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Tess: Welcome back to Sisters in Session, where therapy meets sister talk and nothing's off limits. We're two sisters who overthink everything, laugh too loud, and try to make sense of life's chaos one session at a time.
lexi: From relationships and self-care to the messy middle of growing up, it's part heart to heart, part comedy hour and all real talk was zero chill. So grab your coffee or drink of choice and settle in. It's time for your weekly dose of sisterhood and self-reflection.
Tess: Are you going to be rotating on that chair the whole episode?
lexi: I might be. Why? They're like when I say I might be, I probably will be. Why?
Tess: Why are you in the office today? Busy.
lexi: I do actually have to do payroll and I have to call the state. It's like a whole
Tess: Ugh the state.
lexi: Yeah, it's a whole thing. But Because I actually wonder if the lighting isn't a little better in here with this light on because it's so gloomy outside.
Tess: It probably is.
lexi: Yeah, so. Why I'm in the office, I'm
Tess: You just stay happening to work. Michael's home.
lexi: You're glitching again.
Tess: Why did he come home?
lexi: He's is done working.
Tess: He should have worked till Friday. He was off all week.
lexi: You are he was actually off for two weeks. No, he shouldn't have worked till Friday. Trust when I tell you, I was ready for him to come home as soon as he walked out the door Monday.
Tess: Yeah.
lexi: he's home 'cause they finished yesterday. They finished up yesterday.
Tess: Okay.
lexi: And we love that for me.
Tess: We do. what's with your fingernail?
lexi: This low this little guy
Tess: That's the one.
lexi: He he broke.
Tess: A nubbin.
lexi: I don't know if you will. Me and Mom, same page.
Tess: For those of you who don't know, my mom lost the majority of her pointer finger in a fan whenever she was three years old. Yep, sure did. Cut it straight off. that's wild, actually, the fact that you have a broken fingernail and you're like, Yep, same with mom.
lexi: She'd laugh if she heard it.
Tess: She would. She do be pointin'.
lexi: Yeah, wait till you get poked with that sucker. It hurts.
Tess: Yes. It is so funny. That's funny.
lexi: Does she have feeling in it?
Tess: You know what, that's a good point. it has so her finger like comes to here. You're gonna have to be watching again.
lexi: It's like it looks like this.
Tess: Except for it has that little bump at the end of it. Wonder if she can
lexi: Yeah. I'm assuming that's bone.
Tess: feel, like if you can just like tap it.
lexi: yeah.
Tess: We should ask her.
lexi: We should, just for like scientific purposes.
Tess: Well, right, for research.
lexi: Right. But anyway, what's new with you?
Tess: I'm just like
lexi: Thank y'all.
Tess: l I'm just like living in a Christmas wonderland inside my house.
lexi: And I love that.
Tess: I am. Have you even decorated your tree yet? Because I have not seen a picture, by the way, follow up from last week. She did not FaceTime me to set up her tree. No, she didn't. I got a pi a picture two days later. She's like, Do I put it in front
lexi: No, that's when I set it up.
Tess: Regardless, she lied.
lexi: no, I didn't decorate the tree yet. I still have fall decorations up.
Tess: With your tree.
lexi: Yeah, but the tree's not decorated, it's just a tree.
Tess: Okay, walk me through that thought process.
lexi: I just haven't gotten the Christmas because okay. I for No,
Tess: she's pouting. Her arms are crossed.
lexi: I'm not bouting. Not pouting at all. I forget when he said that we could decorate for Christmas. Michael, did you s
Tess: Okay, Michael runs the house.
lexi: Michael, did you say rifle season? After Thanksgiving.
Tess: Okay, so Lamar comes, we're
lexi: What is it
Tess: eating supper we're eating supper last night and Lamar's like he's like, I don't know why it just like hit me I forget where he was going. To Lowe's or something yesterday. He was off yesterday. He was like, it just all of a sudden hit me that like Thanksgiving is still three weeks away and we're decorated for Christmas. I was like, What's your point, Lamar? Like mm Listen, to be fair, in his defense, I normally am like an after Thanksgiving person. And now I'm a little concerned because now his family might be coming here for Thanksgiving, like a couple of them. And now I'm decorated for Christmas.
lexi: Okay, because I'm confused. He let me just because after last week I thought I made it clear I thought
Tess: You never texted.
lexi: I made it clear where you'd be spending Thanksgiving.
