Let’s Make It Nice for Christmas

Summary

Podcast Summary: Two Ts In A Pod with Teddi Mellencamp and Tamra Judge

Episode: Let’s Make It Nice for Christmas
Release Date: December 25, 2025
Hosts: Teddi Mellencamp & Tamra Judge
Special Guest: Dolores

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Episode Overview

This special Christmas episode has Teddi, Tamra, and their guest Dolores diving into their holiday traditions, gift-giving dilemmas, family planning, nostalgic stories, and of course, their signature Real Housewives commentary—all with plenty of laughs and festive spirit. The episode includes candid revelations about family, relationships, and the chaos of the holiday season, and caps off with a playful “Naughty or Nice” Housewives-themed game.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

Festive Gear and Setting the Mood

• Dolores goes all out for the Christmas vibe while Teddi recovers from the flu and admits to wearing black (“You are in black. You're like the opposite of Christmas.” – Dolores, 03:59).
  • “Well, it's because I have the flu. I woke up…Lagging. And I don't have time for…Hold on one second. I'm gonna fix this.” – Teddi, 03:59
• Despite feeling unwell, Teddi gets into the festive mood by wearing a holiday accessory impulsively bought by her partner Paul.

Holiday Prep, Mental Health, and Gender Roles

• Teddi’s holiday prep has been hampered by illness, but Dolores shares her own struggles staying active and healthy after filming wrapped.
  • “It's all in your head. Just changing that mindset.” – Dolores, 05:54
• Lighthearted lament of traditional holiday gender roles as the women do the heavy lifting with holiday prep while the men 'just show up.'
  • “I run circles around him, and then he redoes something if I do it, which drives me nuts.” – Teddi, 06:29
  • “I do the shopping, I wrap the presents, I put up the Christmas tree. I make Christmas Eve and dinner. ...What does he do? He shows up.” – Dolores, 07:28

Gift Giving and Family Dynamics

• Gift exchanges with partners are low-key for both Teddi and Dolores, but stocking stuffers can get unexpectedly pricey.
  • “The stockings are small, so that means small gifts are always more expensive.” – Paul, via Dolores, 07:06
• Dolores reiterates her wish for her fiancé Paul to take on the labor:
  • “So I said, no, you're doing this all by yourself.” – Dolores, 07:43
• Jewelry and engagement customs are touched on, including an anecdote about the rules of keeping rings after a breakup if they’re given on holidays or birthdays (08:21).

Holiday Traditions and Hosting

• Dolores hosts a massive Christmas Eve for 50–60 people, complete with gifts and a creative grab bag/giveaway game for all ages (15:11–16:52).
  • “If you have 50 people coming over and you have to buy gifts for everybody, have you ever thought about just like picking names?” – Tamra, 15:32
  • “We do that for the older kids, but I still buy for everyone.” – Dolores, 15:39
• Dolores gives away unused Amazon purchases or gift cards in her holiday grab bag, which has become a family favorite.

Family, Food, and Holiday Logistics

• Teddi and Dolores share plans for home-cooked, Italian-inspired Christmas dinners and reflect on family traditions in blended households.
  • Dolores describes how, as a divorced mom, she worked to make her house a true holiday home for her kids (17:11–17:26).

Holiday Gifts and Relationship Laughs

• Dolores considers giving personalized canvas prints as gifts but shares a funny story about her daughter Sophia’s response:
  • “Mom, we've been dating six months. You don't give him a life size picture of the two of us.” – Sophia (via Dolores, 18:53)

Safety, Parenting, and Overprotectiveness

• Dolores discusses elaborate plans and concerns about her kids driving to visit during the holidays, revealing classic parent worry:
  • “I'm going to drive down the mountain, pick them up and then drive back up the mountain.” – Dolores, 20:24
  • “I don't drive two hours for nobody.” – Teddi, 20:48
• Teddi suggests Uber, but Dolores is skeptical about letting her kids travel the treacherous mountain roads with strangers (21:09).

Peace, Social Media, and Feel-Good Content

• They note a shared obsession with the monks walking for peace, a story followed by both on social media—Dolores updates that one monk suffered an accident:
  • “The one monk lost his leg. Some idiot hit them when they started.” – Teddi, 22:14
  • Dolores recommends following “Walking for Peace” for hope and good vibes despite the sad turn to the story.

