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Added:Hello. So today we received a package all the way from >> Italy.
So my friend and her husband sent some thing. See lots of papers.
Send a parcel from Italy.
You need to say something.
Not >> yet.
>> Okay.
Okay. Let's open it up and check it.
Actually, today I had my glucose test, right?
It was a bit hard for me. We got up early in the morning and we went there empty stomach.
So, I was a little bit tired, but I'm happy.
>> Package makes you happy, not your husband.
>> Maybe.
Oh, see. Look at this.
>> Oh, it's packed.
>> Yeah. Don't shut this box.
It's Oh my gosh. It's salam. Salamini.
>> Salami.
>> So, this is >> sausages.
>> Yeah.
>> Mhm.
>> I I don't know. Please. Let me take out everything. After that, we'll test it.
>> This is the second one.
>> Boil will boil up.
>> It's chocolate. Is that coffee?
>> I think it's chocolate.
>> Okay, that's mine.
My husband is claiming >> that's mine.
>> Kind of similar, you know. It's like a beef stick.
>> Like a meat stick. Yeah.
>> So, this is another one.
>> Mhm.
These are all from Italy. So, >> we're going to test something although from Italy.
And this is also different ones.
>> Salami.
Oh.
See?
>> Oh, it's the seeds. Oh, so they know that we love gardening, so they send seeds.
>> Some Italian peppers.
>> Yeah, it's like a magic box.
>> See it? It's for you.
>> Oh, >> see. Can you see? Mocha.
>> Yep. We can buy that here. But it's now it's straight from Italy. So, yeah.
>> Yeah, it's different. So >> nice.
>> Oh my god. Can I give you everything here? You can't drink coffee or drink chocolate in >> I can choose one. Right.
>> Mine and ours.
>> See?
>> Even me, I love chocolates, but my husband loves chocolate. And even my friend's husband loves all these chocolates. And also she knows Oh, see more.
>> more.
>> I can't wait to taste all these things.
>> See, salami or sausage sausage pronounce Italian >> provolone cheese. I think it's made kind of.
>> See?
>> Yeah. So good.
>> Oh yeah, that's the real thing.
>> Oh my gosh.
>> Oh my gosh.
>> Lots of things.
Grana pad cube cube. I'll just read in English.
>> I think it's cheese. Yeah. See all these Italian things. Oh my gosh.
>> Nice.
Didn't melt. It's still there.
>> Yeah. See olive. I think black olive, right?
>> Yeah. Black olives. Nice.
>> A see.
Good >> crackers.
>> I don't know what how to read this.
Yeah.
>> Oh, it fits.
See? Good.
>> Oh my god. See, it's in all this.
>> Oh, green olives.
Nice.
Lot of olive oil comes from that region.
>> Oh my god. See, baby.
>> Oh yeah. Baby wipes.
>> Look at this. Wow.
Little shirt.
>> You open all these things still. A >> Oh, >> look at this. More coming.
>> Oh, diapers or what?
>> I don't know.
It's all in Italian, so I can read it.
>> If we open it, we'll know what it is.
>> 50 pes. I don't know what is this but see again >> Q-tips >> stuffs from BBC lot of stuffs. Oh my gosh.
>> Can you imagine?
>> Nice.
>> Even to send from one state to another here it cost lots of money. So of course they don't bother about the cost and money. But see lots of stuff from Italy.
So I'm sure they paid lots of money for these things.
Hola soon to be mom and dad hopefully rich before dad of course first ship lot one two three so one I I don't want to end up buying cereals for a newborn like I did to Kenny my friend back in 2020 uh when my sister had baby she came to visit and you You know what she bought? She bought cereal for baby.
So we were laughing. So she's saying about that got little kid thinks that has baby picture and two small chips packets are for trail. Which small chips packets?
>> This one. Yes. Or those.
>> I don't know.
>> That's chocolate.
>> This is like a chocolate. I have to call her and like ask her to explain to me like it. So try it first. And bread.
Crispy. Sardinian typical bread with their cheese and small chips.
>> Mhm. So it must be like this here. Maybe chips and >> Okay.
