From Past Traumas to Future Dreams: Aligning Relationship Goals

Can open communication prevent relationship heartbreaks and misunderstandings? Join us on the Almost Brothers Podcast as we navigate the tricky waters of relationship alignment. From early conversations about where to live and religious beliefs to future family plans, we unpack the key discussions that couples should tackle before tying the knot. Jamie shares compelling insights on understanding each other's past traumas, while Richard offers sage advice for his sons about aligning significant life decisions with their partners. With a blend of personal stories and thoughtful advice, this episode underscores the importance of compromise and open dialogue in building a strong foundation for any relationship.

Ever considered how setting expectations in relationships resembles a job interview? We dive into this fascinating comparison, emphasizing the necessity of mutual compatibility and upfront conversations. This episode isn't just about the heavy stuff; we also bring in some light-hearted fun with anecdotes from our dating app adventures and the hilarious "rock and roll" chicken salad incident. Plus, navigate the ups and downs of shared entertainment preferences—whether it's the challenge of picking a new show or the frustration of watching ahead without your partner. Finally, we recommend the new movie "Blink Twice" with Channing Tatum and share a playful nod to "The Three Stooges," making this episode a perfect blend of insight, humor, and real talk.

Transcript

Speaker 1 0:01

you say you got a stretch. Yeah, like your voice.

Speaker 2 0:04

I was gonna say we're sitting and talking haven't you ever seen anchorman?

Speaker 1 0:09

like what? No, I haven't.

Speaker 3 0:12

That's not called stretching I don't know what it's called like vocal warm-up yeah, yeah, yeah go ahead tyler, you would know about that I really don't do vocal warm-ups.

Speaker 2 0:23

I do the Not. All of us can just be super talented. I do the. I do that. That's really the only thing I do.

Speaker 4 0:37

Mike, you have lost control.

Speaker 3 0:38

Lord help us yeah that's what I'm doing, what he's doing.

Speaker 1 0:57

Wow, that's what you need to do. Is that what you said? Yeah, go ahead. Is that right? Sounds like a little kid in the bathtub.

Speaker 4 1:10

Blowing raspberries.

Speaker 1 1:11

Like what, what I don't know Blowing raspberries.

Speaker 2 1:16

Yeah, that's what it's called. I'm serious. If you watch something on Netflix or whatever with subtitles and someone does a, it goes blowing raspberries.

Speaker 4 1:26

If they do what.

Speaker 2 1:29

What yeah?

Speaker 1 1:29

I'm serious Google it, but that's different than what you were doing. Yeah.

Speaker 3 1:34

Well, yeah, you need water. What you need? Water Blowing raspberries when you're in the bathtub.

Speaker 4 1:41

You can do it on somebody's stomach when you blow on somebody's stomach. Okay, let's not do that I didn't say let's do that cut what's up, what's up, what's up, what's up, what's up.

Speaker 1 1:54

Everybody, welcome back to a brand new episode of the almost brothers podcast. I am so sorry for that introduction. I don't know what is happening right now, but raspberries, apparently On today's episode we've got my beautiful wife Jamie. How are you doing?

Speaker 3 2:09

Good.

Speaker 1 2:11

All right cool.

Speaker 2 2:12

She was ready to answer that. How are you?

Speaker 1 2:14

doing Good, good talk, good Like just that was all she had, that was on her notes Good.

Speaker 4 2:22

It's like having a conversation with a teenager. Right, how was your day?

Speaker 1 2:25

Good On to the next and we've got in the building back in person the three amigos Tyler and Richard. How are y'all doing? What is that? What is that?

Speaker 2 2:38

I'm a little loopy from lack of sleep and jet lagged and lost an hour.

Speaker 3 2:44

You took an hour's lag hour and you got it back my time's all thrown off.

Speaker 4 2:50

I don't think you can get jet lagged on an hour flight.

Speaker 1 2:52

I don't think that's a thing I don't know, I don't know if you can either, but on today's episode we are talking about anybody alignment there you go relationship alignment, not car alignment, not car front end stop saying he's like.

