What Makes Christmas So Magical? - EP19

Ho-ho-ho! It’s Christmas Day, and while most of you are cozy with loved ones (or maybe dodging awkward family moments), we’re here to keep you company with a festive episode filled with holiday cheer, real talk, and a sprinkle of hilarity.

In this yuletide chat, we reflect on what makes Christmas magical—past, present, and future. We talk about the joy of giving, the buzz of positivity, and even the not-so-fun parts of the holidays (like the stress of adulting during Christmas). Plus, we dive into the beauty of chosen families, and why New Year’s gives us all that fresh-start energy.

Whether you're decking the halls, rocking around the Christmas tree, or just vibing solo, this episode is like a warm cup of cocoa for your soul. So grab a blanket, hit play, and let’s make this Christmas one to remember. 🎁✨

P.S. Got a case of the Christmas blues? You’re not alone—we’ve got your back. Let's talk about finding joy, one festive moment at a time.

Transcript

 Hi.  How are you?  

Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas. And a happy new year. Well, yeah, happy new year. Happy new year. Yeah, hopefully 2025 is full of all the good things for you guys and in fast. Fantastic. Yeah, we're hoping for a great 2020.  And, you know, what. By the looks of things.  It's going to be a pretty good year. 

I think it's going to be a great, great year. Yeah, it is 20 to 25 is going to be a great year. We got some new plans. We got 'em.  Modified plans. We're going to revisit some things we've talked about because we have a whole expanded subscriber base these days. So we're going to revisit some videos.  Because here on Christmas.  Which is when this episode's going to be live. 

So you're watching.  Like right now, none of you would probably even watch it on Christmas. Cause let's be real. It's Christmas. Unless you're a loner. But, I mean, if you're here, we're here for you.  So Christmas. Two. Yeah. Yeah, Merry Christmas. Yeah. So if you're here cool. On Christmas. I wish I could give you a plate. 

Yeah. You know?  W we'll describe it to you. So there's going to be a Turkey. And stuffing and anyway, let's, let's. Let's not get into the details cause I'm hungry. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.  

Christmas new years. Oh, it was a good time of year. I love Christmas new year's Christmas. One of my favorites. One of my favorites, man, you really can't go wrong with Christmas.  I mean, what is there to hate? Obviously there's those out there that just.  Want Christmas to go to hell. Yeah, that's fair.  I don't care. I mean, he is on Christmas too. 

And so you can just deal with. I think it's the best time of year. Yeah. Seems like. Sure people out there like, oh, well, Christmas, you have to like get together with your family. And if you don't like your family, you know what? Just find new ones. Yeah. Just find a new family, go find some people you relate with. 

Yeah. And that some people you can get along with and we've talked about it in our first more than 20 episodes now, like. If you don't have a group of people that you can confide in, you'll find one. Just got to keep looking. Just keep looking. Just keep putting yourself out there, you know? Yeah. You'll find him and maybe one day you'll be spending Christmas with them.  It's more like a chosen family instead of your, yeah. 

Your half to family. You ever seen how I met your mother? Yeah. Well, they spend all the holidays together.  Group of friends. Oh, New York city Manhattan. Yeah.  That'd be nice. Thanksgiving, Christmas, all of it. The whole holiday. With each other. I want a good old time. I mean eventually that's my goal. I want to be able to host Christmas for like 40 people. 

Yeah.  

Just have everybody I really care about in one place.  I'll celebrating together. Yeah, that'd be fantastic. It would be fantastic. Wouldn't it? And if you are a Christmas hater and you just want to go into the comments and be like, well, how about Christmas is dumb because of these reasons. Cool. Keep them to yourself. That's not what we're here to talk about. 

Seriously. We don't care. We're here to talk about our love for Christmas.  Cause it's fantastic. Yeah.  It is fantastic. Yeah. It's great. Love it.  The food, the people, the only thing I wish was the same.  Is how it felt when I was a kid.  Fair. You know what I mean? Cause as you get older that and Christmas, it starts to feel different. A little note. 

