When Lisa recounted her pride in her son's graceful finale at the World Dance Championships, it struck a chord in all of us who've watched our kids achieve greatness. Meanwhile, Pam's delight was palpable as she shared her daughter’s leap into the University of Georgia cheerleading team. Our latest Middle Ageish Podcast episode is brimming with the pride and warmth of these parenting milestones, and we can't wait to share these stories with you, along with our reflections on relationships, adorable puppies, and the poignant desire for life's 'pause button.'
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Welcome to the Middle Age-ish Podcast.
Authentically andunapologetically keeping it real
, Discussing all things MiddleAge-ish, A time when metabolism
slows and confidence grows.
Join fashion and fitnessentrepreneur Ashley Budosky,
former Celtic woman and founderof the Lisa Kelly Voice Academy.
Lisa Kelly, licensedpsychologist and mental health
(00:24):
expert, Dr Pam Wright and highlysought after cosmetic injector
and board certified nursepractitioner, Trisha Kennedy
Roman.
Join your hosts on the journeyof middle age-ish.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Hello everyone and welcome back to another episode
of Middle Age-ish Podcast.
I'm Trisha Kennedy Roman andI'm joined here today with my
co-host, Ashley Badowski, LisaKelly and Dr Pam Wright, and you
are joining us now for our sofatalk.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
So welcome Yay.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Good evening, hello, I know so we have.
Well, we have to talk aboutexciting things.
Speaker 4 (00:56):
first off, we have some really proud mom moments.
We do because I know a lot ofpeople.
Speaker 2 (00:59):
We talk about Jack in the competition, but Lisa tell
us about Jack in Worlds.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
Yes, he came second in Worlds.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
The.
Speaker 3 (01:06):
World, the World, the World.
Yes, so he was over the moon.
He really launched it in thefirst place, obviously.
Speaker 4 (01:12):
I mean who doesn't?
Speaker 3 (01:13):
Of course, but he was so happy.
Speaker 4 (01:16):
Second is just beyond amazing.
Speaker 3 (01:19):
Yes, and then?
He made the decision to retire,so he is done with competitive
dance.
Speaker 4 (01:25):
So how do you guys feel about that Me?
Speaker 3 (01:28):
Delighted.
His dad probably would love forhim to keep going.
But yeah, no, like he's beendoing it since he was 11 or 12.
So it's been a lot and he kindof needs a bit of direction in
his life now and it takes up somuch time, I mean to train at
that level.
You know, Well, it's yourfull-time, it's your full-time
(01:49):
job and he needs to get his lifeand sort of and decide what it
is he wants to do.
Maybe he'll come work at thefront desk, he's friendly.
Speaker 4 (01:56):
Super cute, super friendly.
Speaker 3 (01:58):
Yes, okay, he and Tricia, we've, we've solved that
problem he's uh, yeah, no, he'sgreat's great, he's really
happy, yeah, really really happy.
Speaker 5 (02:06):
Delighted with himself.
Speaker 3 (02:07):
So what's next for him?
What's coming?
He is well, he's back working,so that's great, and he's going
to help out Scott teaching.
He's Jack's a fantastic teacher, like every everyone who meets
Jack loves Jack.
Jack is super patient and kindand, like really, really good
(02:29):
person, so he loves the kids.
The kids all love him and he'sreally invested when he's
teaching.
So that's his plan.
Speaker 4 (02:32):
Do you think that he would maybe follow in your
hubby's footsteps and teach oh?
Speaker 3 (02:37):
yeah, I think so.
Yeah, I do.
I think all of them will.
It's kind of hard, I mean, andit's a family business, so it's
like any family business youknow Well, it does get
complicated it does.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
But well, I think it'sdifferent when they're your kids
, though, as well, because thisis all our kids know, apart from
touring with me.
They only know Irish dance,like they haven't had anything
(03:00):
else in their lives.
So, um, yeah, who knows, whoknows?
But he is, he's like he's agifted.
He's a gifted kid, he's agifted teacher.
So, who knows?
Speaker 4 (03:09):
well, the future is exciting, I mean, but I mean.
But to end with like just suchan amazing yeah, you know
performance and then he was sogood your girl like I mean just
such a proud it was a good, agood world.
Speaker 3 (03:23):
It was, yes, it was, it was, it was, it was awesome.
Yes, speaking of proud moms.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
We've got another one here A new Georgia Bulldog
cheerleader Woo-hoo.
Speaker 5 (03:33):
Yay, so happy for her .
Speaker 3 (03:35):
Amazing yeah.
Speaker 5 (03:36):
She, as y'all know, because, like my parents and you
three are the only ones thatknow how stressful it was it was
like it's not for the faint ofheart.
It was like cuts, okay, nowwe're making more cuts, and now
we're making more cuts, and nowwe're making like so it was a
lot.
So they only took four newflyers.
So the girls that go in the air, they only took four for this
(03:57):
season and she was one of thefour.
So really, really, excited forher.
It's amazing really really soamazing.
It's amazing, so happy.
So how was the experience foryou?
It was interesting because it'skind of good, but interesting
you get to watch the entire.
Thing right um.
Their only rule is that if youfilm anything, obviously you
only film your child right, likeyou're not allowed to film
(04:17):
right, all of it, um, but it'sjust so like overwhelming.
So they do like you know,there's talks that they have to
do like tumbling, and then theycut, and then they're stunting
and then they cut, and thenthere's like practice and
interviews, and then you knowcuts, and then you go to the
very last day and they still cutby like half at least, um, so
(04:38):
it's like a long weekend, a longprocess, um, overwhelming.
But it was great, so proud forher.
That was was her.
Her dream was to cheer for UGAat some point.
So, so she'll be on thesidelines.
We'll get to go see her.
Speaker 3 (04:51):
I'm so happy for her, yeah.
So when does she start?
Speaker 5 (04:54):
training with them.
So they start in July, um, andthen they do.
I think there's multiple daysin August.
So there's a lot to learn.
And then they have, like youknow, I'm sure, they have to go
do appearances and then do a lotof football things.
But they actually cheer forfour sports which I was not
aware of that, so it's like ayear-round commitment.
Speaker 4 (05:14):
Oh, wow.
Speaker 5 (05:14):
So they cheer for football, obviously.
Basketball, women's and men,gymnastics and then volleyball
oh so it's like a year-roundthing.
Holy cow it.
Gymnastics and then volleyballoh so it's like a year round
thing, so they're holy cow.
Speaker 3 (05:26):
It's crazy we don't have cheerleaders in Ireland, oh
really we don't do it.
Yeah, oh wow it's a foreignconcept to me interesting.
Speaker 5 (05:32):
Yeah, it's crazy.
It's so competitive here yeah,it's like crazy.
Speaker 4 (05:35):
I mean it's yeah, yeah.
So now does she know anybody onon the team?
Speaker 5 (05:41):
She does.
She's actually on a team rightnow, a world's team, and there
are four, three or four girlsthat are on the team at the
university of Georgia who arealso on that team.
Speaker 4 (05:50):
Oh, that's good.
Speaker 5 (05:51):
And we go to worlds not this weekend but next
weekend, so that's in Orlandoand there's two days and they
compete two days and whoever hasthe highest score in two days
they have a gold, silver, bronze.
So we'll see how they do.
Wow, so she was at practiceuntil very late last night
Because how long has she been?
Cheering Since she was six ohmy goodness, first grade, first
(06:15):
grade, I know it goes fast.
It does and it goes fast, soshe'll be a freshman.
Speaker 4 (06:21):
That's just amazing, I think such.
You know we love to talk aboutproud mom moments.
I know Go Dawgs, I know I knowAt least she's like.
Well, at least you're on thisside of it now, Like you're on,
like you've gone through theweekend You're.
You know your heart has takenit.
You survived.
Speaker 5 (06:40):
Yeah, it was funny, One of the dads there he's like
I hope we win the nationalchampionship this year, cause
it's been so long.
Speaker 4 (06:50):
So they went to back to back and they didn't do it
yeah.
Speaker 5 (06:53):
And I'm like yeah, that'd be great.
Speaker 2 (06:54):
Yeah, it's kind of crazy.
It's kind of like with life ingeneral.
Had she not have made it,obviously she'd be disappointed,
but it would have been so muchharder on you and.
I think, that when we see ourkids disappointed, it's like
100% worse for us.
Speaker 5 (07:05):
Oh, absolutely.
Speaker 4 (07:10):
I think I stressed more in the process than she was
.
Yeah, watching it, I was likeit's just what we do as moms.
Speaker 3 (07:16):
Yeah it's hard.
Speaker 4 (07:16):
I mean we can't help it, Like when, yeah, we feel
everything that they're feelingtimes 10.
So if they're happy.
We are like static.
When they're sad.
We are trying to figure out away to fix it.
So I know it's just so.
When it goes in your child'sfavor, yeah it.
So I know it's just so.
When it goes in your child'sfavor, it's such a great moment.
Speaker 5 (07:36):
See, I usually get so nervous I can't even watch it
live.
Speaker 3 (07:39):
Have you ever been that way?
Yeah, I can't watch them liveeither, so I can watch it when
you record it and then play itback, I'm the same.
Speaker 5 (07:44):
I can't watch it live .
I can't watch it live.
Speaker 3 (07:51):
No, I can't watch it and it don't see it.
But even when Jack was on, Iwas like no, no, no, you just
record that for me and I'llwatch it back and tell me he was
okay and then I'll watch itback, so I'm glad it's not just
me.
Speaker 2 (08:03):
No, I can't do it.
Speaker 5 (08:04):
I can't do it.
Speaker 4 (08:05):
I think it's a lot of parents, because I know with
Trey, when he's I would watchthe other person, I couldn't
watch them, I would have towatch the other side of the line
.
Speaker 5 (08:17):
Well, it's weird because I wonder if in sports
it's different because they'resuch a long duration, but in
dance or in a tryout for hercompetition it's always two and
a half minutes, so it's likeyou're watching for that little
bit of time.
Speaker 4 (08:32):
It feels like two and a half hours.
Speaker 5 (08:34):
So I'm like nope, just record it, I will watch it
later.
I can't do it.
I can't do it.
Speaker 4 (08:38):
No, I've never been able to watch like my actual
child in a football game, like Ihave to watch again, also
because I'm sitting next to myhusband who played, coached, all
this kind of stuff.
So I mean he kind of gives methe play-by-play.
Yeah yeah, but I have to watcha teammate.
I can't watch them.
Speaker 3 (08:58):
That's mad.
That was glad we're all thesame.
Speaker 5 (09:01):
I was thinking about you with Taylor Swift and how
she just watches, like she waswatching all of the play, like I
cannot, yeah, with his mom justwatching everything.
I'm like mm-mm, I I could notwatch.
I would just be like, tell mewhat happened.
Speaker 2 (09:12):
Yeah, I mean seriously Tell me how it ends.
Speaker 4 (09:14):
That's what we do, yeah.
Speaker 2 (09:16):
Speaking of Taylor Swift, because you know I'm a
fan yes.
Speaker 5 (09:20):
Swifty over here.
So first of all, I alwaysthought Coachella was a fashion
show.
Speaker 2 (09:24):
So I've learned something new.
Speaker 3 (09:25):
It's not a fashion show, oh no, it's a festival.
Like they just look normal.
I mean they're in a crowd ofpeople, they were normal,
apparently, yeah, there wasnobody, that she had no security
, nothing.
Yeah, well, obviously, I meanhe's huge, he's going to fight
him, but she had there was nosecurity around them.
Speaker 4 (09:42):
I really think that this is probably the first
relationship that she's had thatlike they go out in public.
They're not hidden public,they're not hidden.
He's super proud of her and Imean it is you know.
And again, like I mean I thinkshe's incredibly talented and
all of this, but I I will haveto say, even though I'm not a
swifty, I do think it's supercute, so I hope it's legit.