Speaker 1 3:14

I just want to throw that out there duramax it's a word we're talking about relationship alignment and how we struggle and fail many times at getting aligned before we go into setting up a relationship and saying, hey, we're going to be together Talking about those tough things, those hard things where we're going to go to church, where we're going to eat, where we're going to live, how many kids we're going to have, things like that that you kind of wait until you're already in it and like, oh no, we disagree on a lot of things.

Speaker 4 3:43

Well, and it's not only the beginning of the relationship, like as the relationship transitions. Like me and Jennifer, we weren't saved when we got together. So you know we had to transition into a Christian life from a non-Christian life, so we had to have those conversations then. Well, even you know, knowing.

Speaker 1 4:04

How do you view christianity? Right you know because you know two people grown up in in a different household and now you're both saved. You see this walk with christ very differently. You know from each other, so understanding where each other is coming from, you know what you've been through, I know, I know you. Babe, you talk a lot about like past, um hurts and past things that have happened to you and scars that you may have coming into the relationship and understanding that from each other. I know you talk a lot about that.

Speaker 3 4:31

Yeah, I'm good. I'm good now.

Speaker 4 4:38

She's quite a contributor to this episode.

Speaker 3 4:41

Hey, hey, don't throw your jealousy out there.

Speaker 1 4:43

Right and y'all two fight about who's who's the best.

Speaker 3 4:47

Yeah, we're in the same room fighting over second place I see what tyler did there you're a funny guy, thank you um, yeah, but I think it goes back to, uh, a lot of compromise, what we just talked about a couple episodes ago and how, how it affects you, and then kind of like what the other one wants to do, how the other one, you know, views church life, or you know how many kids you're gonna have, or you know.

Speaker 1 5:24

I think it all depends on just being an open mind yeah, and and being willing to have those, those discussions with each other, yeah, you know, being able to say well, I don't want that, right, you know, I don't want that out of life.

Speaker 1 5:36

This is what I want. And being able to kind of meet in the middle, because I think I think a lot of times we we agree to get into something, not viewing how we see things and what we want, and then we get upset later. So now we're in this relationship, but I didn't want that, but I didn't voice to you that I didn't want that. So now when I voice that, you're upset at me, I'm upset at the situation, and now it's become a fight because we didn't have those conversations.

Speaker 4 6:03

Well, I've got two sons that are involved in very serious relationships. You know, hunter is going to have our first grandkid in December and Tristan has been in a long-term relationship, you know. So both of them will be getting married soon, and that's one of the things that I hope they do is, before they do that, just making sure that they're on the same page with their significant other. It's so important and it's so overlooked. Yeah, it's just not addressed with with our young people.

Speaker 1 6:34

Yeah, and it's well, because it's awkward, it is yeah you know it's hard to to explain that to people like hey, you need to really have deep conversations when you're first dating right that's weird.

Speaker 1 6:46

It's weird for a lot of people because they're just dating for fun. They're not dating, you know, especially you know you're 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 years old. You're not thinking fully about marriage, you're just kind of dating so you're not having those, those conversations. I don't know, tyler out of the young one out of the group, was that something you and Liv did is have those conversations kind of up front, or is that something y'all like?

Speaker 2 7:09

Oh man, you know um, I say I say quite a bit, you know me and Liv, we don't have everything figured out, but I think in the three years we've been married have been really successful and I and I and I attribute that to we didn't we didn't date for a very long time. We were together six months before we got engaged, yeah, and we hit those conversations hard early on, yeah, oh good okay, yeah, like like within the first couple months.

Speaker 2 7:39

We talked about, uh, we're one, our goals is marriage. We want to have kids. We we talked about aligning our, our morals and beliefs with each other. You know how we want to raise kids, how we want to go to church, what it would it. You know going to church, you know as a married couple looks like and things like that, and uh, I really think that that set us up for having so far a successful marriage.

Speaker 4 8:07

And I've said this before and I'll dial on this hill that Tyler and Liv to be so young and to be married such a short amount of time. They have a maturity in their relationship that most people it takes a decade to build and it's impressive from. You're welcome, it's impressive. I contribute a little bit, it's impressive for people of that age to have that maturity.

Speaker 2 8:33

I mean, unlike the majority of, especially the younger generation, we put an importance on marriage. Marriage means something to us.

