1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:03,800 Speaker 1: This is the Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous podcast 2 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:04,640 Speaker 1: with iHeartRadio. 3 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:08,639 Speaker 2: It's Almost Smith's podcast. We're here today with you and 4 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:11,360 Speaker 2: want to wish you from the bottom of our hearts 5 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 2: a very happy Thanksgiving. Now. For me personally, Thanksgiving is 6 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:21,120 Speaker 2: a very special holiday one because I moved away from 7 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 2: Indiana years ago, thirteen years ago, and so holidays are 8 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 2: always really important because it just means somehow, some way 9 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:32,720 Speaker 2: family is going to get together. This year is my 10 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:34,879 Speaker 2: first year of hosting Thanksgiving, Ashley. 11 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 3: We're doing officially an adult I haven't done it yet. 12 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:43,240 Speaker 2: Well, my parents are coming out to celebrate. We always 13 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 2: love going back to Indiana to be with the aunts 14 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 2: and the uncles and the grandparents. But due to some 15 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 2: family stuff, we're going to be staying in and my 16 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:52,800 Speaker 2: travel schedule this year at the end of the year, 17 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 2: we're gonna be staying here. And I'm doing something that 18 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 2: I think people could find unconventional. You want to hear about. 19 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 4: It ordering dinner in. 20 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:04,480 Speaker 2: No, that's a good idea though. I love to cook 21 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 2: and it's like a very fun thing for me to 22 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 2: do is to host people. And due to our dog 23 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 2: who is lovely and loves us and loves when he 24 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:15,119 Speaker 2: does not love other people very well. 25 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 4: Even your parents. 26 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 2: Loves my parents. Okay, absolutely doores my parents. That's why 27 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 2: they're coming. 28 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:22,039 Speaker 3: No, it's okay. You and I relate on this dog thing. 29 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:26,039 Speaker 3: Like Lois loves the family. But besides the family. 30 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 2: It's impossible, so we can't host very often, or we 31 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:33,679 Speaker 2: just don't because it's hard. We have to lock them up. 32 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 2: I'm doing. I went to Costco and I bought if 33 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:41,120 Speaker 2: nobody's seen this yet for a holiday, and you want 34 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 2: to spend some money, but it's actually a great deal. 35 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 2: You can buy the whole backstrap, like tinderloin, like the 36 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 2: filet of a cow. So I'm doing steaks. I mean 37 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 2: it's like it was like one hundred and twenty bucks, 38 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 2: but we're going to get twelve steaks. Out of her mind, right, Yeah, 39 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:01,559 Speaker 2: that's incredible. Twelve steaks for one hundred and twenty bucks. 40 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 2: What's the worst part of Thanksgiving? 41 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 3: The turkey? The turkey sucks. The sides are awesome. 42 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 2: Nobody wanted it, and so they were like, hey, yeah, 43 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 2: let's order in, let's get pizza, let's just do it. 44 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 2: And I'm like, no, I want to cook. And so 45 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:17,080 Speaker 2: we're doing all the sides. We're doing the mashed potatoes, 46 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 2: we're doing the mac and cheese, we're doing the green beans, 47 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:21,680 Speaker 2: we're doing the salad, we're doing the stuffing. But here's 48 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 2: how I'm going to Here's how I'm going to get 49 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:25,920 Speaker 2: away with this. And I think I actually am very 50 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 2: proud of myself because when somebody asks you, hey, did 51 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 2: you like how is the turkey for Thanksgiving? A response 52 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 2: you don't want to have is I didn't have any. 53 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 2: What I'm doing is I'm making these little bites like 54 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 2: they're almost like the fancy restaurant bites and little like 55 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:48,800 Speaker 2: pastry cups with stuffing, cranberry sauce and turkey. 