Speaker 1 (10:05):
I hope it's why because I do.
Speaker 4 (10:07):
I mean well, we've said this before when we've
talked about them I do love thekelsey brothers, yeah oh,
they're great their new heightspodcast is hysterical yeah, they
seem like good guys they reallydo, just from
Speaker 5 (10:20):
cleveland.
Just you know he's sosupportive of her.
I mean, from what it seems, youknow what you see like going to
the concert.
Speaker 4 (10:26):
He's not intimidated like he's not intimidated.
He's not one of those guys thatlike has to one up and be like
oh, I'm even better, or whatever.
Go behind the scenes.
Yeah, well, you.
Speaker 2 (10:35):
I saw one thing I thought was cool and obviously
you can pick whatever picturesyou want to tell your story, but
it showed like her with otherguys she's dated is always like
she was kind of hanging on tothem or walking behind them.
And with Travis Kelsey.
He's always got his arm aroundher.
He's always grasping her.
Speaker 5 (10:48):
He always seems like he's like.
I have no idea how I got her togo out with me.
Did you read that?
Speaker 4 (10:56):
I think that's so important to have a guy that
you're with that doesn't knowhow he got you.
I mean, I really do think itjust I don't know it adds a
little something.
Speaker 5 (11:08):
Yeah, we were just talking about that.
Had we met, had you met Scottin high school?
Speaker 2 (11:14):
It would have been illegal.
That's what I said.
Speaker 3 (11:17):
It would have been illegal if I had met Scott in
high school, or like he wouldhave been in elementary.
No, that's not true.
There's not that much of adifference.
Speaker 4 (11:22):
I was like Lisa.
That is not true.
Speaker 5 (11:25):
He would have been in middle school however, well, oh
my gosh, lisa would have beenarrested.
Speaker 3 (11:30):
If I was a freshman, he might have been in fifth
grade.
Speaker 4 (11:35):
That's so funny.
We have to talk about realquick just because Lisa and I
keep looking at her.
We have a fifth member of ourpodcast with us tonight.
Speaker 3 (11:46):
But she gets to sleep through us.
Speaker 2 (11:48):
So sweet.
Hopefully no one else is.
Is there a list?
Speaker 4 (11:51):
No, yeah, Tricia, you've got to tell us about
what's been going on with you.
Speaker 2 (11:57):
Yes, I had another midlife crisis and got another
puppy.
Speaker 4 (12:02):
It's one that I totally support.
Yes.
Speaker 2 (12:04):
We have baby Hallie with us.
She's an Australian Labradoodle, but her grandma was my dog and
was the best dog ever, so now Ihave her little offspring.
Speaker 3 (12:14):
She is literally the best dog ever.
She now I have her littlelittle offspring.
She is literally the best dogever.
She's nodding in agreement.
Speaker 4 (12:17):
I was like you guys, she literally is sleeping
underneath our desk.
She's so quiet, she's soprecious.
Speaker 5 (12:24):
She's so good.
Speaker 4 (12:26):
I mean if I wasn't dealing with a nightmare dog
situation in my house.
I might just have to go get herbrother.
Speaker 3 (12:34):
I think you should.
Speaker 2 (12:35):
I think Lisa needs to .
Speaker 3 (12:36):
I do not need another dog.
I think you need to.
No, thank you, I have five.
Speaker 2 (12:40):
We've done this at the same time before I just need
that again.
Speaker 3 (12:42):
Yes, but you're still back at four.
You made me get five.
Speaker 5 (12:46):
Listen, you have the poo boy, so you're good.
I know you do, you, you got thepoo dude.
Speaker 4 (12:52):
I mean, what is one more?
Speaker 2 (12:54):
Get your money's worth.
Speaker 3 (12:55):
Get some more poo out there, no because they all seem
to be barking more than everbefore.
So I'm like no, the amount oftimes I cuss at the little
Yorkshire Terrier in a day isobscene, obscene.
Alfie, is that your worst?
Oh my God.
Speaker 5 (13:11):
yes, without a shadow of a doubt.
Speaker 3 (13:12):
He's a brat.
He's just so bold.
He doesn't like anybody oranything.
He hates Harry.
If Harry walks into the room hebites him and he has no teeth
Like all his teeth fall now.
He's like he's just an angrylittle man.
He has little man syndrome.
I'm like go away, that's sofunny.
Speaker 4 (13:31):
Oh wow, we do love that.
Speaker 3 (13:33):
Oh, she's gorgeous.
The fourth member.
Speaker 4 (13:35):
Fifth, member.
Speaker 2 (13:37):
Sorry, yes, ash is booting somebody.
Speaker 4 (13:39):
It needs to be me, I need to get booted.
I keep trying to tell you guys,you guys need to fire me.
Speaker 3 (13:44):
No, I don't know, no, she's literally jumping in her
sleep here.
She's so cute.
Speaker 2 (13:51):
Super cute.
Speaker 5 (13:54):
She's so cute, super cute.
She's so soft, I know, Adorable.
Speaker 2 (13:56):
All right, so let me give you a.
Would you rather here, uh-oh.
Speaker 4 (13:58):
All right.
Speaker 2 (13:59):
All right.
Would you rather have a pauseor a rewind button in your life?
Rewind, pause.
I'm rewind, ooh.
Speaker 3 (14:07):
A rewind, mm-hmm yeah .
I don't know if I'd do anythingdifferently, but I'd like to
relive some moments that Iwasn't present for.
Speaker 4 (14:15):
Yeah, wow, that's valid, I wish.
Speaker 2 (14:18):
I knew how fast being a parent like would go.
Like I wish I could have.
Speaker 1 (14:22):
Like the tired days and everything Like.
Speaker 4 (14:25):
I wish I would have taken that in a little bit more.
Speaker 2 (14:27):
Yeah, I wouldn't change anything.
Speaker 4 (14:35):
I think a pause button for me sometimes is I
mean, I we've talked about thismultiple times how I need the 24
hour button.
I got to take 24 hours so, um,yeah, I wouldn't change anything
.
I mean, of course, I would goback in any stage of my life at
any time and not do anythingdifferent and still love it.
Yeah, but a pause button for mesometimes because you know
that's what I'm still working onPause button, yeah, that I need
(14:57):
to pause and just look around,appreciate, and then, on the
flip side, pause, calm down, getyour words right, as it is as
big a deal as you think it is inthe moment, tomorrow, so maybe
we'll rewind and pause becausewe would want to go through some
of the things that we missedand should have taken it in and
(15:20):
been like, oh wow, this is a bigmoment.
Speaker 5 (15:22):
Just didn't realize at the time.
Speaker 3 (15:22):
Yeah just even, like you know, even your wedding day.
I wish I had been more and Iwish I had known now like known
what I know now.
Then you know that kind of wayto like it doesn't matter, stop
worrying about everybody else,just like focus even things like
that.
Enjoy it.
Speaker 2 (15:39):
Yeah, but I wouldn't check.
Speaker 3 (15:40):
I actually would, I might, I might change, I might
have eloped instead, but it justmeans gosh yeah yes, nobody
there.
Speaker 5 (15:49):
Yeah, isn't it so?
Speaker 3 (15:50):
crazy how stressful weddings are oh, my god, oh, I
don't know how people do itanymore.
Speaker 5 (15:56):
The funny thing is, you hear about it now and it's
like even more intense than whenyou were there.
Speaker 4 (15:59):
That's crazy, it's like you have to have.
And expensive oh gosh, likethat's insanity.
Speaker 3 (16:04):
Yeah, I'm dreading the day the kids get married.
Because I hate parties at thebest of times I'm like, oh my
gosh, I'm already palpitationsabout everybody Y'all need to
get me to a low.
Speaker 2 (16:16):
Yeah, you know I've been surprised with this.
What a big deal Grandma likeobviously we never saw grandmas
yet, but what a big deal grandmanames are, and how like I'll
have patients come in.
Well, that mom wants this nameand I want this name, or I had
this name first and it's likeit's a huge deal.
Speaker 1 (16:30):
Like my grandma's, but his grandma oh, it's a huge
deal Of like what your grandmaname is going to be.
Speaker 2 (16:34):
So you better start like throwing it down early or
something, because like,apparently it's a big deal.
Speaker 3 (16:37):
I've already called Gigi, but Ken refuses.
He's like I'm never calling youGigi.
I was like, you don't have tocall me Gigi, I'm not your
grandmother.
Yeah, my kids.
Yeah, gigi, I don't know whatmy.
Speaker 4 (16:49):
I don't want to be a granny or grandma, grandma, mama
.
Speaker 5 (16:55):
Mama, I mean I don't really see myself as a mom.
Mimi's good, my kids come on.
Mimi, yeah, like my mom's Nana.
Speaker 3 (17:01):
Yeah my mom.
Speaker 4 (17:03):
I don't know, Like I don't have one.
Speaker 3 (17:05):
That's like we have nanny in Ireland.
So like you have a granny andyou have a nanny, oh that.
And so like one side is grannyand the other side is nanny.
But not everybody does that.
You have like grannies, butyou'd never have grandma.
You'd never have grandma.
Speaker 4 (17:19):
Yeah, I had two grannies.
I just had a big granny and alittle granny, oh gosh, and that
went over super well.
But as a child you can't changeit.
No, no, no.
I mean when you're like justbeing little and you're like,
yeah, well, you're, you're my,you're my big grainy and it fit,
I'm kind of glad we're notthere yet.
(17:40):
So I think, we have a long wayto go, hopefully.
I know it is super cute.
There's several you know themseveral ladies at the studio
that just had their first grandbabies when they're all they're
all super close friends andthey're so precious.
They were walking out of thestudio the other day and I mean
we were all just like, oh my God, they're adorable, so cute.
Speaker 2 (18:04):
It's kind of like when you're talking about
rewinding, it's almost like youget a second chance, of like
taking it in now.
You know what I hear, it'sbetter because you're not like
you.
Speaker 4 (18:13):
Well, I hear it's better because you're not
actually really.
I mean, don't get this wrong.
Everyone's responsible for your, but it's not your child.
No so you don't have to be thedisciplinarian.
You don't have to be so.
Into raising a good human, youget to be the fun parent that
maybe you didn't get to be whenyou were raising yours because
(18:34):
you were making sure that theywent to bed and they ate their
vegetables and they spoke kindlyto people.
Speaker 2 (18:39):
Now you give them candy, exactly.
So this is.
This'll be a room divided, Ithink, between red wine and
white wine.
Oh, okay, would you rather wearsweatpants every day for the
rest of your life, or never wearsweatpants again?
Speaker 3 (18:51):
Oh, sweatpants every day for the rest of my life,
rest of my life.
Speaker 4 (18:55):
I mean, I'm only doing it tonight because I had a
spray tan Getting down.
Speaker 3 (19:00):
Yes, oh my gosh.
Speaker 4 (19:02):
I couldn't give up my heels, I couldn't my gosh.
Speaker 3 (19:05):
Half the reason I don't want to get back on stage
is because I don't want to puton a dress.
Speaker 4 (19:11):
Oh my God, lisa, this is like how twisted the world
works, because if I had your,which is probably- the reason I
don't have your talent isbecause I would be up there
until my last breath, exactlyDressing up every day.
Speaker 5 (19:27):
You and I are the same.
We would dress up all the time.
Speaker 4 (19:30):
I mean, I could not imagine not wearing heels.
Like I said, I only wearsweatpants when I come home and
then when I have a spray tan,like today.
And that's why I'm so glad thatwe're not on camera, because I
kind of look like an OompaLoompa.
Speaker 3 (19:46):
No, you don't, you don't actually.
Speaker 4 (19:47):
See, I came home early and so I was able to rinse
off a little bit.
Yeah, but you don't look likean Oompa Loompa At all, telling
you spray tan at home is thebest, yeah, no, that's what
happens for me.
Speaker 2 (19:56):
Okay, all right.
