[0:00] Hello, friends. Welcome to another episode of Tell Us a Good Story. Today, like every fifth episode, it’s Steph and I sharing our own stories with you. And today, we are telling stories with our friend Jeremy Hartman and Steph’s sister, Katie Keller Schnitzer. You guys, we were having so much fun that we ended up recording not one, but two episodes for you. This is episode part one, which starts off with me telling Jeremy and Katie about the argument that Kevin and I just had before they got to our house. Which was not on my list of topics to discuss, but it certainly turned into a very fun conversation. Then we talked about how we recently moved into a new house and how my wife turns into a crazy lady during the move process. I don’t know what you’re talking about. Of course you don’t. You guys, this was so much fun. And here’s part one of our conversation with Jeremy Hartman and my sister, Katie Keller Schnitzer. I’m Kevin. And I’m Stephanie. And during our marriage, we have dealt with an electrocution, a brain tumor, brain surgery. Then doctors telling us that children were not in our future, followed by miscarriage, and then Kevin’s cancer diagnosis. However, today we live a life completely healed and restored with three healthy children who doctors said were not possible. And we’re here to tell stories that inspire, give hope, and brighten your day. Welcome to… Tell Us a Good Story.

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[1:50] All right, Steph. Welcome to episode 215. We didn’t think it was going to happen. Y’all, we weren’t speaking about an hour ago. Let’s be real. And this conversation is also with our friends, Jeremy Hartman. Mr. Hartman. And your sister, Katie Keller Schnitzer. Yes. Hello. Welcome to the show. Yes, I would say maybe two hours ago, y’all, I almost texted you and said, you know what? It’s canceled. We’re done. We’re done. We are done. I hope you guys have a good night. At one point, it started off, you know what? You could just do the podcast. You, Hartman, and Sid, all by yourself. I’m not doing it. Let’s see how good you are then.

[2:31] That was three hours ago. So then two hours ago, Kevin’s like, you know what? I’m done. I’m not even going to do the podcast. I’m like, oh, that’s real mature, Kevin. And then thinking, I just said that about an hour ago. I go, hopefully he can’t remember that. So I was like, that’s real mature, Kevin. These two people have given up their Saturday nights for you. And you’re just like, no, I’m just going to cancel it. You’re like, they volunteered. That’s rude. Why would you cancel on them? Because you told me you weren’t going to do the podcast like 45 minutes ago. That’s what you said. And I thought it might be awkward if it was just me and these two talking.

[3:07] With an empty seat. And then, yeah, let’s act like it didn’t happen. So good. He says that. Well, then I’m mad. Now I’m mad, right? I’m like, you are going to cancel on these two. How dare you? They gave up their Saturday night. No. And now look at us. Okay. We’re so happy. Ten minutes ago, y’all come in at the front door, and Steph and me is like, spilling your guts, Steph, of what just happened. We were out in the garage trying to organize our garage. I’m like, Steph, could we just keep that to ourselves? We need to tell them that we almost canceled on them because we had a moment there in the garage where moments. Yes. Was not good. Okay, so here’s the thing. Do we really want to go through this? We do. I think so. I mean, I’d like to be able to take a side, so I didn’t hear the story. If we want to say who’s the guilty party, I think we have to know. So far, I’m leaning towards Steph being right. I was going to say Steph’s right. Like most people. Steph’s always right.

[4:06] So, okay. Whose idea was it? Totally mine. We move into this house. Love this home, you guys. I’m so thankful. There is not a day that goes by, and Kevin can say yes to this. I thank God for this house at least four or five times a day. I love my house. I love my house. That’s all I do. And we’ve been here five weeks. Thank you, Jesus. I love my house. Yes. Five weeks. Yes. It is wonderful. I am so happy here. So we cannot park both cars in the garage. Right. We basically, you know, you move in, you throw everything in the garage. You get settled into the house. And this weekend, Kevin’s like, I want to power wash the patio. I want to get the basement organized.