I mean, yeah. Your love for it or whatever might stay the same. Yeah. But.  I don't know some different, I don't want to say magic cause that's like  childish. But it's, I don't know. There's a different feeling there as you get older, you know what I mean? And I mean, maybe it is so-called magic. You know, cause when you're a kid, you know, obviously. Up until a certain age, you know, you believe in Santa Claus and elves in the north pole and the polar express. Christmas.  You never reindeer on the roof. 

What Christmas Eve? You. Hoping the polar express shows up. You know what I mean? And you get to go have some hot chocolate with all the other kids. Tom Hanks. Yeah. Have some hot chocolate. Tom had a classic movie. What a classic movie. I remember going to see that movie for the first time in theaters. 

I was so young. I wanted to come out like 2006. Something like that. I know it was early two thousands somewhere around there. Yeah. Actually we're still in the early tooth.  

But, uh, the earlier two thousands, I guess. Um,  

Yeah, classic movie, man, classic. And it's one of my favorites to this day.  You know what I mean? You can't go wrong. Polar express. You. You really can't. 2004, 2004 is when it came out.  

I went two years old.  Holy shit. Wow.  

You were nine. I was nine. I was 14.  

That's crazy. Yeah. You know what I think. Part of the magic of when you were a kid, is you just had to, you just kind of had to go.  You didn't have to do any of the preparation work. You didn't have to put all the effort in decorate the trees.  Yeah. You just kind of showed up and things were there and you're like Christmas. Well, I mean, I guess that's another aspect of it, you know, as you get older. Christmas becomes more of a responsibility than it does something you can enjoy. I would agree with that. 

I mean,  But like at the same time, you just got to.  Just gotta be smart. About it. You know what I mean?  Be selective about the people you buy gifts for and, and who you really surround yourself with. You're the seasons. Exactly. And if you can't necessarily afford the fanciest gift out there, don't, you know what I mean? 

Like, don't push yourself. If you can afford it, don't push yourself. You know what I mean? If they truly. Love you and respect you and care for you. Like they're not going to give a shit. Yep. They're good. The only thing they're going to care about is that you actually just thought about them. Yeah. You know what I mean? 

Or. Uh, that's what a good person would do anyway. I think that's the other part of it. We've so.  

Attached. Via social media. That, you know, it's always comparison of like, oh, what'd you get for Christmas? Like, it always was when you were younger. Yeah. But now you can like put on social media, what you got for Christmas and like, there's that constant comparison.  



And if you didn't get like the best gifts or the newest iPhone or whatever, it it's unfortunate. 

And I feel like because of that,  Obviously Christmas has been commercial for a long time. But I think. Social media.  Sorry.  

That was a big one. Yeah, it was. Um, I think because of social media, Christmas has just become even more commercialized. Yeah. Cause you can see everything everybody got, which is why in the future. I would love to host a massive Christmas for people and have them come over to our place and not have to worry about. All the other stuff. 'cause I think you'd put some of the magic back in Christmas.  Because, you know, you can just show up and like be invited to the festivities and just enjoy. Not have to worry about anything. 

And honestly, I think. Giving gifts is way better than receiving or, you know, not even like giving gifts. Just being around people you care about.  Oh, a hundred percent people that, you know, make you feel good. Yeah. I care about you. Appreciate you. Yeah. And vice versa. You know, so. Which I mean, when you were younger, it's all family that you assumed got along. Yeah.  And then you grow up and you're like, oh, You all get together once a year, just to literally hate each other.  



Why'd you stick it out for so long. 

That's crazy.  

Sometimes you look at family dynamics or even some of your own, and you're like, wait a minute.  Why did you guys force yourself to do this every year? Yeah. For you kids.  

Thank you. Thank you very much. You have ruined Christmas. 

Yeah,  

but it doesn't make me love Christmas any less than I do. No. No.  Great holiday. It is. I really can't get enough of it. You know, what, if I could keep my Christmas tree up year round, I would, me too. I literally would. I decorate it for all the different seasons. Keep my Christmas lights up.  



Yeah,  man. 