So that was a division.
Yeah, okay, divided how Ithought it would be Okay,
exactly, yeah, I could go withthat everywhere.
Speaker 4 (20:09):
Where they heal, people Heals again.
And because I again I mean I'min at least four inch heels, I
mean they can go up to five andguys.
Just FYI, I'm six feet tall, soI look like just so ridiculous
you don't look ridiculous?
Just walking around, but like Idon't know what I will do when
(20:32):
I can't wear heels anymore, whywouldn't you be able to?
Speaker 3 (20:33):
you'll be able to?
Speaker 4 (20:34):
well, I hope so, I mean, and my grandmother did for
as long as I can't wear heelsanymore.
Why wouldn't you be able to?
You'll be able to?
Well, I hope so.
I mean, and my grandmother didfor as long as I can remember
and you know, they weren't likethe four or five inch, I mean,
she wore a cute little threeinch.
To me that's like a littlekitten heel.
But yeah, like I was reallytalking to Michelle and she was
like I just I had to kind ofstop and go more low because you
(20:57):
know you lose your balance.
I mean and God knows I don'tpay attention Like I have
stepped in so many potholes andfallen.
Yes, but I don't know what Imean if you guys went into my
closet like it's ridiculous.
We're going to need a picture.
I think I have maybe, maybe, andthat includes tennis shoes that
(21:18):
I use to do the treadmill.
I have three pairs of flats andthese are one of the the one.
Speaker 3 (21:25):
I have three pairs of heels, oh my gosh, they're
opposite.
Speaker 4 (21:28):
Yeah, they just like I go into my closet and it makes
me so happy.
Speaker 3 (21:33):
Oh, I love that.
I do love, like I love to lookat shoes.
I just hate to put them on.
But again, like my husband's 75foot seven and I hate looking
bigger than him.
Speaker 4 (21:42):
Well, no, and that I mean and that's valid, but like
no, I mean I, you will see me inan airport and I will be in
five inch heels without question.
So funny, like without.
Speaker 1 (22:00):
I do.
Speaker 3 (22:00):
I love that, I love when you actually but it's fine,
I hate trying on clothes, likeI really really hate trying on
clothes.
Speaker 4 (22:06):
Oh, I do too.
I always know exactly what fitsme, like I can look at
something and know itimmediately or the brand.
Speaker 5 (22:11):
If you know the brand , then you know what's in it?
Speaker 3 (22:13):
Yeah, but I hate going out to look for a dress.
Speaker 2 (22:19):
Like that's my worst.
Speaker 4 (22:19):
Me too.
I mean, I kind of do thatmyself, isn't it?
Speaker 2 (22:22):
crazy Sometimes.
Speaker 5 (22:22):
Because, I own a boutique, but sometimes you're
just like this doesn't lookanything like the picture or
anything like you know what itshould look like.
Speaker 4 (22:29):
Yeah, I don't like to shop for, like you know, I've
got friends that'll go likewe're going to go have a day and
shopping and lunch.
I'm like absolutely not that isa nightmare.
Speaker 1 (22:38):
No interest.
Speaker 4 (22:39):
Yeah, nightmare to me , like if I go shopping I am in
and out literally in fiveminutes.
Speaker 3 (22:43):
Me too, and I will buy the first thing I see and
leave.
Speaker 4 (22:46):
I'm like, yeah, no, no, no, I can go, my mom can go
all day shopping.
Speaker 5 (22:51):
Absolutely.
Speaker 4 (22:52):
I mean, I never do, but if I, but if I had time yeah
, yeah, Like some of my friends,when we go on our girls trips,
they're like let's go like downand like.
Speaker 1 (23:00):
Oh stand it.
Speaker 2 (23:01):
No, I'm going to go just hang out and have a
cocktail.
Speaker 3 (23:03):
Leave me in.
Speaker 4 (23:03):
Sephora, yeah, no, oh Sephora, yes, now Sephora,
absolutely.
Speaker 3 (23:07):
Yeah, I can spend all day in Sephora Trying things on
my hands.
Oh my God, I was going okay,now make up my face.
Speaker 4 (23:17):
Okay, let's take it off and let's do this.
Okay, I could go down therabbit hole in no time and be
there for five hours.
That's really nice.
Speaker 2 (23:24):
I took it after my dad.
He would go into a store shopand for my mom he'd go in like
birdners and he'd just pick amannequin and say to the person
I want everything on that, fromthe jewelry to the shirt, to the
pants, Like that's how heshopped.
Speaker 3 (23:33):
Oh yeah, I went that one.
Speaker 4 (23:39):
Oh wow, that's Mannequins.
Yeah Well, guys are visual.
Speaker 3 (23:42):
Yeah, and I think they panic as well.
Scott doesn't panic.
Scott's very good at buyingstuff for me, but, yeah, he'd be
better at buying stuff for methan I'd be for buying them for
myself.
Speaker 2 (23:51):
Did you guys?
Wasn't there a movie calledMannequin?
I'm like, yes, there was youwere on Kim Cattrall.
Speaker 3 (23:55):
Yes.
Speaker 4 (23:58):
And it was the guy from oh my God, yeah, they were
like drive on the motorcycle.
It was McCarthy, andrewMcCarthy.
Speaker 2 (24:05):
Andrew McCarthy.
Yeah, she like came.
Okay, that's right.
Speaker 4 (24:07):
That's right, I mean we thought back in the day it
was so great.
Now, looking back, you're likekind of creepy.
But I mean you're like, oh myGod, yes, that was one of my
favorites in Splash, that wasanother.
Oh the mermaid, see, I lovedPretty in Pink.
Oh, molly Ringwald, oh.
Speaker 5 (24:25):
Sixteen Candles, sixteen Candles, sixteen Candles
.
Okay, I know every line.
Speaker 4 (24:30):
I know every line Absolutely, and Jake was the man
I was going to marry, you'renot wrong?
Speaker 5 (24:35):
Oh my God, he was the guy.
I don't even know his name.
Speaker 3 (24:38):
I don't even know that actor's name.
Speaker 4 (24:45):
Jake is oh no, I'm from pretty and pink, pretty and
pink, no, no no no 16 candles.
He drove the red porsche 16that and breakfast club, oh
breakfast club and I do love oh,is it not?
Speaker 2 (24:52):
dylan judd nelson no, judd nelson oh my god, that's
kind of weekend of bernie's timetoo, wasn't it?
Speaker 4 (24:57):
that was funny, I thought judd nelson was oh, he
was so good looking.
Speaker 5 (25:04):
Yeah, michael Shuffling, yes, never, yeah,
never did anything.
Molly Ringwald was like the one.
Oh, she was the one back thenPretty in pink.
Speaker 3 (25:11):
Breakfast Club yeah she did everything.
Speaker 5 (25:14):
Sixteen Candles, she was amazing.
I loved her.
But yeah, he was the one hecarpenter now oh so cute, him
and the guy.
Speaker 4 (25:24):
I think I don't know if we've talked about Top Gun
Slider.
Speaker 5 (25:27):
Oh, you did, yeah, I have a thing with guys with dark
hair.
We can tell.
Speaker 4 (25:32):
Oh my gosh, I was like yeah.
I'm like I am going out to SanDiego.
My dad's like you're insane.
Speaker 3 (25:41):
Well, there's my man, obviously other than my husband
.
Speaker 4 (25:44):
My husband knows about my man.
That goes without saying forall of us.
Speaker 3 (25:47):
He's a fellow Irishman, any guesses?
Speaker 4 (25:50):
The guy that just won .
No, hugh.
Speaker 3 (25:52):
Murphy, no, hugh, no, you have to guess which?
Irishman if I wasn't married tomy man, hugh, Jackman no he's
not Irish, he's Australian.
Speaker 5 (26:02):
Although I do love him, though not Irish.
He's Australian, although I dolove him, though as well.
But yeah, I like him?
Speaker 3 (26:05):
No, no, no.
Think, think Irish Bono, oh God, no, no, no, no it's um.
Speaker 5 (26:11):
Oh, I know his Colin.
Farrell I can see him.
Yes, who Colin Farrell?
Speaker 3 (26:18):
Yes that's it.
He's in a show at the moment,Except for I didn't realize he
was Irish.
Oh yeah, yeah, he's Dublin, helike lives in Castlenock, which
is like everybody in Castlenockknows everybody.
He went to school with mybrother-in-law.
Everybody knows him and I have.
Do you know where I actuallyended up meeting him Was in
Albuquerque, new Mexico.
Really, that's where I met him.
(26:39):
I don't like club.
Speaker 4 (26:40):
Okay so that actually would be really fun for us to
do is a line dancing night.
Oh, I love line dancing.
Speaker 2 (26:45):
I used to do like a lot of line dancing.
Do you guys remember?
Speaker 4 (26:47):
Achy Breaky Heart.
Yes, billy.
Speaker 2 (26:49):
Ray Cyrus.
Speaker 4 (26:50):
I think we might need to go to like a country place
and do a little line dancing.
I'm not kidding, I would lovethat.
That would be fun.
I would go, we could do that.
Okay, so he taught you.
Okay, tell us, yeah, tell usthe story.
I know we've got to have thestory.
Oh, there was no story.
Speaker 3 (27:03):
No, there was no story.
That's what he used to dobefore he was an actor.
But he's on a show at themoment on Apple TV called Sugar,
and he's like a hit man, Ithink, because I've only watched
two episodes of it and I'mstill trying to kind of figure
it out.
But he, but his accent, startsas like super Californian and
(27:23):
then halfway through he's fullon Dublin.
Speaker 5 (27:26):
I'm like, oh, there you are.
Speaker 4 (27:28):
That's full of you, yes, yes, you're like you're
back, oh yes, Okay, so that'stwo.
Speaker 5 (27:33):
He's mine.
Speaker 4 (27:33):
Yeah, he will be mine .
All right, so he's yours Allright, Wait.
Speaker 5 (27:36):
so how'd you meet him ?
Speaker 3 (27:37):
in In Albuquerque.
He was seven psychopaths andhim and his sister were actually
staying in our hotel and it wasfunny.
We had a hairdresser in um whoused to travel with us, lucy,
and she was always thinking shemet famous people and she never
did.
And she was like oh my god,you're not gonna believe who I
just met and you're like well,we don't believe it, because she
did she called me and she saidoh my god, lisa colin farrell's
(28:01):
in the the lobby.
so don like, don't be ridiculous, he's absolutely not.
And she went no, he is.
And when I went downstairsthere he was.
Speaker 5 (28:08):
You're like what You're like hi, Lisa, so you met
him.
Speaker 3 (28:12):
Yes, just briefly.
Speaker 2 (28:14):
We asked him to come to our show, but he didn't.
My Irish crush is Liam Neeson.
Speaker 4 (28:18):
Oh, I love him you should.
Speaker 3 (28:24):
He's very famous, very famous Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
Yes, he's known for more thanhis acting.
Speaker 4 (28:31):
Oh, yeah, okay, I feel like I have completely
missed the boat.
Do you know who he used to datewho?
Well, he was married to NatashaNatasha.
Speaker 3 (28:39):
Richardson yeah, but he used to date Helen Mirren.
Speaker 2 (28:43):
I don't know who that is.
Yeah, you do.
No, yes, you do the older lady.
Speaker 4 (28:46):
Oh yeah, she's amazing she looks freaky.
Speaker 3 (28:49):
She's stunning, fabulous.
You do know, helen Mirren.
You'll never see her, Iactually think my husband has a
little bit of a crush it afterOkay.
Speaker 4 (29:04):
Oh, I'm just okay, I can't wait.
Yes, yes, All right got it.
Speaker 3 (29:08):
He's beautiful and a gorgeous man.
Speaker 2 (29:11):
And who's the other guy?
Oh, what's his name?
He's another like badass guylike him he did what's the one
with?
