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Savannah
Foreign. You stole my line.
Candace
I. You were laughing, so I was like, can't let him hang in the silence too long.
Savannah
Happy Monday. Welcome back.
Candace
Welcome back.
Savannah
Women been on for two weeks, right?
Candace
You haven't.
Savannah
You've been here.
Candace
I have been here. I've been here every day.
Savannah
I'm the co host now.
Candace
Yeah. Honestly, that's. That's how it is. Hopefully y' all like my co host this week.
Savannah
Well, I'll just say back in the day at our old podcast place. And this is no shade to our new place. We love them. They're just time. They just have work, life balance. They don't work on Sundays. And Sundays were, like, the day. Our podcast day.
Candace
Yeah, it was.
Savannah
We'd go podcasts and then we'd go hang out and we just do like a whole day together.
Candace
Yeah. Honestly, now that I have, like, a life to sustain, I kind of. I prefer the weekday now.
Savannah
Yeah.
Candace
But I'm biased in saying that because our new studio is literally 10 minutes away from me. Meanwhile, for Savannah, after work, it's like an hour and 20 minute drive home. So. Yeah, that's. There's no middle ground.
Savannah
There's no middle ground. And I want to be home with my baby.
Candace
Yeah. So.
Savannah
And all the things. But the podcast has been going strong for. Since 2019. Yeah. Not one episode missed.
Candace
No. Every week there's been some close calls, but Savannah's like, driving us in an ice storm to get here.
Savannah
It's like my. It's just like, you know, once you've gone that long without skipping, you can't skip.
Candace
And sometimes I'm like, you know, like, normal podcasts have seasons where they take, like a month off.
Savannah
Not Spanabota.
Candace
I'm like, they're rain or shine. There are some weeks.
Savannah
I was recording a podcast the day before I gave birth.
Candace
You were?
Savannah
And I came when he was like, three days old on the first podcast. His first podcast. Okay. Well, life updates. Updates in general. Tyler's getting a dog this weekend.
Candace
I am Saturday. Lil Lulu is coming home. She is a king. A cavalier King Charles. I think that's, like, the right way to say it.
Savannah
And if he would have let the lizard. If you guys remember the OG lizard. Mel Melanocyte, Stay in your office. Then maybe I would have let it be a small dog. But since you were so fucking mean about my lizard, I will not let you have your dog there.
Candace
Candace was texting me about that today
Savannah
if I was gonna let it come to the spa. And I think there's also, like, A deep, like, inside of me that, like, I tried to have two different dogs be a small dog, and I couldn't do it. And, like, if you were able to
Candace
do it well, these dogs are. You have doodles. Your dogs were never going to be a spa dog. They were going to bounce off the walls. They were going like, that's. That's the nature of their breed. These dogs are like Candace's dog. Like, they're bred to. They're bred for British royalty, like, to sit on the fucking lap and do absolutely nothing. And that's why I wanted this dog, because I'm like, that's kind of how Murphy was. Like, he didn't do anything. And so it's okay. I actually liked the TikTok and I was gonna send it to you, but I was like, I feel like Savannah's gonna get mad at me, so I'm not gonna send it to her, but I'm gonna show her right now on the podcast.
Savannah
You know what I just thought about?
Candace
What?
Savannah
I think all of those potty breaks and things.
Candace
What?
Savannah
Taking her out the middle of the night to go pee sounds like a really good job.
Candace
Oh, yeah. Where is this? It says, I win. My job is pet friendly, and I get to bring my dog to work every day. I was just gonna submit to you.
Savannah
We're not pet friendly.
Candace
And it's a. It's a King Charles Cavalier. Like, that's all they do all day.
Savannah
I'll think about it.
Candace
She said, Candace texted me today and she said once she meets the dog and she sees how cute and calm it is, she'll want it.
Savannah
We'll see.
Candace
I. I got a dog walker for the middle of the day. Well, I actually got it for Dory.
Savannah
Which is his boyfriend's dog.
Candace
Yeah, which is my boyfriend's dog. Well, because doggy daycare was a hundred and forty five dollars a week. And then. So if you have. Well, you can't bring a puppy for the first six months to doggy daycare because of, like, them getting sick and not having. I don't know what that means. V fib is like where a person's heart stops. What is afib?
Savannah
Isn't that what they get?
Candace
Parvo?
Savannah
Yeah.
Candace
Oh, yeah. Parvo's like the big one. Yeah. So, like, you can't bring them. And then even when you can, it'll be $280 a week for two dogs. But a dog walker will come for $100 a week.
Savannah
Amazing.
Candace
For both dogs. That's good, but it's not as Good for the dog because, like, they're alone all day.
Savannah
I'll think about it.
Candace
No, no, no. This was, like, a battle that I was having, like, with Ryan, like, not even, like, about, like, Lulu being a spot dog. I let go of that. Would I love it? Yes, but let go of it. But, like, I was like, what's better for the dog? Like, spending all that extra money so it can have, like, enrichment all day, but it's not, like, financially wise or, like, you know, them being alone. And I live an hour away from work, so it's like, it is what it is. But I'm so excited for the puppy.
Savannah
I'm excited to meet her.
Candace
I've been watching so many, like, training videos. It's been a while. I haven't had a puppy since I was in, like, eighth grade, so.
Savannah
Well, it would have been so easy if you just, like, lived next to your mom.
Candace
Yeah. And that's like. Yeah, it would have been. Or if I still lived at home. I know Jackie would have literally chopped my dick off, but she would have done it.
