Second Date Update UPDATE Classic: 8 Trees A Trimming

Summary

Brooke & Jeffrey: Second Date Update UPDATE Classic: "8 Trees A Trimming"

Original Air Date: November 27, 2025
Podcast: Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update
Episode Theme:
A festive revisit to a memorable Second Date Update—Brooke, Jeffrey, Jose, and Shauna check in on Shauna and Hunter, a couple whose first date nearly got snowed under by a blizzard of Christmas trees and cold hands. Listeners are treated to both the original awkward date (and fallout) and a one-year update filled with holiday cheer, endearing eccentricities, and genuine laughs.

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Episode Overview

The episode serves as both a classic Second Date Update re-airing and a heartwarming "where are they now" update. It recounts the saga of Shauna—a high-energy woman with an extreme passion for Christmas decorating—and Hunter, her initially hesitant date, who found himself unexpectedly competing with eight Christmas trees for Shauna’s affection. The holiday theme and the couple's quirks spark lots of comedic banter and light-hearted ribbing from the hosts.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Setting the Festive Scene ([03:03–04:37])

• The hosts riff on the joys and pitfalls of dating during the holidays, tying in Thanksgiving and family drama for relatable humor.
• Brooke remarks on how bad first dates can actually put your own love life struggles into perspective.

2. Shauna’s First Date Recap ([05:14–09:46])

• Shauna’s Dating Profile:
  • Describes Hunter as an "old soul" seeking a partner to match his energy.
  • Hosts joke about the meaning of “unapologetically me” on dating profiles.
• The Date:
  • Shauna and Hunter attend a pro hockey game but spend 20 minutes looking for parking.
  • Shauna forgets her gloves, resulting in an unexpected detour home for retrieval.
  • Post-game, she invites Hunter in, but warns him about her "cluttered" apartment due to her ongoing "project."
  • Shauna is forthcoming and spirited; Hunter is sweet but, afterwards, non-committal.
• Banter about the significance of “cold hands, warm heart” and apartment messes.

3. The Reveal: Why Didn’t Hunter Call? ([09:47–18:52])

• The hosts phone Hunter under the guise of regular Second Date Update protocol.
• Hunter admits Shauna’s energy is “a lot” and, while he wasn’t put off by the glove detour, the dealbreaker was the Christmas trees:
  • Shauna owns five, is building three more—a total of eight Christmas trees (full-sized, decorated, for personal enjoyment in various rooms including the garage and bathroom).
  • Hunter calls this “kind of compulsive, obsessive” and “a major red flag.”
• Shauna explains: she just loves Christmas and creates elaborate tree setups all over her home—one in the garage decorated with tools, a tall skinny tree in the bathroom (“I take out my hamper…”).
• The hosts tease Hunter—implying he’s a Grinch, suggesting he could be her “green flag.”
• Brooke: “Red is the color of Christmas, maybe you could be the green flag to go with her!” ([15:16])
• Ultimately, Hunter relents and agrees to a second date—partly lured by the offer of a free dinner from the show.

4. THE UPDATE: One Year Later ([20:31–22:59])

• Status Check: Shauna and Hunter join the show for a holiday catch-up.
  • Still dating, now living together.
  • Planning to up the ante for Christmas: this year, it’s nine trees—not just eight.
    • “We’re actually going into the forest to get it ourselves. We’re gonna cut it down!”—Hunter ([21:41])
  • Shauna admits to making a spreadsheet (prepared in July) for tree themes and décor organization.
    • “It has to be that way because I’ve got to keep it all organized and I have to write down, like, all the themes of the trees and what goes on each tree.” ([22:15])
  • Hunter confirms—her holiday obsession is strictly Christmas-focused, not every holiday.
• Happy Ending: Couple banter, hosts suggest a possible Christmas-themed wedding, Shauna gleefully agrees.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Brooke (on Shauna’s love of tiny towns):
  • “More picket fences, less meth labs, if they didn’t plan on what small town life is actually like.” ([06:33])
• Shauna (on her cold hands):
  • “I just have cold hands all the time.” ([07:53])
• Hunter (on the eight Christmas trees):
  • “She has five of them and she's working on three more... She’s compulsive. Obsessive to the point where it's kind of creepy.” ([14:27]/[15:00])
• Shauna (in defense of her forest):
  • “Yes, I do admit. Like, have like four in my living room. It's kind of like a forest. I have like little elves and stuff.” ([15:53])
  • “I actually put one in the bathroom... it's my tall, skinny tree.” ([16:21])
• Brooke (teasing):
  • “Red is a color of Christmas. Maybe you could be the green flag to go with her.” ([15:16])
• Hunter (reflecting a year later):
  • “I’m actually more excited for her, you know. So her being excited makes me excited.” ([21:13])
• Shauna (on holiday organizing):
  • “I have a whole, like, a separate storage unit for all of my decorations for every holiday of the year.” ([17:41])

