Family Tasting Special Pt. 1

Summary

The Nikki & Brie Show

Episode: Family Tasting Special Pt. 1

Date: December 22, 2025
Host: SiriusXM
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Episode Overview

“Family Tasting Special Pt. 1” is a lively, holiday-themed episode in which Brie Garcia, filling in for her sister Nikki, hosts a family-style wine (and sparkling water) tasting in the Bonita Bonita tasting room. With Nikki unexpectedly absent, Brie’s husband Brian Danielson (pro wrestler Daniel Bryan) sits in as her co-host. Family members, including Mama Bella, join in as they reminisce about holiday traditions, share favorite memories, discuss family dynamics, and play holiday games—all with their signature humor and heartfelt honesty.

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Main Themes & Purpose

• Holiday Family Traditions: The episode is centered on celebrating and reflecting on family holiday traditions—from holiday mishaps to enduring rituals.
• Wine Tasting Celebration: Featuring Bonita Bonita wines (Brie & Nikki’s wine brand), each segment pairs family stories with a different wine.
• Family Bonding & Humor: Listeners get an intimate glimpse into the Garcia family’s personality, banter, and dynamics, with plenty of unscripted laughter.
• Games & Audience Interaction: Engaging games and open discussion invite both in-person and podcast audiences to reflect on their own celebrations.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Nikki’s Absence & Brian Steps In

Timestamp: 01:36–02:33

• Brie’s Acknowledgement: Brie explains Nikki’s sudden absence and thanks Brian for stepping up.

  “Nikki is not here today. But I do feel that Brian, you are a great fill in always.” – Brie (01:53)

• Brian’s Response: Jokes about being Brie’s “partner,” not partner in crime—adds playful dynamic.

  “Nicole’s your partner in crime. I’m just your partner. Yeah, I don’t. I don’t commit many crimes.” – Brian Danielson (01:48)

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2. Wardrobe Banter and Family Outfits

Timestamp: 02:46–08:34

• Lighthearted Discussion: Brie teases Brian about his fashion sense, referencing a memorable incident with tight pants at their daughter Birdie’s performance, sparking a funny tangent about male and female clothing moments.

  “Everyone can see your package. You’re okay with that?” – Brie (04:00)

• Brian’s Fashion History: Talks about being passively dressed by both a personal shopper and Brie.

  “That also...I went from letting this man dress me over here...to this girl that I’m dating dress me over here...That’s just my personality now.” – Brian (07:47)

• Brie’s Take: “I was like, Brian, you’re just like a T-shirt and jeans type of guy. You don’t need to dress up.”

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3. Wine Tasting & Holiday Toasts

Timestamp: 08:41–13:49

• Bonita Bonita Wines: Brie introduces four wines for the tasting, and everyone shares a toast.

  “The holidays can’t get started without some bubbles. And we know Bri likes to pop that bottle.” – Brie (09:18)

• Family Toasts: Each family member yells out what they’re toasting to. Highlights include playful interruptions—

  "[My brother] just yelled out camel toe. That’s right." – Brie (04:35) “Camel toe, camel toe. Mistletoe.” – Mama Bella & Brian (13:13)

• Reflection: Brie expresses gratitude for family and acknowledges the complexity and emotion of holidays.

  “It’s my favorite time of year... But it’s also just such a beautiful time of year. I know for Brian and I, we have so much fun with our kids at this time.” – Brie (11:43)

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4. Family Life & Parenting Moments

Timestamp: 17:07–19:27

• Brian Reflects on 2025: Called on to describe a “pop off” moment (big highlight) in 2025, Brian shares how leaving full-time wrestling has allowed him to be more present.

  "I've been...done full time wrestling and got to be...home more with the kids...Finally teaching Birdie to ride her bike...And then one of my favorite things ever is just riding bikes with her now." – Brian (17:43)

• Brie on Parenting: Describes their daughter's sudden confidence riding a bike and their son’s growing interest in martial arts and wrestling.
• Looking Forward: Brian is excited for future family hikes and bike rides:

  “They're just getting so independent...I would love to do, like, a long, long bike ride with Birdie.” – Brian (19:32)

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5. Funny Family Book Debates

Timestamp: 21:03–23:10

• Book Discussions: Brie discusses getting her son, Buddy, interested in reading with animal battle books and shares unexpected “facts” learned therein (e.g., a grizzly bear beating a polar bear), which Brian insists are just hypotheticals.

  “So Brie is taking this book as fact...which it is not.” – Brian (22:17)

• Playful Ribbing: Brain and Brie joke about the sources of Brie’s news—usually forwarded from Nikki on Instagram.

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6. Parenting Humor & Bedtime Gossip

Timestamp: 23:10–25:02

• Nighttime Routine: Brie admits to bombarding Brian at night with gossip Nicole sends; Brian ribs her about the barrage of Instagram news, and admits to laughing at “flaccid penis jokes,” in particular those in Danny McBride shows.

  “I'm going to say something controversial...I especially find flaccid penis jokes to be the funniest thing in the world.” – Brian (24:26) “Anything with Danny McBride...he always has to have a flacid penis walk by the screen.” – Brie (25:02)

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7. Family Dynamics: Sibling Rivalry & Crazy Traditions

Timestamp: 32:54–42:07

• Mama Bella Joins: For the Chardonnay segment, family matriarch “Mama Bella” shares childhood traditions, the importance of believing in Santa (“I was 18. Believing”), and a story about being thrown in the pool Christmas morning by her brother.

  “If you stop believing in Santa Claus, you got no Santa gift. So guess what? I was 18. Believing.” – Mama Bella (33:44)

• Parental Lessons: Talks about raising her children with similarly strong traditions and the importance of family, faith, and togetherness.
• Holiday Mishaps: Shares a hilarious story about having a Christmas tree thrown out the door after a marital argument about tradition.

  “He picked that tree up and like a torpedo threw it out the front door.” – Mama Bella (40:06)

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8. Holiday Themed Game: "ShardaYAY or ShardaNAY"

Timestamp: 45:44–60:13

• Game Rules: Brie gives her mother a series of holiday & winter scenarios. Mama Bella must say if it’s a “ShardaYAY” (loved) or “ShardaNAY” (hard pass).

  • Matching Christmas pajamas: Nay.
  • Tree before Thanksgiving: Nay.
  • Tree up past Valentine’s Day: Nay.
  • Secret Santa, $20 limit: Yay.
  • Re-gifting: Yay, with some caveats.
  • Black Friday camp-outs: Nay.
  • Buying yourself gifts: Yay.
  • Midnight gift-wrapping: Would rather wake up early.
  • Handmade gifts: Yes, especially for meaning and local charm.

• Playful Debates & Anecdotes: Brie and Mama Bella debate, joke about past Black Friday experiences, emotional value of homemade vs. store-bought gifts, and share more family quirks.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Wine & Family:

  “We're going to start with our Ku, which a lot of you in here have had. And for all of you listening, if you have not had our cuvee, you are missing out.” – Brie (09:18)

• On Parenting/Life Change:

  “The general pleasantness of my life has greatly increased just being at home with everybody.” – Brian (19:15)

• On Sibling Dynamics:

  “If you stop believing in Santa Claus, you got no Santa gift. So guess what? I was 18. Believing.” – Mama Bella (33:44)

• On Marital Tradition Battles:

  “He picked that tree up and like a torpedo threw it out the front door.” – Mama Bella (40:06)

• On Holiday Pajamas:

  “Geez. So I did it...And then last year I go, I can't do this anymore.” – Brie (47:48)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

| Time | Segment Description | |----------|-----------------------------------------------------| | 01:36 | Start of family discussion, Nikki's absence. | | 02:46 | Fashion & wardrobe banter with Brian | | 08:41 | Wine tasting, family holiday toasts | | 17:07 | 2025 "pop off" moments, parenting reflection | | 21:03 | Books & funny family debates | | 23:10 | Nighttime gossip, Nicole's Instagram forward fest | | 25:40 | Parenting humor, Buddy’s wild antics | | 32:54 | Chardonnay segment: Mama Bella’s childhood memories | | 37:52 | Holiday traditions with the kids | | 40:06 | The infamous tree-throwing story | | 45:44 | ShardaYAY or ShardaNAY holiday game | | 53:24 | On re-gifting; more family "confessions" | | 57:03 | Buying yourself a Christmas gift discussion | | 60:13 | Handmade gift stories, Icelandic book tradition |

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Tone and Style

Warm, playful, honest, and occasionally irreverent. The Garcia family’s signature blend of humor and vulnerability shines, making listeners feel like they're part of the family for the holidays.

