The One With Mick & Lynn Gagetta

Summary

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For Love and Chocolate

Episode: The One With Mick & Lynn Gagetta

Hosts: Tommy & Tara Gallop (aka Mr. & Mrs. Truffles)
Guests: Mick & Lynn Gagetta
Date: September 2, 2025

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Episode Overview

This episode of "For Love & Chocolate" is a heartwarming journey through love stories, small-town nostalgia, and enduring partnerships. Tommy and Tara Gallop, purveyors of fine Swiss chocolate in Beverly Hills, sit down with Mick and Lynn Gagetta—a couple with a 40-year marriage rooted in their shared history in Napa Valley. The episode centers on Mick and Lynn’s romance, which began in high school and has thrived through adventure, communication, and resilience.

Alongside the featured interview, the hosts share amusing shop anecdotes and dive into their popular listener "mailbag," dispensing their signature blend of wit and wisdom on love’s challenges.

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Key Segments & Discussion Points

Back in the Chocolate Shop

[00:25–03:12]

• The Gallops reflect on slower summer days in their Beverly Hills chocolate shop, welcoming back local regulars—and the occasional eccentric visitor.
• Memorable customer: William "Mayhem" Romeo, a former American Gladiator, stops by for champagne truffles.
  • "He’s a superhero, a real life superhero. But here’s the other thing. He’s a gentle giant." — Mr. Truffles [01:56]
• Banter ensues about matchmaking and love advice, setting the stage for the listener mailbag.

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Listener Mailbag: Love Advice

[03:13–12:46]

1. Brian’s Dilemma: Theatre and Trust

[03:44–06:31]

• Brian is dating an aspiring actress cast in a play with repeated kissing scenes and wonders how to cope with jealousy.
• The Gallops empathize, relating to similar challenges early in their own relationship:
  • "You actually had me seated in a space where I would not be able to see your face while you were kissing." — Mrs. Truffles [05:24]
  • "Don’t bury your feelings at all." — Mr. Truffles [06:17]
• Their advice: Honest, mutual communication about comfort levels is key.

2. Jillian's Parental Politics Predicament

[06:35–09:11]

• Jillian worries about her and her boyfriend’s parents meeting for the first time—both dads are passionate about different political candidates.
• Mrs. Truffles suggests postponing the gathering until after election season.
• Mr. Truffles adds:
  • "Maybe we just say to both sets of parents...please, can we just leave politics off the table?...This is a celebration of love." [07:41]
• Final word: If all else fails, just elope!

3. Goldie’s Concern: Mending a Broken Heart

[09:11–12:46]

• Goldie writes in about her daughter, Bibi, unable to move on from heartbreak.
• The Gallops insist on the healing power of joy and positivity:
  • "When you’re smiling, the whole world kind of smiles with you, doesn’t it?" — Mr. Truffles [10:29]
• Mr. Truffles serenades Bibi with “When You’re Smiling,” bringing laughter and uplift [11:34–12:33].

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Spotlight Interview: Mick & Lynn Gagetta

[13:08–42:38]

Meet the Guests

[13:08–14:37]

• Lynn: Native of Napa Valley, ex-fashion industry, Mary Kay director (five pink Cadillacs!), luxury wine estate rep, and Mick’s travel copilot.
• Mick: Napa builder, friend to his childhood buddies, fond of road trips and classic “boy banter.”

How They Met

[16:14–22:16]

• First encounter: Middle school in Napa, both aged 15.
• Lynn admits she had an instant crush on 6’5” Mick. She was the square dance partner in gym and shared driver’s ed classes.
• "Mick happened to be 6 foot 5 and very blonde and very noticeable." — Lynn [16:19]
• Through friends and basketball games, Lynn subtly pursued him—confirmed by Mick:
  • "She was a stalker. She stalked me." — Mick [19:49]

First Date(s) and Young Love

[22:17–29:00]

• Their first real spark ignited at a St. Patty’s Day junior high party organized to bring them together—a “trap” both laugh about now.
• Early dating involved movies, football games, pizza parlors; typical small-town Americana evokes “American Graffiti” vibes.
• Mick admits to sneaking out for late-night adventures with his brother, but Lynn always trusted him.

Growing Up & Growing Together

[29:02–33:12]

• Lynn and Mick helped each other mature: Lynn’s structured, cautious upbringing paired with Mick’s rebel streak.
• They exchanged a promise ring senior year; Lynn left for college in San Francisco and later LA, maintaining their long-distance commitment.
• "We helped each other grow up through those years… I was painfully shy…my parents were very safe, where Mick had a lot more freedom…" — Lynn [29:16]
• Wedding followed soon after college; Mick remodeled their first home as a surprise, Lynn gifted him a Labrador puppy.

Marriage, Family, and Adventure

[33:12–39:10]

• Big wedding (300+ guests) in their hometown Catholic church. Upon discovering old photos, they realized they'd shared the same parish milestones as kids.
• Honeymoon in Maui—first trip together, first airplane ride!
• Raised a family; now on the eve of becoming grandparents and marrying off their daughter.

Secrets to a Lasting Marriage

[39:10–42:18]

• Mick: It’s all about teamwork, continual “forward motion,” and never dwelling on the past.
  • "If you can keep forward motion together, gravity will take you to love." — Mick [39:46]
• Lynn: Embrace life as an adventure, compromise, and pick your battles wisely.
  • "Part of the adventure was getting through the disagreements and figuring out how to compromise." — Lynn [37:26]
• Both stress the importance of not letting comfort or inertia dull the relationship. Road trips in their motorcoach are a favorite way to stay connected and create new stories together.
• Advice for their daughter and future son-in-law: blend communication, realism, and fun in equal measure.

Legacy and Family Shoutout

[42:06–42:41]

• Lynn gives a heartfelt shoutout to their son in the military, recognizing the sacrifices made by servicemembers and their families.
  • "So Joe, thank you very much for all you sacrifice." — Lynn [42:16]

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• "He’s a superhero, a real life superhero. But here’s the other thing. He’s a gentle giant." — Mr. Truffles [01:56]
• "Don’t bury your feelings at all. You really need to let it out." — Mr. Truffles [06:17]
• "When you’re smiling, the whole world kind of smiles with you, doesn’t it?" — Mr. Truffles [10:29]
• "She was a stalker. She stalked me...There she is every practice." — Mick Gigetta [19:49]
• "If you can keep forward motion together, gravity will take you to love." — Mick Gigetta [39:46]
• "Part of the adventure was getting through the disagreements and figuring out how to compromise." — Lynn Gigetta [37:26]

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Standout Timestamps

• [01:34] — Story of “Mayhem” the American Gladiator visits the shop
• [03:44] — First mailbag letter: Brian’s dilemma with actress girlfriend
• [09:17] — Goldie's letter on heartbreak
• [11:34–12:33] — Mr. Truffles sings “When You’re Smiling” for Bibi
• [13:08] — Introduction to Mick & Lynn Gigetta
• [16:14] — The Gagettas recount meeting (middle school/high school romance)
• [22:14] — Their first “trap” party and first kiss
• [29:16] — Reflections on growing up together
• [33:12] — Wedding, first home, and honeymoon in Maui
• [36:51] — Life secrets: Adventure and compromise
• [39:10] — Marriage advice: teamwork, communication, never looking back
• [42:06] — Shoutout to their military son

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Tone & Style

The episode is intimate and conversational, brimming with nostalgia, gentle humor, and loving banter. The Gallops’ warmth and the Gagettas’ candid storytelling invite listeners to savor both the sweetness and spice of pairings—whether in chocolate or in life.

