Monica, don’t ever worry about content. Your vlogs are always fun. You always have guest stars (Jason, Shelby, Dad Church, pups, etc…), adventure (will she/won’t she take the train), food, travel, you’ve got the whole package. Just post lots.
I’d watch a daily vlog and I’d watch a monthly vlog- as long as you’re having fun and the vibes are immaculate (always are) I think we’re just thankful you share these moments with us!
I use my Chase Sapphire points for hotels…I also have chase Hyatt card one free night per year…my husband is a million miler on delta, we haven’t paid for flights in 20 years!
Yes! Love to see a vlog specially from you on this rainy Thursday! Also welcome to the club of buying fruit without knowing how to pick them, specially a Watermelon 😂😂😂
The train sounds fun, but then you said 35 hours... so fair enough haha. But I love train travel, they're so much more relaxing and you get to see all the pretty scenery
I'll tell you why the birds are chirping at that early morning hour...it is the coolest time of the day. Living in the desert as well, this occurs in the summertime.
I took the train for the first time from SF to LA a few weeks ago. I thoroughly enjoyed it! Tickets are expensive, but with the roomette, breakfast, lunch and 3 course dinner with glass of wine are included in the price of the ticket. And the food is pretty darn good I have to say.
Watermellon! My fiance and I were dating for 8 years, then got engaged and are doing a 2 yr + engagment. Makes the planning less stressful and more fun! Also, we got engaged ont he first day of a trip and we kept it secrect until we came back which made it so much more special; would reccomend eveyrone do this!
Fun video to watch! The sandwich at Saltys looked so delicious. Monica this is just a thought: tell Jason I think a fun proposal time would be when you guys take possession of your new PS home. (no pressure Jason) 😃
Absolutely, I tip at Starbucks. I'm from a small college town, and we have our own local coffee company (Durango Joe's), and I remember when we weren't allowed to tip at Starbucks. And I always felt awkward thinking, "Why doesn't Starbucks let us tip their barista" I even asked the employees if I could just tip them. They weren't allowed to accept tips. So, yes! Please tip your baristas wherever you're getting your coffee. They deserve it! 🙂
I've taken the train from Vancouver BC to Seattle, and it's cheaper than flights but nicer than taking a bus if you didn't want to drive. California to Seattle is much longer, but if you aren't in a rush, it can be fun seeing scenery beyond the highway
Thats so funny what you guys said about driving in California. I am born and raised in SoCal and I recently visited Washington in the Seattle area, and it was driving me crazy how slow and chill everyone drives there! I feel like no matter where you are people go 40mph in WA. Where the average here is more like 70+
I know it didn’t work out, but I would really love a video about the train experience. I’ve been thinking a lot about it lately since my husband and I have been craving a vacation but have a 1yr old and thought a train would be easier
I used to work at a licensed Starbucks, and whenever we had a good day of tipping I would be so thankful! That money does help!! For the first few years of me working there the tips went to charity, which was super nice but I was so happy when they changed it to go to us!!
I’m so sad no train video!! I’ve always wanted to take one of those beautiful train rides and drink a cocktail / have food and enjoy the experience. It’s also sad it can be so expensive vs places like Europe where the train system is so good and inexpensive
Places like Starbucks that ask for tips it gets split between all the hourly staff. So I always tip I use to work at Panera and the tips really helped my paycheck so I appreciate it and I pay it forward when I can.
I’m kind of at a point where I just wish employers would pay their employees a fair wage so we don’t have to contribute to their salary. We already pay so much for products & services as it is 🤷♀️
Some folks swear by this method: If you thump the rind of a watermelon and it sounds hollow, then it's ripe, juicy, and ready to eat; if the thump produces a higher-pitch ringing sound, it's underripe; then if you just hear a thud, it's overripe
Hi Monica! I'm from Serbia and tipping is not required here. People only tip when they're really happy and satisfied with the service usually in restaurant or a cafe where you sit and spend some time, but not in places like Starbucks where you're taking something for "go-to".
we kinds look the same except I have sever rosacea, chunky wide stubby cankles, inflamed gums and a ferociously goddess-like floor length neon orange pigtail extensions. I am also 4'11 with a lisp and a subtle Arabian accent. although I was born in Pacoima.
I think some tipping has gotten quite out of hand, but I’ll still tip at Starbucks occasionally if I got exceptional service, since they are making the drinks for you.
