hi carrie-- regarding marriage, i used to be kinda against it or at least think it was pretty silly. but as i've gotten older i've realized there are a lot of benefits to it. taxes is the most obvious but another big thing is social security. obviously no one wants to think about this, but if y'all stay together and one of you eventually dies, you will not be able to collect the others social security. however, if you were married for at least 10 years (even if you got divorced) you could collect the others social security. if you bought property together, getting married would also make things way easier if you ended up splitting up or one of you died (you can create a contract for this though). not being married also creates other challenges if one of you became very sick, as far as making care decisions. no one wants to think about this stuff because it's all sad and awful but it's life. so just something to consider.. i assume a lot of people just ask you this because of the *wedding* part of marriage/thinking it totally changes your relationship but there's a lot of boring legal benefits of marriage lol.

Not being packed an hour before leaving gives me secondhand anxiety. You are so brave!

Even if your flight is delayed, you should always still go to the airport for the original scheduled time! Sometimes delays can be changed and moved up sooner and they won't always wait for you.

Doesn't help for this trip since it's too late, but when you're traveling and have a bunch of sweaters/jackets that are bulky, I'd really recommend picking up some vacuum bags that just have a pump you can bring with. It really cuts down on the bulk of things that are mostly just air.

I caught myself thinking "I hope they remember to leave the heat on a bit so the pipes won't freeze while they're gone" as I watched this and then remembered y'all are in sunny California 😂 different world out there

You were NOT overreacting about the neighbors. I remember seeing comments saying it wasn't a big deal, and thinking that I'm glad those people aren't my neighbors!

20:11 - I am now 35 and a divorced woman at 30. I am constantly struck with societal standards regarding marriage. My first marriage was really hard and well, I don’t need to get into it, but after ten years I woke up and got out of an unhealthy relationship (and yes, we tried to ‘work on it’ a few times). Anyway, I am in a very fulfilling and healthy relationship now, and it feels like we always get side eyed for not having gotten married yet. We do have intentions of matrimony (on our schedule) but, I don’t know what is hard to understand about long-term committed relationships. My not being remarried while applying for new housing, meeting new people, and introductions in general, are weird. I think commitment, in whatever form that takes, is beautiful and should not go unnoticed ❤ love you guys and wish y’all a happy and safe trip!

I was with my boyfriend for 9 years before we got married and the only reason we did it is because we wanted to move to Europe and he has a European passport. We've been married 10 years now and we've been living in Europe for 8 years!

I love hearing about your relationship with Drew, I swear my husband and I are so similar to you both! We don’t view marriage the same way as most people (as in basically for the purpose of having children) because we do want to live a somewhat “alternative” lifestyle with a ton of freedom and no real desire to “settle down”. It is so rare to find people with a similar mindset and I just love that I can find that when watching your videos 🥰

I'm 26 and am choosing to not get married or have kids. It's way less stress in my life. I'm just vibin!!!

Would you considering fostering a pet? It’s a great way to love on an animal without the commitment/cost of owning. I travel in between fosters and can coordinate another foster parent taking the animal short term if I need. It’s a great way to help the shelters and animals in your community. I’ve found it very rewarding.

Having neighbors who make late night noise so you cannot sleep takes a toll on you mentally and physically. The people who think it is no big deal don't deal with it or are probably the noisy neighbor.

Have you tried compression packing cubes when you travel? They help to fit more in. Also when you said you had to leave in an hour and were going to go pack my anxiety was like what?!? 😂

Those of us who were there know how horrible those neighbors were. It was next level.

" I want to slay and I want to serve" So valid 🤣💖💅

I found you through the neighbor story times! I was having neighbor problems and needed to feel less alone.

Lol I didn’t think about it until the Q&A question, but Drew totally gives off Midwest vibes!

The just for men on the eyebrows… Jenna marbles would be proud

so happy to be starting the week with a Carrie vlog! 💗

If you choose to come to Scandinavia I'd really recommend that you do not go with a grouptrip and that you do not only stay in the capital cities. I'm Danish and as much as Copenhsgen have to iffer, it is wastly different from most of the country, because it is more international. I'd say the same goes for the swedes and norwegiens too. Just know that regardless where you go, nost people dpeak a eecebt amoubt if English and will typically be very accomodating if you just politely ask for directions, recommendations for places to go, etc.

you can totally move to the UK as a self employed person or a person who owns their own business. My partner did all the paper work for that visa. For a person who owns their own business you can even pay less taxes for the first 5yr of living there.

