s: hello everyone h: hello
s: look at how nicely we balanced the light here
h: it's almost like we're professional videographers
s: what are we, youtubers or something? h: we didn't do anything in the camera though
h: I feel like we could've done this by doing some sort of setting
h: we just put a lot of light in front of us
s: absolutely, and we're still not using our microphone
s: in this very echoey room h: I know, we hope it's okay
h: but I don't know where it is, it's somewhere
h: we don't know where anything is, we don't know where our tripod is
h: so we're still using the boxes
h: and now it's been, what, three weeks or something?
h: it's been a long time
s: I'm beginning to think the box tripod is just gonna be our tripod from now on
h: permanent
s: that's gonna make travelling a little bit more difficult
h: good one
s: carrying 13 boxes into every hotel so that we can film
h: uh huh, wow, that's so funny
s: over the last couple weeks, we've been telling you about our new home
s: and sharing different aspects of it with you
s: and we've been saving maybe the most exciting aspect of all
h: yeah, definitely s: which is, drumroll...
s: we have roommates!
s: that's right everyone, Hannah and I are not living here alone
h: no, we are not s: alright now, without further ado
s: lets introduce you to our new roommates
h: I don't think that this is gonna be the biggest surprise
s: some people already guessed it
s: [singing] l: ta da!
h: oh my god, this scene just took 15 minutes to prepare
s: we are sharing a house with none other than the infamous Liz and George
h: yup, there they are
g: well I'm less infamous because Liz is much more well known than I am
h: that's true, but maybe now you'll be in more videos
l: yeah
h: that's right everyone, it's my parents s: also known as George and Momma Bear
h: oh my god no, please just call her Liz s: Momma Bear aka Lizzie
h: I hate that
s: that's right, all of you, or many of you know Liz and George from our...life?
h: videos, yeah s: from being in our videos
s: we have purchased this home with Hannah's parents
h: yes we have s: we will be living together
h: yup
s: and we are well aware that that is not entirely conventional
s: or, I think that it's not, a little bit out of the ordinary
s: at least here in the US h: yeah
s: outside of the US everyone's gonna be like, alright
h: they'll be like, no s: that's normal
h: but in the US it isn't, and it's funny, the day that we moved into this house
h: there was an article in our local newspaper that was like
h: multi generational living, the hot new thing
h: and it was about this family that just moved in together
h: I think the pandemic made a lot of people realize they wanted to be closer
h: to their loved ones, they've been separated
h: and the same thing happened with us
h: so it was just funny that there was this article in the paper
h: and we were like oh, we're doing this exact thing on this exact day
s: exactly, and as we did all of this process
s: it was very long, lots of conversations with them about how this would work
s: what it would look like, what we both wanted from the situation
h: yeah s: there was some conversation
s: of like, what will people think of this?
h: yeah
s: because it is not entirely ordinary here in the US
s: like would we get judgment?
h: and also just the fact that we are married, has people up in a rage
h: so obviously we're gonna get comments of people being like
h: oh, this shows that Hannah's parents are also lying about Shane
h: I don't even know what they're gonna say
s: it's obviously gonna make the trolls have things to say
h: yeah s: but that's always the case
h: and we're not gonna break up because of it
h: they say that about us individually, so we're really not worried about that
s: and as we talked more and more about that, that fear of judgement or whatever
s: we finally reached a point where we were like, you know what
h: who cares?
s: it doesn't matter what strangers make up about what they think this means
h: true s: we are happy, Liz and George are happy
s: we are in a situation that is great for both of us
h: yeah s: like who cares, because we're happy
s: so we're gonna talk a little bit about why we did this
s: and then at the end we're gonna talk to Liz and George
s: about their side of everything
h: yep s: so it'll be fun
[intro song] Hello, hello, welcome to the show, welcome to the show
welcome to the show, it's time to talk about our lives [Chloe bark]
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h: [inhales]
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h: so there was a lot of factors involved in this decision
h: and we're not gonna go into all of them s: there's too many to talk about
h: there's too many to talk about, but we'll go into a couple of them
h: I think, one of them, I don't know which one is the main one
h: they're all sort of equal, one of them is that my brother and his family
h: lived next door to my parents here in Minneapolis
h: for the past bunch of years that we lived here
s: it was a while, like 6 years
h: 6 years, yeah, it was when we moved to Minneapolis
h: we're not gonna go into our life story when we moved here
h: anyway, my parents moved in next door to them on purpose
h: that house was for sale and we were like oh my god, this is the best thing ever
h: and basically were able to see their grandchildren every single day
h: it was great for seeing the kids, i it was just like, come over
h: and it made everyone really close, and so we loved that set up
s: and I remember when I moved out here to live with Hannah
s: I was surprised by that h: yeah
s: she was like, yeah my brother and his family live next door to my parents
s: and I was like oh wow, that's unique h: yeah
s: what is that like? and then when I moved in and I saw how close they were
s: and how great it was to be able to pop over to your family member's home
s: to borrow milk h: yeah
s: and have them over for dinner, it was just really cool
h: and that was just chance that that house went on the market
h: like that was never a plan, so they sort of stumbled into that
h: and we all saw how well it worked
h: so then my brother and his family needed a bigger house
h: so they moved last year and my parents were just in their house
h: and strangers moved in next door, it was a little bit sad
h: and so they were like, we'd be open to moving, we don't need this house anymore
h: we bought it to be next door to the kids and they're gone
h: and at the same time we've been looking for a more accessible house
h: and we're also interested in having kids
h: and we were like, we really want our kids to have that same experience
h: that my nieces had, and so we were like looking at maybe a duplex
h: I mean it's really hard to find 2 houses that are next door to each other
h: so that was not really a thing s: yeah
h: but we were looking at duplexes and a lot of them just weren't accessible
h: my parents didn't want to live on the upper floor
h: we couldn't really live on the upper floor
h: so side by side duplexes are harder to find
s: yeah h: so we were looking at big houses
h: that's sort of where we settled, into looking at a house
h: that could accommodate all of us, and when we want to have kids
h: have room for another two
s: yeah, so it was kind of both sides, us and them
s: wanting to be closer together h: yeah
s: it was really hard during the pandemic not being able to see them
s: as often as we used to h: yeah
s: because when Hannah and I moved into our home, we would visit them
s: or they would visit us, literally like every day
h: yeah s: whether it was just for dinner
s: or to walk the dogs together, or George and I would watch sports together
s: there are all these reasons why we'd hang out here and there
h: yeah s: and it just felt so....