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Important Timestamps

• 03:03 – Holiday edition second date update begins
• 05:14 – Shauna describes her date with Hunter and his profile
• 07:20 – Recap of awkward moments (parking, gloves, messy apartment)
• 09:47 – Second Date Update segment resumes: Hunter’s explanation
• 14:27–15:00 – Hunter reveals “eight trees” as the dealbreaker
• 16:21–16:43 – Shauna’s whimsical explanation of her Christmas “forest”
• 20:31 – Update: Shauna and Hunter are still together, planning even more trees for this year
• 21:41 – Couple shares they’re getting a “real” tree together—a new tradition
• 22:15 – Shauna explains her Christmas spreadsheet
• 22:42–22:59 – Couple expresses happiness and gratitude

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Episode Tone & Style

The episode maintains the morning show’s trademark blend of teasing, cheerfulness, and affectionate sarcasm. The hosts foster a comedic, supportive environment for even the quirkiest guests. Shauna’s bubbly personality and Hunter’s mild incredulity play off each other, making for a memorable, feel-good holiday segment.

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Summary & Takeaways

• Shauna and Hunter’s story is a reminder that love can sprout—even among a forest of red flags (or, in this case, Christmas trees).
• While holiday eccentricities might seem like dealbreakers, mutual acceptance—and a bit of compromise—can lead to lasting, spirited relationships.
• Their relationship has not only survived the chaos of that “tree-mendous” first date, but has flourished enough for new shared traditions (and an ever-growing, spreadsheet-managed Christmas forest).

“I love Christmas. He sounds like a Grinch… You’re a bah humbug.”
—Shauna ([16:49])

“Her being excited makes me excited.”
—Hunter ([21:13])

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For listeners who enjoy high-energy personalities, relationship quirks, and holiday humor, this is a classic Second Date Update with a truly merry update—no bah humbugs here!

Transcript

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[Brooke]

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[Brooke]

Cmnobile.com. you know, one thing that you could give thanks for today is that your dating life isn't so bad that you're on our show yet, you know, Good point. Yeah. Hey, welcome to it. It is a Thanksgiving edition of your second date, and we do have an episode for you just to make you laugh this morning. Maybe you're prepping meals. Maybe you're avoiding family. Maybe you're traveling. Maybe you're one of those unlucky ones that have to be stuck at work.

[Shauna]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

We're grateful that you're there and for. And we truly give thanks to our listeners. Yeah.

[Jose]

Hopefully we're helping you somehow.

[Brooke]

Yeah. If your family's fighting over something petty, let us know in the comments what it is.

[Shauna]

Yes. I love that.

[Jeffrey]

I love that.

[Jose]

Custody of a dog.

[Brooke]

That's right. We're all in it together. Happy Thanksgiving from Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.

[Jeffrey]

Ready or not, here it comes. The holidays are fast approaching.

[Jose]

Christmas.

[Jeffrey]

There's just something about the Christmas season that brings out the romantic side of people.

[Brooke]

Oh, that's true.

[Jeffrey]

Thank you. Eggnog and office party. Mistlet, though. But that was definitely not the case for two of our listeners who appeared on our show almost a year ago because in their case, the holidays nearly broke them on their very first date.

[Brooke]

Oh, no.

