Travel With Me From Australia to USA 🇦🇺→🇺🇸 signing off, 34 hour travel day + first day back home! — Transcript

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1. 0:08It's really hard to walk away from that.
2. 0:30Not
3. 0:42good morning. It is sign off day. We're
4. 0:44having a very chaotic start to the day,
5. 0:46which is kind of on brand for the last
6. 0:48day to be honest. My alarm, well, my
7. 0:50phone turned off, so it was dead. So,
8. 0:53the alarm did not go off and we woke up
9. 0:56to a knock on the door, which was
10. 0:58Danielle, a girl that's moving in here
11. 1:00when we move out, coming in, thinking
12. 1:02that we were already out.
13. 1:04So, yeah, I'm running around like a
14. 1:06madman. I want to run to breakfast, try
15. 1:08to get to breakfast before it closes.
16. 1:09We'll see. It's almost 8:30, so I need
17. 1:11to I need to move it. Um, and I wanted
18. 1:14to sort of get myself ready for the day
19. 1:16before we have to meet at 9:15. But,
20. 1:18we're going to run to breakfast now, and
21. 1:20then we'll take care of everything
22. 1:21after.
23. 1:27This is our table.
24. 1:29>> Our table. Our table.
25. 1:33>> Well, this is it. The girls already
26. 1:35brought some of their stuff, but this is
27. 1:38one last look at the room. Served me
28. 1:40well. Look at that. So bare. Anyways,
29. 1:44time to go.
30. 1:49Hello.
31. 1:51Thank you. Thank you so much. Yoooo.
32. 1:56>> Thank you.
33. 1:57>> Good morning.
34. 1:59>> What is this? That's the last thing.
35. 2:02>> Walking through the casino in normal
36. 2:04clothes is a bizarre feeling.
37. 2:07>> Normal clothes and all the luggage.
38. 2:09>> And all the luggage. Yes.
39. 2:11>> Bye, ship.
40. 2:14>> Bye, Miss Voyager. See you guys.
41. 2:17>> Bye.
42. 2:18>> Bye.
43. 2:25This voyage of the seas
44. 2:27sayanara.
45. 2:29>> Bye-bye.
46. 2:34>> Thank you.
47. 2:35>> Bye-bye, Jordan.
48. 2:36>> Bye.
49. 2:48Thank you.
50. 2:50>> Thank you so much.
51. 2:56>> We're finally on the bus. We like
52. 2:58scanned our Cass cards and then they
53. 3:01herded us into this little section on
54. 3:04the gang way.
55. 3:04>> You should have gotten me like with the
56. 3:07going through the survey after pulling
57. 3:08out all my
58. 3:09>> I would Yeah, they herded us and then we
59. 3:11waited there for like 10 15 minutes.
60. 3:14finally got off the ship. Out of all
61. 3:15people to get selected to be screened
62. 3:18randomly, guess who it was? Take a
63. 3:20guess. Miss Jackie.
64. 3:25I don't know what I can say. That won't
65. 3:27be blurred from the YouTube. But they
66. 3:29sorted through my stuff, found nothing
67. 3:31cuz I'm a gem. And then except my
68. 3:34underwear that I wore last night.
69. 3:37We did all that and now we're on the
70. 3:38bus. But there's two shuttle buses. The
71. 3:41only ones in the second bus are myself,
72. 3:45Jackie, and Marco. Everyone else is in
73. 3:48the other bus.
74. 3:50It's empty.
75. 4:16Kore and I are on a quest to find
76. 4:19lockers for our luggage because we have
77. 4:22so long until our flight. We finally
78. 4:24found the lockers, but we don't know how
79. 4:26many are left. It doesn't tell us and we
80. 4:28need at least two each. I think I need a
81. 4:32third one for my Roly carry-on. We don't
82. 4:34know what we're going to do. We're kind
83. 4:36of at a loss at the moment. We don't
84. 4:38know where to go because there's not a
85. 4:40ton of comfortable space for us to spend
86. 4:43the entire day
87. 4:44>> before spending another 14 hour on the
88. 4:47flight.