"Happy birthday tho" will forever be in my vocab, even if the videos don't exist anymore 😂😂 Neighbor saga was deff comedically needed during COVID but totally get why you privated them. They were hysterical though!

Looking forward to hearing about your trip! My best friend moved to London a few years ago on a student visa. I remember her talking about how complicated everything was. And she’s limited to how much she can work because of the student visa. I get to visit her every summer though. So I totally get the need to go back to London again and again. I really just love so much about it there.

i missed your vlogs sm!! 🥺 excited for london vlogs ♥️

Oo yeah totally understand when packing, pack to slay or pack to have space for items I buy. The pack to slay is strong.

Packing cubes ftw. Roll outfits together and pack that way.

My sister moved to London from the US on a Global Talent Visa. It was always her dream to move to England....and she was granted the talent visa. However....she moved back to the US after less than 2 years because even with her 6 figure salary...it was just too expensive for her to live there comfortably on her own and she said the taxes were a nightmare...they took so much money out which goes to the royal family and all that and it just blew her mind how she felt "poor" making the money she was a year and it still felt like it wasn't enough. She moved back home and is making nearly double here in SoCal than she was in the UK (working for the same company this entire time by the way). It's not easy at all.....she went through a lot to get that visa approved so for her to move back so quickly...it really showed me that it's a lot harder than it seems to live there even though it's a beautiful place to visit. She lived in San Francisco and NYC too before moving to London and said London by far was the most expensive for her. On the other note....my boyfriend and I never really fight either. Sometimes I get moody from PMS or something but other than that...he's amazing. We were friends for like 8 years before we started actually dating and being in a relationship 2 years ago. We want to get married....but honestly I just feel more pressure being a woman about the kids thing than getting married because my boyfriend and I are both 38 so for me....I don't want to wait too much longer to try for kids because of the whole biological clock thing....if it wasn't for that I would be good waiting a few more years because my boyfriend and I are enjoying our relationship just the 2 of us right now but it is something I have to think about. With marriage though...I want a super small wedding anyways because frankly...I think a big wedding is not how I want to spend my money. It's more for me about saving and building a future together than spending a lot on one single day.

I always find the budget thing interesting. Me and my wife have a joint acc but we don’t use it. I earn less, and the bills mostly come out of her acc, the streaming services come out of mine. So in case anyone is interested in a different way, if you’re moving in with your significant other, we total all our bills up, total all our income up, and then split what’s left as spends, so we have the same disposable income each month. It generally means that I transfer money across each month. We also take turns when we go out etc, we split big purchases, and we both like having our own bank accounts.

I freakin’ loved those neighbor videos and you were not being a Karen !

9 yrs together and no worry about getting married. we have a kiddo together and still refuse to allow that to pressure us.

This might be an unpopular opinion, but I don’t think people in healthy stable respectful relationships shouldn’t be having big knock down drag out fights. I think that level of like disrespect and anger toward your partner isn’t healthy. Yeah you can get mad and have arguments and disagreements, but screaming at and insulting someone you’re supposed to love is not healthy imo. Like respectful partnerships should be talking things out

right on time for my lunch break! queen behavior🫡

AHHH. Why am I just now finding out your/ your family is from Minnesota?! So wild. Born and raised. Minnesota nice 😊

dye brow exists & is very cheap & easy to use. tiktok hacks can be so weird sometimes.

Have you looked into a working holiday visa ? You can usually get a 1-2 year visa to work, I’ve done a few ! Although there’s sometimes age restrictions but maybe something to look into ! :)

My parents lived in the UK for two years but my mom worked for the government. That’s an option because we have many American military bases there who hire non-military people

Have so much fun in 🇬🇧!!

Two things - one: my anxiety was through the roof watching you pack with an hour to go before leaving.. the delay was a relief! Two: my “hubby” and I have been together, happily, for 7 years without a legal paper and we’re not sure we’ll ever get married. Do you! A marriage certificate is not necessary to make a life with the one you love. ❤️

My cousin married a man in England and I think thats the only way she could even become a citizen there. It took her years and she works for Barclays now so that might help too.

I learned this packing tip. Instead of putting your clothes in as we have all been taught stand your luggage up and pack vertically you will save room

Drew said about moving to Ireland: I'm not sure if he was referring to a heritage passport but just in case he wasn't, you can apply for Irish citizenship if your grandparents were born here basically.

I love to be in London. I was there 3 times and I hope for more:) Thankfully I have only 2 hours flights:)

My partner and I were friends for about a year and a half before we started dating. We've been together for about 9 months now and we have never really fought. I think it's healthy!