Tess: Well, okay, a couple of things. I don't know if anybody's coming. Which is why I decorated for Christmas 'cause I was like wha I'm not hosting th like I'm not gonna like Thanksgiving is not if it's just us, what do I care?
lexi: Yeah.
Tess: regardless. Anyways, yeah, so I'm decorated for Christmas. Normally I am a post-Thanksgiving decorator, but since we don't spend Christmas up there, and usually depending on how what day of the week it falls on, we're gone the week before, we're gone the week after. so we're just like if I waited till after Thanksgiving, my tree would literally be up for two weeks for us to enjoy before because y'all know, whenever I get back and Christmas is over, it comes down. It comes straight down.
lexi: Yeah.
Tess: So anyways, yes, I am decorated. since you get to be in yours until post Christmas, I don't blame you for waiting. I think it's weird that your tree's up if you're decorated for
lexi: I wasn't gonna bring it back up.
Tess: So why'd you set it up at all?
lexi: What do you mean? I wasn't gonna take it downstairs just to bring it back up.
Tess: I thought you said I wasn't gonna take it down.
lexi: No.
Tess: While I was in the box with that a really big deal. Yeah. I'm done.
lexi: Are you done? Okay, perf. Thank you.
Tess: Anyway, so that's what's new with me. Yes, I am just like in Christmas. which I love. I do. I love the season. I need to start Christmas shopping.
lexi: Who do you have for
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name exchange?
Tess: We're not telling.
lexi: Okay, fine.
Tess: Why? Who do you have?
lexi: I'm not telling.
Tess: Is it me? Jesus.
lexi: Not that.
Tess: Alright, fine, then I'm not telling either. I wonder who has me though because I freaking swear. This is like okay.
lexi: Yeah, you
Tess: This is gonna be like my only Christmas gift. Lord knows I won't get any from mom and dad. And I'm not even bringing up last year. I think we already talked about it, but I'm scarred. I won't be getting anything from mom and dad. we are going to New York City for Christmas.
lexi: Not like over Christmas, before Christmas, but yes.
Tess: Right, yes. So that's my Christmas gift. So I won't be getting anything from Lamby So there's a lot of pressure on the he's making lewd gestures at me for my Christmas gift.
lexi: Well he wants a Christmas gift too.
Tess: No no no, that's his gift to me.
lexi: I thought I thought you were saying 'cause he's taking you to New York.
Tess: Well no that too, but obvious
lexi: things are this is a family friend it's not family friendly, I don't know it's not really
Tess: It depends on the episode, but I just don't think kids would find it entertaining.
lexi: No,
Tess: Anyways, so that's my Christmas gift. So there's a lot riding on the sibling name exchange and whoever has me because that's my gift. That's my gift. $30 limit. That's my Christmas gift.
lexi: Well not trying to. I was gonna say, we have to remember the thirty dollar limit.
Tess: Good luck to whoever has me. The standards are high.
lexi: Well yeah.
Tess: hopefully all the siblings listen to this and know that the pressure's on. if you're not the one who has me. I will say I don't have you. I'm not gonna say who I have, but I don't have you. Do you have me? You can't say
lexi: I'm not telling you telling you. I'm gonna be good and not say anything.
Tess: Okay, she has me. So she has me or Michael has me. So what are your Thanksgiving plans? We're not a Thanksgiving yet. This is not our Thanksgiving episode. That'll probably come out next week.
lexi: If I'm not dressed like a turkey, this isn't our Thanksgiving episode.
Tess: Right, right. Exactly.
lexi: Thanksgiving plans so okay. So
Tess: yeah, hit me with it. is there tea?
lexi: no, well okay. So we usually go to mom's for breakfast. It's just like a thing. Well
Tess: Yes.
lexi: then Zach offered to host breakfast at his house. Well, we are going to Michael's brother's at lunchtime. That's like if we went to Zach's and then to his brother's it'd be at an hour and half drive. And then back up to mom's for supper. So I think Mom's just gonna have it at her house.