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Summary

"The One With Mick & Lynn Gagetta" is a testament to love’s longevity, shaped by early connection, open communication, shared adventure, and adaptability. The Gagettas’ journey from shy high schoolers to joyful grandparents, and their sage advice about teamwork and adventure, serves as inspiration for listeners seeking enduring romance. With hearty laughter, sentimental songs, and the familiar comfort of Beverly Hills’ finest truffles, the Gallops and their guests deliver exactly what “For Love & Chocolate” promises: the enduring magic of love, shared one story at a time.

Transcript

[Mr. Truffles]

From deep in the heart of Beverly Hills, you found for Love and chocolate with Mr. And Mrs. Truffles.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Okay, well, welcome back to the podcast, everyone.

[Mr. Truffles]

Welcome back, everybody.

[Mrs. Truffles]

It's been nice this week. We've been back in the shop after being on the road a lot of the summer.

[Mr. Truffles]

Yeah. And you know, in those summer months, August, September, they're a little. A little slower in the shop.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Well, they are. But, you know, it's been nice being back in the shop, seeing all of our regular customers who come in all the time for their little favorites.

[Mr. Truffles]

And then some are a little bit extra.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Then there's the occasional unusual customer who wanders in.

[Mr. Truffles]

The occasional Amazon man who looks like he could conquer a planet or a nation.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Yeah, well, we did have a very unusual customer come in, and he was this very tall, very energetic. Impressive, impressive man.

[Mr. Truffles]

I mean, if I was gonna give him, you know, stats, I would say that he was six'6,230.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Well, he was wearing a shirt that had his own face all over it. And you were like, wait a minute.

[Mr. Truffles]

I've got that same shirt with your face all over it.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Like, who are you?

[Mr. Truffles]

Who are you? You're kind of fantastic. Yeah. And he just, just. He's just muscley and he had this great head of hair braided, and he's.

[Mrs. Truffles]

And what was his name?

[Mr. Truffles]

Well, his name is William Romeo.

[Mrs. Truffles]

William Romeo Mayhem.

[Mr. Truffles]

Mayhem. He's known by millions as Mayhem. He is. Was an American gladiator.

[Mrs. Truffles]

That's so cool.

[Mr. Truffles]

It's so cool. And he's got like a double black belt and he has won all these kickboxing awards.

[Mrs. Truffles]

And he's a dad.

[Mr. Truffles]

He's a dad.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Can you im imagine? That's your dad. Like you would do everything he said.

[Mr. Truffles]

He's a superhero, a real life superhero. But here's the other thing. He's a gentle giant.

[Mrs. Truffles]

He is so sweet. He has such a lovely, like, lovely presence.

[Mr. Truffles]

I could see him kicking ass in the streets of New York. He's just got a lot of love coming through. He's just a big, energetic ball of fun. And. And he came in the other day and we. We had a really great time, just kind of reminiscing of the, you know, the last time he was there, which is really the only two times we've known each other. So we're building our history as we speak. But, you know, he's one of so many customers that come through and have stories to tell, whether it's about just romance or their lives in general.

[Mrs. Truffles]

I mean, do you think that he has a big romance he hasn't shared with us yet.

[Mr. Truffles]

You know, I think he is actively looking for love.

[Lynn Gigetta]

Oh.

[Mr. Truffles]

In fact, he was picking up some champagne truffles to bring to a young lady friend.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Well, it sounds like he knows how to woo the ladies. And here we are again, Mr. Truffles with the For Lovin Chocolate dating service.

[Mr. Truffles]

Yep, that's us.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Just reach out to us. Maybe you can have a date with Mayhem.

[Mr. Truffles]

You never know.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Well, not only are we great matchmakers on occasion.

[Mr. Truffles]

Yes.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Are we?

[Mr. Truffles]

I think so.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Well, we also give amazing love advice.

[Mr. Truffles]

Oh, yeah, baby.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Which brings us to.

[Mr. Truffles]

Is it that time?

[Mrs. Truffles]

I think you know what time it is. Well, Mr. Truffles, it looks like we have a pretty full mailbag today.

[Mr. Truffles]

We really do.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Thanks for writing in with all your great questions, everyone.

[Mr. Truffles]

Yeah, keep them coming.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Yeah, we'll keep those chocolate gifts coming to you.

[Mr. Truffles]

That's right.

[Mrs. Truffles]

So what do we have in the mailbag today?

[Mr. Truffles]

Well, Mrs. Truffles. This comes from Brian. And Brian writes, Dear Mr. And Mrs. Truffles, I'm a senior in college and have been dating someone from my school for the past year and a half. She's working on a theater degree, and aside from being a talented actress, she's also very beautiful. She's been offered a lead role in a play, which is great, except that it involves some very steamy kissing scenes. And the play will be going for a good six weeks. It's a lot of rehearsals and a lot of performances. She asked me if I'm okay with it, but I'm not sure. Is it okay to tell her that I'm not actually okay with this, Brian?

[Mrs. Truffles]

Well, that's an interesting situation, Brian.

[Mr. Truffles]

It's tough. I mean, obviously his girlfriend is pursuing her dream. She's passionate about it. She's studying it. It's her craft. And unfortunately, this kind of goes with the territory, doesn't it?

[Mrs. Truffles]

Yeah, I mean, that's gotta be rough because, you know, if it was a movie, you know, she cuts the scene, maybe they do it a few times, it's done. Yeah, but in a play, all that rehearsal and then performance after performance of all this steamy kissing. I think what I'm hearing from Brian is that he's afraid that he might lose her if he says yes, but he's also worried that he might lose her if he says no.