[4:53] Yes. And I was like, well. No. I don’t think that’s a good idea. That’s the dumbest thing I have ever heard. I did not say that. You know I didn’t say that. However, I said, per our HOA, if you have two cars, both cars need to be put into the garage. You are a rule follower. I really am. They give you a grace period. It’s not like you have four weeks to figure it out, but they expect you to park your vehicles in the garage. Correct. So our garage is a little tight with everything in there. Even when the kids are getting out of the car, I get nervous. So I was like, Kevin, I really don’t feel like our patio needs power wash right now. It is still April. I do feel like that time needs to be handled into the garage. We’re going to get busy season. in. The kids are playing softball. We have games. We have practices. So the time we have needs to be focused on the garage. And I said, there are two or three things here we can complete on Saturday afternoon and be done with it. We can have the patio power washed and completely put together. We can have the basement organized, all the stuff put away versus the garage is going to take some time to figure out how to organize it, put stuff on the walls, hang it. It’s going going to take some time i don’t think you said that i promise you did not say that you did not say that at all you did say no put your hand down put your hand down it’s my turn to talk here’s the thing.

[6:23] It is beautiful weekend. Gorgeous. Garage needs to be done. If it rains, I can do the basement. If it rains, I power wash still in the rain. The garage, having everything out of the garage, that needs a beautiful weekend. One that we need to focus on. So that was my reading. Here’s when she convinced me that I would go with her. She’s like, Kevin, I’m just really nervous. She’s parking in the garage. I’ve been parking outside. She’s like, I pull in the garage and I’m running into the bikes and I’m like running over things. I’m like, why are you running over things? You have cameras in your van. Why are you running into things? So I was like, okay, let’s see the garage. And I still can’t believe we’re actually talking about this. In all honesty, I don’t think I have run over anything, but that was the one way I knew that was going to happen.

[7:12] I think we’re going to be honest right now. I’m pretty sure I ran over something you care about. I almost ran over a child. I’ve got to get the garage cleaned. I need the garage cleaned. Okay, that’s all you need to say, babe. I was really with you until you admitted the lie. I was like, man, Steph’s got a lot of good points. Actually, I was like, that was really good. That was smart.

[7:34] Way to work that one. I mean, at this point, I’m with Steph. Because of the time-sensitive nature, HOA, they don’t care if your power wash, they don’t care if your basement’s cleaned up. They want your car in the garage. I like having things done. But anywho, we’re out there for hours. Hours. Hours. And is it done? Yes. It is not done. But I wasn’t expecting it to be done because Kevin is very meticulous in how he prepares his garage, which I totally appreciate, but we have to start somewhere to the point where, even though we are not done, I made the kids go out and look at the garage. They were like, Oh, this is amazing. I’m like, say a little louder, say a little louder. One more time. Daddy needs to hear this. Oh, this is awesome. Very good. That was good, guys. Here’s a dollar. You get a cookie. You get a cookie. You get a cookie. Yeah, so we were out there for hours. Still not done. Nothing. I didn’t check anything off the list today. So, anywho. And you know what? The weekend’s not over. It is not over. However, as he was kicking one of the buckets, he let me know that it was a waste of time. This is not even better. It was. Six hours later, it’s still not better, Steph. I have not accomplished anything. We haven’t accomplished anything. Except the dent in the bucket that I now have to throw away. so just run it over with the van it’s fine.

[8:56] All right steph i’ve got a question for you what’s your favorite book of all time uh obviously you met her where oh i think i’m gonna say the bible oh oops oh what’s your second favorite book of all time you met her where.

[9:18] A distant second totally distant it’s pretty good book sorry god it’s still a pretty good book but we’re so excited where can people get our book okay i know this uh amazon.com yes barnes noble yes and and our website kevinstuff.com and what happens if they buy it off our website what do they get uh an autograph from us yes who wouldn’t want that so listeners if you’ve We’ve already read the book. Thank you so much. We’ve had such good feedback. One thing that helps us, if you can give us a review on amazon.com, we would greatly appreciate it. Thank you so much. And thank you for listening.