I think Morgan Freeman is, isthe president and there's drones
that are attacking and he'slike nobody knows what I'm
talking about.
Speaker 4 (29:25):
Yeah, I do Wait.
Is he the one that was in the500?
Speaker 2 (29:28):
Something has fallen or something.
Was he the guy from 500?
I don't know.
I say his name all the time.
Now he's from.
Speaker 4 (29:35):
Morgan Freeman?
Yeah, I feel like, because hewas the one that came in and
said he was like a SecretService guy.
Speaker 3 (29:41):
Yes, yes, Angel has Fallen.
Speaker 4 (29:42):
Angel has Fallen oh your man?
Speaker 3 (29:44):
Yes, the guy.
Oh, oh, oh the guy, yeah, yeah,I know who you're talking about
, that, oh say who it is theScottish guy, gerard Butler.
Speaker 1 (29:51):
Gerard Butler.
Speaker 2 (29:51):
Gerard.
Speaker 3 (29:52):
Butler, he's my other crush.
Speaker 2 (29:53):
Like Liam Neeson.
Speaker 3 (29:59):
Yeah, that was it.
Speaker 4 (30:00):
Yeah, he is, I do.
Speaker 3 (30:02):
Oh, my God.
Speaker 4 (30:03):
The Scottish accent.
The Scottish accent is living.
Speaker 2 (30:05):
Everybody loves the Scottish accent, so it's really
different than Irish.
Speaker 3 (30:08):
Yes, Not that, like I find it very hard now to
distinguish between a NorthernIrish accent and a Scottish
accent, sometimes they can bevery, very similar.
Speaker 4 (30:17):
Oh, wow, yeah, they can be very similar, like a man
in a kilt, is fabulous in a kiltis fabulous.
Speaker 3 (30:22):
Yeah, oh yeah.
Speaker 5 (30:23):
They don't wear anything underneath, mel Gibson.
Speaker 4 (30:25):
Again I say fabulous.
Speaker 2 (30:27):
Mel Gibson in.
Speaker 4 (30:27):
Braveheart, Braveheart oh.
Speaker 5 (30:30):
I know I love that movie.
Yeah, me too.
It's such a good movie.
How could you?
Speaker 4 (30:33):
just not be like you, just kind of feel it.
Speaker 3 (30:35):
You're like you're ready to go.
Braveheart is fabulous.
Speaker 4 (30:44):
Do Irish men really walk?
Speaker 2 (30:45):
Absolutely not, okay, no, I just think it's amazing.
Lisa's like no, no, did theLander Pons really wear green?
Yes, that's what I want to know.
I've never seen an Irish man ina kilt, ever.
Speaker 3 (30:51):
It's more of a Scottish thing.
There was like there's somewhole thing between Irish kilts
and Scottish kilts and when theboys used to Irish dance they
wore kilts.
The boys wore kilts years andyears ago but um, I don't know,
like I've never fully understoodthe kilt thing because I don't
know where I came from inireland.
Speaker 5 (31:09):
It was more of a thing, but the kilt also matches
the family crowd like there's
Speaker 4 (31:14):
a plan for the yeah, yeah for each family.
Speaker 2 (31:17):
I just freaking love it scotland's gorgeous I want to
go to the highland games oh,it's actually on my bucket list
the Highland Games.
Speaker 4 (31:25):
My bucket list is ridiculous.
That's really cool, though.
Oh, and Edinburgh, that iswhere I want to go.
Speaker 3 (31:31):
Edinburgh is gorgeous oh my gosh, the castle right in
the center.
Speaker 4 (31:34):
But Michael's always so afraid because he's like
absolutely not, because he won'tever come home.
Speaker 3 (31:39):
Oh, how you will.
It's too cold You'd be, and therain and, like your fake tan,
will have washed off so quickly.
Speaker 4 (31:46):
Oh, okay, I'm going to have to give up.
Speaker 3 (31:48):
Yeah, you won't stay.
Speaker 4 (31:49):
I have to give up scowling with my spray tan.
Speaker 3 (31:52):
No, no, no, You'll fit in with your spray tan,
because everybody there is spraytanned.
They are, yeah, yeah, irelandand England.
We're all orange, all the time.
Speaker 2 (31:59):
Yeah, trevor Butler gosh, I was just Googling him.
Speaker 4 (32:02):
Trevor Butler All right, so Trisha's checked out
for a hot second.
Speaker 3 (32:05):
He hasn't done much lately, though, has he?
Uh-uh?
He kind of looks like that guywho was injured, the guy who's
in, you know, the guy who hadthe snowplow.
Speaker 2 (32:14):
Oh, that was horrible .
Who was that?
Speaker 4 (32:19):
Oh, I can't think of any names.
Speaker 3 (32:21):
Oh, he was in.
Speaker 2 (32:22):
Entourage.
Yes, yeah, I can't think it.
Jeremy Renner, yes, yes, thatwas who it was they kind of look
alike?
Yeah, but I think he's shorter.
He's shorter.
Yeah, yeah, he's very tall.
Yeah, jeremy Renner.
Speaker 5 (32:32):
So is it me or you just used to go watch movies all
the time and now it's like Idon't know the last time I've
been to the movie theater toactually see something that I
know.
Speaker 4 (32:43):
But now they've got those movie theaters where, like
you can like, get beverages andfood and they have like it's
just.
Speaker 3 (32:51):
The last one I saw was Bob Marley.
Speaker 4 (32:53):
Oh yeah, I think that's the thing that did with
COVID, though is like nowbecause, remember, everything
was released onto.
Speaker 5 (33:00):
TV, that's true, and now everybody just watches TV.
It's also so expensive.
I don't have people bring theirkids to the cinema, it's true.
And now everybody just watchesTV.
Speaker 3 (33:06):
It's also so expensive.
I don't have people bring theirkids to the cinema.
Speaker 4 (33:08):
It's ridiculous.
I mean, you're going to spend.
Speaker 5 (33:14):
Like if you get popcorn and a drink and like
four tickets You're going tospend over $100 and you're not
even eating.
Yeah, you're not wrong, or?
Speaker 4 (33:19):
there's no wine.
Speaker 5 (33:22):
It's a travesty.
Speaker 4 (33:23):
I mean, I think it's just an injustice so that we
just stay home and we do doordash Actually you need to go
like say that they need to havehappy hour at the movie theater.
Well, I mean, like I said there, I mean there are those.
I mean I've been to them andthey're fantastic.
The food's actually fairlydecent, but I mean that's even
(33:45):
well above $100.
Speaker 5 (33:48):
Oh, I'm sure.
Speaker 3 (33:48):
Because, you've got beverages, they've got recliners
.
Speaker 4 (33:53):
I mean so, but to be honest, like if I was going to
do that, then I would justprefer to do it at home.
Speaker 2 (33:58):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (33:58):
And just watch the movie.
Get the food we want.
Have our beverages.
And you're in sweatpants andheels and I'm in sweatpants and
heels and a messy bun and nomakeup.
Speaker 3 (34:11):
I do feel, though, going to the movie theater, I'm
inclined to focus a little bitmore on the movie, whereas if
I'm doing it at home, I'm on myphone.
Yeah, whereas I won't do thatin the movie theater Multitask
yeah.
Speaker 2 (34:24):
I would stand the same way, yeah, yeah, I agree.
Speaker 3 (34:26):
I kind of have to focus.
If I'm at the yeah, because youdon't want to be on the phone.
Speaker 4 (34:28):
Well, we have a rule that we can't be on our phones
when we are watching TV or amovie.
Speaker 3 (34:33):
Oh, oh, we don't have a rule.
Speaker 5 (34:35):
Whatever the punishment is, I would be shot.
Speaker 4 (34:49):
Yeah, no, I mean because again, we're empty
nesters.
So there's that.
But yeah, we would sit down towatch something and either I
would get on my phone, becausewe don't have the same taste in
movies at all.
Yeah, so we have to.
One of us picks one one timeand then the other one picks one
.
But yeah, so we had to like, wehad to make a rule that when,
like, I think it's like 30minutes after we both get home,
basically when the store closes,for me, uh, we, if we're
(35:13):
watching a movie, we go off ourphones completely smart.
Speaker 2 (35:16):
We try to do that, like when we go to bed we watch
like a dateline or something.
We try to be off our phones butalways say like I have excuse,
okay tonight, well, tonight I'mwork, I just need to work
tonight.
So I do that way too much.
Speaker 4 (35:24):
But we try to staff our phones when we watch a show
and I'm always when it breaksout, but I mean, I usually am
working it's nice, though, likewhen you do have a chance to do
that because you just like youforget, like, how much time and
energy goes into.
If you just start looking atyour phone, then all
communication stops between youand whoever's in your house.
(35:46):
So, um, I know, so like it,actually that's really good.
Speaker 5 (35:51):
It's actually good to do that.
Do that one.
Speaker 4 (35:53):
I love.
I mean, I love it.
Speaker 5 (35:55):
To me it's crazy when you go to a restaurant and you
just see there's a couple andthey're just like on their phone
, like almost the entire time.
Except for when they eat.
Oh my gosh, they're not evencommunicating.
It's so sad.
Speaker 4 (36:05):
It makes me really sad to be honest, because why
are you spending the money thenExactly?
Speaker 5 (36:11):
Enjoy it.
Speaker 4 (36:12):
Yeah, and you're with that person for a reason,
whether it's a friend or apartner or whatever, yeah, so
yeah, I mean I'm a huge believerin you've got to go off the
grid for a little bit.
Speaker 5 (36:24):
That's what you talked about rewind and enjoy it
.
Yeah, I feel like a lot of usnow just well, me too sometimes
you're so caught up in what'sgoing on and what you have to do
that you don't really take itall in If I hit pause any moment
of my life.
Speaker 2 (36:38):
Right now I'll be upside down or something in my
head.
Speaker 4 (36:44):
I know, I know.
Speaker 5 (36:45):
It's not easy.
Speaker 4 (36:47):
It's not, but it's worth it.
It's worth getting back to howit used to be at times.
Speaker 5 (36:53):
Well, people are happier.
I mean, even research showspeople are happier off social
media, off of, you know, allthose platforms you are, I mean,
and it's just, and it's so easyto just look for a second and
then it takes you in.
Speaker 4 (37:07):
I mean, because that's the reason it's there, it
starts leading you into all ofthese other things.
Speaker 2 (37:12):
It's an addiction, it is.
I'm addicted, me too, I know.
Speaker 4 (37:17):
So that's what I told Michael.
I'm always like, okay, the daythat I don't care when you're on
your phone is the day youshould be worried.
Yeah, because I love talking tohim.
Speaker 5 (37:26):
Mm-hmm.
Speaker 2 (37:27):
And.
But it is something too, Ithink, because even when you're
watching a TV show, a lot oftimes you're not talking, but it
does feel like you're lesspresent if one of you are on the
phone.
Speaker 4 (37:34):
Yeah, yeah, well, a thousand percent, you're not.
And like what is this about?
Okay, so, and he's such ahistory buff and like that's a
lot of his movies, so I'm like,okay, so did this like really
happen?
Like what was the?
But?
So we can have that kind ofcommunication, which I love.
Speaker 3 (37:55):
So, um, yeah, I do rate how good a show, though, is
, but by whether I take my phoneup or not.
So if a show is really good, Iwon't pick up my phone Right.
If it's kind of mediocre, I'mlike, oh, it's so funny.
Speaker 2 (38:10):
My husband is Ashley as far as his facial expressions
, like he can say so many thingswith his face, and it's so
funny because when we go to turnon TV, that's when I want to
start talking.
So I can't like we'll start it,like oh, yeah, this, it's so
funny watching his face.
Speaker 4 (38:30):
I think of you, because I get that.
Look like, yeah, we get me.
What are you talking?
Speaker 1 (38:32):
about I can hide my expression.
Speaker 4 (38:35):
You have no idea what I'm thinking.