[Jeffrey]

Thankfully, we were able to help out. And now that we're coming up on the yuletide season, we're gonna check back in on that same couple for a special holiday second date update. Update. Right after this second date update. Brooks swears she's never used the dating apps before.

[Brooke]

I have it.

[Jeffrey]

Is that true or because she knows that her family listens to the show sometimes?

[Brooke]

No, I really haven't.

[Jeffrey]

With the way we've been doing our second date updates lately. It's kind of like, Brooke, you're getting the online experience anyway, because we've been asking people to open up their dates profiles.

[Shauna]

I love it.

[Jeffrey]

And read us some of the stuff that they've wrote on there.

[Brooke]

And I'll say I have flipped through My single friends dating profiles.

[Jeffrey]

Now the story's changed all of a sudden.

[Jose]

What about a test? Brooke, if you want to match with someone, which direction do you swipe?

[Brooke]

Everyone knows that you swipe right.

[Jose]

Oh, suddenly she's an expert. Wow.

[Jeffrey]

Anyway, now that Brooke has schooled us on how online dating works, maybe you can talk to Shauna, who wants our help today. And we want to get into Shauna's dates profile too. Shauna, welcome to our happy little slice of morning radio.

[Shauna]

Hey, thanks.

[Brooke]

You're welcome, Shauna. So who did you swipe right on?

[Shauna]

I swiped right on a guy named Hunter.

[Brooke]

Hunter.

[Jeffrey]

Okay.

[Shauna]

He says he's looking for a lady to match his energy.

[Brooke]

Okay.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, let's see. Jose, you should put that on your dating profile.

[Jose]

Oh, man. We would be high energy date. We would be exhausted.

[Jeffrey]

Someone with the energy of 10,000 sons. Yeah.

[Jose]

I'm like, hi.

[Jeffrey]

Hi.

[Jose]

Oh, my God. What's your name? What's your name? I love you.

[Jeffrey]

Someone's out there for you. What else?

[Shauna]

Okay, so we have sports picks on here. Like, he's in different, like, jogging attire.

[Jose]

Okay.

[Brooke]

So he's an active guy and also.

[Shauna]

Says he's an old soul that is dreaming of moving to a tiny town in the middle of nowhere.

[Brooke]

Oh, all right, now you lost me. I grew up in a tiny town. I'll tell you. I grew up in a tiny town in the middle of nowhere. Nothing romantic about it.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, that's a really sad story. While your parents listen to this, it's.

[Jose]

Like the opposite at a Hallmark.

[Brooke]

Oh, they know.

[Shauna]

Yeah. They thought it was going to be.

[Brooke]

More picket fences, less meth labs, if they didn't plan on what small town life is actually like. Yeah. Are you into that?

[Shauna]

Yeah. Well, because I think I love gardening and I would love to have some animals and stuff like that. You know what I mean? It's like, I don't think meth labs would play it, and I hope not.

[Brooke]

But anyway, we'll call it a plan.

[Jeffrey]

B for you in case it doesn't work out. Anything else on there.

[Shauna]

And then he. And then he. And he ends it with he's unapologetically me. So this is great, since it's like.

[Jose]

Okay, that's a red flag. I'm sorry, but guys or girls that.

[Brooke]

Say that, it basically says, I'm drama.

[Shauna]

Yeah.

[Jose]

And I'm not gonna apologize.

[Brooke]

Well, it worked for her.

[Shauna]

I know.

[Brooke]

Swiped on him already.

[Commercial Announcer]

It started.

[Jeffrey]

Shania, you're much more forgiving than any of us are. So tell us about the date that you Went on.

[Shauna]

Okay, so our game was great. You took me to a pro hockey game.

[Brooke]

Oh, fun.

[Shauna]

And I kind of like hockey, so it was kind of a good thing. I. Yeah. So anyway, but bad thing about it is that there was no parking. We, like, literally circled the parking lot for 20 minutes.

[Brooke]

Did you say the best thing about it was there was no parking?

[Shauna]

The worst thing about. Yeah, like, one of the worst things about it. There was no parking. Yeah. So we looked for, like, 20 minutes, and then I realized that I didn't have my gloves, and so I made him take me home.