[9:57] Okay. So none of that was on my list to talk about tonight. Perfect. But while we’re talking about our house. Yes. Yes. We are very blessed to be in this new house to us. Love it. Yes. But I forgot how, when we move, you turn into a complete crazy person. I’m just very OCD. I have things that I need to accomplish. Here’s the thing, y’all. Here’s the thing. We have three children. You do. We both have careers. We have a podcast. We have a certain amount of time to get moved into this house, get everything organized before the next week starts again. Yep. So I am focused. Okay, so they accepted our offer on the house. Yes. And we had a quick turnaround. We had three weeks until closing. Yeah. So our realtor was actually very nervous, not thinking that we could get this done, right? Challenge accepted. I got this. When I say we, I’m talking about the mortgage company and being able to get all the paperwork and the appraisals, all that. That’s what I’m referring to, not you and I. You and I are… I just want to clarify. Which one? We are a team.

[11:09] Just like we were a team on the garage three hours ago even though we might not have packed anything in that other house okay so but here’s what happens that first weekend yes steph packs up 90 of the stuff yeah in the house yes i did and she’s like are you going to pack i’m like uh yeah it’ll be done in three weeks from now no why isn’t your why isn’t your closet done yet i’m like because we move in three weeks from now when did you pack up okay i know the answer to this Yes, y’all. I did everything. My mom came over and helped me. So you didn’t do everything. With my mom.

[11:42] 90%, 95%. Me, myself, or my mom helped me do it. Kevin? Tell listeners, Hartman and Sis, you had one area to do, the closet. When did that get done? The day we moved. The day we moved. Done. You know why? Because I was using that stuff until the day we moved. You know what? I had everything packed away. I know you did. That was the problem. But I had certain things unpacked. Like I had all my scrubs. I had all my workout clothes. Seven days of workouts, seven days of workout clothes. And you know what? I rewashed them, so I wore them again. I was organized. Okay, so here we are. We’re like three weeks out and I get the kids breakfast in the mornings, help get Tate ready. So go to get the kids food. There’s no food anywhere. There is so why is there no food in the pantry in the cabinets? Oh, she packed it up. I’m like, okay, so that’s the first passionate conversation that Steph and I had was we still have to live life for the next three weeks. Here’s the thing, people. Let’s back it up. I had everything organized. Yes. But the food was not in the pantry. You had a full box. He had five boxes of cereal to choose from. He wanted the one box that was already packed up.

[12:58] Dude, take out the five. You have five choices. I want the live cereal. I don’t care. That’s not your choice. That is not your choice. Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. Eat one of those. See? Okay. Organize. So we get to moving day. All right. Yeah, let’s talk about that. 6.15 a.m., I’m sleeping. Some crazy person rips a pillow out from under my head. And I wake up like, what’s going on? She’s like, it’s moving day. I got to pack it up. I’m like, it’s 6.15. I’ve been up since 4 a.m. I got to pack this. I’m like, can you just leave the blanket for me, please? That’s what I’m dealing with here. Yeah. 6.15 a.m. Rips the pillow. Moving company was coming. From under my head while I’m still sleeping. Get up. Sorry, I got to pack it up. You got to get up. Time to wake up. I don’t understand. I honestly don’t see the problem in this conversation.

[13:53] I was prepared. Yeah, what could go wrong, really? Thank you.

