Unpredictably Us

This week we celebrate Athena’s dirty thirty and discuss how it feels to turn 30. Learning who to leave at the train station as you head into the next chapter in your life and who you bring along because they are worth it. Balancing life and knowing when it’s okay to say, I need this for me, I’m standing my ground and I have it handle I don’t need help. We reflect on how when we met we could have never imagined we would have the bond we have today and Athena got a look at our the future of us. We discuss things that we have learned from each other that have helped better ourselves. We talk about the difficulty of losing a friend and how we each deal with those situations. We just really reflect on how we moved into our 20s VS moving into our 30s. We recognize the irony of not only turning 30 but starting a new DECADE and how we feel about that. We touch on being kind but not complacent because at this time in our lives we have a don’t have to do something if we don’t want to and we can blaze our own trail. We had to bring up the “millennial” aspect and we touch on inequalities of not only us as women but other minorities. And we realize there is a lot more we need to educate ourselves on with what others are going through that we don’t have to deal with as white females. *We don’t mean to offend anyone if we did.* We discuss the dreams we had as children, having that halted by early motherhood, and finding was to spark our creativity. Which lead us to Unpredictably Us and our love for this! So we really hope you love us to!  We bounce back around this and are so sorry, we just loved realizing the growth we have had and talking about our friendship. We touch on our 16 birthdays and the presents we got. 
Also, we discuss Kristy’s birthday surprise of Todrick Hall wishing Athena, Happy Birthday. Cameo.com was used to make this happen and this is not a paid advertisement we are just happy their service exists. I teased Athena with another surprise she got today from some of her loved ones  made by ME! Which makes her our WCW this week! SURPRISE GIRLFRIEND!!! Love you!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ATHENA!! 30 looks so damn good on you!! 
We want to know how you felt turning 30 or feel turning 30 or any other age that feels MAJOR to you!
Website:
www.unpredictablyuspodcast.com
Twitter:
@UnpredictablyUs
@AthenaManuma
@Krispy_Kay08
Instagram:
@UnpredictablyUsPodcast
@AthenaManuma
@Krispy_Kay
Facebook:
Unpredictably Us Podcast 
Email:
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Music: Judd Smith
Art: Malcom Valera 
Social Media: Kristy Ferrier
Blog: Athena Manuma
This has been a LeeKai JoEllé Production

This week the husbands (Jesse and Bub) join us to answer questions that our listeners submitted. Pure hilarity ensues as they know us, all too well, but not enough at the same time. 
There is no Women Crush Wednesday this week, but please keep sending in those submissions. 
Website:
www.unpredictablyuspodcast.com
Twitter:
@UnpredictablyUsPodcast
@AthenaManuma
@Krispy_Kay08
Instagram:
@UnpredictablyUsPodcast
@AthenaManuma
@Krispy_Kay
Facebook:
Unpredictably Us Podcast 
Email:
[email protected]
Music: Judd Smith
Art: Malcom Valera 
Social Media: Kristy Ferrier
Blog: Athena Manuma & Kristy Ferrier
This has been a LeeKai JoEllé Production

This episode we discuss new music Fridays, our favorite artists, and some concerts we have attended. We have so many artists that we love and know we left many out, but it was hard to stay on track with talking about the music that we love. 
We discussed Selena Gomez's interview with Zane Lowe and how she talked about her music influence from her mother. Zane brought up a good point that her mom wasn't a genre lover but a lover of songs. This hit me as that's how I view music.
Artists mentioned in this episode are...
Macklemore, Nickelback, Lizzo, Julia Michaels, Simple Plan, My Chemical Romance , Hawthorne Heights, Relient K, Green Day, Secondhand Serenade, Sum 41, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Hanson, No Doubt, N*SYNC, Madonna, Vanilla Ice, Kylie Minogue (The artist I couldn’t remember the cassette of), Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, Jewel, Mumford & Sons, Blink-182, Taylor Swift (we don’t go into detail on her as she deserves her own episode, watch out for Episode 13), Kesha , Kacey Musgraves, Maren Morris, Kassi Ashton, The Highwoman, Tenille Townes, Ashley McBryde, Metalica, Led Zepplin, Pantera, Bleachers, Lorde, Katy Perry, IZ, Selena Gomez, Halsey, and P!nk.
Website:
www.unpredictablyuspodcast.com
Twitter:
@UnpredictablyUsPodcast
@AthenaManuma
@Krispy_Kay08
Instagram:
@UnpredictablyUsPodcast
@AthenaManuma
@Krispy_Kay
Facebook:
Unpredictably Us Podcast 
Email:
[email protected]
Music: Judd Smith
Art: Malcom Valera 
Social Media: Kristy Ferrier
Blog: Athena Manuma & Kristy Ferrier
This has been a LeeKai JoEllé Production

