How in the HELL Did I Get Here?

If you’ve ever taken a load road trip through the western half of the United States… through states like Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada and, Arizona...you’ll appreciate our first story today… which is really more of a conversation between myself and my sister Jenny as we relate our different experiences of driving through a part of the country which is still in many, many ways… the wild west.Then mys sister Erin and I reminisce about childhood with a couple funny stories which have also become part of family our lore. Lastly, we have a sweet short call-in story from my friend, writer, and fellow podcaster, Nicole Rivera who shares her own How in the Hell did I get here moment from a recent writing conference in New York City. Nicole’s amazing podcast is called Stop Writing Alone and it’s a recommended listen! 

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Have you ever just been living your life, you know… just going along with your day when something so astounding and astonishing happens that you feel like you maybe just stepped into a parallel universe or maybe somehow your life just turned into a real-life movie? Yeah, we’ve got a couple of those types of stories on today’s show when myself and my sister Erin find ourselves in situations we absolutely do not expect.Erin finds herself in not one, but two scenes that she swears could be a movie. Next, I need a place to stay in LA and my friend comes through in the most remarkable way! Last, we have a cute little story from a new call-in storyteller, Melanie.

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This week's show is a little different, we talk about a sad subject... losing a pet. And, in true How in the Hell did I Get Here fashion, we also share some funny, sweet and poignant stories about Daisy the telepathic cat, Rex the wonder wiener dog, and everybody's favorite... Bentley, the blind (and freaking) naughty beagle. If you love pets and have lost pets, you won't want to miss this one.

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Everybody tells lies sometimes, right? We all have those moments where it just seems easier to lie than telling the truth, especially if it doesn’t hurt anyone. Our stories today are about lies told to get ourselves out of something. First Tammy is trapped on a blind date that just won’t end. Then, Kari shares the joys of living in a condo with a Homeowners Association and their rules. And what happens when the power goes to their head and they come down hard on Kari and her husband, Jack and all they can do is lie.

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In today’s first story, Jenny finds herself trapped by a cat, then in our second story Tammy and her mom stop at Target, where Tammy quickly becomes trapped in a hat, and our last story Jenny shares a story of a frog sort of trapped by a dog…. So, we’ve got trapped by a cat, trapped in a hat and frog trapped by dog. Stay with us.

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Tammy is determined to find Bigfoot and she may have discovered a BIG gift from Bigfoot on her camping trip in search of him or her. Plus we have an interesting chat about our favorite Hormel foods... Dinty Moore Stew and Spam, the magic meat that comes in a can! See our shownotes on our website for Tammy's photos from that trip, plus her Spam Fried Rice, which she made recently and said turned out great!

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This week Jenny rolls her Honda Minivan and lives to tell the tale and of course get a new car, which apparently is CURSED! Then we hear stories about Rocky 1 and Rocky 2.... not the movies, raccoons that lived with our family and were especially loved by the man we call Crazy Larry, but most often Dad. Don't miss this one.

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​Welcome back to week two of wedding stories… this week we find our friend Lynz, Wedding DJ to the non-stars, hard at work at another fun wedding dance, when he something happens that is the nightmare of all great Wedding Djs, but of course he handles it! And, then Tammy is back with the tale of the crazy Ex Girlfriend. Plus, we’ve got some cute and short wedding anecdotes you don't want to miss… 

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June is wedding season and I couldn’t think of any better month to have my friend, Lynz former wedding DJ extraordinaire on the show to share some of his best How in the Hell did I get here wedding DJ stories. And, then after the stories, he and I have a really great and honest chat about what we think it takes to make a relationship work and keep working. Be sure to listen in! Quick note, this episode includes swear words.I apologize for today’s sound quality...there’s an unknown click that showed up in the recording and a bit of background noise.

Today’s stories are about two dogs who are no longer with us, but definitely live on in our hearts and in crazy stories! First, Jenny tells the story of her Sheltie, Fritz, who was one of the sweetest little dogs you would ever want to meet. The rest of the show is devoted to stories about my beagle, Bentley… if you’ve been listening to the show, you heard about him in the Drunk Dog episode.

If you have a crazy story for us about moms, kids or anything else, call 323-488-3303 and you might hear it on the air.

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If you’ve been listening to the show, you may have heard a story or two from our favorite call-in storyteller ,Tammy, so today we have tales of a possessed barista, crazy waitresses and a confused cashier (that would be me). But first you’ll hear from Tammy about the time she was employed at a little coffee shop called Starbucks and then it’s my turn to share some funny memories from Bridgeman’s Ice Cream Shop.

Today’s stories are about two dogs who are no longer with us, but definitely live on in our hearts and in crazy stories! First, Jenny tells the story of her Sheltie, Fritz, who was one of the sweetest little dogs you would ever want to meet. The rest of the show is devoted to stories about my beagle, Bentley… if you’ve been listening to the show, you heard about him in the Drunk Dog episode.

If you have a crazy story for us about moms, kids or anything else, call 323-488-3303 and you might hear it on the air.

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