[Brooke]

What are you going to get in the box?

[Shauna]

What do you need the gloves for?

[Jose]

You just mean, like, regular?

[Shauna]

No. Yeah, but I understand, you guys. I'm always cold. Like, right now, my hands are freezing. I just have cold hands all the time.

[Brooke]

You say you made him take you home?

[Shauna]

Yeah. Yeah. We hadn't found parking at that point anyway, so I'm like, just take me home and get my gloves. Yeah.

[Brooke]

Okay. So you missed the whole first period, it sounds like probably.

[Shauna]

Yeah. But we did come back and we saw the rest of most of the game, which was great. And then.

[Brooke]

So wait, that didn't ruin his mood, like, having a demand like that?

[Shauna]

No. He was so sweet about it. He's like, I get it. Very nice.

[Jeffrey]

Plus, he doesn't want to get hugged by her if she has cold hands, too, so that's probably made it better.

[Brooke]

Find me a woman that doesn't have cold hands.

[Commercial Announcer]

Cold hand.

[Shauna]

I know. Cold hands, warm heart. Anyway, the game was great, and then he took me home because, you know, games are long. And then he was like, can I come in to my apartment? I was like, well, you can totally come in, but it's really cluttered. I'm doing this home project. But I kind of just discourage him because I really didn't want him in my mess because it's embarrassing trying to.

[Jose]

Be polite, but you're like, yeah, if you come in, though, it's going to be the worst experience of your life, but you can.

[Brooke]

So he didn't come in?

[Shauna]

No, he did not come in.

[Jose]

Oh, good, he got the hit.

[Shauna]

Yeah. So then, you know, I texted him and he was like, I had a great time. He texted me, I had a great time. But then there's been no, let's get together again. Let's go out on another date. There's been, like, this. Hi, how are you?

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, that's what I was. I was gonna say, you are definitely a lot of energy. I can tell Shane. It's A good thing, I think. I'm not sure if it matches his energy, though, because I don't know what he's like.

[Shauna]

Yeah, I'm telling. Yeah. I don't know, but, I mean, I'm telling you guys. I really did have a good time.

[Commercial Announcer]

All right.

[Shauna]

He was really nice, and I had such a great time. It just kind of wah, wah, wah. It's kind of like, you know, well.

[Jeffrey]

I want to hear this wah, wah, wah in person when we call him. We're gonna dial his number in just a few minutes. First, we'll play a song, we'll come back, and then we'll try and get you a second date update right after this, okay?

[Shauna]

Okay.

[Jeffrey]

All right, hold on. Second date update.

[Brooke]

You're in the middle of a second date update update. And we're gonna find out how the couple is doing right after you hear part two.

[Jeffrey]

If you're just joining us for the second date, we're on the phone with Shauna, who clearly has a lot of personality.

[Brooke]

Yes.

[Jeffrey]

She's got high energy with freezing cold hands and a messy apartment filled with secret projects that she doesn't want her date to see.

[Brooke]

I think it was just the mess that she didn't want him to see, not the project.

[Jeffrey]

Well, because after the hockey date, Shawna told Hunter in no uncertain terms, no, you cannot come inside and see my place.

[Brooke]

It's a pretty bold ask for a guy to go, can I come in? I mean, he's.

[Jeffrey]

They've already been there twice that day for the first time to go pick up the gloves.

[Jose]

She found her gloves in the. In the clutter.

[Jeffrey]

It's true. I'm curious, Jose, as a guy, would you take that personally if a girl turns you away at the door?

[Jose]

I would definitely read into it. I mean, it's like, most of the time, if a girl says, it's messy in there, it's nothing compared to, like, a guy's mess.

[Brooke]

What you live with.

[Jeffrey]

Exactly.

[Brooke]

There are some clean men.

[Jose]

Yeah, I don't know him.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

Brooke, I would ask you, but I know you've never turned away a guy at the door, so let's forget it.

[Brooke]

Never had to.

[Shauna]

Jeff.

[Jose]

Never had to jump in the clutter.

