Bless Your 'Hardt - Roller Coasters, Farts & is Brunch Overrated?

Summary

Detailed Summary of "Bless Your 'Hardt - Roller Coasters, Farts & is Brunch Overrated?" Episode of The Dale Jr. Download

Podcast Information:

• Title: The Dale Jr. Download
• Host/Author: Dirty Mo Media, SiriusXM
• Episode: Bless Your 'Hardt - Roller Coasters, Farts & is Brunch Overrated?
• Release Date: June 26, 2025

Hosts:

• Amy Earnhardt: Co-host, wife of Dale Earnhardt Jr.
• Alex: Co-host.
• Dale Earnhardt Jr.: Occasionally contributes.

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Episode Overview

In this engaging episode of "The Dale Jr. Download," hosts Amy Earnhardt and Alex delve into a mix of family adventures, lighthearted debates, personal anecdotes, and interactive segments. The episode weaves together stories from recent family outings, playful discussions on everyday topics, and insightful listener interactions, all set against the backdrop of their beach house location.

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Family Adventures: Hershey Park and Pocono Raceway

Hershey Park Fun

Amy and Alex recount their delightful family trip to Hershey Park, highlighting both the sweet and exhilarating aspects of the visit.

• Chocolate Overload: The family indulged in three pounds of Hershey's chocolate, leading to playful remarks about where the chocolate ended up.

  Amy Earnhardt [05:22]: "We bought probably three pounds of chocolate from Hershey Park, ate a little bit of it, and then made it disappear."

• Roller Coaster Adventures: Their daughters, Nicole (4) and Isla (7), experienced various roller coasters. Isla bravely tackled the Comet, a wooden coaster, and eventually conquered the loop de loop after encouragement.

  Alex [06:05]: "Nicole, 4 years old, has to ride the smaller stuff of course, but Isla was big enough to actually get on a couple of road roller coasters."

  Amy Earnhardt [07:25]: "Nicole was so sad. She was defeated."

• Victory Lane Visit: A memorable moment when the kids visited Victory Lane, with Isla proudly holding the Victory Lane flag and expressing gratitude to the team.

  Alex [09:14]: "Isla took in Victory Lane, didn't move, and she wasn't about to lose it to her sister."

Pocono Raceway Experience

The hosts share their experiences at Pocono Raceway, emphasizing the unique moments and minor challenges faced during their stay.

• Pit Box Access: Amy narrates an unexpected opportunity to visit the pit box before the race, offering the kids a close-up view of the racing action.

  Amy Earnhardt [07:50]: "You getting to be on the pit box was not something any of us were expecting."

• Rental House Hiccups: The family encountered a malfunctioning door hinge in their rented Pocono Mountains house, leading to humorous attempts by Alex to fix it.

  Alex [12:08]: "The hinges are destroyed. It's ripped off... I took all the screws out there."

• Dining Memories at Louis Prime: They reminisce about dining at Louis Prime, a remodeled steakhouse with nostalgic ties to their racing past.

  Amy Earnhardt [14:17]: "It's a cute little steakhouse."

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Interactive Segment: "Hot Takes - Agree or Disagree"

In this playful debate segment, Amy, Alex, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. discuss and challenge each other's opinions on various topics.

1. Brunch is Overrated

• Amy Earnhardt [44:00]: "Brunch is one of the greatest inventions ever."
• Alex [44:25]: Initially disliked brunch in his twenties but now appreciates it, especially for its mimosas.
• Dale [44:33]: Prefers the drinks aspect of brunch over the food.

2. Adults Shouldn't Wear Graphic Tees

• Amy Earnhardt [44:46]: Finds graphic tees a bit juvenile but makes exceptions for racing-themed shirts.
• Alex [45:12]: Embraces nostalgic graphic tees despite self-doubt about aging.
• Dale [45:00]: Commends the commitment to themed apparel, referencing racing shirts.

3. It's Fine Not to Answer a Call or Text Back for Days

• Amy Earnhardt [47:08]: Generally disagrees, citing occasional forgetfulness due to distractions.
• Dale [47:59]: Emphasizes the importance of acknowledgment through reactions like thumbs up or hearts.

4. Once You Hit a Certain Age, Birthdays Don't Matter

• Amy Earnhardt [48:10]: Strongly disagrees, believing every birthday holds significance.
• Alex [48:36]: Agrees but notes diminishing excitement for specific age milestones.
• Dale [50:10]: Concedes that the intensity of celebrating birthdays dwindles with age.

5. Avocados are Overrated

• Dale Earnhardt Jr. [54:02]: Expresses that avocados are hyped without exceptional qualities.
• Alex [54:35]: Acknowledges the versatility and health benefits of avocados.
• Amy Earnhardt [54:52]: Defends avocados for their variety and nutritional value.

6. It's Better to Shower at Night Versus in the Morning

• Amy Earnhardt [56:26]: Believes it depends on one's daily activities, favoring night showers after a sweaty day.
• Alex [56:45]: Mostly showers in the morning but agrees nighttime can be preferable after certain activities.
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. [56:33]: Aligns with the flexible approach based on individual needs.

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Personal Anecdotes: Losing Phones

Poll Results on Losing Phones

Amy conducted a poll asking listeners the craziest places they've lost their phones, unveiling humorous and unexpected locations.

• Top Places:

  • Refrigerator: Many confuse phone placement while grabbing groceries.
  • Laundry: Phones lost in washing machines or laundry baskets.
  • Lakes and Docks: Dropping phones into water bodies, with some retrieved by helpful individuals.
  • Unusual Spots: From sewers to shredders, showcasing the diverse misplacements.

  Amy Earnhardt [17:15]: "A lot of people are putting the groceries away, set it in there to turn around and grab something else or just get a water, get distracted, lose it in the fridge."

Personal Story: Dropping Phone in the Lake

Alex shares a vivid memory of losing his phone in a lake during a houseboat outing, detailing the retrieval by a neighbor.

Alex [18:49]: "He swam down there and got it."

Additional Tales:

• Fridge, Freezer, and Back of Car: Various humorous scenarios where phones ended up in unexpected places.
• DIY Attempts: Alex mentions leaving bike accessories on a truck's bumper, resulting in their loss during a drive.

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Health Insight: Elevated PSA Levels

Alex opens up about his health journey, discussing fluctuations in his PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen) levels and the subsequent implications.

• Initial Concern: A PSA level above 4 led to consultations with specialists, ultimately normalizing to 0.7.

  Alex [57:36]: "I went back and did it again... my PSA was not over 4, but it was high. It's supposed to be like, 0.7, really low all the time."

• Communication Slip-Up: An email drafted to his banker with the subject "I've lost it all" inadvertently shared with colleagues, prompting lighthearted reactions.

  Amy Earnhardt [59:08]: "He was like, I got my results. Do you think we should look at it?"

• Emotional Impact: The hosts reflect on handling medical results and the importance of open communication.

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Listener Interaction: Ask Amy

In the "Ask Amy" segment, Amy and co-hosts address listener-submitted questions, offering personal insights and practical advice.

1. Being the Wife of a Winning Crew Chief

• Question: "How does it feel to be the wife of a winning crew chief?" – bboone77

  Amy Earnhardt [62:17]: "It feels so good. He's undefeated. I'm proud of him."

• Alex Adds: Describes the exhilarating experience from the pit box during a race finish.

  Alex [63:33]: "You have all of this excitement and emotion that's like a powder keg."

2. Tips for Handling a Toddler and a Newborn

• Question: "Any tips for handling a toddler and a newborn?" – Giggles26

  Amy Earnhardt [70:15]: "Try not to change too much... keep going. The babies adapt."

• Advice: Maintain routines, stay active, and ensure both children receive attention without overburdening the parents.

3. Getting Ready for a Daytona Bachelor Party

• Question: "Going to Daytona in August for my bachelor party and the race. What is something I have to do while I'm there?" – Sarah Ann

  Amy Earnhardt [65:34]: "The Hard Rock is a good place to go hang out now."

• Alex Recommends: Visiting historic spots like North Turn Restaurant and exploring the evolving bar scene.

  Alex [66:17]: "There's a lot of good history inside the restaurant."

4. First Car and Driver's Test

• Question: "What was your first car and was it the same car you took your driver's test in?" – Donald

  Amy Earnhardt [68:00]: "My first car was a Chevy Cavalier... I don't think the driver's test was in my car."

• Insight: Discusses the structure of driver's tests and the influence of her mother's driving habits.

5. Using and Maintaining the Tree House

• Question: "Do you still have and use your tree house?" – Amy Rose

  Amy Earnhardt [69:34]: "Dale takes the girls up there to clean it and hang out."

• Maintenance: Regular cleaning to keep critters out and ensuring the tree house remains a fun spot for the kids.

6. Handling Two Young Children

• Question: "Expecting baby number two in February. Any tips for handling a toddler and a newborn?" – Giggles26

  Amy Earnhardt [70:15]: "Double strollers are essential... keep active and manage stress."

