danielle]

Yeah. I'm gonna kind of go westerny one day and then Saturday is Sabrina and.

[Brooke]

Oh, so you do Sabrina inspired. I mean.

[Danielle]

Yeah. Oh, I could do that. Maybe one western one Sabrina. That's fun. Thanks for the inspo. I'm excited because I'm gonna be really freaking annoying and annoy all of my haters and do the Manchester wild dance in person. Because that's so annoying. Because I was like, I need to do it. I mean she's gonna. Maybe she'll. I think she does it.

[Brooke]

She does it.

[Danielle]

She does.

[Brooke]

Yeah. Yeah. Because I. I was like, I kind of like doing it a little bit. I was like, it's on tick tock.

[Danielle]

You know, like it's a thing I'm excited about.

[Brooke]

Oh, that's gonna be.

[Danielle]

I know. I'm going to Texas.

[Brooke]

What else are you doing in Austin or is it literally just the festival?

[Danielle]

Pretty much just the festival as far as I know. Whatever T mobile tells me to do. I love T Mobile.

[Brooke]

I will do whatever team.

[Danielle]

But I was. I think that's why they asked me to go because it was Luke Combs. Like that makes sense. They know I love me some country and Sabrina, Luke Combs. And there's like so many other people that I'm excited to see. But anyways, I've heard good things about that festival.

[Brooke]

I feel like you're gonna have a nice.

[Danielle]

I know. I feel like people.

[Brooke]

I can tell you what everyone wore to this festival though. It was literally. It was giving Tate McRae but not actually.

[Danielle]

So just go to addicted. Like yes.

[Brooke]

Lots of head scarves. Like oh, people like tie it in their hair or like, like it was just forecasting worn a bunch ways because it's like a whole Thing because there's this, like, artist called Keeny music and people do it for like, one of.

[Danielle]

The people in it.

[Brooke]

Like, I'll explain. It's a whole thing.

[Danielle]

Okay.

[Brooke]

But not for necessarily for this thing that you're going to. But everyone wore, I swear, like, black micro mini shorts. Like, like, almost like spandexy material ones.

[Danielle]

Oh, wow.

[Brooke]

And like a tank top and then like a cool belt.

[Danielle]

Love like a.

[Brooke]

And then like the scar. Like, I've saw a variation of that outfit like five times.

[Danielle]

Sounds comfy.

[Brooke]

Yeah. Five times. Five million sometimes. Honestly. It did look comfortable.

[Danielle]

Yeah, Perfect. Okay.

[Brooke]

And then like, boots or like. Yeah, mostly boots. Like, people are kind of not really doing sneakers. These. I mean, I saw some, but most. A lot of boots. Yeah.

[Danielle]

Okay.

[Brooke]

They're kind of nice because, like, if you're in dirt and stuff, like sneakers. Yeah.

[Danielle]

You can kick. Kick your stale boots.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Danielle]

I have a pair of, like, cool, like, micro shorts, but, like, they're not tight on me. They kind of flow out a little. I got them at Menwear Duke. So maybe I'll wear that with like a white tank and a big old chunky belt. Thank you. This is so helpful on the grounds.

[Brooke]

Oh, boots, boots.

[Danielle]

Oh, this is such a fun episode. We love you guys so much.

[Brooke]

So much.

[Danielle]

We'll have so much to talk about next week. As always. Just always.

[Brooke]

Oh, gosh. Yeah. Right?

[Danielle]

We just always. We, the gals, always have stuff to talk about.

[Brooke]

Literally.

[Danielle]

So what should they do, Brooke? Should they subscribe on YouTube?

[Brooke]

Subscribe on YouTube. Give this video a thumbs up. Of course. Course. Rate us 5 stars if you're listening on Spotify, Apple, anywhere. And we'll see you next week.

[Danielle]

See you next week. Bye, guys. This October, fear is free on Pluto tv. With horror movie collections from Paranormal Activity, Activity, the Ring. You will die in seven days. Scream. And from dusk till dawn.

[Brooke]

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[Danielle]

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