Nate (1:38)

Okay.

Katie (1:40)

It was a really fun, relaxing trip. Honestly, like, needed that, needed that sleep. I. I slept a lot on the trip. Honestly. We didn't do anything. Like, I didn't do any excursions. Jonathan and his brother did a fishing trip. Like, they went.

Nate (1:55)

Yeah.

Katie (1:55)

On a horrific fishing trip.

Nate (1:58)

It wasn't good.

Katie (1:59)

No.

Nate (2:00)

Oh, no. That's a bummer too.

Katie (2:02)

No. I felt so bad. So, like, we had decided, hey, if you are going to go fishing, we're just going to go to the spa. We're going to go get a massage while you are gone. Hey, y', all, it's Katie. Did you know that you could bring a little piece of running springs into your home? And just so you know, if you're a paid subscriber on TikTok, Facebook or Instagram, you will always get a 25% off discount with your subscriber code on the merch store. We've got the cutest merch featuring all the farm favorites like our mini cows, mares and foals, goats, donkeys, and of course the mini horses. You'll find T shirts, cozy hoodies, zip ups, mugs, and so much more. Some of the designs are limited edition, so when they're gone, they're gone. But don't worry, a few favorites stick around, at least until the end of the year. We've also started adding fun new things like diamond art kits, paint by number sets, shoe charms, and even coloring books. And trust me, there's a lot more coming later this year, so check back often. And don't forget to join the email list so you don't miss out on the new drops. So head over to katievanslike.net to get all of your favorites before they're gone. And now back to the video. So they tried. I, I have a lot of things about this trip because I've now been to Two Sandals. I don't think I warrant an all inclusive because I don't drink. And so I think a lot of the cost that's built into the trip is like the drink package. And I don't think that's. Yeah, I think I could probably plan a trip a little bit more accordingly to like, what I need.

Nate (3:33)

Yeah.

Katie (3:33)

For the same money. But anyway, so they booked an excursion to go fishing. He, Jonathan asked profusely, trying to figure out some sort of details on this trip. He was like, what are we fishing for? Where are we going? Like, can we have some details? And every time he'd be like, can I get some details on the strip? And they'd be like, you leave at 7. And he's like, okay, like what else? Like something else. And so what it ended up being was it was a big boat and it was, I think six people fishing with the guide or the. Yeah, captain, whatever. And I don't know if it was due to the waves. There was like 10t waves the whole time.

Maddie (4:18)

Oh, it was, it was due to the waves that they were trolling. Yeah.

Katie (4:23)

So trolling. So like, if, for, if you don't know, fishing, you can either cast, jig or troll. Trolling is where you literally put the fishing lines on the end of the boat and you just pull it through the water and you hope something gets it.

Nate (4:36)

Just drive around.

Katie (4:37)

Yeah. And so because they couldn't cast because it was so horrible weather wise and like wave wise, they just sat there getting beat to death. There was three fish caught the entire time and Austin and Jonathan were trying to be the nice guys so they let them do it first like the other people do it first and then they didn't catch anything else again. Well, I guess, I guess Austin got one. But yeah, they came back fried and sick. It was an hour car drive there, hour back.

Nate (5:09)

It had to be plum across the whole island.

Katie (5:11)

Jonathan probably.

Nate (5:12)

Yeah, it is not very big.

Katie (5:14)

No, Jonathan was like, I sat there and he said, he, I, he was like, I heard the captain say we'll be back 10 to 12 or something like that. And he said, I sat there and I kept looking at my phone and it was like in 5 minute increments. Cuz I was just trying not to throw up. I've never been sick in my life on a boat. And it was just rough. There was a husband and a wife. Jonathan's like, they're divorced now, 100%. Like it was the worst.

Maddie (5:38)

The other guy, I think there's four people. Yeah, the other guy was just there by himself. And then he was, he said that he like his wife was going to come, but he like that day was like, you're not allowed to come because we're going to get into an argument and, and like I don't want it to happen. And he was like, I'm so glad she didn't go.

Katie (5:59)

He said I would have to have a helicopter come pick us up if my wife had come on this trip. And Jonathan's like, I think same. And I'm like, I'm so glad. And then I accidentally. I didn't ever say like couples. I just booked it on our room to go get massages and facials.

Nate (6:19)

Yeah.

Katie (6:20)

Because we were like, if they're gonna be gone for four hours, let's go. Like, you know, whatever. And so they, we walk in, they're like couples massage. And we were like. And they're like, that's what we booked for you. And I was like, oh. So. We had a couple's massage. I was like, you don't have to because me and Jonathan had one too. I was like, you don't have to put our hands together at the end.

Maddie (6:44)

Like so we just got massaged right next to each other, but it was fine.

Nate (6:49)

So a couple's massage is just a regular massage in the same room. You're just in the same room.

Maddie (6:52)

Yeah. And then they put, they join hands at the end.

Katie (6:56)

We didn't do that.

Maddie (6:59)

But also like you, when you go into the, to the room, they're like, okay, hang your robe on the, on the door and Then go get under the thing. And the door is, like, across the room from the base, ways away. So we're like, okay. Well, I was like, who goes first? Oh, it was.

Katie (7:21)

Yeah, it was good, though. We, like, like. The only thing is that I have an issue with this massage. It was fine. And the facial, I actually really enjoyed. Like, I. I need to force myself to go do more facials and stuff. We. We asked for, like, a head massage as part of it. It was supposed to be 30 minutes as, like, a scalp massage.

Nate (7:43)

Yeah.

Katie (7:44)

You can only. With just your fingertips, no nails. You can only do this for so long in the same place before I'm like.

Maddie (7:54)

This is.

Nate (7:54)

All right, all right, let's.

Katie (7:56)

Let's just. And so at one point, I was like, do you mind just, like, playing with my hair? Because I was like, just do, like, a little, you know, some. Some scratches.