56 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 5: That's fantastic, so you can say you had it. You're 57 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 5: not lying, but you're not making a whole turkey. 58 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 2: No goodness, gracious, I got like one turkey breast that 59 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:58,640 Speaker 2: I'll like, shave down. 60 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:01,799 Speaker 5: Perfect, Ben, you want to come over? 61 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:02,680 Speaker 4: Can we come over? 62 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:07,360 Speaker 5: Jared loves turkey, and Jared. 63 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:10,360 Speaker 3: Loves the Thanksgiving meal like that is his ultimate favorite 64 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:13,639 Speaker 3: food is a Thanksgiving meal that's wild. And so when 65 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 3: I we ended up getting together, I realized that he 66 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:19,080 Speaker 3: does Thanksgiving legit twice. 67 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:20,519 Speaker 4: And it's both in a month. 68 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:23,679 Speaker 3: A part like why do you make a turkey and 69 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 3: then four weeks later you make a whole other turkey 70 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:28,639 Speaker 3: but you never make a turkey any other time of 71 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 3: the year. 72 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 4: So I was like, Jared, why. 73 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 3: Don't we do like a Christmas hamor for a short 74 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 3: rib or whatever? But he insists that he has the 75 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 3: exact same Thanksgiving meal again on Christmas Day. 76 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 2: Interesting, so we do this Italian Christmas? 77 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:45,839 Speaker 5: Yeah, so I would like to do that too. 78 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, Like an Italian Christmas is the pasta's, the meats, 79 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:54,640 Speaker 2: the like the best part honestly is like the cheese 80 00:03:54,680 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 2: and meat board that comes out before like the ANTIPASTI. Yeah, 81 00:03:58,440 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 2: I could go all year without having a turkey. 82 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 3: Same, I could never have turkey again. The kind of 83 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 3: turkey that I like is the process thin slice stuff 84 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 3: with all the nitrates or whatever at the grocery store, 85 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 3: Like I want a turkey, sup? 86 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 4: Yeah? 87 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:14,320 Speaker 2: A piece of bread. 88 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 4: Yeah. 89 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:18,279 Speaker 2: So that's what we're doing. And here's the cool part. 90 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:21,479 Speaker 2: Our neighborhood does this thing on Thanksgiving because most people 91 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 2: stay here. It's a beautiful time of the year in Colorado. 92 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 2: We have good weather, so our neighborhood does. Starting at 93 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:33,920 Speaker 2: nine thirty am, they do a bloody Merry bar, so 94 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 2: you can go like to certain houses and have a 95 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 2: couple of bloody Marys. And the whole idea is to 96 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 2: like warm you up to then leave at noon to go. Now, 97 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:46,040 Speaker 2: the driver probably wouldn't be consuming, so don't get mad 98 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 2: at me for saying I'm insinuing you should drink a drive. 99 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:52,280 Speaker 2: The driver can stay sober, but the families should come 100 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 2: and have a bloody Mary because then then they're going 101 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 2: to go spend the rest of the day with their families. 102 00:04:58,240 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 5: Where is it Is it outside? 103 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:01,599 Speaker 2: No, it's at people's houses. 104 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:03,840 Speaker 5: You just go to random people's houses, like you. 105 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:05,280 Speaker 2: There's only a few. 106 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:08,680 Speaker 3: There's designated bloody like like a bloody Mary bar crawl, 107 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 3: but with houses. 108 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:09,880 Speaker 2: Yeah. 109 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:11,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, that's fun. That's fun. 110 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:14,040 Speaker 5: Really like that. That's so neighborly. 