By The Way, I'm Getting Married..

Summary

The Chisme Corner with Vee Rivera

Episode: By The Way, I'm Getting Married..
Date: February 18, 2026
Host: Vee Rivera
Guests: Jessica (Vee's sister), Shauna

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Episode Overview

In this heartfelt and hilarious episode of The Chisme Corner, Vee Rivera welcomes back her sister Jessica and friend Shauna by popular demand. The trio dishes on the beautiful, budget-friendly, last-minute wedding they recently pulled off for Jessica. They share all the behind-the-scenes chisme—from planning chaos and emotional moments to practical advice on money-saving, blending families, and celebrating Latina sisterhood. The episode perfectly balances humor, tender family dynamics, and useful insight for anyone thinking about keeping things small and meaningful for life’s big milestones.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Surprise Wedding Announcement

• Jessica’s Casual Reveal (02:19)

  • Jessica drops the bombshell: “Oh, by the way, we’re planning on getting married on Valentine’s Day.” Vee and Shauna are stunned at the one-and-a-half week notice.
  • They decide together: even if Jessica wants something intimate, they're making it special.

• Quote:

  • Jessica: "I just wanted something intimate. Just my parents, Aria’s mom, and my sister. Really small, something... I’d carry with me forever." (02:27)
  • Vee (Host): “We were like, bitch, nah. We get married once and we're gonna make it special for you!” (02:46)

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2. Pulling Off a Budget-Friendly, Meaningful Wedding

• Cake & Decorations (03:11–05:37)

  • Bought an unexpectedly beautiful Walmart cake for $28.
    • Shauna: “28 doll hairs.” (03:17)
  • Decorations budgeted at $200–$250, came in under.
    • Olive Garden catered the food to minimize stress.
    • Emphasis on "baddies on a budget."
  • Shauna: “You can make them change the color scheme. You can write what you want on there. But that is on a budget. Walmart.” (04:40)

• DIY Photography (06:32–07:35)

  • Struggled to find enough couple photos after 16 years together—resorted to Facebook deep dives.
  • Future reminder: take more photos and consider professional shoots, but DIY (friends/family with phones) is perfectly fine.

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3. The Emotional Impact of Marriage

• Does Marriage Feel Different? (07:55–08:53)

  • Jessica and her husband both "felt like adults" only after tying the knot, even after 16 years together.
    • Jessica: “It does feel different… we’re actually committed… it wasn’t official until we made it official.” (07:55)
    • Jessica: “In the car before getting here, I said, how do you feel? He goes, I actually feel like an adult.” (08:18)
  • She plans to hyphenate her last name to keep her maiden name: “I love my last name. Don’t get rid of Rodriguez.” (08:46)

• Lingering Joy and Family Love (08:58–09:59)

  • Jessica recalls seeing a new kind of love in photos from the day and how her husband "wouldn’t take his eyes off me."
  • Shauna, humorously: “I was ready to be gay again. And I asked if it was too late. And it was.” (09:24)

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4. Kids, Pets, and the Realities of Family Life

• Blended Family Dynamics (10:10–10:28)

  • Jessica’s son, who’s known his stepdad since age 4, is “very happy” about the marriage.
    • Jessica: “He’s been in my son's life since he was 4 years old.” (10:23)

• Pet Logistics & Chaos (22:41–26:43)

  • Extended talk on struggles with arranging pet care for travel/vacation.
  • Running joke about demonic cats (“Her cat is demonic!” —Shauna, 23:27), dog drama, and co-pet parenting.

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5. Planning Fun Future Vacations (and More Budget Tips)

• Disney & Universal Vacation Planning (13:47–21:24)
  • Joint family trip in the works; discussion of Airbnbs vs. resorts, splitting costs, creative payment strategies (gift cards bought with Target or Lowe’s credit cards).
  • Instagram/TikTok inspiration for “drinking around the world” at Epcot.
• Budgeting for Big Events
  • Shauna: “We’re not poor, but we like to do everything on a budget because the more money we save, the more, the better.” (15:58)
  • Advice to save for fun using every paycheck: automatic vacation funds make big trips possible.

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6. Reflections on Intimacy, Simplicity, and Milestones

• The Value of a Small, Intimate Wedding (28:42–31:46)

  • Jessica doubles down on her desire for privacy and keeping things small: “I just didn’t want anyone there. I’ve always said if I’m going to get married... I don’t like the attention on me.” (28:45)
  • Vee and Shauna reflect on the rise of micro-weddings, avoiding debt, and spending intentionally.
    • Shauna: “People are going into debt as they start their union… That’s a tiny wedding, and they’re spending that kind of money…” (31:57)

• The Full-Day Celebration (32:26–33:43)

  • Early ceremony meant a long, joyful day of food, dancing, and games. “Twelve hours of partying almost… it was non-stop.” (32:54)

• Family Support as the Secret Sauce (33:39–34:28)

  • Shauna repeatedly tears up, moved by the rare quality of their close, supportive family bonds.
    • Shauna: "Watching the four of you up there getting the photos taken… Y'all really standing strong as a family unit." (34:13)

• Life Milestones, Accomplishments, and Moving in Silence (34:52–36:23)

  • Jessica and Vee revisit all Jessica has achieved since moving—new home, marriage, happiness at 40.
  • Vee underscores the value of "moving in silence" (not sharing plans widely), letting actions speak.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On micro-weddings:

  • Shauna: “Do you really want to do that when you could use that money for something else? Start your lives off on a better foot?” (31:57)

• On the intangible 'feeling' of marriage:

  • Jessica: "It does feel different… it kind of does feel different." (07:55)
  • Jessica’s husband: “I actually feel like an adult.” (08:18)

• On being practical and saving:

  • Shauna: “We're not poor, but we like to do everything on a budget because the more money we save, the more, the better.” (15:58)

• On family and love:

  • Shauna: “The love that I saw that day was just—well, y’all know, ’cause I kept crying.” (33:33)
  • Host (Vee): “You don’t see families that do like what we do—we're always do stuff together... it’s rare.” (34:05)

• On future love prospects:

  • Shauna: “I am a wife. I just haven’t found my husband yet. I be a wife to myself at home. Stay tuned for my wedding adventures.” (38:50)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

| Segment | Timestamp | |------------------------------|--------------| | The surprise wedding reveal | 02:06–02:27 | | On the $28 Walmart cake | 03:11–03:41 | | DIY wedding on a $200 budget | 04:40–05:37 | | Struggling for couple photos | 06:32–07:10 | | How it feels to be “official” | 07:55–08:53 | | Children’s reaction | 10:10–10:28 | | Venue experience (city hall) | 11:06–12:46 | | Disney vacation plotting | 13:47–18:36 | | On micro-weddings vs. debt | 31:57–32:47 | | Full-day family celebration | 32:54–33:07 | | Family support/sisterhood | 33:31–34:28 | | Jessica’s milestones journey | 34:52–36:23 | | Shauna’s future prospects (dating apps) | 39:02–39:46 |

