Mention It All - Nailing The QVC To Bravo Transition Ft. Stacey Rusch

Episode Date: November 11, 2024

Dylan kicks off the new week with one of our newest Housewives: Real Housewives of Potomac’s Stacey Rusch. Stacey chats about her decision to join RHOP during a larger period of transition in her life, and how she prepared for the season. She and Dylan discuss her miscommunication with Ashley, and how she handles conflict in any situation. Later, Dylan names who’s in the Splash Zone this week, presented by Splash Refresher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome back to the Mention at All podcast. I am really excited to be joined by one of our newest housewives today. I have really been enjoying this season of Potomac so far. And in particular, I have been very interested getting to know our new housewife, Stacy. And so I'm so excited to have Stacey Rush here in the same. studio. Hi, Stacey. Thank you so much for having me. Of course. How has this first month or so being on Bravo been for you? It's a, it's a crazy time, I'm sure. It has been crazy, but it also has been so much fun. I can't even tell you. Every time I'm watching an episode, I'm laughing,

I'm remembering moments that I forgot about. I'm really happy. It's such a crazy fun time. Yeah. Well, I'm glad that so far it's, it's turning out to be a good decision because I'm sure that it was not necessarily the easiest decision in the world to do this show. You on this season are kind of in a period of transition in your life, it seems, you know, with moving back to the D.C. area and leaving QVC and obviously, you know, with your marriage, like, I'm wondering what kind of made you decide that it was the right time to add in this like extra element of reality TV to what you had going on. Well, I love the DMV, first of all. And at the time that I thought about joining the show, I was actually splitting my time between Northern Virginia, which is where I live. It's just outside of D.C. I was splitting my time between Northern Virginia and Philadelphia because I was working as a television host for QVC. And QVC is shot in a little small town just outside of Philly. Yeah. So I was sort of going back and forth for a year and it was really, really hard, even though I loved my job. So I'm saying all that to say, I'm,

I had the opportunity to come home, first of all. My daughter wanted to be home in D.C. I knew a lot of the ladies socially, so I knew that they were lovely and exciting. And I also thought, you know, at this stage of my life, you know, everything is clearly not perfect. But this is who I am and this is where I am. I believe in divine timing. And I think what a great time to really just sort of share my story with other women who may see themselves in me. I've been married 16 years. I'm a mother trying to do it all, trying to also

manage my career. And here I am with this huge pivot. You know, I didn't ever think that I would get a divorce and now I'm getting a divorce and now I'm going to be a single mother. And I thought, you know, it's not perfect, but I do think that there is something to share there. And so all of those things just sort of came into play. And I thought, if you're going to do this, like, now is the best time. Yeah. I imagine having... Was that the longest answer to one question in the history of all of your guests? Seriously. You might be surprised that we got some long-winded housewives in here. But I... Oh, my gosh. You having TV experience, but in such a different lane, doing QVC, then kind of coming into the world of, okay, now the cameras are in my house.

Now I'm talking about my personal life. Like, it's such a different, like, angle of doing TV. It's totally different. Was there anything from, like, the, from, like, the TV side of it that kind of surprised you or was, like, hard to kind of adjust to? I think with, you know, having worked in television for the past 10, 12 years, there's preparation involved. You know what you're doing. There's a method to the madness. You're coming in.

You're on camera and you leave. With reality TV, it's like just live your life, but be aware that you're being watched, right? That is incredibly difficult to do because you want to be authentic. You want to be yourself, but you are aware that, you know, that you're being watched. So I think in the beginning, you know, we all heard me as saying I was a little boring. unwarranted, but she said it. I agree. Unwarranted, I agree.

It takes a little while to get used to, is what I'm saying. It is a big transformation compared to working in television as opposed to being filmed all the time. It's completely different. Yeah, I wanted to touch on that comment because, I mean, I agree unwarranted, but also like thinking about that at that point, we were on, I don't know, maybe four or five episodes into the season. We weren't even that far.

Maybe not. It was like two. Just thinking about like switching into this mode, it is such a unique experience to be on a show like this and to sort of adjust to like, okay, if I have an issue with somebody, the correct thing I'm supposed to do is to bring it up and to, you know, bring it to the table and have conversations about what's happening in the group. Like, I think for most people, there's, there would be kind of like a learning curve almost to that type of, that type of sharing. Because in real life, it's like, okay, if you have an issue with somebody, like, you know, put it in your journal and then you probably aren't really going to have that conversation, you know? Yeah. I mean, I've always just moved with the intention of being a good friend. So if someone in the group says something to me about someone that I care about, I'm going to tell.