89. 4:48>> And my flight's at 7:40. So, I have the
90. 4:50earliest the least amount of time to
91. 4:52kill. Poor Madori and Marco. Their
92. 4:55flight is until 11:00 p.m. or like
93. 4:5711:30. So,
94. 4:59>> check p.m. It's 11.
95. 5:01>> Check is at 8:00 p.m.
96. 5:02>> Well, yeah. Woohoo. Woohoo.
97. 5:06Woohoo!
98. 5:08It's coffee time. So, I get a coffee and
99. 5:12maybe a lunch. Yeah.
100. 5:13>> A brunch. I'm already hungry.
101. 5:15>> They have a brekie burger.
102. 5:17>> That sounds so good. You feel like doing
103. 5:19a split?
104. 5:19>> I just never done
105. 5:20>> Do a split
106. 5:21>> on the ground.
107. 5:22>> In this moment, you want to do a split.
108. 5:29>> Okay, I'm excited now. I got a chicken
109. 5:31bacon club with some fries and then an
110. 5:34oat milk latte. And this is the setup in
111. 5:36the free lounge, which is not a lounge,
112. 5:39just couches.
113. 5:40>> First bite. How is it?
114. 5:43>> Honestly, I'm loving this chicken club.
115. 5:45It's so yummy. Airport food is usually
116. 5:48like But this is quite good.
117. 5:51I'm pleased. Now we have to readjust to
118. 5:54saying level or like floor instead of
119. 5:56deck. I always say, "Oh, deck two." I'm
120. 5:59like, "No, it's on the second floor.
121. 6:11Oh my god, we're losing our minds."
122. 6:14Good news, guys. It's 4:00 and check-in
123. 6:17is actually 4 hours before, so I'm able
124. 6:20to drop my bags now. So, I think I'm
125. 6:23probably going to head to do that soon.
126. 6:25I need to say my goodbyes, which I hate
127. 6:28doing. I really don't want to do that,
128. 6:29but I need to say my goodbyes and then
129. 6:31we'll drop the bags and then we will go
130. 6:34through security and try to get sorted
131. 6:36and find the nearest lounge. I love you.
132. 6:41Love you.
133. 7:18I am through security and I'm feeling
134. 7:21very stressfree right now. Now I feel
135. 7:23really good. We're going to have to sit
136. 7:25down and like process the emotions, but
137. 7:27as far as the bag drop was concerned, it
138. 7:30was seamless. Both of my bags were 23
139. 7:32kilo exactly. So didn't have to pay at
140. 7:34all. Plus, it was a selfservice bag
141. 7:36drop. So like the weight had to be exact
142. 7:39and I didn't have to pay a penny for my
143. 7:42bags. And then security was also a
144. 7:44breeze. They did have to check my one
145. 7:46bag cuz I had a little travel myicellar
146. 7:48water and it was 125 ml. I guess in
147. 7:52Australia you can only have 100
148. 7:53milliliters. I don't know. But it was a
149. 7:56travel size that I bought in Australia,
150. 7:57so I'm not really understanding there.
151. 7:58It's okay. I had to throw it out. But
152. 8:00other than that, it's smooth sailing so
153. 8:02far. So, I need to find the lounge and
154. 8:05we're going to get comfy there. And
155. 8:06maybe I'll hydrate with some water cuz
156. 8:09definitely did not drink enough today.
157. 8:11And um get comfy. Although, we have been
158. 8:13pretty comfortable in our little couch
159. 8:15situation. This airport is so quiet.
160. 8:18It's really nice, but like security took
161. 8:20a minute. There was nobody in front of
162. 8:22me.
163. 8:22>> I think I see the lounge up there.
164. 8:24That's the one I need.
165. 8:30>> This is the one I need.
166. 8:32Perfect.
167. 8:34>> Hello. How are you? You just need my
168. 8:36boarding pass and my
169. 8:38>> Do you have your priority pass or pass?
170. 8:41>> Thank you for your um it is a buffet.
171. 8:43So, ser yourself. If you want some
172. 8:45drinks, go to the bar. Okay.