Tess: Yeah, that was nice of them to offer though. I think they should
lexi: It was. And I I
Tess: just have a housewarming party. Then
lexi: Yeah.
Tess: people just come do you know what I mean?
lexi: Yeah, and I think it's because he wanted Tori to see the house and stuff like that, but Tori's not even going. So it would literally just be Mom, Zach, Dad and those and Becca and Zack. Mom, Mom wait, what? Mom? What is happening? Mom, Dad, Zach, and Becca.
Tess: Yeah. Yeah. So I think he should just have a housewarming party. That way that is the event.
lexi: Yeah.
Tess: anyways, yes. So we're going to New York City the weekend before Christmas. Can you believe it? I'm so excited.
lexi: I'm also excited. Michael, I believe, is also excited.
Tess: I think it's just gonna be so much fun. Michael's excited because he wants to hang out with Lamar.
lexi: Hun, is that true? Are you excited to go to New York City just to hang out with Lamar?
Tess: Did he say something inappropriate?
lexi: Thank you. He said, Yeah, I want to see him in a scarf.
Tess: Okay. Yeah, you will and you will. Listen, let's see. Walmart has
lexi: What?
Tess: men's sweaters that have a fish on them. It's like combining your passion with w men in sweaters, obviously is your passion and
lexi: my passion.
Tess: And Michael's passion, which is the fish.
lexi: The fish, yes, he does love the fish.
Tess: They're cute too. Like they're not like a weird fish.
lexi: I believe I like look on there. I still have to give him a coat.
Tess: Yeah. Me too. And you trust, I'm getting him one from listen, I had to okay. Nope. Tessa, focus. First off.
lexi: No lock in.
Tess: Yes. Lock in. First off. I need to go to the thrift stores because I am not purchasing Lamar a brand new coat because like he's like he's not gonna wear it. He would wear it maybe to like church and stuff, but like he's not gonna wear it. Same way with the scarf.
lexi: Yeah.
Tess: however, like for the Rockettes stop. I can't. Guys, I'm so excited for this trip. Anyways, having said that, first of all, I we talked about last week, I bought myself the apple shaped purse, which is not here yet, on Vinted. And I had to like remove myself from the app. I did. I'm on a Vinted strike. I am. Like it gives me so much anxiety. I was checking it so often because literally people post things and they sell. Like I like
lexi: Yeah.
Tess: heart things because I'm like, okay, like maybe, maybe.
lexi: Yeah.
Tess: No, there's no maybe. I get back on the app and I have six notifications. Your favorite something has sold. Your favorite. And finally I was like, okay. Because I'm working on some outfit ideas. You guys know me. If you don't know me, like this is my this is my
lexi: This is her Super Bowl.
Tess: yes. I love outfits and clothes and planning things, especially for specific things. Okay, so anyways. we're gonna be walking a lot. So like I bought a red pair of tennis shoes. Listen Ha ha ha
lexi: No you did not.
Tess: Yes, I did. Listen, okay, so here's what happened. Outfit ideas were like forming. I'm on Vinted. I'm like watching
lexi: Right.
Tess: things. Just like Tessa. I was getting like overwhelmed. And plus guys, I only get so much fun money a month. Just spend I was like, I'm like just like burning through it at a rapid pace.
lexi: He doesn't Can I have an advance.
Tess: so I got on. I
was like, you're gonna buy the things that you are like, you've checked, you've watched, you've been thinking about for like the last 24 to 48 hours. Which is a long time in Vinted time, okay? It's a miracle they were still there.
lexi: Yeah, honestly.
Tess: I was like, you're gonna buy them. You're just gonna stop thinking about it. You're gonna buy them. And then you're not allowed, this is me to me, you're not allowed on that app again until your new money hits in December, at minimum. And that's
lexi: Yeah.
Tess: what I've done. Like I get emails saying like if something ship, but I don't like go on the app. I can't.
lexi: Okay, so tell me more about the red tennis shoes. What's your vision for those?