I'm going to say what happened because you also need to, like, get over the hump and bringing things over. You don't want to let it linger. If somebody is saying something about you or saying something that you don't agree with, let's nip it in the bud, right? I don't want to hold on to that. You can't hold on to being mad at someone or being hurt by something. That makes you old. Okay?

I don't want any more wrinkles. So I like to handle it, you know, and get over it and move on. I think that's something. I don't know. I'm curious how much housewives or how much Real House stories of Potomac you had watched in the past because I think that's something that this group has always kind of excelled at is like everything's on the table all the time. Everybody everybody's kind of like picking out what they want to pick at and then we can move on. And I think that this group kind of the pace is really quick compared to maybe some other shows where it's like, okay, there's one storyline that we're going to kind of like follow the whole time.

So had you kind of paid much attention to the show or had you watched much of it before you joined? When the show debuted, I was so excited because obviously I live in the DMV and I knew some of the girls. So I watched a few years. Yeah, I love the show. But I, you know, I'm a mother. I have a job. Like things happen. So I wasn't keeping up with the show as often as I, you know, wanted to over the years. But when this opportunity came to me, what I didn't want to do was go back and watch the show. and study my friends and, you know, get quote unquote caught up. I didn't want to do that.

I wanted to enter this group and really get to know each lady organically and individually. And so I knew about the show. I had watched the earlier episodes and seasons, but I wasn't caught up. So I was coming in fresh but not fresh. So a lot of information that I'm learning, I'm shocked. and in awe because I'm like, oh my gosh, I didn't know this. Yeah. Because I hadn't watched in so long.

I think that's the best strategy, though, because I think some people come on and they're like, I've never seen a second of this show. I don't know who I'm going to be meeting. And I think that's like a little weird. It's like, do, you know, do your homework. But also it's like you don't want to do too much homework and then already have like, because if you have that like perfect strategy in mind, then it's all going to go wrong and it's going to come across.

you know, the audience can kind of sense that. And so I feel like one thing, I feel like something that I've picked up on with you so far in the season is that you seem like somebody who has like strong convictions about in certain situations like what is the right thing to do or what is the right way to handle this like when Jazeel and Karen had their events on the same night. And you were like, well, I had already RSVP to Jazeals. So I'm going to Jazeals. Or like in Lake Norman when you were kind of, you know, let's respect the birthday girl. Like when Wendy and Ashley were really getting heated and it's like, okay, like, let's take a step back. Like, it's her birthday. Calm down.

I'm wondering, like, I assume that those types of things are just like how you would handle those situations, whether there's a camera or not. Yes. That's exactly what I would tell my friends if they were arguing on a friend's birthday. Wouldn't you say, listen. Okay, guys. Not too much. Yeah. It's getting to be too much.

We have to calm down. It's her birthday. We're supposed to be celebrating. We aren't supposed to be fighting. So yeah, that's just how I act. I think, yeah, yeah, yeah. And I think also, like, having, you know, knowing that you had relationships with some of the women on the cast prior to joining the show,

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It was a fun moment, but just in general, like, no one. that that was kind of a new experience for you to be on a trip like that. Like was that something that joining this show you were kind of hoping to have some of those experiences that you hadn't had before? Yes. I was looking forward to forging friendships with the ladies. I've never been on a girl's trip with so many girls. So I thought that was super cool.

And I've never had a bunk bed. So I was like, what? God is blessing me. Look at all this in one, you know, one swoops. So, yeah, I was excited about that trip. I was really excited. And I was excited to Room with Kay, who I think is super cute and so much fun. I had no problem with that at all.

I think it's kind of a fun season. As longtime viewers of this show, it feels like we have a little bit of a fresh energy in the cast. Obviously, there were some changes going into this season. Yeah. And you're new to the show. We have Jazzy who's new to the show. Kiyarna, you know, was around a little bit last season, but it's kind of in this fuller role. I'm wondering when you were filming, did you kind of know that that was like a little bit of a transition season or where you just kind of focused on yourself?

Well, I was very much aware that it was a transition in terms of people coming and going. Is that what you mean? Yeah, because I think. Yeah, I was aware of that. but I didn't know some of the people who left and vice versa. So that really wasn't a concern for me. I was more focused on bringing some joy and some balance to the group. That was my focus.