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Amy Earnhardt [00:00]: "We are here at the beach house for another episode of Bless Your 'Hardt."
• Alex [44:25]: "I thought brunch was stupid when I was in my 20s or 30s, but now I get it."
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. [44:33]: "I hate the people that are too focused on the food part of brunch. I don't really consider that the focus is the drinks."
• Amy Earnhardt [47:08]: "It's probably not okay. I'm guilty of doing that."
• Alex [54:02]: "Avocados didn't do hypes it. It's just normal."
• Amy Earnhardt [56:26]: "I think it just depends on your day. If you're dirty before you get in the bed, you should probably take a shower."
• Amy Earnhardt [62:17]: "It feels so good. He's undefeated. I'm proud of him."
• Alex [63:33]: "You have all of this excitement and emotion that's like a powder keg."
• Amy Earnhardt [70:15]: "Try not to change too much... keep going. The babies adapt."

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Conclusion

The episode wraps up with Amy emphasizing the importance of submitting questions for future "Ask Amy" segments and promoting their merch via Dirty Mo Media. The hosts express excitement for upcoming races and family activities, maintaining a warm and engaging rapport throughout.

Amy Earnhardt [71:45]: "Thank you for your questions. We'll see you next week."

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Transcript

[Amy Earnhardt]

Good morning. We are here at the beach house for another episode of Bless yous Heart. Dale and I have some fun things to talk about today. We're going to follow up with I Lost My Phone. I took a poll and there were some really funny remarks. So I want to share those with you. Pocono farts and burps. Feel like you probably know where that's going. And Hershey Park. Let's get started.

[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]

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[Alex]

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[Amy Earnhardt]

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[Amy Earnhardt]

Oh, yeah. This is the way it's going to be, girl. We're going to hang out, open a bunch of jars. You got big strong hands. Are you suffering from high crack?

[Dirty Mo Media]

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[Amy Earnhardt]

Working that mout. Hi, guys. We are at the beach house this week for another episode of Bless yous Heart. Dalen and I have some fun things to talk about. We've had a good week. Pocono farts and burps. Hersh Park.

[Alex]

Pocono farts and burps.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Yeah. And we're going to follow up on me losing my phone. Everybody has done this and some fun remarks. So let's get started.

[Alex]

All right, we have, as usual, we have our High rock vodka cocktail in this awesome glass. I love these glasses, Amy. It's like something from my childhood.

[Amy Earnhardt]

I'm always trying to play into your soul.

[Alex]

Yeah, man, we got to show them the wallpaper you hung up in the bathroom downstairs. Can we put that? Let's put that in the show.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Okay.

[Alex]

This wallpaper man's amazing. Very, very vintage. Anyways, today's drink is.

[Amy Earnhardt]

It's the Dale.

[Alex]

Yeah. Oh, shoot. It is, is it? It's called the Dale. Yeah. This is a really cool drink. Texas Roadhouse and. And. And High Rock Vodka partnered to make this drink. Mm. This week's. Yeah, it's High Rock Vodka, obviously, a little orange juice. Texas Roadhouse has a sour margarita mix, and also it has some candied orange and vanilla syrup in there. You can go to Texas Roadhouse nationwide to try this. Dale. Yeah. Drink. Yeah. Hi, rock. Visit highrockvodka.com also, and you can find a locator for bottles near you. People are always asking us, where do I find it? Well, there's a locator on the website that might help point you in the direction to get to the liquor store or the Total Wine or whatever it may be to. To get what you need. And remember to drink responsibly. Must be 21 or over, but. Yeah. Thank you, Texas Roadhouse, for teaming up with High Rock Vodka and all of us for the Dahlia. I think that's doing really good. Been out in the Texas Roadhouses now for. She feels like a year.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Yeah, it feels like a while. It's a good drink. Very refreshing.

[Alex]

So. Yeah, that wallpaper downstairs, I told Tim Duggar, I said, it makes me feel like I'm checking into a Holiday Inn for speed weeks in Daytona.

[Amy Earnhardt]

I don't know if that's a compliment or not. In 1981, you actually told me when you saw it rolled up, you told me not to put it up. You said, I don't know if you want to hang that. That's gonna get really dated.

[Alex]

Yeah, it's already dated, but, like, in a good way.

[Amy Earnhardt]

It's a vibe.

[Alex]

It is a vibe.

[Amy Earnhardt]

It's pretty fun. It's just pink and it's got bananas.

[Alex]

Yeah, we'll show the picture. We'll pop the picture up there, let them see it.

[Amy Earnhardt]

See if I can show you on my phone.

[Alex]

It's not very. I don't think it's. Yeah, don't do it.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Don't. It's a cool room. Makes you want to wallpaper the whole house.

[Alex]

It is. Yeah. I don't know what's going on with my hair, man. I think it's the angle of this iPad, but it's like, I gotta. I got a little 1950s thing going on. I don't know.

[Amy Earnhardt]

He was telling me yesterday he really wants to grow a mullet. So maybe your hair just decided to give you a little zhuzh just so that you felt more sprightly today.

[Alex]

So we did go to Hersheypark. We went to Pocono last week. Obviously, we had a great time. And on the front end of the Pocono trip. We took the kids to Hershey park and we bought. We bought probably three pounds of chocolate from Hershey park, ate a little bit of it, and then made it disappear.

[Amy Earnhardt]

I don't know.

[Alex]

I think it's back home.

[Amy Earnhardt]

It is, but. Did you throw it away?

[Alex]

No. Where is it?

[Amy Earnhardt]

I don't know. That's my M.O. to throw the candy away.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Amy Earnhardt]

I don't know where it went.

[Alex]

I didn't. It's still around, but it's a bunch of chocolate.

[Amy Earnhardt]

We couldn't help ourselves. I mean, there's every type of Hershey candy you can imagine in bulk. And so.

[Alex]

The gift shop there is like a big, giant warehouse and it's wall to wall ceiling stacked. Candy.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Yeah.

[Alex]

Every direction you look.

[Amy Earnhardt]

And that was the last thing we did. We rode a bunch of roller coasters and rides. And so by the time we got done, everybody was hungry. That was the other thing. We're kind of shopping for candy as we were hungry. So you just never do that. You don't grocery store shop while you're hungry. It's not a good idea. So that's why we ended up with so much.

[Alex]

Yeah, it was cool. The best part about the Hershey park experience was the girls riding the rides. Nicole, 4 years old, has to ride the smaller stuff, of course, but Isla was big enough to actually get on a couple of road roller coasters. The Comet was the first one she got on, and it had a pretty good drop. It's a wooden roller coaster, and it has a pretty good drop at the start for seven year old. And she took that really well. We walked past the loop, the loop where there's a coaster with one loop in it. And she was not going to ride that, but about, I don't know, they.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Basically heckled her all afternoon.

[Alex]

Yeah. She got halfway through the day, she.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Decided to do it, got the brave.

[Alex]

Courage to do it, and we rode the loop de loop. And maybe we rode it twice, didn't we?

[Amy Earnhardt]

No, you just rode it once.

[Alex]

Well, either way, Isla got to ride roller coaster.

[Amy Earnhardt]

And Nicole was very jealous. She's not. She's not scared of anything. And she was so sad. We'd get up to the little marker and then they grade your height and you get in a category. So she's a Hershey Kiss, which is the shortest. And so she couldn't ride any of the roller coasters that Ali got to ride. And she was just so sad. She was defeated. Every time we walk up to one, she'd just be like, Ugh.

[Alex]

Pretty sad.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Yeah. Too short. Maybe next year I'll be tall enough. That's what she said. Can we go back next year so I can be tall enough and ride the roller coasters? So I got her cotton candy. Every time Isla got to ride her coaster, we went and got some drunk food to make her feel better.

[Alex]

Yep. So the Hershey park was a. Was a blast. Pocono was cool. The kids got to go to Victory Lane.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Yeah, they did. It was a magical little day. Kind of unexpected, to be honest. I mean, the whole day was just surreal. You getting to be on the pit box was not something any of us were expecting. It was kind of a last minute thing and the girls got to go up and see the pit box and just really see all the things. Really?

[Alex]

You brought the girls to the pit box before the race started? I thought that was against the rules. I thought you were not allowed to have miners out on pit road, but I guess they can come out there.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Well, the cars weren't on yet. They hadn't fired the engines since they.

[Alex]

Were out, so I didn't know the rules.

[Amy Earnhardt]

You know, they've been out there for pre race stuff.

[Alex]

You knew them better than I did.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Well, I was just going to ask for forgiveness if we were in the wrong spot. Surely they wouldn't let me out there with the kids if they were not supposed to be out there.

[Alex]

But that was cool. They come up on the pit Boss before the race started. That was cool to see. I like watching them in that, be around the race cars, be on pit road and the wonderment, you know, and their curiosity and they're looking around going, what's about to happen here? You know?

[Amy Earnhardt]

Yeah.

[Alex]

And then after the race, we went to Victory Lane. That was pretty cool. I mean, honestly, it was one of the cooler things that I've experienced in a long time in terms of race in the racing industry, of or. It was just. So maybe it wasn't as cool as winning a championship with Justin, things like that, but it was just different. I just don't know how to explain it. But it was.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Isla was dead set on holding that flag. So she took in Victory Lane, didn't move, and she wasn't about to lose it to her sister, that's for sure. So she had a death grip on the flag and I think you said when you took her to JRM for the toast, she actually said thank you to the whole team for letting her hold the flag.