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Final Thoughts

For longtime fans—and newcomers alike—this episode offers a cozy, laughter-filled window into the Garcia family’s world. With candid conversations, heartfelt holiday reflections, and unfiltered fun, “Family Tasting Special Pt. 1” reminds everyone to savor the magic (and the madness) of the season.

Transcript

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[Elf Drew Ski]

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[Brian Danielson]

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[Mama Bella]

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[Brie]

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[Elf Drew Ski]

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[Brian Danielson]

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[Brian Danielson]

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[Brie]

Welcome back everyone to the Nikki and Bri show. And that's right, that's not Nikki next to me. That is my. Actually, you're my real partner in crime. I feel like especially as elite.

[Brian Danielson]

No, no. Nicole's your partner in crime. I'm just your partner. Yeah, I don't. I don't commit many crimes.

[Brie]

That's none. Zero. And then that's my partner. You all know Brian Danielson in the house. So Nikki and I came up with this really fun idea that we are going to do a two part holiday special in the Bonita Bonita tasting room with all our favorite people in here. And then she gets called away. Very Nikki fashion. So I am so sorry you guys. Nikki is not here. Today. But I do feel that Brian, you are a great fill in always.

[Brian Danielson]

Well, thank you. But also, like, I have a flight too.

[Brie]

I know, but he also knows happy wife, happy life.

[Brian Danielson]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's the. That's. Yeah.

[Brie]

I gotta come up with something with Nikki. Like, happy sister. What? There has to be something, right?

[Brian Danielson]

Like she's anger, your sister. You get a blister. How about that?

[Brie]

I mean, to be fair, as a woman, we have blisters a lot.

[Brian Danielson]

Oh, yeah. So, like, you guys should really stop wearing those shoes.

[Brie]

Well, I mean, I kind of did. It's, you know, but. But that's why I wear stuff like this with dresses like this, you know, is I kind of stop with the high heels.

[Brian Danielson]

But those are. Why would you say that in front of. I mean, maybe the podcast people can't.

[Brie]

We're all in boots. A lot of us know I still wear high heels.

[Brian Danielson]

How high are those heels?

[Brie]

I literally. I walked to Disneyland one time in these and I was still comfy. I know beauty is pain, but these are actually like, they're squishy inside. And then you wear a good sock. The only thing is, is sometimes you guys know when you wear boots for a while, do you get that burning sensation? Like, isn't that weird? I get this weird. Anyways, back to the holidays.

[Brian Danielson]

I get this weird burning sensation when I wear these boots in my garage.

[Brie]

Well, we did talk about those pants. Brian wore those pants to Birdie's. What was it called? Her holiday.

[Brian Danielson]

Her performance.

[Nikki]

Performance.

[Brian Danielson]

Yeah, they just called it performance.

[Brie]

I'm like, everyone can see your package.

[Brian Danielson]

I.

[Brie]

You're okay with that?

[Brian Danielson]

She bought me the pants and then encouraged me to wear the pants. And I said to her, I said.

[Brie]

But he tucked it in.

[Brian Danielson]

Should I be wearing these pants? And she goes, yeah, but I can see your package. And I was like, well, then should I be wearing these pants? And she goes, yeah. And I was like, now I'm confused.

[Brie]

Yeah, well, I mean, like, I don't mind if you see your package.

[Brian Danielson]

Is that the male version of cleavage?

[Brie]

I guess? Yes. And I love cleavage. Or like camel toe. Oh, there you go.

[Brian Danielson]

Yeah.

[Brie]

My brother just yelled out camel toe. That's right.

[Brian Danielson]

Yeah. I feel like your brother would yell out camel toe at any given point.

[Brie]

Yeah.

[Brian Danielson]

Any opportunity to yell out camel toe.

[Brie]

Yeah. He's like, yes, I've been waiting. But it's actually funny because what I. How I really noticed it is that when you came out, you had your shirt tucked in so far in like, you didn't even like, Pull it a little bit.

[Brian Danielson]

I did pull it. Just so you guys know, I pulled it, but it was. The shirt was.

[Brie]

Was so long. It wasn't long.

[Brian Danielson]

Bri buys me all my shirts, in case you guys didn't know. So this shirt was so long, and I thought, oh, this should probably be tucked in. But that's also me being nerdy and not knowing what style is.

[Brie]

Yeah. I was like, nerd. I'm like, undo that shirt. No, I mean, it's still good.

[Brian Danielson]

But then I want to see your junk, but let me. But undo that shirt.

[Brie]

Yeah. And then it ended up kind of covering your package, so I'm like, oh, perfect. And now I. And then I had him wear a vest, and it all felt good. Mom. Huh? You didn't even notice this package. I bet. The time he came out.

[Brian Danielson]

Yeah.

[Brie]

Yeah. She's like, oh, my gosh. We're talking about my son's package, and we should be. Well, I mean, from your son, we should expect that. No, it's actually funny. Before we pop open our cuvee, I have to tell you, when Brian and I first started dating, I just. There was something about. I felt like your wardrobe didn't match who you were. Like, I don't know. It wasn't your personality.

[Brian Danielson]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. But this was. So I had just started with wwe, and my mentor is William Regal, and he would say, you gotta dress really nice. And so he said, you know, and. And you should go get a really nice suit. And I thought I had a nice suit. I had spent $300 on my suit at Macy's, which was a lot of money for me. And he says, no, you need, like, a $3,000 suit. And I was like, you want me to what? Isn't. Isn't that a car? Like, you can buy a car for $3,000. Anyways, so I went to Nordstrom's, and he says, and. Yeah, and they've got, like, the personal shopper there. So I just let this man just dress me, and.

[Brie]

And Brian looked like he was going to some club in Dubai. I was, like, looking in his closet, and I'm like, none of this fits your personality. And I would see how you dress at tv, and I'm like, that's just not Brian.

[Brian Danielson]

It does fit my personality when you know how passive I am, and especially when it comes to, like, what I wear.

[Brie]

Yeah, he likes.

[Brian Danielson]

So now that I tell the story, it very much fits my personality that I just let this man I've never met dress me for work.

[Brie]

Yeah. And I mean, the colors. And I was just like, no, no. So we're just dating. We're not even official. I put his clothes in, but I can't believe I did this. This is just, I feel like, so Latina of me. But I put his clothes in, like, piles, and I'm like, okay, this we're gonna go take to. What's that secondhand shop, Buffalo Exchange. I go, we're gonna go to Buffalo Exchange. I'm get you some money for that. I go, you still got tags on this. We're gonna go take this back to Nordstrom's. Like, you remember I spent the weekend going through your closet. I'm surprised you still are with me. That's, like, so weird.

[Brian Danielson]

But that also. I went from letting this man dress me over here, who barely knows me, to this girl that I'm dating dress me over here. And that's just my personality now. I just let my wife dress me. And if my style has changed, it's not because I've changed. Although I'd like to think that I've changed and that I've grown and all that kind of stuff. But it's because her style has changed. And so now she likes me in different things than she liked me five years ago. And so.

[Brie]

Yeah, no, not really. I feel like a little bit, but not really. But I will say this. What was great? I was like, brian, you're just like a T shirt and jeans type of guy. I'm like, you don't need to dress up. Like, I get wear a suit, but it doesn't have to. Like, I was like, you're not the guy who has to be over the top. So I think that's like, pretty cool as a girl, right? Like, you know what I mean?

[Brian Danielson]

I'm like, you're dressing, but this shirt and these jeans.