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Tone, Style, and Spirit

• Full of laughter, spontaneous jokes, and cussing (“bitch, nah”/“28 doll hairs”)
• Deep and supportive sisterhood, authentic emotions, and reassurance
• Relatable “baddies on a budget” energy, accessible tips, and joyful chaos
• A blend of nostalgia, pride, and forward-thinking optimism

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Closing Thoughts

This episode is a love letter to found family, doing things your own way, and finding joy in life's real moments. With their candid confessions and budget-friendly hacks, Vee, Jessica, and Shauna deliver both laughs and realness—whether you're planning a wedding, saving for a Disney trip, or just need some familia chisme to lift your spirits.

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Next up: Will Shauna find her own prince charming and be the next to don a wedding dress? Stay tuned for more chisme, healing, and laughter on The Chisme Corner!

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[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

All right, guys, we are back. It's your favorite trio. I have my sister Jessica and Shawna's back. You know, I had people requesting for y' all to come back on the podcast.

[Shauna]

Well, it was a fun time.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

The last, like, they were like, when are they coming back on? And I'm like, yeah, I gotta get them back on.

[Shauna]

So we had like 86 topics we went over.

[Jessica]

That's how we are when we're together.

[Shauna]

Yeah.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

No, we. Everything non stop talking and laughing, and it was just so funny. So I was like, I need to get them back on because we have to talk about this wedding that we just pulled off.

[Shauna]

Yes. Yes, we did. Yes, we did. It was beautiful.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Jess, you want to talk a little bit about.

[Jessica]

How the day was or how I told you guys.

[Will (IQ Bar Creator)]

Yeah.

[Shauna]

How you threw it on us. How you're like, oh, by the way, I'm gonna get married in like a month?

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Like, no, it was like two. It was literally a week and a half. Like, two weeks sitting here playing cards.

[Jessica]

And I'm like, oh, by the way, we're planning on getting married on Valentine's Day. And these two looked at me like, what the fuck?

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

We have a lot of plan.

[Jessica]

We have to do that. I'm like, no, I don't want anything big I just wanted something intimate. Just my parents, my, you know, Aria's mom and my sister. And really small. Something intimate. Something, you know, that I would carry with me forever. And they were like, no.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

We were like, bitch, nah.

[Jessica]

We get married once and we're gonna make it special for you, so don't worry about it. And then they looked at each other like, we'll call each other tomorrow and we'll figure it out. And they did this amazing wedding for me. It was beautiful. Just.

[Shauna]

I'm not gonna cry today.

[Jessica]

Better than what I envisioned it would be. It was just amazing.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Me and Shawn, we looked at each other and we're like, we gotta do something.

[Jessica]

Oh, my.

[Shauna]

Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

[Jessica]

They had this beautiful cake. Yo, that cake was amazing. It was so good, girl.

[Shauna]

28 doll hairs.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

28 doll hair.

[Shauna]

Just doll hairs. 28 doll hairs. What she said?

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

What she said. No, that was so affordable. And it looked everyone. Yo, even Shorty was like, everyone.

[Jessica]

This looks a little piece left that Vets was like, put this away because. Yeah, I was like, save it one year. But if that cake was.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

We all ate it in a year.

[Jessica]

Yeah, I'll freeze it.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah.

[Jessica]

I haven't got for her.

[Shauna]

I've never done that before. That sounds.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

I didn't do it either. I didn't do it. But I hear it's like. I didn't know that that was the thing.

[Jessica]

That. That's something.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

That's just like a wedding thing, I guess. I don'.

[Jessica]

I hit that one.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

I think it's just a. Yeah, like a milestone type of thing.

[Shauna]

Okay.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Like you're supposed to eat it together.

[Shauna]

We did do that.

[Jessica]

Yes, it was. It was.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

I was very surprised by that cake, bro. Like, when I went to pick it up, I was texting Shauna and I was like, yo, I'm. I'm getting myself ready for the storm, cuz. I don't know. You know how Walmart be. No. You see stuff online. I was like, yeah. I was like, get your cupcakes ready, because we don't know what we're about to expect.

[Shauna]

I was ready.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

So we was ready. And then I sent her a picture. I was like, bro, this looks way better than I thought. Like, it looked way better than the picture. It really did. And it was so good. I did like chocolate and then we did chocolate and vanilla. Yeah. Like two layers. And then just with the buttercream girl.

[Shauna]

So baddies on a budget. Walmart.

[Jessica]

Yes.

[Shauna]

You can make them change the color scheme. You can write what you want on there. But that is on a budget. Walmart.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah. All we had written on there was congratulations, because we knew we were gonna put the Mr. And Mrs. Topper on it.

[Jessica]

Yeah. Which I'm keeping. I'm gonna put in an album.

[Shauna]

Okay.

[Jessica]

Yeah. No, you wash it, and I have it at home. And then I want to get a vase for the bouquet you got me, and I want to put it in the kitchen. Yeah.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

That is so cute.

[Shauna]

Gonna do it?

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Well, yeah. We did a really. I'm. And then I went to Shauna's house, and we were, like, planning the wedding and stuff, and I was like, okay, this is, like, the budget. I was like, I don't want to go over, like, this much. I didn't want to go over, like, 200 bucks for decoration and stuff. Like, I was trying hard to. We. Was it like, 200 or 300, I feel.

[Shauna]

Well, I don't think you ever told me what the number was. Like, we were both like, okay, we're going in on this. On a budget.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah.

[Jessica]

Yeah.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Well, I think for the decoration, I kind of wanted to keep it under, like, 200. 250.

[Jessica]

Yeah.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

So I was like, let's do it. And I did.

[McDonald's Ad Voice]

Yeah.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

It was like 180 something.

[Shauna]

Right? Under two food.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

I was like, you know what? Let's just cater, because we were all gonna cook something. And I was like, bro, the time that that's gonna take to, like, do. And I had to do Jess's hair, her makeup.

[Shauna]

If I mess up the rice the first time, I gotta make rice and beans the second time.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

So Zatarans, right?

[Shauna]

Yes.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Is that what the. It is?

[Jessica]

Yeah.

[Shauna]

The Zatan.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

No, thank you. I didn't want to have to. I.