Yeah, not true.
It's so not true.
No, I know.
I mean I tried so hard to bebetter about it because a lot of
times my expressions are likewhat?
Don't change Exactly.
Speaker 2 (38:48):
It about it, because a lot of times my expressions
are like don't change exactly.
Yeah, it's what makes for you.
Speaker 4 (38:50):
I love it.
Yeah, right, yeah, give me youknow exactly what I'm thinking.
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Speaker 2 (00:38):
Hello everyone and welcome back to another episode
of Middle Age-ish Podcast.
I'm Trisha Kennedy Roman andI'm joined here today with my
co-host, Ashley Badowski, LisaKelly and Dr Pam Wright, and you
are joining us now for our sofatalk.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
So welcome Yay.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Good evening, hello, I know so we have.
Well, we have to talk aboutexciting things.
Speaker 4 (00:56):
first off, we have some really proud mom moments.
We do because I know a lot ofpeople.
Speaker 2 (00:59):
We talk about Jack in the competition, but Lisa tell
us about Jack in Worlds.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
Yes, he came second in Worlds.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
The.
Speaker 3 (01:06):
World, the World, the World.
Yes, so he was over the moon.
He really launched it in thefirst place, obviously.
Speaker 4 (01:12):
I mean who doesn't?
Speaker 3 (01:13):
Of course, but he was so happy.
Speaker 4 (01:16):
Second is just beyond amazing.
Speaker 3 (01:19):
Yes, and then?
He made the decision to retire,so he is done with competitive
dance.
Speaker 4 (01:25):
So how do you guys feel about that Me?
Speaker 3 (01:28):
Delighted.
His dad probably would love forhim to keep going.
But yeah, no, like he's beendoing it since he was 11 or 12.
So it's been a lot and he kindof needs a bit of direction in
his life now and it takes up somuch time, I mean to train at
that level.
You know, Well, it's yourfull-time, it's your full-time
(01:49):
job and he needs to get his lifeand sort of and decide what it
is he wants to do.
Maybe he'll come work at thefront desk, he's friendly.
Speaker 4 (01:56):
Super cute, super friendly.
Speaker 3 (01:58):
Yes, okay, he and Tricia, we've, we've solved that
problem he's uh, yeah, no, he'sgreat's great, he's really
happy, yeah, really really happy.
Speaker 5 (02:06):
Delighted with himself.
Speaker 3 (02:07):
So what's next for him?
What's coming?
He is well, he's back working,so that's great, and he's going
to help out Scott teaching.
He's Jack's a fantastic teacher, like every everyone who meets
Jack loves Jack.
Jack is super patient and kindand, like really, really good
(02:29):
person, so he loves the kids.
The kids all love him and he'sreally invested when he's
teaching.
So that's his plan.
Speaker 4 (02:32):
Do you think that he would maybe follow in your
hubby's footsteps and teach oh?
Speaker 3 (02:37):
yeah, I think so.
Yeah, I do.
I think all of them will.
It's kind of hard, I mean, andit's a family business, so it's
like any family business youknow Well, it does get
complicated it does.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
But well, I think it'sdifferent when they're your kids
, though, as well, because thisis all our kids know, apart from
touring with me.
They only know Irish dance,like they haven't had anything
(03:00):
else in their lives.
So, um, yeah, who knows, whoknows?
But he is, he's like he's agifted.
He's a gifted kid, he's agifted teacher.
So, who knows?
Speaker 4 (03:09):
well, the future is exciting, I mean, but I mean.
But to end with like just suchan amazing yeah, you know
performance and then he was sogood your girl like I mean just
such a proud it was a good, agood world.
Speaker 3 (03:23):
It was, yes, it was, it was, it was, it was awesome.
Yes, speaking of proud moms.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
We've got another one here A new Georgia Bulldog
cheerleader Woo-hoo.
Speaker 5 (03:33):
Yay, so happy for her .
Speaker 3 (03:35):
Amazing yeah.
Speaker 5 (03:36):
She, as y'all know, because, like my parents and you
three are the only ones thatknow how stressful it was it was
like it's not for the faint ofheart.
It was like cuts, okay, nowwe're making more cuts, and now
we're making more cuts, and nowwe're making like so it was a
lot.
So they only took four newflyers.
So the girls that go in the air, they only took four for this
(03:57):
season and she was one of thefour.
So really, really, excited forher.
It's amazing really really soamazing.
It's amazing, so happy.
So how was the experience foryou?
It was interesting because it'skind of good, but interesting
you get to watch the entire.
Thing right um.
Their only rule is that if youfilm anything, obviously you
only film your child right, likeyou're not allowed to film
(04:17):
right, all of it, um, but it'sjust so like overwhelming.
So they do like you know,there's talks that they have to
do like tumbling, and then theycut, and then they're stunting
and then they cut, and thenthere's like practice and
interviews, and then you knowcuts, and then you go to the
very last day and they still cutby like half at least, um, so
(04:38):
it's like a long weekend, a longprocess, um, overwhelming.
But it was great, so proud forher.
That was was her.
Her dream was to cheer for UGAat some point.
So, so she'll be on thesidelines.
We'll get to go see her.
Speaker 3 (04:51):
I'm so happy for her, yeah.
So when does she start?
Speaker 5 (04:54):
training with them.
So they start in July, um, andthen they do.
I think there's multiple daysin August.
So there's a lot to learn.
And then they have, like youknow, I'm sure, they have to go
do appearances and then do a lotof football things.
But they actually cheer forfour sports which I was not
aware of that, so it's like ayear-round commitment.
Speaker 4 (05:14):
Oh, wow.
Speaker 5 (05:14):
So they cheer for football, obviously.
Basketball, women's and men,gymnastics and then volleyball
oh so it's like a year-roundthing.
Holy cow it.
Gymnastics and then volleyballoh so it's like a year round
thing, so they're holy cow.
Speaker 3 (05:26):
It's crazy we don't have cheerleaders in Ireland, oh
really we don't do it.
Yeah, oh wow it's a foreignconcept to me interesting.
Speaker 5 (05:32):
Yeah, it's crazy.
It's so competitive here yeah,it's like crazy.
Speaker 4 (05:35):
I mean it's yeah, yeah.
So now does she know anybody onon the team?
Speaker 5 (05:41):
She does.
She's actually on a team rightnow, a world's team, and there
are four, three or four girlsthat are on the team at the
university of Georgia who arealso on that team.
Speaker 4 (05:50):
Oh, that's good.
Speaker 5 (05:51):
And we go to worlds not this weekend but next
weekend, so that's in Orlandoand there's two days and they
compete two days and whoever hasthe highest score in two days
they have a gold, silver, bronze.
So we'll see how they do.
Wow, so she was at practiceuntil very late last night
Because how long has she been?
Cheering Since she was six ohmy goodness, first grade, first
(06:15):
grade, I know it goes fast.
It does and it goes fast, soshe'll be a freshman.
Speaker 4 (06:21):
That's just amazing, I think such.
You know we love to talk aboutproud mom moments.
I know Go Dawgs, I know I knowAt least she's like.
Well, at least you're on thisside of it now, Like you're on,
like you've gone through theweekend You're.
You know your heart has takenit.
You survived.
Speaker 5 (06:40):
Yeah, it was funny, One of the dads there he's like
I hope we win the nationalchampionship this year, cause
it's been so long.
Speaker 4 (06:50):
So they went to back to back and they didn't do it
yeah.
Speaker 5 (06:53):
And I'm like yeah, that'd be great.
Speaker 2 (06:54):
Yeah, it's kind of crazy.
It's kind of like with life ingeneral.
Had she not have made it,obviously she'd be disappointed,
but it would have been so muchharder on you and.
I think, that when we see ourkids disappointed, it's like
100% worse for us.
Speaker 5 (07:05):
Oh, absolutely.
Speaker 4 (07:10):
I think I stressed more in the process than she was
.
Yeah, watching it, I was likeit's just what we do as moms.
Speaker 3 (07:16):
Yeah it's hard.
Speaker 4 (07:16):
I mean we can't help it, Like when, yeah, we feel
everything that they're feelingtimes 10.
So if they're happy.
We are like static.
When they're sad.
We are trying to figure out away to fix it.
So I know it's just so.
When it goes in your child'sfavor, yeah it.
So I know it's just so.
When it goes in your child'sfavor, it's such a great moment.
Speaker 5 (07:36):
See, I usually get so nervous I can't even watch it
live.
Speaker 3 (07:39):
Have you ever been that way?
Yeah, I can't watch them liveeither, so I can watch it when
you record it and then play itback, I'm the same.
Speaker 5 (07:44):
I can't watch it live .
I can't watch it live.
Speaker 3 (07:51):
No, I can't watch it and it don't see it.
But even when Jack was on, Iwas like no, no, no, you just
record that for me and I'llwatch it back and tell me he was
okay and then I'll watch itback, so I'm glad it's not just
me.
Speaker 2 (08:03):
No, I can't do it.
Speaker 5 (08:04):
I can't do it.
Speaker 4 (08:05):
I think it's a lot of parents, because I know with
Trey, when he's I would watchthe other person, I couldn't
watch them, I would have towatch the other side of the line
.
Speaker 5 (08:17):
Well, it's weird because I wonder if in sports
it's different because they'resuch a long duration, but in
dance or in a tryout for hercompetition it's always two and
a half minutes, so it's likeyou're watching for that little
bit of time.
Speaker 4 (08:32):
It feels like two and a half hours.
Speaker 5 (08:34):
So I'm like nope, just record it, I will watch it
later.
I can't do it.
I can't do it.
Speaker 4 (08:38):
No, I've never been able to watch like my actual
child in a football game, like Ihave to watch again, also
because I'm sitting next to myhusband who played, coached, all
this kind of stuff.
So I mean he kind of gives methe play-by-play.
Yeah yeah, but I have to watcha teammate.
I can't watch them.
Speaker 3 (08:58):
That's mad.
That was glad we're all thesame.
Speaker 5 (09:01):
I was thinking about you with Taylor Swift and how
she just watches, like she waswatching all of the play, like I
cannot, yeah, with his mom justwatching everything.
I'm like mm-mm, I I could notwatch.
I would just be like, tell mewhat happened.
Speaker 2 (09:12):
Yeah, I mean seriously Tell me how it ends.
Speaker 4 (09:14):
That's what we do, yeah.
Speaker 2 (09:16):
Speaking of Taylor Swift, because you know I'm a
fan yes.
Speaker 5 (09:20):
Swifty over here.
So first of all, I alwaysthought Coachella was a fashion
show.
Speaker 2 (09:24):
So I've learned something new.
Speaker 3 (09:25):
It's not a fashion show, oh no, it's a festival.
Like they just look normal.
I mean they're in a crowd ofpeople, they were normal,
apparently, yeah, there wasnobody, that she had no security
, nothing.
Yeah, well, obviously, I meanhe's huge, he's going to fight
him, but she had there was nosecurity around them.
Speaker 4 (09:42):
I really think that this is probably the first
relationship that she's had thatlike they go out in public.
They're not hidden public,they're not hidden.
He's super proud of her and Imean it is you know.
And again, like I mean I thinkshe's incredibly talented and
all of this, but I I will haveto say, even though I'm not a
swifty, I do think it's supercute, so I hope it's legit.
Speaker 1 (10:05):
I hope it's why because I do.
Speaker 4 (10:07):
I mean well, we've said this before when we've
talked about them I do love thekelsey brothers, yeah oh,
they're great their new heightspodcast is hysterical yeah, they
seem like good guys they reallydo, just from
Speaker 5 (10:20):
cleveland.
Just you know he's sosupportive of her.
I mean, from what it seems, youknow what you see like going to
the concert.
Speaker 4 (10:26):
He's not intimidated like he's not intimidated.
He's not one of those guys thatlike has to one up and be like
oh, I'm even better, or whatever.