[Mr. Truffles]

I know. It's a real conundrum. In fact, early in our relationship, we had a little kind of an incident. And not an incident, but I was doing a play that had A kissing scene. And you came to the play. I think there were 12 performances. I think you came to nine of them. And I know how uncomfortable you were with me.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Well, what was so funny is that during the first performance when I was there, you actually had me seated in a space where I would not be able to see your face while you were kissing.

[Mr. Truffles]

I was blocking you with my body, wasn't it?

[Mrs. Truffles]

Yeah, that was really fun. That was really strategic.

[Mr. Truffles]

And then every night, you would change where you were, and I couldn't really change the blocking.

[Mrs. Truffles]

But what was really funny is that you were having bad dreams that I was kissing someone else. So you obviously felt pretty guilty.

[Mr. Truffles]

I did feel really guilty.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Well, it sounds like she might be feeling a little uncomfortable with it herself.

[Mr. Truffles]

Yeah.

[Mrs. Truffles]

And that's, you know, that's something that she, as an actress, you know, gets to decide, you know, how much of herself she wants to give up to her craft.

[Mr. Truffles]

And I think that it's really. Brian, it's a great question, and thank you for writing in, but I think if you just sit with her.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Yeah, I think it's gonna be a thing. You guys have to talk about both of your comfort levels.

[Mr. Truffles]

Don't bury your feelings at all. You really need to let it out because.

[Mrs. Truffles]

And also her feelings about it. Maybe she's not entirely comfortable with it either, so. But just because she wants to be an actress doesn't mean she needs to give up, you know, her deeper values.

[Mr. Truffles]

That's right.

[Mrs. Truffles]

So.

[Mr. Truffles]

Well, best of all, good luck with you guys.

[Mrs. Truffles]

What else is in the mailbag? Mr. Truffles.

[Mr. Truffles]

Well, Mrs. Truffles, this comes from Jillian. And Jillian writes, Dear Mr. And Mrs. Truffles, my boyfriend and I have been together for two years and are looking at engagement rings and have arranged for our parents to finally meet. That's exciting.

[Mrs. Truffles]

That is so cool. Congratulations, you guys.

[Mr. Truffles]

Congratulations. My boyfriend's parents have invited my parents to come over for dinner next weekend, which is lovely, but I'm a little bit nervous about it because his folks and mine are supporting different candidates for the upcoming election. Our dads both seem a little too excitable about the candidates, and I hate for everyone to start off on the wrong foot. How should we handle this? Signed Worried in Encino.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Well, you know what? That's a legitimate worry. It really is. You hate to start out on the wrong foot. And people get very passionate about their politics. They do during this time of the season, the political season. But my advice to you, honestly, Gillian, maybe postpone meeting until after the November election.

[Mr. Truffles]

That's okay. So that's one way to go.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Yeah.

[Mr. Truffles]

And I'm gonna go a little further. If the meeting is gonna happen before the election, I think that because it's such a joyous occasion. Right. We don't want anything to muddle the feels that are happening. Maybe we just say to both sets of parents, guys, we're so excited for this union, but please, can we just leave politics off the table? You guys are obviously coming from different camps. Let's sweep all that away, and let's just kind of be together. This is a celebration of love. Let's really explore, you know, who these families are and coming together.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Maybe. I mean, depending on the personalities of the people involved, that may or may not be an approach you can take with them.

[Mr. Truffles]

Maybe not. I mean, I guess something could be said that could trigger.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Right. And also, you don't know what could. I mean, there's always crazy things happening all the time. So if there was a recent inciting event or something that had people kind of emotional, it might be hard for them to just let it go.

[Mr. Truffles]

Yeah.

[Mrs. Truffles]

I feel like it's been two years. In another couple months, you know, just let the dust settle on the 2024 election and start a new start fresh from there. And then people can just focus on love and. And being future grandparents.

[Mr. Truffles]

Yeah. And listen, if that doesn't work, just elope. There you go. Well, thanks for writing in, Jillian, and best of luck. Okay, Mrs. Truffles. Well, I think we have one more mailbag, don't we?

[Mrs. Truffles]

Got another mailbag for you today. Oh, well, this is kind of sad.

[Mr. Truffles]

What you got?

[Mrs. Truffles]

Dear Mr. And Mrs. Truffles, I have been enjoying your podcast and love your advice segment. So I am writing to you today on behalf of my youngest daughter, Bibi. About 18 months ago, my poor baby had her heart crushed by a boy she was with for two years. She cried for weeks and weeks and still doesn't seem to be able to find her sweet, cheerful self again. She is young and beautiful, but seems like her sadness is keeping her from getting back up on that horse and finding love again. I am afraid for her to become permanently soured by this experience. Have you any advice to give with gratitude? Goldie.

[Mr. Truffles]

Oh, Goldie, that's so hard because, you know, I feel like we're only ever as happy as our saddest child. Right.

[Mrs. Truffles]

That's what. Yeah, that's. That's a great way to put it. And. And, you know, when you get in the habit of being sad all the time, it just kind of brings more sadness to you. It's like the laws of attraction, right?

[Mr. Truffles]

It's like when you throw a pebble into a lake, you know those concentric circles that kind of, you know, you get what you put out the ripples, right?

[Mrs. Truffles]

But when you're smiling, I feel like.

[Mr. Truffles]

The whole world kind of smiles with you, doesn't it?

[Mrs. Truffles]

Oh, yes, it does, Mr. Truffles.

[Mr. Truffles]

This is for you, Bebe. When you're smiling? When you're smiling? The whole world smiles with you? When you're laughing? When you're laughing the sun comes shining through? But when you're crying? You bring on the rain? So stop that crying? Be happy again? Keep on smiling? Cause when you're smiling? The whole world smiles with you? When you're smiling? Oh, when you're smiling? The whole world smiles with you? When you're laughing? Oh, babe? When you're laughing? The sun wanna come shining through? But when you're crying? You bring on the rain? So stop that sighing? Come on, be happy again? Keep on smiling? Cause when you're smiling, baby, the whole world is loving? Mmm.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Oh, baby, that makes me smile.

[Mr. Truffles]

Wouldn't it be great if we just could always have a big band following us wherever we went?

[Mrs. Truffles]

Well, I sure hope that helps bring a smile to Bebe's face.

[Mr. Truffles]

Yeah, I hope so, too.

[Mrs. Truffles]

And you know what else is gonna make you smile?

[Mr. Truffles]

What's that?

[Mrs. Truffles]

This next couple. They're gonna make everyone smile. While we were out on the road on our last trip, we did another interview with our Airstream mobile podcast studio. We met the loveliest couple. I think their story might just be the cutest one yet.