Nate (8:05)

You spoke?

Katie (8:05)

I spoke. I was like. I heard.

Maddie (8:08)

I heard it.

Katie (8:09)

I was like, can we just, like, can you just play with my hair or something? She's like, okay, start slicking it back. Just like. Like petting me like a dog.

Maddie (8:17)

There's, like, oil in it at this point, too. And so it's just like, wow, I.

Nate (8:22)

Can'T believe you spoke. I've only gotten a massage a few times in my life. And, I mean, they. They probably could have beat me up with a hammer.

Maddie (8:32)

Yeah.

Nate (8:32)

And I would be like. They'd be like, too, too rough. I'd be like, nope.

Katie (8:37)

See, maybe it's because Jonathan and I, like, our amazing. We've been doing this for years, our date night. And it. Sometimes we go months without it. And then sometimes we do it pretty frequently. Usually we do it more during the winter. We get massaged, and we have one person, one massage therapist that comes to our house and does it. Yeah. And so we know her. And so I get massages, you know, at least six times a year, if not more. And, like, we talk the whole time or we, like, we have a really open dialogue. I'm like, right there. That's really too hard, you know, And. And so I don't know if I'm just used to that.

Nate (9:09)

So I would like that. Yeah, I would like to be able to say, actually, that's a problem spot. Can you do a little more right there? But, you know, you just. You get in the room, and then they.

Maddie (9:21)

It's so quiet.

Nate (9:22)

They ice you in there. They just leave you in there alone for, like, five, six. It could be 30 minutes by yourself before they.

Maddie (9:29)

And by that point, it's like, you've been quiet long enough that when they come in, it's like you don't. It feels uncomfortable to, like, your face massage. Yes.

Katie (9:40)

Okay.

Nate (9:40)

And they come.

Katie (9:40)

That was a terrible.

Nate (9:41)

They give you, like a. They come in and they're. They're being really quiet. They got that peaceful music going.

Katie (9:46)

Yes.

Nate (9:47)

And they're like, is that enough pressure?

Maddie (9:51)

I'm like, I. I'm gonna say the bare minimum in this moment because I feel awkward.

Nate (9:57)

Yeah.

Maddie (9:58)

Yeah. Like, she. She would. When I, like, turned over, I think was the first time she said something to me, she's like, are you enjoying your massage so far? And I was like.

Katie (10:10)

Okay. Your massage. That massage was not a good introduction into massages because here's the thing. That massage, the way I would describe it is like, I'd rather have it than not, but that's not what I would describe as, like, a good one. Yeah, it was a lot of just like this rather than like this. So it was a lot of like, we were slick with oil, so it was a lot of just like, rubbing, like, in big circles and not a lot of like, sliding. Yeah.

Maddie (10:40)

There was one spot on me that she was digging into, but then the rest of the time it was like. I was kind of like, is this. Is this a good massage or is this.

Katie (10:51)

No, it's not. It was not, like, a mid massage.

Maddie (10:54)

And I just. I don't. After that experience, I was like, I enjoyed it. Would I pay to do it again? No.

Katie (11:03)

Yeah, that's the thing. I would. I wouldn't quit massages because of that massage. Again.

Maddie (11:10)

Try again.

Katie (11:11)

I loved the facial. I really, really liked the facial. I'd like to find somewhere and do that around here. But anyway.

Maddie (11:19)

Is that the first facial you've had?

Katie (11:21)

Second?

Maddie (11:21)

I think there are better facials.

Katie (11:24)

There are better facials.

Maddie (11:24)

Like, if you liked that one, they're. They're definitely better facials.

Nate (11:27)

Yeah, I went to one and it hurt. Doing all, like, the extraction.

Maddie (11:32)

Oh, yeah. Did she do that to you?

Katie (11:34)

Yeah. But I think because they had, like, steamed my face so much and done all the prep, it didn't hurt, really.

Maddie (11:40)

It didn't hurt so much as it was, like, uncomfortable. And I wasn't expecting that, like, because I was like, this is gonna be relaxing. And then it's like, I'm gonna get these blackheads right here. And I'm like, oh, okay.

Nate (11:52)

I thought she was taking my nose off.

Katie (11:53)

I feel like, because of all the prep, it was like, they. They're popping out easy. So she wasn't really having to do much.

Maddie (12:00)

Mine were.

Katie (12:01)

They were in there.

Maddie (12:02)

We're in there.

Katie (12:04)

We. I mean, pretty much we just had breakfast every morning together, and then we had a cabana every day so that we had, like, a home base, because it honestly probably didn't even need it this trip. I just remember last time we went to Sandals, it was very crowded and hard to get, like, chairs and stuff, so we went ahead and booked, like, a little cabana area. Area. And so, like, then we would just kind of, like, hang out at the cabana all day, go back and forth, go nap, come back, you know, things like that. It was. No, like, there wasn't. Am I allowed now that it's out of the bag, am I allowed to post the. Not post it, but, like, give it to him to post the canoe video?

Maddie (12:41)

Oh, sure. It's a kayak.

Katie (12:44)

The kayak video.

Nate (12:45)

Yeah.

Katie (12:45)

So there was one day they did, like, more fun stuff at the pool towards the end of our trip. They didn't do all that fun stuff in the middle. So one of the days they had a kayak race in the pool. So they had a race with couples of like, I was so sick and I chickened out. Jonathan. We. At one point we were like, we should do it. But then we convinced them to do it. So, like, the, you know, first partner race down in the kayak, then usually it was the wife or the girlfriend would get in at the end and then race back, and they were cheated.

Maddie (13:24)

So the time that we were trying to beat was 43 seconds. We got 41. So we. We beat the. The shortest time out of, like, 20.

Katie (13:33)

Like, they won. Yeah.