Savannah
She would have done it. Well. Okay, so that's your exciting news.
Candace
What's your exciting news?
Savannah
Well, I just got back from vacation. I was gone for a week. Saw dolphins. I saw little baby sharks.
Candace
You saw a lot of wildlife?
Savannah
I did. I saw a deer.
Candace
All I saw was dolphins while I was gone. How would you rate it? I always love hearing your rating of beach vacations because you have a plethora to, like. You have a good index, too.
Savannah
Yeah. I like the Keys. I like the vibe of the Keys. The water obviously is, like, not as beautiful. You can't really, like, swim straight off. There's, like, a lot of seaweed and stuff. So it's not like the Caribbean or like the Maldives, but beautiful. It's just different.
Candace
Was it very calm there?
Savannah
Yeah. And it was, like, a bit rainy, like, the weather and stuff. But, like, it was peaceful and, like, it felt like it was, like, just very, like, chill.
Candace
Was it more. Was it more than island rain? Like, you know what I mean? Like, island rain. Like, it rains for 30 minutes.
Savannah
Sterling took me out on a boat and a tsunami on a little tiny Boston Whaler.
Candace
No, that. That happened to Brian and I when we were in Hawaii. And his dad is like, I love his dad, but Brian was like, he'll never cancel. Like, if the excursion doesn't get canceled, we're going on the excursion. And it was a whale watching, like, sunset cruise.
Savannah
And it's just like.
Candace
And it was. No, it was like, Pouring. We were all in ponchos. It was poor. Like, it felt like we were on deep sea fishing. And it was a good time, actually, but, like, that's how it was in Hawaii, too.
Savannah
That's hilarious.
Candace
And the day we left, like, half the island's power got cut off because it was raining that much.
Savannah
While we're out on the water, our resort got struck with electricity. What's it called? Electrocuted.
Candace
Yeah.
Savannah
Lightning.
Candace
Okay.
Savannah
Yeah. And the electricity went out.
Candace
Oh, so back on by time you all got back?
Savannah
No, it was like they, like, were, like, literally manually writing, like, down food orders, running them to the kitchen. And, like, they didn't have music. And, like, the music people that were singing and stuff, like, didn't have their,
Candace
Like, I know there's some, like, natural disaster thing, but I feel like you should get reimbursed for that.
Savannah
I could have used to be so good at that. For me. Remember when.
Candace
Oh, we got money back. Back at Amangiri.
Savannah
Oh, yeah. I will just say they give us, like, 10k back.
Candace
Yeah, like, we got money back. And it. Honestly, they were small complaints, like, compared to, like, the power going out, not being able to, like, have running water. No, I'm saying, like. Like, you would think that's how we would get 10k back. Like, having no power, no running water.
Savannah
Like, something we first got in, and there was that man who was just so mean, and he was, like, screaming, screaming at that woman.
Candace
Oh.
Savannah
And we were just like, they're trying to give us a tour. And we're just like, no.
Candace
So it was a. It was a person who was also staying at the resort, and it was the, like, host, like, check in lady. Check in lady who, like, gives you, like, every time.
Savannah
She's like, it's been five bag, five minutes, and I don't have my bags in my room. Like, are you yelling at her in
Candace
the middle of the lobby? And Savannah and I, we had, like, our little welcome drink. We were sitting on the couch, like, what the hell is going on? And then we.
Savannah
So professional. I would have been in tears.
Candace
Oh, yeah. We found her after. And you, like, checked on her?
Savannah
Yeah. I was like, are you okay? Like, that was really hurtful. Like, you're amazing, slay queen. But I felt bad. I was so vicious.
Candace
No, I mean, what was our complaints? Oh, I paid for a, like, private dinner, $1,000 dinner for her birthday. And I was like, she only eats chicken. She only eats chicken. She only eats chicken. And, like, this is a resort that,
Savannah
like, there's only 15 people at the whole thing. And it was not even. It was like half booked.
Candace
Yeah. Because we arrived the day after a wedding left. So it wasn't like there were multiple parties. Like.
Savannah
Yeah.
Candace
Different stays overlapping. Like, everyone who arrived on our day was the first people to call.
Savannah
You emailed them this. When we're not crazy. Okay. But like when you're going to like an Amman resort, like, they're like, you know, it was a special thing. It was like I was at like the worst time in my marriage. I was so depressed, I was told I couldn't leave the US for my birthday if. If he wasn't going.
Candace
Yeah.
Savannah
And so Tyler and I were like, where should we go in the US
Candace
and then I convinced her, I was like, we're gonna switch Utah around for you.
Savannah
Because that's where I went to Wildern. So like, the last time I went to Utah, I was like shitting in a hole, doing whore baths every two weeks with a rag.
Candace
That's this thing.
Savannah
Yeah. Like, it was just like a traumatic experience for me. So then, like, it was just like kind of amazing to see like 15 year old me was like, going through that. And then now I was, what, at the. 6, 7? 27. I was 27. Cause remember, I got.
Candace
Yeah, yeah. 27th birthday.
Savannah
My 27th birthday. I'm staying at like one of the best hotels in the United States. Yeah, yeah. So it's just like such a cool thing. And so Tyler sold me on that and I was like, he knows how to speak my language when he wants me to do something. He knows me so well. And I was like, you're right, we'll do it. So anyway, he like sent an email about this private dinner. He like, talked to the manager like the day before the dinner.
Candace
Well, they also ask you for your dietary preferences before you get there because, like, it's such a quaint resort that, like, it's like the type of place where they could. They should come up to you when you go to dinner. You're in the middle of fucking nowhere. There's two restaurants.