Watermelon 🍉 I think it’s probably for the best that the train trip didn’t work out. Amtrak isn’t that great. Especially is you are wanting the quintessential train trip experience. I would recommend planning a vacation where you’re taking the beautiful European fancy train, or even a Japanese bullet train. It would be a much more enjoyable experience. By the way, I was a little surprised that there weren’t any shots of the couple that was getting engaged. I hope everything worked out OK.
Watermelon 🍉 As a frequent train taker, I advise against long-distance train rides. My husband and I frequently take the train between San Francisco and Sacramento since we don’t own a car and we find that these trips are worth the time and $$ bc the travel time usually = driving time (w/o train delays). Amtrak is a form of transit so you don’t get to leave the train much like you would, say, a cruise ship, when you’re on it for multiple hrs. It’s more worth your time and money to just fly.
Asian chef taught me to look at the end of the watermelon (or other melons) that is not the end where the stem was. Try to find one with the smallest “button”. It is a best guess I think. But this is supposed to be not over or under sized.
Watermelon! I want to love the train, but I hate it so much! It feels like it stops every 20 minutes, takes forever, bad food, and for me it feels claustrophobic. 😅😅
NO! NO! NO! Don't ever take a 35 hour train ride! lol I have taken long train rides and the novelty wears off real fast. Probably after 5 hours, you would have been thinking ... why did I do this?!? Boredom sets in and you feel trapped. Not to mention your time is valuable and you would have spent 35 hours on this trip. But I guess everyone should try once to decide for themselves.
Watermelon! Generally, don't pick massives ones, and if its has a pale spot, this is a good sign bcause it means its been laying out in the sun for a good ammount of time.
Monica, don’t ever worry about content. Your vlogs are always fun. You always have guest stars (Jason, Shelby, Dad Church, pups, etc…), adventure (will she/won’t she take the train), food, travel, you’ve got the whole package. Just post lots.
Agreed these vlogs are fun
I love that we get to see you and Shelby together more!!
I’d watch a daily vlog and I’d watch a monthly vlog- as long as you’re having fun and the vibes are immaculate (always are) I think we’re just thankful you share these moments with us!
I have taken that train ride twice both ways. I highly recommend it…the views are breathtaking.
I use my Chase Sapphire points for hotels…I also have chase Hyatt card one free night per year…my husband is a million miler on delta, we haven’t paid for flights in 20 years!
Take the train from Seattle to Vancouver, much shorter trip and scenic too.
Great vlog, Monica! It was so much fun! You really made my day!😃❤
Very nice Monica, It was nice to hear everything going on and thank you for making me smile throughout your blog.
That's funny! Birds trying out new chirps! Great Vlog
U guys need to buy & install a smart thermostat for that house . U could have used ur phone to turn on AC to cool off the house b4 u got there!!!!!
Your blogs are fun! Dog cameos are the best!
I loved being engaged for a long, long time. Highly recommend it 🎉. Oh need those shoes 👠 please
Your vlogs are always so fun to watch! Love your editing style! 🍉
I loved the part about the birds! You made me laugh! Great vlog! 😂
i LOVED watching this vlog!! the editing and everything and it was just so fun to watch!!
I love how much time you and Shelby spend together! You guys are so busy but still have moments together ❤
Loved this video.
Love this for y’all
Yes! Love to see a vlog specially from you on this rainy Thursday!
Also welcome to the club of buying fruit without knowing how to pick them, specially a Watermelon 😂😂😂
The train sounds fun, but then you said 35 hours... so fair enough haha. But I love train travel, they're so much more relaxing and you get to see all the pretty scenery
I'll tell you why the birds are chirping at that early morning hour...it is the coolest time of the day. Living in the desert as well, this occurs in the summertime.
The roll down window was hilarious
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I’m obsessed with your content! Year after year it’s gotten so much better and has grown with you. Please upload more vlogs 💕
I took the train for the first time from SF to LA a few weeks ago. I thoroughly enjoyed it! Tickets are expensive, but with the roomette, breakfast, lunch and 3 course dinner with glass of wine are included in the price of the ticket. And the food is pretty darn good I have to say.
The train is a lot of fun and a unique experience. You should still do it. That route is really great.