[Jeffrey]

Shawna, how are you doing? Are you okay? Before we call Hunter here.

[Shauna]

I'm good. You guys are hysterical.

[Commercial Announcer]

Okay.

[Brooke]

Oh, nobody else has ever said that.

[Jeffrey]

To say it to our face.

[Brooke]

Yeah, no, I hope we can get you a date. I mean, maybe he's just been busy or something.

[Shauna]

Yeah, I hope so.

[Jeffrey]

All right, let's find out for sure. We're going to dial Hunter's number right now, and we'll see what he has to say. Okay?

[Hunter]

Okay.

[Jeffrey]

And just for the record, we think you're hysterical, too.

[Shauna]

Yeah.

[Jose]

We'Re matching energy.

[Shauna]

She knows it.

[Jeffrey]

You're welcome. All right, let's just call him. Here we go.

[Hunter]

Hello?

[Jeffrey]

Hey, is this Hunter?

[Hunter]

Yes, this is him. Who is this?

[Jeffrey]

Hey, this is Jeff from the radio show Brooke and Jeffrey in the Morning. Is this the same Hunter that went out with a girl recently named Shauna to a hockey game?

[Hunter]

Who's asking? I'm sorry.

[Jeffrey]

Me?

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Jose]

What is your name?

[Commercial Announcer]

Who are you? He already said.

[Jeffrey]

I said my name.

[Hunter]

You guys say you're from the radio?

[Brooke]

Yeah. Yeah, we do a morning radio show.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, it's called Brooke and Jeffrey in the Morning.

[Hunter]

Oh, okay. So wait. I'm really confused right now. I'm sorry. This is. This has never happened to me before.

[Jeffrey]

Well, we'd like to ask you questions about the date because Shawna reached out to us afterwards and said she had a really nice time with you.

[Shauna]

Oh.

[Jeffrey]

It's part of a thing that we do called a second date update, and we're trying to help her get some answers for why afterwards. You two aren't reconnecting.

[Hunter]

Well, she is. She's something, that's for sure.

[Brooke]

Is she being too eager? Like, were you gonna get back to her? Were you guys.

[Hunter]

I'm assuming you spoke to her, right? So I'm guessing you kind of got the feel from her that she's a lot of energy. She's a lot.

[Brooke]

Yeah, but she said. I mean, she told us on your dating profile, it says you're looking for someone to match your energy. I mean, people who write that are only people who are, like, high energy. Right.

[Hunter]

And don't get me wrong, I'm all for matching energies, but there's levels to these sort of thing and levels. The date itself was fine. I mean, albeit that there were minor inconveniences, having to go out of my way to get her gloves, and it's a whole thing.

[Jeffrey]

Okay, yeah, we heard about that. And from what we understand, she felt kind of bad that she left her gloves and made you leave and miss part of the game.

[Brooke]

She even called you a total gentleman about the whole thing.

[Hunter]

She told me about that, and I understood. It's fine. It's whatever. That's not what the deal breaker was for me.

[Brooke]

Oh, so there is a deal breaker? Yes, one specific reason.

[Hunter]

And that was kind of like the cherry on top. And I was just Kind of like, okay, now I can't go through it.

[Brooke]

But the gloves were at the beginning. Like, what was it then?

[Hunter]

Yeah, the tail end of it.

[Brooke]

Okay.

[Hunter]

Yeah, the very, very, very end of it. When we went back to her place and she's telling me about this project that she's working on. It's a mess. You know, she's telling me, I don't think it's, you know, you might feel comfortable. It's a little cramped in there.

[Jeffrey]

Okay.

[Hunter]

And I asked, I was, what's this project that you're working on? And she told me that she has Christmas trees. She's, you know, like, okay, well, Christmas time is coming. And what she said, plural trees. I'm like, wait, you have more than one?

[Brooke]

Oh, yeah, some people do that.

[Jose]

Or you have a lot of small trees. That'd be cute.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

What's the problem?

[Hunter]

Well, she has five of them and she's working on three more.

[Jeffrey]

She's eight trees.