Savannah
Yeah.
Candace
So, like, they come up to you and they're like, hi, Ms. Boda, Mr. Jacoby.
Savannah
Like, they know who you are.
Candace
Yeah, they know who you are. They know you're.
Savannah
Remember when we were at that Four Seasons and there was like so many rooms there and like, they knew every single one of like, Lance's dietary restrictions at every single restaurant that we went to on the property. Like, it was all in their system.
Candace
Yeah, exactly.
Savannah
Yeah. So that's like just like One that was weird. But anyways, so we get to this dinner, and first of all, like, he was like, we're not together. And, like, I told Tyler, which, at the time when I was married, I was like. I would always joke, and I'm like, thank God I'm married. Because if I was trying to find a man, like, we're attached at the hip. We do everything together. Everywhere we go, people think we're married.
Candace
Yeah.
Savannah
And we act like that.
Candace
Straight passing. But apparently you never know.
Savannah
These days. There's a lot of metro men that I guess. And you have, like, a manly voice.
Candace
Yeah. I think especially dominance.
Savannah
Like, you dominate me. Like, I don't dominate you.
Candace
Roll that back.
Savannah
Like, you put. Like, you. You know, like, you hold your own. Like, it's not like you're like my little, like, twink on the side.
Candace
Like, you know, like when what's her face at Chanel in la.
Savannah
Oh, yeah.
Candace
Lily Rose Depp. She had a twink with her, and
Savannah
I was like, that was a twink from.
Candace
That was a demon twink. Yeah. Like, she had him on a leash.
Savannah
Yeah, for sure. Like, Tyler will, like, punch me in the throat like Tyler can. That's, like, why we get along swell. Because he's like.
Candace
I say, yeah.
Savannah
But anyway, so they have this, like, whole thing. They're, like, spreading all these, like, roses out.
Candace
We say it's pitch black outside. It's. It's the most. It's the quietest.
Savannah
It's like, the most romantic dinner I've ever had.
Candace
It's the most quiet place I've ever been on Earth.
Savannah
You can hear a pin drop, like,
Candace
from a mile away. Like, it was so quiet. And that's why, like, the resort is called, like, Peaceful Mountain. Like, I have never heard. It was. It was a strange sensation. I told her that at dinner. I was like, this is. I've never heard anything.
Savannah
Like, your brain.
Candace
It's, like, in one of those, like, foam rooms.
Savannah
Yeah.
Candace
And then we hear the little door open, and this guy walks over. He has a plate with a cup or, like, something, and he, like, flip. I forget. He, like, slides the cup onto the table, and then he picks up the cup and rose petals fall out. And then he, like, picks up the rose petals and starts sprinkling it slowly around the table. And I'm sitting there with. She's dying. Laughing. I'm sitting there with my hands or my head in my hands.
Savannah
I thought you were gonna propose to me.
Candace
Yeah, I know. I was like, I couldn't have been more clear about this, I thought that's
Savannah
like, you're gonna be like, I'm not gay. I'm in love with you. Like, that's what I was expecting for my birthday dinner. That was the level I'm giving.
Candace
Yeah.
Savannah
Well, anyways, they bring out the salad, and it has, like, caviar all over it.
Candace
Yeah. Anchovies, bacon. It was like a Caesar salad, all fish. Second course comes out. Also fish, fish. And I was like, I don't like this.
Savannah
We're like, she eats fucking chicken. Which. Okay, this is actually a funny story because I didn't know I did this, but my boyfriend Sterling, he, like, when he was asking about, like, where we should go on our first date or whatever, he texted me and he was like, do you have any dietary restrictions or preferences? And I guess I texted him back, I like chicken. Oh, verbatim.
Candace
I like chicken. I think that's understating.
Savannah
Like, look, I like chicken.
Candace
I only eat chicken is probably more clear.
Savannah
Clear.
Candace
You could have ended up at Nobu. Like, there's some chicken on the menu. Like, I like.
Savannah
He's such a foodie. He probably wouldn't have taken me on a date if I was like, I only eat chicken.
Candace
Oh, okay, so you were withholding.
Savannah
I didn't know that, but I think just, like, God was protecting me in that moment because I didn't know he was that into food.
Candace
I like chicken is like, no direction.
Savannah
Well, he told me yesterday that he's, like, not dated people because of food allergies.
Candace
Oh, well, that's how you trap them before they actually find out. Yeah, you, like, keep the dark. I mean, I used to be a picky eater, but I.
Savannah
But, like, if someone's like. Like, food for people, like, that's such a big activity. Like, that'd be like, if, like, a guy wanted to date me and he was, like, extremely into sports and, like, like, his dream life. Like, he wants to be able to watch, like, football on Saturdays. And, like, that's a huge part of who he is and, like, his hobbies. And I'm like, I fucking hate sports. Like, we probably.
Candace
Yeah, food can be a love language.
Savannah
It can. And, like, I'm attempting this next calendar year to learn to eat steak and stuff.
Candace
I. That I've been trying for seven years.
Savannah
So you don't fuck me.
Candace
I don't. And maybe that was the missing key.
Savannah
Like, I'm not doing that for free.
Candace
Yeah.
Savannah
So I've gone this long.
Candace
I. I am. If you start eating beef, I will be so happy. You've Been missing out.
Savannah
I know.
Candace
And you'll no longer be able to say, I'm such a cheap date, and
Savannah
I'm not, which is the funniest thing.