Watermellon! My fiance and I were dating for 8 years, then got engaged and are doing a 2 yr + engagment. Makes the planning less stressful and more fun! Also, we got engaged ont he first day of a trip and we kept it secrect until we came back which made it so much more special; would reccomend eveyrone do this!
Fun video to watch! The sandwich at Saltys looked so delicious. Monica this is just a thought: tell Jason I think a fun proposal time would be when you guys take possession of your new PS home. (no pressure Jason) 😃
I see you pack suitcases like a Champion... I do the same thing... LOL
watermelon!!!!! love your videos so much! been a fan for so many years
watermelon ! appreciate the sudden activeness on this channel, love watching yall
Love your channel 💕
Take the train, take the train! ❣
I always tip at starbs because they often get rude customers who feel very entitled and verbal abuse is not ok. They deserve tips!!
the quality of this video is sooo good.
Absolutely, I tip at Starbucks. I'm from a small college town, and we have our own local coffee company (Durango Joe's), and I remember when we weren't allowed to tip at Starbucks. And I always felt awkward thinking, "Why doesn't Starbucks let us tip their barista" I even asked the employees if I could just tip them. They weren't allowed to accept tips. So, yes! Please tip your baristas wherever you're getting your coffee. They deserve it! 🙂
Also, I mentioned Durango Joe's because we were always allowed to tip their baristas. But we weren't allowed to tip the local Starbucks baristas.
@ 4:44 "Limes!! Look, there's so many of them!" lol reminds me of Kirsten Dunst in Little Women 😂 too cute
Keep the vlogs coming please!
lollll such a great vlog title!😂👏🏼🔥
I've taken the train from Vancouver BC to Seattle, and it's cheaper than flights but nicer than taking a bus if you didn't want to drive. California to Seattle is much longer, but if you aren't in a rush, it can be fun seeing scenery beyond the highway
Thats so funny what you guys said about driving in California. I am born and raised in SoCal and I recently visited Washington in the Seattle area, and it was driving me crazy how slow and chill everyone drives there! I feel like no matter where you are people go 40mph in WA. Where the average here is more like 70+
Watermelon!! 🍈 I had a sigh of relief with you, when you found your suit 😂 enjoy yourself, Baddie!! 🎉
I know it didn’t work out, but I would really love a video about the train experience. I’ve been thinking a lot about it lately since my husband and I have been craving a vacation but have a 1yr old and thought a train would be easier
“the birds practicing new chirps”
I agree, organising a wedding sounds so overwhelming 😅
I used to work at a licensed Starbucks, and whenever we had a good day of tipping I would be so thankful! That money does help!! For the first few years of me working there the tips went to charity, which was super nice but I was so happy when they changed it to go to us!!
To check if a watermelon is good you knock on it like you’re knocking on the door and if it sounds hollow it’s good
Lol. I wondered the same thing about birds chirping in the middle of the night. Someone told me that they are calling for a mate.
I love your Dad Mon he's such a great dude!
“If I like reading I’ll take the train” is very relatable. If I have a book on the go I actually enjoy taking the subway - Kelsey(btw)
Monica Thank you!! I needed that tip about hotels omg so good! luv you. How cute is your friend's outfit on her bday? Love
I’m so sad no train video!! I’ve always wanted to take one of those beautiful train rides and drink a cocktail / have food and enjoy the experience. It’s also sad it can be so expensive vs places like Europe where the train system is so good and inexpensive
Watermelon 🍉 Love your vlogs!!!
watermelon 🍉!
Love your content!
Amazing
i love twin moments!
Watermelon! And thanks for flying Alaska!
I also feel like using points for hotels is a better value than flights! I recently stayed 7 nights for free in Japan with points. 😊
Places like Starbucks that ask for tips it gets split between all the hourly staff. So I always tip I use to work at Panera and the tips really helped my paycheck so I appreciate it and I pay it forward when I can.
Watermelon! Hello from New Zealand 👋🏻 😊
I’m kind of at a point where I just wish employers would pay their employees a fair wage so we don’t have to contribute to their salary. We already pay so much for products & services as it is 🤷♀️
Lime juice on watermelon is delightful.
Some folks swear by this method: If you thump the rind of a watermelon and it sounds hollow, then it's ripe, juicy, and ready to eat; if the thump produces a higher-pitch ringing sound, it's underripe; then if you just hear a thud, it's overripe
Picking watermelon tip: Just look for one that has a yellow spot-they get spots from the field if they have a lot of flavor. Hope that helps!