[Brie]

Well, yeah, I mean, but, well. So back to Nikki not being here, which is such a bummer, but kind of not surprised. But I very happy that you're sitting here next to me. But we thought would be really fun is to do this episode kind of like a wine tasting. So we have in front of you four. Well, you're going to get them with each segment. So four different style of wines. We do have Bonita. Bonita. Which seen all of your faces. I know you're all very familiar with our wine. And I love how I know pretty much everyone in here. So that is very exciting. And I thought it'd be cool because it is the holidays, my family came in. So this weekend we're doing Our drummer boy dinner. So that's why my brother came in town. He brought his girls. Being Alice, my mom being here, Brian leaving, Nikki leaving, which Nikki said, this is the perfect weekend to do drummer boy. I'm here and now she's not. So we were like, why do we always let Nicole decide her schedule when she's like, never, like, right with her schedule? It's very messy. So. But anyways, we thought it'd be fun to have. With each segment, I'll pull a family member on and chat with them of, like, favorite holiday memories, like, favorite things, you know, just, you know, with memories and all the fun things and play a game in each segment that will go with the wine that you're drinking. So a little bit of family, some vino, even though you don't drink. We got sparkling water for Brian and. And, you know, and hopefully laughs and fun in here. But, you know, I haven't done this in a while, but I'm like, the holidays can't get started without some bubbles. And we know Bri likes to pop that bottle. So we are going to start with our Ku, which a lot of you in here have had. And for all of you listening, if you have not had our cuvee, you are missing out. I'm absolutely obsessed with it. It's funny because when our winemaker talked to us about making this, I'm like, I don't know. I'm a blanc to blanc girl. I like dry, and I want it to be very carbonated. You know, when people start giving me tasty notes of pineapple and, you know, I start getting all the fruits, I get, like, really fidgety. I'm like, no, no, it too sweet. But they're like, bri, trust us. Try it. You don't know this, but it's, like, very gentle and it's clean and smooth. And I'm like, well, when you tell me it's clean and smooth, easy to drink, fine. Nikki and I tried this and I'm like, oh, my gosh. I like kuve. So here we are. So to the holidays. We're gonna pour it. And I kind of. Brian, I wanted to hear what everyone was going to toast to. So I'm gonna pop this bottle. And then before we toast, I just. I want everyone to yell out what you're toasting. To the new. To the new year. Hold on. Woo. Yes.

[Mama Bella]

All right.

[Brie]

Brian's favorite look on me. Alcohol. Okay, well, I'm going to toast to just the holidays. It's always. It's my favorite time of year. And I love it because I feel like everyone's happy and a lot of people I know like, deal also too, like, with like loneliness and missing family members that are no longer with us. It can be a hard time, but it's also just such a beautiful time of year. I know for Brian and I. We have so much fun with our kids at this time. Do you want me to get you more? What's that? That is. Yeah.

[Brian Danielson]

You want some more club soda?

[Brie]

Okay. It's such a special time for us because we have a five and eight year old and they really do bring the holiday magic. So, you know, with Santa, the elves. Gosh, every. So many things we have to keep make believing and lying. One of our elves got knocked down this morning and you would have thought Christmas was over, but we got the cinnamon powder, Birdie's writing and I'm sorry note, and I think the elf is back on. And it was actually Betty who knocked it. And I do think it was on purpose, but, you know, I'm not going to jump to conclusions, but I'm just gonna toast to family. To just all the beautiful moments of the holiday season. You guys yell out whatever it is that you want to toast to not.

[Mama Bella]

Having to move it up on the shelf.

[Brie]

Lucky for all of you if you could not hear that she said, to not moving the elves on the shelves. Goodness, that feels like freedom. I'm sure. Mom, about you, the family. To family. What about you, Jay? Yeah, I mean, yeah, no, don't copy Mom. Camel toe, camel toe. Mistletoe.

[Brian Danielson]

Both.

[Brie]

He's like, well, I was thinking about some other type of package under the tree.

[Brian Danielson]

No, honestly, to these two actually up here because they treat our family amazing.

[Brie]

So.

[Brian Danielson]

So I'm gonna point you guys out.

[Brie]

Oh, well, thank you.

[Brian Danielson]

Thank you.

[Brie]

Oh, that's so sweet. I mean, like, does not come close and the list is very long. Why. But for moments like today, when you know. But. And for all of you, you guys, the support, the love and just connection with all of you means so much to Nikki and I. So thank you. I love seeing you, you guys, all the time. So cheers, everyone. Oh, and to Emily's birthday. Birthday birthday girl, 31. That is so good, Nikki. Life can get really busy. Really busy.

[Nikki]

I mean, I would say it's been busy for all of us.

[Brie]

I know. And sometimes we just need to. To take a breather, sit down and ask ourselves one very important question.

[Nikki]

What's that, Brie?

[Brie]

Have you had your Hershey's?

[Nikki]

I sure have had my Hershey's. Brie.

[Mama Bella]

And you know what?

[Nikki]

When you need to brighten up your day or even put a smile on your face, grab the classic creamy texture and pure milk chocolate flavor of Hershey's Milk Chocolate.

[Brie]

Whether you're eating it on the go, breaking off a few pieces for s' mores night, or treating yourself to something sweet, or Hershey's Milk Chocolate checks all the boxes.

[Nikki]

It sure does. You want to know what one of my favorite moments with Hershey's Chocolate is? Teo and I like. I love it. Because you know me, I'm chocolate lover. But now I have a son who's a chocolate lover. So we split bars all the time. It's just such a moment for us. A very happy moment. We look at each other, he always ends up getting chocolate all over his face. But it's just such a sweet moment that I find myself always reaching for a Hershey bar.

[Brie]

Always. I mean, we love making s' mores in my family. So every time I bust out a Hershey bar, my kids start screaming with excitement. They know it's about to be s' more time. So for all of you, shop for Hershey's Milk Chocolate now at a store.

[Nikki]

Near you found wherever candy is sold.

[Brie]

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[Nikki]

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[Brie]

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[Brie]

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[Nikki]

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[Brie]

For whatever happens next. Grab Kleenex. Okay, Brian, so before we play a game, I do want to ask you some things.

[Brian Danielson]

Okay, I'm ready.

[Brie]

So because we popped the bottle, I want to know what's like a big pop off moment that you had in 2025.

[Brian Danielson]

What does that mean?

[Brie]

Like, you know, like something that stood out. Oh, come on, Brian. You gotta, like, act cool sometimes.

[Brian Danielson]

No, I don't. I don't have to do anything.

[Brie]

Oh, my gosh.

[Brian Danielson]

Yeah. So, yeah, I don't. I don't have any specific moments that were just like, oh, wow, this or oh, wow, that. It's just been a very pleasant year. I've been. Was done full time wrestling and got to be like, I got to coach Buddy's T ball team. I get to be home more with the kids, like regularly doing stuff. This happened, I think this happened this year, finally teaching Birdie to ride her bike. Like she. Yeah. And so it was. It was because I was able to be home more and physically do it with her. And then one of my favorite things ever is just riding bikes with her now. And so it was weird.

[Brie]

It was like Birdie went from not really knowing to like going for miles and miles. Like, I couldn't believe you guys would be gone all day.

[Brian Danielson]

Yeah. And she was. There was a point where I was like, oh, she's going to be. She's going to figure out how to ride her bike by in the next two weeks. And then it was two days later and she did it. And then all of a sudden we couldn't get her off of her bike. And she loved. And she loves riding her bike with me. And then I love riding, riding bikes with her. And then with Buddy, it's just been. It's just been so much fun because he started to get really into the things that I'm into, like, oh, yeah, he loves martial arts and he loves wrestling and he loves that sort of thing. And sometimes it turns sour real quick. But. But yeah, those have been. Those have been great things. And I think just.

[Brie]

And even you've been being able to see your mom more too.

[Brian Danielson]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Brie]

Been nice.

[Brian Danielson]

Being able to be home more has been, you know, none of it is just like this. What you described is like a pop off moment. But the general pleasantness of my life has greatly increased just being at home with everybody.

[Brie]

So is there anything that you look forward to in the next coming year?

[Brian Danielson]

I look forward to doing more things with the kids. Like, and especially as they get older, like, they're getting. I mean, they're just getting so Independent and able to do these, like, some of the hikes that I was able to do with Birdie and Buddy this last year. And even in, in this coming year, I think they're going to be able to do more longer bike rides, like all the. Maybe all the way to Calistoga. I would love to do like a long, long bike ride with Birdie, so. And see if she could.

[Brie]

Maybe.

[Brian Danielson]

Yeah, I think she can do it.

[Brie]

You think?

[Brian Danielson]

Yeah, I think she can do it, you know, and I think that she'd enjoy it. We just have to find little fun things to do along the way. Like, we have to stop and she.

[Brie]

Can definitely make some stops because she. Once she's done, she's done. And then you're carrying Birdie and the bike.