Candace
But if you go to a steak. Well, no, if you go to a steakhouse, you're not a cheap. Well, I think you order every appetizer on the menu called out, like, you may get the chicken.
Savannah
I'm like, I'm. Babe. Like, I'm only gonna get the chicken. It's 22 bucks.
Candace
Yeah. Like, it's like, you're getting the $60. I'm only $20.
Savannah
All four desserts. We're getting seven different sides. Every app. I make up for it.
Candace
Yeah, you do. And some. But.
Savannah
Yeah. So anyways, Almond Gary, that happened, and then. Do you remember our couple's massage?
Candace
Yeah. And then. They didn't make it a couple's massage. They only booked it for you. That was the first time. So I didn't have an appointment, and then I just had to waddle back to the room.
Savannah
There was a lot of, like, weird little things.
Candace
And that was the thing. Like, it wasn't atrocious things, but it was just, like, a lot of things that, like, were unexpected.
Savannah
Like, it was for that kind of what you're paying. Like, if I was at, like, any other hotel, like, it'd be like, that's life. Like, and that's kind of like how I just explain it to not sound like we're, like, just fucking brats. Brats. Like, it's just, like, when you're paying for a certain type of experience and it's fucking expensive, like you expect, and
Candace
there's, like, a hundred employees and 15 people.
Savannah
Yeah.
Candace
Like, it's like, how can we miss this? You would. That resort would be burned down if you were the general manager.
Savannah
Everyone's getting fired.
Candace
I just. It was like. It was perplexing. And that's the thing. Like, we didn't even, like, go to the general manager with, like, we're so pissed. Blah, blah, blah.
Savannah
He came to us.
Candace
He came to us. And I was like, I'm just confused. Like, what went wrong? What? What, Did I do something wrong? That, like, not one single thing that, like, we asked for was done.
Savannah
But I will say, that trip, I really wasn't, like, super excited about or thought I would, like, love. And it actually ended up being one of my favorite trips I've ever been on.
Candace
No, me too. I mean, I actually was excited. Excited about it. So I can't say that you were not excited.
Savannah
I think our boat Day was so fun.
Candace
It was.
Savannah
It was just a good trip.
Candace
If you. And even if you can't go to Amagiri, because I certainly couldn't on my dime. I highly recommend that area of Utah. Like Page is the inner. As the airport we flew into. It's where Antelope Canyon is. The.
Savannah
The canyons are so pretty too. That was such a fun.
Candace
And horseback riding through them and.
Savannah
Oh, I remember that.
Candace
What was. What is it called? What's the lake called?
Savannah
Lake Powell.
Candace
Lake Powell. Most insane. It was like you're on Mars. It's like out of a different. Like it's. I feel like it's somewhere that we had never been to.
Savannah
They had seashells. Remember that?
Candace
They did have seashells.
Savannah
Yeah. It was a good trip. Yeah. That's a long topic of Amangiri.
Candace
I'm sure we told that story two years ago. But there are new people here.
Savannah
There are new people here.
Candace
I don't know how that came up. This is hard.
Savannah
I don't know. But did you know my birthday? I'm almost 29 years old in like four months.
Candace
Did you know I'm almost 30 in two years.
Savannah
And you, you're so mean. I don't know what I'm going to do for my birthday this year.
Candace
You. You talked about maybe going where I went.
Savannah
Yeah.
Candace
Maybe I loved it.
Savannah
I don't know. I kind of want to do something that's not a beach.
Candace
It. It was cool.
Savannah
I kind of want to do like.
Candace
Maybe you did like Mexico City.
Savannah
That's what I was thinking.
Candace
Don't people. I've never been.
Savannah
I've heard that.
Candace
I've only been to Guadalajara.
Savannah
People love Mexico City.
Candace
Don't recommend Guadalajara.
Savannah
Or I want to go to Kauai. That's just a long flight. That's the island that has like whales and mountains. And I want to go like atv. Like I want to do like I want to adventure.
Candace
Well, that's. That's the thing about St. Lucia that I liked. It's like. It's like there are like so many adventure things. Like they have the ATVs.
Savannah
They have the September's hurricane season.
Candace
You got me there. Yep. Yeah. Can't go there for your birthday.
Savannah
I know. September is like. It's like the Caribbean's like so easy to get to.
Candace
Yeah. I wonder how that one is so wonderful.
Savannah
But my birth month is like the worst month. You could go to the Caribbean.
Candace
I wonder how that island is though, because that.
Savannah
Oh, it's bad. It's in the hurricane belt. Only the only one that's not is Aruba. I know this.
Candace
But it's close down by Aruba. That's what I was saying. Because St. Lucia is one of the most south ones to South America. But it's still like, it's. It's like another, like, hour and a half past St. Bart's like, it's, like, down there, but. So you had a good trip?
Savannah
I had a great trip.
Candace
It. You got to relax.
Savannah
Yeah, I got to, like, disconnect, be off my phone. I didn't have to work as much.
Candace
You weren't getting a sick tan, but you were having a good time.
Savannah
Yeah, I'm, like, decently tan.
Candace
You tan way easier than me, though.
Savannah
Hold it this way. You're, like, the same color, bitch.
Candace
I know. And I'm never the same color as you.
Savannah
Crispy white.
Candace
But I've been laying out here too.
Savannah
I will say the only, like, downside was there was, like, so many mosquitoes, and I was getting ate up by the mosquitoes there. But, I mean, it was beautiful. It's good place. Like, great service. But I think, like, my favorite parts were just, like, the adventuring stuff. I fished. I caught a fish.