[Shauna]

At least use Goya rice. Give me a break.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Give me a break.

[Shauna]

Give me a break, will you?

[Jessica]

Sat on.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

I was like, bro, I don't want to cook nothing. So I told her. I was like, yo, let's just do it. So we did some Olive Garden catering, and it was pretty good. Like, they. They gave you all the plates. The. Like, everything was. Yeah, everything was good.

[Shauna]

Yeah, that was legit.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

So we. So she, like, took care of the food, and then I took care of, like, the decorations and stuff.

[Shauna]

Yep.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

And it worked out perfectly. Like, we didn't spend much at all.

[Shauna]

And now. Now you guys have plenty of photos together.

[Jessica]

Oh.

[Shauna]

Because when I went to make these little photo boards, we had four pictures. In 16 years, we had four decent pictures.

[Jessica]

The thing is, I was like, bro, pictures that I didn't really like. So I really What I sent you is pictures that were my favorite that I really liked.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Bro, we even went on Facebook first day.

[Jessica]

I sent you one of.

[Shauna]

That's what you got to me.

[Jessica]

I sent you one of one of my cousin's wedding. I liked how we came out and I forgot what the other one was.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Bro, we even went down Facebook. We went down your face his Facebook photos just to get pictures. Cuz I was like, yo, how do they not have pictures?

[Shauna]

Nothing.

[Jessica]

Because we don't really take pictures like that.

[Shauna]

Cuz that's how real couples are. They don't need that external validation.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

And I started looking at that. I was like looking through my. And I was like, bro, I don't really have pictures with Joe either. Like we don't really take pictures like at all or the only pictures pictures. We do have our holidays, like all of us together. We. That's the only time is like Christmas.

[Jessica]

We take pictures as a family together for the holidays. Yeah.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

So that's like it.

[Shauna]

We don't have like selfies that spring shoot you need.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah, I want to. Yeah. I'm gonna talk to Liz so we can all just.

[Shauna]

I bet you we're gonna need to get on some sort of schedule soon.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah, yeah, she got girl. She, she. She does. She'll fit me in. She's good. All right.

[Shauna]

That's your connection.

[Jessica]

Let's go.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

That's my girl. Yeah, she'll. She'll make time for me cuz she loves me. But anyways, how do you feel? How is it being married?

[Shauna]

Besides sore.

[Jessica]

It does feel different.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Really?

[Jessica]

Really? It really does.

[Shauna]

Cuz you're chosen like two days in.

[Jessica]

No, it's just then that we're. We're actually committed to each other.

[Shauna]

Yeah.

[Jessica]

Before it was like my boyfriend or my fiance, but you know, obviously we used to call each other hubby and wives but it wasn't official until we made it official on Saturday. So it does kind. It kind of does feel different.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

You were nervous.

[Shauna]

Do you feel like more mature now?

[Jessica]

Yes. In the car before getting here, I said, how do you feel? He goes, I actually feel like an adult.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Oh my God. Oh, really? I didn't expect that from you guys because I feel like you guys have been camp like what is it? Common. Common law marriage. Yeah. Like you guys divide. Yeah. You divide bills, you divide.

[Shauna]

Got the government involved now. Yeah, it's different. Are you gonna change your last name?

[Jessica]

I am.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

That's what I am.

[Shauna]

Okay. Okay.

[Jessica]

I'm heading towards more hyphenating.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah, that's what I Told her, Rodriguez.

[Jessica]

I love my last name.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah. Don't get rid of Rodriguez.

[Jessica]

No, I'm not. I'm gonna hyphenate my name, but I am. I am gonna add. Okay.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah.

[Shauna]

Okay.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

I love that.

[Shauna]

Yeah, I like it.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Oh, my God.

[Jessica]

And the feeling of everything Saturday was just a different kind of love that we both expressed. And I can see that in the pictures as well. Like, she was sending them to me, and I was just like, oh, my God. It's just.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

You see his face?

[Jessica]

We're both so happy and.

[Shauna]

Okay.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Honestly, I don't smile like that.

[Shauna]

I've seen the photos of, what, this gorgeous diva. Like, she's down. She downplays. She's been downplaying her whole life. Because when I saw her on Saturday.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah.

[Shauna]

I was ready to be gay again. And I asked if it was too late. And it was.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Sorry, boo.

[Shauna]

It was official. It was already official.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

It was too late.

[Shauna]

It was too late. But gorgeous. And I've never seen. Seen him be so full of light like he was.

[Jessica]

He wouldn't get his eyes off of me.

[Shauna]

He couldn't. And he shouldn't. And it's so cute seeing y' all up there. I'm like, I hope he realizes. Like, yeah, he has.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

She kept telling me.

[Shauna]

I kept saying that.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

I was like, he does. I was like, he tells her all.

[Shauna]

The time, I'll be right at your heels, me.

[Jessica]

He's always. Oh, my God. He's obsessed with me. How much he loves me. He's always been one to tell me how beautiful.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

He's always been obsessed with her. For real.

[Jessica]

There's always one night till this day. We've been together for 16 years. He opens the door for me in the car. Like, that never stopped.

[Shauna]

That never changes, you know?

[Jessica]

So now it's actually. We are committed. It's on a paper.

[Shauna]

Have you asked Ali how she feels about it?

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah.

[Jessica]

No, I haven't. I haven't asked the kids.

[Shauna]

No, I think they probably don't.

[Jessica]

My son says he's very happy. Yeah, he said he's very happy.

[Shauna]

Yeah. Well, because he's been in his life. Yeah.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah, he's been in his life.

[Jessica]

He's been in my son's life since he was 4 years old. Yeah.

[Shauna]

Wow.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

That's crazy.

[Shauna]

Wow.

[Jessica]

Yeah.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

No, I felt like it was just a different kind of joy that day. Like, it was just so. Oh, my God. I don't know.

[Jessica]

I know.

[Shauna]

We had so much love.

[Jessica]

It was just so much.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

It was just us.

[Jessica]

We were all together, and I just Loved it. Because I had everyone that I wanted there with me.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah.

[Jessica]

And the way you guys expressed your love and. And doing all of this for me, it was just amazing. It was just amazing. And I kept saying it yesterday, like, oh, my God, I'm just so grateful on how everything turned out. Everything was just so beautiful. All I wanted was we're gonna get married and we're gonna go to our restaurant and eat. That's it. Call it the day.

[Shauna]

See, but that's what I do. But I don't recommend.

[Jessica]

It's just. Just everything was just so beautiful. I loved it. I truly appreciate what you guys did for me. Bro.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

I was surprised by the town hall. Well, city hall, whatever you call it. The little chapel is beautiful.

