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  • - What is this?

  • Oh my god are you--

  • - I'm not gonna propose. - Are you gonna propose to me?

  • - I'm not gonna propose.

  • (French style music)

  • Hi, I'm Aria. - I'm Merle.

  • - And we are. - We're dating.

  • (inhaling loudly)

  • (laughing)

  • (swing music)

  • - Merle's middle name, Shane. - Correct.

  • - [Producer] Does Aria have a middle name?

  • - Edouard.

  • - Yes, that is pronounced that way

  • because it's spelt the French way.

  • - E-D-O-U-A-R-D.

  • (high five)

  • (swing music)

  • - Oh she loves ramen.

  • - His favorite food is this pasta with clams.

  • - Pasta alle vongole.

  • - I made a vegan version of it recently.

  • - It was fantastic.

  • (swing music)

  • - In your downtime? - Yeah.

  • - Feel like you like to watch movies, and nap.

  • - Mhm, she loves to hike.

  • - True.

  • (swing music)

  • We actually both have the same favorite band.

  • - We both love Queen.

  • - Yeah, today we basically we organize

  • these little mystery boxes.

  • We only had a hundred dollars each

  • to surprise each other with.

  • So we're gonna go ahead and open those up.

  • I think yours is gonna be better, I'm nervous.

  • - No, no.

  • - You're hopeless, hopeless romantic.

  • - You're a great gift giver too.

  • - I wanna go first is what I'm saying.

  • (upbeat music)

  • - Okay so back when Merle and I first started talking

  • at the office we would exchange a lot of notes.

  • One of the notes that Merle sent to me

  • after we started dating was both,

  • kind of cute but quite raunchy too.

  • And for a while I've been meaning

  • to frame it and give it to her.

  • - Okay, I know this is like, the whole point of this

  • is to be really sweet and gift giving and sincere.

  • But, kinda feel like I'm going

  • against Santa Claus right now.

  • - I'm right now at a Thai sweet shot

  • where Merle and I like to get some snacks.

  • These are really good, they are layer cakes, vegan.

  • I grew up in Thailand eating these all the time.

  • I introduced them to Merle, and she's addicted to them.

  • - I found this disposable camera.

  • Aria and I are going on a trip to Joshua Tree this weekend,

  • so I figure this would be the perf little,

  • perfect little gift I don't say perf.

  • It's fine if you do.

  • - All right, I saw Merle going to a shirt store.

  • I think she's planning on buying me a shirt.

  • Which means she's actually gonna

  • be the one wearing the shirt.

  • She likes to steal my property.

  • I think I'm gonna buy this Bowie shirt,

  • because then she can still wear my Queen shirt.

  • All right, 'cause she loves David Bowie.

  • - Okay, so the second thing I got for Aria

  • is this adorable little Freddie Mercury pin.

  • Because Queen is both of our favorite band,

  • and we bonded over that when we fist met.

  • So one of the first videos Aria and I did together

  • was friends compare what's in each other bags.

  • And I had a pair of underwear in my bag.

  • Oh, oh my god.

  • (laughing)

  • Figured it was only fitting that he has to reveal

  • something similarly intimate.

  • - Okay, I quickly popped into the liquor aisle,

  • because I'm here looking for a very specific thing

  • called Underberg.

  • It is a German natural herb bitter,

  • and the reason why I'm buying this

  • for Merle and I is because there's a little bit

  • of a story behind it.

  • - I found a real score here, $1.50,

  • I got these llama socks.

  • - One of the things I bought online for Merle

  • that just arrived is anti snore chin strap.

  • It's not for her, it's for me.

  • Because this poor woman has to endure me snoring.

  • The last thing I ordered for Merle online

  • was something a little bit more meaningful I think.

  • Shortly after I started dating Merle officially,

  • unfortunately her cat passed away.

  • And it was an old cat name Reese,

  • and Merle had her cremated.

  • Merle's always mentioned since then

  • how she's always been kind of unsure

  • what to do with the ashes.

  • One idea that Merle has brought up in the past

  • is maybe even putting Reese's ashes in a necklace.

  • I found a necklace online where you can put ashes inside.

  • - Okay, another score.

  • I found this Schrute Farms shirt, and Aria loves The Office.

  • Okay, I have circled back, I'm gonna get him

  • this Dunder Mifflin shirt.