[13:59] Exactly. So we hired a moving company, which was well worth the money. You know what? That’s one thing that I gave in because I’m definitely frugal. And you were like, Stephanie, you are. But you’re like, Stephanie,

[14:13] I really feel like we need this. I’m like, I don’t think we do. And then he reminded me of the conversation on our last move where I think Paul was going to pass around a hat to everyone to help chip in for a moving company. And I’m like, if they were saying this four years ago, we are now all four years older. Yeah. We all have lives. We all have kids in sports. Like, yes, it’s just not feasible. Kevin and I would be moving on our own. So I gave in and it was the best thing we could have done. These guys show up like 830. Okay. And give them a lay of the land. And then they just take off like sprinting. And it was six guys, I believe. Yeah. Six guys, all young. Yeah. Right. All in their 20s. I mean, they start taking off and they got these two big box trucks. So they left at four so within we’ll say seven hours okay they had the basement the garage the patio upstairs downstairs everything everything in our house outside of our house inside two box trucks and got it over here unloaded put the beds together put stuff together for us yep amazing they were amazing it’s amazing it was crazy you guys because i remember at our old house like my My dresser. I have nine drawers in my dresser. It’s big. It’s heavy. It’s huge.

[15:27] We would take the drawers out, move, blah, blah, blah. They just picked it up. Stop. Picked up. Went down the stairs. Steph, these guys come in, and it’s like a feats of strength. It was unbelievable. What they’re carrying. Because these guys are carrying heavy stuff all day, every day. Yeah. I was blown away. Dang. Are you sure you want to take that by yourself? Yeah, I’m good. And he just throws it on his back or shoulders. Like, oh, my gosh. And these guys weren’t like big guys. No, they’re not muscular. No. It was impressive. They were strong. It was impressive. Yes. So everything’s in the house by four o’clock. Yeah. Okay.

[16:02] Then crazy lady over here. No one is going to rest until everything is put away and organized. Exactly, Jeremy. That would be tough for me. So Saturday night, I’m exhausted. This is Friday at 4 o’clock. Saturday night, I’m exhausted. And she asked me, hey, can you hook this up for me? I’m like, I will do it tomorrow. No, no, no. We’re not even going to go there. No. Let me pull back. Let me pull back, people. Been up since 4 a.m. On Friday. And I’ve been up since 6.15 a.m. For the last three weeks. Honestly, you’re right. Since the last three weeks, every morning, 4 a.m., I’m not sleeping. Since we got the house, I have not slept. My mind is going. Everything that needs done. Go, go, go, go, go, go. Have not slept. Packing up life cereal. Yes, packing up life cereal. Yes, I am on the go. So 4 a.m. that Friday, we move all day. Oh, guess who has a father-daughter dance to go to? Oh, yeah. We talked about the move that day. It sounded like things went well. It sounded like things went well, but I’m starting to think that Kevin was just putting on a nice happy face. That’s right. I see Jeremy there. Oh, it went really well.

[17:04] It’s pretty smooth sailing. You didn’t say anything about a pillow being ripped out of his head. Like I woke up at 6.15 this morning. I love that he keeps saying that. He rolled back over. Pillow, no pillow. Didn’t matter. So Katie and my mom helped me unpack. We’re organizing, getting everything organized. He comes home from the father-daughter dance, wants to shower again. It’s like, man. It’s been a long day. I’m like, really? It has been. You packed up your closet, watched the movers move, then stood here, told them where to go, and then you went to the father-daughter dance. And then I was like, man, it’s a long day. I think you’re oversimplifying this just a little bit. I don’t think I am. No. So then, what? No, I’m still going. I’m still going. Saturday morning, we get up, right? You, okay, okay. Saturday morning, Kevin’s job was to work on the house. Yeah. Right? Of course. You were going to get your closet organized. You were going to get all this stuff organized. I took all three kids.

[18:01] I went to the rental. I had to patch walls. I had to repaint. I had to clean the rental. And I’m like, you know what? I am going to let Kevin have his time. I will take all three kids. I will let them play at the rental. I will do all of this stuff. Get home four or five hours later.

[18:20] I get home and I’m like, huh. This drives me bonkers. This is all you got done? No, no, no. This is it? No, no. He’s like, baby, you want to see what I did? I’m like, I would love to see what you did. I would love to see. I would love. He’s like, ta-da! My office is organized.