173. 8:47>> Okay. Perfect. Thank you so much. And we
174. 8:49are in. And this is a beautiful lounge.
175. 8:52Wow.
176. 8:55Wow. This is a lovely lounge. And we
177. 8:58have a really nice view. We're on the
178. 8:59second I was going to say it's deck two.
179. 9:02We're on the second floor. So, we're
180. 9:03overlooking like where some of the shops
181. 9:06are and like the entrances to the gates.
182. 9:09So, yeah. The lounge is super quiet.
183. 9:12It's beautiful. So, we got a nice little
184. 9:14setup. I've just parked myself in the
185. 9:17corner. To be honest, I'm still full
186. 9:19from my my lunch, which was five hours
187. 9:23ago, but the chicken club was quite
188. 9:25massive, so that has kept me full. But I
189. 9:27definitely will be eating at the lounge.
190. 9:29There is no way I'm going to leave this
191. 9:31lounge without trying some of the food.
192. 9:33I don't think I've ever been to an
193. 9:34escape lounge before. This might be my
194. 9:36first one. Or maybe I have been before,
195. 9:38but obviously I've never been in this
196. 9:39airport. So, it's my first time. I've
197. 9:41checked in. You get 3 hours here, I
198. 9:44guess. But by the time my time is up,
199. 9:46I'll have to be on my plane. So, it's
200. 9:485:00. We're doing great. I'm going to
201. 9:51maybe do some editing, I think, charge
202. 9:54my devices for this first flight cuz
203. 9:56it's 12 hours long. And go from there.
204. 10:00And then maybe I'll have a little
205. 10:01beverage.
206. 10:04We'll see. Also, if you're wondering why
207. 10:05I keep changing outfits, I left and
208. 10:08signed off the ship in a little workout
209. 10:10top and biker shorts cuz I knew it would
210. 10:11be really hot. and carrying all the
211. 10:13luggage. It makes me warm and sweat, but
212. 10:16I know on the flight I'm going to get
213. 10:17really cold and I want to be cozy. So, I
214. 10:19packed my sweat set. We've been
215. 10:20alternating cuz it was a little bit
216. 10:22chilly earlier.
217. 10:50It's nearly 6:00. I've been sitting here
218. 10:52and I've been just sort of processing
219. 10:56what just happened for the last 8
220. 10:57months, just thinking about the contract
221. 10:59and reminiscing.
222. 11:02And I've got a glass of wine. I know I
223. 11:05said I was going to hydrate, but there's
224. 11:07a bar and uh I just wanted to have like
225. 11:10a little toast, I guess, to close out.
226. 11:14Such an amazing contract, an amazing
227. 11:17chapter. Yeah. And I've just been like
228. 11:20looking back at old pictures and videos
229. 11:22and like thinking about memories
230. 11:24throughout the last 8 months. And I'm
231. 11:26getting really emotional because it was
232. 11:28just the adventure of a lifetime. And I
233. 11:30feel so grateful that I got to
234. 11:32experience something like this and share
235. 11:34it with so many just good, genuine
236. 11:37people. It's really hard to
237. 11:40Sorry.
238. 11:42Wow. Here I am crying again. It's really
239. 11:46hard to walk away from that. Not walk
240. 11:49away, but you know, like close that
241. 11:50chapter out. I feel like I have a really
242. 11:53tough time with endings. I like change.
243. 11:56I like trying new things. And I I I'm
244. 11:59okay with that. It's just goodbyes are
245. 12:01very difficult, especially with people
246. 12:03that are like truly some of my favorite
247. 12:05people. I obviously had such a good
248. 12:09itinerary for this last contract. But
249. 12:11truly what made the contract the best
250. 12:14experience and just so much fun was the
251. 12:17people. Just being surrounded by friends
252. 12:19that are just the kindest, most loving,
253. 12:23genuine, good-hearted people that care
254. 12:25about you and want you to succeed and
255. 12:27support you and are always there to lean
256. 12:30on if you need it. Whether you need to
257. 12:33laugh, cry, scream, whatever, like
258. 12:35they're always there. Um, and I feel
259. 12:38super super lucky. And um, I can't
260. 12:41believe it's over. It went really fast.