111 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:14,599 Speaker 4: I love that. 112 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 2: Yeah. It goes from nine thirty to noon, and then 113 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:20,360 Speaker 2: at noon it stops and everybody like goes to wherever 114 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:23,160 Speaker 2: they need to go and they eat and they do whatever. 115 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:24,000 Speaker 2: It's great. 116 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 3: Wow, that's awesome, Ben, that's really exciting. 117 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:29,599 Speaker 4: So is it just your parents coming? 118 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:31,760 Speaker 2: It's just my parents we're gonna have a great time. 119 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:34,880 Speaker 2: We're gonna go cut down a Christmas tree in Colorado. 120 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:39,159 Speaker 2: It's a really good thing for the environment to go 121 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:41,479 Speaker 2: and cut down a tree that's like had some beetle kill, 122 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 2: which is like a bug out here that kills trees. 123 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:46,719 Speaker 2: So we're gonna go cut down our Christmas tree. The 124 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 2: next day, we're gonna go to an aquarium with Winnie, 125 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 2: Jess and I. You're gonna have a date night when 126 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 2: they're out here. We're like really living things giving up 127 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 2: this year. 128 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:57,479 Speaker 5: That's awesome. 129 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:02,160 Speaker 3: So do you guys have like what's the conversation about 130 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 3: Christmas versus Thanksgiving with your families? 131 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:09,479 Speaker 2: Well, I'm an only child, so it's pretty easy. And 132 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 2: Jess's parents, You're right, Yeah, it's easy for me. And 133 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:18,599 Speaker 2: Jess's parents are so hospitable and I'm very grateful for 134 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:23,520 Speaker 2: this that they've invited my parents to Nashville for Christmas, 135 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 2: and so my parents just come and spend time with 136 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:29,480 Speaker 2: their family. They're Italian, so they're also very welcoming of 137 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 2: like anybody that wants to come, right. 138 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:32,599 Speaker 4: Yeah. 139 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 2: But then for the last few years we've gone to 140 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 2: Rhode Island. A couple of weeks before Christmas to just 141 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 2: really have a big meal with her family as well. 142 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:43,560 Speaker 2: So we kind of do like is we kind of 143 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:46,840 Speaker 2: go wherever invited. But so far it's never been an issue. 144 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:50,479 Speaker 2: And Thanksgiving is kind of this one off holiday. And 145 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 2: this year I told Jess I was not well, to 146 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 2: be completely honest, about three weeks ago. I was in 147 00:06:57,560 --> 00:06:59,800 Speaker 2: the midst of three months of travel, had only been 148 00:06:59,880 --> 00:07:02,760 Speaker 2: home like eight days, missed when he missed, Jess missed, 149 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:06,120 Speaker 2: Whalen came home and I was like, hun, I'll be honest, 150 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 2: I can't leave again, Like I'm just really done traveling. Yeah, 151 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:14,440 Speaker 2: And so that's when it decided that we're gonna host Thanksgiving. 152 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:16,280 Speaker 2: We're gonna hang out, and I could not be more 153 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 2: excited for it. 154 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:20,400 Speaker 3: That's so nice, Ben, So you know why I it's 155 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 3: not an only child or having a sibling thing that 156 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:27,240 Speaker 3: prevents that they're like is part of the conversation when 157 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 3: we decide what we're going to do for the holidays. 158 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:33,640 Speaker 3: It's my dad. My dad who will not retire. He 159 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 3: always works. The twenty sixth of December, m this is 160 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 3: a third year in a row that he's the only 161 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:44,800 Speaker 3: time that he ever has off the day after Christmas 162 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:49,240 Speaker 3: if it's it's a weekend because my dad, which he's 163 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 3: very sweet, but it's also getting annoying now that he 164 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 3: has grandchildren. Yeah, he decides to work the week of Christmas, 165 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 3: like legit, the Christmas Eve sometimes and then the twenty 166 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 3: six because he wants his partners who have kids to 167 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 3: be able to be home. Yeah, so that always sucks. 