[Mama Bella]

Yeah.

[Brie]

I remember this one time I was biking with her and there was like this big hill and I'm like, you got this bird and I'm like zipping up it and I just like kind of looked back and she's like.

[Mama Bella]

Just.

[Brie]

Like, she's so, so dramatic. And I'm like, you got it. And she's like, my legs. And then next, you know, we're both off our bikes, like walking the bikes for like a mile. I'm like, birdie, you just got to fight through the pain. Sometimes I feel like I'm Monica from Friends. I'm like, always like, intense. Trying to like pump her up, but.

[Brian Danielson]

But she's not motivated that way.

[Brie]

No, I mean, she's so Brian, you guys, like, it's like weird. She'll do things. And I'm like, DNA is nuts. I'm like, that is like exactly what Brian would do in that situation.

[Brian Danielson]

She just finished a book that was fun. 487 pages.

[Brie]

And that's like terrifying to me. If someone handed me that big of a book, I'd be like, I'm like, I don't even know how to get into this. Like by just staring at it. Yeah, but she loves it.

[Brian Danielson]

She loves it.

[Brie]

They go into the bookstore and like, they're giddy, they get excited and then they pick the biggest books in the world. And I'm always like, Buddy and I are like looking at like the little tiny ones.

[Brian Danielson]

Like, to be fair, Buddy is a.

[Brie]

Huge reason he's actually becoming.

[Brian Danielson]

It's for, for a little boy who's only five, he is reading so well. And so, I mean, you can't expect a five year old to read. Yeah, no.

[Brie]

When I was showing my brother the books, he likes to read. It's like animals Fighting each other. It's like you read a whole chapter on, like, a grizzly bear and a polar bear. In the end, you get to find out who would win the fight. So, like, that's how we got Buddy to really read. I'm like, of course it's, like, about fighting, but. And we actually found out that the grizzly bear was. My brother did not believe it. He actually wants to call the author. But the grizzly bear would win because the grizzly bear wouldn't give up. The polar bear would be over it and then find no meaning in it. Cause the polar bear doesn't wanna die. The grizzly bear will fight to death.

[Brian Danielson]

So Brie is taking this book as fact, which is it not?

[Brie]

No, it's not a fact.

[Brian Danielson]

It's a hypothetical. And at the end of.

[Brie]

I take it like, it's real. Buddy and I are like, of course the great white's gonna get the hammer shark.

[Brian Danielson]

Yeah. But at the end. Even at the end of the polar bear versus grizzly bear thing, it says it could go a different way in another fight. Right. So, yeah, these are all hypotheticals.

[Brie]

Oh, see, no one told me.

[Brian Danielson]

Yeah.

[Brie]

I'm like, did you guys now, like, trying to act like, all, like, cute and smart who would win in a fight? Actually, though, I am gonna tell Nikki when she gets back in town. She's gonna be like, oh, my gosh, I totally would have thought the polar bear. I'm like, well, it was a grizzly. That's gonna be my drummer boy conversation.

[Brian Danielson]

That's what happens, actually, when we're. When we're in bed at night. Is that when Bree's telling me all the things that have happened in the news that she found out on Instagram? And I. And I. And I. And I go to her, I said, where did you hear that? And then she doesn't want to tell me. And then I'm like, oh, I know.

[Brie]

I'm like, the newspaper. I don't even know what the newspaper is called. I'm like, what is it? San Francisco Chronicle. I don't know, but I. I feel like, okay, there, you know, it's fake news. You know it's real. But there's some interesting stuff that I tell you. Like, did you see this person planted this many trees and built their own forest? And, you know, I tell you those type of things sometimes I don't tell you, like, the really, you know, oh, my gosh, did you hear who broke up? Type of stuff?

[Brian Danielson]

Sometimes you do.

[Brie]

Do I?

[Brian Danielson]

Yes. Yeah, I'm trying to read Before I go to sleep. And then she's just keeps interrupting my reading with, like, with this gossip that Nicole sends her. Like, Nicole sends her all these things on Instagram.

[Brie]

Nicole does send me a lot of crazy things.

[Brian Danielson]

And then Bri's like, oh, Brian, you have to see this. And then I watch it and I'm.

[Brie]

Like, well, I said I want him to watch, like, you know, funny things. Like. And usually it's like, I can't remember the one I was like, could not breathe, dying. And Brian's looking at me like, I can't believe you find that funny.

[Brian Danielson]

So I'm going to say something controversial.

[Brie]

Oh, gosh. Only with Brian and I'm drinking, you're gonna listen to a male comedic and he's gonna say dick jokes, and you're gonna laugh hard. So you laugh at so many dick jokes. And I sit there and I laugh.

[Brian Danielson]

I laugh at dick jokes by women as well. So I find. I just. I find. I especially find flaccid penis jokes to be the funniest thing in the world anytime. Brian McBride, Gonzo from the Muppets, right? It's just like, it's. Yeah, it's perfect.

[Brie]

Anything with Danny McBride, we. We love Danny McBride, but he always has to have a flacid penis walk by the screen. And like, I will, like, kind of be like, Brian's like, can't breathe. Like, tears. And the guy just, like, walked by and I'm like, look at him. Like, it's just so. I'm like, is it? I, like always. I'm like, is it that funny? He's like, it's pretty funny. So it's just based on humor, Brian. All right, Brian, so before we bring my mom on, is there any fun buddy stories or Birdie stories you have for us?

[Brian Danielson]

No.

[Brie]

But he's not been funny lately.

[Brian Danielson]

I mean, I'm trying to think of.

[Brie]

I mean, I feel like the kid. Everything he does is funny.

[Brian Danielson]

Yeah.

[Brie]

Brian's like, kind of not.

[Brian Danielson]

Well, it depends, right? It depends on your sense of humor. And there. Yeah. I mean, I would have. This would have been a lot easier if I would have gotten a bigger heads up so I could actually think about. I know.

[Brie]

I feel like. I mean, for me, I just. Buddy's one of those. He's our hard kid. Like, oh, my gosh. Every day Brian and I look at each other and we're like, wow. I thought maybe today was gonna be easy, but he's just. I think. Cause he's so physical. But we're also like, he's the one kid that makes us laugh so hard every day. Like, you know what I mean? Like, he just knows what to do. His dancing, like, how he does his stuff. You know what I mean? Right.

[Brian Danielson]

Yep.

[Brie]

No comment. But what about Birdie? He'll give us, like, 10 stories.

[Brian Danielson]

No.

[Brie]

No. Nothing.

[Brian Danielson]

No, I mean, I'm. I'm literally.

[Brie]

You're trying to think. It's hard. I put you on the spot.

[Brian Danielson]

You put me on the spot.

[Brie]

I put you on the spot. Well, you know what? If you think of something, you can come back later.

[Brian Danielson]

Yeah, my brain works slow.

[Brie]

That is for sure. All right, well, I thought I had a game with you, but I don't, so. Yeah. Oh, there. Oh.

[Brian Danielson]

Oh, don't do you worry. I get to play a game.

[Nikki]

Yeah.

[Brie]

Oh, that's right. You're gonna go against JJ later.

[Brian Danielson]

Oh, are we gonna play Risk?

[Brie]

No. What? Not risk.

[Brian Danielson]

I destroy J.J. and risk. You want to fill two podcasts?

[Brie]

No. No. Okay, I will say this. The last time I played Risk, I was like, I'm never playing this again. It was, like, so intense and not fun. I felt like it killed the party vibes. I'm like, I don't like this.

[Brian Danielson]

So my dad. So my history with Risk is that my dad, before, he would go hunting. The night before he would go hunting, him and his friends would all come over and play Risk, and it would take him, like, hours, and then they'd get up early the next morning and go hunting.

[Brie]

Oh, my gosh.

[Brian Danielson]

Yeah.

[Brie]

Does it. That's like, I would. If someone asked me to do that, I would hate it.

[Mama Bella]

Risk.

[Brie]

Hunting. That sounds awful.

[Brian Danielson]

Yeah, hunting is not my thing, but Risk is for sure.

[Brie]

Wow. Well, I know what I'm getting you for Christmas, but don't ask me to play. But you can invite other people.

[Brian Danielson]

Yeah, just me and Buddy.

[Brie]

Yeah, there you go. He probably actually crush you, because.