Seriously. I love Christmas. I think I just loved the energy that it brings. You know what I mean? Like it's so positive. It's like a budge. Yeah. Like a buzz of positive energy. You know what I mean? Like everyone's.  I'm not, I'm not going to say. You know, thinking about each other because let's be real. You know, Christmas is also very selfish season for a lot of people. 

It's true. But, um,  

Yeah. I can't quite remember where I was going with that positivity about Christmas positivity, boat, Christmas. It's just, it's great, man. It makes a person feel good. I think it really does just all just the energy that surrounds the holiday in general is.  

And I think a lot of, I think with, oh, sorry.  I feel like a lot of that just comes from because you know, Christmas is a responsibility, but you have to put a decent amount of effort into it. Like you have to do the decorating and.  Put get up the tree and all that good stuff and go out and get gifts for people in like,  I think it's a one time of year where people put a lot of extra thought into what they're doing. 

Yeah.  And it's a season about giving, so yeah. I feel that positive. I have to, and I mean, I think with new years on the tail end, You know what I mean? I think that just adds a whole nother positive aspect to it. Right. I mean, cause it's like the new year's around the corner. Fresh start. You know what I mean? 

We're going to fucking kill it this year. You know, so I mean that.  Oh,  probably not for everyone. Yeah, but, um,  You know, so yeah, that probably adds a good, nice little jolt of positivity to, you know,  Because everyone likes a.  Refresh every now and then, you know what I mean? I also think it's a perfect time of year to times if I just said, you know what I mean? The last two minutes. I don't know.  Like I've heard it come out of my mouth every time. Maybe you're just more aware of it now, maybe. Yeah, you pointed out all the time.  I mean, it's fair because I do say it more than any normal person does. I know what you used to say a lot that you've dropped recently. I think without knowing. A hundred percent.  Yeah. 

Yeah.  Yeah, but then I noticed a lot of people say a hundred percent. They do. A lot of people. I'm like, how did I miss out on this trend?  

A hundred percent.  

Yeah. Great. Now I'm going to start saying it more. A hundred percent. So my subconscious and a hundred percent.  It just works so well. Yeah. Um,  Yeah, I think between Christmas and new years, it's always a good time to reflect on what's happened in the past year. Yeah. And like, kind of set yourself up for the next year. Okay. I made it through this year.  Let's see what we can do in the next. 

Yeah. And I mean, if we're looking at just 20, 24 there's people out there that can be like, oh, 20, 24, stupid and like so much bad happened and like nothing good happened this year. I challenge you to find some good things.  

Because if I look at my year in 2024, There's a lot of real shitty things that happened that I could just throw the whole year away and be like, well, collectively as a write off. Yeah.  

Well, as of a couple of days ago, um, between people and animals within one degree of us.  No 26 people or things that have passed away this year.  It's a lot of deaths. It is it's roughly one a week. This entire year.  And, you know, most people, some people could look at that and be like,  Well, this year's a waste look at all the sad that happened, but then on the tail end, like we got out the most we ever have. Went camping the most we ever have. We've made progress towards future goals. 

We launched this podcast. Like there's a lot of good that happened this year. Yeah. I mean, when I look back on this year, I.  Never ever, ever, ever thought in a million years, that I'd be where I am right now. Right. Never ever right.  At least not anytime soon.  Right. And it just came out of nowhere. Is. And I was like, fuck. 

Yeah, it's happening. Yeah, man. Yep. And you're of growth a year of.  It was a good year. It was a good year. A lot of sad things happen, but overall I think 20, 24 was a really good year.  Yeah, I didn't start out so great. No, but.  I've done a lot of healing this year and I've done a lot of growing.  



I'm feeling a lot better. 

Yeah. About everything. You know what I mean? I can tell we've watched it happen all year. Yeah. And.  Yeah, going into 20, 25, like I've said already, you know, it's just. It's going to be my year. You know what I mean? No more surviving. Yeah. I'm going to be living. Yeah. Yeah.  And heading that direction, which is, and we've talked about it and I think. Yeah, we really use 20, 24 to.  Set up some really positive things for next year.  And I mean, I did, I didn't even know how many things that I still had to learn. You know what I mean? 