[Brooke]

Does she, like, make them for other people and then deliver them or something?

[Hunter]

It's for her just to have around.

[Brooke]

The household full size trees.

[Jose]

Like, every room in the house has a full size tree.

[Hunter]

I don't know if it's all in one room or if it's in one room and one's in a bedroom, one's.

[Jose]

In a. I don't know, one in each corner.

[Jeffrey]

So you hate Christmas?

[Brooke]

Is that what it is?

[Jeffrey]

No, Jeff.

[Hunter]

Oh, I'm not trying to be the Grinch here. I'm just saying that, you know, and then she seemed a little compulsive. Obsessive over it to the point where it's kind of creepy.

[Jeffrey]

So it sounds to me like you might think see her as a little bit high maintenance.

[Hunter]

Well, I'll tell you this much. I've been on enough dates through the apps to know that when someone obsesses over something like this, it's a major red flag.

[Jose]

I like to call red flags fun facts.

[Brooke]

Yeah, well, you know, good. Look at this. Red is a color of Christmas. Maybe you could be the green flag to go with her.

[Jeffrey]

And I'm sure there's a perfectly good explanation she could give you right now when we put her on the other line, because she's actually been there the whole time, Hunter.

[Hunter]

What?

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, she's been listening to this conversation.

[Shauna]

Hi, Hunter. Hi, Hunter. Oh, my gosh. Yeah, so, okay, so I'm listening to this and my head is about to explode. First of all, you haven't even been in my house. Haven't been in my house to See this energy.

[Hunter]

Well, I mean, not for nothing, you sounded like you didn't even want me to come in, so.

[Shauna]

Well, I didn't because I like, I have like ornaments everywhere and everything else. They're so cool. So I have like a forest. Yes, I do admit. Like, have like four in my living room. It's kind of like a forest. I have like little elves and stuff. You know, I put one in my garage and I have it decorated like with like little tools, like with little nuts and bolts, a little wrenches.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, see, Hunter, there, you definitely overreacted. Not a red flag at all.

[Shauna]

Oh, yeah. And then I have one in the bath. I actually put one in the bathroom, like in the corner. I take out my hamper and put like it in the bathroom.

[Brooke]

Like a full size tree.

[Hunter]

But why?

[Shauna]

Yeah, it's great.

[Brooke]

You have a big bathroom.

[Shauna]

Yeah, it's pretty big. It's tall and skinny because, you know, shape trees are like different shapes and sizes and whatever. So this is my tall, skinny tree.

[Jeffrey]

Thank you for sharing so much. I think we get the picture now. You love Christmas. You love all the trees in your house.

[Shauna]

I love Christmas. He sounds like a Grinch. And are you ba humbugging. You're a bah humbug.

[Jeffrey]

I don't think so. I would just like to give Hunter a chance to respond to you a little bit. About what? What he thinks about all the trees in your house. Hunter.

[Shauna]

Well.

[Jeffrey]

Hold on a second. Let him get out. Maybe more than two words this time. Hunter gave it a shot.

[Hunter]

Don't get me wrong, I am all for Christmas spirit. I love nature foliage, you name it. But outside the house, you know, maybe one Christmas tree suffices.

[Shauna]

Standard ba humbug Christmas for you. I just can't get over.

[Brooke]

You put up eight trees, which means you take break down a lot of words. I'm kind of hearing that she's rich. Those are expensive. Big houses.

[Jose]

Is probably the equivalent of one tree for us.

[Hunter]

What do you do for New Year's? What do you do for Valentine's? Like now you have me thinking, oh.

[Shauna]

Well, you know, Valentine's is great. I have my whole. I have a whole like a separate storage unit for all of my decorations for every holiday of the year.

[Jeffrey]

Hunter was asking her about Valentine's Day, which makes me think he was planning ahead. He is interested. Hunter, we would love to send you on that pre Valentine's Day date. And we will pay for it.

[Hunter]

Oh.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, yes, my friend.

[Brooke]

I mean, you've got to give her. She is fun. She is spirited.

[Hunter]

Fair enough. Fair enough. Fair enough.