Candace
Oh, yeah? Do you like fishing?
Savannah
I do when I catch things.
Candace
But like, how. How. How long do you go in between catching things?
Savannah
It just depends. Okay.
Candace
I've never fished. I mean, maybe I fished when I was like, seven, and I was like, I fucking hate this. I'm never doing this again.
Savannah
We'll take you fishing. Maybe we should go on a deep sea fishing trip for my birthday.
Candace
That sounds so.
Savannah
Sounds fun. I would love to see you, like, strapped in, reeling in, like, a swordfish.
Candace
Where do. Don't people do that in, like, Galveston?
Savannah
Yeah, we could go anywhere.
Candace
That's.
Savannah
It's your best friend's birthday. You're gonna do it.
Candace
I mean, whatever you want. Always whatever you want.
Savannah
But I think that would be so fun and just, like, a good story.
Candace
Gonna start getting me to drink, like, a Coors Light and have on some 9 inch inseam swim trunks.
Savannah
Oh, yeah.
Candace
A big wife beater.
Savannah
Oh, yeah.
Candace
I'm ready.
Savannah
We're so ready for this. I'm gonna get you, like, singing, like, 90s rock and roll. We're gonna shoot some guns off the back of the boat.
Candace
Okay. We're taking it too far.
Savannah
We're gonna start dipping.
Candace
I've never shot a gun before. That is something I do.
Savannah
Want to try a gun?
Candace
Yeah. But I always get frightened. Like, look at these arms. I feel like I'D be like, no, but if you can do it. Yeah, I can do it. Yeah, you're right.
Savannah
What do you mean by that? What do you fucking mean by that?
Candace
Tyler, you can do it. I can do it.
Savannah
I'm stronger than you.
Candace
I don't think that's true. I think. I think if you were a man, you would be.
Savannah
What does that mean?
Candace
Like, physiologically men.
Savannah
So you don't think I could, like, beat if I, like, really wanted to fucking kill you? You don't think I could, like, if we both, like, used all of our strings inside our body?
Candace
Like, no weapons.
Savannah
Yeah.
Candace
Fist to fist.
Savannah
Yeah. Or legs?
Candace
I don't think so.
Savannah
Fight.
Candace
I think my, like, my arms are so long, I could just keep you, like, palm your head.
Savannah
I feel like you palm my.
Candace
Yeah.
Savannah
And I'd just be, like, running.
Candace
Yeah. It's just, like, keep you away.
Savannah
I don't know.
Candace
I also have, like, nine, ten inches on you in height and probably like 50 pounds.
Savannah
Whatever. You're right. Okay, spa updates.
Candace
Things are going. We had our grand opening.
Savannah
It was great.
Candace
It was phenomenal.
Savannah
I think we talked about that. Maybe.
Candace
Did we have an episode before we left? Probably, yeah.
Savannah
The grand opening. I think so. Because I remember shouting out Maria somewhere and I think it was here.
Candace
Okay.
Savannah
Maria handled all of that. She did an amazing job. I was so hands off with it. She's just gotten so good at planning events.
Candace
Yeah. She's like our resident event planner now we added to her title. Well, she has a trophy on her desk that says longest standing and favorite employee.
Savannah
She is my favorite. Maria can do no wrong if Maria fucks up. No, she didn't.
Candace
And if anyone else fucks up, Maria's the one who did it.
Savannah
Yeah. Oh, yeah. They're always like, oh, I think it was Maria. And then I'm like, oh, it's okay. But Bella, our sweet Bella moved back to Austin, so we were down one man. But honestly, I think it's, you know, good for her to have that adventure because she's going with her boyfriend and then.
Candace
Yep.
Savannah
We kind of just shifted some things around staff wise. So it's been a good transition.
Candace
It's been really great. I mean, I. I'm so happy for her. She is going. I know her boyfriend was training to be a pilot, and I think he got, like, a really good job or something.
Savannah
So we're sad to lose her, but when we open SBA Austin one day.
Candace
Yeah. She'll be the first one.
Savannah
She's the first one we saw.
Candace
Everyone loved her. On our Instagram and in clinic. She's so sweet, charismatic, smart, and she was like a. She was like. I don't know. I could never have my pinky does not hold or.
Savannah
Hmm.
Candace
I'm trying to say her energy, like, she had such high energy.
Savannah
Her body doesn't hold a pinky to your.
Candace
Something like that. Something like that. She had more energy in her pinky than I have in my entire body.
Savannah
Oh, well, she's also 19.
Candace
Okay. She hasn't been beaten down my life yet.
Savannah
Yeah, exactly. So, yeah, that's been good. There's some new products and things coming in.
Candace
We got something exciting coming. I don't even know when that supposed to launch. I asked Maria. I don't know.
Savannah
A new body product is coming from a brand and we're excited about it.
Candace
We just launched the. Which I'm so excited about the no show body because Savannah, a while ago we brought on the large size of the face no show for purposes of the body. And we've been telling them like this because like everywhere, especially where you travel, like if you go to Hawaii, if you go anywhere, like, you can't use really vacation sunscreen because it's chemical sunscreen hurts the reefs. Whatever. Not whatever. Sorry. It's really important. Don't get me wrong. Don't get me wrong. But that's why I like no show. Every other mineral sunscreen turns you into a ghost.
Savannah
That's true.
Candace
And so like no shows. No shows are girl. Or like no, no. Because the classic whip is chemical. Is chemical. They have the.
Savannah
They have one mineral.
Candace
They have one mineral, but it is kind of white.
Savannah
She's kind of white.