Tess: Okay, okay, I will. I will. It's a little that they're like the I'm so excited guys, I get giddy. Okay. They are I love it so much. they are, let me call I'm like yell I'm I'm "lelling" into the mic at this point. They're good walking shoes. Okay. And here's my thought process. They match my Apple purse. Here's one of the outfits. Okay, I'll just give it to you. Stop. Here's one of my
lexi: I'm ready, go ahead.
Tess: here's one of my outfits. So far all of my outfits involve black joggers or and
lexi: Yeah.
Tess: I'm just like I I'm trying to work in a pair of jeans at some point just so it's not all the same. So this could
lexi: Yeah.
Tess: be with jeans, just in order to
lexi: You're gonna freeze
Tess: well I'm thinking about wearing leggings. I gotta get those. Okay. I freaking gotta get Yes! Yes! Yes, yes,
lexi: No, it's the ones that look like skin. Yes, yes.
Tess: yes, okay. For our nice outfits. if I want to show
lexi: Yeah.
Tess: the leg, but like be warm. Guys, okay. This is getting unhinged. I gotta bring it in. In case you're wondering what my passion is, like I tried to tell Lexi about men in sweaters, Michael in sweaters. Let's yeah, let's let's narrow that down. Michael in a sweater. Okay, not just all men. okay,
lexi: I hate all men.
Tess: right, as we covered last week, okay. Okay. So I was going back and forth between green shoes or red shoes. Not because I specifically wanted it to be that way, but I was like, the apple purse has a green leaf. And
lexi: Mm-hmm.
Tess: then once I got the idea of like a red or green tennis shoe in my head, it was not leaving. It just was it was gonna be what it was. I tried to look at other options, kept coming back to it. Okay.
lexi: Yeah.
Tess: So black pants or jeans, one or the other. And depending then, like a little crewsock if it's the black pants
lexi: Mm-hmm.
Tess: and my red tennis shoes. Okay, I bought a gray hoodie. It says New York on it in green from Vinted. This is what I'm talking about. So then here's the idea. Gray hoodie, either a beanie or a ball hat. Undecided yet.
lexi: Probably beanie.
Tess: I know. But like if I have my weave-in, 'cause I'll have my weave-in, I can like pull it down over my ears. and you're wearing muffies. Anyways.
lexi: True. Yeah. Yeah.
Tess: So New York sweatshirt, black long coat, my little apple bag, and then my red shoes.
lexi: Do you think anyone will think you're a tourist?
Tess: I thought of that, but you know what? I don't even care. Like why would I try to be one of the locals? Like
lexi: No, yeah, because they yeah.
Tess: I'm not trying to blend in. I'm trying to stand. Why blend in? When you're born to stand out.
lexi: Yeah. Why are you trying so hard to fit in when you were born to stand out? And period. But I am gonna go a little more basic-ish.
Tess: Okay. Okay.
lexi: Not really. Like I just you know, I I don't know. Although I was thinking, I thought about those legging things too.
Tess: Mm-hmm.
lexi: With like a sweater dress. Are
Tess: Mm.
lexi: you kidding? And some booties?
Tess: Yeah. I want to
lexi: Yeah, no, for sure.
Tess: get a wool matching set. Like a skirt and like a shirt.
lexi: Mm.
Tess: Like plaid
lexi: Yes.
Tess: For the rockettes with the leggings and boots.
lexi: Yeah. I won't be wearing plaid, but it always
Tess: Okay.
lexi: gives tablecloth to me. I don't know.
Tess: interesting.
lexi: Yeah.
Tess: But that's just one outfit. the other outfits won't be so like I'm gonna get an I Love New York shirt.
lexi: No, and you have to do that.
Tess: No, but like so the other one I was thinking you're gonna like because I didn't want to just I don't wanna just I don't wanna have to take like sixteen pairs of shoes. So I was like I need to at least get another outfit out of the red tennis shoes. So that's gonna lean me on towards I got that pack of crew socks. I don't know if you saw them on my Instagram story from Walmart. So cute. Six dollars, are you kidding me? so I was thinking there's a pair of cheetah print with the ruffleys. that has red in it, so I'm gonna do a cheetah print and a red ensemble at some point too.
lexi: Nice.