In my Carrie Dayton era

Just started watching and hope you're having the BEST trip 💖💖

I love going to the same places too for vacations. ❤

Haha that explains why I like you and your videos so much Minnesotan here 🙋🙋

Check out Claremont, CA. It is super cute and has a bit of a city vibe, but it is easier to live there. It is also close enough to LA to do the LA thing.

Yay I love that your coming to England!

You should try and move to Portugal. It's supposed to be super easy if you are a digital nomad ;) and cheap and beautiful

I know ADHD is not the easiest thing to have and I have it too. Buuut… I LOVE your little adhd quirks! Ppl point mine out to me and they told me it’s part of what makes me ME. The goofy random lovable person I am. Please never stop including your adhd quirks! They are cute and we love them! The ADHD paralysis clip=golden lol.

perfect timing! Watching this as I pack 🥰

My bf and I are the same. It's not that we don't want to get married, we're just happy the way we are now. We don't feel the need to pay for expensive government documents to make our relationship "official". It's valid without those things. Happy you spoke about this. People always look at me funny when I talk about it!

I recently rediscovered your channel and love this cozy corner of the internet! I’m a mom now and inflation and childcare cost is crazy so I’m not making a lot of splurges. You really inspire me to still make the most of life and each day while shouldering new responsibilities. I’m def a silent viewer but am so happy to be here :)

Have fun on your trip

Not sure if you’ll see this but I’m from minnesota and curious if your family is related to the Daytons of Dayton’s department store which launched Target!?

OH MY GOD IM SO EARLY. HELLO QUEEN

Subscriber here from the future here to tell you that you did indeed serve and slay. I've been loving the IG content so much that I came back here just to tell you that lol

Have a great time!

My boyfriend and I have been together for almost 8 years and we still get asked when we're getting married lol. Idk why everyone is obsessed with marriage.

Hey Carrie, I was wondering if you would ever try a Vinted haul? It’s quite a big thing here in the UK. Also can you try an actual Turkish delight because the UK Turkish delight as a turkish person offends me and rips me to shreds, so i would love for you to actually try it. thank you for your content you are an amazing angel 🫶

Delaying packing for my own trip by watching this video 😎

anyway you can link your hair care and skincare you talked abt in this video?? 🤍

Have an awesome time

you really do use that heart shaped bowl for everything 😂😂😂

My boyfriend and I are the same. We don't need to get married. We are totally content and don't need a ceremony or piece of paper to show we're committed. Just seems like a silly tradition.

My son is married to an English girl and has 2 sons with her, their children have duel citizenships & it’s not easy for him. Once he gets his citizenship, he can’t have a job where he works out of-the country. No, it’s not easy!

Im Austalian, he is from Northern Ireland. We would not have got married if immigration wasn't so old school.

I’m not sure if you wouldn’t be able to do what you do on a six month visa. He would not be taking jobs away from any Britain’s, and that’s kind of the purpose of not working so far as ther countries are concerned. You might wanna double check if you haven’t already. When you are in the UK, you are working already. That’s why we get all the great footage from the UK.

Come to Ireland 🇮🇪🍀

I married my husband so I get to pull the plug... kinda kidding but I wanted to make sure I can legally get in the room and his parents can't stop me

I feel like i should just donate you my British passport at this point

Omg am I the first comment? :)

Aren't you not interested in coming to latin America? There are solo many beautiful countries to visit and it would be cheaper than europe 😂

I've always wanted to live in London as well but there gun laws are so strict that my husband would have to sell I'd say about 95% of the guns he owns. Also we realized that we love where we currently live. We have so many great friends and chosen family that it wouldn't make sense for us to move. If we do move we wanna move to the New England area. As for marriage my husband and I got married half because it was something we both wanted and it was the only way I could get on his insurance and get back on medications and treatment for my schizophrenia. For TS and Kelce... I hope they're both happy but has a football fan it gets soo annoying when the broadcasters cover them more thanthe actual game and its gotten to the point where if the Cheifs are playing we won't watch them.

I remember when you lived at that flat with all those loud neighbours, theres nothing worse than your safe space being constantly disturbed!!! When I first moved into my flat in London, for the first year there was a dog downstairs who no joke, barked for HOURS on end. I'm talking like.. 2-6am.... it was torture... we constantly told the council but they had to come over to listen to the dog to verify the dog was actually barking and of course it would stop by the time they got there.. or they didn't think it was that bad!? And we were like how about you sit in a quiet flat and listen to a dog yelp all day then!!🥲