How do you think the joy and the balance panned out? It is a work in progress. I'm still working on that joy in progress with my friends. I want to talk about your dynamic with Ashley because I think obviously you guys have had some, you know, miscommunications, some little troubles in your relationship thus far this season. And I'm wondering kind of the situation where she had shared the information about your relationship kind of without your blessing. Watching that back on the show, do you kind of, did it play out kind of how you remembered and do you feel good about the way you handled that still? Yes, and I would do it again if it happened tomorrow with a new friend. When you get to know someone and you share information with them and then you're in another

group and you're talking about your experience in a group where you don't know other people very well, right? You should be allowed to tell your story and to talk about your life experience. I didn't need her to sort of jump in and say, hey, don't worry about her being divorced. she has a new boo. And I don't know. Something in that moment, it just, it felt like she was taking away the narrative that she was really speaking for me.

And I didn't ask for that. And so I was a little put off. And so again, I just like I would in real life, I said to her, now, why would you do that? You know, let me tell the women who he is to me. You can't tell them that. You don't even know him. She hadn't even met him at the time.

So I was upset about that for that reason. However, once we got over that and I thought about it, I had to really think about where Ashley is coming from. Ashley has been getting a divorce for a while, right? She's been going through the motions of getting a divorce for years. So she's much more comfortable talking about her divorce and talking about who she's dating or who she's friends with. And so maybe for her, you know, it was like, well, that's really wasn't a big deal. Like, I talk about it, but I don't talk about things in that way. Yeah. So when I say I would do it again, I reacted the way I felt in the moment. And I'm never going to regret reacting the way I felt in a moment. But hindsight, looking back, and this is why I apologize to her. I said, I think you, you're just different and how open you are about personal things. And I'm mature enough to, you know, to realize that. Yeah. I think that's something, I mean, in any, in any friendship that you're sort of developing with somebody, whether it's on a TV show or not, like, kind of establishing where each person's individual

boundaries lie is really, it's a process. And it's not, you know, people do handle the same situations differently. And I think it's, it's nice knowing how early we are in the season that you guys were able to kind of like, you know, move on from that a little bit. We moved on. I like Ashley. Yeah. I'm wondering. She's so fun. Yeah. How can you not like Ashley? Ashley? Ashley is a good time girl. She is a fun time, a little devilish sometimes. She's like a little imp, the most beautiful imp you've ever seen. But yeah, I like Ashley and I don't hold on to things.

Like, you know, like I said, we had a little lump, a little hump. We got over it and we're fine. Yeah. I'm curious. So between Giselle and Ashley and Karen, you know, the three kind of OGs still in this cast, there is a little, there's an interesting element this season with some new people of like, who's going to kind of like make inroads with the newbies. And, you know, Giselle was kind of like, oh, you know, I apologize for throwing you out of my party. But it was actually Karen's fault.

You know, like there's kind of that like back and forth a little bit. I'm wondering, did you feel at all like people were kind of like competing for your loyalties or anything like that? Or was that kind of? No. No, Jezelle was not thinking about me. And Karen was not thinking about me trying to be my friend. Okay. No, not at all.

Nobody was competing for friendship with the new girl. However, I do think that some of the OGs were more open to the new girls than others. I will say that. So good, so good. Everything you want for summer is at Nordstrom rack stores now. And up to 60% all. Stock up and save on the brands you love like Vince, Sam Edelman, frame, and free people. Join the Nordy Club to unlock exclusive discounts, shop new arrivals first, and more.

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Today we're going to get into which Housewives universe people are in the splash zone this week. Who's in the hot seat and who's making the biggest splash? well, who's in the hot seat? I didn't get a chance to talk about Real Housewives of New York last week because there was some other things going on. But Pavit, my guy, he is spiraling off the deep end this season and I just don't understand what is going on. Jessel and Pavit, a couple times this season,

they've had these conversations where, you know, they're always going to some delicious looking restaurant where Pavett's ordering the whole menu. And look, I love a good meal too. I get the Pavit is into his food, you know, ever since he went to, you know, Southeast Asia for just for a sandwich, it's his thing, it's the food. I get it. But he is like so determined to not listen to Jessel, to not be on the same page with her,

to push back on whatever she's saying. And just like the emotional intelligence that this man is exhibiting week after week, when they're having these conversations about literally like their family, their relationship, their issues that they need to work through. And just it feels like you're watching literally somebody from outer space trying to have these conversations. Like, they have been having this talk this whole season about whether or not they're going to have another child.