Maddie (13:35)

And then after us, this other couple goes and, like, the guy that was timing it, like, he said 41. Like, the host or whatever, he's like, they tied for 41. And then all, like, these people were like, I. But I was recording it, and I got, like, this.

Katie (13:56)

And.

Maddie (13:57)

And I think they got 40. And, like, I think they did this. And so they, like, reviewed a bunch of videos that people had taken on their phone. It was just kind of extra. And then decided that they got. They beat us by one second.

Katie (14:11)

They didn't review their.

Maddie (14:12)

No, they didn't review ours, but they looked at theirs, like, three times. And we're like, oh, okay, you won.

Katie (14:18)

And it didn't help that it was like a parallel universe of who won. It was. Yeah. Like, the guy looked just like Austin. And we were like, that's your evil twin.

Maddie (14:29)

We're like, that's your arch nemesis. And then he actually Was because you're upside down. He cheated us.

Katie (14:37)

Anyway, it was very fun. Other than that, like, we only had a couple of instances that weren't the best.

Nate (14:46)

Yeah.

Katie (14:46)

Which was just other people being kind of. Kind of gross. I've talked about on Snapchat a little bit. So, like, hibachi is my favorite food ever.

Nate (14:57)

Really?

Katie (14:57)

Oh, yeah.

Nate (14:58)

I didn't know that about you.

Katie (14:59)

Really?

Nate (15:00)

I don't think I did.

Maddie (15:01)

Well, Hibachi, as in fried rice, chicken on the grill, and rice with no vegetables. So basically, chicken and rice is her favorite meal.

Katie (15:15)

But, like, fried rice.

Nate (15:17)

Right.

Katie (15:17)

Okay.

Nate (15:18)

Right.

Katie (15:18)

And so I generally order my fried rice. I'm like, can y' all not put veggies in it? And the tiny little vegetable I have.

Nate (15:28)

Picked through it, just, like, a few peas.

Maddie (15:31)

Can you pick those out?

Katie (15:34)

No, they just didn't.

Maddie (15:36)

They weren't added.

Katie (15:37)

That's why I specified the beginning. I said, sir, I would not like any vegetables on the side. If I could have just chicken and steak. Because they're. You don't order. They give you. Like, everyone gets the same thing. So everyone gets a little bit of everything on the menu. And as I was like, I. I'm not gonna eat the seafood. Can I just have the steak and chicken? And if you don't mind, just like my portion of rice, if you don't put. And it was easy. Like, it was that simple. It wasn't creating, like, a stink. It wasn't like, whatever. That simple. So we were sitting there with. Because Hibachi, you know, you sit with strangers if you don't take up the whole table.

Nate (16:17)

Yeah.

Katie (16:17)

So there was. They. They told us they were 60. A 60 year old. They said they're from Liverpool. British couple, English couple. Everything was nice enough at first. Like, we were just, like, very small talky, like, chatty. Very. It was fine. It was nice. You know, everyone was just chatting back and forth, waiting on the food. Well, I fascinated them with my choice of no vegetables. And they don't know me normally, so they don't know this is my norm.

Nate (16:47)

Yeah.

Katie (16:48)

So I was like, yeah, if I could just have mine with no vegetables. She's like, no vegetables. What? And I was like, oh, yeah, I'm on vacation. If I don't want vegetables, I'm not gonna eat vegetables. And she was like, oh, okay. And so, like, she was, like, thinking about that. And. And so then as we're going, and he's creating and he puts it on my plate, she's like, really? No vegetables? I'm like, nope. I. I'M good. And like, it wasn't hindering her food at all, you know? And then as we're going, they're just. Were they not just, like. Not just me?

Maddie (17:22)

Like, yeah, they were kind of judgy.

Katie (17:24)

Just staring and, you know, we're just like, okay. And I'm eating. And she's like, you're just really shoveling that rice in. I was like, yep, I really am. I'm shoveling it in. And then she like.

Maddie (17:40)

So they had tiny appetites, apparently.

Katie (17:43)

Yeah.

Maddie (17:44)

Which. Or maybe we have large appetites. I don't know. But she, like. They skipped the fish and the shrimp, so they also only had chicken and steak. And after, like, she ate, like, a little bit of rice and, like, some of the chicken, some of the steak, she, like, laid down over in the chair, and he was like, she just can't eat very much. And she was like, I'm so full.

Katie (18:10)

I don't know how you're doing. I don't know how you eat that much. And we're like, we're American. Yeah, that's how. And so I was like, maybe we're the fat Amer. Maybe I'm the fat American. Because she just kept being like, you really like that food, don't you?

Nate (18:23)

I'm like, you can eat.

Maddie (18:25)

Wow, they can eat.

Katie (18:27)

And we were like, yeah, they left before dessert.

Maddie (18:29)

Yeah, we were still eating the main course. They left.

Katie (18:33)

They left. And like, I. I wish I'd been like, you can finish that.

Nate (18:38)

I'm going to pass that place just.

Katie (18:39)

Just to, like, shock them.

Maddie (18:40)

Are you waste. Are you gonna waste that food? Oh, oh, we don't.

Katie (18:44)

That should have been there.

Maddie (18:45)

We don't waste food.

Katie (18:46)

That should have been the angle you mind. So, yeah, that was like, the only, like, unpleasant because we were just like. Did that just, like. Were they really that blatantly rude? Because really, it was like, the staring. It was just like.

Maddie (19:05)

I had an interesting experience with. On the flight there.

Nate (19:09)

Yeah.

Katie (19:10)

Oh, I forgot about this.

Maddie (19:12)

A lady who I think probably such as yourself has flight anxiety.

Katie (19:19)

She had.

Maddie (19:20)

May have taken something before the flight.

Nate (19:23)

Yeah.

Maddie (19:24)

And she was sitting right next to me, and I was in the middle, and she was by the window. I don't even know. Like, I. I don't even think I can. I can, like, summarize the conversation because I don't even remember. Nothing she was saying made sense.