[Mr. Truffles]

This is Mick and Lynn Gigetta. Lynn is a Napa Valley hometown girl of 60 years. She started her career in the fashion necktie business as children entered into their lives. She became a Mary Kay director and earned, get this, five pink Cadillacs through her career, which she drove around town with pride. She currently is working in the wine industry and represents a luxury wine estate. She's looking forward to the last part of her career navigating for her husband as he drives their motorcoach across the country. Mick is a hometown boy of 60 years in the Napa Valley. He's been in the building industry his whole career and loves building luxury residences for his customers and his friends. In his spare time, he travels and hangs out with his childhood buddies who he enjoys a lot of boyhood banter with. He also enjoys ribbing random bloggers. These two. These two are so much fun and we're going to Be talking to them when we get back with more for love and chocolate. For over 40 years, toyshare has been a staple in the Beverly Hills community. Like so many other families in the community, our family has had a long standing love affair with, with Toyscher Chocolates. Over the years, we formed traditions and memories around these extraordinary Swiss chocolates and the enchanting wonderland of fantasy truffle boxes inside our store. Today, our family is proud to be carrying on the Teisher tradition in Beverly Hills.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Welcome back.

[Mr. Truffles]

Welcome back, everyone. So this next couple misses Truffles. It's so funny. I, I, you know what I love is I love just being on the road and meeting complete strangers and having them within minutes become our best friends.

[Mrs. Truffles]

I know, but the minute you saw this giant, glamorous bus, oh, my God. I so expected, I think Mick Jagger is.

[Mr. Truffles]

Baby, I was just gonna say the exact same thing. It felt like the Rolling Stones bus. It really did. And so what was so funny was I was, I was filling Blue Baby up. One of the tires was a little, little low, and I had one of these compressors that has a ticking sound. And Lynn, who everyone's about to meet, she said hello, and I'm pretty sure she thought a bomb was about to go off. She was very concerned. Is your car okay? And we said, yes. By the way, do you want to be on our podcast?

[Mrs. Truffles]

So without further ado, it was, it was pretty difficult, actually.

[Mr. Truffles]

But we got there. We did, we did get there.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Anyway, it took some convincing.

[Mr. Truffles]

Mick and Lynn Gitta from Napa Valley, California, welcome, guys, to the show.

[Lynn Gigetta]

Thank you.

[Mick Gigetta]

Thank you very much.

[Mr. Truffles]

I know that probably after that introduction, Right, meeting, the last thing you wanted to do was, was our podcast, but yet here you are. I think it was the pumpkin bread that we brought you this morning.

[Lynn Gigetta]

I was relieved to find out you weren't a terrorist, admittedly, but the pumpkin.

[Mick Gigetta]

Bread definitely was the selling point.

[Mr. Truffles]

Without a doubt, it was the peace offering.

[Mick Gigetta]

Yes, it was.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Guys, how long have you been married for?

[Lynn Gigetta]

We've been married for 40 years and a month.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Wow, that's amazing. Congratulations. Happy anniversary.

[Lynn Gigetta]

Thank you.

[Mick Gigetta]

Thank you.

[Mrs. Truffles]

That's significant.

[Mr. Truffles]

Wow.

[Mrs. Truffles]

So tell us, how did you two very first meet?

[Lynn Gigetta]

Well, it was 46 years ago in middle school, of all places. You know, when you go to middle school in a little town of Napa, you pretty much have gone to school with the same kids for, I mean, you've been going to school for a couple years with the same kids that you basically grew up with, and then all of a Sudden, five of these strange young men came to school one day. And Mick happened to be 6 foot 5 and very blonde and very noticeable, let's just put it that way. He stood out.

[Mick Gigetta]

I was eight in eighth grade. I spent first through eighth grade at a parochial school, St. Apollinaris in Napa. And a couple of my best friends from that school are actually here with us camping also. So we're still together, buddies for life. And the three of us left Santa Polinaris and graduated and went to ninth grade at the public junior high at the time. And we came walking in. I was 6 5, about 170 pounds, walking on this campus. And everybody was like, look at these guys. Where did they come from? And we were just, like, shot out of a gun because we were in what was like a police camp and let to go into public school, which was just crazy for us. We were like, look at the freedom in front of us.

[Mr. Truffles]

Well, I had the misfortune of meeting your friends last night. And what I noticed, because you all went to parochial school. You. All right? And you were. You were educated by nuns.

[Mick Gigetta]

Correct.

[Mr. Truffles]

And you all have the same bruise marks on your knuckles from when they would take the rulers and slam you. That is for insubordination, guys.

[Mick Gigetta]

That is no lie. We really got it the hard way. Yes, we did. It was. It was a blessing and a curse.

[Mr. Truffles]

I feel like maybe all children should.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Go through that for at least a summer camp.

[Mick Gigetta]

Right? I believe. I believe you're correct. I think it's a. It's a great experience for everybody.

[Mrs. Truffles]

So. So you two first met in ninth grade. Did you have classes together or you just saw each other on campus?

[Lynn Gigetta]

Well, first I saw him on campus and told a couple of girlfriends that I thought he was pretty cute. And you were 15? 15? Yes.

[Mr. Truffles]

Same grade? Yep.

[Mick Gigetta]

Okay.

[Lynn Gigetta]

And then we ended up having a couple classes together. One was PE where we ended up being square dance partners. And I think my knees were shaking together. It's like, oh, my gosh. First boyfriend. First. First crush. First guy in my life other than my brother and dad. And so square dancing. And then the second class was driver's ed, where you sat in a simulator. And he was sitting right behind me. It was like he was always just kind of close by.

[Mick Gigetta]

I do remember driver's ed. Sitting next to her in. She was across the aisle from me. And the one impactful thing that she said was we had to all introduce ourselves in class. And Lynn had to introduce herself and then tell everybody what her family career was. And her dad happened to be a professional golfer, so that, like, got me intrigued. Like, your dad is a professional golfer? So that was, like, first words at the time. But then other than that, I didn't have any idea who she was and just kind of went about my business.

[Mr. Truffles]

You hadn't spoken to her?

[Mick Gigetta]

No.

[Mr. Truffles]

Wait a second. But you were square dance partners?

[Mick Gigetta]

Yeah, but it didn't mean. There was just lots of. Lots of. Lots of people, you know, shuffling through square dance and everything else. So you really didn't. You're. You're dancing, but, you know, you were.

[Mr. Truffles]

Crushing on her as much as she was on you.

[Mick Gigetta]

I was not. She was a stalker. She stalked me. I was playing basketball for the school at the time, so you can imagine I'm 6 5, playing with all these young men, and I stood out. And I kept looking over at the bleachers, and there's, you know, two girls sitting there every practice watching. And I'm thinking, well, it's kind of strange, but, you know, there she. There she is every practice. And somebody throughout the season said, you know, that Lynn Wagner over there is here because of you. And I'm like, what are you talking about? She's not here. Time. She was just really just following me everywhere.