[Brian Danielson]

No, he would not.

[Brie]

Okay, well, Brian, I'm gonna have my mom steal your seat. Okay, so you are off the hot seat, but I will be bringing you back when we do our red blend. But up next, I'm going to bring on Mama Bella, because the next wine that we will be tasting is our lovely Chardonnay, and it's our Nikki and Brie Chardonnay. So, Brian, you got to go. Ma Bello has come up. You know, The Chardonnay got 90 points. And the one thing that I love about the Chardonnay is that, you know, you get the mix of, like, that peach and pear kind of the. A little citrus in there, a little Apple, but it's. It kind of ends with a little toasty, creamy finish, which makes it so great. But when we. When they put it up to get judged and we came back and they gave us 90 points, Nikki and I were so excited. We were like, holy moly. Like, you know, it's a big deal when you get that in the wine business. Okay, Nikki, so the snow is here, the cold weather, and I think it's time that we start looking to go somewhere a little warm, maybe a little tropical white sand, beautiful beaches. What do you think?

[Mama Bella]

I agree.

[Nikki]

My body is not only craving a bikini, but desperately needs some vitamin D.

[Brie]

And maybe a Mai Tai on top of that. I say we go on airbnb, start to put in all the things that we want out of a location, out of a house, out of, and see where it ends us, where it puts us.

[Nikki]

And you know what, Bri? After all these months, we've all been spending a lot of money, whether it's on gifts, holidays, food, travels. So let's now make some money. It's time we earn that money back. So I don't know if you all know, but you can host your home on Airbnb, which obviously is the smartest way to make a little extra income, right?

[Brie]

Oh, yeah. Or a lot.

[Nikki]

It depends on.

[Brie]

I mean, that's right, Nikki. You can put it towards future travel, home improvement, or that fun splurge item you've been eyeing.

[Nikki]

I love that. And, you know, finding a little piece of home while you travel always makes a trip special. Your home could be that for someone else.

[Brie]

Your home might be worth more than you think.

[Nikki]

Find out how [e-mail] host well, Nikki.

[Brie]

You know, it's that time of year where hosting all of our family is a really big deal, Especially drummer boy pretty much welcoming 20 people into our home. Nikki, the holidays are here. Get what you need fast with Wayfair. Oh, yeah.

[Nikki]

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[Brie]

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[Nikki]

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[Brie]

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[Nikki]

Know, Bri, when it comes to the drummer boy dinner, sometimes we need, you know, our final touches and we need it fast, right?

[Brie]

Yeah. I mean, we do need some drummer boys.

[Nikki]

Oh, also, do you have some, you know, the paper Pretty linens for the bathroom. I always feel like those are things people miss out on. But all of a sudden you're like, I need to get that overnighted.

[Brie]

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[Nikki]

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[Brie]

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[Nikki]

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[Brie]

All right, so we are. For all of you who are listening, we are. Up next is our chardonnay, which you kind of heard me as they were passing out. Explain the tasty notes on this. Nikki and I have been so proud of this chardonnay. It's our one that's by Nikki and Bri. And something really fun for a lot of you who visit Las Vegas is you can get this at Old Red. You can get it at the Palms now. Smith's grocery stores is going to be carrying it. Total wine and more. California is in. We're in California, going Nevada, going Arizona. And we're going to end up being across the nation sooner than later. But also there's the social playground and a couple other spots in Las Vegas are carrying it. So Nikki and I are headed there New Year's Eve. We are going to be doing a fun little party in Las Vegas. Never in a million years thought, but I will probably be in brie mode because Brian won't be with me. I know. I'm debating, do I wear fringe or Nikki said, do not dress like super cowgirl. And I'm like, why? But she's like, you need to be more like, sleek New Year's vibe. Like, I don't know.

[Mama Bella]

No, you. You dress like you want to dress.

[Brie]

Thank you, mom, but so we're just, we've been so excited about our whole Nikki and Brie line. So The Chardonnay got 90 points and here we are. And so, Mom, I thought you'd be fun for the chardonnay segment. So I wanted to kick off because I feel like everyone always will ask you, like, your favorite moments of us kids and all those things. But I want to know what's some of your favorite holiday moments of when you were a kid?

[Mama Bella]

Well, Nana. Well, both Nana and papa, my parents. Christmas was so special. And I love that it's that we're doing it during the chardonnay because that was mom's favorite. And, you know, we just lost my mom, so. But she made Christmas so special. But I will say you know, we. If you stop believing in Santa Claus, you got no Santa gift. So guess What? I was 18. Believing.

[Brie]

Oh, yeah.

[Mama Bella]

Oh, yeah. Like, if I need to go sit on Santa's lap, I'm gonna go sit on Santa's lap because I want that present. Right.

[Brie]

Oh, my God. Now I know where I get it. Now we know where Nikki gets it.

[Mama Bella]

Exactly.

[Brie]

Nikki would probably still. No wonder she goes still and takes photos with Santa. She's like 42.

[Mama Bella]

She's like, I better get a gift, honestly. So. So that's a favorite memory. We would go to midnight mass and then I don't know how she did it, but when we came home, the gifts are out, so. And I still. I mean, it's not like I was stupid and that I believed in Santa, but I wonder how she got him out. Right? But out there without.

[Brie]

Did you never go try to peek in the closets?

[Mama Bella]

No, I would peek weeks before, like.

[Brie]

Because I knew where she hid gifts in the closet.

[Mama Bella]

No, but I like surprises too. I didn't want. I just. I was afraid. Like, if she knew I pee.

[Brie]

Yeah.

[Mama Bella]

Then I'd stop.

[Brie]

That's it.

[Mama Bella]

No more Santa gifts, you know?

[Brian Danielson]

Yeah.

[Mama Bella]

So. And Santa delivered the best gifts. So that is a great holiday memory. Is.

[Brie]

I love it. One of my favorite ones, too. I don't know why this is my favorite, but is you gotta tell everyone what Uncle Bill did to you.

[Mama Bella]

Yeah.

[Brie]

A typical brother sister. When I hear stories like this, I'm like, okay. Because my kids fight so much, I'm like. When I hear stories like this, I'm like, okay, our kids aren't so abnormal.

[Mama Bella]

Yeah. Yeah. And we didn't fight a lot, but, you know, I wanted this red, fuzzy robe for Christmas, and I got it. Santa delivered and I was wearing it, and we had a pool in the backyard. And it's December, right? And it's cold. And. And my brother has just got that look and threatening to throw me in the pool. And I said, and it's in the morning. It's like seven in the morning. And I'm like, no way. He won't. So I'm teasing him, and he picks me up in my brand new robe and throws me in the pool.

[Brie]

I mean, I feel like that's something Buddy would do to Birdie.

[Mama Bella]

Yeah.

[Brie]

And I really is. I mean, good thing we don't have a pool. But it would be so something he would do.

[Nikki]

Yeah.

[Mama Bella]

And it was cold and it was my new robe. And my mother couldn't help but, like, cry, laugh. I'm like, this is not going in my favor. Right. So. But that is. That's funny.

[Brie]

But Pop up had to be so upset.

[Mama Bella]

No, none of them were upset. No sibling. The only one upset was me. And I woke up the neighborhood because.

[Brie]

I was screaming so loud.

[Mama Bella]

They're like, are you okay? And I'm like, no.

[Brie]

Oh, my God.

[Mama Bella]

Yeah.

[Brie]

So that is funny. Do you have, like, one Christmas that stands out that you just, like you. You could almost smell it to this day.

[Mama Bella]

Well, that was one on the negative side, but. But the other thing is, you know, there's. When you say one that stands out, that's what she did with Christmas. Like, they were all very similar. And we have a lot of family on both sides, and there were a lot of, you know, like, family getting together for the holidays. And so there was always a lot of cousins around. I'm one of 23 on one side, one of 24 on the other. And so that's what holiday was or Christmas was. Family.

[Brie]

Yeah. See, I love that. I mean, Nan and Pop up always made.

[Mama Bella]

It was huge. But they're.

[Brie]

But you also always made it really special, too.

[Mama Bella]

Yeah. And their faith was very important to him. So it wasn't. It, you know, just. It was just magical.

[Brie]

So, like, just not about the gift.

[Mama Bella]

Yeah. It wasn't just about Santa.

[Brie]

Right. But I do agree.