Nate (19:38)

Yeah.

Maddie (19:38)

She started talking about how, like, we were sat together for a reason, and, like, she was. I was supposed to learn something from her. And. And, like, she was like, I'm sensing, like, matrimony. And we were like, no, no. And then she's like, are you. You're planning on proposing on this trip? And he was like, yep, yeah, I am. And she was just like, I knew it.

Nate (20:04)

You actually just spoiled it.

Maddie (20:06)

You. You have such good intuition. Intuition, actually.

Nate (20:13)

That's wild.

Maddie (20:13)

It was. It was insane. And then she passed out for the remaining three hours of the flight. She didn't wait once she was out. And then I saw her at the airport afterwards in customs line with us. She's standing there reading a book.

Katie (20:26)

Normal.

Nate (20:27)

Just normal. Back to normal.

Katie (20:30)

Yeah, I've heard some crazy Ambien stories on planes when you're, like, fighting it and you're not going to sleep yet. And, like, I've heard some crazy stories.

Maddie (20:37)

And she did. She was like. She looked a little tired. Yeah.

Katie (20:44)

We on the. On the plane ride back had an interesting. This is where I'm like, I always wonder how. I was actually wondering how you would have handled this because. Okay. On the way back, I was starting to feel a little sick on the last couple days. Like, really congested. Just, like, nose running, like, just didn't feel good. And I got car sick on the way to the airport because it was, like, 80 degrees in the car and, like, very stop and go. Like, I got really car sick on the way. And so they were in the line when we. Already. When we got there. And then we got pulled to the side because we had priority tickets, and so we were like, next in line. We're like, okay, cool. So the people in front of us to put our bags on the conveyor belt, which was broken, so we couldn't even do that. But to get our tickets, it was four people, and I don't want to judge them for having a lot of bags because I don't know how long. Yeah, they were there. You know, I don't know how long their trip was, but it was a man and three women. So I was just standing there, and y' all know me in my face. Like, it's not the prettiest when it's relaxed. Like, it's just not. Like, I was watching the Christmas special and just. You just get shaking my head a lot of the time.

Maddie (21:54)

Because it's also not really, like, a mean face. No, not all the time. Like, I, Like, I'm picturing you just, like, standing there, like, blank faced. And it's not like. Like, I feel like I look mean when I'm just, like, resting.

Katie (22:09)

Mm.

Maddie (22:10)

But I feel like you're more like, just. Just.

Katie (22:13)

I'm going to do it and I'm going to. I'm going to remember how my face felt. And y' all tell me.

Maddie (22:19)

It just looks like you're thinking.

Nate (22:22)

Yeah, you. You have a tendency to err on the side of annoyed. A little annoyed. You err on the side of a little lost.

Maddie (22:34)

A little confused.

Nate (22:35)

Just like. It's not by much, but it's just a slight lean.

Katie (22:39)

Well, okay, so I was standing there, not feeling good. Car sick. No service on the phone. So I'm not scrolling on my phone and just blank facing it. I'm not. I'm not talking to Jonathan. We're not conversing. We're not like, you know, like, get a load of this. You know, we were just standing there and I'm not going to lie. The main woman. I'll call her the main one because she was, in my head, the main character and in her head, too. And so she was very loud and, you know, making a big thing about all of her bags. Well, I'm just standing there, you know, like, the man. He had gorgeous long turquoise hair.

Maddie (23:19)

I wouldn't say gorgeous.

Katie (23:21)

Had long turquoise thinning.

Nate (23:23)

That was interesting fact. Glossed over.

Katie (23:27)

And so, like, I made eye contact with him and gave him. You know, it's like, you know, just like a little. Not like a. Like just a little smile.

Maddie (23:36)

Not like a. Yeah, no, no, no.

Katie (23:39)

Yeah. I didn't do that.

Maddie (23:43)

See, if it was that. That in that case, I would be like, what are you looking at?

Katie (23:48)

Right. But like. Like, we made eye contact. I mean, we were there for like. Y' all made it all the way through the line.

Maddie (23:53)

Yeah.

Katie (23:54)

I mean, we were there for forever.

Nate (23:55)

Yeah.

Katie (23:56)

And so, you know, I was just like, whatever. And so he's. He goes to one of, like, starts whispering and then starts whispering, and I'm half paying attention. The main girl turns around. She's probably like mid-30s, I would say. I actually found her on. On the Internet after. Afterwards.

Nate (24:18)

How?

Katie (24:18)

Because she made it known what her name was.

Nate (24:21)

Okay. Okay.

Katie (24:22)

She was there with her cousin. She used to play softball, so she used to cheer. I found all this out pre Internet. Okay, Just.

Nate (24:30)

Yeah, yeah.

Katie (24:32)

So she turns around, looks at me and goes, oh, are you having a bad day? Oh, you're just having a bad day. We don't want to leave. We don't want to leave either. You just don't want to leave. And I'm like, what? I wish I was exaggerating that. Like, she was so, like, aggressively, like.

Nate (24:51)

Yeah.

Katie (24:51)

Pointed and I was just like, what? I didn't even get to answer because I was like. And then she turns around, and I'm like, okay. And I go to look at Jonathan, and then I look back, and again, my face is probably very confused. And she and her cousin. That I know. I now know it's her cousin, they were taking selfies with me in the background and then taking it and, like, looking at me and then pointing at it and laughing.

Maddie (25:17)

What would you have done in that situation?

Katie (25:18)

What would you.

Nate (25:21)

Probably my initial reaction when they're saying, oh, you're having a bad day. I probably would have been.

Maddie (25:29)

That's honestly, like, you talking to me.

Nate (25:32)

Me. Oh, yeah, you're having a bad day. I would have said, I'm actually having a great day.

Maddie (25:39)

Are you having a bad day?