[Alex]

Yeah. So we're riding in the car and I don't Know, I'd be curious how other parents do it, but I was gonna drive over to Junior Motorsports and speak to the company, call them down to the floor, tell them thank you. And I was like, hey, I'm gonna do this, Isla. This is what I'm planning on doing. I think it might be nice if you say thank you as well. And I didn't never think to go.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Any further than that.

[Alex]

I mean, yeah, because it's.

[Amy Earnhardt]

She's shy. She doesn't like getting up in front.

[Alex]

Of people, but she's like, I'll do it. I'm like, all right, so let's talk. We were driving down the road, and I'm like, let's practice. Like, Tim, what you gonna say? So we practice a little bit. And sure enough, man, I got done talking, and I said, isla, you wanted to say a few words. She walks over, held the mic. She's like, thank you for letting me go to Victory Lane. Hold the flag. That was cool. Thanks for the opportunity to do that. And I was. And everybody loved it.

[Amy Earnhardt]

I can't believe she did that. I still haven't seen a video. I'm hoping somebody has one.

[Alex]

Oh, I'm sure. Yeah.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Not that I don't believe you, but I just want to see her little face, you know?

[Alex]

Yeah. I think there is video of it.

[Dale]

They were filming it. They were filming it.

[Amy Earnhardt]

They were.

[Dale]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, we can get that.

[Alex]

So that was pretty neat. I don't know. I. You. Isla's had a big weekend. Roller coasters, loop de loops. Speaking in front of 140 people, you know, pretty. Pretty cool to see your daughter get the confidence to do those type of things.

[Amy Earnhardt]

It sure is.

[Alex]

Yeah. So what was your Pocono experience?

[Amy Earnhardt]

My Pocono experience was great. I mean, it was so hot. So when we went to the racetrack, the girls sung out in mro, and because we don't have the motor coach or anything there. All of the spoils that I'm used to. I just hung out at mro, too, but it was pretty hot.

[Alex]

Yeah. We rented this old house.

[Amy Earnhardt]

We did. We rented a house in the mountains. Is that what you call it?

[Alex]

Pocono Mountains?

[Amy Earnhardt]

Yeah. Right there next to Lake Harmony.

[Alex]

We rented this house, and the. The bottom floor is like a game. Ish. Room with a little bunk. Bunk room, couple beds and a bathroom. And then you go upstairs, and that's the living space. Top of the stairs is a door. That door. The hinges are destroyed. The door jamb is destroyed. I'm hoping that they don't think we did that. But when I got up there at the top of the door, the top hinge is completely loose from the door jamba. You can't shut the door without picking the handle, picking the door literally up off the floor and setting it into the door jamb. It's just. It stayed open the whole time. And I'm like, man.

[Amy Earnhardt]

So when we got there, the door was shut.

[Alex]

I know. The door. You can shut the door. But the hinges. It's ripped off the hinges. It is. I took all the screws out there. There's no. There's no wood behind that hinge for it to get a hold of. It's all destroyed.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Yeah. So we get to the house, we open the door, and we're unpacking all the things, and all of a sudden, I turn around, Dale's got a screwdriver in his hand, which I don't know where the hell he got that thing from. And it's not like he's got tools in a rental house. All of a sudden, he's got a screwdriver in his hand, and he's whittling with the door jamb, talking to himself, you know, I'm like, oh, what's going on with the door? He's already annoyed. What's going on? Girls, go to your room. Unpack your things. I bet there's some deer outside.

[Alex]

Yeah, it was fine. I just didn't want them to think that we had done that.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Well, I don't know. It wasn't the newest house, really. No, they're used to the quirks of the house.

[Alex]

I mean, what. It's just a little. Hell, I can put a door in. I'll fix it.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Why didn't you do that?

[Alex]

I mean, on top of all the. I was waiting on you to tell me to stop messing with it, but.

[Amy Earnhardt]

I was not about to get in the middle of that. I. I've seen that look on your face, and I. I, too, had a dad that acted that way. Sometimes I'm getting in the middle of that.

[Alex]

Pocono is awesome. There's a little restaurant next to the racetrack called Louis Prime. They did a little remodeling since I've.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Been back there, but it's a cute little steakhouse.

[Alex]

The weird thing is, I had it in my mind that dad took me there in the 80s. And I asked the lady, I said, how long y' all been here? And she goes, 20 years. I'm like, damn, did I make that up? Maybe it was a restaurant before and just name something different. I Gotta. Still. I gotta go back and ask.

[Amy Earnhardt]

The building would say it's been there longer than 20 years. And the renovation, before they renovated it, it looked like this cute little German building or something. And you and I had gone there for what? I remember being the first time, back when you were racing, I was, like, begging you to get out of the bus. So we would go eat at places like that. And I remember her saying, if somebody's saying to you that maybe your dad used to come eat there, but.

[Alex]

Right.

[Amy Earnhardt]

I don't know. That you went there with him.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Amy Earnhardt]

I don't remember that happening.

[Alex]

Either way, I still feel like dad ate there.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Yeah. There's some nostalgia.

[Alex]

There's something. There's something in my mind that's got. Got me and dad, or dad connected to that place. So it's like this routine. When we go to Pocono, we eat at Louis Prime.

[Amy Earnhardt]

So we took the girls.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Amy Earnhardt]

And it's a little bit of a nicer place, and they're used to going out to eat, but, you know, Nicole's just a stinker. And Isla can sit and mind her manners and put her napkin in her lap and do the whole thing. Nicole doesn't know how to sit still very well. She just doesn't.

[Alex]

They got some butter noodles in there. She'll put some spaghetti in her mouth and then chew on it. And then if she gets a whim, she'll just eject down in her. Yep. Look down in her lap and spit it out right into her napkin. And then the napkin, you know, falls in the floor, as it will. Will slip off the leg and fall onto the floor. Now we got noodles out beside the table in the middle of the floor.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Yeah.

[Alex]

Of this freshly remodeled restaurant. And. But they. You know, the people, the staff, they didn't care. They don't mind.

[Amy Earnhardt]

They didn't at one point. I had to get Nicole out of the seat, though, and take her out to the little vestibule and just, like, just talk to her. I'm like, you don't think you understand? We better get together. Your dad's about to get really mad. But in the midst of all of the. Nicole will settle down. Y' all behave. Dale is ripping them in the seat.

[Alex]

Huh?

[Amy Earnhardt]

Don't you remember farting?

[Alex]

I had. I farted once.

[Amy Earnhardt]

I mean, with no shame. I'm like, how do you think we're gonna get her to act right if that's what you're gonna do in the middle of the booth? No shame.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Amy Earnhardt]

How do you. How do you even Explain yourself there, sir.

[Alex]

I know I was telling you this yesterday.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Yeah. Cause he did it again yesterday.

[Alex]

Well, I was burped. We were walking around somewhere doing something, and I just burped. And I thought to myself, I said it out loud. I said, you know, when I was. When we first started dating and early in our relationship, I would never, you know, burp out loud or fart. Right. And I'm like, you know, got no Coop anymore. You deserve better, Amy. You deserve better. Because here I am, just like, ah, whatever.

[Amy Earnhardt]

I mean, just like that, too. Big conversation.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Amy Earnhardt]

And I'm like, man, are you okay? What's wrong?

[Alex]

How can I expect you to. How can I expect you to. To look at me as the greatest thing you've. You know, the greatest decision you've ever made, and I'm over here. Not.

[Amy Earnhardt]

You're a barbarian doing my.

[Alex]

Doing what I'm. Yeah. Not doing my best. I'll try to get back to where I don't.

[Amy Earnhardt]

How are you going to do that?

[Alex]

Fart and burp out loud in front of you like a gentleman. Right? Act like a gentleman.

[Amy Earnhardt]

We'll see how that goes.

[Alex]

I'm going to try to try to do it. Try to get in a better habit.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Can we. I want to follow up on me losing my phone.

[Alex]

Yeah, you did. You lost your phone in Vegas. And since then, you've had a lot of correspondence and connections. People have shared some stories with you. I'm excited about that.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Phones is just a thing that everybody does. You've lost your phone. Nope, not. You have misplaced your phone. I absolutely don't believe that You've never lost your phone.

[Alex]

I don't let that happen.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Okay, well, Earnhardt, a lot of people do, and I took a poll, and it's very common. Some.

[Alex]

What poll did you take? What was your poll?

[Amy Earnhardt]

I just said, what's the craziest place you've lost your phone? There are a lot of people that lose it in the refrigerator.

[Alex]

What?

[Amy Earnhardt]

A lot of people are putting the groceries away, set it in there to turn around and grab something else or just. They're just getting a water, get distracted, lose it in the fridge. The other really popular place is in the laundry. Like in the laundry. Either basket or in the machine. I've had a couple people say they lost it in the machine. Got one in the freezer. A lot of poor people lose it in the lake. Like kayaking.