Go behind the scenes.
Yeah, well, you.
Speaker 2 (10:35):
I saw one thing I thought was cool and obviously
you can pick whatever picturesyou want to tell your story, but
it showed like her with otherguys she's dated is always like
she was kind of hanging on tothem or walking behind them.
And with Travis Kelsey.
He's always got his arm aroundher.
He's always grasping her.
Speaker 5 (10:48):
He always seems like he's like.
I have no idea how I got her togo out with me.
Did you read that?
Speaker 4 (10:56):
I think that's so important to have a guy that
you're with that doesn't knowhow he got you.
I mean, I really do think itjust I don't know it adds a
little something.
Speaker 5 (11:08):
Yeah, we were just talking about that.
Had we met, had you met Scottin high school?
Speaker 2 (11:14):
It would have been illegal.
That's what I said.
Speaker 3 (11:17):
It would have been illegal if I had met Scott in
high school, or like he wouldhave been in elementary.
No, that's not true.
There's not that much of adifference.
Speaker 4 (11:22):
I was like Lisa.
That is not true.
Speaker 5 (11:25):
He would have been in middle school however, well, oh
my gosh, lisa would have beenarrested.
Speaker 3 (11:30):
If I was a freshman, he might have been in fifth
grade.
Speaker 4 (11:35):
That's so funny.
We have to talk about realquick just because Lisa and I
keep looking at her.
We have a fifth member of ourpodcast with us tonight.
Speaker 3 (11:46):
But she gets to sleep through us.
Speaker 2 (11:48):
So sweet.
Hopefully no one else is.
Is there a list?
Speaker 4 (11:51):
No, yeah, Tricia, you've got to tell us about
what's been going on with you.
Speaker 2 (11:57):
Yes, I had another midlife crisis and got another
puppy.
Speaker 4 (12:02):
It's one that I totally support.
Yes.
Speaker 2 (12:04):
We have baby Hallie with us.
She's an Australian Labradoodle, but her grandma was my dog and
was the best dog ever, so now Ihave her little offspring.
Speaker 3 (12:14):
She is literally the best dog ever.
She now I have her littlelittle offspring.
She is literally the best dogever.
She's nodding in agreement.
Speaker 4 (12:17):
I was like you guys, she literally is sleeping
underneath our desk.
She's so quiet, she's soprecious.
Speaker 5 (12:24):
She's so good.
Speaker 4 (12:26):
I mean if I wasn't dealing with a nightmare dog
situation in my house.
I might just have to go get herbrother.
Speaker 3 (12:34):
I think you should.
Speaker 2 (12:35):
I think Lisa needs to .
Speaker 3 (12:36):
I do not need another dog.
I think you need to.
No, thank you, I have five.
Speaker 2 (12:40):
We've done this at the same time before I just need
that again.
Speaker 3 (12:42):
Yes, but you're still back at four.
You made me get five.
Speaker 5 (12:46):
Listen, you have the poo boy, so you're good.
I know you do, you, you got thepoo dude.
Speaker 4 (12:52):
I mean, what is one more?
Speaker 2 (12:54):
Get your money's worth.
Speaker 3 (12:55):
Get some more poo out there, no because they all seem
to be barking more than everbefore.
So I'm like no, the amount oftimes I cuss at the little
Yorkshire Terrier in a day isobscene, obscene.
Alfie, is that your worst?
Oh my God.
Speaker 5 (13:11):
yes, without a shadow of a doubt.
Speaker 3 (13:12):
He's a brat.
He's just so bold.
He doesn't like anybody oranything.
He hates Harry.
If Harry walks into the room hebites him and he has no teeth
Like all his teeth fall now.
He's like he's just an angrylittle man.
He has little man syndrome.
I'm like go away, that's sofunny.
Speaker 4 (13:31):
Oh wow, we do love that.
Speaker 3 (13:33):
Oh, she's gorgeous.
The fourth member.
Speaker 4 (13:35):
Fifth, member.
Speaker 2 (13:37):
Sorry, yes, ash is booting somebody.
Speaker 4 (13:39):
It needs to be me, I need to get booted.
I keep trying to tell you guys,you guys need to fire me.
Speaker 3 (13:44):
No, I don't know, no, she's literally jumping in her
sleep here.
She's so cute.
Speaker 2 (13:51):
Super cute.
Speaker 5 (13:54):
She's so cute, super cute.
She's so soft, I know, Adorable.
Speaker 2 (13:56):
All right, so let me give you a.
Would you rather here, uh-oh.
Speaker 4 (13:58):
All right.
Speaker 2 (13:59):
All right.
Would you rather have a pauseor a rewind button in your life?
Rewind, pause.
I'm rewind, ooh.
Speaker 3 (14:07):
A rewind, mm-hmm yeah .
I don't know if I'd do anythingdifferently, but I'd like to
relive some moments that Iwasn't present for.
Speaker 4 (14:15):
Yeah, wow, that's valid, I wish.
Speaker 2 (14:18):
I knew how fast being a parent like would go.
Like I wish I could have.
Speaker 1 (14:22):
Like the tired days and everything Like.
Speaker 4 (14:25):
I wish I would have taken that in a little bit more.
Speaker 2 (14:27):
Yeah, I wouldn't change anything.
Speaker 4 (14:35):
I think a pause button for me sometimes is I
mean, I we've talked about thismultiple times how I need the 24
hour button.
I got to take 24 hours so, um,yeah, I wouldn't change anything
.
I mean, of course, I would goback in any stage of my life at
any time and not do anythingdifferent and still love it.
Yeah, but a pause button for mesometimes because you know
that's what I'm still working onPause button, yeah, that I need
(14:57):
to pause and just look around,appreciate, and then, on the
flip side, pause, calm down, getyour words right, as it is as
big a deal as you think it is inthe moment, tomorrow, so maybe
we'll rewind and pause becausewe would want to go through some
of the things that we missedand should have taken it in and
(15:20):
been like, oh wow, this is a bigmoment.
Speaker 5 (15:22):
Just didn't realize at the time.
Speaker 3 (15:22):
Yeah just even, like you know, even your wedding day.
I wish I had been more and Iwish I had known now like known
what I know now.
Then you know that kind of wayto like it doesn't matter, stop
worrying about everybody else,just like focus even things like
that.
Enjoy it.
Speaker 2 (15:39):
Yeah, but I wouldn't check.
Speaker 3 (15:40):
I actually would, I might, I might change, I might
have eloped instead, but it justmeans gosh yeah yes, nobody
there.
Speaker 5 (15:49):
Yeah, isn't it so?
Speaker 3 (15:50):
crazy how stressful weddings are oh, my god, oh, I
don't know how people do itanymore.
Speaker 5 (15:56):
The funny thing is, you hear about it now and it's
like even more intense than whenyou were there.
Speaker 4 (15:59):
That's crazy, it's like you have to have.
And expensive oh gosh, likethat's insanity.
Speaker 3 (16:04):
Yeah, I'm dreading the day the kids get married.
Because I hate parties at thebest of times I'm like, oh my
gosh, I'm already palpitationsabout everybody Y'all need to
get me to a low.
Speaker 2 (16:16):
Yeah, you know I've been surprised with this.
What a big deal Grandma likeobviously we never saw grandmas
yet, but what a big deal grandmanames are, and how like I'll
have patients come in.
Well, that mom wants this nameand I want this name, or I had
this name first and it's likeit's a huge deal.
Speaker 1 (16:30):
Like my grandma's, but his grandma oh, it's a huge
deal Of like what your grandmaname is going to be.
Speaker 2 (16:34):
So you better start like throwing it down early or
something, because like,apparently it's a big deal.
Speaker 3 (16:37):
I've already called Gigi, but Ken refuses.
He's like I'm never calling youGigi.
I was like, you don't have tocall me Gigi, I'm not your
grandmother.
Yeah, my kids.
Yeah, gigi, I don't know whatmy.
Speaker 4 (16:49):
I don't want to be a granny or grandma, grandma, mama
.
Speaker 5 (16:55):
Mama, I mean I don't really see myself as a mom.
Mimi's good, my kids come on.
Mimi, yeah, like my mom's Nana.
Speaker 3 (17:01):
Yeah my mom.
Speaker 4 (17:03):
I don't know, Like I don't have one.
Speaker 3 (17:05):
That's like we have nanny in Ireland.
So like you have a granny andyou have a nanny, oh that.
And so like one side is grannyand the other side is nanny.
But not everybody does that.
You have like grannies, butyou'd never have grandma.
You'd never have grandma.
Speaker 4 (17:19):
Yeah, I had two grannies.
I just had a big granny and alittle granny, oh gosh, and that
went over super well.
But as a child you can't changeit.
No, no, no.
I mean when you're like justbeing little and you're like,
yeah, well, you're, you're my,you're my big grainy and it fit,
I'm kind of glad we're notthere yet.
(17:40):
So I think, we have a long wayto go, hopefully.
I know it is super cute.
There's several you know themseveral ladies at the studio
that just had their first grandbabies when they're all they're
all super close friends andthey're so precious.
They were walking out of thestudio the other day and I mean
we were all just like, oh my God, they're adorable, so cute.
Speaker 2 (18:04):
It's kind of like when you're talking about
rewinding, it's almost like youget a second chance, of like
taking it in now.
You know what I hear, it'sbetter because you're not like
you.
Speaker 4 (18:13):
Well, I hear it's better because you're not
actually really.
I mean, don't get this wrong.
Everyone's responsible for your, but it's not your child.
No so you don't have to be thedisciplinarian.
You don't have to be so.
Into raising a good human, youget to be the fun parent that
maybe you didn't get to be whenyou were raising yours because
(18:34):
you were making sure that theywent to bed and they ate their
vegetables and they spoke kindlyto people.
Speaker 2 (18:39):
Now you give them candy, exactly.
So this is.
This'll be a room divided, Ithink, between red wine and
white wine.
Oh, okay, would you rather wearsweatpants every day for the
rest of your life, or never wearsweatpants again?
Speaker 3 (18:51):
Oh, sweatpants every day for the rest of my life,
rest of my life.
Speaker 4 (18:55):
I mean, I'm only doing it tonight because I had a
spray tan Getting down.
Speaker 3 (19:00):
Yes, oh my gosh.
Speaker 4 (19:02):
I couldn't give up my heels, I couldn't my gosh.
Speaker 3 (19:05):
Half the reason I don't want to get back on stage
is because I don't want to puton a dress.
Speaker 4 (19:11):
Oh my God, lisa, this is like how twisted the world
works, because if I had your,which is probably- the reason I
don't have your talent isbecause I would be up there
until my last breath, exactlyDressing up every day.
Speaker 5 (19:27):
You and I are the same.
We would dress up all the time.
Speaker 4 (19:30):
I mean, I could not imagine not wearing heels.
Like I said, I only wearsweatpants when I come home and
then when I have a spray tan,like today.
And that's why I'm so glad thatwe're not on camera, because I
kind of look like an OompaLoompa.
Speaker 3 (19:46):
No, you don't, you don't actually.
Speaker 4 (19:47):
See, I came home early and so I was able to rinse
off a little bit.
Yeah, but you don't look likean Oompa Loompa At all, telling
you spray tan at home is thebest, yeah, no, that's what
happens for me.
Speaker 2 (19:56):
Okay, all right.
So that was a division.
Yeah, okay, divided how Ithought it would be Okay,
exactly, yeah, I could go withthat everywhere.
Speaker 4 (20:09):
Where they heal, people Heals again.
And because I again I mean I'min at least four inch heels, I
mean they can go up to five andguys.
Just FYI, I'm six feet tall, soI look like just so ridiculous
you don't look ridiculous?
Just walking around, but like Idon't know what I will do when
(20:32):
I can't wear heels anymore, whywouldn't you be able to?
Speaker 3 (20:33):
you'll be able to?