[Mama Bella]

But let me tell you.

[Brie]

But to all of us, Santa, I still believe. Yeah.

[Mama Bella]

Right.

[Brie]

So, well, what do you hope Santa brings you this year?

[Mama Bella]

I am not going to say.

[Brie]

Well, after reading some stuff today, it seemed like Santa came early for Nicole.

[Mama Bella]

Oh, I am not gonna say anything. Yeah.

[Brie]

So nothing's on your list?

[Mama Bella]

No, nothing. You know what is just fun times.

[Brian Danielson]

Yeah.

[Brie]

Yeah. That's good, Mom. Now, what about a Christmas with your favorite children that are so well behaved and made your life so easy growing up? Is there, like, a favorite Christmas you have with us?

[Mama Bella]

Well, you know what? The Christmas memory that I have that I love doing as you guys grew, you know, when you were growing up, because we did it every year, was going and getting the tree and coming home and decorating and. And having the hot chocolate, and I loved that night. Yeah, I loved it because it was before the craziness. Right. And I will say, with all three of my kids, none of them were. Acted like spoiled brats. It wouldn't have happened. I mean, if they did, they wouldn't have got anything. But. But if we always had a good time, which is what is yours or, you know, when Jay gets up here.

[Brie]

Yeah. Yeah. I mean, I feel like we had a lot of, like, fun Christmases. I mean, I. The one that stands out to me all the time is when Santa brought me a guitar.

[Mama Bella]

Oh, yeah.

[Brie]

And I think it was seventh or eighth grade. Yeah, well, Santa brought me a guitar, but then mom and dad were like, well, we're not getting you lessons, so I guess I should ask Santa for that too.

[Mama Bella]

I know.

[Brie]

I was like, they're like, no. Soccer.

[Mama Bella]

No, that's not true. She could have had lessons.

[Brie]

Could I?

[Mama Bella]

Yeah.

[Brie]

Oh, it's not too late. Well, it isn't. And, you know, I learned a little bit because then when I graduated high school, I'm like, you know, I'm gonna learn. I learned a little bit. And then I just. I was like, go down to the beach bars or, like, go practice.

[Mama Bella]

Well, I do have a funny memory, but it's a lot with my kids and my ex husband. But it's kind of lined with being thrown in the pool in a row.

[Brie]

Oh, no.

[Mama Bella]

So I told you the story, how important it was to get the Christmas tree. Like, that was it. And I worked full time. Their dad worked full time. And so by the time I'd get home, It'd be like 6pm and he went and got the tree without me. One year with the kids pissed me off.

[Brie]

Wait, he didn't ask you?

[Mama Bella]

Oh, no. I don't even know if there were cell phones.

[Brie]

Oh, my gosh. Brian would never.

[Mama Bella]

Yeah, well, not especially when you knew how important it was. And he probably in his head thought he was doing a favor, which was not a favor. And when I got home and saw the tree, I was, like, furious. Like, I could not believe. Like, he took my tradition away, Right?

[Brie]

Yeah.

[Mama Bella]

And I wouldn't let it go. And I bitched and I bitched. And so I was just like. Like a Grinch right about it. Instead of appreciating it all of a sudden. And remember where the tree would be.

[Brie]

She turned green. Yeah, yeah.

[Mama Bella]

Remember. Remember where the tree would be? In the dining room.

[Brie]

Yeah. The Shea house.

[Mama Bella]

Yeah. So he opened the door, and I'm like, no way. There is no way. He picked that tree up and like a torpedo threw it out the front door.

[Brie]

Gosh, I don't remember this. Were we around?

[Mama Bella]

Yeah, you were around.

[Brie]

Did we go get another one? Or did we all have to walk outside, pretend like we just saw it, and, like, bring it back in the house?

[Mama Bella]

Yeah, and those are days where you didn't videotape, right? Like, you couldn't pretend. Pinned on Instagram. Everything was Perfect. With the tree coming in. This is raw, man. This was like, tree out, tree in.

[Brie]

Brian's like, this explains so much. Yeah.

[Mama Bella]

And so I'm sure. Then I started to make the hot chocolate.

[Brie]

Mom's like, perfect. No longer The Grinch. Now Mrs. Claus. She's, like, getting the marshmallows and that chocolate.

[Mama Bella]

Exactly.

[Brie]

But that's hilarious. Yeah. Yeah. Well, hey, you know, sometimes you got to put people in place in the holidays, right? Which happens a lot. I feel like. I feel like it's, like, the time of year, too, when some people have been holding on to things, and they're like, they'll. You'll see them probably in the car with their spouse. Like, I promise I won't bring it up. I won't bring it up. Little vino. And then you bring it up. You're like, you know, like, in February, when you sent this to me, and then, like, you let it all loosen. Right? I mean, Nicole and I, thank goodness we're the type of sisters to just tell each other off, like, in the moment. Like, maybe we'll never speak again, and then we speak an hour later. Yeah. So, like, we always get it off our chest. Like, I think I told her off five times yesterday, because to find out all a sudden, she's not coming today. I was like, I turned into the Grinch.

[Mama Bella]

Yeah.

[Brie]

But I was just like, what?

[Mama Bella]

Well, and I always know because my phone, it goes, brianna's calling. Nicole's calling Brianna. I'm like, I'm done. Brian and I talk about this like, you just avoid, because you know they'll turn on you. So do not. Do not side. Do not confidentially talk to one of them because they tell each other everything. So what you have to do is just, you know, listen. Listen. But when I see my phone start going, you know, accept, deny, whatever. I'm like, no, I'm shocking.

[Brie]

Hilarious. Well, you know what's so funny is I wish Nicole would call Brian. I wish, like, I'd be calling Brian and Cole would call Brian. Because then Brian could speak, like, logic to Nicole.

[Nikki]

Right?

[Brie]

Yeah. I'm gonna start. I'm like, just call Brian. Imagine. I'd love to see Brian's face. He wouldn't even know what to do because he knows, like, he has to deal with Nicole. He sees her every other day. Oh, my gosh. Okay, Mom.

[Mama Bella]

Yes.

[Brie]

So we're gonna play a game. Ooh. It's. We should. Okay, so something that's funny that, like, my brother and my sister will send me is. You guys probably saw this reel that went viral. And it was. I forget the Dating Game. It was on VH1. And Gwen, Gwen, Gwen. And my brother's like, this is so Mom.

[Mama Bella]

And it was not me. Like, I don't even know where that came from.

[Brie]

I. You for sure sent that. You go, this is so Mom.

[Mama Bella]

Do you guys not realize I was on that text?

[Brie]

She was on the text where the woman, she brags about, like, how fast she can type.

[Mama Bella]

Well, that maybe.

[Brie]

Yeah. And then she's like, end. And my kids. No one talks about my kids. And, like, how she got you. And then she's like, about the ex. What'd she say about her ex? No, he didn't leave me for the receptionist.

[Brian Danielson]

Yeah, I left him.

[Brie]

Yeah. And then she, at the end was like. Because they're like, what would be like, your ideal date? And she's like, two words. Benny, Hannah. And I was like, mom, two for ones there. Yeah. I was like, we need to bring back VH1. So many things. You know which one I used to love was Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. Oh, my gosh. I was, like, hooked. Even though the whole time I was, like, making fun of them in a way. I'm like, why do you need that? But, whoa. Like, it was like, crazy. You know what I mean? But I couldn't stop watching. I'm like, when's the next episode? And what else was really good on VH1? Oh, you remember they do the music videos, but it would be Pop Up Video and the. And they give you the facts and like, like, what's wrong? Why do we not have that?

[Brian Danielson]

MTV actually just shut down their music videos officially this year?

[Brie]

No. Isn't MTV going away? Oh, that is so sad. I mean, remember trl? So exciting. See all the boy bands fighting for the number one spot. And then Britney would come in and win it. Or Blink 182. I'd always get so excited about Blink 182. That's so funny. But no, we're not doing that game. We are playing Sharda Yay or Chardonnay. So it's a quick game, Mom. And what we're gonna do is we're gonna have some holiday and winter themed scenarios. You must tell me if it's a Sharda Yay, which means you love it, or Sharda nay, which is a hard pass.

[Mama Bella]

Okay. Okay, let's do it.

[Brie]

And by the way, if you don't like my mom's answer, feel free to be like, What? We know J.J. will.