When I look pat, when I look.  

Back in this past year, the amount of shit I've learned is just.  

Hm.  

I just, I can't even describe it because it's just like, I never thought. That would be a thing.  You know what I mean? And then just 20, 24.  Smacked me around. Taught me a few lessons and now I'm like, let's fucking get it. Let's. Let's take this into 20, 25. Yeah, exactly. But I mean, that's.  

That's just a really positive trait tab as a person. It's like be open to growth and change. Cause again on the flip side. Same with people experiencing a couple bad things and being like this year was a write off. Yeah. It could be like, oh, well I had to learn life lessons. Like I've seen that going around on Instagram lately. 

All these videos that people are like, oh, over 20, 25, can I get the, like the good life package instead of the learning lessons package?  If you're open and willing to like grow and change as a person, you're always going to learn lessons. Yeah. Always, always, hopefully some of the bigger ones. I get out of the way, little quicker and can like help you adapt to certain situations or see a blind spot. 

You may have had personally that you never really knew about. And then you see it, you go through some things and you're like, oh,  I was a little blind to that. No. Yeah, but I think that's a healthy thing. It is, of course. To have to humble yourself. Yeah. Could, could you wish.  I couldn't imagine a year. Or wishing for a year where everything was perfect.  If I went through a year and not one. Weird thing or bad thing happened. I don't think I'd trust it.  Yeah, I would be very suspicious.  Very suspicious. You know what I mean? 

Cause I mean, this is going to sound very.  What is the word? Pessimistic.  Um,  

Fuck. What was I going to say?  

And you were bad things don't happen. Yeah. Yeah. That would be very suspicious. You know, because it's, it seems like.  You know, whenever you let your guard down and you get too comfortable.  You know, you get a little too happy. Yep.  Some comes around the university, just like.  

Stop being happy. Yeah.  ADA.  No. Yeah. But then it just becomes another obstacle that you have to overcome. And grow from. Yep. You know what I mean? And then I'm sure at some point in life,  There comes a time where everything is just. Simple and easy. And nothing catches you by surprise. And you're just living. Your little senior man life. 

Yup. And.  Oh, I feel like just whittling on the porch.  And I think the important thing is to just, you know, be open to the growth and the change and working through things. That's part of the journey. Yeah, that's part of how you get there to the porch. Whittling wood.  You know what I mean? Because things will still happen, but they won't affect you as much. Exactly. Kind of like earlier this year. A friend and I, we were, uh, going out for a ski day and. I've maybe wasn't paying attention to the level of gas in the truck. On the way back. Oh, yeah, we almost ran out. 

It was real scary shit.  But again, one of those situations where someone could look at it and be like, well, once around gastro, never going skiing again, because it's stupid.  

Some people are pretty extreme.  

I'm never fucking stoop. I'm done. I'm never coming out here and get in. Driving more than an hour. It's just dumb, stupid. But that's the thing. You get to a point where you've learned enough life lessons and you go through something like that. And you're like, oh, I could have been bad, but it wasn't. And you just like, let it pass you by. 

Yeah. You know, Kind of like that little man just. I would've leaned away on the porch. Something will happen, but hope you like home.  

There it was. And now it's gone.  Yeah, that's, that's a blissful life.  But it takes some learning. It takes some learning and it takes some earning. It does, you know, It does.  Because truly, you know, you do have to earn. The good life. Yep.  

Not everyone is born with billionaire parents and.  

And super privileges. Cloning and stuff like that. You know what I mean? So, yeah. And then we are the kind of people. Uh, you know, have to.  Earn the good life. Yep. And I mean, that's what we're trying to do, right.  So, I mean, you know, yeah, you can.  Sit around with the mentality of, you know, good things come to those who wait. But.  

Sorry. No, no good things come to those who work for it. And do yeah. Like if you're one of those people that are like, well, I wake up every day and I go to work like good things should happen. Good things will just find me. Yeah, no, no. You gotta be willing to put in a little bit of extra. A little more heavy lifting work. 