Speaker 4 (20:34):
well, I hope so, I mean, and my grandmother did for
as long as I can't wear heelsanymore.
Why wouldn't you be able to?
You'll be able to?
Well, I hope so.
I mean, and my grandmother didfor as long as I can remember
and you know, they weren't likethe four or five inch, I mean,
she wore a cute little threeinch.
To me that's like a littlekitten heel.
But yeah, like I was reallytalking to Michelle and she was
like I just I had to kind ofstop and go more low because you
(20:57):
know you lose your balance.
I mean and God knows I don'tpay attention Like I have
stepped in so many potholes andfallen.
Yes, but I don't know what Imean if you guys went into my
closet like it's ridiculous.
We're going to need a picture.
I think I have maybe, maybe, andthat includes tennis shoes that
(21:18):
I use to do the treadmill.
I have three pairs of flats andthese are one of the the one.
Speaker 3 (21:25):
I have three pairs of heels, oh my gosh, they're
opposite.
Speaker 4 (21:28):
Yeah, they just like I go into my closet and it makes
me so happy.
Speaker 3 (21:33):
Oh, I love that.
I do love, like I love to lookat shoes.
I just hate to put them on.
But again, like my husband's 75foot seven and I hate looking
bigger than him.
Speaker 4 (21:42):
Well, no, and that I mean and that's valid, but like
no, I mean I, you will see me inan airport and I will be in
five inch heels without question.
So funny, like without.
Speaker 1 (22:00):
I do.
Speaker 3 (22:00):
I love that, I love when you actually but it's fine,
I hate trying on clothes, likeI really really hate trying on
clothes.
Speaker 4 (22:06):
Oh, I do too.
I always know exactly what fitsme, like I can look at
something and know itimmediately or the brand.
Speaker 5 (22:11):
If you know the brand , then you know what's in it?
Speaker 3 (22:13):
Yeah, but I hate going out to look for a dress.
Speaker 2 (22:19):
Like that's my worst.
Speaker 4 (22:19):
Me too.
I mean, I kind of do thatmyself, isn't it?
Speaker 2 (22:22):
crazy Sometimes.
Speaker 5 (22:22):
Because, I own a boutique, but sometimes you're
just like this doesn't lookanything like the picture or
anything like you know what itshould look like.
Speaker 4 (22:29):
Yeah, I don't like to shop for, like you know, I've
got friends that'll go likewe're going to go have a day and
shopping and lunch.
I'm like absolutely not that isa nightmare.
Speaker 1 (22:38):
No interest.
Speaker 4 (22:39):
Yeah, nightmare to me , like if I go shopping I am in
and out literally in fiveminutes.
Speaker 3 (22:43):
Me too, and I will buy the first thing I see and
leave.
Speaker 4 (22:46):
I'm like, yeah, no, no, no, I can go, my mom can go
all day shopping.
Speaker 5 (22:51):
Absolutely.
Speaker 4 (22:52):
I mean, I never do, but if I, but if I had time yeah
, yeah, Like some of my friends,when we go on our girls trips,
they're like let's go like downand like.
Speaker 1 (23:00):
Oh stand it.
Speaker 2 (23:01):
No, I'm going to go just hang out and have a
cocktail.
Speaker 3 (23:03):
Leave me in.
Speaker 4 (23:03):
Sephora, yeah, no, oh Sephora, yes, now Sephora,
absolutely.
Speaker 3 (23:07):
Yeah, I can spend all day in Sephora Trying things on
my hands.
Oh my God, I was going okay,now make up my face.
Speaker 4 (23:17):
Okay, let's take it off and let's do this.
Okay, I could go down therabbit hole in no time and be
there for five hours.
That's really nice.
Speaker 2 (23:24):
I took it after my dad.
He would go into a store shopand for my mom he'd go in like
birdners and he'd just pick amannequin and say to the person
I want everything on that, fromthe jewelry to the shirt, to the
pants, Like that's how heshopped.
Speaker 3 (23:33):
Oh yeah, I went that one.
Speaker 4 (23:39):
Oh wow, that's Mannequins.
Yeah Well, guys are visual.
Speaker 3 (23:42):
Yeah, and I think they panic as well.
Scott doesn't panic.
Scott's very good at buyingstuff for me, but, yeah, he'd be
better at buying stuff for methan I'd be for buying them for
myself.
Speaker 2 (23:51):
Did you guys?
Wasn't there a movie calledMannequin?
I'm like, yes, there was youwere on Kim Cattrall.
Speaker 3 (23:55):
Yes.
Speaker 4 (23:58):
And it was the guy from oh my God, yeah, they were
like drive on the motorcycle.
It was McCarthy, andrewMcCarthy.
Speaker 2 (24:05):
Andrew McCarthy.
Yeah, she like came.
Okay, that's right.
Speaker 4 (24:07):
That's right, I mean we thought back in the day it
was so great.
Now, looking back, you're likekind of creepy.
But I mean you're like, oh myGod, yes, that was one of my
favorites in Splash, that wasanother.
Oh the mermaid, see, I lovedPretty in Pink.
Oh, molly Ringwald, oh.
Speaker 5 (24:25):
Sixteen Candles, sixteen Candles, sixteen Candles
.
Okay, I know every line.
Speaker 4 (24:30):
I know every line Absolutely, and Jake was the man
I was going to marry, you'renot wrong?
Speaker 5 (24:35):
Oh my God, he was the guy.
I don't even know his name.
Speaker 3 (24:38):
I don't even know that actor's name.
Speaker 4 (24:45):
Jake is oh no, I'm from pretty and pink, pretty and
pink, no, no no no 16 candles.
He drove the red porsche 16that and breakfast club, oh
breakfast club and I do love oh,is it not?
Speaker 2 (24:52):
dylan judd nelson no, judd nelson oh my god, that's
kind of weekend of bernie's timetoo, wasn't it?
Speaker 4 (24:57):
that was funny, I thought judd nelson was oh, he
was so good looking.
Speaker 5 (25:04):
Yeah, michael Shuffling, yes, never, yeah,
never did anything.
Molly Ringwald was like the one.
Oh, she was the one back thenPretty in pink.
Speaker 3 (25:11):
Breakfast Club yeah she did everything.
Speaker 5 (25:14):
Sixteen Candles, she was amazing.
I loved her.
But yeah, he was the one hecarpenter now oh so cute, him
and the guy.
Speaker 4 (25:24):
I think I don't know if we've talked about Top Gun
Slider.
Speaker 5 (25:27):
Oh, you did, yeah, I have a thing with guys with dark
hair.
We can tell.
Speaker 4 (25:32):
Oh my gosh, I was like yeah.
I'm like I am going out to SanDiego.
My dad's like you're insane.
Speaker 3 (25:41):
Well, there's my man, obviously other than my husband
.
Speaker 4 (25:44):
My husband knows about my man.
That goes without saying forall of us.
Speaker 3 (25:47):
He's a fellow Irishman, any guesses?
Speaker 4 (25:50):
The guy that just won .
No, hugh.
Speaker 3 (25:52):
Murphy, no, hugh, no, you have to guess which?
Irishman if I wasn't married tomy man, hugh, Jackman no he's
not Irish, he's Australian.
Speaker 5 (26:02):
Although I do love him, though not Irish.
He's Australian, although I dolove him, though as well.
But yeah, I like him?
Speaker 3 (26:05):
No, no, no.
Think, think Irish Bono, oh God, no, no, no, no it's um.
Speaker 5 (26:11):
Oh, I know his Colin.
Farrell I can see him.
Yes, who Colin Farrell?
Speaker 3 (26:18):
Yes that's it.
He's in a show at the moment,Except for I didn't realize he
was Irish.
Oh yeah, yeah, he's Dublin, helike lives in Castlenock, which
is like everybody in Castlenockknows everybody.
He went to school with mybrother-in-law.
Everybody knows him and I have.
Do you know where I actuallyended up meeting him Was in
Albuquerque, new Mexico.
Really, that's where I met him.
(26:39):
I don't like club.
Speaker 4 (26:40):
Okay so that actually would be really fun for us to
do is a line dancing night.
Oh, I love line dancing.
Speaker 2 (26:45):
I used to do like a lot of line dancing.
Do you guys remember?
Speaker 4 (26:47):
Achy Breaky Heart.
Yes, billy.
Speaker 2 (26:49):
Ray Cyrus.
Speaker 4 (26:50):
I think we might need to go to like a country place
and do a little line dancing.
I'm not kidding, I would lovethat.
That would be fun.
I would go, we could do that.
Okay, so he taught you.
Okay, tell us, yeah, tell usthe story.
I know we've got to have thestory.
Oh, there was no story.
Speaker 3 (27:03):
No, there was no story.
That's what he used to dobefore he was an actor.
But he's on a show at themoment on Apple TV called Sugar,
and he's like a hit man, Ithink, because I've only watched
two episodes of it and I'mstill trying to kind of figure
it out.
But he, but his accent, startsas like super Californian and
(27:23):
then halfway through he's fullon Dublin.
Speaker 5 (27:26):
I'm like, oh, there you are.
Speaker 4 (27:28):
That's full of you, yes, yes, you're like you're
back, oh yes, Okay, so that'stwo.
Speaker 5 (27:33):
He's mine.
Speaker 4 (27:33):
Yeah, he will be mine .
All right, so he's yours Allright, Wait.
Speaker 5 (27:36):
so how'd you meet him ?
Speaker 3 (27:37):
in In Albuquerque.
He was seven psychopaths andhim and his sister were actually
staying in our hotel and it wasfunny.
We had a hairdresser in um whoused to travel with us, lucy,
and she was always thinking shemet famous people and she never
did.
And she was like oh my god,you're not gonna believe who I
just met and you're like well,we don't believe it, because she
did she called me and she saidoh my god, lisa colin farrell's
(28:01):
in the the lobby.
so don like, don't be ridiculous, he's absolutely not.
And she went no, he is.
And when I went downstairsthere he was.
Speaker 5 (28:08):
You're like what You're like hi, Lisa, so you met
him.
Speaker 3 (28:12):
Yes, just briefly.
Speaker 2 (28:14):
We asked him to come to our show, but he didn't.
My Irish crush is Liam Neeson.
Speaker 4 (28:18):
Oh, I love him you should.
Speaker 3 (28:24):
He's very famous, very famous Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
Yes, he's known for more thanhis acting.
Speaker 4 (28:31):
Oh, yeah, okay, I feel like I have completely
missed the boat.
Do you know who he used to datewho?
Well, he was married to NatashaNatasha.
Speaker 3 (28:39):
Richardson yeah, but he used to date Helen Mirren.
Speaker 2 (28:43):
I don't know who that is.
Yeah, you do.
No, yes, you do the older lady.
Speaker 4 (28:46):
Oh yeah, she's amazing she looks freaky.
Speaker 3 (28:49):
She's stunning, fabulous.
You do know, helen Mirren.
You'll never see her, Iactually think my husband has a
little bit of a crush it afterOkay.
Speaker 4 (29:04):
Oh, I'm just okay, I can't wait.
Yes, yes, All right got it.
Speaker 3 (29:08):
He's beautiful and a gorgeous man.
Speaker 2 (29:11):
And who's the other guy?
Oh, what's his name?
He's another like badass guylike him he did what's the one
with?
I think Morgan Freeman is, isthe president and there's drones
that are attacking and he'slike nobody knows what I'm
talking about.
Speaker 4 (29:25):
Yeah, I do Wait.
Is he the one that was in the500?
Speaker 2 (29:28):
Something has fallen or something.
Was he the guy from 500?
I don't know.
I say his name all the time.
Now he's from.
Speaker 4 (29:35):
Morgan Freeman?
Yeah, I feel like, because hewas the one that came in and
said he was like a SecretService guy.
Speaker 3 (29:41):
Yes, yes, Angel has Fallen.