[Jessica]

Bobby.

[Shauna]

About that this morning, I was like.

[Jessica]

It was.

[Shauna]

So I bought the white trash version of that. It felt like I was going.

[Jessica]

Was it also on Kent County? Yeah.

[Shauna]

Yeah.

[Jessica]

Really?

[Shauna]

And it was just like a plain room. They did have like a arch, like with maybe one. What are these tendrils of flowers, but that was it. And then actually, you know, like when you go to a funeral, how they have like the little stands that you put the vase on. Yes, it had that one. But I mean, we're talking like, this was low key and this is back in 2011, so. Yeah, 15 years ago. But yeah, it was.

[Jessica]

The chairs dressed, the dress. They were covered even with the color of what the drapes were. It was just so nice. That was like 60 bucks for a marriage. Well, we. We had to pay a little bit more. So it would have been 70 if it would have just done a regular day. But being as a Saturday, we had to pay 120.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

And it was Valentine's Day.

[Shauna]

Money well spent.

[Jessica]

Yeah.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Cuz I was like, this looks popping.

[Jessica]

We all looked at each other. We were so surprised to go into a courtroom. And then.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

That's what I was expecting. Yeah.

[Jessica]

So. But no, it was a beautiful little chap.

[Shauna]

That's lovely.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

And there was like, nobody there. You figured it's Valentine's Day.

[Jessica]

There was one couple.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

I thought people were gonna be like, in there. Heavy. Getting married. Like, I thought it was gonna be like, bam, we get. We get married. Exactly 11:30.

[Shauna]

Boom.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Here comes another one. Here comes another.

[Jessica]

We were in there.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

We were in there for like 45 minutes an hour, taking pictures.

[Jessica]

Because she's like, just stay in the room. Take your pictures or whatever. Yeah.

[Shauna]

Cozy blankie. We have cozy blankies. It's still February.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yes. I love cozy blankets. It's cold as hell down Here. Sorry, guys, but. But no. I was, like, pleasantly surprised. It was so cute.

[Jessica]

Yeah, it was. It was very nice. It was a. A lot better than what I imagined.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Now.

[Shauna]

Very, very nice.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Sean is next. Oh. We have to focus on getting her first.

[Shauna]

Yes. Taking applications.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah.

[Shauna]

There is a rigorous, rigorous interview process.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Good luck.

[Jessica]

Puerto Rican.

[Shauna]

What?

[Jessica]

A Puerto Rican.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

I don't know. We was trying to hook Shawna up with a Puerto Rican very close to us.

[Shauna]

I don't know.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

We're trying to play matchmaker over here to, like, officially get her to the family.

[Shauna]

Listen, if he wanted to, he would. That's all I. Boy, that's my new motto. And if he don't, then I won't. So.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

So, I mean, if you don't, then I won't.

[Shauna]

I'm not chasing nothing. I'm not chasing nothing.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

You can't.

[Shauna]

You can't chase backing it up.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Sorry.

[Shauna]

I said, still mad.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Well, I'm glad that you're married now, and I'm glad that you guys are happy. I thought everything was beautiful. Oh, yeah.

[Shauna]

That's our summer vacations.

[Jessica]

That's our summer vacation. Our honeymoon will be going to Disney. Okay.

[Shauna]

Okay.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

We need to get this Disney. You know what?

[Jessica]

I just saw my resort booked and everything.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah, she booked the resort and everything, but I told her that we were.

[Shauna]

Looking at Airbnbs, and I'm still on the fence.

[Jessica]

LJ Would have so much fun with the kids.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

I want to go to Epcot. I just saw this thing. You know how you can, like, drink in Epcot? Like, it's, like, around the world? Yes, I want to do that. That should be looking so fun. I want to do that.

[Shauna]

But, see, can we go to Epic with a motorized vehicle? Because trying to walk Epcot after you've been drinking is the hardest part.

[Jessica]

And in the heat of July is.

[Shauna]

Yeah.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Damn. Well, we gotta pace ourselves. We gotta be smart. We gotta be smart. But that should look so fun. I've been seeing tick tocks. Yeah, we can. Maybe we can get a scooter.

[Shauna]

I need a scooter. I need a scooter.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

We should get a scooter. That would be so funny.

[Shauna]

Or is that driving under the influence?

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Oh, because it is a motorized. Right. Yeah, we can't do that. That's kind of like if you're driving a golf cart. Like, you can't even drive that when you're under the influence.

[Shauna]

Why are there so many rules?

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

I know, right? I literally hate being an adult. Like, I'm so over it.

[Shauna]

Why did I sign up for this.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Like, what the is going on? I don't like that. No. But I've been seeing so many tick tocks pop up. I guess because we've been talking about Disney a lot. You know, how our phones listen to us and.

[Shauna]

Yeah.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

So now everything's been popping up about, like, Epcot, and people, like, posting their funny videos of when they're just drinking around, and I'm like, I want to go. Like, last time we went to Epcot, I was too young to drink. I didn't get to. It wasn't even like that. I remember it being like that.

[Jessica]

No, Epcot is so much better than what it was when we were younger, bro. They've updated so much. It's really nice.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

I want to go. We got to figure out this vacation.

[Shauna]

We do need to figure it out before I just get to.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

And I would need you to go, because I want to. I. I want to do the Airbnb. Like, I don't want to resort. Yeah.

[Shauna]

She's like, I need you to split this house with me.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Love you. But we had this whole plan. Like, yo, she's smart as hell with the way she was, like, gonna pay for the Airbnb and stuff.

[Shauna]

We robbing Peter to pay Paul around here. Like, we are.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

I was like, yo, this is, like, mad. It's really smart.

[Shauna]

We're not poor, but we like to do everything on a budget because the more money we save, the more, the more, the better.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Like, why wouldn't you want to save money? Yeah.

[Shauna]

So, like, I was telling someone about my shoes yesterday, and I was like, oh, no, these aren't expensive. I have them in three colors because they're $22 on Amazon. Like, they're comfy. I love them. I don't. Like. I run through shoes like nobody's business.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah. But, yeah, no, I love. Yeah, I like to save my money.

[Jessica]

Taking money out from our paycheck. So each paycheck, we take some money out for the vacation. So right now, we're almost close to just paying off the resort.

[Shauna]

So I actually just saw a Facebook post on one of the mom groups. I want to say either yesterday, the day before, where somebody was asking about Disney. And if you have a Target gift, Target credit card, you get a discount on the Disney gift cards if you use your Target. And, like, so there were other families that, like, out of their paycheck, they're doing that. They're going and buying those gift cards, and then that way, they just use the gift cards when they're there. And that's kind of the lines of what her and I were thinking.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Like, sells gift cards.