Candace
It's good, but it's kind of white. And so no show body and then glow, which gives you like, if you're looking for a combo for the summer, that's the best. Like you are. Especially if you're trying to look hot on the beach in your bikini. Like you're going to be radiating the glow is insane.
Savannah
Like, it's so pretty.
Candace
It's. What else is coming up?
Savannah
We're starting to do shadowing at sba, which I'm really excited about to take on like a couple estheticians to come watch me in clinic.
Candace
On our link tree in our bio, you can find an inquiry form. So once you fill out that form, you will receive all the information to, like, what the program entails, costs everything like that. And then it's more of just a discussion like where it's not like going to be some huge program. It's very intimate. And we're going to work customize it
Savannah
to, like, what you want to learn.
Candace
Yeah.
Savannah
So pair you up with the right group.
Candace
Super excited for that. We're about to start carrying thorn, which we've been trying to do for.
Savannah
There's been a thorn in my spine so long.
Candace
It's been a year. Because their website, if you want to inquire, you, like, have to upload, like, doctor's license. Like, it's.
Savannah
And I love their probiotic. I've been on it for two years now. And they just have a lot of, like, good stuff. So I'm really excited to bring that to sba. And we have some new services coming up that we're excited about. And I'm trying to think, oh, I forgot to tell, like, two fun things from my trip.
Candace
Okay.
Savannah
So my boyfriend got certified to be a scuba diver.
Candace
That's really exciting.
Savannah
I know. I'm really proud.
Candace
So he was. I remember he was, like, doing some coursework here before y' all went, but then he got his final.
Savannah
Yeah.
Candace
Certifications there.
Savannah
And I remember telling him when we first started dating, I was like, if you're gonna be with me, you gotta dive. But the good thing is, like, it wasn't like, a lot of convincing. Like, he probably would have done it on his own eventually one day if he, like, put in the time. I just gave him the push to do it because I'm so into it. But he's like, very aquatic. And our instructor said she was like, he was like, the best student.
Candace
Oh.
Savannah
It's like a natural. Kind of pissed me off a bit.
Candace
Yeah, that. That pisses me off.
Savannah
You remember me good at it.
Candace
Like, the first time.
Savannah
Yeah. You looked like you're dying underwater.
Candace
I. For the 45 minute dive, for 44 of the minutes, I was having a panic attack. And then the second I was like, okay, I can. I can breathe under here. I'm safe. They were like, time to go up. I was like, oh, great.
Savannah
My other funny story from this trip. So, like, everything was just like, it's an adult only, like, resort. And they, like, have, like, a really good chef. And, like, it's on the ocean. It's all, like, fish. And, like, I emailed them to be like, I'm coming. I eat chicken. You need to get, like, 10 chickens on this deserted island and, like, keep them in the back of cages for me, like, because that's what I'm eating. And so, like, I ate fine or whatever. It just, like, wasn't, like, the best. And then like, fishy places, like, things mix around and then your chicken's kind of fishy, and then it's just like. It's like, stressful. And then, like, you're in your head because you're like, it's gonna be fishy before you even taste it. And so, like, you're already, like, psychologically tripping yourself.
Candace
Do you like pickles?
Savannah
Yeah.
Candace
Is it? Well, I'm just thinking, is it like when you try to take the pickles off a chick fil a sandwich, but then, yeah, it's still tasting it tastes like pickles.
Savannah
Yeah.
Candace
Yeah. So your chicken tastes like fish or it's like when you got the chicken burger from.
Savannah
I don't want to talk about that. That's traumatic for me to know that
Candace
when you said, today I'm gonna surprise everyone with what I want to order, I was about to say Shake Shack. I thought that's what you were gonna say.
Savannah
No, I wanted to get chicken salad shake because I Chicken salad shake every day for like a month.
Candace
That's what you do.
Savannah
And then I ended up hating it. But we didn't get it today. We got chick fil a today because Maria, like, was traumatized by this chicken salad that your boyfriend told her to get. And it was like all dark chicken meat from Sprouts.
Candace
And he also sent her into the Sprouts on Harry Hines Boulevard. So it's like a double whammy. She was like, what is wrong with you?
Savannah
She's like, fuck you anyways. And so, like, I was fine day like seven. I was like, I just want chicken tenders. Like, I would do anything, anything for a chicken tender. Like, they have to be able to do this. Like, how hard is it? They have fish and chips. Just put the chicken in there. So I asked the guy, and I say, can you get chicken tenders? And he's like, well, and the way he said it, and he wasn't trying to be rude, but he was like, so, you know, they're so like, yeah, yeah. And, like, polite and posh. And he was like, I don't think it's ever been requested or prepared a chicken tender on this island since it's a adult only resort.
Candace
Oh.
Savannah
I said, oh.
Candace
She said, first of all, fuck you. Fuck you.
Savannah
Yeah. Oh, no. I was like, that was so cunty. I was like, I loved it. I loved it because it was so funny. It was just like, well, I don't think it's ever been requested or prepared chicken nuggets on this island since it's a adult Only resort.
Candace
And he. And he.
Savannah
And I was like, you're not wrong. Like, you're not. And I know.
Candace
Yeah.
Savannah
And so then I didn't get them.
Candace
Oh, but, like, if they have a chicken breast, can they not just, like, slice? I think.
Savannah
I think that's beneath them. I think if the press found out that they made a chicken tender at that island, it'd be all over the news. If I posted a picture and tagged them, and that would ruin their image or that'd be.
Candace
Like, everyone would start requesting chicken tenders.