[Mr. Truffles]

Wow.

[Lynn Gigetta]

Enamored.

[Mr. Truffles]

And so when you found out, when you realized she's there for you, what was your takeaway? What was your next move?

[Mick Gigetta]

I think. I think at the time, I was just, you know, it's just another fan. Oh, my God.

[Mr. Truffles]

He's really tough. Really something.

[Mick Gigetta]

Then she had to launch. She had to launch her next plan. So her next plan was my girlfriend.

[Lynn Gigetta]

At the time who was one of the girls who always kind of take turns sitting with me in the stands, decided she was going to throw at St. Patty's Day party on March 17, 1978.

[Mick Gigetta]

So long ago. So long ago I showed up. Let's check and see what this young lady's all about here.

[Mr. Truffles]

So, wait, so did you know the party was being thrown in part to get you two together?

[Mick Gigetta]

It was a trap. Yes.

[Mr. Truffles]

You knew that?

[Mick Gigetta]

Yes.

[Mr. Truffles]

Honestly, Lynn, how do you live with it?

[Lynn Gigetta]

I sleep well at night.

[Mr. Truffles]

So it was a trap.

[Mick Gigetta]

It was a trap.

[Mr. Truffles]

Oh, my God.

[Mick Gigetta]

Yeah.

[Mr. Truffles]

And so who made the first move to just to speak to one another? Do you remember? Oh, you did. You made a move.

[Mick Gigetta]

I had to go in and see what this was all about, you know.

[Mrs. Truffles]

So what happened when you went in?

[Mick Gigetta]

I. I think we. If I remember correctly, I was wearing just like, a really cool pair of green cord bell bottoms. Yeah, real cool.

[Mr. Truffles]

They sound cool.

[Lynn Gigetta]

You were wearing a white denim pants, and you were wearing a fishnet. Open fishnet. Because back in the late 70s, that was definitely a thing. Kind of a muscle shirt.

[Mr. Truffles]

Any jewelry? Any puka shells or any.

[Lynn Gigetta]

No. He had on a cross.

[Mick Gigetta]

Yeah. There you go. How about that?

[Mr. Truffles]

The fishnet with the cross. It's classic.

[Mick Gigetta]

Throwing it all down.

[Mr. Truffles]

Classic St. Patty's Day, where I think.

[Lynn Gigetta]

They were his brother's clothes.

[Mrs. Truffles]

So he walked in and you were eagerly awaiting his entrance.

[Lynn Gigetta]

He was. He did.

[Mrs. Truffles]

What transpired?

[Mick Gigetta]

I think there was a little bit of. A little bit of a little dancing, a lot of music. All the guys were, you know, they're, like, looking. I mean, I had leering partners. You know, it wasn't the guys that are traveling with us here at the campsite. It was a couple other guys, and they were just like a good Jetta. You got to make your move here. So I went over and kind of, you know, started talking and seeing what was going on and, you know, and then we danced a little bit, and then from there, it, you know, ended with a kiss or two.

[Mrs. Truffles]

You did?

[Mick Gigetta]

Yeah. That ended the end of the night with a. With a couple kisses, I think. I'm not. Think. I know. It was.

[Lynn Gigetta]

We ended up in a chair together. And was that the first time that.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Either of you had ever kissed anyone?

[Lynn Gigetta]

Me, yes.

[Mick Gigetta]

Me, no. Oh, Catholic schoolboy. You know, you got. You're always. You got your antlers up, and you're always looking for an opportunity. They. Well, you know, they separated us, so. Yeah. The boys side of the schoolyard and the girl side. You did not all boys.

[Mr. Truffles]

Oh, no.

[Mick Gigetta]

It was. No. You could see from a distance girls.

[Mr. Truffles]

But there's no fraternizing.

[Mick Gigetta]

No fraternizing at all. That's right. And you always had to be on the lookout for one stray that's getting away, you know, and there was no.

[Mr. Truffles]

There was no dancing. There's no. There were no organized dances.

[Mick Gigetta]

No. So.

[Mrs. Truffles]

But probably not at that age.

[Mr. Truffles]

I guess not. You're.

[Mick Gigetta]

They do now. But back then, there was no dances. We. We played a lot of CYO basketball at the time. Yeah. And, you know, that's when we had cheerleaders. So the cheerleaders would. So the girls were at the games then. Yeah. So then it was a big deal. It was like, wow. We got, like, an audience. Yeah, it was a big deal. It was a lot of fun.

[Mr. Truffles]

Lynn, you. You obviously remember the first kiss.

[Lynn Gigetta]

I do.

[Mr. Truffles]

And was it. Was it a private moment or was just this kind of crazy party. And it's a makeout session at a junior high party.

[Lynn Gigetta]

It was that.

[Mr. Truffles]

Yeah.

[Lynn Gigetta]

I realized my mother's probably gonna hear this, but he actually had. He sat down in the chair and pulled me down on his lap and then kissed the back of my neck. And it was all over from there.

[Mick Gigetta]

Put the move on. The Italian move.

[Lynn Gigetta]

Sorry, mom.

[Mick Gigetta]

Oh, that's good.

[Lynn Gigetta]

And admittedly, my girlfriend, whose mom was hosting the party, walked by the chair a couple times and says to Penny. Is that Lynn? Because I was definitely known as goody two shoes.

[Mr. Truffles]

Chased Lynn. What is she doing?

[Lynn Gigetta]

Goody shoes and the bad boy.

[Mr. Truffles]

That was kind of the first. First encounter.

[Mick Gigetta]

It was.

[Mr. Truffles]

And then were you just. You were on after that? It was just.

[Mick Gigetta]

It was definitely on after that. For sure. Yeah.

[Mr. Truffles]

And was there? I mean, when you're 15, you don't really go out on dates so much as you hang out.

[Mick Gigetta]

No, it was. For us, it was movies. I mean, if you're gonna have a date, you go to the movies. So that was a date out. And then we have football, high school football.

[Mr. Truffles]

This is all in Napa County.

[Mick Gigetta]

All. All Napa. Then you would. You go to the football games together and, you know, hang out together and, you know, watch football. And then after that, you'd end up down on Jefferson street at the time. And there's pizza parlor, ice cream shop and everything. And so everybody would exit the stadium and walk across Jefferson and then walk down to the pizza parlor and the ice cream shop. So the whole high school's out there.

[Mr. Truffles]

You know what I love about this? I love. So you are now our, I don't know, our 20th couple. Right. And everybody's story is very unique. Certainly we've not interviewed a couple that has met so young. We've had college age.

[Mick Gigetta]

Right.