[Shauna]

Yeah.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Like, even for Airbnb, if you got the Lowe's credit card, which Joe has a Lowe's credit card. She's got the lowest credit card.

[Shauna]

Six months, no interesting gift card. It kind of makes it more affordable. And. And for me, I. Because I know who I am as a person, it helps me because I don't have the discipline as much like you guys are like, kind of doing that. Like, I'd rather just. All right, what do I need to do? Let me do that. So then it's out of my mind.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah.

[Shauna]

Because the more I think on it, like right now I'm like, exactly. But if I get the gift cards and we book that Airbnb, then it's done.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

I can't.

[Shauna]

I can't.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

I'm.

[Shauna]

Just go to your house.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

I'm going to go to your house this week and just book that. That's what we've been. That's what we've been doing. But that's hard part there. We had a hard time.

[Jessica]

You guys look in the kissing me area.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

We looked and kissing me and. But no. Lake.

[Jessica]

Lake.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Lake Buena Vista was the closest to where.

[Jessica]

Not too far, though.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

It's not too far. But there wasn't really a lot of Airbnbs that fit what we needed, like, as far as bedrooms for the kids.

[Shauna]

And for us to get to you. Like where the most Airbnbs. It was like a 25 to 30 minute drive with traffic. And so we were like thinking about, like, how do we actually, like, what are we gonna do? Hang out with you and then take the ride all the way back? And it's like, we want to be kind of closer to you.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah.

[Shauna]

So that's what we were really good options at that time. But I think the longer we wait, the worse it's gonna get.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

That's why I'm saying, like, we have to. But we saved. We saved like two, I think two or three really good ones. So we gotta go and check back on those Because I was like, save these because they were really, really nice.

[Shauna]

I was thinking, could we convince you at the resort?

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

I told her straight up. I was like, no, she's staying at a resort.

[Shauna]

But then we looked into the fact that we can come and enjoy the benefits of the resort.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah.

[Jessica]

With you.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Can we actually go into the resort, though?

[Shauna]

Yeah, like, we can't see it.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

I had to chat.

[Jessica]

GPT come to my resort and we can catch their shuttle over there. You guys won't have. We weren't sure about.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

We just can't dine there or anything.

[Jessica]

You can. No, you can get on our shuttle.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

No, I said we can't dine there.

[Shauna]

We can't dine.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Like, we can't do the things that you guys do at the resort, like the restaurants. And so we can't go to like that. And we can't even get. We can't even get in the pool there.

[Jessica]

My father has come to visit me. Really?

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

I looked on the Internet and it said no. I was thinking that I'm like, we.

[Jessica]

Came with her kids, one year with us. Erica has come to visit me.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

I mean, yeah, I guess they're not going to. Like, how are they going to know?

[Shauna]

Ask us.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

And if anything, like, if it's a band or something.

[Jessica]

Don't do a park. AR can always pick you guys up. Because I'm. I'm driving.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

You're driving? Like. Oh, yeah. I'm thinking.

[Shauna]

Yeah, we're flying.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Y' all both are driving. I'm like, you're driving?

[Jessica]

Well, we're having a down day that we're not gonna do a park and you guys want to hang out at the resort, then he can pick you guys up and you guys. It's not gonna be an issue.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah, yeah. Well, let's. We gotta. I want to look back up. There's a bar by.

[Shauna]

Give me a moment to breathe.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

I don't want her to chicken out.

[Shauna]

Yeah.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Because I feel like we're gonna have.

[Shauna]

A good time, but then we need to have like a serious sit down and. Really? And. And really?

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah. Because I gotta book my.

[Shauna]

Put my feet to the fire on it.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Shauna]

Because it's gonna be hot as hell.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

It is.

[Jessica]

Yeah.

[Shauna]

It's gonna be packed.

[Jessica]

It is.

[Shauna]

With a lot of humans.

[Jessica]

That's why I don't want to do too many parks. One time when I think it was the first time we went, we wanted to do it all. So we did a park every day. We were burnt the out.

[Shauna]

Oh, yeah. Feet and your legs and your back and. Yeah.

[Jessica]

Now what we do is.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

I didn't want to go back for.

[Jessica]

Years one day, the next day we'll have a down day where we'll do the arcade at the resort. We'll do the pool, we'll do mo. The resort. So it was like, okay, this is better.

[Shauna]

And then what? There was like a water park thing.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Oh, the mountain. What is it called?

[Shauna]

I want to do that.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

The mountain thing.

[Jessica]

Oh, volcano.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Volcano Bay.

[Jessica]

That's the Universal.

[Shauna]

Yeah, we. We were checking.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

That's the main thing that I told her. I said, universal is so dope. Like, I love Universal more than any other part. Like, that is so dope. It's so cool.

[Jessica]

And I want to do epic.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

I remember when I was pregnant, we were in California. Like, we had a little baby moon because we were. We had to go there for the show, to film the show. And Joe took me to Disney World. Well, Disneyland, because that's the one in California. And I was like, I don't even remember. I think I was like, seven months pregnant. 77 months pregnant. Six or something. Oh, my God, bro. And I was like, I don't know what the crowd thinking. I don't know what I was thinking. I was so hot. And, yo, like, my feet were throbbing like my. And I wore sandals, like, because I.

[Shauna]

Would probably, like elephantitis.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

I didn't give a. At that point. Like, I wasn't thinking, like, oh, I need sneakers. And like, it was just. We kind of just went on a whim because we were just there, you know? Like, it wasn't really planned. So I was just like. Once we got there, it was terrible. And then all I remember is there was this lady, and she had a. She was like, selling the churros. Like, the churro stand. And she was closing down for some reason, and I was going to get a Tudor, and she was closing down. So she was like, do you want all. Do you just want to take them? She was. And I was like, okay. So she gave me six churros, and they're long as they were. Like this. The ones at Disney. Yo, I was walking around the park with 6.6churros in my head, pregnant as hell. Everyone's looking at me. Joe was cracking up. I think he has a picture. It was so funny. And I'm just sitting there like this miserable, kidding for sick because. And then I'm dry as hell because the churros are so dry. Like, so I'm just downing them. And then I'm just so thirsty. I'm like, I don't know. I don't want these anymore. I had nowhere to put them, and I couldn't even find a garbage can. I was just like, what the fuck? I didn't want to throw them out.