  • Hello it's me the indecisive lady,

  • and I've gotten even more indecisive

  • since the last time we chatted.

  • I now found this Michael Scott Paper Company shirt

  • and I think this is the winner

  • because we always said that we were Michael and Holly

  • over Jim and Pam, even though we saw

  • people saying that they thought we were Jim and Pam.

  • But we're totally Michael and Holly

  • because they're (beep) weird.

  • Okay so the last couple things I got

  • are these stickers, these glitter stickers.

  • This puzzle, Aria was saying that he wants to do a puzzle.

  • Okay, and on a sentimental note,

  • I got this blow dryer because Aria

  • actually believe it or not takes longer

  • to get ready in the morning than I do.

  • - Look at that.

  • Look at that beautiful headshot.

  • That's worth a lot more than 100 dollars.

  • This is a limited edition head shot

  • that I took when I was 17 years old.

  • I've left Merle a note to thank her

  • for her support and I think it's a great little gift,

  • something that she'll really cherish.

  • (celebratory music)

  • - All right it's time to swap.

  • So I'm gonna go first.

  • Reusable, I wanted to use something reusable.

  • - So I'm rifling my hand in here.

  • (laughing)

  • I know what that is.

  • - [Both] Altoids.

  • - The reason why I'm assuming you've given this to me

  • isn't because you think I have bad breath,

  • but because when we spend the night at each others places,

  • in the morning sometimes we want a little morning smooch.

  • And we like to pop one of these bad boys in.

  • - More specifically Aria's very, very keen

  • on always having mints around.

  • - Sometimes, you know.

  • This is a woman that loves her garlic.

  • - Open it though, open it.

  • (laughing)

  • I do love my garlic.

  • (record scratching)

  • (gasps)

  • They're significant dates.

  • (cries)

  • - That's very sweet.

  • This is our anniversary, our first kiss.

  • - You don't need to go through all of these.

  • I feel like that's gonna take a long time.

  • - This is the day I told her I loved her.

  • - Yeah, that's true.

  • - [Producer] What day is it?

  • - January sixth. - Move on.

  • (gasps)

  • - Puzzles, I love puzzles.

  • You got a lot of big things in here, hefty.

  • Oh, this is great, to style my hair.

  • My hair is a pain in the ass.

  • For some reason, she doesn't have one of these at her place.

  • - I don't dry my hair.

  • - So I usually have to haul mine over to hers.

  • But now, this can be permanently there.

  • Stickers, okay this I can't--

  • - That's just for fun.

  • (laughing)

  • - Okay, (mumbles).

  • - I thought we could put them on while we're doing this.

  • - What in the world is this?

  • - Ohh.

  • (laughing)

  • You know why.

  • - The reason why is because in one of the,

  • I think the very first video we were in together

  • that wasn't one of ours, I think a couple of men and women

  • compare each others bags.

  • And at the very top of hers,

  • the first thing she pulls out of her bag

  • are a pair of panties.

  • - It was by accident. - A completely accident.

  • It looks almost staged.

  • So this is a little bit of an inside joke.

  • - An homage.

  • - And then, awe this is very sweet, socks.

  • There's actually two layers to this then actually.

  • They're llamas, she says I have llama eyes.

  • Either way though, the other layer to this

  • I'm assuming is because we have--

  • - Sock wrestling matches.

  • - (mumbles) Anyways.

  • Very sweet, Michael Scott Paper Company.

  • We all love The Office.

  • - We always say that we're Michael and Holly,

  • not Jim and Pam 'cause--

  • - People in the comments say Jim and Pam.

  • - Come on, Jim and Pam are kind of bland.

  • We're weird and fun.

  • Yeah.

  • - You have a Kodak, oh--

  • - [Merle] For this weekend.

  • - For a trip.

  • And we got a pin here.

  • Oh a Freddy pin, that's very cute.

  • We just talked about how much we love Queen.

  • I'm very happy, this is wonderful.

  • - You can go through more.

  • - The sweetest one was the first one I opened.

  • Funny how that works out.

  • So, I'm going to--

  • - [Merle] Is this like in protest?

  • - For one, yes, reusable, recyclable.

  • - I would encourage you use a reusable like a cloth bag.

  • - Yes, yes.

  • - Can I just reach in?