[Mr. Truffles]

We've had post grad. We've had arranged marriages. But. But to meet when you're 15. Right. You don't even have your driver's license.

[Mick Gigetta]

Correct.

[Mr. Truffles]

And what. That is just kind of, you know, your. Your frontal lobe is still forming. Forming. You're, you know, you've got your friends, you're navigating school, and now you've got these feelings that you've never had before.

[Mick Gigetta]

Definitely.

[Mr. Truffles]

It's pretty inspiring and awesome that 40 plus years later, you're still not only here, but just loving each other up so much, you know?

[Lynn Gigetta]

Absolutely. We got put to the test, though, during those years, because they are the formative years. And I said earlier I was goody two shoes, and he was kind of the Bad, bad boy sauntered onto campus. So as he talked about these dates we would go on. Initially, the date would start off with taking me out to the movies and finish up with ice cream. And then I had a curfew and I would be taken home because by then he was driving. Mick's a little bit older. He was, he's months advanced months. But back then you got your driver's license at 16, you didn't have to wait a year to third grade kindergarten.

[Mick Gigetta]

Not a very bright guy, but a very daring guy.

[Lynn Gigetta]

But. So he would take me home by curfew, which might have been 11 or 12 or whatever it was. And then he would be known to go out for part two of the evening and I'd go back to school on Monday and hear about the escapades at this party and be like, that wasn't Mick. He took me home at 11 or 12. And so he had kind of a. An alter life. Yes.

[Mick Gigetta]

So I had a. My brother and I, we lived, you know, in a room together and we lived upstairs at my parents house, obviously. And after Lynn was dropped off, I would come home and my brother would come home and then we'd go upstairs and act like we were getting ready for bed. And then we would climb out the window upstairs, down the roof and down the ladder. And then we would push each other's cars down the street so you wouldn't have to. So we wouldn't start. They were loud like he was driving a Chevelle. I had a 56 Chevy. Yeah. And then we would tear out of there and head out for. Until about three in the morning and then back, you know, do the opposite. Coming home, up the stairs, up the ladder. Yep. Just coast into the home.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Did you ever get caught?

[Mick Gigetta]

No.

[Mrs. Truffles]

What?

[Mick Gigetta]

My parents, I think they were just like, they didn't really want to admit that we were sneaking. My dad, you know, what's a ladder doing upside the roof all the time? Okay, dad, what do you think that ladder's doing there? Exactly. We're up there checking the roof all the time. Yeah. Making sure we don't leaks.

[Mr. Truffles]

So Lynn, you knew that he was doing this.

[Lynn Gigetta]

Yes.

[Mr. Truffles]

And, and did he, did you ever call him out or did he ever cop to it?

[Lynn Gigetta]

Oh, he always, he almost always did. But there was, there was never. I would never hear stories about there was another girl involved or. There was never any of that. It was just he was sewing the oats of a typical 16 year old boy.

[Mr. Truffles]

Had to do whatever 16 year old boys did when they weren't with their girlfriend.

[Lynn Gigetta]

Exactly.

[Mick Gigetta]

I mean, we. We had Jefferson street with all the guys and, you know, cruising Jefferson street, you'd sit in McDonald's parking lot, watch all your friends drive by, yell and scream. I mean, just. It just.

[Mr. Truffles]

American Graffiti.

[Mick Gigetta]

It really. It seriously was very similar to American Graffiti. I mean, we're all high school kids.

[Mr. Truffles]

With cars, 16 years old, and athletes.

[Mrs. Truffles]

And.

[Mr. Truffles]

You got the girl.

[Mick Gigetta]

No. No cell phones. No cell phones, yeah.

[Mrs. Truffles]

No tracking.

[Mr. Truffles]

This is late 70s, early 80s.

[Mick Gigetta]

It was late 70s, yeah. 79. Exactly.

[Mrs. Truffles]

So having met that young, at what point did you think to yourself, this is the guy I'm gonna marry? Did you know that, like, when you were in high school, did you always know that you were just. That he was the one?

[Lynn Gigetta]

I think I always knew. In fact, we kind of joked around that. You know, we know that there's no such thing as the perfect person for us, but we kind of felt like we were. And, I mean, we fought. Don't get me wrong. It was usually the things about the. He was doing something. I didn't know what he was doing. It would come back to me afterwards. But we always managed to find ways to work it out. And we. I think in a lot of ways, we grew up together. We helped each other grow up through those. I was painfully shy and very much an introvert, and I lived a life that was very safe. My parents were very safe, where Mick had a lot more freedom and flexibility, a lot more ability to kind of push the envelope. And so I think we kind of helped each other survive through the high school years.

[Mr. Truffles]

He maybe brought you out of your shell, and you gave structure.

[Lynn Gigetta]

Exactly.

[Mick Gigetta]

Without a doubt, for me, it was structure for me, because I would have been. At this point, if I didn't, I would have been in jail. I've been under a bridge right now. It would have been. It would not have been a good.

[Mr. Truffles]

You fly too close to the sun, you get burned.

[Mick Gigetta]

That's exactly where I was heading.

[Mr. Truffles]

Yeah.

[Mick Gigetta]

So she kept me well grounded.

[Mrs. Truffles]

So when did you two first tell each other I love you? Was that in high school still? Was it later?

[Lynn Gigetta]

Well, I would say it was high school, yeah.

[Mick Gigetta]

Without a doubt, yes. Yeah, we knew.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Either of you remember that moment when it was finally set?

[Lynn Gigetta]

I don't.

[Mick Gigetta]

I don't either.

[Lynn Gigetta]

I think it was just kind of a given. I think it was just kind of one of those.

[Mick Gigetta]

If we didn't know, we were pretty silly.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Mick Gigetta]

Because we were hanging out almost every moment of every day together.

[Mr. Truffles]

Right.

[Mick Gigetta]

Constantly. I mean, other than Late evenings when I was down on Jefferson with the boys.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Yeah, yeah. So, okay, so how old were you when you decided that you were going to ask her to marry you?

[Mick Gigetta]

21. No, we got married at 21.

[Lynn Gigetta]

We were seniors in high school.

[Mick Gigetta]

Yeah, you're right. So I gave. No, I gave her a promise ring.

[Lynn Gigetta]

Okay.

[Mick Gigetta]

Yeah, we were downtown Christmas time, and I'm like, I'm gonna make sure that nobody thinks that this young woman is available because she's.

[Mrs. Truffles]

What grade were you in?

[Mick Gigetta]

We were senior. Senior in high school. Yeah. Must that ring must have cost, you know, $90? It's a lot of money back then.