[Alex]

Oh, yeah. Dropping. I remember Bubba lose. Brandon Suggs lost his phone in a lake one day.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Oh. Did he lose his mind or did he not care?

[Alex]

Like, hey, we. You dropped yours at the pier and a dude swam down and got it. Remember that?

[Amy Earnhardt]

No.

[Alex]

The hell.

[Amy Earnhardt]

I mean, I'm not saying it didn't happen.

[Alex]

We were at the lake house and the neighbor across the street, they were partying on the. Their pier and we were. We were gonna untie our pond. I think we were. Still had the old boathouse. Our houseboat. Sorry.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Oh, loose change.

[Alex]

Yeah. And so we're coming out a while ago.

[Amy Earnhardt]

No wonder I don't remember.

[Alex]

It was me and you, and we're getting ready to get on the boat and you dropped your phone in the slip of the boat of the dock. Oh, the boy came over.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Were they floating? They were like in the water.

[Alex]

They were hanging. He come over and he's like, he's. He come over to ask us if they could go off our slide of the houseboat.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Oh.

[Alex]

And we're like, you can go off it all day long if you'll go down here and get this phone that she just dropped in the lake. He swam down there and got it. It's like seven foot of water. And then we put it in rice.

[Amy Earnhardt]

It's a pretty good memory.

[Alex]

Some things.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Some things. Yeah, some things stick. Some people lose it in the sewer drain. That's happened.

[Alex]

I mean, it's gone. Then I ain't getting it out of there.

[Amy Earnhardt]

A lot of people lose it when it's in their back pocket. Like it's on their person.

[Alex]

And they just like. Yeah, that happened. I mean.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Yeah, yeah, I've done that. Hang tight. Got some more. There's some funny ones here. Dog, crate, my cooler. This one. Poor lady. Oh, my gosh, she lost hers in the shredder. They have a business, so they have like a really big industrial shredder.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Amy Earnhardt]

She had to call whoever comes to receive, get all this stuff out of it to get her phone out. Let's see here. Oh, on the back of the car, top of the car, back of the car, the bumper. Pretty common people to drive around. Oh, man, it flies off.

[Alex]

Yep. I've done. I haven't done that with my phone, but a few things. I didn't do that with my phone, but I did drive off with. So I have. Have my little Garmin. My Garmin thing for my bike, my road bike and my brake, my little tail light thing and all. All the stuff that's on my bike when I go riding. I left it on the bumper and put the bike in the truck and jumped in the truck to drive away and all that stuff was out on the street.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Oh, shoot. So you did it after you rode?

[Alex]

After I rode, yeah. I went back and got it. It was all still good.

[Amy Earnhardt]

This last one, this lady wrapped it up in a UPS package and shipped it with some things and then ended up having to get it back through ups.

[Alex]

Holy.

[Amy Earnhardt]

To chase it down. So that's it. And I have one other story I wanted to add. I should have just told you this last week. And this is not. This is not a tragedy, but it's something my friends razz me about all the time. So we're in Nashville for Alexa's. Alexa Jordan's bachelorette. This is years ago, way before kids, and I have this tiny little crossbody bag and my little card case is in my bag and it's just got like a flap. There's no lock or anything. So you've been downtown in Nashville to varhop. There's like five or six levels at some of these buildings and so there's bars on each level. You're jumping all over the place. I lost my wallet. I get to the next bar, I don't have my cards. I'm like, oh, no, this is really bad. I have my phone, so I know that I don't have, like, I haven't lost everything. But I start trying to backtrack with some of my friends on the bars that we went to cross eyed. I mean, bachelorette weekend. I think I lost a kiddie life that weekend too. It was bad. So I ended up finding the wallet in a bathroom. The bathroom attendant had it. And I remember slinging my purse around when I went to the bathroom and just. It must have fallen out. But in the meantime of the hunt, I had drafted an email to my banker at Wells Fargo.

[Alex]

Oh, gosh.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Her name is Debbie. She's the sweetest lady. And in the subject line it reads, I've lost it all. Now anytime I lose anything, all of my friends text me like, I lost it all. Oh, so, I mean, it's not new. I lose things all the time.

[Alex]

Oh, yeah, I know. I do know that.

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[Alex]

Speaking of houseboats.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Yeah.

[Alex]

I've got a.

[Amy Earnhardt]

You didn't buy another one, did you?

[Alex]

No, I got a houseboat playlist, Houseboat Rock on my Spotify. So I share, I got two playlists that I'm, that I've got, that I've shared with, with folks on social media and so forth and one of them's Houseboat Rock. And I wondered what, who came up with the name Yacht Rock? You know, Yacht rock, the style of music. Like we rode down here to the beach in a suburban listening to yacht rock on SiriusXM.

[Amy Earnhardt]

I guess some guy that has a yacht.

[Alex]

Why? Why yacht?

[Amy Earnhardt]

I don't know, right?

[Alex]

It's like, no, who can really relate, right? I don't know, you know, and it's not. Yachts are like, you know, expensive million dollars, multimillion dollar pieces of equipment. This music's laid back, approachable, laid back, easy, you know, accessible. It doesn't make sense I don't like the name.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Okay, so you renamed it Houseboat Rock. Why not just Pontoon Rock? Even Pontoon Rock. That one sounds, you know, like flows a little bit better. Yeah, but it's the same music.

[Alex]

I think, you know, we're kind of stuck with Yacht Rock because it's. Everybody knows what that means when you say it, but I think it was mislabeled.

[Dale]

Google says it started from a comedy sketch series. They called it Yacht Rock, making fun of the lifestyle that these songs were trying to portray. And then it just stuck. That's what Google said.

[Alex]

There we go.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Oh, well. I like it better that way.

[Alex]

It's like a sort of tongue in cheek joke. How about that?

[Amy Earnhardt]

Yacht Rock's a joke.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Now we like it.

[Alex]

I still like Houseboat Rock. Houseboat. I don't have a yacht.

[Dale]

But I gave that playlist a follow that you tweeted out. Dale. I follow it now. I'm listening to that.

[Alex]

Thanks, man.

[Amy Earnhardt]

When do you listen to it?

[Alex]

I think there's a thousand followers on it now.

[Amy Earnhardt]

A thousand? You have a thousand followers on my Yacht Rock? You can have followers on Spotify, Saves, whatever. I don't know how to say.

[Alex]

Basically, if somebody makes a playlist, you can go follow it, and it basically just adds it to your library. So you can just listen to it whenever you want. Now it's your playlist, Right?

[Amy Earnhardt]

So as people update their playlist, you get the updates too.

[Alex]

Yep.

[Amy Earnhardt]

It's pretty neat.

[Alex]

I'll add. I add a couple songs a day. If I'm listening to it, I'll. As I'm listening to it, I'm. I'm probably adding a couple songs here and there. So. Yeah, it's always percolating.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Percolating?

[Alex]

Yeah, it's always alive.

[Amy Earnhardt]

That's not a word I've ever heard you say before.

[Alex]

I also have my original playlist called Shuffle It.

[Amy Earnhardt]

What's on that?

[Alex]

Mostly that is a playlist that is a blend of grunge from the 90s all the way till current time, of sort of grunge, pop, punk, alternative style music and just things that were kind of popular over the years. But it's all in this really wide vein of kind of rock.

[Amy Earnhardt]

So they'll take you up and bring you down and take you up.

[Alex]

Yeah, yeah. There's all kind. It's all over the place. It is. I think it's over 24 hours of music.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Good lord.

[Alex]

Yeah. I don't know how many songs are in that one, but it's a lot. I've been working on it for a long time, and I think it has 4,000 people that have saved it. I've shared it a couple times on social media, so.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Well, speaking of social media, you sent me a funny clip.

[Alex]

I did?

[Amy Earnhardt]

Yeah. Or you showed it to me of this guy talking about this lake. It was from Twitter.

[Alex]

Oh.

[Amy Earnhardt]

So apparently there's a lake, and I don't remember where.

[Alex]

Lake Tahoe.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Lake Tahoe.

[Alex]

It's really deep and really cold at the bottom.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Mega deep. Very cold. And so if you fall off of your boat and you die in this lake, you sink and you don't decompose because you're so cold, you're, like, preserved. So they. They call it the dance. The. What is it? The dancing floor.

[Alex]

Oh, hell.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Hell, if I know the death of. We have to Google it. I don't. Can you look it up?

[Alex]

I'm not gonna be able to find it.

[Amy Earnhardt]

So apparently, if you get to a certain level, there's a bunch of bodies down there, and they're still preserved. And they call it something about dancing.

[Alex]

Yeah, because it looks like when you're.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Down there, they're dancing around.

[Alex]

They don't decompose because the temperature of the water is too cold.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Well, it just reminded me of being on Lake Norman years ago on the houseboat, because we're going off the slide, hanging out in the water, and there is a party boat that's rather large, and they're not. There's nobody on it except for the captain, and you can see him kind of walking around the edge of the boat, and he's looking in the water. He clearly lost something. What he had lost was a person. And that dead body was floating around somewhere close to us while we were partying and acting like fools. We could have absolutely just bumped into a damn dead body in Lake Norman. So what I want to know is what happens to the dead bodies in Lake Norman?