Tess: Yeah. No. How it's all gonna come together, but
lexi: Yeah, I don't know.
Tess: But then I haven't even given much thought, seriously, to evening outfits. if we we wanna go to the plaza, Lamy says we can't get a reservation, I'm gonna try and call. He was trying to do it online. I gotta get somebody on the phone. If not it's fine.
lexi: Period.
Tess: I think we can still walk in and at least see it.
lexi: Yeah.
Tess: But anyways, I'm gonna try. I haven't even given thought to like event outfits yet. 'Cause like most of our
lexi: Yeah.
Tess: time we'll just be like throughout the day.
lexi: Mm-hmm.
Tess: but yeah, I'm excited. We're taking the train into the city. We're saying high up and a high rise with the city view. We're like doing it right.
lexi: We're doing it and we're doing it all the way.
Tess: Yeah.
lexi: Which I mean,
Tess: So yes.
lexi: if you're gonna do it.
Tess: Right. No, I agree. I'm so yeah, if you couldn't tell, you being the listeners, I am s so excited. but I have reigned it in on outfit planning. And plus I'm like, Tessa, okay. I need to think of ideas and then go to my own closet. Seriously, 'cause there's
lexi: Yeah.
Tess: Huh?
lexi: At least Vinted's cheap.
Tess: It is, and that's what gets me. I got Adidas, the red Adidas shoes for $20.
lexi: Yeah.
Tess: Unrelated to the trip, I have been wanting the brown Adidas shoes, the all-brown ones.
lexi: Mm-hmm.
Tess: They're like $80, $70 and $80. I'm just like, I can't. I got a
lexi: Yeah.
Tess: brand new pair on there for $35.
lexi: Yeah.
Tess: And my red ones were fifteen, I think.
lexi: Yeah.
Tess: New York for Christmas is going to be a blast. It feels way too far away at this point, but it's gonna go fast. I know it will.
lexi: Yeah, we're already in the middle of November.
Tess: Which is crazy.
lexi: It is.
Tess: so yeah. Penny went for a walk the other day. She got three stickers in her paws. I had to stop three
lexi: Mm.
Tess: times and pull them out. And then
lexi: Okay.
Tess: she just got groomed like a week or two ago. And she got stickers in her ear hairs. Not underneath. In. Like on the outside. So I had to comb and cut. I mean I'm like trying to save like some of the ear but like she's a mess. How's Duckett?
lexi: Yeah, it's not easy. He's good. He's out there sleeping right now.
Tess: Nice. No.
lexi: They were wrestling this morning.
Tess: Of course.
lexi: I think we're going on a date tonight.
Tess: Stop?
lexi: Yeah, I think we are.
Tess: Where?
lexi: I don't know. Michael? Wherever I want.
Tess: So where are you going?
lexi: I don't know.
Tess: Ooh. Jean Bennet.
lexi: salad from their wood slap
Tess: Unless you w wanted to do stuff otherwise. Just dinner? Absolutely. And hello. Oatmeal pie.
lexi: Yeah.
Tess: Warmed up with hot fudge and whipped topping. Ooh, and sit by the fireplace. Sit downstairs. Matter of fact, can I just come?
lexi: Yeah. Well Yes, you would please join us. The Jean Bonnet. Plus it's only in Bedford. Maybe
Tess: Jean Yeah.
lexi: after we can go up to Mom and Dad's for a little bit.
Tess: I'm sure they would love that.
lexi: We do try to but with hunting season,
Tess: Right. No, I know.
lexi: Before daylight savings. At least it gets darker earlier now.
Tess: True. Guys, Lexi goes hunting whenever Michael's at work. That's who she is now.
lexi: Well, I paid almost sixty dollars for the license, so I should I should at least try to, use
Tess: Right.
lexi: it.
Tess: I was gonna tell you.
lexi: What?