Sometimes it's give and take man. It's give and take karma. Karma. Exactly. Yeah.  That's what it is. Yep. What she do anyway, back to Christmas. I was alone. Rant of whatever that was, but, um, it was just talking about the year and wrapping it up. Oh, right. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, because yeah, Christmas is a good time to reflect on the good that's happened. 

The sad and. Honestly plan for the next year. And.  Figure out. Okay. What have I learned? What can I do with it?  Where can we go, but also give yourself some time to relax. And recover from the past year. You know what I mean? I feel like that's important as well, because obviously, you know, we go through.  Stresses and inconveniences and frustrations all throughout the year, all year, no matter what, right? 

No matter who you are.  And so, yeah, that's why I think it's super important to actually just. You know, take a minute. The end of the year here. And just like Corey was talking about reflect on the past year.  But also take the time to. Relax and distress and. Really figure out. You know, the positive things that came from this year, what you've learned and what you can do better next year.  And I mean,  

Don't force yourself to go that heart into it because let's be real. I'm sitting here talking about it and mentally, I don't even have the energy to do that. At this point in time. You know what I mean? That's so.  I'm talking about it, but I'm also going to be honest about me, you know? Just taking my time with it. But, um,  Yeah. So. Give yourself some time. 

Yeah. Think about the past year.  Don't be too hard on yourself, you know, it's the end of the year. Take it easy. Yeah. You know what I mean? And honestly, not to. Dishearten anybody. But if, if your success this year was the fact that you just made it through the year, you know what. Good job. Good job.  



That's fucking great, man. 

That's awesome. Like, if that is your accomplishment for the year fucking rights. Yeah. If you made it through. Cool. If you were truly trying your best and you can say, fuck, yeah, I did it, man. I made it through and that's that's. Good with that. That's good with that. Then I'm happy for you. Yeah, I really am. Because, I mean, I spent many years in that spot where you get to the end of the year and you're like, you know, Yep. 

I'm just happy and made it here. Same. I still have a roof over my head. Same. I made it here. This was one of the first years I can actually say that I have a positive attitude. Going into the next year. That's so exciting, right? And it, yeah, no, it feels good. Like. I'm happy for you. Yeah. I'm happy for myself. 

You should be. I am. It takes a lot of work to get, it does take a lot of work and I often wondered if it would ever happen.  But it is slowly happening. You just need the right people. Just need the right people and you just need.  The the want. Yeah, do it. The want to focus on yourself and improve your life. You know what I mean? 

Yup. Yeah. And that, that makes all the difference because then you have one year like that. I remember going through the same thing, you make it to the end of one year and you're like, you know what? I did well. I'm proud of myself. Yeah. What can we take into the next year? And then you go through a couple of those and you get to the point where I feel like a mat and I'm like, okay. This went really well. 

There were some setbacks. But how can we take what we learned and just like.  Dominate next year.  Which is fan, which is a great feeling. Yeah.  So I'm happy you are where you are. Thanks man. Right to you  to  a new 2020 Ford. Be good.  Yeah, especially when we started talking about sorry, in this podcast.  The highlight of 20, 24 is the podcast. Yeah. Oh, definitely. 

It's been one of them. That's for sure.  Yeah, it really has. It is. Um, that's great. Yeah, that's great.  It's nice to work on a project with other people as well. Yeah, it really is.  I feel like if I had started this alone, I wouldn't still be doing it. That's fair.  It holds a different level of accountability. 

See, that's, that's why a good group of friends, I think, is important sometimes. And like really making sure that they're a group of people that are focused on, you know, the same things you want. Exactly. Certain success or lifestyle, um, cause.  You can have rough times, but they'll help hold you accountable to it. They're not going to stand there and be like, you need to do this because you said you would, there'll be there in the sad times to just be like you were right here. Okay over there, which is just enough to get you through those moments, be like, you know what? Yeah. I'm good. Yeah, it just gives you enough of an outlet to just spill the fucking beans. Yeah. Just break there and then, you know,  You usually feel better after that? 