[18:39] Your office is organized. Look, I really like it. Hey, just so you know, I work from home. That was Saturday. I have to go to work on Monday. It was time sensitive. So I had a pretty tight deadline there. You needed your Ohio State helmets to decorate your bookshelves. Hey. Listen. Babe, I forgot I had this. Look at this stuff. Oh, man. Where am I going to put all this? Okay. Wait, that’s not… You want to know what I had done today? Do you know what I did today? He’s like, but I got my office. But it’s put together, so I can still work on Monday. Okay, so Saturday night. Fast forward. Fast forward to Saturday night. Can you please hook this up for me? I will do it tomorrow I am exhausted when I say hooked up it was my washer and dryer washer and dryer yes I’m exhausted can I do this tomorrow, okay I’ll do it first thing in the morning 9 o’clock at night I’ll do it first thing in the morning okay I sleep until 8 o’clock, Because I’m exhausted. Nobody got time for that. No, we don’t. I get up and I want to go make some coffee. I would like to eat some breakfast. And as soon as I walk out, oh, okay, hey, I need that hooked up. I’m like, okay, I told you I’ll do it here. Let me get some coffee. No, no, no, no. You said you’d do it today, and it is today.

[20:00] That’s fun. Today is here. That may have led to another passionate conversation. Lots of passion. Lots of passion. So much passion. Lots of passion that weekend. Okay. Here’s the thing. Here’s the thing, people. People. The day before, he had to focus all his time and energy on his office because I go to work on Monday. Guess what, buddy? I can’t go to work and the kids can’t go to school without their clean clothes.

[20:28] Or cereal. Or cereal. Don’t forget that. So we love moving moving is fun even with movers even with movers even with movers so but yeah that weekend was um a lot of passionate conversations so much passion a lot of passion so much passion on kevin’s behalf here thank you not everyone lives at 4 a.m to midnight standards and keeps operating yes you’re saying kevin you didn’t have a hard day i had a hard day but just because you If you had a harder day, it doesn’t mean his day wasn’t hard. Is that the argument? I believe the word relative would be appropriate. But, I mean, like, man, it’s Sunday morning. You just spent two days moving, and you want to sleep until 8 and get a coffee? Like, that’s okay. I mean. Exactly. I think it’s just considering kicking him out of this conversation. Nobody’s resting in this house until everything’s organized. We have three days.

[21:26] Friday, Saturday, Sunday to get everything organized. because once that Monday goes, then we have sports. Game on. Then we have school. Then we have work. Then we have homework. We have so much starting again. You had a wedding. We had a wedding that the kids were all in. Yep. There was so much going on. We were about eight years into the house and I think there’s a few boxes we haven’t unpacked still. No. Say I promise. Oh, I’m sure of it. Oh, no. You didn’t do it within 48 hours when you moved in? There are different standards for different people. Yeah, that’s crazy. 48 hours? What kind of weirdo are you? Jeez, how do you live life? Well, I do have a wife that says, well, if you’re tired, just go to bed. Oh, what is that like? It’s amazing. What? No, she doesn’t. Seriously? Amber says that? Amber says that? To you? She loves me, so yes. Wow. I need my rest. I mean, I don’t look this good just naturally. Put in the rest. Shoot. So it’s just OCD then? Yeah. We got a timeline. Got to get it done. Jeremy, you feel the pain? I think I got to slow down a little bit.

[22:26] Oh, I feel your pain for sure. Oh, man, that was rough. It was rough. I was exhausted. There would have been some passion in me that was reporting this way.

[22:36] All right, Steph. I’m going to test you again here. What is your favorite book of all time? Obviously, it’s the Bible, Kevin. Yes. Nailed it. Very good. This time, you didn’t say the book we wrote called You Met Her Where. But it’s still a really good book. That is true. And it would make a great gift for friends or relatives on their birthday or for Christmas. Friends, you can order your copy of our book titled, You Met Her Where? At kevinandsteph.com. And we will make sure to personally sign a copy for you or whoever you want. And as always, thank you for listening to Tell Us a Good Story.