Tess: Crew broke my door handle on my car? Yeah, no, he did. He fell so bad. Listen, here's what happened. This was a week ago. Probably or so. Not over a week. Anyways, he wanted to go out to the car to get something. He was looking for something.
lexi: Mm-hmm.
Tess: It was probably exactly a week ago. Still doesn't matter. he came in and he like had this look on his face and was like, What's wrong? To be fair, my kids get reminded to not yank on door handles 'cause they're very bad for it. So they're probab Adi Grace says too. Like you would think that like this door
lexi: He d he does. Well plus yeah.
Tess: doesn't open unless they're like
lexi: Well plus crew's at a bad angle because he's pulling down.
Tess: Yes. And he yeah. Yeah, if he was just a little taller, I don't think he would have much trouble opening a door.
lexi: Right.
Tess: Yeah, 'cause it's not so much that he like he is pulling down, but he he can't he has to pull it a couple times to cause he's just not quite tall enough.
lexi: Mm-hmm.
Tess: Anyways, he came in and he looked like I was like, What's wrong? I thought he was just sad because I think he was looking for something and it wasn't out there. And
lexi: Yeah.
Tess: he was like he was like I didn't know, the door was locked and I was pulling on the hand, and he's like, and it broke and I was like Things like that bother me. It's like the floors. things like the f regular life things bother me.
lexi: Yeah.
Tess: Just like things with my car, things with my house. if a
lexi: Yeah.
Tess: washer or dryer goes out, a dishwasher goes bad. Lizzie's not working right now and that things like that bother me 'cause I'm just like, mm. Anyways.
lexi: Yeah.
Tess: so Crew comes in, he's so upset, I go out and like yes, the actual like Which door handles are just
lexi: Trick.
Tess: plastic. It's they're really heavy, but they're just plastic. where so you have the part that actually like unhooks and then it comes over and it like attaches to the door. That's the side that snapped off.
lexi: Yeah.
Tess: Yeah, so I can't you can't I don't even know what it would take to fix it properly. Lamar if you hold Lamar's hand is big enough and I think that's the problem because he was like if you just hold the handle and just pull and in my mind I'm thinking he's holding his thumb on it and
lexi: Mm-hmm.
Tess: then just but Adi Grace's hands are not as big so her thumb I don't think is reaching far enough to hold the end down while still pulling. Sh maybe she held a hand and anyways Now I have a broken car door handle.
lexi: Stop.
Tess: Adi Grace was just like something about our car looking like I don't know, poor or like embarrassing to I'm like, don't even get me started on this chick. Did I tell you that right now I'm only allowed to buy her clothes secondhand?
lexi: I cannot keep up.
Tess: That's a that's a punishment. no, not from her. no no no. no, no no no. That was
lexi: okay. Okay.
Tess: that was a punishment. Because of her being so ungrateful and so just demeaning about thrift store clothes.
lexi: Yeah, she needs a reality check.
Tess: Well, it's very hard for me. It's a punishment for me, and I'll tell you why. Because I have to go look.
lexi: you have to go look instead of order online. I know. Yeah.
Tess: my word. And like you just don't she need shoes so badly. I know that sounds stupid, and like I don't mean shoes. She needs shoes. Like I need shoes, because I like have so many pairs. Like I don't need shoes. But like she needs shoes. Every Sunday it comes time time to like get ready for church. And she has like No church shoes. And I don't really know how to describe that because it's not like
she's wearing heels. I'm not saying she
lexi: Yeah.
Tess: wouldn't, depending on the the outfit or whatever, but she just has she has tennis shoes. And she has sandals. One pair of sandals. that's like she has no and I don't even know what casual I don't even know what it means. I don't know what to buy her because I never know what she wants to wear. unrelated. Can't find her shoes. And all I have to do I don't have time to go browsing.
lexi: Yeah.
Tess: Like why it bothers me is because she is in desperate need of clothes and shoes. Genuinely. I'm not just being again, I am not being like she needs like she needs clothes.
lexi: Yeah.
Tess: and shoes. And I agree with the I agree with Lamar but I'm like I'll just go browse and then and then you don't find anything. Like if you find stuff, great. Like perfect.
lexi: Yeah. Yeah.