[Alex]

They find them.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Do they? Do they really find them all?

[Alex]

Well, they don't. They decompose eventually.

[Amy Earnhardt]

We didn't run into one, but I hear that there's a lot of bodies in that lake too. Like, people die in Lake Norman pretty regularly, all summer, I felt.

[Alex]

I remember that day. We. We had a houseboat called Loose Change. And we get on that thing. It's. You know, it's. It's an afternoon. We're gonna. We got all of our friends, some of the people that I worked with at Hendrick Motorsports, and crewmen, wives, girlfriends. We go out into the lake. We passed by this other houseboat. That we knew was a. Was rentable and that would take people out and party. And they're. I'm like, it's interesting. They're usually not out during the day. They're usually a night kind of thing. And wonder what they're doing. And they were, you know, they. They had obviously sort of put everything away on the top deck. So I knew they weren't. And they weren't working. They were just out on the lake for some reason. They were kind of cleaning things up. And we're waving. We're like, hey, I know who they are, right? So we're like, hey, y' all. They know. They can see our boat and recognize it, and they're just like, you know, not really in a hey, mood, you know. And so we go on by and then we see a couple of sheriff's boats trolling around, and we're cruising over to where we're gonna park. We get over there, we park, and we have a day, right? We're swimming, going off the slide, having a good time. And. And it's about four or five hours later we learned that they had lost somebody off the back of that boat.

[Amy Earnhardt]

The day before, the night.

[Alex]

That night, that night before. And they were looking out there, looking.

[Amy Earnhardt]

They still hadn't found the body.

[Alex]

And I'm like, we're not in, like.

[Amy Earnhardt]

This mega wide part of the lake.

[Alex]

I wasn't. I wasn't, like, worried about what. Amy was worried about my. I was like, what. We were to ride by and be like, what's up, y' all? Hey, how y' all doing?

[Amy Earnhardt]

Well, us and everybody else in the lake, nobody knew what they were.

[Alex]

Good seeing you out today. What's up? You know, and they're sitting there going, we've looked. You know, we're looking for somebody. When probably, you know, I don't know. That was.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Well, we didn't learn that till we got off the lake. Nobody knew, but we all kind of should have known.

[Alex]

We should have known.

[Amy Earnhardt]

We should have kept our ass out of the water.

[Alex]

Felt terrible about that. But.

[Amy Earnhardt]

I don't know. I feel like there's more to the stories about people falling in the lakes. Well, where do they go?

[Alex]

I don't know if I believe that. The. The, you know, if you fall into Lake Tahoe and you sink to the bottom where it's that cold, you know, your body just. It doesn't bloat or anything. It doesn't. So it won't surf.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Yeah. It doesn't bloat. It doesn't decompose so there's no gases lifting you up to the surface of the water. Like you just pickle and you're hanging out down there.

[Alex]

I don't believe that.

[Amy Earnhardt]

You don't? I feel like it wouldn't be real if it wasn't talked about. I would think that everything has an ounce of truth.

[Alex]

All right, so. All right, so the bodies that. From the Titanic.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Yeah, Right.

[Alex]

All the microorganisms and all those things, they've taken care of all that. There's nothing down there.

[Amy Earnhardt]

I know, but that's over a vast period of time.

[Alex]

We don't know. Could happen in a year. But I imagine in Lake Tahoe, same thing. Like.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Well, there's not like sharks and stuff in the lake.

[Alex]

No, I'm not saying sharks have torn them, you know, eaten the people from the Titanic. I'm just saying, like, in Lake Tahoe, I'm sure there's microorganisms and other things too that would take care of something like that. I don't know.

[Amy Earnhardt]

We'll never know.

[Alex]

I think that that video on Internet was just a clickbaiter.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Well, they got me.

[Alex]

They got you.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Got you too. You're the one that showed it to me.

[Alex]

Yeah, well, I knew you'd love it. Me and Amy were talking about. Amy was making a list on her phone for. For shopping from the grocery store. What do you call that?

[Amy Earnhardt]

A grocery list?

[Alex]

No, no, no. What do you call. What do you call that when you're filling up your thing?

[Amy Earnhardt]

My Instacart.

[Alex]

Instacart. That's what I'm thinking. So she was doing her instacart. I needed some printer cartridges to be able to print for work and kit and a couple other things.

[Amy Earnhardt]

And mind you, we're sitting at the pub doing this.

[Alex]

Yeah. We're sitting at a bar drinking a couple beers, and I was like, hey, put some Fruit Roll Ups on there.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Like the hell. I'm getting you a Fruit Roll up.

[Alex]

Put some gushers. What were. What are some of the. And we were just kind of like going through, like. What are some of the things that.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Well, we bounced around with. Is that something that's sold anymore? Because we haven't bought them in so long. And they are.

[Alex]

What are some of the things that you. You eat. You ate as a kid.

[Dale]

You guys are here at Dunkaroos.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Duncan.

[Dale]

They're like, they. They came back for a hot minute a couple years ago. It's like icing and like animal crackers. And you would dunk those in the icing. They Were good. And then you would eat the icing.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Gross.

[Alex]

Oh, man.

[Amy Earnhardt]

I had a lot of Little Debbies.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Swiss cake rolls, oatmeal cream pies, that kind of stuff.

[Alex]

When I was a little kid, like the goat of candies was the fun dip. Like that. When you got a hold of one of them, you'd hit the jackpot. I don't know why. Because it was so much work.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Yeah.

[Alex]

You know, the little chalk stick into the. You know, it's basically like Kool Aid mix. And you're like. And we ended up. We ended up. Fun dip turned into getting. Literally getting the Kool Aid packets and.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Just, like, eating the Kool Aid. Like, no sugar right out of the.

[Alex]

Kool Aid packet, Man. We were broke. We're poor.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Poor and stupid. I bet your teeth were colored like.

[Alex]

Oh, yeah.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Mega dye.

[Alex]

Yeah. And we got. We tried everything. Some of it wasn't that good. Like Gatorade.

[Amy Earnhardt]

No, no.

[Alex]

Gatorade Powder. Powder. No.

[Amy Earnhardt]

I always really like Pop Rocks and so does Isla. She likes some Pop Rocks.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Amy Earnhardt]

What else? I don't know. We. We ate all the junk. We ate all of the junk.

[Alex]

Yeah. Well, Fruit roll ups, man. I used to get those and take it all at once and put it. And ball it up in the ball and throw it in your mouth. Chew on that.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Everything is so aggressive. Like, nothing could just be done as planned, as designed.

[Alex]

I didn't.

[Amy Earnhardt]

He's got to step it up a notch. Wad up the entire fruit ball and put it in my mouth. Or eat the fun dip.

[Alex]

Oh, man.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Dip. We're going straight to Kool Aid.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Amy Earnhardt]

We're just gonna.

[Alex]

Well, we could. Yeah.

[Amy Earnhardt]

They didn't sell fun dip everywhere either. We didn't get Kool Aid powder like that. That was one thing we didn't have is, like, jugs of Kool Aid packets.

[Alex]

They were little packets.

[Amy Earnhardt]

I know, but we didn't make that. It's like you had tea in the fridge. Other than that, there was just, like, sink water. Yeah, well, get Kool Aid. I don't remember getting Kool Aid anyway.

[Alex]

Fruit roll ups, man. They were the ticket. And it ain't nothing, but it's just sugar sheet. And it's not even the good sugar. It's like the sugar is bad for you. The game that we played a couple weeks ago where it was Guess the girls.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Yeah. That was last week.

[Alex]

Was it last week?

[Amy Earnhardt]

Yeah, it was last week.

[Alex]

Are we going to play that again? I got also, I got these scratch offs I bought last night. Let's See if we won.

[Amy Earnhardt]

You want to scratch them off right now?

[Alex]

Well, I won't.

[Amy Earnhardt]

I was going to take a minute.

[Alex]

While we were in a conversation.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Well, I think we lost that opportunity.

[Alex]

I also was going to talk about ear hair.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Ear hair?

[Alex]

Yeah. This is the fastest growing hair on my. On my body, and it's on the top of my ear. Do you get those?

[Dale]

Mine.

[Amy Earnhardt]

He's not old enough for that yet.

[Dale]

Still peach. Mine are still peach fuzz.

[Alex]

Oh, my God.

[Dale]

Because if you shave it, I. I'm convinced it grows back thicker.

[Alex]

Oh, yeah.

[Amy Earnhardt]

I think you might be right.

[Alex]

When I was a kid, I wanted to grow a beard and a mustache and all that so bad that, I mean, I'm shaving my peach fuzz. Trying to. Because they said, you know, if you shave it, it'll grow back faster. And I'm like, all right, well, we'll get this going. Boy, what a. I regret all that because now I hate shaving. I wish you could just make, you know, like, all this never grow again, you know, so you didn't have to cut it. But. Yeah, man, right at the tops of my ears because I kind of forget to cut it, and, man, it just grows back so fast. It's weird.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Things you have to look forward to there, Alex.