Nate (25:40)

And then when they started taking pictures, I would have probably. I could have seen myself going along with a little bit and be like, I Can we actually do one more? You know, if.

Maddie (25:54)

Make it less fun for them that you're in on the joke.

Nate (25:58)

Oh, wait, I blinked in that one. Can we do one more, please? Please?

Maddie (26:02)

Like, really act like it's not bothering you.

Nate (26:05)

Yeah.

Maddie (26:05)

And. Yeah, turn the situation around. Make them uncomfortable.

Nate (26:09)

Yeah, probably. Probably something along those lines.

Katie (26:12)

But also, like, I truly was not feeling good, and so I was just like, what? Like, I was. And Jonathan's painful, painfully oblivious to all of it. He doesn't. He's just looking around, probably looking at trail cameras on his phone. So then I'm like, okay, they're done. They finally got done. We got our bags. I was like, we're just. Okay, we're moving on. We hung with them the entire time they're on our flight, and she's sitting next to me on the flight.

Nate (26:46)

That's hilarious.

Katie (26:47)

And so we. We sit down, like, whatever. I'm just gonna read and go to sleep. This isn't anything. Like, I'm on the. I have the window seat. She sits down. It's the end of the world that she and her cousin aren't sitting together. So she's like, how do we fix this? That. She's super. She's from Charlotte again. I know all these things. Yeah, she's from Charlotte. So she's like, how do we fix this? You know, like, trying to figure it out. And I'm like, listen, my husband's over there. I'd love to sit with him. If y' all figure out how to work it around. I'll move. I'll move to whatever so I can sit with him. They're like, okay, okay. So they start doing Jenga over here or whatever, Tetris. And they. They figured out. And so I end up not moving, and Jonathan comes to sit with me. So they're across the aisle from us, she and her cousin. The man and the older woman are up front because we were in the business class. So this entire flight, they start. I knew it was a red flag at the very beginning when the stewardess would come out, and she was so, so sweet, like, getting all of our drinks, and she's an older lady, and they were so overly nice to her at the beginning. I was like, that's a red flag. Because they're like, mary, Mary, you're so beautiful. You are so gorgeous. We love you, Mary. Thank you so much. Like, so over the top that I was like, okay.

Maddie (28:13)

Just. It's also a thing of, like, you've probably never worked in, like, a job where. With, like, customer service or, like, having to deal with other people. And so it's like, who, me? No, the girl. The. The.

Nate (28:30)

The girls had a lot of jobs.

Maddie (28:32)

Haven't. No, I know you have the girls. And so it's like. I don't know. It's almost. It was like, being over the top, nice. Like, that makes you uncomfortable, and it makes you feel kind of stupid.

Katie (28:43)

It was condescending. It really was. And so. And, like, they had made. You know, I don't want to dog on them even more, but, like, I do. They were being very loud the entire time. About, like, well, you should have seen our Europe trip last month. Well, be careful with that. That's Louis Vuitton, you know, like, very. Yeah, you know, like that. And so they're loud. It's whatever. I'm reading my book. And as the flight goes, they are ordering drinks, and I go to sleep. So the rest of this is relayed by Jonathan. I woke up at the end, and he's like, you missed a show. Like, okay. So they like. Apparently at some point, she got up and went and rummaged through the fridge at the front and got herself. Got herself a truly.

Nate (29:32)

Can't do that.

Katie (29:33)

So she did that, like, came back. They were drinking heavily. The woman that they were with from the front came back and sat in the middle of them in their laps, and they started singing karaoke. And the flight attendant came back, was like, ma', am, you're gonna need to go back to your seat. If we could have y' all be a little quieter. You know, she was trying to be nice.

Nate (29:53)

And they were like, how Big is the plane.

Katie (29:55)

It's an American Airlines. Like, this is in the business class section.

Nate (29:58)

So it's like a three, three or a two, two.

Maddie (30:00)

It's a two. Two. Two.

Nate (30:01)

Okay.

Katie (30:02)

But then it was three. Three behind it.

Maddie (30:04)

Yeah. So. But there's only, like, 10, 16, I think something like. Yeah, it's a small number of, like, two twos, so they're in the front.

Katie (30:14)

And so, you know, she's like, can y' all be quiet? And she's like, what? Excuse me. This has been the worst flight I've ever been on. Like, this is like a GD Spirit flight. We can't even get a. Like, just Gding effing, you know, whatever. Like, we can't even get an effing water. And mind you, this lady has been so attentive. Like, I witnessed her be so attentive. And the woman's like, I'm so sorry for your inconvenience, but we need you to stay calm. And she's start patting or be like, okay, we've heard enough. You can leave. All right, sweetie. Goodbye. And, like, just being so rude. So, like, I couldn't. I. I wish I was exaggerating and making it up that I. I hate that someone is like that out there, but they were.

Maddie (31:00)

And the fact that there's two of them, even if the other one wasn't as much outspoken and she was just, like, going along with it, is crazy to me.

Katie (31:07)

So I found out her name, went and looked her up.

Nate (31:11)

It's in the description.

Maddie (31:12)

Yeah, we tagged her below.

Katie (31:14)

Went, looked her up. Every post, Bible verses, every post. You know, God gave me this. Whatever. Like, it was so upsetting that, like, to some people, that is. That is the standard of, like, Christian love. You know what I'm saying?

Nate (31:34)

It's not.

Katie (31:35)

No, it's not. But, like, it was the stereotypical. And, like, you know, we're in the airport, just like, I gotta get back to the south, you know, and it was just like. So.

Nate (31:49)

That sounds like a. An eventful.

Maddie (31:52)

Would you have said anything on the flight if you're witnessing all of that?

Katie (31:57)

Mind you, I. I very much thought about it at some point. Not on the flight, but, like, in other circumstance. And I was like, these people seem like the type that they would go crazy if you chirp, they go high and start going, like, way above and beyond. And I'm like, I'm not dealing with that.