Savannah
No, but be like, if someone came to SBA and they're like, you know what? Like, I want you to use St. Ives on me, you know, or do something crazy. I'm like, that's not our. Like, we don't do that okay here. So, like. Yeah, I respect it.
Candace
Yeah.
Savannah
I said no.
Candace
How hard is it to get to Key West?
Savannah
Not like, we took, like, a little boat, and then we were on this little island, and then we drove, like, 40 minutes into key West.
Candace
Okay, so you could have gotten chicken tenders in Key West. I could have, but who wants to go 40 minutes to get chicken tenders?
Savannah
And I said, you know what? I'll be home soon enough, and I'll get chicken tenders.
Candace
Did you?
Savannah
I did.
Candace
Okay.
Savannah
Well, yeah. We had paves at the office yesterday. Had chick fil a today.
Candace
That's right.
Savannah
I think I've ate multiple different versions of chicken tenders.
Candace
That's fair.
Savannah
So I'm good.
Candace
Okay. Story number two.
Savannah
That was it. The scuba diving.
Candace
Oh, scuba diving.
Savannah
I'm trying to think if anything else really riveting happened.
Candace
You had a cool coin.
Savannah
I did.
Candace
I've been so excited for that.
Savannah
I did. I got my atosha coin from Mel Fishers. It's underwater for 300 years. It's from Lima, Peru, and it's really exciting. It's very rare to have. Not many people have it. Anyone can have Tiffany's and Van Cleef and Cartier, but it's like, this is, like, one of a kind. You like it?
Candace
I do. I didn't mean sunken treasure stones around it.
Savannah
Mm.
Candace
It's so pretty.
Savannah
And. Yeah. So that's life.
Candace
And did we find out about Mel Fisher while we were in Grand Cayman?
Savannah
We did.
Candace
Okay. I knew it sounded familiar because I got one.
Savannah
My first coin there for my birthday.
Candace
Yeah.
Savannah
Last year.
Candace
Mm. It's crazy, the history in it. And it's so pretty, but it's so unique.
Savannah
It is. I think it's so interesting. I just. I Think my favorite thing about getting older is just like, the things that I find interesting and unique now. Like, when I was younger, I'd been like.
Candace
But wasn't history like one of your favorite subjects?
Savannah
It was because of my professor.
Candace
I wasn't gonna say rip. He's done the one and only old man you were ever interested in.
Savannah
It was because he was smart, he was not cute, and everyone knew that. It was just like he was so passionate about his career and job. And like, I'm attracted to emotional intelligence and also just like smart people.
Candace
But I feel like it makes sense, like your adult interest growing into something like shipcoins or like something like that. Like, it matches up with your younger self. Even though if your younger self would have been like, who the fuck cares about a shipcoin?
Savannah
Yeah. I just think it's something cool that you can pass down. It's only going to get like, increase in value and it's a rarity.
Candace
Sure. Anything else?
Savannah
Oh, I'm tired. I want to see my baby. But yeah, life's been good. Everyone's kind of. I think I've like, talked about this quite a bit on the podcast, but like, I really think I'm like, fully, like, mentally back at work. 7th year, 7th episode in a row.
Candace
Yeah, I think you started saying that in November.
Savannah
Well, you know, as long as I, like, I was getting there.
Candace
You were willing it into existence. It was like part of that manifestation.
Savannah
It was manifesting.
Candace
Yeah. No, and you really are. You really are.
Savannah
It's just hard. I think I was talking to my therapist about it is like I'm such a, like, all in person and like, I feel like the business has just grown so big to where like, I can't.
Candace
You can't have your hands on everything at the same time.
Savannah
So then it makes me just like,
Candace
want nothing to do with it.
Savannah
Yes.
Candace
Yep.
Savannah
Which is like, not healthy. It's like you got to have some sort of like, balance between it. And then too. Like, I feel like I do best when I feel like, backed up against a wall. Like, time's ticking on the clock. I got to throw the touchdown.
Candace
Yeah.
Savannah
Like, I do really good by that. And then unfortunately, having you, I feel like I like, have like that, like I'm like, okay, like, Tyler's going to like, I have another competent person in charge that like, can help me out with stuff if I don't do it, if I can't figure it out, like, he's gonna do it. Which is like, not great. Cuz I feel like before I had you. Like, it was just all me. And I was the only. Like, there's no one else to fall back on to help me with anything.
Candace
But now it's like, almost like. Like, it's what we wanted. And the fact that everyone in the office isn't running around, like, their heads cut off and stuff like that. But, like, you kind of thrive in that environment.
Savannah
Oh, I love. I love chaos.
Candace
Now that we're at a place where, like, all of our employees are happy and, like, they have their specific jobs
Savannah
and, like, no one's sweating and crying like, something's wrong or having time to pee and eat.
Candace
Yeah. Yeah, exactly.
Savannah
No, we didn't run a sweatshop, but we did run a really lean machine. And, like, we were doing a lot with a little. For a very long time. And everyone that worked for me, like, loved that. And, like, they're like, we miss being stressed. Which is funny because. But it's just like, this is a personality type. Like, there's people that just like, I like being busy. I like feeling stressed at work and then, like, just, like, blitzing through and, like, just, like, that feeling of.
Candace
Yeah. Like, the day conquering the day, and,
Savannah
like, being like, I fucking came out on top. Like, it's just, like. It's a high. It's definitely, like, a dopamine thing, too. It just feels good. Like, I feel, like, less useful. Like, if I have 10 minutes to get something done or I have 10 hours, it's gonna be better if I do it in 10 minutes because I'm gonna, like, put my all on it and I'm gonna, like, get it done and not, like, fuck around.