Tess: If it takes the time and you're successful, great. And you're not. But we did get anyways, where was I going with that? yeah, the car door. Of being embarrassing. I was like, Adi Grace. I said, I pull up and pick you up in a 2021 I don't I was gonna say limited. I don't think it's like the it's not the stand it's not the stock version, but it's not the I don't think it's like the limited I don't it doesn't matter. Okay, 2021 Platinum Edition, highest Lamar's just
lexi: Yeah.
Tess: hollering at me, highest trim edition that they make. And say what you want. The color of my interior seats are bougie. Okay. There's nothing janky or embarrassing about this car. I said Adi Grace the b nope, I almost said it needs washed right now, and that would have been a joke to Lamar, but I'm not gonna give it to him. He's he's worked so hard on some things that he wanted to get done in the last couple days, so I'm not even gonna tease him about that. I said, I used to get picked up from soccer practice in a little green van that was so old. I said the doors didn't open half the time. And I said the roof, because they have cloth roofs. Not our car. Our car has an almost full roof, sunroof. No, no.
lexi: Yeah.
Tess: I said it had the cloth like was so unattached to the top, it was almost a curtain, like hanging down.
lexi: Yeah. Yeah.
Tess: I said I don't want to hear about
lexi: But you know what it is though? If it was mom pulling up in that, she wouldn't even care.
Tess: In the van.
lexi: Or she wouldn't she wouldn't say anything. she wouldn't like yeah, the man. she might s say something, but it wouldn't be like, my god, mom, this is so embarrassing.
Tess: She might. She might.
lexi: yeah, I don't know. She's she's a little bit of wild card lately. I agree with the here's the thing. I wish someone would tell me to go thrift shopping. You know what I'm saying? Like I I wish someone
Tess: Yeah. Well everything's so far for you, I don't blame you.
lexi: Yeah. So but yeah, so
Tess: What I what I is like it's not like you can just I'm just gonna run to just the goodwill quick and come back.
lexi: Yeah.
Tess: you could, you probably do,
but I wouldn't.
lexi: No. I
Tess: Yeah.
lexi: really I have to think of a day. I'm like, okay, what day can I go to Altoona?
Tess: Yeah. I think you should go to state college and go to Plato's
lexi: Ado. But even now I'm like even now I'm Vinted
Tess: I know. I know. I get it. Yeah,
lexi: Gets gets delivered right to my door.
Tess: I get it. I get it. but Lamar did. He ordered my he ordered my piece for my My roof rack. Remember it's been broken since Texas.
lexi: yeah.
Tess: Now we have a broken door handle. We can't have everything. Cannot have everything.
lexi: How much is it to replace the door handle?
Tess: I don't know. I think Lamar could do it himself, but it would involve like opening up the inside of the
lexi: Yeah.
Tess: Because you have to like it would have to be the whole door handle. I don't
lexi: Yeah.
Tess: know. And it would just be about getting something almost like plastic welding it or something, but then you'd have to I don't know. It's not something I'm worried about right now.
lexi: Yeah, well Grace is worried about it.
Tess: Not now, it's still on there. The door handle's on there. It stays on. So she should be fine. Can't tell it's broken while it's on there.
lexi: You know what gets me is like we grew up how we did, right?
Tess: Mm-hmm. Yeah.
lexi: And dad knows how we grew up. But to him, because it's coming from her, he'd be like, yeah, Leah. I'm like
Tess: And I don't know what to do. I so yesterday we went to
lexi: Send her on a missions trip
Tess: Huh?
lexi: A missions trip
Tess: I know I say that all the time. I say that all the time. I tell Lamar I'm like, you need to take her to Haiti. She's gotta get some perspective.
lexi: Here's the thing, okay, so we can be a little bit high maintenance.