Speaker 1 8:43

That's good, yeah, and that's a big thing and and it it's, it's really good to have. It's awkward and it's weird, but it's good to have those conversations early, because now you could say I don't want to waste each other's time. Like if we disagree on all these things, like then let's just not date at all, because this just isn't going to work out in the long run yeah, and I think a bunch of younger couples that especially jump into marriage.

Speaker 3 9:10

They mostly go into feelings well I'm. This feeling is so strong that I love them.

Speaker 3 9:16

That's why they say it two weeks out yeah I love this person, I would die for this person. And we see, in the long run it ends and we wonder why. That's why you're going off your feelings that are going to eventually end. They don't last forever. You know, you got to work at those things, you got to build those things up. It's not just oh, this person makes me so happy. Okay, well, you know the next day, what if you don't feel happy? Or the next month or two? And you know the next day, what if you don't feel happy? Or the next month or two, and so I think that's a lot of young couples.

Navigating Relationship Expectations and Growth

Speaker 3 9:48

They just get these feelings, they feel something. They're like this is so real, this is so true, like I don't love anyone else, and they just jump without having those conversations. So I think that's a big part in young relationships.

Speaker 1 10:02

Yeah, well, that could be and it could be friendships too. You know where you you don't. You don't give those expectations up front Like, hey man, we're hanging out, we're friends, we're buddies. And you get into a situation and they act a certain way and it's like, oh man, wait a second. I didn't like that, that's not how I operate. And being able to have that conversation like hey man, look, you do the things that you do. Hey, that's cool. I'm not about that.

Speaker 1 10:28

Like being able to have that tough conversation and say I don't think we need to be hanging out a lot because that's just not how I do things, it's cool. Like I mean, you do you Right, but I can't be around that and I can't do those things. And being able to cut those relationships off to say I don't want to be associated with that, you can't. It's no judgment, it's just not what I want out of life or what I want to do out or how I want people to perceive me, because you show me your friends, I'll show you your future. So it goes for every relationship. And being able to say, hey, here's how I conduct myself. If you don't vibe with that, if you don't, if your life isn't aligned with that, that's cool man. Let's just not spend a lot of time together.

Speaker 4 11:15

You know it's okay to have that well, it's like a job interview you know when you know when you interview for a job which I know you've been on two your entire life.

Speaker 1 11:24

but we're literally.

Speaker 4 11:26

But a job interview is exactly that. It's a conversation between you and a prospective employer to see if y'all align on your goals.

Speaker 1 11:34

Right.

Speaker 4 11:34

You know, are you fit for the company and is the company fit for you? It's the same thing with the relationship.

Speaker 3 11:39

Yeah.

Speaker 4 11:48

You got to have those conversations to find out if that's a fit.

Speaker 1 11:49

Yeah, and like you said, it's friendships or or, or marriage, or anything like that, have to have the conversations, yeah, and I mean I've never like, I've never been on like dating apps or anything like that, obviously because of this one over here was dating apps even I don't think, I don't know probably one maybe like yes or some form of christian mingle right right farmers.

Speaker 4 12:10

onlycom not not sponsored any of the any of the um.

Speaker 1 12:16

But I can, I, I would guess. And, tyler, this is how you and live, matt. So this question's for Is it kind of a thing where you put in your likes, your dislikes, things you're into? I don't know if that matches you or what?

Speaker 3 12:28

From what I remember, yeah, what'd you put in there? I don't remember.

Speaker 1 12:34

Yeah, because.

Speaker 4 12:35

I never thought of that. That was four years ago. I'm into women who are never on time, dang.

Speaker 2 12:48

She just but I mean, I'm into women who are never on time and I don't, I don't remember what poem I'm by me.

Speaker 1 12:51

I think you can like like type out the stuff right like like interest in them, but like a bio right ever. I remember. It makes sense, you know.

Speaker 2 12:57

I remember some people put the stupidest stuff.

Speaker 3 13:00

Was yours. Like Christian girls with tattoos. That likes tattoos.

Speaker 2 13:08

I legit don't remember, Because I remember it was the. I'm pretty sure it was that same week is when I deleted the app.

Speaker 3 13:16

Oh, really Okay, that's crazy.

Speaker 4 13:19

So you dipped in there, got your chick and got out Right, Just walk in.

Speaker 2 13:22

That's crazy so you dipped in there, got your chick and got out. Just walk in.