Candace
Yeah. Or you'll, like, wait nine hours.
Savannah
Yeah.
Candace
And then start trickling into it to, like, give yourself.
Savannah
I really do great when I'm backed against the wall. Especially, like, in a work environment.
Candace
Yeah. But everything's going really well.
Savannah
It is. We're happy. Work's growing and glowing, and my back's breaking out. How's your butt?
Candace
It's doing better.
Savannah
He waxed his entire butt like a dumbass. And he. This is. And honestly, I don't even care. I don't feel bad for you because you should have called me and said, hey, Savannah, I'm gonna wax my entire butt cheek. Is that a good idea? And I said, no, you're gonna get folliculitis and ingrown hairs.
Candace
How do you not? Or you just do. Some people are prone to it, some people aren't. Like, what? Like, it was bad.
Savannah
It's bad.
Candace
It is bad.
Savannah
But, like, you don't consult me on
Candace
things anymore, so you can't wax. I didn't know that I would get folliculitis. I didn't know that I had to run my butt waxing past year.
Savannah
I would have.
Candace
If you do, my apologies.
Savannah
Yeah. This is not your body, so you should have narrowed it. Honestly, our laser hair removal. Dip.
Candace
Yeah.
Savannah
Shaved it and laser hair removal. Yeah. That was a bad idea. That's okay. We live and learn lessons.
Candace
Yeah. This is a hard lesson because it, like, won't go away, but Lauren told me to start doing every other night a mattifying sulfur mask over my entire butt. And it's been, like, disappearing.
Savannah
It's great.
Candace
No treatments. Love products.
Savannah
We do. I know. It's like, so funny. We got so busy that now we don't even get treated anymore.
Candace
Yeah. No. We have a staff Saturday coming up.
Savannah
We do have a staff Saturday coming up.
Candace
What's going to be your treatment of choice?
Savannah
I'm going to get soft waved.
Candace
Okay. Yeah.
Savannah
I'm going to do my kneecaps. I'm going to do my elbows. I'm going to air lace my face, and I'm going to do pure impact on my stomach and my butt.
Candace
Damn.
Savannah
Yeah. I'm ready, Ryan.
Candace
Brian was like. He was like, I want to get the erase. And Maria was like, uh, no packages. It's a la carte services only.
Savannah
That's why Maria's my favorite.
Candace
He was like, no, I want the microneedling and the aero. Look at my smile lines. And she was like, I don't care. She was like, take it up with God.
Savannah
That's so funny.
Candace
She was like, you get one service. Well, she's so ridiculous. I love that girl with all my heart.
Savannah
Yeah. No, Maria's truly the best. Okay.
Candace
I think time to beat it.
Savannah
Time to beat it.
Candace
Okay, well, okay.
Savannah
Michael Jackson.
Candace
You should see that movie.
Savannah
I don't want to hear it from you. Because you talked Michael Jackson and I were a fan.
Candace
No, I did. I did.
Savannah
We know.
Candace
And you should see Obsession, too.
Savannah
My boyfriend won't see it with me. And you already saw it. You should get movies seven times. So maybe you'll go with me again.
Candace
You should get caught up on Love island, too.
Savannah
I'm not doing that.
Candace
Really? Oh, man.
Savannah
Not. I don't. I'm employed in a mother. Okay? I'm 13 episodes behind.
Candace
No, you're seven.
Savannah
I've only seen one episode.
Candace
Okay, six. It's only been out for one week.
Savannah
Maria told me it's 10 to 13 episodes behind.
Candace
No, it came. It came. It started last Tuesday.
Savannah
Okay, well, that's more than one.
Candace
Yeah, that's true. We love you guys.
Savannah
Okay, bye.
Host: Savanna Boda (“The Dallas Aesthetician”)
Guest/Co-Host: Candace
Release Date: June 15, 2026
In “Back in the Saddle,” Savanna Boda returns from a brief podcast hiatus, reuniting with her co-host Candace for a lively catch-up. The episode is a candid, off-the-cuff mix of personal updates, travel stories, behind-the-scenes looks at their med spa business, and discussions about skincare, personal growth, and friendship. The conversation carries Savanna’s signature blend of humor, vulnerability, and expert-level beauty industry insights, making it engaging for both longtime listeners and newcomers.
“It’s just like, you know, once you’ve gone that long without skipping, you can’t skip.”
— Savanna (01:28)
“We’re not pet friendly.”
— Savanna (03:36)
“Anyone can have Tiffany’s and Van Cleef… This is, like, one of a kind.”
— Savanna, talking about her shipwreck coin (32:00)
“He waxed his entire butt like a dumbass... You should have called me and said, ‘Hey, Savannah, I'm gonna wax my entire butt cheek. Is that a good idea?’”
— Savanna (36:31)
“I love chaos. …We were doing a lot with a little for a very long time. …We miss being stressed.”
— Savanna (35:07, 35:20)
This episode is packed with personal anecdotes that blur the lines between the professional and the personal—insightful for budding estheticians and fans of the friendship-driven storytelling. The transparent discussion of business struggles, personal eccentricities (Savanna’s famed “I like chicken” policy), and dealing with life’s curveballs (like adventure vacation mishaps and embarrassing skincare mistakes) create a relatable, endearing listening experience. Newcomers get a crash course in the podcast’s in-jokes and tone, while loyal listeners enjoy updates on the evolving SBA universe.
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