Nate (32:15)

Like, I could have seen myself with doing more of it. Like, a serious chirp. I'm almost like a. Hey. Almost like I'm going to give you some advice.

Maddie (32:32)

Type of chirp, really just piss them off.

Nate (32:34)

And it. It might have, but I would. I would be having this internal struggle of somebody needs to say, I know.

Maddie (32:41)

Yeah, someone needs to be me.

Nate (32:43)

Should it be me?

Maddie (32:45)

Do I wait and see if someone else does?

Katie (32:47)

Right.

Nate (32:48)

And I feel like in that scenario, it's more like I'm less likely to say something, you know, in general public, just especially if I'm with Macy or, you know, because things can turn violent and escalate very quickly, and I don't even put myself in those situations. I try to avoid those at all costs because most of the time it's stupid anyway. On a plane, what are you gonna do, right?

Maddie (33:16)

You gonna fight me?

Nate (33:18)

Yeah, you're gonna fight me.

Katie (33:20)

You're gonna get duct taped to your seat if you like. Yeah.

Nate (33:23)

They're not gonna play with you doing something on a plane. The plane. So, you know, but also, nobody wants chaos on the plane. Just.

Maddie (33:31)

No, let's just get. It's already, like, a stressful, like, tiring situation, and it's like, oh, yeah, this was at, like.

Nate (33:37)

But I could see myself saying something if they're being mean to Mary.

Maddie (33:39)

Yeah, yeah.

Katie (33:41)

And I would say the extent of mean to Mary was like, them. Like, if they had patted me, they were patting her being like, that's enough. And I'm like, oh, you love Mary. Like, that's. I. I saw it coming when they were being so lovey. I'm like, oh, you're gonna go so the opposite way. If. So if she says no to you.

Maddie (34:01)

Or, like, very entitled.

Nate (34:03)

Oh, the antics of Antigua.

Maddie (34:06)

But again, now that we've talked about the trip the entire time, Nate, how do you have anything to say?

Nate (34:14)

About what?

Maddie (34:14)

His trip, anything.

Katie (34:16)

He went to Arkansas.

Nate (34:17)

I did. I got to go home.

Maddie (34:18)

Oh, exciting.

Nate (34:20)

Which I've. I've rarely done in the past video. Past few years. Which one?

Maddie (34:25)

The Christmas one.

Nate (34:26)

Oh, isn't it so cute? Yeah, so cute. Got all the lights on the courthouse and so many people out there.

Katie (34:33)

Was that your baby's first time going to Arkansas? Yes. That's fun.

Nate (34:36)

It was. She enjoyed it. It was good to see. Family trips are never long enough, you know, but it was. It was good. We had the. Had the starlink on the roof while we were driving, so we gave that a good test run.

Katie (34:49)

Oh, did you do. Oh, no, she doesn't watch screens. I was about to say, did you do that to have a movie for.

Nate (34:55)

Okay, no, but it's.

Maddie (34:58)

What was it for?

Katie (35:00)

Just test.

Nate (35:00)

I was just testing it out.

Maddie (35:02)

Okay.

Nate (35:03)

I thought there may have been a chance I would need to upload a video while we were there.

Maddie (35:06)

Okay.

Nate (35:07)

And I didn't trust any of the Internet, so I thought, you know, does it work driving down the road too?

Katie (35:13)

If y' all didn't know, she heard things going on downstairs.

Nate (35:18)

But get back out of there legitimately will be a game changer for you. Yeah, like, it's. It's actually crazy.

Katie (35:26)

How long are you all there?

Nate (35:28)

We got there on a Thursday and left Sunday morning. So two days.

Katie (35:33)

Now that y' all have gone to your family's side, are you doing anything, like, big for Christmas Christmas? Because this is. We're filming this a couple days prior to Christmas. Or are y' all just gonna be, like, low key at the house with. With the baby?

Nate (35:45)

Well, I think for the most part be lowkey at the house, and I think it'll be the first Christmas I think either of us has ever been able to be lowkey because. Yeah, one of Macy's sisters lives across the country, and so her dad flew there and is spending Christmas there. So there's no.

Maddie (36:04)

Yeah.

Nate (36:05)

And all the other. All the other family Christmas have been done.

Maddie (36:07)

Right.

Nate (36:08)

So we don't have anything to do on Christmas day but wake up and just be at home.

Katie (36:12)

Right.

Nate (36:14)

And I may never go back. Yeah, I think we're going to get a taste of it this time. And the next year when they're like, oh, well, we're doing this on crit. We're not.

Maddie (36:22)

Or, I mean, you could. Well, I guess it's not as fun, but I was gonna say you could host.

Nate (36:27)

Yeah, you could host.

Katie (36:28)

The way we always did it growing up was because my mom's side is big and my dad's side is small. And so we always did my dad's side as the Christmas Eve, and they were totally fine being the Christmas Eve. And it gave us a whole evening with them. And there was no, like, back and forth on the day of and, you know, things like that. And so my pap was always Christmas Eve and we play games and I was the only grandchild, so it was really small and intimate. And we did pick, you know, presents and everything. And then the next day, we always did low key morning. So just us, you know, maybe my nana came over, but it was just us for the morning. And then we go to my nana's house in the evening. And so it was. Even though we went somewhere, it was always low key. And then now my mom hosts and so I just show up, which is great. I was gonna host this year, but she decided that she could do it. So we're. I. I decided to give the people that work in the barn, like, you know, leave early. I'm just gonna go feed and then head to my mom's house. So it'll be pretty low key.

Maddie (37:31)

We. We never did. Did anything on Christmas day growing up. Like, we always. As far as, like, family, like, get togethers, we had. I only really had, like, my dad's side had family. And so on Christmas Eve, that's what we did. But then on Christmas day, it was always just like, lock in with the prank. It was always just the four of us. I did.