They have frozen embryos that they have to decide what to do with. Jessel wants another baby. She's being very clear about this. She knows what she wants. I think, you know, Jessel, not always the world's clearest communicator, I think she's doing a pretty good job of telling exactly what she wants, what she needs. She's talked about it with her. mom. She's gotten the blessing to have another baby. When she brings it up with Pavit and he's like,

well, what do you mean to decide what to do about the baby? It's been decided. There's no baby. There's not going to be a baby. And I just, I feel really bad for Jessel because I, look, I don't want to, you know, put relationship problems in other people's mouths. If their dynamic works for them, that's great. But some of the scenes that we are seeing between them on the show, it just feels like he's not able to kind of get out of his own little like joky, you know, trolly rhythm and actually have the conversation with her that she's being real and trying to have with him. And maybe there's some element of it that he just like doesn't really want to play along on the cameras and he feels like this is stupid and

it's all for the show. I don't know. That might be something that's at play. But I still just feel like he should be giving Jessel like a little bit more earnestness and just like having these conversations on a little bit more of a human level, and that's not even to mention. The whole thing about the gifts. Okay, so they're at this lunch. She says, Mother's Day is coming up this weekend. Am I getting a Mother's Day present? And he says, yes.

And she says, well, you know, I'm also still waiting on a birthday present and a Valentine's Day present. And rather than be like, yeah, I'm sorry, it's been really crazy. I'll make sure to make it up to you. He's like, well, Valentine's Day isn't a real holiday. Wrong answer. I just don't understand. You are married to this person. Jessel is somebody where her love language, I'm sure she is, you know, a multifaceted person who lots of different things matter to her.

That woman's love language is receiving gifts. And if you want to have a positive, you know, supportive relationship with her, give the girl a gift. Valentine's Day being like a fake made up holiday by the greeting card industry or whatever you want to say about it. Like that's all well and good to have that be your talking point like out in the world. world. But if your partner, if your wife is sitting there telling you she needs and expects and wants something and you're just not doing it because you think it's like a greeting card company scam, it's like you're missing the point here. You need to sit down and actually engage with what your partner needs from you, whether that's a gift, whether that's another child or whether that's

just like a real honest conversation about why maybe you shouldn't have another child. Because I don't know if they should have another child. I don't care. That's not my business. I mean, I want them to talk about it on camera so we can see what's happening and we can be, you know, included in the decision, of course. But it's none of my business. It's their business. And it frustrates me to no end. Also, when she wants to go to therapy, he's like, I don't know, you can arrange it. But how much is it?

Oh, it's $400. That's, get out of here. That's crazy. And she's trying to be, she's saying we're going to work on our communication issues. And he's like, you mean your communication issues? because all the issues, it just, it really is baffling to me that somebody who is like coming on a TV show and knows that these conversations are going to be had just is like fumbling it so bad. I don't know, Pavit is not having a good season.

I think Jessel's doing fine. You know, she's going to Aaron's party and immediately asking her if she's the one that smells bad. You know, I love that. That's what I want from Jessel. This is not what I want from Pavit. And I want him to, I want him to get his act together just a little bit. But he's in the splash zone this week. Safe to say and thank you to our sponsor, Splash Refresher.

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I feel like you're being very fair to her and everything that she's going through and that maybe other people are really trying to like put maybe a narrative on to Karen that she is trying to detach herself from. How did you kind of handle when Karen had this legal stuff going on? It's really complicated. And obviously we don't, not everybody has every person. piece of information all the time. So like what was your kind of, I don't know, method of navigating that? Treating her the way that I would want to be treated if I made a mistake. And I think she made a big mistake. I don't, the gravity of that mistake, we don't know just yet, but I think she could admit that she made a mistake. And I think we have to give people grace.