261. 12:43I knew it would. We tried to savor and
262. 12:46make the most of every day and I really
263. 12:48feel like we did do that, but doesn't
264. 12:50really make it any easier. Anyways, I'm
265. 12:53going to drink my wine. Also, my clock
266. 12:55says 5:55 right when I looked at it,
267. 12:57which if you know, you know I love my
268. 13:00angel numbers. So, little sign from the
269. 13:02universe. But yeah, I guess that's just
270. 13:06what I wanted to say. Feel very, very,
271. 13:08very lucky, very grateful. And it's been
272. 13:11an amazing 8 months. And it is time to
273. 13:14go home. And I'm so excited to go home.
274. 13:16Like truly, I'm so so so excited. Um to
275. 13:19see my family, to see my friends. One of
276. 13:20my best friends had a baby since I was
277. 13:22away. So, I can't wait to meet baby
278. 13:25Calie, to see Coco, of course. Have new
279. 13:28experiences. I have a really fun trip
280. 13:30planned actually that I haven't yet
281. 13:32mentioned, but I think once I get home,
282. 13:34we will talk about that. So, that's
283. 13:36really something exciting to look
284. 13:37forward to. And as always, like the
285. 13:40world is my oyster and I'm it's just
286. 13:42full of opportunity and I just know that
287. 13:45this year is going to be really a good
288. 13:48one and a lot of fun to come. So, cheers
289. 13:51to that. I think I'm going to eat
290. 13:53something soon. There was some yummy
291. 13:55looking pasta that I might have. And
292. 13:57then my flight is at 7:40. So, I'll
293. 13:59probably head to the gate 20 minutes,
294. 14:02maybe 15 minutes before boarding starts.
295. 14:05And speaking of the flight, I was
296. 14:07actually fully planning on upgrading to
297. 14:10business class. However, there was only
298. 14:11one seat available for business class
299. 14:13and it was costing like four grand. So,
300. 14:16I did not do that. I decided against
301. 14:18that. But maybe when I come back to
302. 14:19Australia for Savannah's wedding, I will
303. 14:22use points. I couldn't use my credit
304. 14:24card points to upgrade just because the
305. 14:27company booked my flights. Otherwise, I
306. 14:29could have done that. That would have
307. 14:30been fabulous. But maybe next time I can
308. 14:32do that. It all worked out in the end
309. 14:34because I was able to secure a window
310. 14:36seat. I'll be comfortable with the
311. 14:38window. That was a bit all over the
312. 14:40place. Thanks for listening and I'm
313. 14:42excited to start this travel day
314. 14:44finally. 6:00 p.m. We've been in the
315. 14:45airport since 11. So, it's been a long
316. 14:48day already and we haven't even started
317. 14:50any of the travel yet.
318. 15:13All right, I have just left the lounge.
319. 15:16I had such a nice time there. Feel very
320. 15:18relaxed. Glad I could enjoy a glass of
321. 15:21wine and just chill. And actually, the
322. 15:24time went pretty fast when I was there.
323. 15:26So now I'm headed to my gate. Boarding
324. 15:28should be starting shortly. and then um
325. 15:31we'll be on the first flight. So, first
326. 15:33flight is to LAX, which is a 12 and 1/2
327. 15:37hour flight, I believe. And I did secure
328. 15:39the window seat, like I said. So,
329. 15:40hopefully I can get a good night of
330. 15:41sleep while I'm on the plane and um feel
331. 15:44rested once we arrive to LA. Also, I
332. 15:47didn't even plan this, but my outfit for
333. 15:49the airport is matching my BA's
334. 15:52carry-on, which is kind of iconic.
335. 16:04Good. How are you?
336. 16:05>> Good, thank you. You done the first one.
337. 16:06>> Thank you.
338. 16:23Right.