Speaker 1 13:26

This was mine. It's probably like a paid one. He was like I'm going to pay for that one month and I'm out One week subscription. It was like Netflix, just to watch Stranger Things Like I'm out Okay.

Speaker 2 13:44

I do remember waking up in the middle of the night, uh, getting a notification on the phone like oh, you got a new match, and it was. I was like, oh, I remember her. Oh, that's funny that's okay.

Speaker 1 13:51

Yeah, that was gonna be my next question, like how it matched and and stuff. Like, yeah, well, back and you know when, when we first were dating, that wasn't a thing. You actually had to talk to someone no, you didn't you didn't talk to her.

Speaker 2 14:06

Yes, I did rock and roll. Thank you so much.

Speaker 4 14:09

Yes, you talked through people to her yeah, that's, that's true, that was just to ask her out.

Speaker 1 14:18

That's not not okay. I still. I talked to her before that. I was just scared to ask her out and y'all could see after today you could see why. Yes, yes, you are an awkward individual, so for those of y'all that don't know we were we were in the line at chicken salad chick and wish we were sponsored so we could get free.

Speaker 4 14:38

That would be awesome. There you go.

Speaker 2 14:48

And and we were sponsored so we could get free.

Speaker 1 14:49

That would be awesome there you go and and they asked at the you know, at the speaker, are you? Is that it? And I said rock and roll, thank you so much yes, and instantly.

Speaker 4 14:55

I'm so sorry now, it's a meme, yeah rock and roll.

Speaker 1 14:58

Thank you so much.

Speaker 3 14:59

Yes, it's like when someone says happy birthday and you say merry christmas oh, there you go.

Speaker 1 15:05

Yeah, I always say, you too, I'm like um, now it's like yeah, you too.

Speaker 2 15:09

It's like happy birthday, you too it's like the uh, you see the, the tiktoks where it's someone's like oh, enjoy your food you too, and they look like what? And you the next? The picture is like them just eating together or something.

Speaker 1 15:20

Yeah and it's like I just rolled the wheel. I'm like what was that? I didn't even know what that was.

Speaker 2 15:27

As soon as me and Rich were like what did she?

Speaker 1 15:30

just say.

Speaker 3 15:31

I don't think he knows.

Speaker 2 15:34

He went on autopilot for a second.

Speaker 1 15:37

I was like, just give her five words, here you go, Rock and roll. Thank you. Yes, that's funny, rock and roll.

Speaker 3 15:44

Thank you, yes, that's funny. Just drive up Are you thinking about rock and roll music? Were you listening to rock and roll music?

Speaker 1 15:49

I don't know where rock and roll came from. I don't know. I don't know what happened.

Speaker 4 15:53

He's short circuit.

Speaker 3 15:55

Did you want to rock and roll?

Speaker 1 15:58

Babe, this is what you signed up for, you knew what you were getting into.

Speaker 4 16:02

You know your husband's AI, I know so every once in a while he glitches.

Speaker 3 16:05

He's something I don't know what.

Speaker 1 16:09

That's messed up.

Speaker 3 16:10

Oh my bad.

Speaker 1 16:13

Back to the actual topic.

Speaker 4 16:14

Oh yeah, we were talking about something.

Speaker 1 16:16

Jeez.

Speaker 3 16:17

That's rock and roll.

Speaker 2 16:22

Thank you so much, yes okay, anyways, carry on um.

Speaker 1 16:31

So having these conversations doesn't mean you you absolutely have to stick to that thing. Because as you're in a relationship longer and longer, you kind of ebb and flow with each other and, like you know, you talk when you first get married, hey, I want two kids. Then all of a sudden it changes and life happens and you're like, oh, you know what, I want, mine three, or I only want one, or you know things, things happen and you you change and you grow together and that's fine. But being able to have those conversations again so misunderstandings don't happen, and now you're upset at the person when they just didn't know you have that one kid, you're like I don't like kids, I don't even want this one.

Speaker 1 17:08

I mean, or yeah, right, or for us we had one and we're like this is awesome, like we'd like. I mean it took us a while, you know, because we were still growing and and you know with each other and and individually, but you know, being able to say, you know, I wouldn't mind living here, I wouldn't mind going here, I wouldn't mind doing this. When I mean, when we first got married, it was no way, no, I don't want and that and that can go for interest, you know yeah stuff that you've never tried.