[23:07] All right, so let’s talk about our neighborhood stuff. Love our neighborhood. So Jeremy, we basically moved into a retirement community here. It’s awesome. We didn’t know that. No. Until we basically put the offer in. And then I started looking at the HOA website that they have. And I’m like, oh, okay. This looks pretty strict. So here’s the rules, HOA. And granted, all the homes here are ranch homes. So that’s the first, I guess, flag, right? But they’re all ranch. So the HOA, no pools allowed. In ground, above ground, no fences allowed.

[23:43] No play sets. No play sets. Oh, boy. No basketball courts, right? You can have a basketball hoop, but it has to be one of the mobile ones, and you can wheel it back into your garage. Every night. Every night, yes. You’re literally supposed to wheel it back every night? Yes. Oh, boy. Yes, you can’t leave it out, okay? You are expected to park in the garage, all right? So you can’t have your garage as another room. Yeah. You can’t have it as storage. Another kitchen, living room, house something. You’re not allowed to have boats, campers parked in front of your house or in your driveway. What else? If you have two cars, they both need to be in the garage. Yes. And one family per home. One family per home. Yes. Okay. So you can’t have 10 families in here. Can’t be a rental. The other thing is it can’t be a rental property. So if you own the home, you have to live here, right? And so some of these people are actually snowbirds, but they’re not renting it out, right? Which is a big deal. That is a very big deal. So a lot of these rules love, okay? Yeah, love the rules. But then we start meeting people and our home’s 25 years old. So they may have built it when they’re 55 and now they’re 80. So a lot of people that we meet are 80 years old. quite honestly and so we met somebody last week and they said we’re the first we’re the only family that she’s aware of in the neighborhood with kids she also warned us hey listen, We’re all bad drivers here, okay?

[25:00] So you have little kids, and I see them riding their bikes.

[25:05] Just tell your kids, we back out of the garage, and we don’t look, all right? That’s a good heads up. I’m like, oh, that’s a great point. She’s like, we’re not used to having kids in this neighborhood. So we just back out and go. So make sure your kids are looking at all times. I’m like, oh, that is a great idea. Yeah, thank you for that. How do your kids feel about not having any of their kids around? Or do they not even process it yet? No, not really. They don’t even process it yet. They’ve had some kids because grandkids are visiting their grandparents. And so a few of them have a love like, oh my gosh, there’s kids here for me to play with. Yeah. So that’s happened a couple of times at this point. So that’s nice. And you’re not far off from a teen driver. Are you allowed to have a third vehicle and have it in the driveway? Yes. Okay. Yes, you can. So you’re good there. Yep. So we’re good there. So they have lots of like community events, stuff like that. So they’ve got two, so a semi-annual HOA meeting, which is coming up actually next week. Yeah, I saw the sign. Yes, yes, they have a HOA meeting. So they also sent out a semi-annual newsletter, okay? So spring and fall. So I was reading the fall newsletter right before we moved in, and it said since the spring newsletter had been posted and emailed, that 10 people had passed away.

[26:14] Oh boy. So we’re like, what? And then last week, I’m talking to a neighbor that we met for the first time, and she’s like, hey, the people across the street, husband just passed away. Pretty sure he’s going to go on the market here soon, just so you’re aware. So I’m like, Steph, we need to recruit some friends over here. Yes, we do. The best neighborhood. So we pay a good amount for the HOA, but it includes Jeremy.

[26:37] All your mowing, your mulch, leaf removal, snow removal. Wow. Yeah.

[26:43] Beautiful. We gave away our lawnmower before we moved here. You guys are practically in retirement home here. Yes, we do. And we’ve got like a half an acre, and they’re mowing it. If you did not just hear our previous conversation, we are not good movers. So if we want to keep our marriage strong, we will be staying in this home. I did find out the HOA does not organize your garage for you. They do not. You have to do that yourself. Low class HOA. But Steph, did you see the sign where they have a 3K neighborhood race coming up? Did you see this? No. I assume it’s all walking. Should I enter and just take off? Just sprint. I just sprint ahead of all the walkers and wheelchairs. Like, get ahead of it. I think Tate might be able to. Tate might be able to.