It’s awesome to travel by 🚂
Look for the ground spot. - The watermelons with a big creamy yellow or light orange ground spot (or belly spot) are the best and most ripe ones
Congrats on the engagement
Did you even watch a minute of the video? 😂
@@Amy-wt7wq Yeah. I know it's her friend though.
Oh I love the vlogs 👏🏻 I’m glad the train was sold out for you $800 seems really high!
Tap the watermelon and if it sounds and feels hollow its good! At least that’s what I’ve been told haha
Hi Monica! I'm from Serbia and tipping is not required here. People only tip when they're really happy and satisfied with the service usually in restaurant or a cafe where you sit and spend some time, but not in places like Starbucks where you're taking something for "go-to".
Amtrak does dynamic pricing so it costs more if you get it later on. It should be cheaper if you book ahead next time.
I was glad to hear you didn't waste $800 on the train ride :) I wonder if anyone else vlogged it on youtube!
I think the high price is cause you booked last minute. I took the train from Chicago to SF and it was about 1000 USD.
tipping is really crazy in the us thankfully its not common where i live lol
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we kinds look the same except I have sever rosacea, chunky wide stubby cankles, inflamed gums and a ferociously goddess-like floor length neon orange pigtail extensions. I am also 4'11 with a lisp and a subtle Arabian accent. although I was born in Pacoima.
Watermelon
Great vlog
Watermelon! 🥰
I think some tipping has gotten quite out of hand, but I’ll still tip at Starbucks occasionally if I got exceptional service, since they are making the drinks for you.
I tip at starbucks if I hang out there and take up space. I think of it as Space Rent! But if I drive through... na!
Watermelon 🍉
I think it’s probably for the best that the train trip didn’t work out. Amtrak isn’t that great. Especially is you are wanting the quintessential train trip experience. I would recommend planning a vacation where you’re taking the beautiful European fancy train, or even a Japanese bullet train. It would be a much more enjoyable experience. By the way, I was a little surprised that there weren’t any shots of the couple that was getting engaged. I hope everything worked out OK.
Watermelon 🍉
As a frequent train taker, I advise against long-distance train rides. My husband and I frequently take the train between San Francisco and Sacramento since we don’t own a car and we find that these trips are worth the time and $$ bc the travel time usually = driving time (w/o train delays). Amtrak is a form of transit so you don’t get to leave the train much like you would, say, a cruise ship, when you’re on it for multiple hrs. It’s more worth your time and money to just fly.
I tip - good karma ☺️
I don't know how to pick a good watermelon either 😂
Watermelon 🍉 That's very nice of you to set up the proposal for your friend!
Monica where is your gray and navy blue backpack from?
Did you like that book you were reading?
Hi Dad Church!
I’m Australian I’ve never trip until I went overseas it’s a weird to get use to it
Asian chef taught me to look at the end of the watermelon (or other melons) that is not the end where the stem was. Try to find one with the smallest “button”. It is a best guess I think. But this is supposed to be not over or under sized.
Please no tipping, otherwise it'll spread to places everywhere.
Sandia 😊 it’s watermelon in Spanish 😂
Mon, we don't tip in Australia. People are paid appropriately for doing their job. Nobody expects to be tipped.
I was shocked by the cost and the length of time for the train ride.
Watermelon!
I want to love the train, but I hate it so much! It feels like it stops every 20 minutes, takes forever, bad food, and for me it feels claustrophobic. 😅😅
try knocking on the watermelon 🤣 idk, I know most asians do this, as my family does
My mom always gives a tap on the watermelon to choose how to pick it and I'm not sure why tbh
“Practicing new chirps” 😂😂😂😂 there’s a bird like that where I live!
NO! NO! NO! Don't ever take a 35 hour train ride! lol I have taken long train rides and the novelty wears off real fast. Probably after 5 hours, you would have been thinking ... why did I do this?!? Boredom sets in and you feel trapped. Not to mention your time is valuable and you would have spent 35 hours on this trip. But I guess everyone should try once to decide for themselves.
How was the watermelon 🍉?
Watermelon! Generally, don't pick massives ones, and if its has a pale spot, this is a good sign bcause it means its been laying out in the sun for a good ammount of time.