>> Salamini are strictly for your husband.
>> I told you.
>> No need to claim.
>> This is for my husband, not for me. as she knows that I shouldn't eat lots of sugary and dairy products, chocolate ice cream. So, she mentioned that. So, that's not for me.
>> Yeah. Very thoughtful. Thank you.
>> Yeah.
>> At least the husband gets something else.
>> Yeah. Thank you so much. Thank you so much from the bottom of our heart. This is >> Thank you, Ellie.
>> Yeah. And we I've been tracking like when is it coming and it was showing Italy and I was like okay it's not coming it's not coming now but see >> came today.
Thank you so much and I can't wait to open these things. I'm so sorry to open.
Oh my god. Oh my god.
>> Oh tiny.
>> My gosh. See.
>> So baby will be this much big. Yeah, maybe.
>> Or bigger.
>> Oh my god.
>> Look at this.
>> It's nice. We didn't show for you yet, but see how much your ant loves you.
Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh.
>> Look at this.
>> Cute.
>> Yeah. I think baby can wear >> Yeah. church outfit.
>> Yeah. I mean, not newborn, but baby can wear after some time, right?
>> Mhm.
>> Yeah. It's always It's always good to give like some things that they'll grow into so you have later. So baby's too too big for this one. Oh, this one's here.
>> Yeah, these things newborn can wear after some weeks they will grow bigger, right?
>> Mhm.
>> Actually, my heart is happy and I want to say all of these things, but I'm still feeling weak.
>> Yeah. And I thought that I'll not open now, but no, I can't wait.
>> Those are earbuds.
>> Yeah.
>> See?
>> Or that's like a barbell.
>> Actually, I didn't even text her just now. We got it while eating food.
>> It's like a wipe or it's not wet wipe. I think it's for this >> maybe >> baby's mouth and all I have to check it >> I can check this like what is this like >> Google can help us with the translation.
>> Mhm. See?
>> Mhm.
>> We can close it like this.
>> Tie it.
>> Yeah.
>> So some of these things that can go on our on the changing table.
>> Yeah.
This changing table. I'll have to take my things out of >> Yeah. So, >> these are mom and dad things.
>> I'll tell a little bit about my friend and her husband. She's my childhood friend. We've been friends for like so many years and we know about each other, about everything.
And I got married first and I moved here.
After that, she met her husband. her husband is from Argentina, but they're living in Italy for his work.
They got married and her husband's her husband is my husband's friend. So, they met and they got married and she moved to Italy. So, it's been like almost 2 years that we parted. It's so sad and it's hard for us to visit each other. But see, she sent all these things.
>> Very thoughtful.
>> Yeah. It shows that she wants to meet us. Really? Right. And she can meet us.
So, she's sending all these things.
Thank you so much to Ellie. And all >> these snacks. These are for you. Those snacks are for you.
>> These are >> chocolates are for her husband. That's a propeller lady.
>> Okay. This Ellie said this is for my husband. So this is for my husband.
Okay.
>> Mhm.
>> And this is for me.
>> Food is Well, the seeds are for us.
>> Yeah. This is just one for you.
>> We'll plant those in little pots. And >> I can't wait to plant these things and show to her.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah. So we keep chatting, talking like almost every day and she keep telling us like oh okay I want to visit you and even my husband and I we want to visit Italy. We keep talking about that but I don't know when we will be able to do that.
So thank you so much for all these things. It shows that you really want to be with us. It's not about the gifts only, right? So, let me try something.
Which one? Which one do you want me to try?
>> Let's see. Try one of these.
>> So, I >> think it's like dry salami and >> Oh, yeah. So, we have to eat like like snacking. Yeah.
>> These two dry salami and like crackers.
>> Mhm.
It's a different group for them.
It's a cute way.
>> My husband and I already prayed for them. So, >> tasty.
>> This one smells so good.
>> Salami.
This one.
>> It's tiny but smells so good.
I think my expression in my face is not like I'm not happy that I'm not happy, right? But I'm I'm so happy hospital.
So, they drew my blood. We went there around 700 a.m., empty stomach.