Engagement Talk and Wedding Plans

• Dolores is celebrating her first Christmas as a fiancée and contemplates wedding plans for the coming year:
  • “I'd like to get married...something small and have the party after Frankie gets married. Or New Year's Eve of next year.” – Dolores, 23:13
  • Paul wants an engagement dinner with Dolores’ family since none of her kids were present for the proposal (23:33).

Designer Wishlist and Holiday Movies

• Dolores admits to a love for designer bags and wishes for a specific brown suede Chanel for Christmas (24:02).
  • “I'm not a traditional Chanel bag...It's just not me. Edgier. I'm a little edgier than that.” – Dolores, 24:14
• Recent Christmas movie watches: Teddi enjoyed “Scrooged” and “Home Alone 2” to get in the spirit (25:28).

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Naughty or Nice Housewives Game [30:39]

A quick-fire game of “Naughty or Nice” puts a Housewives spin on holiday behavior:

• Starting drama at a group dinner:
  • “Of course it's nice... for someone else to do it because it makes the dinner so much better.” – Teddi, 30:56
  • Both agree it’s “naughty, but I’m here for it.”
• Re-gifting Housewife products:
  • Both hesitate—too risky, fear of giving it back to the wrong person (31:08).
• Best/worst gift givers on cast:
  • “Heather gives nice gifts, and Shanna's actually a pretty good gift giver.” – Dolores, 31:57
  • Teddi: “Teresa gives me really nice gifts. Last year she bought me a Louis Vuitton scarf.” (32:18)
  • Neither admits to having received a truly bad gift, though Dolores shares a story of eccentric in-laws' gifts.
• Walking out of reunions:
  • “Never walk out... Naughty. That's the kiss of death for you.” – Both, 33:03
• Stirring the pot as peacemaker:
  • “That is so bad. That's naughty. That's duplicitous. That's sneaky.” – Teddi, 33:28
  • Dolores jabs Heather Gay as an example.
• Inviting someone just to confront them:
  • “Oh, that's Housewife. That's House 101.” – Both, 33:54
• Laughing when someone else is getting yelled at:
  • “Oh, and I am so guilty of that. There is nothing better.” – Teddi, 34:02
• Bringing a 'friend of' for backup:
  • Both see it as standard Housewives practice.
• Who gets coal this year?
  • “Does it startle Wendy [Osefo]? ... I'm gonna call from Santa.” – Teddi, 34:51
  • Dolores: “I'm gonna go with that one as well.” (34:58)

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Memorable Quotes

• “I do everything. I do the shopping, I wrap the presents, I put up the Christmas tree. I make Christmas Eve and dinner. You know, all that. What does he do? He shows up.” — Dolores, 07:28
• “I’m still obsessed with the monks.” — Teddi, 21:51
• “I never trust my memory for re-gifting, what if I give it back to the person?” — Teddi, 31:16
• “That is so bad. That's naughty. That's duplicitous. That's sneaky.” — Teddi (re: playing peacemaker while stirring the pot), 33:28
• “Laughing when somebody else is getting yelled at—guilty.” — Both, 34:02

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Notable Timestamps

• 03:45 – Teddi and Dolores vibe-check each other's holiday festivity
• 05:20 – Dolores on holiday mentality and getting back to the gym
• 07:28 – Gender role gripes and holiday prep division
• 15:11–17:03 – Dolores describes elaborate holiday hosting and family traditions
• 18:53 – Canvas print gift story with her daughter Sophia
• 21:46 – Safety and travel worries for holiday family visits
• 23:13–23:29 – Dolores’ engagement and wedding plans
• 24:02 – Designer bag holiday wishlist talk
• 25:28 – Christmas movie recap
• 30:39–35:07 – Naughty or Nice Housewives game

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Tone & Language

The episode is conversational, full of playful teasing, candid admissions, and a touch of Housewives drama. Both hosts are relatable and irreverent, poking fun at themselves, their significant others, and Housewives stereotypes.

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Takeaway

A festive, laugh-filled check-in with Teddi, Tamra, and Dolores, blending holiday chaos, Housewives insight, and family warmth—with a little tongue-in-cheek shade and Housewives humor to keep things lively. Perfect for fans seeking both relatable holiday tales and signature Real Housewives behind-the-scenes banter.

Transcript

[Tamra Judge]

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[Dolores Catania]

Two T's in a pod with Teddi.

[Tamra Judge]

Mellencamp and Tamara Jud.

[Dolores Catania]

Hi, guys. Welcome back to another episode of Two Teas in a pod with myself and Dolores.

[Tamra Judge]

Hey, hey, hey.