339. 16:52Update from the air. We've been flying
340. 16:53for like an hour and a half or so if I
341. 16:56would say. We have 11 hours left of the
342. 17:00flight and our food just arrived. I am
343. 17:03enjoying a glass of white wine and I
344. 17:06ordered the beef with mashed potato and
345. 17:09then it also came with a little bread
346. 17:11roll and some cheese and crackers which
347. 17:13I'm quite excited about. smells really
348. 17:15good. And I am just over halfway through
349. 17:18Regretting Review, which I didn't even
350. 17:21realize they made a movie of, but I read
351. 17:23the book years ago. So, we're going to
352. 17:26continue watching this and enjoy the
353. 17:28meal.
354. 17:40It's been many, many hours. I want to
355. 17:42say we have about an hour and a half
356. 17:44left of the flight till we arrive to
357. 17:46LAX, which is kind of crazy. The flight
358. 17:49actually has gone by so fast because I
359. 17:51was able to sleep I think like 6 hours.
360. 17:56So after I finished dinner, finished my
361. 17:59wine, finished the movie, I closed my
362. 18:01eyes and there's no one in the middle
363. 18:03seat. So I'm able to like change my
364. 18:07angle a little bit and move around. not
365. 18:09move around but like just lay in
366. 18:12different positions and I was able to
367. 18:13get about 6 hours of sleep. I woke up a
368. 18:16couple times but I was able to fall back
369. 18:17asleep and actually I feel quite well
370. 18:19rested so pretty good there. So got
371. 18:23about an hour and a half left I would
372. 18:25say I'm watching and just like that. So
373. 18:28I'm going to watch another episode and
374. 18:29then hopefully we'll be arriving
375. 18:32somewhat shortly.
376. 19:02Welcome to Los Angeles. The current time
377. 19:04is 2:54 p.m. on Friday, the 30th of
378. 19:08February.
379. 19:18We have made it to Los Angeles. I've
380. 19:21just gone through Global Entry, which
381. 19:23was a breeze. I love having it. It's
382. 19:25like TSA Pre, but for customs. I didn't
383. 19:28have to wait at all. They literally scan
384. 19:30your face and you're good to go. So now
385. 19:32I need to pick up my bags and then
386. 19:34redrop them off for my connection which
387. 19:37is in many hours from now. But I need to
388. 19:39find baggage claim three.
389. 19:42>> Here we are.
390. 19:44>> Only a few bags out so far.
391. 20:02This is turning out to be a little
392. 20:04quest. It's actually not too bad. It's
393. 20:07just crazy how yesterday I was in
394. 20:10Brisbane, Australia, and today I'm in
395. 20:12Los Angeles. Flying is just such a weird
396. 20:15concept to me. Like, I love it, but
397. 20:17crazy. Anyways, I've dropped the bags.
398. 20:20My bags took forever to come on the
399. 20:23belt. They were one of the last ones,
400. 20:24but luckily I have a really long
401. 20:26layover, so there was no stress at all
402. 20:28there. I redopped those off for my
403. 20:30connection flight. And now I'm walking
404. 20:32outside cuz I have to leave the
405. 20:34international terminal and go to the
406. 20:36domestic. Walking outside, which is nice
407. 20:38to get a little bit of fresh air. And
408. 20:40then we'll go through security again for
409. 20:42my flight to Chicago.
410. 20:45At this point, I don't know how long
411. 20:47I've been traveling, but you're going to
412. 20:48have to excuse my appearance because
413. 20:49it's been a long day or two days
414. 20:52already. It's currently What time is it?
415. 20:55Actually, it is 5:15 LA time, which is
416. 20:598:15 p.m. New York time, which is 11:15
417. 21:05a.m. Brisbane time tomorrow. So, it's
418. 21:08currently still Friday, January 30th,
419. 21:10right now. If I was on Brisbane time,
420. 21:12which my body clock is, it's already the
421. 21:14next day. Anyways, all that to say, the
422. 21:17longest part of the travel day is over
423. 21:20because my flight was 12 and 1/2 hours.