Speaker 4 17:35

You're like now we're pickleball champions because we didn't know.

Speaker 3 17:40

speak. Speak that, let's go. Oh dang A fantasy opening. Richard's favorite.

Speaker 1 17:47

He's been waiting. He's been holding that in, ain't he?

Speaker 3 17:49

Jennifer, we're about to be pickleball champions.

Speaker 4 17:53

Write that down.

Speaker 1 17:55

First it started with earlier, like we haven't played in like a year, and now it's like pickleball champs. Hey dream, big baby.

Speaker 4 18:04

Go big or go home. I like his face. My point is you don't know what interest You're going to find During the relationship.

Speaker 1 18:16

Jamie really loves Lord of the Rings now.

Speaker 3 18:18

No she doesn't.

Speaker 1 18:21

I figured you were dreaming big. I was trying to dream big.

Speaker 4 18:25

No, not so much.

Speaker 1 18:27

But yeah, and there's there is. There's things that you'll you'll you'll realize like you may not, you may not line up with with your spouse, but it's something that okay cool with your spouse, but it's something that okay cool, it's something that we can, we can work on, okay. And then later on you'll you'll almost find yourself wanting to do that thing because you know it'll make them happy, or you know it's something that they want, or something that that they have a line on. You know, hey, you know I want this.

Speaker 4 18:53

Or God forbid. You have separate interests within that relationship.

Speaker 1 19:02

Right, right. Well, that's something too, yes, is being able to be your own individual self in that, yeah, in that relationship, and having that other person understand that. Right, my goodness gracious, please. Like get a hobby. What'd you say? What'd you say today? Like just get out of the house, y'all, take him please.

Speaker 4 19:16

She tagged out like we were here to relieve her. Oh my.

Speaker 3 19:19

God, I'm like you're a whole nother person when they're here. So I'm like just please take him.

Speaker 1 19:28

Pack him up with you. Well, I'm really trying to cry out for help is what I'm really doing.

Speaker 3 19:34

You just seen him too Like a couple weeks ago.

Speaker 4 19:37

No, I missed him last weekend. Yeah.

Speaker 1 19:39

I just yeah. I didn't get to see rich, yeah, so in your face rock and roll I don't think.

Speaker 1 19:47

I don't think they really proved anything so here's something else I want to ask, just a question, kind of you know goes on. Have you, have you noticed in in maybe your relationships, or in in like others, relationships like two people, that they start and and they're they're the way they dress, the way they talk, the way they do. Things are different, but then as they, as they go through, like now, all of a sudden they're kind of becoming one and their interest and the like, the way they talk, the way they dress like those 70 year old couples that are dressed alike.

Speaker 1 20:23

Right that like yeah yeah, well, I I asked that because I noticed that about us is like a lot of the shows, a lot of the movies, a lot of that where's your clothes? But like a lot of the stuff that she's interested in. I just naturally find myself becoming like I would have for a million years been like no, there's no way I would be into project runway that's how I was gonna interrupt it and that's really you know, and that's really nice of jamie to watch that with you and take an interest.

Entertainment Preferences and Recommendations

Speaker 2 21:00

No no, no, in the things that you like, michael. Yeah, yeah, good on you, jamie.

Speaker 3 21:06

Well, there's like seasons where he'll just watch, but that's just seasons. Like a new season he's like no, I like this guy right here. I like him, he's cool and I like his clothes. That's it. So I just want to watch this one season over and over I'm like there's new seasons, he's like I ain't got it I ain't got it.

Speaker 4 21:31

Do you watch? Say yes to the dress also no, but she texts me when I was gone last weekend she texts me.

Speaker 1 21:37

She said I'm starting a new show. I'll let you know if it's good. So pretty much what she is saying is I'm starting a show, I'll let you know if it's good. So pretty much what she is saying is I'm starting a new show. I'll let you know if we're going to be watching it together.

Speaker 3 21:45

That's what she was saying. That's probably not in there. I mean you can watch it.

Speaker 1 21:50

It's probably not in there and she'll get mad if I watch something that we're supposed to watch together.