[Alex]

When you turn 50, all that damn hair in your nose is starting to grow out. You got to look in the mirror because you walk around with hair sticking out of your nose, you turn animal eyebrow hair hanging down into your lid. God almighty.

[Dale]

You know what I found the other day? It was, like, right here. Like, right here on my eye was, like, growing out some thick hairs, and I'm like, I didn't get up there.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Yeah, I didn't get up there.

[Dale]

I saved that. I'm like, what is that?

[Alex]

Hell, yeah. Hey, I had a damn eyebrow. Like, my eyebrows right, are where they're supposed to be. I had a hair way off to the side one day, and I'm like, all right, now, I know that's probably part of the eyebrow, but I'm supposed to hold that one off. I don't know.

[Dale]

He started breaking away from the pack.

[Alex]

Yeah, yeah. He was leaving.

[Dale]

Oh, my God. Yeah, I hate that. Stray hairs. Like, how does that happen?

[Alex]

I know.

[Amy Earnhardt]

I started having to pluck them out of my chin.

[Alex]

Oh, my gosh.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Happens when you get older and you're a woman, you're. Yeah, yeah. Estrogen drops, and all of a sudden you've got chin hairs you got to pluck.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Amy Earnhardt]

And they can grow fast. You can sprout one, like in an hour. So you just kind of. If you see me doing this, it's not because I'm thinking, yeah, just checking for hairs.

[Alex]

Yeah. I'm convinced the hair on my ears is, like, grows faster than any other hair on my body.

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[Unknown]

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[Alex]

All right, so we're going to. We got a game today. The game is called Hot Takes Agree or Disagree. Alex is going to list off some hot takes and we're going to decide if we agree or disagree with them. I'm going to challenge you, Alex. Next week I want to get back to playing that game. But we can flip it and do the guys the guy slang.

[Dale]

Yeah, let's. Let's do it. Me and you can come up with some. With some words too.

[Alex]

All right, let's do it. But all right, let's play Hot Takes.

[Dale]

All right, Hot takes this week. The first one is brunch is overrated.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Who says that brunch is not overrated? Brunch is one of the greatest inventions ever.

[Alex]

Brunch is great, especially if you're hungover, because it's, you know, you get the mimosas and get right back into it.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Yeah, you have breakfast or lunch. You can sit and hang for hours. Why is that? For some reason, brunch is like an extended situation. It's not like your typical dining experience. Like, you don't sit for an hour. You can stay for three or four hours.

[Alex]

I like brunch.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Turns to a party.

[Alex]

I thought brunch was stupid when I was in my 20s or 30s, but now it's. I get it. Yeah.

[Dale]

I hate the people that are too focused on the food part of brunch. I don't really consider that the focus is the drinks.

[Alex]

That's.

[Amy Earnhardt]

That's the difference, 100%.

[Dale]

Uh, the next one. Adults shouldn't wear graphic tees. Agree or disagree?

[Amy Earnhardt]

Adults shouldn't wear graphic tees.

[Dale]

Yeah.

[Amy Earnhardt]

It feels a little juvenile. Dale. Dale likes a graphic tee.

[Dale]

I. I like graphic tee, too. The racing shirts are cool. Like, that's. That's what I would consider.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Amy Earnhardt]

I think it just depends on what's on it. I mean, I'm. I'm not against the racing shirts. He wore one yesterday that had, like a sunset or something on it. I wore it the beach, you know? But it does feel a little juvenile, right?

[Alex]

Yes, I think that. So everybody knows I'm. I'm very nostalgic. And I went on and I went online and bought some old spring break MTV shirts. MTV remakes, these shirts. It's like, it's not a vintage shirt that I'm buying from somebody, but it's. It'll be like, hey, Nate, 1987, spring break, MTV.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Panama.

[Alex]

Yeah. Panama City, Daytona Beach. And. And I bought those. And I'm like, those are freaking badass. I can't wait to go to the beach and wear that. That's gonna be kick ass. And then I'm. Every now and then when I do some. Something like that, I'll, like, have this sort of out of body perspective where I'll go, Damn it, I'm 50. I shouldn't be wearing this. You know, I bet I look like a freaking idiot out here with Amy and my kids, and I'm walking around dressing like I did when I was 20.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Well, what's funny about that is he doesn't just wear the shirt. We have shorts that match.

[Alex]

Oh, yeah.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Hat that matches. We are full neon.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Amy Earnhardt]

And like, he found these trunks on Amazon that are bright colors. And then the undershorts, like, are built in and they are splatter painted or something equally like. It looks like back the 90s and very 90s, like, say by the bell print. You know what I mean? Like, very, very bright. So if it weren't for just the T shirt, maybe you would feel that way. But he goes very hard for his theme.

[Alex]

I do.

[Dale]

It's commitment.

[Alex]

I think that it is. I think it's probably best that adults don't wear graphic tees.

[Amy Earnhardt]

But the heart wants what it wants.

[Alex]

Yeah. I kind of see how easy that is to do.

[Dale]

Yeah, I get it. This next one, I'm excited to hear this answer. It's fine not to answer a call or text back for days.

[Alex]

Not okay.

[Amy Earnhardt]

It's probably not okay. I'm guilty of doing that. And the reason why isn't cause I lose my phone. It's because I will check it as I'm driving or something. Just because, like, I can't stand the notification to be there. But then I forget to go back, like when I stop and I just get distracted or keep going, and so I forget. So sometimes I do that for that reason. But I don't ignore people on purpose.

[Dale]

What about responding with like those reactions? Like a thumbs up, a heart?

[Amy Earnhardt]

I think that's okay. Like if you don't have your red receipts on and they don't know that you read it, at least give them, like the high sign. Yes. That you have paid attention. Some people don't like that, though. They feel like that's rude. I don't think that it's rude.

[Alex]

A thumbs up is rude.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Yeah. Like some people feel like if you can't respond back, that you're either in a bad mood, you're short, something's wrong. So there. I mean, I think it's fine. That's what they're there for.

[Dale]

The acknowledgment is what I'm looking for. I don't really need a whole conversation about that.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Right.

[Dale]

Yeah, I agree with that. The next one. Once you hit a certain age, birthdays don't matter.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Totally disagreeable. Every birthday matters, right? No, I think they all matter.

[Alex]

So when I got to, everyone mattered. And then I turned 40. And not that 40 was bad or that, you know, rocked my mentality around it, but like, for the numbers get boring. Like 41, 44, 43, 46.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Yeah.

[Alex]

You know, you're like, oh, man, 46. What a crap number. And then so you just. It becomes like, all right, you know, this is, you know, I'll. We'll get excited about 45 or 50, 55. You know, you start to really kind of like the, the. The 51s. Twos, threes, fours, just don't hit as hard as a 50 or a 55.

[Amy Earnhardt]

You know, I still like to celebrate them, though. Doing your thing now. I don't need a party.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Amy Earnhardt]

But I damn sure want a present. And some carrot cake.

[Alex]

Carrot cake. I want to. At this point, I want, you know, a good morning hug, happy birthday, and then I want to be able to choose kind of like father's Day or Mother's Day. I just kind of want to choose what I'm going to do that day.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Yeah.

[Alex]

And it's just a me thing. It's not like I need. I want, you know, to go have a party or dinner with a. With a group. It's just like, hey, just let me go do whatever.

[Amy Earnhardt]

I think it's fun to, like, not have a rigid. Like, this has to happen on my birthday. But it's fun to have a dinner one year, maybe just, like, go do nothing the next year go to the spa or maybe the family goes to dinner together. Who knows? I feel like you should acknowledge every birthday.

[Alex]

Yes, of course. You got to acknowledge them. But I think that, you know. You know, every. I think everybody changes as they get older or everybody's, you know, the birthday. The intensity of the birthday.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Sure. It definitely dwindles.

[Alex]

It's not a hot take, really. I don't think. I think it's just.

[Dale]

Yeah. General fact. Next one. Subtitles should always be on when you're watching tv.

[Alex]

Always be on. No. Oh, I turned that off. I'm like, who. Who messed up and put on the subtitles?

[Amy Earnhardt]

So lately I've been doing that and I accidentally did it once. I'm like, I actually kind of like this because if I don't turn the TV up very loud, I can actually still see what's going. I can still follow along, especially if I'm in bed at night. I don't know. Maybe that's something to do with me getting.

[Alex]

That's an old person thing there. That's an old lady hack.

[Amy Earnhardt]

It's a lady hack. Yeah. Subtitles. They don't hurt my feelings.

[Dale]

It's like a newer thing, I think. Like, watching movies I think is very popular.

[Amy Earnhardt]

So the other thing I've heard, too, is, like, if you want your kids to, like, pay attention to the words and be reading as they're listening, it's a good thing for kids to have on the tv because they're reading the words. If they're learning to read, it's not a bad idea. I don't know. Yeah, clearly we're divided on that.

[Alex]

We are divided. A house divided on the. What do you call it?

[Amy Earnhardt]

Subtitles.

[Alex]

Subtitles.

[Dale]

Next one. Making your bed every day is overrated.

[Amy Earnhardt]

No, I want.

[Alex]

Amy makes the bed every day.