424. 21:23However, I am stuck in the airport for
425. 21:25many hours until my next flight. My
426. 21:28flight to Chicago does not board until
427. 21:3011:00 p.m. and it's a nearly midnight
428. 21:34flight. So, when we arrive to Chicago,
429. 21:36it will be 6:00 a.m. Chicago time, which
430. 21:39is just a 1-hour time difference from
431. 21:42home. And then I'll have my last flight
432. 21:45like 2 hours later or something like
433. 21:47that. We still have a bit of time to
434. 21:49kill, but like I said, the worst of the
435. 21:52travel is already done with. We're going
436. 21:54to just keep pushing along. I did get
437. 21:56Starbucks because there's no lounge in
438. 21:58this terminal. So, I got my spinach feta
439. 22:01egg white wrap. You know, my absolute
440. 22:02favorite. And then the iced dopio in a
441. 22:06venti cup with oat milk. And I got cold
442. 22:08foam. I had Starbucks in Brisbane. I
443. 22:12don't know. It had been like 3 weeks ago
444. 22:14and it just did not hit the same as
445. 22:16Starbucks at home. So this is like the
446. 22:18best welcome back to the States
447. 22:20possible. And usually I get the salted
448. 22:22caramel cold foam, but I'm trying the
449. 22:24pistachio cold foam cuz it sounds
450. 22:26amazing.
451. 22:28Delicious. I genuinely don't know how
452. 22:31I'm hungry cuz I feel like I've been
453. 22:32eating non-stop since the travel day
454. 22:35started, but I was hungry and I didn't
455. 22:37really feel like going to like a sit
456. 22:39down restaurant and spending an absurd
457. 22:41amount of money. So, this is always the
458. 22:44way to go when the lounge is not
459. 22:45available.
460. 23:16I'm almost positive that I got my own
461. 23:19row for this flight, which means I can
462. 23:22lay down once we are in the air.
463. 23:37Hi ladies and gentlemen, welcome to
464. 23:39Chicago International Airport.
465. 23:41>> Good morning. Rise and shine. We are in
466. 23:44yet another airport, but luckily this is
467. 23:47our last layover before I'm back home in
468. 23:50Buffalo. Stepping off of the plane and
469. 23:53seeing my breath was insane. That was a
470. 23:56shock to the system cuz I haven't been
471. 23:57in the cold in pretty much like a year
472. 24:00cuz when I left for the contract, it was
473. 24:01summertime. So, back in the cold. It's
474. 24:046:00 a.m. Chicago time, which is 7:00
475. 24:06a.m. at home. My last flight is at 8:10.
476. 24:09I'm just ready to be home. To be honest,
477. 24:11it's been the longest 2 days.
478. 24:33Home sweet home. Look at all of that
479. 24:36snow. It's so surreal to be back because
480. 24:39it's been 8 months obviously, which is a
481. 24:41long time, but being back in the
482. 24:43airport, it feels like just yesterday I
483. 24:45was leaving for this contract. So kind
484. 24:47of crazy to be back.
485. 25:07>> Got off the plane in Chicago and I could
486. 25:09see my breath and I was like, "What?
487. 25:21The snow is crazy to see. Like yesterday
488. 25:24it was sunny and 85° maybe 90° just pure
489. 25:30humidity. And today we have snow and
490. 25:33we've got the bags.
491. 25:37Number two.
492. 25:41Number That's the last of it. Is there
493. 25:43anything else in the back seat? Just a
494. 25:45bigger coat. This slush is just
495. 25:48disgusting.
496. 25:51Thank you.
497. 25:55I'm back.
498. 25:55>> Look, your pants have
499. 25:58look like you've been working out
500. 26:00>> from all of her from her paws. I've got
501. 26:03stuff all over my pants.
502. 26:05>> Are you following me around?
503. 26:08>> Look at her.
504. 26:08>> You're following me around, sweets.
505. 26:11We've got balloons in the house for my
506. 26:14homecoming. And then I've opened my door
507. 26:17and we've got a bunch more, which is
508. 26:19just the sweetest thing. I remember when
509. 26:22my dad did this for me after one of my
510. 26:24contracts cuz he was out of town when I
511. 26:26arrived home. So, this is so nice. First
512. 26:30thing I'm doing is immediately hopping
513. 26:32in the shower. This has been like the
514. 26:34longest two days, maybe even three days.