And I also think that like piling up on her and demanding answers, we can't, you can't do that to a friend. So I'm really just trying to be compassionate and being, I want to be a good friend. I'm treating her the way I would want someone to treat me if I was in that situation. And then I feel like it's maybe that's a situation where you can kind of see how other people are maybe handling it differently and maybe make a little note of like, if I were ever in a situation where I was going through something, how would, how would these people kind of either be there for me or maybe, not. Yeah. And I also think that the way that the other women have, you know, treated Karen about her charges, it's not just them treating her a certain way. There's history there. They've been friends longer than I've been friends with Karen. So that also comes into play, you know? They've gone back

and forth and they've had issues. So, you know, I can't, I can't comment on that. I can only treat Karen with grace and compassion because I'm basing that upon our relationship. I think her relationship with Mia, obviously her relationship with Jacqueline is a little bit different. Yeah. So I think that they're treating her in a different way because they have different relationships with her. Mm-hmm. The Mia, the Mia and Jacqueline dynamic is, it's always fascinating to watch on this show. But I found in last week's episode at that breakfast in Lake Norman, like, there was just so much going on at that table. I mean, practically the whole episode was breakfast. So I'm wondering, like, what does it even like to be kind of at that table? And you're still getting to know people. You're still kind of

figuring out where all the sensitivities lie. And all of a sudden it's, you know, across the table, who dated a drug dealer, who had charges, you know, it really got intense. I was trying to keep up. Yeah. I'm like taking notes. I was like, I was clutching my pearls, trying to keep up and, you know, have my avocado toast at the same time. It was a lot going on. What can you do? But sit there and take it all in. I was trying to keep, you know.

Yeah. Do you feel like in a situation like that, like, are you trying to like actually keep track of all the information on all the things that are being said? Or is it just kind of like, I need to like, you know, just get through this and like tune it out a little bit and then see where we are after? I wouldn't say I was taking mental notes of things, but just sort of being in the moment and just saying, okay, I see you for who you are. You know, if you behave a certain way and I see it, then I'm like, okay, well, that's like, you know, not necessarily information, but behavior. So I can see how some people are, you know, a little mean-spirited or maybe not asking the questions and the way.

that I would a friend, and that's fine. I'm curious, like, in the filming of the season and then now that it's been airing, has there been anyone in the cast that's been on the show longer that you feel like has been supportive to you or kind of helped you navigate this experience? I think Ashley has been supportive. She would text me and reach out to me many times after a long day of filming. And she could, you know, see my head spinning. And she would say, you know, we're so happy that you're here.

Don't worry. I know what it's like your first season. And so I appreciate Ashley for that. You know, as messy and as crazy as she is, she's a girl's girl. And I'll never forget those text messages and her checking in on me. I think that's, it's good to kind of figure out, like, who those people are where it's like, we might not always be 100% good. But like, there's a, there's at least like a. A redeeming quality about them.

a redeeming quality like in the back of your mind it's like okay that person like they they understand what we're all going through you know it is such a it's such a unique thing that only people who have done this can can really know what it's like like going through this experience of doing the show so it's nice to have that person who's like hey you're you're going to be fine yeah it is nice and it also lets you know that you know beyond the fashion and and the drama and the shade. These are really great women. You know, these are really incredible women, wonderful mothers,

well-respected women in the community, women that are doing wonderful things like Giselle and Ashley with their work for brain cancer awareness. Ashley is doing quite a bit of charity work. I'm an ambassador for the Humane Rescue Alliance. I love animals, so I do my part there. So beyond everything else, at the root of it, these are good women. And they're good women.

Yeah. And I think that's, I mean, watching the show for nine seasons, like last week when, when Jezelle was at her daughter's graduation, it's like, Did you want to cry? We watched those girls grow up. Why am I crying? I think about that with Ashley too. It's so crazy that for the first few seasons, she didn't even have kids yet.

Like that whole, like, that's something where it's. it's your first season. So we're just, you know, meeting and getting to know, and your daughter is adorable. Thank you. It's nice to see those moments. But then it's like, thinking down the road, it's like, wow, like, she's going to graduate high school someday. Oh, you're keeping me on the show home.

I love it. Well, she'll graduate high school on the show or off. I'm going to be a housewife forever. She's only eight. But you do think about that it's like, oh, yeah, like these, you know, people really get formed these like relationships and these bonds, whether it's the viewers or the, the women on the show, too. And when you're a parent, even, you know, to look at the first episode that featured

Arabella, I'm sure next year, looking back, she's going to be, you know, young, like, children grow so fast, is what I'm saying. And you, right. So I know I'm going to be sentimental, like, in a year looking at the first season, like, oh, Bella, remember you? Like, oh, that outfit doesn't fit anymore. Yeah, exactly. Exactly.