Nate (37:53)

I did decide to do a little prank while I was there. And, you know, we did. We drew names and did all that stuff. And then I decided, I'm gonna get my grandma a gift from my grandpa.

Maddie (38:10)

So is your grandpa with us?

Nate (38:12)

Yes.

Katie (38:12)

Okay.

Maddie (38:13)

That would have been.

Nate (38:14)

That would have been crazy. So I decided, you know what? I'm just shopping around. I see a little lingerie on the clearance rack.

Maddie (38:24)

Oh, so you got lingerie for your grandma?

Nate (38:27)

Yeah, I picked one up and then ramped it. And I put, like, you know, to my grandma from my grandpa. Well, he has no idea. So they're passing up present, like, here you go, Mimi. It's from Pompaw. And he's. I already see his face. He's like.

Katie (38:47)

He's like, did I wrap that?

Maddie (38:48)

But at this point, he's like, I'm not going to say it.

Nate (38:50)

I don't remember. And then she starts open. She's like, what? And then she sees it, and now she's so embarrassed. She's like, why did you do that? And he's like, I didn't do that. That was a big hoot. I never told. I think she still thinks.

Katie (39:06)

You didn't.

Maddie (39:07)

You didn't know? She did.

Nate (39:08)

I didn't tell. I thought, you know, And then, well, here's the thing. And also, I decided. I think. I think I'm gonna try stand up again. You know, we went and saw Nate Bargainsy.

Maddie (39:26)

Yeah.

Nate (39:27)

He's what, 45, 46?

Katie (39:31)

Yeah, I think. I think he was, because I remember the guy saying that they were the same age. I think he is like, 46.

Nate (39:36)

And I'm like, that's 15, 16 years from now. I could still give it a shot.

Maddie (39:43)

Yeah, you could be where he is 15 years from now.

Nate (39:45)

15 years. So I had a situation happen that I'm gonna try to figure out how to like, work it out into a joke. But my, my grandparents, they've always been young, you know, like some people's grandparents. Like, you see him, you see an old person, you're like, that's an old person. You're on the way out. Yeah, like you're old. Yeah, like you gotta, you use a walker, going to the bath, around the house, like you're old. My grandparents have always been very young. Spry travel. Let's go on this trip. Let's do this. Quick wit, good mind. And very blessed for that to have been the case. No, I've just always viewed them that way until a few days ago. You know, we're at their house for Christmas, and then, you know, we packed up the car, we left. We get halfway home, and I realize I left my phone at their house. You know, at this point, we're way past bedtime. This is about turning to a whole ordeal. So I just, you know, we'll just go back. And then Mace was like, well, do you need to tell them that you left it and that you're coming back? I said, no, don't do that, because they're going to say, well, we'll meet you, we'll bring it to you. And I don't, I don't want them getting out.

Maddie (40:56)

It's late.

Nate (40:57)

They're old, they're mid-80s. So I said, I will let them know right before we get there that we are about to knock on the door. So let them know show up. They open the door, they are stressed and in a panic. They're like, we, we found your phone. And we, we tried to let you know that we would bring it to you. I'm like, oh. They're like, we tried to call you and tell you that we had your phone. So I, I, I'm like, oh, you don't have to bring it. I don't really realize what they're saying. I get my phone. They, they found it. They called me, watched my phone ring and went, we didn't get him.

Maddie (41:43)

We'll try again.

Nate (41:44)

So they tried eight more times and sent two texts.

Katie (41:50)

What about calling Macy?

Maddie (41:52)

No, no, no, no, no.

Nate (41:55)

They called my phone, watched it ring and went, didn't get him, Missed him. Why don't you try calling him again?

Maddie (42:02)

Try calling him another eight times.

Nate (42:04)

I had nine missed calls on the phone that they found.

Maddie (42:07)

What they think you texted.

Katie (42:08)

Did they think maybe you had an Apple watch and it would, they don't.

Maddie (42:12)

Know about Apple watches. I don't know.

Nate (42:16)

They just called the phone and watched it Ring. And they were like, we didn't get him. Why don't you try him again? I hate for him to have to come back. I went, oh, you're. That was a. That was an old moment.

Maddie (42:29)

That was an old moment for sure. Tired.

Katie (42:32)

It was a long day.

Maddie (42:33)

It was a long night. Yeah, it was.

Nate (42:35)

It was well after.

Maddie (42:37)

And they thought, well, seven o', clock, we'll just text him.

Nate (42:40)

Yeah. And the texts were 10 minutes apart, so they went, well, why don't you just try shooting them another text.

Katie (42:47)

All the while? Your wife has her phone.

Nate (42:49)

Yeah, she. She texted them to let them know we were coming back.

Maddie (42:54)

They didn't respond to her. They just kept trying you. That's hilarious. Yeah, you should make that into a bit.

Nate (43:02)

I feel like I could work that out.

Maddie (43:04)

It's very funny.

Katie (43:05)

I honestly, comedians like Nate Bargetzi, who are like, clean comedians, you know, like any age could watch him, which I can appreciate. Like, I mean, I like a. A raunchy joke just like anybody. But I like his clean comedy and a lot of his bits are based on, like, his parents and his childhood. And. Yeah, you know, I think it's great. And just the way he says things is so funny. We went and saw. It was a great show, if you have the chance to go to a Nate Barghesi comedy show. Because the openers were. Were good. Like, the. What would you call him? The host.

Nate (43:43)

He was good host.

Maddie (43:44)

Julien something.

Katie (43:46)

They were great.

Nate (43:47)

McCullough.

Katie (43:48)

I've never been to a comedy show ever.

Maddie (43:50)

I have any.

Nate (43:51)

That was a good.

Katie (43:52)

And it was. It was fun.

Maddie (43:53)

I will say, though, like, floor seats seem great.