You know what I mean? Even if it's just spilling the beans over a text, you know what I mean, Cory and I would do that all the fucking time. When I first started in construction, you know what I mean? I was always bitching to him, not at him, but to him.  About some of the shit that I had go through. But, um, yeah, that was a funny year.  Not funny, but like funny, you know, Yeah. I can look back and laugh at it now, but I tell you what it wasn't fucking funny when I was going to, and I was in and I was going to punch somebody. Seriously though. Seriously. Yeah, like that one ceiling I was doing that yeah. 

Took fucking four months. Yep. Oh shit, man. I was talking to somebody about that building today and they're like, oh wow. It looks really nice. I'm like,  

You should talk to the people who built it.  

But that's all good. That's why. It was supposed to be done in October and they're still finishing up. Ah, It's ridiculous, but it's, it's pretty much done.  

Government projects. Yeah. Am I right?  But yeah, that's.  I've definitely found a lot of value and sincere friendships over these. I'd say for media is last.  Six years I've really valued them.  Too. I think the degree that I should have originally, but you know, six years ago I was.  28.  



Which is funny because that's how old you were. 

Um, So you had a birthday recently.  But yeah, when. I was at 28. I was like, yeah, no, I got friends. It's all good. It's blah, blah, blah. But I never realized at the time how good a group of friends can actually like. Change.  

Your life in the course of your life. Yeah. Sometimes I look back, I'm like, oh, I should value those people more, but they're still in my life. And I still value them tons. Plus we brought some new friends into the mix, so yeah. Yeah. It makes a big difference. So, yeah, like I said, if getting through this year, Was your big accomplishment.  Proud of you. 

Good job. Yeah. If you have a list of accomplishments from this year.  You know what? That's fantastic too.  If you had some sadness this year, I mean, that happens to a lot of us five years ago, man. Is that how much you said five years ago? Seven five. Yeah. Shit.  I was doing things. I don't recommend anybody.  



Like a hundred percent straight up. 

Right. I don't recommend. I mean, obviously you don't know what the fuck I'm talking about. But, um, yeah.  Horne.  

No, not porn. But that'll be cut out.  

But yeah, you know, I was, I was in a real rough spot doing some shady shit. That you know, I shouldn't have been doing fucking my life up. And five years ago.  

I didn't even know if I would be alive right now.  And you are like, no, I'm serious. Straight up, man. Yeah. Like, and then that just goes to show, like you put the effort in and you put the focus in and you know what I mean? You can do fucking wonders for yourself. Like absolute wonders.  And even through that time, you'll run a lawn. 

Or through that time you'll run into people. Who will be very beneficial to you?  

Yeah, you will. And it will just slap you in the face and you'll be like, holy shit. Where these people come from. Goddammit. Yeah. And the show up at the right time, too, not too early, not too late. It's weird, man. Life has a way of just. It work and shit in right at the right time, especially if you're like constantly working towards yeah. Constantly on a positive path. 

You know what I mean? It's.  It's you get rewarded. Yep. You just have to actually look to see them. Yeah. You know what I mean?  Whether it be people or.  

Pets or.  

Even positive situations. True. You know what I mean? Like yeah.  Yeah. And that's, that's all why I just, it's a dream of mine to just host a massive Christmas for all the people I care about because so many of them have led to those small. Who wins in my life.  

Wow.  You're not on the invite list.  What have I done?  

Sucks to suck.  

Have fun next year.  

Next year will be Italy.  

Yeah. Okay.  

That'd be funny. But no, I think it would be sweet to just I and pulling it all the way back just with the friends and the growth and all that. I think it'd be fun to have all those people that have positively impacted you over the course of a year. All together for this season. 'cause I feel like that. Would make it feel magical again.  Yeah. 

Yeah. 

I  

would just give me anxiety.  

I'm just kidding. No. It's all people, you know, and care about. I'd be okay. Yeah. I love all these people.  But yeah, it would feel.  I mean, Christmas always feels magical to me, but.  I think the ability to have all the people you care about together would just. It would restore that like,  Childhood magic almost. 