  • - Yeah you can just reach in, reach in.

  • (gasps)

  • This is very valuable.

  • - This is Aria's head shot that he sold

  • at like an adult film convention or something.

  • - [Aria] Correct.

  • - In a video that he did.

  • - And in Turkey.

  • - Are you 14 years old?

  • - I'm 17.

  • - Oh my god. - Submitted this to Glee.

  • - Look at how ferocious.

  • Okay, an anti snore chin strap,

  • because Aria, what a dream boat,

  • but let me tell ya this man can wake an entire house up.

  • You gotta put it on, put it on.

  • What is this?

  • Oh my god wait, this is from the day

  • we got drunk together after the cocktails.

  • Yeah, yeah, I saw what you did there.

  • (shaking cocktails)

  • - They're bitters. - Bitters?

  • - Yeah, they're quite strong.

  • - They were like equivalent of a shot I think.

  • - Yeah, pull it out.

  • - Are we gonna do one?

  • - Yeah let's do it.

  • - Oh maybe that's right, I'm never gonna make you wear that.

  • Cheers.

  • - What's the alcohol content?

  • 44%.

  • - [Merle] That's a shot.

  • (clicking bottles)

  • (coughing)

  • - I don't like that.

  • Very strong.

  • (taking off mask)

  • - Awe, oh.

  • (laughing)

  • - One of the notes that Merle sent to me

  • was both kinda cute but quite raunchy too.

  • - This is a framed pornographic sketch

  • that I made for Aria one time.

  • Those are stick figures doin' the--

  • - [Both] Reverse cowgirl.

  • - You got me a shirt.

  • (gasps)

  • Yes, David Bowie.

  • I love David Bowie, Labyrinth is one of my favorite movies.

  • But I also obviously love his music.

  • (gasps)

  • Bananas.

  • There's this cute little Thai sweet shop

  • that we go to and we get these bananas

  • wrapped in sticky rice, and we get these little

  • jelly layer cake things.

  • They're both vegan, so I can eat them.

  • What is this?

  • Oh my god are you--

  • - I'm not gonna propose. - Are you gonna propose to me?

  • - I'm not gonna propose.

  • There's a reason behind this,

  • well you'll, no I have to tell you.

  • But for a while you said you might

  • want to put Reese's ashes in a necklace.

  • (classical music)

  • - Did you do it?

  • - I didn't do it I don't have her ashes.

  • - Wait is this a thing to put them in?

  • - Yeah, it's for pet ashes.

  • - Oh my god that is so sweet.

  • I'm actually gonna cry.

  • All right, now I'm crying.

  • - I win.

  • - You (beep) win, I knew you would win.

  • I knew you had something in there

  • that was gonna make me cry.

  • Reese was my cat, she was 17 and a half years old.

  • She came with me across the country.

  • And she passed away.

  • And so I got her cremated and I didn't know

  • what to do with her ashes,

  • so I said I wanted to have them into something.

  • (sniffing)

  • Anyways, so now I can put it in this.

  • (gasps)

  • That's so sweet.

  • Will you fix my tears?

  • (laughing)

  • - Awe, this poor woman.

  • (both sighing)

  • - You knew this was gonna happen.

  • (laughing)

  • And it comes with this cute little funnel.

  • That's gonna take a long time.

  • It's great, thank you so much, ugh.

  • It was a wonderful, wonderful,

  • wonderful, wonderful assortment of gifts.

  • How did I do, do you hate it?

  • - No, you did wonderfully.

  • Honestly it warmed my heart a lot,

  • because honestly it just shows

  • how much you know about me.

  • And that's what I love about doing this video.

  • Is that it's, what a fun way to show

  • how much we know about each other.

  • All of these were wonderful,

  • and I really loved receiving each of them.

  • 'Cause there was thought behind each of them,

  • and I think that's what this whole video

  • was kind of a nice exercise.

  • Was that there was thought behind each gift.

  • - It was a nice exercise to like,

  • really think about our relationship

  • and kind of apply a little gift to each notion.

  • So, I'm happy we did it, it was fun.

  • - I'm very happy we did it too.

  • - I feel a little tipsy now.

  • - I'm definitely feeling warm, am I red a little bit?

  • I'm warm.

  • Still got a few more hours of work.

  • (laughing)

  • (French style music)

- What is this?

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