So, yeah, to see Giselle and. to see her daughters who are graduating. I really thought that was a beautiful moment. I'm wondering, so we still have a lot of the season left, but from kind of your first season, is there anything that you want people to know about Stacey that maybe you didn't get to film or that maybe didn't make the cut for the show?

Like, is there anything that you feel like you didn't get to share? No, I shared a lot, my friend. I shared a lot. I really shared my life, my feelings for people in my life. There were some emotional moments that I'm sure are sure to come that you'll see. I feel like I said what I needed to say and I did what I needed to do. I don't really have any regrets or I don't feel like there's something about me that, you know, people don't know.

I think people will see me and have their own opinion as we all do. I think that's, I mean, doing it for the first. time especially it's like I'm sure there are things that you're sort of like okay like do I want to talk about this do I not want to talk about this are we filming this and it's like to kind of jump in with both feet I think is it's brave yeah it is brave yeah it is brave yeah and you know as a new housewife I would be a liar if I said I didn't read comments I think everyone would be a liar if they said they didn't read comments. Everyone from Bravo is like, Stacey, do not read the comments.

Do not read the comments. Never read the comments. Everyone on the show is like, Stacey, don't ever go to X. Don't ever go and read the comments. Like, it'll make you cry. Yeah. And I went straight there. Of course.

And reading things and seeing people say things that are sometimes hurtful is a little crazy. but I've experienced that being in television over the years. But my point is seeing people say, oh my gosh, you are so refreshing. You're so much fun. We're really enjoying you. And wow, you're so different.

And I like it. Like, that makes me feel really good. It makes me happy. Yeah. I think that's something that I've been enjoying this season of Potomac is that like there is a lightness about it. And that it's, I mean,

I think you're certainly helping bring that vibe. But also it just feels like kind of everyone has maybe exhaled a little bit. And it's like, okay, there's still going to be, you know, important things going on. And we're still going to have our conflicts and stuff. But like, not everything has to be a feud where we're not speaking for years or where somebody, you know, like, there can be moments where it's just like, oh, we're going to argue about something silly. And then we're probably going to make up and. And move on.

Everybody's going to have a good time. And then at the end of the day, the season's done. And we did it. Yeah. Yeah. The positives absolutely outweigh the negatives, that's for sure. I'm glad to hear it. On every front with the show.

Are you thinking about reunion yet? Is that something that you're like? Oh, I'm so excited to see everyone back together. That'll be fun. Do you feel like you have, obviously we haven't seen the whole season, but do you feel like you have anything in the back of your head that you're like, okay, when it comes, I, at the reunion, I need to address X, Y, Z. Oh, no. Okay. Okay.

Wait, should I? Do I need to be prepared? I don't know. That's between you and what's on camera. Oh, my goodness. Maybe I need to be preparing better. I think people, I've talked to people who are like, oh, I'm for a reunion. It's the worst day of my year.

I'm stressed. I'm taking notes. I'm preparing. And there are also people who are like, I don't know, I watch the show. I roll up. I do what I need to do. And then it's over. Yeah.

You're scaring me. I think you're probably, I don't know. You're not going to have a bad reunion. What is going on? Well, I think there are, there are seasons where it feels like people have these kind of like big looming things that they need to address. But like, I don't think you do. I don't. Okay.

Maybe I do. We'll find out. Stacy's going to find out along with the rest of us. I'm going to be like, you told me to prepare. Just watch the show. Some people don't watch the show. I think that's the problem. I think I'll have to watch to get up to speed before the reunion.

I'll have to rewatch. There's people who are like, man, I don't really like watching myself. I'm like, you're, you're gonna ever get it. Yeah, I only, I watch once and that's it. Okay. I don't ever watch more than once. That's probably healthy. Yeah, watch once and then let it go.

Watch once. Let it go. Read the comments. Put the phone down. Read the comments, cry and then put the phone down. Crying is good sometimes. We need it. Stacey, thank you so much for being here.

It's been lovely to meet you. Oh my gosh. It's so great to meet you. This was like, I feel like we're just like having coffee. Exactly. No. We're just chilling. I'll have to come back. Yes. Please come back. Well, after the reunion, we can debrief. Okay. Yes. I'll let you know. Well, yeah, we'll talk about how prepared I was. Okay. Okay. Perfect. Well, thank you. Thank you everyone for listening. Don't forget to rate review and follow

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