168 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 2: You know what that says about you though, what he 169 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:21,760 Speaker 2: believes that you're you, your mom, your sisters are understanding 170 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:28,240 Speaker 2: enough to be like be the family that takes the sacrifice, 171 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 2: and that you'll love him anyways and that you'll work 172 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:32,480 Speaker 2: around it. And I think that's a huge compliment to you. 173 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:33,920 Speaker 5: Well, well, it's very sweet. 174 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:36,160 Speaker 3: I give him crap for it every year, but of 175 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 3: course I'm glad that kids, you know, the parents who 176 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:41,360 Speaker 3: have little kids are and. 177 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:43,600 Speaker 2: It means a lot that's he's able to do that. 178 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:44,440 Speaker 4: It does. 179 00:08:44,640 --> 00:08:46,120 Speaker 2: I think it says a lot about I think it 180 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 2: says a lot about how he sees his family, is 181 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:51,079 Speaker 2: that he sees his family as ones that would be 182 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:53,720 Speaker 2: able to adjust. And I think that's a big deal 183 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 2: for you. 184 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 3: For you, well, yeah, so we have adjusted. That's why 185 00:08:57,960 --> 00:09:01,960 Speaker 3: Christmas every year is different. But what we have remained 186 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:05,959 Speaker 3: consistent is that I've never had a Thanksgiving without my family. 187 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:06,800 Speaker 4: Isn't that weird. 188 00:09:07,520 --> 00:09:10,600 Speaker 3: We've never done Thanksgiving with Jared's family, but we've always 189 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 3: done Thanksgiving here. And the only Christmas that Jared's never 190 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 3: had his family was last year. 191 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:21,000 Speaker 4: And that was because his sister has moved away. Anyway, 192 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:23,120 Speaker 4: all this is us blend details of my life. 193 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:26,040 Speaker 2: No, it's interesting because I think these are the conversations 194 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:27,920 Speaker 2: that people are having at this time of the year, 195 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 2: or hopefully months before this time of the year, every year, 196 00:09:31,559 --> 00:09:33,880 Speaker 2: and there's different ways to do it. I don't think 197 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:38,440 Speaker 2: Jess and I have figured out a perfect combination yet, 198 00:09:38,960 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 2: we haven't necessarily had to. We usually before kids went 199 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:47,839 Speaker 2: somewhere warm every Christmas, which was great. We loved it, 200 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:51,600 Speaker 2: but it's no longer an option. Right You can't bring 201 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:54,679 Speaker 2: Winnie to the beach necessarily, nor do we really want 202 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:56,439 Speaker 2: to right now. It doesn't make a lot of sense. 203 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:00,240 Speaker 2: So we're figuring out as we go. But this year 204 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:03,560 Speaker 2: we have our plan. We're excited for our plan. My 205 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 2: parents could not be more excited. 206 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:06,240 Speaker 5: To be beach ben. 207 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:09,439 Speaker 3: It's the fact that you want to have a traditional 208 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 3: Christmas day when you have a baby. 209 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:14,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's true, right, Like we have snow. 210 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:16,240 Speaker 4: In the opening the presence that morning. 211 00:10:16,280 --> 00:10:19,320 Speaker 2: Wouldn't that be fun? Like Mormon cozy. That'd be cool, 212 00:10:19,640 --> 00:10:33,880 Speaker 2: that'd be nice. This is Whennie's first Thanksgiving. She is 213 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:37,360 Speaker 2: starting to eat more and more solid foods, cut up 214 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:42,320 Speaker 2: real small. She loves them us, she loves them so much. 215 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:46,480 Speaker 2: She loves me, and we're very excited for that. It's 216 00:10:46,520 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 2: just gonna be. Honestly, it's gonna be a very chill day. 217 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:53,280 Speaker 2: My family and Jess are big football fans, so I 218 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:55,920 Speaker 2: have a feeling we're gonna do like a four o'clock dinner, 219 00:10:56,880 --> 00:11:00,200 Speaker 2: eat a ton of like good steak and sides. I 220 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:04,920 Speaker 2: hope it's all good. And then you can look this up. 221 00:11:04,960 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 2: This is a restaurant in Indiana, Ashley. This is my 222 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:10,280 Speaker 2: secret weapon. Hopefully nobody in my family listens to it. 223 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:15,200 Speaker 2: There's a salad called the Casa de'angelo salad. It's an 224 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:18,240 Speaker 2: Italian salad that's not really Italian. It's kind of like 225 00:11:18,280 --> 00:11:19,720 Speaker 2: you're like olive garden salad. 