Speaker 4 21:54

Oh yeah, a hundred Like man. Yeah, you can't watch a show that you're watching together without the other one.

Speaker 3 22:00

Let's watch something new, like new, that we haven't seen. He's like, but that's all time wasted If I don't like it, which he won't like.

Speaker 1 22:11

Well, because you have a bad knack. Jennifer is bad at this too, at picking terrible stuff.

Speaker 4 22:15

Yes, that's not my fault.

Speaker 3 22:17

I don't know. That's not my fault if I have never watched it, I'm just saying do a little research.

Speaker 4 22:22

Jennifer picks books based on the cover. It's like no research, right that's she won't even read the dust cover, the dust jacket, just it's pretty, it's got a pretty picture and it looks interesting like, I'll do it, it's so and it's what'd you pick?

Speaker 1 22:37

you picked like a movie, um, oh, what was it? Um, the lie. It's called the lie. Please, any of our listeners never, ever, watch this film. I don't even remember it. Yeah, it's bad. It's where we're like the girl went missing and the girl said she pushed, pushed her off a bridge, but she, it was a lie the whole time. You find. Find out at the end. Spoiler alert. Hopefully y'all don't watch it anyway. Terrible, terrible movie.

Speaker 3 23:04

I don't remember.

Speaker 1 23:05

Of course not, and of course she picked it and it gets done. I'm like that was a wasted two hours.

Speaker 4 23:11

Can't get that time back. No.

Speaker 1 23:13

And I would rather watch something I know is tried and true. It's good, I'll rewatch it.

Speaker 3 23:19

We. What is it you gotta open? Horizon perspective broaden your horizons just go, just just go for it.

Speaker 1 23:31

Yeah, just do it, isn't it right? Isn't it amazing wish, isn't it amazing that she says just go for it, when it's not her having to do it. I'm like hey, babe, let's watch the hobbit I've seen it no, you haven't. No, you haven't. No, you haven't. That's not true. You watched lord of the rings. You did not watch the hobbit, you didn't I did because they got little tiny houses isn't it amazing she could remember richard, who do you know?

Speaker 4 23:55

that's not no no yes, I watched the very first that's not no money's on jamie what happened was mike put on the hobbit and she watched five minutes of it where the little house was, and she took off and did something else.

Speaker 1 24:08

I watched all of it so she can remember. Oh, I remember I watched that. Can't remember the other movie we watched two weeks ago, but she could remember exactly.

Speaker 3 24:17

I actually liked the Hobbit.

Speaker 1 24:18

Yeah, yeah, you know, there's three of them.

Speaker 3 24:20

Yeah, see, I haven't watched the last two.

Speaker 2 24:22

Three movies or three hobbits.

Speaker 4 24:24

Three movies, three hobbits.

Speaker 1 24:26

It's not the Three Stooges.

Speaker 4 24:29

Like us yeah.

Speaker 2 24:32

We know which one Richard is.

Speaker 4 24:34

Are you calling me curly? He was the best one, so I take that it's okay, I'll take it.

Speaker 1 24:44

I'm thinking about they might remember three studios back in the day that's an old one.

Speaker 4 24:48

I'm surprised that tyler knows that's very true that's very true.

Speaker 1 24:54

So switching gears how's the gear? Is that not?

Speaker 4 25:02

no transmission, ever it's a duramax is what?

Speaker 2 25:07

no, that was an electric vehicle, that was an ev so for this, for today's section of, that's what's up.

Speaker 1 25:17

What is something y'all are watching, listening to a movie, tv show that y'all are into this week, this month, today?

Speaker 2 25:27

me and live went and watched um blink twice.

Speaker 1 25:31

It's a new movie with uh channing tatum yeah it's isn't like the cover of it's like photography, like you're taking a picture or something it's.

Speaker 2 25:40

It's interesting and twisted once you find out what's going on. It's no spoilers yeah, well, I don't want to talk about on the podcast it's, it's messed up. Yeah, okay, well, it's. You know how we, because we talked, we talked about how the butterfly effect, kind of like leaves you messed up a little bit. Yeah, that's like gosh, if that's a 10 on like how messed up you feel this probably leave you at like a seven okay okay, and mike loves channing tatum, we'd probably okay.