[Lynn Gigetta]

It was absolutely. But he was always working, too. He was always. Oh, you were just always working on the side, on top of all the sports that you did and. But you always had an income coming in. I don't think it was a get down on your knee kind of proposal. It was more of that. We just kind of talked about it and, yeah, we're going to get married. I was getting ready to go off to college and he wanted to make sure that I was coming back to him. So we were senior when we graduated. We knew we were.

[Mick Gigetta]

She was going off to war.

[Mr. Truffles]

Was that. Was that a nervous time for you guys, knowing that after all these years you were going to be separated by.

[Lynn Gigetta]

He's nodding yes, I'm saying no.

[Mr. Truffles]

You were fine with it, Lynn?

[Lynn Gigetta]

Yeah.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Where did you go to school? How far away?

[Lynn Gigetta]

Well, I went. I did a year in San Francisco at the Fashion Institute, and then I did my graduate year in Los Angeles. And I think moving to LA as a single female, as a female with a girlfriend. Single female by my. To live for the first time on my own was way scarier than the idea of committing to Mick the rest of my life.

[Mr. Truffles]

So you had committed by the time you came to la, but it was the promise ring. It wasn't an engagement ring.

[Mick Gigetta]

Correct, right, correct.

[Mr. Truffles]

And so when you went down to la, was there a finite time that you thought you'd be there? I'm going to come back in the summers, I'm going to come back on weekends.

[Lynn Gigetta]

That's the best part. He did give me an engagement ring before then the trip to LA. So at that point I was 20, almost 21, and we had already set the wedding day. The wedding day was going to be a month after I graduated and came back up.

[Mr. Truffles]

How long was school?

[Lynn Gigetta]

It was just one year down there, graduate year. And so during that time I was making my wedding gown, sewing all the bridesmaids dresses Planning the wedding from la as that was part of my thesis to graduate, that was my project. And he was up in Napa and remodeling my grandparents little one bedroom house.

[Mick Gigetta]

I bought the grandparents house. So then we started, you know, just started remodeling. Then for her wedding present, we. I bought some furniture to furnish it before. And all my buddies who are here with us camping, they loaded the house with furniture while we were on our honeymoon. So when she came home, it was like, ta da.

[Mr. Truffles]

That is so sweet.

[Lynn Gigetta]

And then my wedding gift to him showed up and it was a little Labrador puppy. So we had our first child already. Instantly married and with childhood.

[Mr. Truffles]

Was it a big wedding? How big was it?

[Lynn Gigetta]

It was over 300 people.

[Mr. Truffles]

Oh my.

[Mick Gigetta]

Yeah. But again it was Lynn's folks and my folks. Similar type income, very simple, hard working. It was, you know, at the VFW hall, all the family, all the friends, everybody who has as many people as you could possibly stuff in there was invited.

[Mr. Truffles]

So casual, but I mean casual but a celebration without all of your family.

[Mick Gigetta]

Yeah, it's all about that. And again, the food, all the money that they spend these days on weddings was really not part of the deal. It was about being in there as a group.

[Mr. Truffles]

Right, right, right.

[Mick Gigetta]

You know, it was just. It was a. It was a whole different time then.

[Lynn Gigetta]

And we got married in the Catholic church. Where you went to parochial school. My family was part of the parish since I was born too. So we growing up, we realized after talking about getting married St. Apollinaris, we knew that we had been in that church several times growing up for the various different sacraments and probably even somewhere sitting near each other, but didn't know each other until 9th grade. But CCD kids always did everything that the parochial school kids did, and they did it together. And we just didn't. You know, our paths were always just running parallel but never crossing until the.

[Mick Gigetta]

Other part of that is. So after we're married, we're going through photos. My first Holy communion picture is standing at front of Santa Polina statue all by myself in my first communion gear. And then Lynn's goes through hers. And then here's her picture. The exact same picture at the same place. We took our first Holy Communion on the same day, same location. Took a picture in the same location on the same day. And so we have that in our hallway.

[Mr. Truffles]

How old were you there?

[Mick Gigetta]

You're nine years old, is that right?

[Lynn Gigetta]

Yeah, nine or ten.

[Mick Gigetta]

Probably nine. Yeah. So we were literally standing over the foot. Same footsteps on the same day.

[Mrs. Truffles]

And you have those hanging side by side?

[Mick Gigetta]

Yes, in our home. Yeah. So. Yeah, Yeah, I know. Yeah. So when we were playing basketball, Lynn's brother was a grade below us, so our path crossed through the gymnasium. But we really didn't know each other at the time because we would always, you know, be playing together and didn't know. But, you know, small world and small town. Small town.

[Mr. Truffles]

So. So where was the honeymoon?

[Lynn Gigetta]

Maui.

[Mr. Truffles]

You went to Maui?

[Lynn Gigetta]

That was a splurge. In fact, we ran out of money on the last two days and had to figure out how to eat.

[Mick Gigetta]

And we went to the grocery store and said, wow, these groceries are very expensive here. Yeah. Yeah.

[Mr. Truffles]

So it was a week in Maui.

[Mick Gigetta]

Or how long it was.

[Lynn Gigetta]

We were 21. We were just barely legal.

[Mick Gigetta]

Wow.

[Mr. Truffles]

And first time you'd kind of taken a trip together?

[Mick Gigetta]

No, without a doubt. That was my first time on an airplane. Whoa.

[Mr. Truffles]

It was all just kind of happening.

[Mick Gigetta]

Oh, yeah.

[Mrs. Truffles]

That's bounce into, like, real adulthood.

[Mick Gigetta]

Oh, we jumped right in.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Yeah.

[Mick Gigetta]

Yes.

[Mrs. Truffles]

That's amazing.

[Lynn Gigetta]

And haven't looked back.

[Mrs. Truffles]

And you haven't looked back.

[Lynn Gigetta]

Wow.

[Mrs. Truffles]

So can you tell us then, what is it after all these years, that just keeps your marriage so vibrant and keeps you guys so in love? What. What is your little secret ingredient?

[Lynn Gigetta]

Okay, I can say honestly, for me, it is exactly what it was when we bought the first motorhome, the one before, the one we have now. And everything was breaking all the time. We never went out without something breaking down on it. And Mick looked at me, the first one being the brakes going out, and then the tires all popping. And he looked at me and he said, honey, it's an adventure. Just think of it as an adventure. And then I realized that's basically what our life has been. An adventure together. We've done everything together, and we didn't always agree, but part of the adventure was getting through the disagreements and figuring out how to compromise.

[Mick Gigetta]

And I think that it's. She's correct on the adventure, because it's definitely an adventure every day. And part of the adventure is knowing that you're not gonna stay in love sitting in front of a television in a big, comfortable lounge chair somewhere. That. That right there is a recipe for disaster in my book, if you can keep moving. We're out right now on a week's jaunt just in the coach, and we're gonna be. And it's. It's the best time of our life because this is where we aspire to be. So when we get to spend a week out on the road, it's. You just fall back in love with what you're doing and who you're with, and. And again, you meet the best people on the road, without a doubt. And I think that's part of it. We. We do not spend time in front of the idiot box. And it really makes a difference.