515. 26:36I don't I don't know at this point how
516. 26:37many hours I've been traveling. I'll
517. 26:39have to add up the total, but
518. 26:41regardless, I need a full body shower.
519. 26:44It's happening.
520. 26:46First meal back in the house. My
521. 26:49favorite, obviously. Eggs with toast. I
522. 26:51already took a bite. I haven't had hot
523. 26:53sauce in 8 months, so I'm excited. And
524. 26:56of course, I put some aside for the
525. 26:58diva. The diva herself.
526. 27:09This coffee is necessary.
527. 27:12I stayed strong. I didn't order any
528. 27:14coffee in the Chicago airport. I was
529. 27:16going to, but I don't know.
530. 27:21Use it a lot.
531. 27:27>> Now, if there's one thing about me, it's
532. 27:28that I am going to unpack immediately
533. 27:32after any trip. And the end of a
534. 27:35contract is no exception. Typically I
535. 27:37sign off a contract. My travel day is
536. 27:40quite long, which it was today, but I
537. 27:42usually get home in the evening, like
538. 27:44late at night. So then the next morning
539. 27:46is when I unpack. Obviously today was a
540. 27:49different situation since I got home
541. 27:50this morning. So I spent the morning
542. 27:52just like chilling, relaxing, hanging
543. 27:54out on the couch with Coco, my mom,
544. 27:56having a coffee. But now I want to
545. 27:57tackle the luggage because I can relax
546. 28:01and I'm going to keep thinking about it.
547. 28:04So that is what's happening. I've also
548. 28:06just noticed that my mic is not turned
549. 28:09on as I'm talking. So it's fine. I
550. 28:11actually do need to get a new suitcase
551. 28:14though cuz this one the expander was
552. 28:17broken by I would assume somebody that
553. 28:20worked for the airlines. Not this last
554. 28:22time, a couple couple trips ago. So,
555. 28:24it's just permanently expanded and it's
556. 28:26kind of a mess. So, we will have to
557. 28:28replace this at some point.
558. 29:07Well, I thought I wasn't going to go
559. 29:08through everything, but turns out I'm
560. 29:11completely unpacked. I went through all
561. 29:13my luggage, both my carryons, everything
562. 29:16is put away. There's a couple things I
563. 29:18threw in the hamper that just need to be
564. 29:19washed, but other than that, we are
565. 29:21good. And I'm feeling very happy about
566. 29:23that. Took me a little bit longer than
567. 29:26maybe I thought I had the bandwidth for,
568. 29:29but once I started, I just wanted to
569. 29:31push through and get it all done. And
570. 29:33now it feels so good that everything is
571. 29:35unpacked and I don't have to worry about
572. 29:37it any longer. I can put those suitcases
573. 29:39downstairs in the basement and be good
574. 29:41to go. Let me know if you're like me,
575. 29:42you need to unpack immediately or if you
576. 29:44are the type of person to leave your
577. 29:46suitcase or bag in the corner for days
578. 29:49or even weeks after a trip. Anyways, I
579. 29:52am crashing a little bit, so I think I'm
580. 29:55just going to go sit on the couch again
581. 29:56with my mom, chill. We do have fun
582. 29:59dinner plans tonight, so I want to just
583. 30:02lay low until I need to start getting
584. 30:04ready. But surprisingly, I feel pretty
585. 30:06good with the very intense time change.
586. 30:09Brisbane is a 15-hour time difference
587. 30:12than New York. So, we're doing pretty
588. 30:14good so far, I would say.
589. 30:28Well, guys, it is 6:00 and I am just
590. 30:32getting ready now for dinner. My parents
591. 30:34and I have reservations for Black and
592. 30:35Blue, which is a steakhouse. The food
593. 30:37there is so good and I'm so lucky that
594. 30:40my parents are taking me out to dinner
595. 30:42there tonight. Um, so I'm really looking
596. 30:44forward to it. Just finishing the makeup
597. 30:46now. I think I'll just do a half up,
598. 30:48half down with my hair. Really can't be
599. 30:50bothered to do much else and then I'll
600. 30:52quickly change into something a bit
601. 30:54dressier. So, I'm thinking maybe some
602. 30:57trouser pants, little sweater or blouse
603. 31:00or something. I don't know. We'll figure
604. 31:01it out. But that's the update.