Yeah, because he would just show up and he'd be like, wow. I like all these people.  

Jesus Christ. Edit that out.  

And I'm going to keep that. Don't Corey.  

Don't keep that shit.  It's going to be a short clip. Giant burp. I'm going to keep that. No, don't.  

Blooper reel. Yeah.  

Some of the bloopers we could have. Yeah. We'd get us canceled, but that's fine. But that's fine.  Although.  Anyway, I'll see it later. Okay. Just. More stuff. I'd have to cut. Oh, okay. But yeah, Christmas snow's coming down. Magic in the air. No he's coming, Dan.  

Uh, sorry. Yeah. Nailed it Christmas. That's the next part right there. Nailed it.  

Well, we've been 20 and 25.  I'm drunk. We're now the unhinged podcast.  

You guys. Bobcat.  

Do you guys have the Bobcat?  

Next year, I'm going to get a Bobcat stuffy.  

Yeah.  Those are, those are the reasons we love Christmas.  

That's why you love Christmas. Yeah. Or why do you hate Christmas? And if you do hate Christmas, you know what? Don't even answer that question. I don't want that energy over here. Okay. Christmas all about positive. I just know how much you love Christmas.  

Yeah,  that's the only answer. We'll accept. Yeah. Just let us know how much you love Christmas. Yeah. And like, why. Because everyone has their own reasons. And if your reason is because I get a ton of gifts, I don't care about that either. Yeah. Don't be selfish. Come on. It's the time and the season for giving and caring about others. 

So just.  

Take care of each other. Treat each other well,  

We let you know all the things that we enjoyed about this year. What were some of your successes this year? Cause.  There'll be this episode, it'll probably be a skip week. And then the first episode in 2022 is.  Interesting. 2022. The first episode in 2025. Going back in time. I have a brain aneurysm. Going back in time.  So I try to, I don't want to go back to that year. 

Me neither. Keep going forward.  But that was the year that the restaurant opened.  Yeah. That's where it all started.  Yeah.  But we don't need to go back there.  

But yeah, let us know in the comments. What do you like about Christmas? What do you like about this time of year? What are some things that you enjoyed about 20, 24. And we did some things you're looking forward to in 2025.  And then, um, yeah, we'll be back in the new year.  To revisit some old episodes. Because, let us be honest for a quick second.  The first few episodes we may have come off a little serious. 

Yeah. A little too soon. We realize that now. I mean, as we've kind of gotten a little bit more comfortable and we're kind of settling into the podcast groove and what not. We've watched our first three episodes over and we're just kind of like,  

Why did we seem so serious? Seriously. Which I, you know, that's, that's been part of the learning process. You know what I mean? We've, we've learnt, uh, you know, the style and the direction in which our podcast is going to go.  And how we flow best. Sometimes we tried to be really, really structured off at the beginning. 

We did, we tried to be very.  Structured and formal. And, but we quickly realized that that's just not how this podcast is going to go. And also that's not the kind of people we are when we're having conversations. Yeah. And we want to be genuine and we want to be authentic. What I mean. And I mean, don't get me wrong. 

All of the beliefs in everything that we mentioned in those three videos. A hundred percent true.  That's right. That's how we feel. But. Yeah, we just wanted to, you know what I mean? We're comfortable enough to show more of ourselves now. And so we feel like we can redo those episodes in that kind of format. 

And, um,  Yeah. Yeah.  And that's what lines us up for 2025. Yeah. Yeah.  

It's going to be a fun year. Yeah. Yeah, it can be a fun one. Yeah, so.  Stay tuned. Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas. Happy new year. Yup. Enjoy the new year, make some good resolutions and yes, we're going to say Merry Christmas and if you're happy, holidays person. Cool. Cool. Good for you. We're a Merry Christmas. 

We are married Christmas people.  So the Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas. Carry yourself. Mary Chrysler. Mary crisis.  And yeah, we'll catch you in 2025.