h: driving 15 minutes each way, yeah
s: it was a no brainer that we would do well living close together
h: and we had lived together, between me graduating from college
h: and us getting our first house, we lived together for six months
h: so we had that experience, we knew
h: and in that house we were just living in a tiny bedroom off the kitchen
s: yep h: so we didn't have any personal space
h: but even then we had a great time so we knew that we were compatible
s: and that thing about personal space was a big part of the conversation
s: about finding a house that we could all live in together
s: we didn't want a situation where either side felt like we were living on top of the other
h: yeah
s: we wanted a house where we could both have our own areas
s: feel like the house was our own, and not get in the way of the other
s: but also, all we have to do is go down the hall
h: yeah s: and we're in their area of the house
h: i mean, this specific house, we can't believe how perfect it is
h: because it's very long, it's like a ranch or a rambler
h: and we're on one side, and then really far away my parents are on the other
h: side of the house, so it's actually quite annoying if you leave your phone
h: on the other side and have to walk back, cause it's really far
h: but it feels like 2 separate houses with a common space in the middle
s: yep, we have a kitchen that we share, and then our downstairs
s: which we'll have more about in a future video
h: yeah
s: is a really great place for either side to have more area of their own
s: so it's just a perfect, perfect situation
h: yeah, but enough of us, I think we should talk to my parents
h: about their experiences, let's have a little mini interview with them
s: how does it feel to be sharing a home with us once again?
l: it feels wonderful h: aw, that's nice
l: it does s: that sounded like we paid you
l: no, it really does, it feels absolutely wonderful
g: yeah, it's what we expected l: it feels very normal
g: i think normal is the right word, I think it's the way people should live
g: as opposed to the way lots of folks live
l: multi generational living g: there you go, well said
h: they love it
s: wow, this is like an advertisement for multi generational living
s: more importantly, what do you expect to be the worst part of living with us?
l: turning into a house keeper h: [laughs]
h: for me specifically, probably l: yes
h: like I leave things around the house? l: I mean, you used to
l: and since you've been in your own home for 2 years now
l: I find that you don't do that as much h: true
s: as much l: yes, as much
l: and you don't get mad at me if I mention that something needs to be tidied and put away
h: for now [laughs] l: and this is why I expect that to be the worst
l: there you go, in a nutshell
g: I don't think I have a worst h: aww
g: I'm trying to dream one up, give me a couple more minutes
s: I mean, we are pretty perfect, so g: there is that
l: they can be loud h: not for dad
all: [laugh]
g: I should state, I don't hear very well l: you're the perfect roommate
s: we can be as noisy as we want g: makes no difference
g: I did think, in terms of things being different
g: I did see a man walk by me the other day who I'd never seen before
g: I think he's staying in here all: [laugh]
h: one of our guests
g: and he looked at the front door and someone had delivered him a sandwich
h: [laughs] that is so true g: I was like, this is new
l: [laughs] that really did happen h: 'what's going on?'
g: yeah, yeah
l: yes, it was a friend of theirs that was staying here unbeknownst to us
g: we could've made him a sandwich l: or we could've called the police
all: [laugh] l: could've gone either way
l: maybe we need some systems in place
h: like a board on the wall that says who is in the house?
l: yeah, who's currently staying here, who's visiting, who's not visiting
l: yeah, something like that g: that'll work
h: uh huh
h: and finally, to close out this video, let's have a little taste
h: of what it's like to live with my parents
h: I guess this is about my mom specifically
s: you're gonna be getting a lot more content like this in the months ahead
s: wow, you have to tell the camera that h: you had what?
l: oh, no, you're not doing this h: come on, what did you have?
l: I lost all my boosters in candy crush, they went away
h: what are those?
l: you earn them from going up levels and watching videos
l: and they have freebies and stuff, I never pay for any of them
l: I just got them all h: and you were stockpiling them?
l: well I don't use them unless I absolutely have to
h: uh huh l: so I haven't used them
h: how many did you have? l: I had a hundred of the color bombs
l: the color balls, I had over a hundred of the stripe wrap combos
h: wow l: I had about 150 coconut wheels
h: I don't even know what that is but wow
l: but they were all the boosters that I'd been collecting
l: and I'd been hoarding them and not using them unless I absolutely had to
h: yeah, and now they're gone
l: and then last night I went on and there were zero, there were none
h: oh my gosh, wow l: gone
h: and what did you do? [laughs] l: I wrote to tech support
l: I sent them an email h: how'd you find their email?
h: did you google it? l: um, I think there's a way
l: to contact them on the app, yeah h: oh, wow, have they written back?
l: well they answered me, and they said join the community and get answers there
l: and I was like no, I want to talk to somebody
l: and it said reply above this line and so I replied and I'm waiting for an answer
h: oh boy, I hope they give you your boosters back
l: I want my boosters back
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