[Mr. Truffles]

Huge difference.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Yeah.

[Mr. Truffles]

Yeah. And you now, if I'm not mistaken, your daughter's about to get married next year.

[Lynn Gigetta]

Correct.

[Mr. Truffles]

Is that right? And do you have one of your sons whose wife is pregnant?

[Lynn Gigetta]

Yep.

[Mr. Truffles]

So you're going to be grandparents. When's that?

[Lynn Gigetta]

We're going to be grandparents on February 8th or 9th.

[Mr. Truffles]

Yeah.

[Lynn Gigetta]

Thank you.

[Mick Gigetta]

Which is my dad's birthday.

[Mr. Truffles]

Wow.

[Mick Gigetta]

Yeah. Which is great. My dad has passed away since, but. Yeah.

[Mr. Truffles]

And your daughters get married next June.

[Lynn Gigetta]

June 28th.

[Mr. Truffles]

June 28th. 8th. We'll be there.

[Mick Gigetta]

I can't wait for. All right. I'm glad you guys. Yeah. Like we said, we always have big weddings, so.

[Mr. Truffles]

And I know that you talked a little bit about your daughter and. And her fiance, who you adore like a son.

[Mick Gigetta]

We do.

[Mr. Truffles]

So what words of wisdom would you impart on them as they enter this next chapter of a lifetime together?

[Mick Gigetta]

I would say it sounds corny and it's. It's like, cliche. I mean, communication's everything, but it's a team, and you communicate together. And. And it's always going to be a team. It's not an individual sport, so. But we. I think Lynn and I are a team at all times. So every minute of every day, we know what our next move is going to be in the forward motion. And we don't have a static motion. We don't talk about what is really today, but our forward motion.

[Mr. Truffles]

What was yesterday?

[Mick Gigetta]

Ex. No, never, ever, ever about what was yesterday? That. That. That conversation doesn't come up. It's always forward motion. And so if you can keep forward motion together, gravity will take you to love. So there you go.

[Lynn Gigetta]

Wonderful advice.

[Mr. Truffles]

What do you think?

[Lynn Gigetta]

I agree. I also agree, going back to communication, it's. I think it's a blend of picking your battles. I mean, there are going to be things that irritate you along the way, but at the same time, it's pick your battle. It's. Is that really. Whatever that irritating thing is, is that really enough to ruin the day or the moment over or. But at the same time, blend it with what are the most important things, you know, if it's a. If this is a deal breaker, if this is something that you really need to make sure that your significant other, your husband, your wife, needs to hear. You need to not hold back and make sure you're real.

[Mrs. Truffles]

And, yeah, excellent advice.

[Lynn Gigetta]

It's knowing how to blend the two together.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Exactly right.

[Mr. Truffles]

When I. When I started dating Mrs. Truffles here, she had just a few rules, and she basically said, if. If you can live by these rules, we're gonna do great. I was like, oh, please, give me the playbook. And she said, number one, no whining. I was like, okay. Number two, mommy's always right. And number three, when in doubt, refer to rule number two. Of course, this was for her children.

[Mick Gigetta]

Yeah.

[Mr. Truffles]

Which she then kind of offered to me as a path to success.

[Mick Gigetta]

Yeah.

[Mrs. Truffles]

No, veal. Don't eat veal.

[Mr. Truffles]

Yeah, I can't eat veal.

[Mrs. Truffles]

No.

[Mr. Truffles]

There was one other thing, but I won't mention it.

[Mick Gigetta]

That's okay. That's okay. Yeah.

[Lynn Gigetta]

We all have to have our secrets.

[Mr. Truffles]

You guys, what an absolute pleasure bumping into you and your 48 foot super bus. It's such a pleasure hanging out with you and I'm so glad you decided.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Yes. Thank you so much for sharing onto the show. Yeah, thank you so much for sharing.

[Lynn Gigetta]

Thank you for beautiful.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Yeah, beautiful story. It's so sweet. I loved hearing it.

[Mick Gigetta]

But again, we're. We're all about, you know, success. So if we're here to help you guys succeed, we hope you succeeded by just having us. So. Well, that's. We want to share that.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Thank you. Appreciate that.

[Lynn Gigetta]

And if I could give one little shout out. We talked about Mario and we talked about Gianna, but we have our son in the military who gives us all a chance to live the life that we love.

[Mrs. Truffles]

His heart.

[Lynn Gigetta]

So, Joe, thank you very much for.

[Mrs. Truffles]

All you sacrifice, huge sacrifices. I know my nephew spent about a dozen, 15 years and it was hard. He wasn't there for the weddings, the funerals, the birthdays, the mother's Day. It's a huge sacrifice on the parents and on the family as much as it is on his part. So God bless you all.

[Lynn Gigetta]

Thank you.

[Mick Gigetta]

God bless our military.

[Mr. Truffles]

Yes.

[Lynn Gigetta]

Amen.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Amen.

[Mr. Truffles]

Okay, guys, well, that's it for now. We'll be right back with more for love and chocolate. This podcast is being brought to you By Beverly Hills ToyShare Chocolates of Switzerland, Beverly Hills toy shirt at 371 North Camden Drive in Beverly Hills has been serving up truffles, pralines, dipped fruits, marzipans, and our world famous chocolate bars for over 40 years. So next time you're in Beverly Hills, why don't you come by and visit or shop [e-mail]? oh, my goodness. What an extraordinary story.

[Mrs. Truffles]

I love them.

[Mr. Truffles]

Me too. The sweetest story we got meeting when they were 15. Oh, it's crazy.

[Mrs. Truffles]

So cute. Well, you know, this is the beauty of getting out on the road with our mobile podcast studio.

[Mr. Truffles]

Yep.

[Mrs. Truffles]

And getting to meet these new people that we would never meet sitting here in Beverly Hills.

[Mr. Truffles]

I know. It's beautiful. It's such an adventure. And we love Adventures, don't we, Mrs. Truffles?

[Mrs. Truffles]

Yes, we do.

[Mr. Truffles]

Well, gang, thanks again for listening, and guess what? But we're gonna do it again next week. But until then, say goodbye, Mrs. Truffles.

[Mrs. Truffles]

Goodbye, Mrs. Truffles.

[Mr. Truffles]

This show is brought to you by Beverly Hills ToyShare Chocolates of Switzerland, home of the world's first and finest champagne, Truffles. Join us next week for more adventures in everlasting love.