[Amy Earnhardt]

I make the bed every day. But he's the last one out of it. So, so freaking annoying. Can you please just make the bed? Or at least your side? I remember Carrie Earnhardt telling me, I make my Side of the bed. Renee makes her side of the bed. I'm like, that's so ridiculous. Why don't you just make the whole thing? He's like, well, because I get out of it first, so I'm going to make up my side and she has to make up her side. I'm like, dale doesn't do that. He doesn't ever make it. And he loves a sloppy sheets, kicked everywhere bed. And I want it to be like perfectly made when I get out of bed.

[Alex]

A bed that's a mess is more comfortable to me than a maid bed.

[Amy Earnhardt]

It gives me anxiety. Like, I need the sheets to be crisp and I want to pull them back and like tuck myself in. But I don't sleep like a Tasmanian devil either. So he does. He kicks everything off. Everything's like thrown all over the place.

[Alex]

So when before Amy, I had a cleaning service or individual that would clean the house. And yeah, when I walk into my room and the bed's made from the night before, I'm like, one more task I gotta do. Make my bed that's not as comfortable as how I left it. You know.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Never mind those clean sheets you have.

[Alex]

Yeah, how I left it was like. Because when I'm laying in it in the morning, when you're laying in the bed waking up, don't we all say like, holy crap, this is hard to get out of this bed. So comfortable. I love it. Well, you get out of it and you're like, don't touch it. Just like. It's like that. It's as comfortable as I've ever felt. You know, just leave it just like it is.

[Amy Earnhardt]

This just doesn't align. He's so OCD about all these other things, like wires having to be perfectly clamped together and there was no slack and everything. Cable management is important, but the bed is like a whole mess.

[Dale]

They might have flipped me on that. I get that.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Do you make your bed?

[Dale]

I do, because everyone always says it's a great way to start the day, but I don't really. Doesn't change my day. I don't even think about it. But I agree that it's comfortable when I get out of it. And it takes me all night to get back to that spot.

[Alex]

Yes, that's right. You get in the bed that's made the bed. You know, the sheet is tucked in at the bottom and your feet are kind of smashed down in there and you're like. You know when you go to a hotel and you climb in them things, they got them tight, they Got that thing sealed and you gotta kick all them sheets around and get some air, get some room down there.

[Amy Earnhardt]

And I don't like the sheets tied on my feet either.

[Alex]

No, see, that's.

[Amy Earnhardt]

But I do want everything pulled up and perfectly even. Like, I need this. I need my stuff to be straight on the ground.

[Alex]

I gotcha.

[Dale]

Yeah, I got two more for you. This one. Avocados are overrated.

[Amy Earnhardt]

No.

[Alex]

What the hell?

[Amy Earnhardt]

Avocados are great. Why do you not like an.

[Dale]

I think avocados are overrated.

[Alex]

Why are we. What? They're just so judgmental.

[Dale]

They're just a normal.

[Alex]

Avocados didn't do.

[Dale]

It's just normal. It's normal. It is over hypes it. It's just a normal.

[Amy Earnhardt]

It's like a super.

[Alex]

It ain't nothing about it. Normal. It's so unique. It reminds me of nothing. There's nothing like an avocado. Not that they're exceptional.

[Dale]

Well, then why. Why are we hyping up kiwis? There's nothing like kiwis.

[Amy Earnhardt]

You can't mash up a kiwi.

[Alex]

You can't put a. Kiwis are so good.

[Dale]

You could if you want. I mean, there's no rules against it.

[Alex]

I'm not sure, man. Kiwi, maybe Kiwi's got its day. Maybe it's coming out there in the future. Maybe kiwi, you know, is the. In the next decade. We're looking at kiwis the way we look at avocados.

[Dale]

I just think the hype is so overrated.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Is that because you don't know how to cut it open?

[Dale]

Yeah, that's part of it. But.

[Amy Earnhardt]

I would love to see you just attack an avocado.

[Dale]

It's gonna get mangled. It's gonna be a mangled mess.

[Alex]

It is.

[Amy Earnhardt]

It's so easy. I don't know.

[Dale]

I don't even.

[Alex]

I like any. I like. There ain't a lot of. There aren't a lot of really healthy foods that I like to eat. Most everything that is good for you is not as tasty or flavorful as all the bad things. Where avocado is the one standout that, you know, you squeeze a little. You mash up an avocado, squeeze a little lime juice on it. And now you're. You're. You're good. You're golden. I mean, just. It's like, hey, man, I found something.

[Amy Earnhardt]

That he's like, nope.

[Alex]

Something that's good for me to eat that I can eat and enjoy. There's not a lot of stuff that more for us.

[Dale]

You know what it is? It's the. I. I think it's good. It's the color and the look that it. Of the texture of it. I don't.

[Amy Earnhardt]

I mean, it definitely is deterring from the outside.

[Dale]

It's. It's a little tough mental battle all the time to get over that.

[Alex]

I only see avocados when it's either mashed or sliced neatly. I don't see them.

[Amy Earnhardt]

It's kind of like how that bed gets made. He doesn't really have anything to do.

[Alex]

With that, but I'm just saying, like, when I see. Every time I. Every time somebody puts an avocado in front of me, it looks fine.

[Amy Earnhardt]

He doesn't ever have to cut it open either.

[Alex]

Yeah, I'm not cutting them open.

[Dale]

Last one. It's better to shower at night versus in the morning.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Honestly. I think it just depends on your day. If you're dirty before you get in the bed, you should probably take a shower. You know, like, if you had a long, sweaty day, you absolutely should get in the shower and clean all that off of you. Otherwise, you're getting your bed all dirty. But, you know, for girls, with your hair and everything, it's better to wash your hair in the morning for styling. Dale has to wet his hair down. His just gets big.

[Alex]

I. I don't. I don't. I usually shower in the morning. That's most. Most the time I'm showering in the morning. But, you know, if you're dirty, like after the Xfinity race, right. Sitting on that pit box all day, putting sunscreen all over your arms. It just depends. Speaking of, I think. Did we talk about. I remember a couple. Just to put a button on something. We were talking about how we were having an issue in the trans. In the patient portal with my doctor.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Oh, yeah. You got more info? Information.

[Alex]

We thought we would.

[Amy Earnhardt]

So did you get to meet.

[Alex]

No, no, no.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Sandra or whoever it was.

[Alex]

I got some. The results from my blood test. So we.

[Amy Earnhardt]

You went back and did it again?

[Alex]

Yeah, I went back and did it again. So I get my. You know, I do the physical every year, and a couple of years ago, my PSA level was a little high, and over four, they are like, hey, you know, we need to take a look at this. But it all ended up going back down. Everything was fine. I went to a couple specialists, and everything was good. When I went back to get the physical this time, my PSA was not over 4, but. But it was high. It's supposed to be like, 0.7, really low all the time. And mine was like 3. And that's when I was like, well, in the pace reporter, I was like, well, me and Amy, you know, if you have sex, you can make your PSA go up.

[Amy Earnhardt]

I can't believe he's so comfortable talking about this.

[Alex]

Didn't we do this?

[Amy Earnhardt]

Did we not talk about this publicly? I couldn't believe you were comfortable the first time.

[Alex]

And so I was like. And so that's how that conversation happened, where the nurse was like, y' all can talk about this when you come visit. I'm like, well, who's here? I thought this was me and my doctor conversation, but everybody else in the office read my note to my doctor about me and Amy. We go and win the Xfinity series race. We're over the moon. We've had a day at Hershey Park. Blast, kids. Awesome. Riding roller coasters. Great day for a parent. Next day, we go and win the Xfinity race. Unreal. Late that night, I get the results from my PSA, and it's back to a 0.7.

[Dale]

And I was like, yeah.

[Amy Earnhardt]

He gets the email and goes, oh, I got my results. Do you think we should look at it? I was like, yeah, just let her rip. Like, don't wait. Because he was like, I don't want to ruin this day.

[Alex]

I don't want to ruin this day. Yeah, I don't want to ruin this day. And yo, hey, man, it's still a little elevated. We got to go to Charlotte and probably get you a biopsy and all those things. And I was like, gosh, that's the worst thing, man. Getting some test results back in an email because they. That's the way it works these days. They don't hold the result and call you and go, hey, here's the results. This is what I think. You just get them and you interpret it.

[Amy Earnhardt]

You get to smile. Dr. Get planned time to spiral first.

[Alex]

And you're like, holy, here we go. All right. But we got, you know. So that was like, we're sitting there at, you know, seven or eight o' clock at night in that. In that house we're renting. Fist pumping.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Yeah, he's literally walking around throwing.

[Alex]

Yeah, we got our PSA score back. Anyways, let's do some ask Amy.

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[Amy Earnhardt]

Okay, guys, we are ready for some Ask Amy questions. Dale and I are on location today at our beach house, but we've had a good show and can't wait to hear what you have.

[Dale]

Yes, our first question is from bboone77. How does it feel? That's fun. How does it feel to be the wife of a winning crew chief?