This episode is ALL ABOUT THE HOLIDAYS! We go over the fight for the hottest toy, the events throughout the holiday season, how people working in the retail/food establishments get treated, friendsgiving, and we wrap ourselves up in some memories of our own. 
We discuss holiday traditions that we remember from our childhood, passing them onto our kids and creating our own traditions, while not going broke. 
Kristy tells us all a bit about The North Pole Experience and The Polar Express in Northern Arizona. 
Everyone should go to Tlaquepaque, specifically Feliz Navedad, (Sednona, Arizona) or Bronners (Frankenmuth, Michigan) for some great Christmas trinkets. *This is not a paid ad. 
This weeks Women Crush Wednesday is Sandy! She was nominated by her daughter Hollie.
My mom first felt a lump in mid - late 2013. She kept an eye on it, and noticed it wasn’t going away and she was starting to feel some pain. She told me in the fall and I told her she needed to go to a doctor. She went to the doctor’s in December and was officially diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer in January of 2015. She went through chemo and radiation, while working overtime in part to help fund some of my wedding. She may have missed one or two days of work the whole time. I always knew she was strong, losing her sister and going through a divorce one and two years prior, but watching her fight so hard, and never giving up, no matter how badly she wanted to. It killed me to see her so weak. The hardest part for her was definitely when she started to lose her hair. Anyone that has known her for a while knows that her hair was “her thing”, and she was majorly stuck in the 80s with her hairstyle. I will never forget the day she asked me to shave it off because she was tired of it falling out all over. We both cried so hard, it was one of the most emotional experiences I’ve been through. Today I joke with her and tell her, “God knew the only way you would change your hairstyle is if he made you lose it.” Now, her hair is just as long as it was before she got cancer. And as of this fall, my mom has been cancer free for five years, with a great man by her side for last 3 years! 
Lets all give Sandy a huge air hug, round of applause, and what have you not, for KICKING CANCERS ASS!
Remember if you want to nominate a special someone in your life for Women Crush or Crushing On Wednesday, shoot us an email!
Website:www.unpredictablyuspodcast.com
Twitter:@UnpredictablyUs@AthenaManuma@Krispy_Kay08
Instagram:@UnpredictablyUsPodcast@AthenaManuma@Krispy_Kay
Facebook:Unpredictably Us Podcast 
Email:[email protected]
Music: Judd Smith
Art: Malcom Valera 
Social Media: Kristy Ferrier
Blog: Athena Manuma & Kristy Ferrier
Editing: Athena Manuma
This has been a LeeKai JoEllé Production

This week, we discuss some of the ways we have scarred our kids while our trick or treating over the past 10 years. 
Kristy talks about her brother traumatizing both her and her sister, while dressed up as various horror characters, going on a haunted hay ride and the year she thought she could face her fear of the neighbor that dressed up as Micheal Meyers, every year.
Athena goes over her childhood haunts and scares. We learn that she doesn’t know what scary really is, since she’s never seen a horror film.
This week Athena is “crushing on” Jim.
When explaining Jim to my friends, I always have to start it as “guys he’s scary but cool!”
I wanted to high light the guy who married my husband and I; He’s such an amazing friend to us, he’s helped us through a lot of trials and I honestly don’t have an important memory for the past ten years that didn’t have him with us. He’s been my shoulder I cried on for heart break and the person who can bring comedic entertainment. I had to shout out Jim because every Halloween he’s burned a core terrifying memory into the children’s brains! When I told him to hold onto his beard because we were sending a shout out, he literally held on to his beard in true Jim fashion!
If you are crushing on someone, send us something special about them and we will feature them! 
Website:www.unpredictablyuspodcast.com
Twitter:@UnpredictablyUs @AthenaManuma @Krispy_Kay08
Instagram: @UnpredictablyUsPodcast @AthenaManuma @Krispy_Kay
Facebook:Unpredictably Us Podcast 
Email:[email protected]
Music: Judd Smith
Art: Malcom Valera 
Social Media: Kristy Ferrier
Blog: Athena Manuma & Kristy Ferrier
Editing: Athena Manuma
This has been a LeeKai JoEllé Production