Tess: I'm sorry, let me just say one button. I don't even feel like I spoil her. Truly. Go on.
lexi: Yeah. Yeah. I here's the thing, we can be high maintenance sometimes. But we also grew up like
Tess: Mm-hmm.
lexi: we didn't have, you know, certain things. No I mean like no shade to our parents, obviously. They were doing what they could at the time, but like we just didn't ha so like now that we can, we're like, yeah, but we're still so grateful. Like we're not like we're not like spoiled. Yeah.
Tess: Right. And we love to go get we're cheap. I like We are. Like
lexi: Don't talk to me about it. I love a deal.
Tess: I love a deal. Like there are some things that like I like I c but I can pick and choose what I want to spend. Like but like I'm I'm pretty cheap. I'm not gonna lie to you. Like I'm just like Okay, my mind's going so many different directions. Let me just okay. I don't think I spoil her. I think I do a good job. I took her yesterday, we went to Once Upon Child. I bought her. Everything's so expensive. It makes me like it almost makes me like cringe. if people don't have good jobs or two incomes, I don't know how you're making it.
lexi: Get stuff off visitors.
Tess: I have looked on there. I have. I need to I keep checking there for shoes. I can't get on there though. You tell me what they have. Just kidding. I could do that,
lexi: Maybe I'll
Tess: but I have checked on I have checked on there.
lexi: Yeah, I saw on her Christmas list it's jeans. She has jeans written now. Can you come here then when you get a second?
Tess: Pick up. I want to see
lexi: He's kidding him.
Tess: Aww, him's a big boy. Duckett,
lexi: Ha ha ha.
Tess: you're so big
lexi: Yes. He heard you. do you want to go to the Jean Bonnet for date night? Sure. Have you been there in a long time? I I like dark places and eating off a lead.
Tess: Can I please keep this in? This is gold.
lexi: No, honestly I don't have a problem. I don't have no
Tess: okay, so you didn't like it last year and over we went for Christmas.
lexi: No, it was the whole time he was like
Tess: Lead poisoning.
lexi: Listen, they do have burgers. Yeah. Okay, we're gonna have so No, honestly, I'm good with it.
Tess: She just wanted warm oatmeal pie.
lexi: I'm good with it. there was somewhere else I wanted you to try and I forget where it was 'cause I saw the burger menu and I was like I'm literally getting attacked. Yeah, no. Yeah no. All all angles. Me, the dog.
Tess: Ha ha ha
lexi: I don't care where we go.
Tess: Anyways, yeah. I spent eighty dollars on her, anyways, at once upon a child. And she still came home and I forget what she was even upset about. I would have been kissing my mother's rings if she spent eighty dollars on me as for the rest of the I'd been like, wow, mom, thank you. let me do the dishes for you. Or let me I don't spoil her. I don't. I don't feel like I do.
lexi: All right.
Tess: I don't buy her anything. I'm allowed to be that way because I work for my money and I have I know the value of a dollar. Crew the other day,
lexi: Yeah.
Tess: crew the other day, he found I gave him two dollars just because there was some cash on the you would have thought he thought he was gonna walk into Walmart and buy whatever he wanted with his two little dollars. I was like
lexi: Well, that's because Cru wasn't the first grandchild or the first great
Tess: Maybe, but that is I say that too, but But like that was years ago. At some point, does that not wear off?
lexi: I know.
Tess: I mean, guess it was like the formative years, and so maybe there's like a lot more science behind that than what I'm even like realizing, but like my word. Yeah, I don't
lexi: Hey man.
Tess: I don't know.
lexi: It's just no joke. And I would
Tess: But yeah, yeah, no, crew he thinks that he's rich with two dollars. It's the sweetest thing. And wait, yeah, because I had th he was counting his piggy bank money. I don't know if I told you this. and I forget what he had, regardless. It obviously was not it was like it was over a hundred dollars, maybe two hundred. He was like, Mom, he's like, I'm gonna buy you a beach house. I'm like cr that is so sweet.
lexi: you, That is so sweet. No.
Tess: So he there's hope for crew. we're gonna wrap this up. Well anyways, so this was all over the place. Again, I'm all kinds of jack-
lexi: Yeah.
Tess: That's all right, we're gonna call it. So, yeah, we'll see you guys next week. Thanks for listening. Bye.
lexi: Bye.