226 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 3: Huh. 227 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:24,840 Speaker 2: I'm gonna recreate that. It is spectacular and it's a 228 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:28,520 Speaker 2: little Italian restaurant in Indiana. That's so good. So we're 229 00:11:28,520 --> 00:11:30,679 Speaker 2: gonna eat and then we're gonna watch football, probably take 230 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:33,240 Speaker 2: big naps and just chill for the rest of eight 231 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:35,720 Speaker 2: It's gonna be very relaxed. 232 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:36,160 Speaker 4: So great. 233 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:38,720 Speaker 3: I'm sure mine will be the exact same. It is 234 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:43,480 Speaker 3: just me, Jared, the kids, my mom, dad, my sister, 235 00:11:43,559 --> 00:11:46,360 Speaker 3: and my brother in law, and we will have the 236 00:11:46,400 --> 00:11:49,120 Speaker 3: TV on as well. One of our questions here is 237 00:11:49,200 --> 00:11:53,679 Speaker 3: do you TV on Thanksgiving or not? And yes, we 238 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:55,760 Speaker 3: have the football on, and but we don't have it 239 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 3: on when we go to the dining room and use 240 00:11:58,280 --> 00:12:00,400 Speaker 3: the dining room for like the one meal a year, 241 00:12:01,120 --> 00:12:03,440 Speaker 3: what's used for I'm confused. 242 00:12:03,679 --> 00:12:09,720 Speaker 2: Some people don't TV. Is that the whole point of this? 243 00:12:10,040 --> 00:12:14,160 Speaker 2: I mean Thanksgiving, you know, obviously, like outside of everything else. 244 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:17,320 Speaker 2: Here's how I view Thanksgiving. It is a reason for 245 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:20,880 Speaker 2: family to get together. It is a reason to be 246 00:12:21,559 --> 00:12:23,560 Speaker 2: where you're at, to be where your feet are. Bob 247 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:26,360 Speaker 2: Goff told me this once when I was moving and 248 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:28,520 Speaker 2: grooving and traveling all the time. It's like, just when 249 00:12:28,559 --> 00:12:30,360 Speaker 2: you're somewhere, be where your feet are. So it's a 250 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:33,240 Speaker 2: day of nothing more than being where your feet are, 251 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:39,040 Speaker 2: eating food, being around people you love, and being cozy 252 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:42,200 Speaker 2: because typically in most places in the United States at least, 253 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:46,600 Speaker 2: it's going to be cold. The idea that there's not 254 00:12:46,760 --> 00:12:50,800 Speaker 2: a TV in every household playing the Turkey Games is 255 00:12:50,880 --> 00:12:51,920 Speaker 2: crazy to me. 256 00:12:53,880 --> 00:12:58,320 Speaker 3: I agree it adds to the cozy vibe. 257 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 2: There's the puppy, there's the NFL games, and then here's 258 00:13:02,679 --> 00:13:04,960 Speaker 2: the thing that I still watch. It will be on 259 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:08,920 Speaker 2: as soon as I wake up, The Mazing Parade. 260 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 3: You and Jared are supposed to be best friends, like absolutely, 261 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 3: Jared has to make a point to watch that. 262 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:18,440 Speaker 2: How does Macy's have enough money to keep putting on 263 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:18,880 Speaker 2: his prie? 264 00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:23,600 Speaker 3: I wonder all the time about things like department stores. 265 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:26,319 Speaker 2: I don't know how they do it, but I'm happy 266 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:26,839 Speaker 2: they do it. 267 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:30,120 Speaker 3: Oh. I told Jared last year that we could this 268 00:13:30,320 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 3: year do a New York Thanksgiving and go to the parade, 269 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:37,880 Speaker 3: because it's a dream of his to go to the parade, 270 00:13:37,880 --> 00:13:40,079 Speaker 3: and thinks I'd be the kids would love but the kids. 271 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:40,520 Speaker 4: Would love it. 272 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:42,760 Speaker 3: So now I'm going to have to remember this for 273 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:45,320 Speaker 3: next year, really like put it in the back of 274 00:13:45,320 --> 00:13:47,840 Speaker 3: my head, like we have to do a family meet 275 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:50,520 Speaker 3: in the middle situation in New York anyway. But before 276 00:13:50,559 --> 00:13:52,520 Speaker 3: we wrap up this Thingsgiving episode, I do want to 277 00:13:52,559 --> 00:13:55,640 Speaker 3: know what's your favorite Thanksgiving food? 278 00:13:56,240 --> 00:14:01,880 Speaker 2: Honestly, uh it is well, I eat fairly healthy, good 279 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:06,600 Speaker 2: for you, I don't it is my one day. There's 280 00:14:06,679 --> 00:14:08,440 Speaker 2: more than this. I ate a lot of chips in 281 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:09,720 Speaker 2: my life. I'm a big chip guy. 282 00:14:09,880 --> 00:14:14,280 Speaker 5: Me too, big chip I had Masa chips. 