[27:28] Oh, that’d be funny. Look at this hot shot. Pixie Special, I can still run. run i will tell you as someone i have experienced our neighborhood has a lot of older families now there are younger ones moving in but it’s similar people that built the houses originally now they’re at you know 80 something yes if your kids get close to an older neighbor that they’re going to have to deal with that loss and that that just happened to us right across the street the the husband died about i think it was three or four months ago really he was very much a grandpa figure to them so that was we went to the funeral we you know it’s been a thing we really try to that care of her now that she’s there by herself. Yeah. But yeah, that’s something that may come up for you guys. That’s a good point. Another thing that came up when I was talking to the neighbor, she asked what you did. And I told her you’re a registered nurse. And she goes, oh.

[28:14] Don’t let people know that. And I was like, why? She goes, because you’re going to have like a CVS Minute Clinic at your house with all your neighbors. I’m like, oh, that’s a great point. Don’t let anybody know you’re a nurse because they’re going to be showing up. You know what this is? Can you check this out for me? Should I be concerned about this mole? Look at this mole. Well, you’re touching it. It is changing colors. You keep touching it. Stop touching it. Name that movie. I was just thinking that. Christmas Vacation. Christmas Vacation. Yep. If you like what you hear, please tell someone about us. As soon as this episode is over, go tell your spouse, your closest friend, a parent, a co-worker, or share one of our posts on social media. However, if you don’t like what you’re hearing, please do not. Don’t tell anyone. Don’t tell anyone. Don’t tell anybody. Just disregard this message. Don’t worry about it. Forget about us. Yep. Go on with your merry day. And to get more information about us or our entire catalog of episodes, be sure to check us out at kevinandsteph.com. Thank you for listening to tell us a good story.

[29:21] So let’s tell them a quick story here about what happened two weeks before we moved in here. Okay. All right. So our good friends, Paul, Michelle, Gerringer, we went to lunch. And while we’re at lunch with them, we said, hey, we have a surprise. We are going to go show you our house. Right. And they’re like, oh my gosh. I mean, they were so excited for us. So excited. So on the way there, though, we had to drop off their son at a friend’s house who just happens to live, what, a mile and a half down the road. Oh, perfect. So I’m like, oh, that’s perfect. We’ll gladly do that. So get in the car, go to this house. They went and picked up their son. And then we drop him off at this friend’s house.

[30:00] And the mom comes out of the house. And I’m pretty good with faces. Not so much with names. But typically, I’m really good with faces. Especially former Ohio State players. I’m really good at the faces. I can tell you who that used to be. For sure. So the mom comes out and I notice her and I’m like, That’s Rachel. I’ll make this up, Smith. And Steph’s like, really? No, no, no, no. Who was our friend like 15 years ago? No, he’s in the front seat because he was sitting beside Paul. Paul and Michelle both get out to walk Gabe to the door because it was the first time they had met. They’d never met this family before. They knew the child, but they didn’t know the parents, so they wanted to introduce themselves. Okay. So Kevin and I, I’m in the back seat. Kevin’s in the front seat. He’s like, Steph, I think that’s Rachel. No, I don’t think it is. He’s like, no, no, no. I’m really good with faces.

[30:49] I think it’s rachel and i’m looking i’m like kevin i don’t think he’s like you need to say something you need to say hello to her like you need because like because you’re friends with her i was friends with rachel and i was like i don’t i don’t think it is he’s like steph that’s her it’s her that’s her i’m like oh shoot he’s like just go say hi to her i’m like okay so we’re parked in the driveway all right so i’m on the passenger side and the porch is on my side okay Steph’s on the other side. So she opens her door, stands up. She’s on the other side of the car. So she’s kind of hidden. And she’s like, just yells out, Rachel. And her name is actually Rachel. Okay. And this mom’s like, yeah. And then Steph’s like, do you remember me?