[Mama Bella]

Yeah. Brian won't Brian's always.

[Brie]

Brian might.

[Mama Bella]

He would do it to you and not to me.

[Brie]

Yeah, yeah. Honestly.

[Mama Bella]

You.

[Brie]

Yeah, you have to. Jay.

[Mama Bella]

No, Jay's on my side too. Okay, sure.

[Nikki]

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[Brie]

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[Nikki]

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[Brie]

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[Mrs. Claus]

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[Brian Danielson]

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[Brie]

Santa. Santa, did you get my letter?

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[Brian Danielson]

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[Mrs. Claus]

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[Brian Danielson]

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[Brie]

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[Brie]

All right, here we go. New matching Christmas pajamas every year.

[Mama Bella]

Chardonnay.

[Brie]

A nay, right?

[Mama Bella]

A nay.

[Brie]

I agree.

[Mama Bella]

You we never had them as a family. I like them if you have them. Really? I like them. I just don't like them. I don't wear.

[Brie]

Geez. So I did it. I'll met ask Brian. He's like big guys over there. Probably like, gosh, did Brie just say nay? Because so our first couple years and I. I did a brand send it. So I was like, oh, this is cute. And then last year I go, I can't do this anymore. I'm like. And now my kids, I'll admit, like, if you see them wake up every morning for like the whole year, they're in Christmas PJs. Huh? Brian? Like they're always in Christmas. BJ's but I'm like, this isn't it just. I don't know.

[Mama Bella]

I think you even had the dogs in them.

[Brie]

No, I didn't go that far, did I?

[Mama Bella]

I maybe.

[Brie]

No, I had one year I did like sweaters.

[Mama Bella]

Yeah.

[Brie]

Yeah. And never again. I think I let Birdie end up using them for dolls. She like, cut them up. Yeah. Cuz I'm like, the dogs hate it. What am I doing?

[Mama Bella]

Well, you were in Arizona at the time.

[Brie]

Yeah. I mean, come on.

[Mama Bella]

Yeah. They're sweating.

[Brie]

Dreaming of a white Christmas. All right. Putting up the tree before Thanksgiving.

[Mama Bella]

Nay, nay. Just go grocery shopping or into a store. They have it.

[Brie]

So you know what's interesting is I'm against this too. But I will say this. A lot of people are for it. And when I on Instagram saw a lot of people Thanksgiving with just like the trees out, I kind of was like, oh, that actually looks like a really nice holiday feel. Thanksgiving. I could see where it's like the kickoff. Like I could. So I kind of, when I saw it, I'm like, okay, you don't see the Santas, but seeing the trees, I kind of was like, that's a vibe.

[Mama Bella]

Yeah, I get it. But there's also a vibe for decorating, for fall. Like, don't kick it out too soon.

[Brie]

I. And I do agree with that.

[Mama Bella]

Yeah.

[Brie]

Like when it's Halloween and then the next day you see, like, all the stores do Christmas. I'm like, no, no, we can't miss out on Thanksgiving. But the tree thing, that's a good idea.

[Mama Bella]

Didn't.

[Brie]

I'm actually, yeah, I was kind of like. And think we all go to tree lightings the day after Christmas so I can see if you have all your family the day after. I mean, the day after Thanksgiving.

[Mama Bella]

Oh my.

[Brie]

It's the chardonnay, you know. Well, this next one, I have to tell you, this has been people's new tradition. And I want to know everyone's opinion on this. Leaving the tree up past Valentine's Day.

[Mama Bella]

Oh, Chardonnay. Just keep it up.

[Brie]

Have you guys seen how people do this all of January? They leave it all up. And Christmas light.

[Mama Bella]

Oh, oh, there you go.

[Brie]

That's what it is. But no, it takes to me, it's like, it takes the fun away. Yeah.

[Mama Bella]

The Christmas fairy.

[Brie]

Yeah. No. Okay, we all agree. Thank goodness. All right. Secret Santa with a twenty dollar limit.

[Mama Bella]

Chardonnier. Is that how you say it?

[Brie]

Yeah.

[Mama Bella]

Yeah.

[Brie]

I don't know. I'm kind of a nay on that.

[Mama Bella]

Why? Because of the $20. Here's the thing about the $20.

[Brie]

I think, like, maybe 50.

[Mama Bella]

But it's so easy to go spend 50, right? It's so easy make someone think and. And, you know, spend 20.

[Brie]

Yeah. Well, I guess I did. Brian, the little wooden man in our car, Wanky Wankerson. He was $20 I got him for, like, the kids. He's like this wooden little guy. Saw him Pinterest. I'm like, why am I buying this right now as I'm buying it. But I did. And I get to change his face with, like, magnetics or like it's a magnet, like, with whatever. But seeing his little feet moving, the kids find him funny. It sounds cute. Yeah. Buddy named him Winky Winkerson.

[Nikki]

Yeah.

[Brie]

You know why?

[Mama Bella]

Why? I was wondering. So, you know, I didn't think it had anything to do with eyes. So.

[Brie]

There's a funny story, Brent. Actually, I'm going to tell you guys something. So anytime I pick up Buddy and I see that he's not wearing the clothes, I dropped him often, I know he peed his pants. So the other week, he peed his pants. And we got home and I was like, bud, you know, I know you get excited, but the minute you feel you just go to the bathroom, it's better than peeing in your pants. Whatever. And he's like, well, Winky Winkerson peed his pants. And I'm like, and this is before I had the wooden doll or the wooden whatever. Is it Winky or Wanky Winky? Wanking. Yeah.

[Mama Bella]

Okay.

[Brie]

That's Brian, by the way. Yeah, so what do you mean that's me? Because you say Wankerson, and so, of course Buddy said Wanky Winkerson, and I'm sure you said Wanky, but. And I go, well, the Winky Wingerson, he goes, yeah, he's a kid in my class. Like, gave me this straight face. I go, wanky Winkerson's in your class? And he goes, yeah, and he peed his pants. And I'm like, okay, bud, you know, just please don't pee your pants again. Like, Wanky can do it, but you can't. But. So that's my life. So now I swear, Buddy wants his wrestling name to be Wanky Winkerson.

[Mama Bella]

There you go.

[Brie]

Yeah. Brian's like, dang it, I really wanted that. And he'd, like, have his finisher be, like, the flaccid something. Flaccid. Wanky Winky. Okay, mom. Next one holiday Christmas card featuring Pets Chardonnier. Yay. Yeah, That's a hard word.

[Mama Bella]

To say Chardonnier.

[Brie]

Chardonnier.

[Mama Bella]

Yeah.

[Brie]

Holiday Christmas card featuring pets. I think.

[Mama Bella]

Yeah, yeah, absolutely.

[Brie]

Yeah, we know, mom. I think. Yeah. Oh, my gosh. All right. Oh, this one's interesting. Re gifting presents.

[Mama Bella]

There should be a party. Like, you know how you have white elephant. You should have to re a party. And maybe there is.

[Brie]

It's all.

[Mama Bella]

All re gifting. I think that would be a great party.

[Brie]

I mean, I'll be honest, but I'll be. I will re gift, especially with kids, because birthday parties and, like, there was times she got, like, the same three things or just to get too many gifts. I'm not even kidding. I'd, like, put four away in a closet. She wouldn't even notice.

[Mama Bella]

Yeah, but you wouldn't open them and then re gift.

[Brie]

No, no.

[Mama Bella]

Okay.

[Brie]

But, like, I would regift praying it wasn't the person who gave it to her. But yeah, I'm totally for re gifting. Well, obviously I am. I'm like, honestly, if Nicole gave me, like, one of her used designer something, I'd be fine with that. Like, sure, wrap up your Chanel and give it to me. You don't have to buy me anything. Just give me one of your purses.

[Mama Bella]

We all would do.

[Brie]

You know what I mean? I'm cool. I would love it. All right. Oh, this one I know, but I'm camping out for Black Friday deals. Chardonnay, nay. Yeah, Yeah.

[Mama Bella]

I don't. But I'm not a shopper.

[Brie]

Is it me or like, Black Friday deal started, like, after Halloween. Yeah.

[Mama Bella]

The days before, like, Amazon and everything online. That was fun, right?

[Brie]

Remember, Remember Amazon's taking the fun out of it.

[Brian Danielson]

Yeah.