Katie (43:59)

Never going to do it again.

Maddie (44:00)

I was so uncomfortable, I think.

Katie (44:02)

And I.

Maddie (44:03)

And I couldn't see. I couldn't see.

Nate (44:05)

I think of the floor seats, we unknowingly had the worst. Had the worst ones.

Maddie (44:11)

Yeah.

Katie (44:11)

Well, originally we had fifth row, so.

Nate (44:15)

I think that would have been great.

Katie (44:16)

Yes. I was not able to sell those tickets, so I ended up giving them to. So Rachel got them and my cousin Aaron got them. So people went, yeah. And so that. That was like. They said it was great. So. So that you're, like, sitting there looking at the guy. We were so far back in row 18 on the other night that we were just like this.

Nate (44:42)

It's like. It's a little too far to really.

Maddie (44:45)

See the guy, but it's not far enough.

Nate (44:47)

But you're a little too close to see the screen. I think if you're like in the first, you know, four, five, six rows, because they also had, like, big TVs up there for when they turned around. I think that would be, like, Floor seats are awesome.

Katie (45:01)

Yeah.

Nate (45:02)

And I think even floor seats. Maybe row 25.

Maddie (45:06)

Right.

Katie (45:06)

Might be awesome, because then you're just screening it like, you're fine.

Maddie (45:10)

I don't want to be one, though. Now I can see you being a front row guy because, like, they're picking on the front row guys the whole time. Yeah, mostly. Because it's like, they're mostly making jokes about, like, you think it's better down here? Like, this is a comedy show. You don't need to see. You need to hear, like, you know. And so they're picking on the people at the front a lot, which I would hate to be called attention to and put up on the screen, but I feel like you would thrive.

Nate (45:36)

I. It's my worst nightmare, but secretly I would enjoy that. Yeah, it's more. It's more interactive in the front.

Katie (45:46)

But I. I think we need to do something like that again. Like, I. I thought it was a fun, just, like, group night where we went to dinner and went and saw a show, and it was. It was fun.

Nate (45:56)

It was. It was a lot of fun.

Maddie (45:57)

I liked that Matt and Nate paid for dinner.

Katie (46:00)

I loved that. That was my favorite.

Maddie (46:02)

I think we should do that more often. I do, too.

Katie (46:04)

My favorite part was when they said, get whatever you want. Yeah, we're buying.

Nate (46:11)

We meant it.

Katie (46:13)

And then I did.

Nate (46:14)

I'm glad. I'm glad.

Katie (46:17)

You know what? I was gonna not. I was gonna, like, chicken strips. No, but I was gonna. I was gonna, like, hold back a little bit. But then y' all started just ordering apps and.

Nate (46:26)

See that?

Katie (46:27)

And it set the tone.

Nate (46:29)

I did try to do that. I tried to go overboard with my order just to make it really clear. Get whatever you want. Don't feel like, well, Nate's paying, so let's try to be a little.

Maddie (46:41)

And then if, like. If, like, you had ordered, like, one crab cake, I would have been like, oh, no. Like, I can't.

Nate (46:46)

I know what kind of not we're having.

Maddie (46:48)

I would have been like, oh, no. Like, I can't order something nice. He's sacrificing himself for me.

Katie (46:54)

He sacrificed himself.

Maddie (46:55)

He's sacrificing himself.

Nate (46:57)

So I tried to go a little crazy so y' all would feel comfortable, you know, getting whatever you actually wanted to eat.

Katie (47:03)

Mind you, this has been planned. They wanted to take us out for a long time.

Maddie (47:06)

I don't think this included me, though.

Nate (47:08)

No.

Maddie (47:09)

I was just there and Got paid for. When y' all were taking the bill, I was kind of like, this doesn't seem right. I don't know why they're paying for me, but I let it happen. And no one said anything.

Nate (47:24)

Could you. Could you imagine? We split it.

Maddie (47:26)

I know I'm the only one left.

Katie (47:28)

Out.

Maddie (47:30)

Because they asked me before anyone. They were like, is this all together? And I was like, I'm not answering that. And then Maddie. Maddie took over and was like, it's on them. I was like, oh, thank you, Maddie.

Katie (47:42)

I was so glad. I think she had a great night. She did have like, she. So Matt's wife is very early on in her pregnancy and so she's been sick lately. And she see like she. Because we sat next to them, she busted a gut the entire time. I was so happy she wasn't sick.

Nate (48:00)

Yeah, that was. That was fun to watch.

Maddie (48:02)

Yeah.

Katie (48:03)

But anyway. Okay, well, that's kind of catching up on what we've done the last couple weeks. I hope y' all enjoyed. I know Cats out of the Bag a little bit over here. So some of y' all are gonna be like, I knew it. There's gonna be. There's gonna be.

Nate (48:16)

I knew it.

Katie (48:17)

There's gonna be. I knew it. There's gonna be a Reddit there page. There's gonna be all kinds of things.

Maddie (48:22)

I won't be looking at it, so.

Nate (48:24)

Yeah, me either.

Katie (48:26)

But anyway, hope you enjoyed. Stay tuned for more. I think this is the last. Is this the last Catching up with Katie of 2025?

Nate (48:32)

Yes.

Katie (48:33)

That's crazy.

Nate (48:34)

I think so.

Maddie (48:35)

No, the 30th is like next Thursday.

Nate (48:37)

Okay. Yeah, the 30th. So we'll have one more.

Katie (48:39)

One more. Okay, so let us know if there's anything special you want us to talk about for our last Catching it with Katie of the year. Because we could do a Q and A with everybody. You know, just kind of make it like a wrap up session and then we will plan on doing like a 2025 wrapped video like we've done the past couple years. So stay tuned for that. Follow on Snapchat and I'll see you in the next one. Oh, hold on, hold on. We got to end it with. We'll see you in the next one. Yeah.