[Jessica]

Oh, my God.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

But she gave me, like, six of the longest churros I've ever seen in my. In my life. Like, it was so funny. Yeah. But I was like, yo, I would never do this again. Like, that was wild. Like, Disney is A different kind of beast, bro.

[Jessica]

You have to be prepared.

[Shauna]

Good comfy shoes.

[Jessica]

But it's fun.

[Shauna]

But see, if I don't go, then I can take care of the dogs.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

I already have someone to take care of my dogs.

[Jessica]

Is she taking Jackson, too?

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Who?

[Jessica]

Whoever's taking care of the dogs.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

I was gonna ask Janet. She ain't taking no Jackson.

[Jessica]

I don't have nobody to stay with Jackson.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Damn, girl. I don't know.

[Jessica]

Stay with his ass in Jersey. And my mom could only handle Cookie.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

It's hard. That's another thing. It's hard for I. Having pets is a disaster. Like, I. It's always hard for me to stay. Like, just even to do a random trip for, like, me and Joe or something. Like. Yeah, it's always hard because I'd be like, can you ask your mom? Or he's like, can you ask your sister? And I'm like, I love my one cat. I know. And they're so self sufficient. Like, they're just so independent. Like, I don't have to worry about Susu. And her litter box does its own. Like, literally no one has to do anything besides just feed her and try.

[Shauna]

Not to get attacked. Yeah, her cat is demonic.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

No, she's not. She's literally the sweetest thing. She just don't like it. She just don't like when y' all be all up in her face. Everyone be all over her.

[Shauna]

She goes, yeah. Why are you touching me?

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

She's always so nice with me and Bibi. She lets us do anything.

[Shauna]

Yeah, we really thought she was super nice when we thought she was going to take down the. That backdrop the other night.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Oh, yeah.

[Shauna]

I was like, oh, no, you're gonna wake up tomorrow and this thing's gonna be on the floor.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

No, she didn't even bother the balloons. Yeah, she's usually like that. Like, once I do a backdrop, she'll, like, look around and she'll play with it. But then she gets over it. Like, she won't bother.

[Shauna]

She was done.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

She just has to, like, stop for, like, she has to do what she wants to do for, like, five minutes and then just let her be. Yeah, she gets over it. But, I mean, I hear really bad stories about people's cats and how they be up their houses. And so I'm like, my cat is. Does not. She does not do that. Like, she is not like that. She's good. Like, I can. I've never. She doesn't mess up my furniture. She don't be doing crazy. Like, she don't Be scratching up my, like my couches. So I'm like, grateful she could be a little diva.

[Shauna]

So she can only do so much, then she expects a treat.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

She is not obese. She's not obese. You know what it is? Is that that little skin flap that she has after her surgery. No, when they get their surgery, it becomes like, it's like a. It's like when you, like lose weight, you know, you have like that extra thing of skin. She has like this layer of skin. And. And one of my friends has a cat too, and she said that she has the same thing. Like it feels like. It feels like water, like blubbery. And she's like, after they have life that they get fixed, like that's what. It kind of just forms there. So that's what she has. If you go like this, you. It feels like loose skin.

[Shauna]

I'm not touching that cat. She tries to end my life every time. Matter of fact, I think, no, I think this is from her. This little scratch here from Saturday.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

She don't like you.

[Shauna]

Yeah, well, that's fine. Oh, no, and that one too, I.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Think she just doesn't like because she's always scratching her. And I'm like, why?

[Shauna]

Like, she knows my cat has a level of respect for me. You know, I can't pat pap somebody else's cat.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

So I'm just like, I love tarot, but she, she's. She's. She's attacked me too, though, sometimes. But she loves me, though. She loves me. She lets me pet her and everything wild. I'll be telling Jess, like, you need a cat because Allie wants one so bad.

[Jessica]

My daughter's obsessed with Susan.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

She loves sue, and I was the same way. Like, I didn't want cats at all. And then once I got a cat, like, I was just like, I. I wish I could have 10 cats.

[Jessica]

I came here with an unexpected one. So I was like, yeah, she has JJ now.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

We have shared custody. Well, not really shared custody. You just have him. Really?

[Shauna]

Yeah, I don't really.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

I don't really take him. Second, I don't be having the time to go pick him up and have him here. Cuz I got three animals of my own. Yeah, I got a million. Yeah. Like, I can't keep my dogs together, so it's a mission just to be living with them. Like, it's a lot.

[Jessica]

He's exhausting.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

It is really exhausting. Like, it's a lot. But Jack still don't like his ass, so I can't keep them Together.

[Shauna]

Okay.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Like, he will straight up attack him.

[Shauna]

So I'm good on that. I don't got the tolerance. I don't got the patience. Be like, out, skedaddle.

[Jessica]

But he's so loving.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

He is.

[Shauna]

He.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

I can't imagine.

[Jessica]

Yeah.

[Shauna]

Hence always has the cutest PJs.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

He always has the cutest PJs.

[Jessica]

One of us too.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yes. Yes. Because you got one for him and I got one for him.

[Shauna]

Freaking hilarious. I saw your stuff about, like when we were putting everything together on Friday and of course I'm wearing a vest.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Oh my God.

[Jessica]

Yeah, I saw.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

That was.

[Shauna]

That was my fit for the day. Rocking the vest.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

This bitch got so many different types of vests. Like from every different color to every different type of material. Like, she got.

[Shauna]

That was a bubble vest.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

She got a bubble vest. She got wool ones. She got fleece. Like, what the. She got. She got them all.

[Shauna]

I got you. My titties warm.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

God. Leave me alone. I've never seen someone so in love with vests in my life.

[Shauna]

Yo, you should see me, like back in my early 20s when I was like, real sketty.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah.

[Shauna]

I had like, like, like part of a suit. Like a man's suit. Like the vest that would be like on the inside pocket of a blazer. I used to wear that, like for real. Popped out. Yeah. Yeah. There's pictures around here.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Screams lesbian.

[Shauna]

I was a lesbian.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Definitely screams lesbian. Like the. Am I thinking over, right? Like, well, people with the menus like.

[Jessica]

Yeah.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Under their stuff. Yeah.

[Jessica]

Inside the cookies.

[Shauna]

Yes, I used to wear that. Yes, I did. Yes, I did.

[Jessica]

Real tight.

[Shauna]

Yes, I did. And then I have like a whole bunch of necklaces, so they knew I wore lipstick.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

What the. That's wild.

[Jessica]

Listen, it's a whole business.

[Shauna]

It's a lifestyle. You wouldn't understand. I'm done now.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

No, not. Not the best. I definitely don't understand on time.

[Shauna]

We got kids, we got appointments. We out here. We're doing the whole thing.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

It's 3:20. Yeah, okay. It's 3:20.