283 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:15,720 Speaker 2: No, but I had pound any chip that's. 284 00:14:15,520 --> 00:14:18,440 Speaker 3: In front of me. Molly, It's going to change your life. 285 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:20,280 Speaker 3: I think I'm going to send that for you for Christmas. 286 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:23,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, please do. I would pound any bag of chips 287 00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:25,400 Speaker 2: in front of me, and I did today. In fact, 288 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:27,920 Speaker 2: at about ten thirty, I ate a whole thing of 289 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:30,400 Speaker 2: chitter and sour cream ruffles and I felt great about it. 290 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:33,120 Speaker 2: I'm a big fan of mac and cheese. It's like 291 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:36,680 Speaker 2: it is my if. It is my favorite. So I 292 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:43,200 Speaker 2: am making the most unhealthy, thick, cheesy, creamy mac and 293 00:14:43,280 --> 00:14:47,120 Speaker 2: cheese available to the world for this day, and I'm 294 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:48,040 Speaker 2: going to eat a lot of it. 295 00:14:48,440 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 3: So you are going to handle everything? Are you going 296 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:52,800 Speaker 3: to be the chef? Jared's going to be the chef. 297 00:14:52,840 --> 00:14:54,840 Speaker 3: Jared's going to do the predominant work. 298 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:56,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'll do everything. 299 00:14:56,760 --> 00:14:59,360 Speaker 4: Okay, that's great. I do my corn. 300 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:04,080 Speaker 3: It's a slow cooker cream corn. It's the easiest thing 301 00:15:04,120 --> 00:15:08,160 Speaker 3: in the entire world. It's like butter and cream cheese 302 00:15:08,240 --> 00:15:09,760 Speaker 3: with corn, little salt. 303 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:10,720 Speaker 4: Sit there for like. 304 00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:14,080 Speaker 3: Chet little cheddar, little cheddar squares. Yeah, melt it all 305 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:15,120 Speaker 3: together for about three hours. 306 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:15,680 Speaker 4: It's really good. 307 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:17,480 Speaker 2: So it's like mac and cheese with corn. 308 00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:20,240 Speaker 4: It literally is macar ese corn. Yes. 309 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:25,520 Speaker 3: And then Jared actually, well, Jared does the turkey for sure, 310 00:15:25,560 --> 00:15:28,000 Speaker 3: for sure every year now because my dad. 311 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:29,400 Speaker 4: It's making these. 312 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:35,080 Speaker 2: Or smoke it oven it oh oven. It interesting. The 313 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:36,120 Speaker 2: new thing is the fryer. 314 00:15:36,560 --> 00:15:39,560 Speaker 3: I kind of feel like, where would the heck do 315 00:15:39,560 --> 00:15:40,160 Speaker 3: would you put that? 316 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:40,360 Speaker 4: Though? 317 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:42,280 Speaker 5: You have to like make a fryer in your backyard? 318 00:15:42,760 --> 00:15:45,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, you put it outside. You buy a fryer. It's 319 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:47,240 Speaker 2: the big thing in Indiana. It's the big thing out 320 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:50,160 Speaker 2: here now in Colorado. Is I'm sure it's better you 321 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:53,560 Speaker 2: buy the fryer and you stick that turkey in there, 322 00:15:53,560 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 2: and it is. You drink a couple of beers as 323 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 2: you stand around the fryer and watch that turkey sizzle. 324 00:15:58,080 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 2: It's great. 325 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:00,400 Speaker 4: For how long does it have to be there. 326 00:16:00,640 --> 00:16:04,520 Speaker 2: No, it's I mean, it's a while, but it's not hard. 327 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:07,360 Speaker 2: It's like the easiest way to cook it. But it's 328 00:16:07,360 --> 00:16:09,920 Speaker 2: definitely the tasty it. It gets that crunchy. 329 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 3: Outside nice because every year it's like, yeah, you did 330 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:14,600 Speaker 3: a good job with the turkey. 331 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:18,440 Speaker 4: Baby, It's just like turkey is so even if chicken 332 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:20,120 Speaker 4: would honestly excite me more. 333 00:16:20,520 --> 00:16:23,160 Speaker 2: Tell him to start frying. It is a cool party 334 00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:25,720 Speaker 2: trick too. If nobody there is like down to do 335 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:28,280 Speaker 2: it but him, the coolest thing for him to do 336 00:16:28,320 --> 00:16:31,840 Speaker 2: as a dad. This is the world I'm like moving into. 337 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:35,040 Speaker 2: Is you like put the frey in the driveway, you 338 00:16:35,080 --> 00:16:37,640 Speaker 2: get the grease going. You stand out there with the cooler. 