Speaker 1 26:08

So on the next topic. So here's channing and here's where I'm getting with him. Is that it's not as bad as it used to be true?

Speaker 2 26:18

yeah, well he, because he what would normally play like the hunky type.

Speaker 1 26:22

But yeah, step up movie, but it's like it's still pretty bad, especially for like a bigger name in hollywood.

Speaker 2 26:28

He uh, he's, he stepped.

Speaker 4 26:31

He stepped out of what he normally does, for this one, and it was good yeah, and I'm getting really tired of jennifer asking me to do magic. Mike, all the time, just calm down, man, wow I meant a pickleball try to unsee that. He's not magic mike, he's pickle rick got him rich.

Speaker 1 26:52

What do you got uh?

Speaker 4 26:53

I mean you said there was something y'all were watching right, yeah, I got two things. So I finished book 12 of the hell divers series, without a doubt the best book series ever written.

Speaker 3 27:03

Wow, I mean it is what's is what's it called?

Speaker 4 27:06

Hell Divers.

Speaker 3 27:07

Oh, okay.

Speaker 4 27:08

It's well written. It wraps it up at the end Like it's just good.

Speaker 1 27:13

Okay.

Speaker 4 27:14

And they're going to have some spinoff series too off of it. But so good if you are a reader and me and Jennifer are watching a show called Flashpoint and it's got amy joe johnson, the original pink ranger, from like the first power rangers show when tyler was two, and I know two and a half I know who she is and it's based on the uh canada's version of swat.

Speaker 4 27:40

They're called this strategic response unit okay and it's it's really good. I really like it. It's got the guy from galaxy quest that played the alien leader.

Speaker 1 27:50

Okay.

Speaker 4 27:50

I don't know, but anyway it's a really good show and that's what we've been watching.

Speaker 1 27:55

Okay, babe, anything new with you.

Speaker 3 27:58

No Work.

Speaker 2 28:01

Hobbit Project runway.

Speaker 3 28:03

No, not even that. Uh, I project runway no, not even that. Uh, I did just watch the perfect couple on netflix. It's not, I don't know, it's not great, but so we won't watch it it's got a. It's got a mystery to it, so I like that concept the mystery.

Speaker 2 28:21

When will this turn into a good movie? Right, it's a show.

Speaker 3 28:25

It's only like six and you're like where's the rest of it?

Speaker 1 28:30

Okay. So for me we've been watching the same old stuff and it's fall time, so it's kind of our fall movie time, Fall TV shows. We've been doing that. It's coming For me. It's a game. I haven't got to play it yet, but I've had my eyes on it for a while. It's Warhammer 40,000. They have a new game that just came out.

Speaker 2 28:54

That's a lot of Warhammer 40,000,.

Speaker 1 28:56

that's right. So I want to play that I just got to get it and play it. So I'm excited for that it's hard to explain and play it, so I'm excited for that. It's hard to explain. It's it's it's almost I won't say it like starship troopers, but it's like in spaces. These are like genetically modified soldiers that fight off it's. It's really hard to explain.

Speaker 1 29:18

It's a really, really dense yeah story and it's been going for a long time. There's books and video games and movies and all kinds of stuff so did you enjoy warhammer 39 000, that's not how? No, that's not.

Speaker 2 29:32

It's not the number of the sequel, it's been going on for a long time, that's 40 000 years yeah, I try to get.

Speaker 1 29:41

I try to get jamie interested in some of this stuff and her eyes glaze over.

Speaker 3 29:45

Yeah.

Speaker 4 29:46

You know so.

Speaker 1 29:51

I'm like. Oh baby, this is going on and she's like I don't care. Well, I love you anyway 40,000 or 4,000.

Speaker 3 30:04

I already forgot.

Speaker 1 30:11

That's how fast it goes out of her head anything else on y'all's hearts and minds. I'm glad to be back around you guys for sure same you're just glad they're taking me off your hands, huh same see as they would say see.

Speaker 4 30:25

C Is she speaking Spanish?

Speaker 3 30:26

now, yeah, she's learning.

Speaker 2 30:28

I didn't hear her say Zay. She looked at me and was like I'm not.

Speaker 3 30:31

Spanish Wow.

Speaker 1 30:35

Just wow.

Speaker 4 30:40

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