605. 31:03reservation is at 7:00, so I'm pretty
606. 31:06excited. I'm very hungry and it'll be
607. 31:08really nice outing with my parents to
608. 31:10catch up and um celebrate being home
609. 31:12finally.
610. 31:37Hi.
611. 31:40>> We're back from dinner. Dinner was
612. 31:43outstanding. Dad's steak was actually
613. 31:45overcooked, which is a bit of a bummer,
614. 31:47but my steak was perfect. And I think
615. 31:49mom's was, too. It was lovely. Now we're
616. 31:51home. It's 9:00. I'm crashing.
617. 31:53Definitely getting sleepy because it's
618. 31:55been a whirlwind of a 48 hours or so. I
619. 31:58don't even know at this point. Uh, we're
620. 32:01celebrating Christmas a month and a half
621. 32:03late or month late. I guess they waited.
622. 32:05They kept the tree up for me. So, we're
623. 32:07doing the stocking. Okay. Stocking in
624. 32:09the teaser tonight and then the rest of
625. 32:11the gifts tomorrow. That's fun. That'll
626. 32:13be really fun.
627. 32:16>> What we got in the stocking? You want to
628. 32:18help? Take it.
629. 32:21>> You can do it cuz she's letting you.
630. 32:23>> You can help.
631. 32:23>> Go ahead.
632. 32:26>> Come on yourself.
633. 32:28Good girl.
634. 32:30Good girl. Good job.
635. 32:34>> Nice. I think I have something from this
636. 32:38brand and it's really nice. Well,
637. 32:41anyways, thank you. It smells lovely. It
638. 32:43might be missing half of the perfume.
639. 32:45>> Yeah, but the box smells great.
640. 32:47>> Keep the box.
641. 32:48>> I JUST RUBBED THE BOX ON ME.
642. 32:50>> A little bag tag.
643. 32:53>> That is adorable. That's going to be so
644. 32:55cute for my keys. I love it. Little
645. 32:58Eiffel Tower, little passport,
646. 33:01boarding pass.
647. 33:03>> Thank you.
648. 33:04>> I need to make sure that I'm like
649. 33:06severely hydrating and moisturizing my
650. 33:09skin because I can already feel how dry
651. 33:14my skin is going to get from the cold
652. 33:16outside cuz it is frigid. I am
653. 33:19definitely not used to that, especially
654. 33:20coming from an Aussie summer where it's
655. 33:22like the polar opposite to an extreme.
656. 33:26Coco is tuckered out as well. It was a
657. 33:28very exciting day for her. Right.
658. 33:37Well, it is definitely time for bed. The
659. 33:39bed feels so comfortable. I can't wait.
660. 33:41I'm going to pass out immediately. But
661. 33:43thank you guys for coming along on this
662. 33:45very adventurous travel day. Super
663. 33:48thankful to have made it home safe and
664. 33:50sound. Super thankful that I had a very
665. 33:53smooth travel day. And I'm super
666. 33:55thankful for the unbelievable contract
667. 33:58that I just got to experience for the
668. 34:00past 8 months. It truly was a contract
669. 34:02of a lifetime. I don't think there'll
670. 34:04ever be a contract like that again on
671. 34:07ships. And I'm so thankful that I was
672. 34:08able to experience it. I've truly made
673. 34:11some of the best memories that I will
674. 34:12remember for the rest of my life. Thank
675. 34:15you guys so much for watching. I'm so
676. 34:16excited to settle in at home and show
677. 34:19you guys my routine and lots of fun to
678. 34:23come. So, subscribe if you're not
679. 34:24already, but I love you all to the moon
680. 34:26and back and I'll see you in the next
681. 34:27one. Bye, guys.