339 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:39,720 Speaker 2: A couple of the neighbors who are doing the same 340 00:16:39,760 --> 00:16:41,200 Speaker 2: thing come over and they talk to you as your 341 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:45,640 Speaker 2: turkey's cooking and their cook turkey's cooking. You talk about 342 00:16:45,640 --> 00:16:50,240 Speaker 2: whatever game's on today. You're you know, you know, elbowing 343 00:16:50,320 --> 00:16:52,360 Speaker 2: it up. It's great. So it's a good life. 344 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:56,720 Speaker 5: Ark Christmas vacation right there, it's a good life, Clark Griswold. 345 00:16:57,120 --> 00:17:00,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's who I want to be, Ashley in you 346 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:03,120 Speaker 2: know what, he gets a bonus on Thanksgiving or on Christmas, 347 00:17:03,160 --> 00:17:04,840 Speaker 2: which is a big deal because I work for myself 348 00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:08,120 Speaker 2: and so I'd love to give myself a bonus. It's 349 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:12,480 Speaker 2: a great time of the year, Ashley. I think we 350 00:17:12,600 --> 00:17:15,040 Speaker 2: close this show with saying one thing you're grateful for 351 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:16,840 Speaker 2: in twenty twenty five. 352 00:17:17,600 --> 00:17:20,439 Speaker 3: Well, it's just really boring, but it's very true, and 353 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:25,680 Speaker 3: I'm just so grateful that I have just all my family, happy. 354 00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:29,560 Speaker 4: Healthy and safe. Every year it's the same thing. But 355 00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:32,640 Speaker 4: it's as long as you got that, you're rich. 356 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:36,680 Speaker 2: You're rich. You're rich kid. I mean, obviously this year 357 00:17:36,720 --> 00:17:40,560 Speaker 2: has been the most incredible year. In February when he 358 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:44,720 Speaker 2: was born. There is not a night that goes by 359 00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:47,960 Speaker 2: in my life. And I don't want to like over 360 00:17:48,119 --> 00:17:50,600 Speaker 2: spiritualize this that I don't go to bed and go 361 00:17:50,680 --> 00:17:51,960 Speaker 2: how in the world did I get here? 362 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:55,200 Speaker 4: Exactly, Like, how do we get so lucky? It's like unreal, 363 00:17:55,359 --> 00:17:55,600 Speaker 4: I know. 364 00:17:55,920 --> 00:18:00,399 Speaker 2: Same, So I am so thankful for my daughter, my dog, 365 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:06,240 Speaker 2: my wife, my family, her family. Like the show that 366 00:18:06,440 --> 00:18:09,359 Speaker 2: keeps going and going and going and going and going, 367 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:15,800 Speaker 2: exactly are things. Things aren't perfect by any means, but 368 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:18,120 Speaker 2: this time of year helps me take a step back 369 00:18:18,119 --> 00:18:22,040 Speaker 2: and go. But things are good, and I hope, I 370 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:24,920 Speaker 2: hope for everybody out there. I know it's not always 371 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:28,240 Speaker 2: that things are good. I know it's sometimes a tough 372 00:18:28,280 --> 00:18:32,800 Speaker 2: time of the year. Ashley and myself recognize that the 373 00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:35,440 Speaker 2: holidays often bring up all sorts of emotions. 374 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:39,400 Speaker 3: I don't even like have any sense of like lost 375 00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:42,159 Speaker 3: wrong of holidays or whatnot, but I can still in 376 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:45,320 Speaker 3: the energy feel it for others exactly. 377 00:18:45,640 --> 00:18:49,920 Speaker 2: So here's the message. If you're listening, you have breath, 378 00:18:50,280 --> 00:18:54,280 Speaker 2: and if you have breath, you matter, and we hope 379 00:18:54,280 --> 00:18:59,560 Speaker 2: this holiday season it's either you soaking in all the 380 00:18:59,600 --> 00:19:04,520 Speaker 2: good news or here's another option, maybe it's you giving 381 00:19:04,600 --> 00:19:10,720 Speaker 2: some goodness to others around you. Either way, Happy Thanksgiving, 382 00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:14,719 Speaker 2: Happy Holidays. Thank you for listening. We have a big, 383 00:19:14,960 --> 00:19:15,760 Speaker 2: big year ahead. 384 00:19:16,080 --> 00:19:19,320 Speaker 4: Ben, You're the best. You really have to be a minister. 385 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:21,600 Speaker 2: I'm grateful for you, Ashley. 386 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:23,760 Speaker 3: Ben, it's a given. I'm gonna have to say it 387 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:25,760 Speaker 3: out laughing. So grateful for you. 388 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:26,840 Speaker 5: We love you. 389 00:19:27,119 --> 00:19:31,280 Speaker 3: We love you guys, and we will see you after Thanksgiving. 390 00:19:31,520 --> 00:19:34,959 Speaker 3: Happy Thanksgiving everyone, waw bye. 391 00:19:35,359 --> 00:19:37,399 Speaker 2: Until the next time I've been, Ben, I've been Ashley 392 00:19:38,600 --> 00:19:41,560 Speaker 1: Follow the Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous podcast on 393 00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:44,840 Speaker 1: iHeartRadio or subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.