[Mama Bella]

Nicole, you. Nicole and I, we went to Macy's at midnight that one year.

[Brie]

No, I feel like we woke up at 3am and went, okay. And do you remember an hour into it, we were all so tired, we're like, no, this. This is not worth it.

[Mama Bella]

No, it was worth it. Was it when I wake up early, I mean, that they were younger, they probably wanted to sleep in, or they just got home. One of the two.

[Brie]

No, we walked in and you know what we all said?

[Mama Bella]

Well, GS gifts for me.

[Brie]

But I don't even remember. I think the one thing. No, listen, you know what? It. The one thing we saw that we were like, all right. Was the suitcases.

[Brian Danielson]

No gaming.

[Brie]

I'm a gamer.

[Brian Danielson]

We wait at midnight for certain games come out, like Halo and stuff like that.

[Brie]

But even back in the day, you'd wait in line for all the electronics. Like, you get A deal on tv. Cuz they would never.

[Mama Bella]

Right now.

[Brie]

Right now, you can find them for like 200.

[Mama Bella]

Yeah.

[Brie]

Something. Oh, really? But that. Yeah.

[Mama Bella]

Expensive.

[Brie]

And you remember, you'd have to wait in line.

[Mama Bella]

Yeah.

[Brie]

And then there'd be the fights, like to try to get into Best Buy or any of them. Yeah.

[Mama Bella]

Oh, you.

[Brie]

None of those deals exist now. Now people fight over like a Starbucks bear cup or a Stanley Cup. I'm like, no, we can't do that.

[Mama Bella]

Friday at 5, 6 in the morning. But then they started doing it, like on Thanksgiving Day.

[Brie]

Yeah, I agree.

[Mama Bella]

Yeah.

[Brie]

Yeah. No, for sure.

[Mama Bella]

No, My. The one time I had to go everywhere and try to find something was when Cabbage Patch Dolls came out and the kid. The girls wanted them. Oh, my God.

[Brie]

I think I have mine still.

[Mama Bella]

You probably do.

[Brie]

I'm almost positive I have mine still. And they're so ugly. Like a big head coming out of cabbage. Like you thought that would.

[Mama Bella]

They didn't come out of cabbage. They were just called Cabbage Patch.

[Brie]

Mom. It's cabbage around their head, you know?

[Mama Bella]

Well, maybe I got you one that had cabbage around the head. But not all of them did.

[Brie]

No, I think they're like, that's what. They're Cabbage Patch. They're like a baby growing out of the crop of a cabbage. That's. No, because I do have it. Because I remember looking at it, I go, ew. Like, who, like, pitched this in a meeting and everyone said, this is great. Which obviously everyone loved it.

[Mama Bella]

Well, look at the. The la. Are ugly.

[Brie]

They are ugly. I get it.

[Mama Bella]

Okay, moving on.

[Brie]

All right, all right. Buying yourself a Christmas gift, Char.

[Mama Bella]

Yay.

[Brie]

Yay. I'm for it too. And usually it happens when you shop. You're like, you know what? I deserve this. I always love it because people will go bra showing.

[Mama Bella]

Oh, yeah.

[Brie]

Well, I did red to like, in case it did Ryan. But I. Well, his package gets to show I can show my bra.

[Mama Bella]

Red bra, red turtleneck.

[Brie]

Yeah. Are you dying? Are you so hot?

[Mama Bella]

Not at all.

[Brie]

Oh, good. But yeah, so I. It's funny because they'll be like, oh, you want me to wrap all this? And I'm like, well, that one, not that one. Okay, that one, not that one either. I love it. Okay. Midnight gift wrapping sessions on Christmas Eve. Oh, I got a couple good stories.

[Mama Bella]

Gosh, it's been a long time since I did that. Yeah, I go to bed too. I'd rather get up at 5 and rap. Well, if you do it at night, you could do it with the glass of wine.

[Brie]

Exactly. But so, Brian, I. After we did, I don't know, we had like a big Christmas Eve dinner or something. And after we cleaned, got Birdie down and I saw. We got her like the Fisher Price, like pink little car. You know, they move with their feet. But I figured you just open up the box and you pull it out.

[Mama Bella]

That's what I would think.

[Brie]

Oh, no. So I open up the box and I'm like. And I go, brian, tell them about.

[Brian Danielson]

The Masha and Bear. Oh, yes, because that came from Russia. Maybe it didn't come from Russia.

[Brie]

And that was like a trite, a little like, bite. Kid bike.

[Brian Danielson]

Assemble it.

[Brie]

So. So for all of you. Yeah, for all of you listening, why I said I had a couple is because. So then we had. We had that Fisher Price thing and we were like, no, we were so tired. And then it was like the Christmas after we got Birdie, she was obsessed with Masha and Bear. And I saw this cute little, like, I don't know, bicycle or something. And I figured, once again, you pulled the bike out of the box. We. I open up and I'm like, this was like a gazillion pieces and the instructions were awful. Thank goodness our brother in law, and it's Brian's sister's husband was there because he's like, great. That's his thing. So he loved it. He put it all together. But we stayed up. Remember that, Brian? We were up like two hours longer. And I just. I'm like, I'm never doing this again, ever. Have you? No.

[Brian Danielson]

Yes.

[Brie]

Have I?

[Brian Danielson]

Yes.

[Brie]

What? This year.

[Brian Danielson]

I mean, almost every year, actually.

[Brie]

This year I should open up the box with Buddy's skateboard. I mean, it should be put together. I guess I should look. Oh, gosh. All right. Okay. Last one, Mom. Handmade gifts instead of store bought. Yay. Yay. Right? I feel like nowadays too, you realize how special it is when something's handmade. Like I got this thing and it's so cute because it's someone here locally in Napa, she makes candlesticks, but she'll never make the same one. She doesn't know what she's going to make. But she made these candles that you can you light it and it goes down in 20 minutes. So it's called her meditation candles.

[Mama Bella]

You showed me them.

[Brie]

And it's so cute. So you can get her little stick, you know, Juniper, that store right outside here in downtown Napa. She. They sell them there. And so like the cutest, all these different little, like candlesticks, small. And then the candles and then it's cute. You can put it, you know, light it and you just. Right there. 20 minute meditation.

[Brian Danielson]

Yeah.

[Brie]

No, but I guess I. We make handmade.

[Mama Bella]

Yeah.

[Brian Danielson]

Oh, wait.

[Brie]

Okay.

[Mama Bella]

There's a. Yeah, there's a difference between handmade and local.

[Brie]

But you're right. I.

[Brian Danielson]

It's like you make me something like a car. I mean, herself you a lot at the store.

[Brie]

Oh, my God.

[Mama Bella]

But buying local is good too, but.

[Brie]

Yes, but I loved it. Mom was very engaging and very rooted me on in that idea. Okay, well, you know, I might. Yeah, well, maybe next year we all make each other something. Okay, so something I said to Brian about news last night off Instagram is Iceland. Every Christmas Eve, they give each other a book. And you have that, Brian, what is it? They read the book for, like, I don't know, the rest of the night. Like, they all get their tea or cocoa. Or for me, it'd be veno. And then what? It wasn't her show. The one that you did, the last podcast that you. Oh, yeah. So you. I heard. And I was sharing that with them because I'm like, that's actually a cute tradition, right? I know. It's like an AI tradition. I'm like, awesome. But they say they do that in Iceland. Like, oh, gosh, I fell for it. But maybe next year we all hand me. Actually, no, I don't want anyone to make me anything. My kids make me enough homemade stuff. I have, like, in the basement, this big box of, like, all their pottery. And like, Birdie even, like. And it's so cute because she writes to Brian all the time and, like, draws us pictures. But Birdie's a type. Like, she will search the garbage to make sure you do not throw it away. So I've kept everything. I'm like, oh, my gosh, it's wild. Okay, Mom. Okay, well, that's it for you. Thank you so much, Mama Bella. Thank you. Hey, everyone. So I hope you're enjoying this very special wine tasting family episode. More to come in the next episode. Also, if you want to see videos of today's episode and our next episode, you can go to our YouTube channel, all of our social media platforms, that includes Instagram, Facebook, Tik Tok, you name it, we got it. And also we have a hotline. So if you have questions for any of my family members, I'll let them know. Just hit us up at 833garcia2. All right, more to come. You're not going to want to miss it.

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[Brie]

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