[31:41] And the mom’s like, no, I don’t think so. I’m Stephanie. Hi stephanie and then steph is trying to think of something to say because it’s like oh she doesn’t remember me and then steph’s like were you previously married and just yells that in the neighborhood just yells it out and i’m like wait what why are you asking if she’s been previously married before and then rachel goes no but that’s what my husband thinks and she like jokes about that and then it got like super awkward and we’re all looking at each other They’re like, Steph, no, please, please stop talking. And I think Rachel, I thought Rachel had adopted children. I thought she had. So I’m like, Steph, get in the car. Because I’m like, what’s the next question going to be? He’s going to be like, aren’t those your real kids? Are they adopted? Like. Like steph no to get and i’m like i’m dying i’m dying right so i’m like this is you’re doing this is my fault i can’t believe that’s not rachel how is that not rachel so steph like okay nice to meet you right and then gets back in the car gets back in the car i might have slammed the door yeah oh i might have slammed she’s like yeah kevin that wasn’t rachel I’m like.

[32:57] No crap Sherlock I just witnessed what just happened here I know that’s not Rachel I’m literally backseat I’m so mad at you I’m so not happy right now with you I’m so not happy with you next question Rachel do you have a twin sister also named Rachel.

[33:15] Because my husband’s really good with faces and you’re a dead ringer did you play for Ohio State I pull up on Facebook, the Rachel we know, and I show Steph. I’m like, this is Rachel. Look. And you said, oh, yeah, okay. That does look like her. So then Paul and Michelle have this conversation. They get back in the car. And Paul gets in. He’s like, well, I was following you, Steph, until you asked her if she has ever been previously married.

[33:48] And I’m like, okay. I’m so sorry. Like, we’re so sorry. That was your first impression that was the first impression they had they had of you i’m so sorry paul and michelle but this is the woman that i’m referring to and so i hand my phone to michelle and she’s like oh yeah that does look like her so i was not going to go tell rachel hey here’s who i think you look like you should have because here’s what happens when people tell me hey you look like such and such every single time katie ends up being like they’ll show me a picture and like Chewbacca, like, hey, you look like this person. And I’m just like, always like offended, right? So I wasn’t going to go short. Well, Michelle.

[34:27] Agrees with me that looks like a dead ringer so she gets out of the car goes back up to the door what just happened yeah i’m so sorry hey here’s the person they thought you look like and then she looks like and she’s like oh okay yeah i i see it yeah i see it and you know it in your hands she can afford to lose her i wouldn’t wear that outfit so you know inside right she’s like that looks nothing like me but she’s like yeah i see it yeah i see it okay she’s like really nice about it yeah so then michelle gets back in the car i’m like i’m so like that’s on me guys i am so sorry i thought that was the rachel and it wasn’t so it was so awkward when they went back to pick up their son they apologized for their friends for you for that awkward situation like hey they’re really good people they thought it was for i’m so sorry and she laughed it off and it was it was great but it was a very awkward moment i just love it for you kevin because you had zero risk in this situation because you’re like, I know it’s her. I swear it’s her. I’m good with faces. But then it’s an idiot out there yelling, yelling in the neighborhood. Do you know me?

[35:39] Rachel. And it just, yeah, her name’s Rachel. That’s great. I mean, if I were you, I would just do that more often. Oh, Steph, that’s definitely our old friend. You know, I will never say it again. I will never take his word. I don’t care if he’s like, that is Urban Meyer. I’m like, what up, Urban? I’m going to sit in the back seat. Nope, not even getting out. No. But I’m in 100% agreement. Don’t show a picture to someone and say, hey, you look like this guy or girl because it is. It’s awful. It is. It’s been done to me so many times. I’m always like so critical of that. Is that how I look? They’re at least 60, aren’t they? Gosh.

[36:15] Well, our Rachel, she’s beautiful. Like she’s really pretty. So to show somebody else like, and this other Rachel is really pretty. Yes. Yes, they’re both beautiful women. I hope so. Okay.

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