[Jeffrey]

And we know from your dating profile, Hunter, that you're unapologetically yourself and you can continue to unapologetically be yourself.

[Hunter]

Do you have my profile pulled up right now or something?

[Brooke]

But I will say the majority of people in this room thought that was a red flag. So maybe you could look over her red flag.

[Jeffrey]

Shawna sure did. Come on, Hunter, one more chance. We'll pay for it, man. Red flag, green flag. Put them together. Christmas.

[Jose]

Is that a. What color is that? It's a purple flag.

[Brooke]

No, it's like brown.

[Jeffrey]

It's like a bad nascar.

[Brooke]

What do you say, Hunter?

[Hunter]

If you're pig, definitely that's who does it for you.

[Jeffrey]

All right. He's unapologetically cheap too. So congratulations on it.

[Shauna]

You get another day.

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[Jeffrey]

Well, it's been almost an entire year since we've had them on, but apparently Hunter and Shawna are still dating, which is great, but the holidays are coming up again. I wonder if that's going to cause any tension in their relationship.

[Brooke]

I would say it already has. This girl has already decorated. There is no way she's waiting.

[Jeffrey]

Hunter, Shawna, how you guys doing?

[Shauna]

Oh, we're so good.

[Brooke]

Can you hear us?

[Jose]

Merry Christmas.

[Brooke]

Can you hear us? In the forest, in your house?

[Shauna]

Oh, we haven't even started yet. No.

[Hunter]

Oh, you haven't?

[Jose]

Oh, why, Is that normal for you? Or are you trying to be considerate of him?

[Shauna]

No, totally normal.

[Jose]

Oh, okay.

[Jeffrey]

Good. Hunter, how are you doing? Are you excited for the holidays this season?

[Hunter]

Yeah, yeah, I'm excited. I'm actually more excited for her, you know, so her being excited makes me excited.

[Jose]

Oh, that's a good boyfriend.

[Brooke]

I mean, where are you guys at? Are you living together or what?

[Hunter]

Yeah, we're together. I mean, we're actually upping the ante this time around.

[Jeffrey]

You're upping the ante?

[Brooke]

What does that mean?

[Hunter]

So we're actually. Instead of eight trees, we're doing nine.

[Brooke]

Oh, another one?

[Jose]

Is that ninth tree, like your tree? The couple's tree?

[Brooke]

It's like the man cave tree. Is that how it works in the basement?

[Hunter]

There's actually something really special about this extra tree, because this one, we're actually going into the forest to get it ourselves. We're gonna cut it down.

[Shauna]

Oh, it's gonna be totally like a Hallmark movie. I'm so excited.

[Brooke]

Oh, it's okay.

[Jose]

Also, check for squirrels.

[Jeffrey]

Hunter, I'm curious. Is Shawna like this on any other holiday of the year? Now that you've almost spent, like, a whole one together, is she like this for anything else?

[Hunter]

Well, at first I thought it might, but no. It's actually only Christmas. She has a spreadsheet that she has prepared in July.

[Brooke]

Oh, in July.

[Jeffrey]

In July, is it?

[Jose]

Yeah.

[Shauna]

Okay. It has to be that way because I've got to keep it all organized and I have to write down, like, all the themes of the trees and what goes on each tree. Yeah, I have to be that way.

[Jose]

Wow.

[Jeffrey]

At least we keep it simple.

[Brooke]

I feel like you should start your own business.

[Jeffrey]

Santa should hire you to actually run the workshop.

[Jose]

You need to go and set up the North Pole.

[Shauna]

I know.

[Brooke]

Oh, it sounds like you guys are in a really great relationship.

[Shauna]

Yeah, it's really great. He's amazing.

[Jose]

Oh, you guys, if you ever get married, will you get married at Christmas.

[Brooke]

Time.

[Shauna]

Amongst our forests?

[Brooke]

Yay.

[Shauna]

I love it.

[Brooke]

I love it.

[Jeffrey]

Well, keep us updated on your relationship. Happy to hear from you.

[Brooke]

Yeah, Congratulations.

[Jeffrey]

It's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.

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