[Amy Earnhardt]

It feels so good. He's undefeated. I'm proud of him. Honestly, that was one of those things we really didn't plan for. And when he got asked to do it, I'm like, well, that sounds fun. Are you, aren't you like, so excited? And he's like, yeah, but I'm so nervous. Blah, blah. But he, he killed it. He does such a good job. I got to go up and watch the last few laps on the pit box, and I got to really see how excited they all were and watch Connor make his move for the lead there, too. So that was really fun. We were all very proud of him.

[Alex]

That was the best part for me. I remember we're standing on the pit box, and, ma' am, you're as. When you're watching that race and you're. It's closing down. Three to go, two to go. You're like a powder keg, man. You are. You have all of this excitement and emotion that's, like, right here. And you won't. You. You know, when. When he comes off the end of turn three, he keys up to Mike and goes, heck, yeah, boys. You're like, all right. He knows he's gonna. When it's right, he understands that he's gonna. And it just comes all. You know, you just release all that energy, and we're. We're hugging the guys, and we're punching each other, and I hear Amy go.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Oh, we aren't punching each other. Dale's doing all the punching. Both of the guys up there. I'm like, oh, my God. You're gonna need to ask him if he's okay, because he punched him hard in the back and the ribs. Just trying to give him a hug. I'm like, holy smokes. Dale.

[Alex]

Yeah, Amy. I heard Amy go, oh. And I was like, yes.

[Amy Earnhardt]

I mean, his energy was coming out everywhere. Everybody was so excited. It was cool.

[Alex]

Yeah. She got too close.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Yeah.

[Dale]

Oh, that's funny. Similar follow up, Sarah Ann wants to know, what was it like getting the girls ready to go to Victory Lane?

[Amy Earnhardt]

That was a little hectic, to be honest, because they were at mro. I was having a hard time getting them to leave. And mro, if anybody that's listening doesn't know, is called Motor Racing Outreach, and it's this group that travels to the racetracks to kind of provide a place for the kids to hang out and craft and play, and it's wonderful. So we love mro, and the girls didn't really want to leave, so I had my friend Jamie with us, and she. I went to the pit box, and she stayed with the girls, and she was going to bring them to Victory Lane. So she comes, like, with two laps to go, and she's hiding out, waiting, and. But she had a hard time getting them to get out and. And sit on the golf cart. She's like, you don't understand. You're gonna win. You're gonna go to Victory Lane. And so at that point, Nicole's like, oh, okay, I want to go. And so we get there, and of course, I'm like, you're gonna hold it. This is when you really get to hold up your number one finger. And because it was his second win, we held up number twos the whole time, and it threw her off. She could. And she was trying to get her twos out. Like, her little. She's, like, holding her fingers, trying to get her.

[Alex]

She's looking at her. Yeah, she's, like, looking at her fingers.

[Amy Earnhardt]

I'm taking pictures of her looking down at her hand, trying to get her twos out. She was so confused, but it was awesome.

[Dale]

Our next question's from dat dude. Going to Daytona in August for my bachelor party and the race. What is something I have to do while I'm there?

[Amy Earnhardt]

Ooh, the bachelor party in Daytona, man, it's. It's changed so much.

[Alex]

It has. I could. If you were asking me this 15, 20 years ago, I'd have you a list.

[Amy Earnhardt]

The Hard Rock is a good place to go hang out now there's a new hotel you should go hang out at the Hard Rock. The pool scene and everything in there is cool. Where else, like, any of the old bars?

[Alex]

Well, I mean, obviously, take some time to go through Daytona usa. Go by the Earnhardt statue out front. There's a lot of kind of neat things around the racetrack there or right at the racetrack. There's a bunch of restaurants and shopping and stuff across the street. I mean, that place has really grown just right at the track itself. But.

[Amy Earnhardt]

There is a strip of little beach bars, though, like, oh, the fourth.

[Alex]

Turn, I think it's called, or whatever that. There's a bar at the end of the beach where the old beach and road course used to be for the racetrack. What's that turn? I forget the name of the bar. Restaurant. It's a restaurant bar. But it's. It's been there since the 50s. It's located in the turn of the old beach course that they raced in the 40s and 50s. So I'd go there for sure.

[Dale]

There's a lot of north turn or something.

[Alex]

North turn? Yeah, north turn Restaurant. A lot of good history inside the restaurant. Pretty cool place. Check out. There is one little strip. So speaking of the original beach course, just Pat, you can go to the north turn restaurant and ask them about this. But there is a strip of pavement that's probably about a block long. That's the original road that they raced on. And then there's. And on that strip are two houses that Were the first two homes to be built down on that end of the beach. And they're. One of them's now been torn down, but the other was remodeled and still there.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Oh really?

[Alex]

Yep. They were built by a. One of the riders from the motorcycles. They used to race motorcycles as well on the beach back then. One of the riders that raced in the motorcycles built those houses for him and his team or family to stay in when they would come down there and race.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Interesting.

[Alex]

And one of them's still there.

[Amy Earnhardt]

That's cool.

[Dale]

Next question is from Donald. What was your first car and was it the same car you took your driver's test in?

[Amy Earnhardt]

My first car was a Chevy Cavalier and I had that car until I moved to North Carolina. So I had it for a very long time. And I think the car I took my driver's test in was not my car. I think in Texas back when I was in high school. You took your driver's test in whatever town car they had at the school.

[Dale]

Oh really?

[Amy Earnhardt]

Uh huh. I don't know if that's true or not, but I remember doing like a summer course and like you did all of your in car stuff with an instructor and then you had a simulator you went into and then you had like a school where you did all the signs and everything. And then you went to the DMV and just took a written test. You didn't get in the car with someone then. So you did all that way before? Yeah.

[Dale]

Interesting. So you'd have to parallel park or do anything like that?

[Amy Earnhardt]

Oh yeah, I had to parallel park. I'm good at parallel parking because I learned to drive. My mom had a Suburban. She always had a big car. So I can, I can parallel park anything. But no, I don't think I did my driver's test in my own car. And I remember getting on the highway. She would teach us how to like get up to speed and we're supposed to like blend as you're like, you're supposed to be up to speed by the time you're at the top of the ramp. And if you didn't mash the gas as hard as she wanted you to, she was mashing it for you. She'd put her foot over there and mash it down for you. It was scary. But yeah, it was an adventure. I won't forget for sure. Everybody. And there's kids in the back too. You're not in there by yourself?

[Dale]

Oh yeah.

[Amy Earnhardt]

It's really kind of scary. I can't believe they let you do that.

[Dale]

Our next question is from Amy Rose, and she wants to know if y' all still have and use your tree house.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Oh, yeah, we do have the tree house. I haven't been in it in quite a while. Dale takes the girls up there to clean it and hang out.

[Alex]

Yeah, I'll go in there and clean the floor up, vacuum a little bit.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Yeah. Make sure there's no critters squatting and island.

[Alex]

The girls seem to enjoy it, but they get bored pretty quickly.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Yeah, they get bored. They get. We're doing anything right now, so five, ten minutes. But it's. It's there. It's close to the saloon and. Yeah, good shape.

[Alex]

In good shape. Still kicking.

[Dale]

Last questions from Giggles 26. He's explore. They're expecting baby number two in February. Any tips for handling a toddler and a newborn? I guess they have two under two at this point. They're going to have two under two.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Well, congratulations on your second baby. I will say having two is a dynamic change, but the second baby is not as. Not as hard. It's like, not as scary. Right. Because you know what you're doing. So Ayla just ignored the fact that I was pregnant and didn't really want to have anything to do with Nicole. It took, like, a solid year for her to really acknowledge that that was her sister because it was not her choice for this baby to come home. So, you know, don't let any of that stuff hurt your feelings. I tried to just, like, brush it off. It did hurt my feelings for a while. Everything hurts your feelings when you have a new baby. But I would just say try not to change too much. I know that infants need, like, naps and all those things, but just pack up and go, like, just go do everything. Don't try to worry too much about it. I don't know, I feel like if you get too tied down to the house, everybody is a little stressed. You know what I mean? So just keep going. The babies adapt. Yeah. You'll be fine. I have double strollers still. Like, my kids get tired, I just strap them in the stroller because I can't sit at the house all day. You know what I mean? They get tired.

[Alex]

Yeah. So I'm ready to get rid of all that stuff.

[Amy Earnhardt]

I know. I won't let him, like, no, no, no, no. I need my wagons. I need my strollers. Because if I want to go walk, Even with Isla's 7 year old, you know, she's 7 years old, but I can still throw her in there and take a walk.

[Dale]

That's all we have for Ask Amy this week.

[Amy Earnhardt]

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[Alex]

Here you like and subscribe to the Bless yous Heart YouTube channel and appreciate everybody tuning in. It's been an awesome, awesome week. Enjoying the beach, going to Atlanta.

[Amy Earnhardt]

We're definitely in beach mode.

[Alex]

TNT getting ready to crank through five more races with the with the TNT partners.

[Amy Earnhardt]

You excited?

[Alex]

Yeah, I'm excited. I'm ready to get ready to get back.

[Amy Earnhardt]

Ready to get back.

[Alex]

Yeah. Get back to the track.

[Amy Earnhardt]

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