[Shauna]

Good.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

No, yeah. I just wanted to update everyone on the wedding because everyone was like so happy for Jess and everything. And I keep getting text. Hold on.

[Shauna]

That's me.

[Jessica]

So everyone was.

[Shauna]

Oh, yeah. Thanks for the invite.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah.

[Shauna]

Hashtag thanks for the invite.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

I'm like, okay.

[Jessica]

I just didn't want anyone there. I just wanted it to be. I've always said if I'm going to get married, cuz I'm not flashy. I don't like anything big. I Don't like the attention on me.

[Shauna]

Yeah.

[Jessica]

So just to have a small and intimate thing is what I always wanted.

[Shauna]

Well, you got it and I got it. You got it. We. And you danced. You was dancing.

[Jessica]

Dance.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Oh, yeah, we was dancing like crazy. I think I woke up and I was, like, sore. Like, my body was so sore.

[Shauna]

Oh, I didn't dance. Like, y' all dance.

[Kleenex Ad Voice]

Danced.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah.

[Jessica]

You always get a little bit of everything.

[Shauna]

Yeah, I think I'm still a little tired, though.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

I am. No, today, like, I was. I woke up at, like, I think, like, around 8 because Bibi didn't have school or nothing. So I was like, okay, we're gonna sleep in. I woke up at, like, 8 and then I just, like, stayed in bed and I just ended up going right back to sleep. Like, my body just did not want to wake up.

[Shauna]

Like, I was exhausted. Today's a bit better. But yesterday, like, it was like 2 o' clock in the afternoon. I'm like, I don't have any more energy left in me. Like, I have to lay down and I'm Lay down for maybe like, 50 minutes and got up. I'm like, okay, I can continue the rest of the day.

[Jessica]

I was just like, yesterday, yesterday, I was just, like, in bed all day.

[Shauna]

Watching TV with your ice packs.

[Jessica]

Then I moved. I moved from the bed to the living room. And that was. That was all I did. All I did.

[Shauna]

I love that for you.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

That's all I did.

[Shauna]

I love that for you.

[Jessica]

And all the stuff that she sent me.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

You love the pictures.

[Jessica]

Did everything come through on the feed.

[Shauna]

When I resent everything?

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah.

[Jessica]

Yeah.

[Shauna]

Okay.

[Jessica]

Yeah.

[Shauna]

The first time I tried to send all that, like, my phone, like, glitched out. I had to turn it off airplane mode. Like, the whole thing.

[Jessica]

The second time, it was fine.

[Shauna]

Okay.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah.

[Shauna]

I took my time. I sent a little batch and then I check on it. A little batch. Check on it.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah. No, it was nice.

[Shauna]

All at once. My phone was like, nah.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

It took me a minute to download all the. I didn't realize there were so many damn pictures.

[Shauna]

A lot.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Like, I had so many. And then I had so much footage. And so I ended up, like. I was like, let me just make her, like, a little video. So then I put together, like, a little video, and it was so cute. It's on the Google Drive.

[Shauna]

Yeah, I started it. I did not.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Because I didn't realize how much footage I had. I was like, oh, like, let me just do a cute little video. I remember for my wedding, they put, like, the photographer put together, like, a really cute video for me and everything. So I was like, oh, that would be so cute.

[Shauna]

Again, another way to save money is just have your friends have their phones out if they're willing. You know what I mean?

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

If they're so willing.

[Shauna]

I love that idea, though. Like, and when I get married, I'll probably do this too. Like, where they either give you, like, the little disposable cameras or they give you the QR code. It's like, upload your favorites. Like, I don't think I want to spend thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars on a photographer when we were able to capture all the moments.

[Jessica]

Yeah, that's why I tell them, like, you have a good camera, so can.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

You please take pictures?

[Jessica]

But I didn't know that she was able to actually sit there. And she recorded the whole ceremony at City Hall.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah, I didn't think that we were gonna be able to do. But she didn't say anything. She was just like, go ahead.

[Jessica]

Like, really, really nice lady.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah, it was nice. Everything was better than I expected. So I'm just glad that you had fun and you loved it.

[Shauna]

Yes, I enjoyed it.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

And I just think, like, it goes to show, like, you don't need, like, something huge, like, people. I feel like now everybody's kind of on that wave where it's like, we want to do, like, small, intimate things.

[Shauna]

Because people are going into debt as they start their union for, you know, 20, 30, $40,000 for a house that's. That's a tiny wedding, and they're spending that kind of money, and it's just like, do you really want to do that when you could use that money for something else? Start your lives off in a. Off on a better foot? Because that's just a lot of debt for one day that's gonna fly by. It's just gonna fly by, and no one's gonna remember half the crap that you sat there and worried about.

[Jessica]

Yeah, I guess because everything was done so early and the ceremony was early. The day just went on so long.

[Shauna]

I actually. I really liked that.

[Jessica]

I enjoyed that because I'm like, wow, the day didn't fly. So I got to actually enjoy the full day. And everything was just so good and so beautiful. Like, what time did we finish? It was like, 10:30, and it felt like it was 2 o', clock, 3 o'.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Clock.

[Shauna]

Yeah, we were. I think we were home by 10:30. And I was like.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

But we partied all.

[Jessica]

All day?

[Shauna]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, all day.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

It was at 11 it was like a full 12 hours of partying almost.

[Jessica]

And then we got here at 12 and we're here from 12 partying all the way to 10, 10:30 at night. Yep.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

That is wild, bro. It was non stop. It really was.

[Shauna]

And everybody was happy and full. And we danced and we sang and.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

We played cards, we played skip. That's like our thing. That is all we do. We just sit and play skip bow all day.

[Shauna]

It's a fun game with our little champagne flutes and a little marks.

[Jessica]

Yep.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

I loved it. It was a great day.

[Shauna]

It was a great day. Great day celebrating you guys.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah.

[Shauna]

Very happy for you.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

You.

[Shauna]

So very happy for you. The love that I saw that day was just. Well, y' all know cuz I kept crying.

[Jessica]

Why is Shaa crying? Y' all just love each other and.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

You don't quit and you still show up and everything. She's like, it's you don't. You still show up for each other. You all show up for each other. I was like, yeah, it's so cute. No, you were. When you were like, you like, you don't see families that do like what we do. Like, we're always do stuff together. Yeah. And I was like, you're right. I was like, I don't think I know like a lot of people who like, it's.

[Shauna]

It's rare. It's rare.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah.

[Shauna]

I think. Or maybe I'm just hanging out with wrong people, but like.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

No, I feel like it is rare.