I came back. I was so tired. And I'm still tired.
>> I was I was going to make her something to eat so she could eat something.
She went in the bedroom, laid down, and slept.
So, I want to say something.
No, >> just thank you to both of you for sending our friends in Italy and we'll come to visit you, I hope.
Lots of people we have to visit, but you're the you guys will probably be the most fun to come visit because it's some some place we've never been. So, Italy.
>> Yeah. She said she will they will come and visit us.
>> Yeah.
>> So, let me try this black olives.
>> Oh, yeah.
>> I'm going to put everything like that.
It rain.
>> Yeah. We can have a shakuderie like a snack >> snack board.
M.
>> It's good.
>> So good. Really?
>> Yeah.
>> But it's way way.
>> You had black olives before?
>> Mhm.
>> We have.
>> You haven't?
>> We did. Yeah. But different.
>> I can explain that in English.
>> I want to try the green ones. Green ones will be sour.
So, >> my husband wants to try this.
I like that one. After we eat, it gives the test right in the mouth. The matest little bit sour.
>> Yeah. Different.
>> Yeah. I love olives.
We have the the test after we eat.
>> I want to see what is this. This is >> probably mozzarella.
>> Mozzarella of proolone maybe.
>> Oh my gosh. Can you smell this?
>> Smells strong. So good.
>> Oh. Oh. Oh. It's uh So it's more like >> it's like >> parmesan. A little bit more parmesan.
Yeah.
>> The hard cheese.
>> So we'll grate it. We can grate it and put it on.
>> Good. Strong, right?
>> Eat it with a cracker.
>> Eat it with these.
I'll open for you before.
>> So the cheese that we eat here, it's not a cheese.
>> Yeah, >> we're eating this.
We have to we have to move them.
>> Oh, it's so good.
>> M >> m.
Can I just show them?
>> It's so good.
That >> very strong.
>> Yeah, that smell.
>> You'd think it'd be really strong tasting, but the the flavor is so good.
>> M.
>> So, it's like aged.
>> I should avoid eating cheese and crackers, you know, but it today I can eat.
>> You're building back your strength.
>> What? Baby, >> you're building back your strength. Mhm.
I need spend >> this one. I don't know if you have to cook it.
Let me cook.
M.
>> My husband loves to eat this things.
Isn't this for my husband now?
This black olive is so good.
>> I'll eat this open.
>> See what it looks like.
>> She She was texting like some chocolates it will melt.
>> Oh.
>> So I was like even if it melt I'll le it.
We can just >> You want me to open it for you?
>> We'll throw it in the freezer and it'll if it melts.
>> This is not for me.
>> Look at this.
>> Oh, a tr like a truffle.
>> Yeah.
>> Don't say that. I didn't know what to eat.
Tastes like it's got Oh, yeah.
Tastes like it's got lour in it. I didn't see that. So, definitely not for you. Whole cherry and lour. So, it's got like alcohol.
>> Can you see?
>> It's so good. I'll save one for you for after when after the baby's born >> even the stains.
Let's see. Okay. So, I've tested almost everything which I can test these things. And this one, I I love this one so much.
>> Yeah, that cheese is really good.
>> Really good cheese.
>> Oh, smell that.
>> Oh, yeah. It smells good.
>> Yeah.
>> Smell.
>> Oh my gosh.
Okay.
See, >> it's like the coffee.
Oh my god, it's so strong.
>> Yeah, this is I already have.
That's usually what I drink. So, it's made for mocha pot.
>> Yeah, >> I have one of these every day.
>> Ellie knows that you have mocha pot.
>> Yeah.
>> And we love to drink coffee from make from mocha.
>> That's the only kind of coffee I make.
>> Yeah.
Okay. Thank you so much. Thank you so much for all these things and I really loved all the things for real.
>> Yes. Very thoughtful. Thank you so much.
We'll enjoy these things and the baby will enjoy those things when the baby comes.
>> Mhm.
>> Yeah. So, thank you so much to a lot of trouble. I know.
>> Yeah.
>> To send these things. So, Okay.
>> Mhm.
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