Speaker 4 (29:42):
Angel has Fallen oh your man?
Speaker 3 (29:44):
Yes, the guy.
Oh, oh, oh the guy, yeah, yeah,I know who you're talking about
, that, oh say who it is theScottish guy, gerard Butler.
Speaker 1 (29:51):
Gerard Butler.
Speaker 2 (29:51):
Gerard.
Speaker 3 (29:52):
Butler, he's my other crush.
Speaker 2 (29:53):
Like Liam Neeson.
Speaker 3 (29:59):
Yeah, that was it.
Speaker 4 (30:00):
Yeah, he is, I do.
Speaker 3 (30:02):
Oh, my God.
Speaker 4 (30:03):
The Scottish accent.
The Scottish accent is living.
Speaker 2 (30:05):
Everybody loves the Scottish accent, so it's really
different than Irish.
Speaker 3 (30:08):
Yes, Not that, like I find it very hard now to
distinguish between a NorthernIrish accent and a Scottish
accent, sometimes they can bevery, very similar.
Speaker 4 (30:17):
Oh, wow, yeah, they can be very similar, like a man
in a kilt, is fabulous in a kiltis fabulous.
Speaker 3 (30:22):
Yeah, oh yeah.
Speaker 5 (30:23):
They don't wear anything underneath, mel Gibson.
Speaker 4 (30:25):
Again I say fabulous.
Speaker 2 (30:27):
Mel Gibson in.
Speaker 4 (30:27):
Braveheart, Braveheart oh.
Speaker 5 (30:30):
I know I love that movie.
Yeah, me too.
It's such a good movie.
How could you?
Speaker 4 (30:33):
just not be like you, just kind of feel it.
Speaker 3 (30:35):
You're like you're ready to go.
Braveheart is fabulous.
Speaker 4 (30:44):
Do Irish men really walk?
Speaker 2 (30:45):
Absolutely not, okay, no, I just think it's amazing.
Lisa's like no, no, did theLander Pons really wear green?
Yes, that's what I want to know.
I've never seen an Irish man ina kilt, ever.
Speaker 3 (30:51):
It's more of a Scottish thing.
There was like there's somewhole thing between Irish kilts
and Scottish kilts and when theboys used to Irish dance they
wore kilts.
The boys wore kilts years andyears ago but um, I don't know,
like I've never fully understoodthe kilt thing because I don't
know where I came from inireland.
Speaker 5 (31:09):
It was more of a thing, but the kilt also matches
the family crowd like there's
Speaker 4 (31:14):
a plan for the yeah, yeah for each family.
Speaker 2 (31:17):
I just freaking love it scotland's gorgeous I want to
go to the highland games oh,it's actually on my bucket list
the Highland Games.
Speaker 4 (31:25):
My bucket list is ridiculous.
That's really cool, though.
Oh, and Edinburgh, that iswhere I want to go.
Speaker 3 (31:31):
Edinburgh is gorgeous oh my gosh, the castle right in
the center.
Speaker 4 (31:34):
But Michael's always so afraid because he's like
absolutely not, because he won'tever come home.
Speaker 3 (31:39):
Oh, how you will.
It's too cold You'd be, and therain and, like your fake tan,
will have washed off so quickly.
Speaker 4 (31:46):
Oh, okay, I'm going to have to give up.
Speaker 3 (31:48):
Yeah, you won't stay.
Speaker 4 (31:49):
I have to give up scowling with my spray tan.
Speaker 3 (31:52):
No, no, no, You'll fit in with your spray tan,
because everybody there is spraytanned.
They are, yeah, yeah, irelandand England.
We're all orange, all the time.
Speaker 2 (31:59):
Yeah, trevor Butler gosh, I was just Googling him.
Speaker 4 (32:02):
Trevor Butler All right, so Trisha's checked out
for a hot second.
Speaker 3 (32:05):
He hasn't done much lately, though, has he?
Uh-uh?
He kind of looks like that guywho was injured, the guy who's
in, you know, the guy who hadthe snowplow.
Speaker 2 (32:14):
Oh, that was horrible .
Who was that?
Speaker 4 (32:19):
Oh, I can't think of any names.
Speaker 3 (32:21):
Oh, he was in.
Speaker 2 (32:22):
Entourage.
Yes, yeah, I can't think it.
Jeremy Renner, yes, yes, thatwas who it was they kind of look
alike?
Yeah, but I think he's shorter.
He's shorter.
Yeah, yeah, he's very tall.
Yeah, jeremy Renner.
Speaker 5 (32:32):
So is it me or you just used to go watch movies all
the time and now it's like Idon't know the last time I've
been to the movie theater toactually see something that I
know.
Speaker 4 (32:43):
But now they've got those movie theaters where, like
you can like, get beverages andfood and they have like it's
just.
Speaker 3 (32:51):
The last one I saw was Bob Marley.
Speaker 4 (32:53):
Oh yeah, I think that's the thing that did with
COVID, though is like nowbecause, remember, everything
was released onto.
Speaker 5 (33:00):
TV, that's true, and now everybody just watches TV.
It's also so expensive.
I don't have people bring theirkids to the cinema, it's true.
And now everybody just watchesTV.
Speaker 3 (33:06):
It's also so expensive.
I don't have people bring theirkids to the cinema.
Speaker 4 (33:08):
It's ridiculous.
I mean, you're going to spend.
Speaker 5 (33:14):
Like if you get popcorn and a drink and like
four tickets You're going tospend over $100 and you're not
even eating.
Yeah, you're not wrong, or?
Speaker 4 (33:19):
there's no wine.
Speaker 5 (33:22):
It's a travesty.
Speaker 4 (33:23):
I mean, I think it's just an injustice so that we
just stay home and we do doordash Actually you need to go
like say that they need to havehappy hour at the movie theater.
Well, I mean, like I said there, I mean there are those.
I mean I've been to them andthey're fantastic.
The food's actually fairlydecent, but I mean that's even
(33:45):
well above $100.
Speaker 5 (33:48):
Oh, I'm sure.
Speaker 3 (33:48):
Because, you've got beverages, they've got recliners
.
Speaker 4 (33:53):
I mean so, but to be honest, like if I was going to
do that, then I would justprefer to do it at home.
Speaker 2 (33:58):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (33:58):
And just watch the movie.
Get the food we want.
Have our beverages.
And you're in sweatpants andheels and I'm in sweatpants and
heels and a messy bun and nomakeup.
Speaker 3 (34:11):
I do feel, though, going to the movie theater, I'm
inclined to focus a little bitmore on the movie, whereas if
I'm doing it at home, I'm on myphone.
Yeah, whereas I won't do thatin the movie theater Multitask
yeah.
Speaker 2 (34:24):
I would stand the same way, yeah, yeah, I agree.
Speaker 3 (34:26):
I kind of have to focus.
If I'm at the yeah, because youdon't want to be on the phone.
Speaker 4 (34:28):
Well, we have a rule that we can't be on our phones
when we are watching TV or amovie.
Speaker 3 (34:33):
Oh, oh, we don't have a rule.
Speaker 5 (34:35):
Whatever the punishment is, I would be shot.
Speaker 4 (34:49):
Yeah, no, I mean because again, we're empty
nesters.
So there's that.
But yeah, we would sit down towatch something and either I
would get on my phone, becausewe don't have the same taste in
movies at all.
Yeah, so we have to.
One of us picks one one timeand then the other one picks one
.
But yeah, so we had to like, wehad to make a rule that when,
like, I think it's like 30minutes after we both get home,
basically when the store closes,for me, uh, we, if we're
(35:13):
watching a movie, we go off ourphones completely smart.
Speaker 2 (35:16):
We try to do that, like when we go to bed we watch
like a dateline or something.
We try to be off our phones butalways say like I have excuse,
okay tonight, well, tonight I'mwork, I just need to work
tonight.
So I do that way too much.
Speaker 4 (35:24):
But we try to staff our phones when we watch a show
and I'm always when it breaksout, but I mean, I usually am
working it's nice, though, likewhen you do have a chance to do
that because you just like youforget, like, how much time and
energy goes into.
If you just start looking atyour phone, then all
communication stops between youand whoever's in your house.
(35:46):
So, um, I know, so like it,actually that's really good.
Speaker 5 (35:51):
It's actually good to do that.
Do that one.
Speaker 4 (35:53):
I love.
I mean, I love it.
Speaker 5 (35:55):
To me it's crazy when you go to a restaurant and you
just see there's a couple andthey're just like on their phone
, like almost the entire time.
Except for when they eat.
Oh my gosh, they're not evencommunicating.
It's so sad.
Speaker 4 (36:05):
It makes me really sad to be honest, because why
are you spending the money thenExactly?
Speaker 5 (36:11):
Enjoy it.
Speaker 4 (36:12):
Yeah, and you're with that person for a reason,
whether it's a friend or apartner or whatever, yeah, so
yeah, I mean I'm a huge believerin you've got to go off the
grid for a little bit.
Speaker 5 (36:24):
That's what you talked about rewind and enjoy it
.
Yeah, I feel like a lot of usnow just well, me too sometimes
you're so caught up in what'sgoing on and what you have to do
that you don't really take itall in If I hit pause any moment
of my life.
Speaker 2 (36:38):
Right now I'll be upside down or something in my
head.
Speaker 4 (36:44):
I know, I know.
Speaker 5 (36:45):
It's not easy.
Speaker 4 (36:47):
It's not, but it's worth it.
It's worth getting back to howit used to be at times.
Speaker 5 (36:53):
Well, people are happier.
I mean, even research showspeople are happier off social
media, off of, you know, allthose platforms you are, I mean,
and it's just, and it's so easyto just look for a second and
then it takes you in.
Speaker 4 (37:07):
I mean, because that's the reason it's there, it
starts leading you into all ofthese other things.
Speaker 2 (37:12):
It's an addiction, it is.
I'm addicted, me too, I know.
Speaker 4 (37:17):
So that's what I told Michael.
I'm always like, okay, the daythat I don't care when you're on
your phone is the day youshould be worried.
Yeah, because I love talking tohim.
Speaker 5 (37:26):
Mm-hmm.
Speaker 2 (37:27):
And.
But it is something too, Ithink, because even when you're
watching a TV show, a lot oftimes you're not talking, but it
does feel like you're lesspresent if one of you are on the
phone.
Speaker 4 (37:34):
Yeah, yeah, well, a thousand percent, you're not.
And like what is this about?
Okay, so, and he's such ahistory buff and like that's a
lot of his movies, so I'm like,okay, so did this like really
happen?
Like what was the?
But?
So we can have that kind ofcommunication, which I love.
Speaker 3 (37:55):
So, um, yeah, I do rate how good a show, though, is
, but by whether I take my phoneup or not.
So if a show is really good, Iwon't pick up my phone Right.
If it's kind of mediocre, I'mlike, oh, it's so funny.
Speaker 2 (38:10):
My husband is Ashley as far as his facial expressions
, like he can say so many thingswith his face, and it's so
funny because when we go to turnon TV, that's when I want to
start talking.
So I can't like we'll start it,like oh, yeah, this, it's so
funny watching his face.
Speaker 4 (38:30):
I think of you, because I get that.
Look like, yeah, we get me.
What are you talking?
Speaker 1 (38:32):
about I can hide my expression.
Speaker 4 (38:35):
You have no idea what I'm thinking.
Yeah, not true.
It's so not true.
No, I know.
I mean I tried so hard to bebetter about it because a lot of
times my expressions are likewhat?
Don't change Exactly.
Speaker 2 (38:48):
It about it, because a lot of times my expressions
are like don't change exactly.
Yeah, it's what makes for you.
Speaker 4 (38:50):
I love it.
Yeah, right, yeah, give me youknow exactly what I'm thinking.
Speaker 1 (38:52):
Yeah, correct, first three seconds, yeah well, cheers
to being present, I know oh andtwo happy mamas yes, all around
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