[Shauna]

Watching the four of you up there getting like the photos taken, that was the part that got me. And that's, that's where that. Yeah, I was like, holy cow. Like, y' all really standing strong as a family unit and you've got the family support and I love that. I love that for you guys.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

We do, we show up for each other.

[Jessica]

And I think, I think it was perfect. I think us waiting as long as we did, I mean. Yeah, we did things backwards. We had.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah. Who does it at this point?

[Jessica]

We bought a home before marriage, but now we're finally married and it's like it all.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Everything just. Yeah, everything just makes sense now.

[Jessica]

Yeah. I mean.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah, No, I agree.

[Shauna]

I. I was actually, I was thinking like, how many milestones you've accomplished since you got here.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

That's what I was thinking too, bro. That made me so proud.

[Shauna]

Yeah.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

And that's what happens right, right, right over here.

[Shauna]

One year.

[Jessica]

Yeah, One year we moved out of the. A whole different state. We made ourselves comfortable here because we love it here, you know? We bought a home. First time home buyers. You know what I mean? And I've always said before I'm 40, I want to have my own home.

[Shauna]

You did. You did.

[Jessica]

And then I hit my 40s here in my home.

[Shauna]

Home. Yep.

[Jessica]

You know, so it's like. And then now we got married.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yep.

[Jessica]

So I feel. I feel complete. I feel complete. I feel accomplished. I feel happy. Like my heart is full.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah, I was thinking that too. I'm like, yo, since she moved out here. And I think that goes to show, like, when you move in silence and you don't tell nobody your plans or what the you're doing. Like, yo, you just do it. Yeah. I don't even know. I.

[Shauna]

Yeah, but you're not really out on social media either, like, telling all your plans. Yeah. So, like.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah, but still, even, like the people we talk to, like, she. I told her, like, do you want to invite anybody? She's like, no, I really just want it to be us. And I was like, okay, I would. I feel the same way. Like, I. It doesn't make any sense to invite others.

[Jessica]

One of the small ceremony. I didn't want anything big.

[Shauna]

Yeah.

[Jessica]

You know, I just wanted something small.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Like, I just want the people that I usually see all the time. Like, that's it. Like, I don't.

[Jessica]

My sister's there with her family. I'm good. I'm set. You know, of course Aria's mom, you know.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah.

[Shauna]

And the token gringo.

[Jessica]

And it was. It was great.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

The token getting.

[McDonald's Ad Voice]

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[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

She's mom's little child.

[Jessica]

Yeah. Yeah. So, I mean.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

But yeah, I think it was.

[Jessica]

I'm happy with the way.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Perfect.

[Jessica]

And everything. And then allies. So good. Like, she's flirting, pushing so well here.

[Shauna]

Yeah.

[Jessica]

You know what I mean? She's doing so good here. And I'm like, you know how people are like, oh, I regret moving. No, I made the right choice.

[Shauna]

Yeah.

[Jessica]

For me and my family.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Oh.

[Shauna]

Yeah.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

I podcasted with the girls the other day and I asked her, I was like, how do you, like. I was like, I've never asked you, like, how you actually like Della. She's like, oh, I love it. She loves me.

[Shauna]

I love it here either.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah, she loves.

[Jessica]

She made friends really, really quick in school.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

She knows. She don't really talk to anybody unless you, like, go. Like, even me. Yeah.

[Shauna]

I did show her that one picture. She was like, oh, I look evil. I'm like, I know, I know. I'm sending this picture to your mom.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah. You gotta engage with her. She's Very, like, to herself. Like, she's so. She's shy girl.

[Shauna]

She's shy girl. I'm not a shy girl, Michael.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

You're definitely not shy.

[Shauna]

Calls out Yo.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Well, I think that was. We had an amazing weekend.

[Shauna]

Yeah.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

And I was like, we have to share it with everyone because everyone was wishing. Everyone was wishing.

[Shauna]

Check out how gorgeous on social media.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah. You looked so good.

[Shauna]

Jaw dropping.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

It was gorgeous.

[Shauna]

Love the outfit. My hair.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Oh, my God.

[Jessica]

She helped me find outside. She helped me with everything.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah.

[Shauna]

Wow.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

It was good.

[Shauna]

I need that same love.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

No. I'm gonna need a few years. Like, don't do it right. Don't fall in love right away. Let's give a little bit of time before we do this again.

[Shauna]

I'm gonna be 41 soon. Like, I gotta hurry. I mean.

[Jessica]

Well, you guys had. You guys pulled it off really nicely.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

We did that really did. We really did that.

[Shauna]

We did. You know what? The way you got the pictures in.

[Jessica]

The frame, so pretty.

[Shauna]

And I'm out here like that salt dude, doing the rose petals.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Oh, my gosh.

[Shauna]

Really nice.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

That's so funny.

[Shauna]

We got plenty of rose petals left.

[Jessica]

Everything was beautiful.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Yeah, we have a lot of rose petals left and candles and everything. I still got to take down the. The decoration and, like, still clean my house.

[Jessica]

Don't throw the just married sign.

[Shauna]

I'm telling you, I'm not waiting that long. I keep looking at my watch like it's telling me when I'm sh's ready.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Like, she want to get married for real. I told her, you got to.

[Shauna]

I am a wife. I just haven't found my husband yet. I be a wife to myself at home. Well, stay tuned for my wedding adventures.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

I know the next. The next time, hopefully we'll be on here and be like, well, Shauna got engaged, or she found her. She found her prince Charming. Yeah. Are you. Wait, you're back on the apps, right? Yeah.

[Shauna]

Yeah.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Well, we're gonna have to.

[Shauna]

Yes and no. So I. I got back on the app, but I've been talking to someone for, like, a week and a half, so.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

A week and a half?

[Shauna]

A week and a half. So I haven't been swiping right for, you know, like a week.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Like a week.

[Shauna]

We'll play it by ear. He's taking me to one of those Brazilian steakhouses tonight, so he's gonna watch me house a bunch of meat in my mouth.

[Jessica]

Just go, wow.

[Shauna]

I'll have a ring by next week. All right.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Until then, thanks, guys.

[Shauna]

Bye.

[Jessica]

I love that.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Well, let us know how your how you're doing.

[Shauna]

Oh, yeah, I will.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

I'm definitely gonna be asking about that. All right, y'. All. Well, thanks for coming on and giving us your wedding updates. And yeah, I'll talk to you guys next week. All right, bye.

[Shauna]

See ya.

[Host (Podcast Main Speaker)]

Bye, guys.

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