We discuss how we met our husbands, how our relationships have moved along, and we act like we don’t know any information about each other.  We talk about the inner workings of our very “extravagant” weddings and how we feel today looking back on them. We also discuss life 10 years ago when we first got married to where we are at now. Spoiler: Same bills, different day!
And in this week, we introduce a new segment.. Woman Crush Wednesday or Woman Crushing On Wednesday (you don’t have to be a women to be featured). Every week we will feature special person in our lives, a celebrity we love, or you can submit someone to be featured to us at '[email protected]' Send us a photo of your “crush” and tell us why they deserve a special shoutout!
Our 1st WOMAN CRUSH WEDNESDAY is…
Kristy’s sister, Alisa!
We chose Alisa as our first WCW because she has been our biggest fan with launching the podcast! She has pre-screened our practice episodes, our real episodes, helps with grammar for the blog & episode descriptions, along with her wife and anything else random we ask for advice on. Alisa is a stay at home mother of twin toddlers, who keep her on her toes! Alisa and her wife had a long journey to the twins and with October being ‘Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month’ we wanted shine a bright light on their journey! Check out our blog for a video, (which caused Kristy to run herself over) of their beautiful journey to a family!
Let us know any funny stories of meeting your significant others, wedding day moments, and how you feel looking back over the years!
Website:
www.unpredictablyuspodcast.com
Twitter:
@UnpredictablyUs
@AthenaManuma
@Krispy_Kay08
Instagram:
@UnpredictablyUsPodcast
@AthenaManuma
@Krispy_Kay
Facebook:
Unpredictably Us Podcast 
Email:
[email protected]
Music: Judd Smith
Art: Malcom Valera 
Social Media: Kristy Ferrier
Blog: Athena Manuma
This has been a LeeKai JoEllé Production

Episode 5: Laughing Through the Chaos
This week we talk about chaos that occurs in the morning while getting ready for the day. The chaos of making sure the kids have what they need for school, getting dressed, and just having time for that cup of coffee. On the flip side we also talk about chaos in the evening... Homework, dinner, showers, teeth brushed, and off to bed; doing all this while trying to have down time to relax and just mellow out from the day! We also discuss the music that fuels our morning drive and sets the mood for our work day to shake off the craziness of the morning.
In true unpredictable fashion our trio became a duo. Meghan had some scheduling conflicts that arose; Putting family first is a main priority and with that, Meghan has stepped back from the show.  We are sad to lose a leg of our tripod in this adventure but know that she’s doing what’s best! 
Website:
www.unpredictablyuspodcast.com
Twitter:
@UnpredictablyUs
@AthenaManuma
@Krispy_Kay08
Instagram:
@UnpredictablyUsPodcast
@AthenaManuma
@Krispy_Kay
Facebook:
Unpredictably Us Podcast 
Email:
[email protected]
Music: Judd Smith
Art: Malcom Valera 
Social Media: Kristy Ferrier
Blog: Athena Manuma
This has been a LeeKai JoEllé Production

Episode 4: Coulda Been A Beach B*tch
If you’re like us, you have wanderlust dreams but no wander budget. We talk about our childhood memories from past adventures and the vacations we dream about going on one day.  
Website:
www.unpredictablyuspodcast.com
Twitter:
@UnpredictablyUs
@AthenaManuma
@Krispy_Kay08
Instagram:
@UnpredictablyUsPodcast
@AthenaManuma
@Krispy_Kay
@joleat_
Facebook:
Unpredictably Us Podcast 
Email:
[email protected]
Music: Judd Smith
Art: Malcom Valera 
Social Media: Kristy Ferrier
Blog: Athena Manuma
This has been a LeeKai JoEllé Production

Episode 2: Is My Scale Broken
We are talking about that flat “bad news giver,” the scale. We’ve heard from both the devil and angel that sits on either shoulder, when it comes to the right choices for weight loss and a healthier life style some times kale wins but most of the time cake wins. Here’s our triumphs on losing inches and also remembering love thyself just the way I are, is super difficult.
Website:
www.unpredictablyuspodcast.com
Twitter:
@UnpredictablyUs
@AthenaManuma
@Krispy_Kay08
Instagram:
@UnpredictablyUsPodcast
@AthenaManuma
@Krispy_Kay
@joleat_
Facebook:
Unpredictably Us Podcast 
Email:
[email protected]
Music: Judd Smith
Art: Malcom Valera 
Social Media: Kristy Ferrier
Blog: Athena Manuma
This has been a LeeKai JoEllé Production

Episode 1: Finding You’re Tribe
This is episode is about finding your tribe and the village that you surround yourself with. We talk about our friendship, we touch on past memories, and the reason why having a solid foundation for the village is important. 
Website:
www.unpredictablyuspodcast.com
Twitter:
@UnpredictablyUs
@AthenaManuma
@Krispy_Kay08
Instagram:
@UnpredictablyUsPodcast
@AthenaManuma
@Krispy_Kay
@joleat_
Facebook:
Unpredictably Us Podcast 
Email:
[email protected]
Music: Judd Smith
Art: Malcom Valera 
Social Media: Kristy Ferrier
Blog: Athena Manuma
This has been a LeeKai JoEllé Production