[Dolores Catania]

We had an agreement today. You it up.

[Tamra Judge]

I did. I it up so bad. I should instacart it. But you can't because there's no level. Like, there's no genre for it.

[Dolores Catania]

I leaned into it. I almost put my Santa outfit on from when me and Vicki did the TMZ bus. That's. That's a try hard.

[Tamra Judge]

So I am.

[Dolores Catania]

I look it. I decorated. I even got the Santa Mrs. Claus boots on in case anybody made it nice. You made it nice. I made it nice. And you are in black. You're like the opposite of Christmas.

[Tamra Judge]

Well, it's because I have the flu. I woke up. Why did you do that? Lagging. And I don't have time for. Hold on one second. I'm gonna fix this.

[Commercial Announcer]

Hold on.

[Dolores Catania]

Oh, okay.

[Tamra Judge]

Okay. Is this better?

[Dolores Catania]

That's better at least. Oh, my horn. My horns. My horns are falling off the horse.

[Tamra Judge]

I do it right the first time.

[Dolores Catania]

Oh, God. Because I got this little pea head.

[Tamra Judge]

You know, I yelled at Paul for buying this, and I was. It was on the pile to go to the shelter.

[Dolores Catania]

He bought it for you, and you don't like it. What is it?

[Tamra Judge]

No, he just bought it. He buys things. Like he's.

[Dolores Catania]

He's shops impulse buyer.

[Tamra Judge]

Yes. And this is so cute. Now I'm excited.

[Dolores Catania]

Oh, see, now you look a little bit more festive.

[Tamra Judge]

Yes, I do. And I'm good. I even feel better. You know what? Whoever isn't festive, I was watching Scrooge last night, and, you know, he got festive in the end, and I'm feeling very festive right now.

[Dolores Catania]

Okay, lean into it.

[Tamra Judge]

I love it.

[Dolores Catania]

So how's everything going? You're done Christmas shopping? Why do I think you're gonna say no?

[Heather Gay]

No.

[Tamra Judge]

I haven't wrapped one gift. I don't know, because when you're sick, right? And you only have a certain amount of hours in the day, you have to wake up very early, and I haven't been able to get out of bed for like, the last two days, so it got me good.

[Dolores Catania]

Oh, that sucks. Well, I got up with a new mindset. I've been not consistent at the gym. I've been since film. Since the show has been over, I've been eating more. I mean, I'm going to the gym, but not like I normally do. I'm eating more than I normally do, and my stomach's been upset and. And I thought, I do like you. I know. Stop that. So I got up early. I didn't have time to go to the actual gym, but I have a treadmill here, so I did that. Then I did abs and I did arms and.

[Heather Gay]

Yeah.

[Dolores Catania]

Then jumped in the shower and got ready and I had a protein shake for breakfast. It's all in your head. Just changing that mindset.

[Tamra Judge]

It is.

[Dolores Catania]

We went to the stand the other day. It's a little takeout restaurant. And we. There's a million people in the parking lot. There's a TJ Maxx in the parking lot or something. And so he's like, what is everybody doing? Why is everybody out? There's no park. I go, it's the holidays. It's the holidays.

[Commercial Announcer]

You have it so easy.

[Dolores Catania]

You don't do anything. You just show up.

[Tamra Judge]

Men get like. That's the thing. Like, I'll be gone for a couple hours and pulse like I'm straighten up. I come back like, what's done, Paul? I run circles around him, and then he redoes something if I do it, which drives me nuts.

[Dolores Catania]

Now, the stalking situation. We're not giant gift givers to each other. We just usually buy whatever we want. I mean, unless there's something fabulous I want, which doesn't happen very often. So I think like the most expensive thing I got him in the. In the stocking was like $300. It wasn't that big of a deal. So I told him, I said, you don't have to worry about it. He goes, this is a trick game. He goes, the stockings are small, so that means small gifts are always more expensive.

[Commercial Announcer]

I said, not necessarily.

[Dolores Catania]

Use your imagination. Well, why don't you tell me what you want?

[Tamra Judge]

Cards. Gift cards. For, like a spa, right?

[Dolores Catania]

Why don't you tell me what you want? I said, because you're working for it. That's what I said. You're working for it.

[Tamra Judge]

Put the. Take the hat off and show your horns right now.

[Dolores Catania]

Because this is the thing. I'm bitter. I do everything. I do the shopping, I wrap the presents, I put up the Christmas tree. I make Christmas Eve and dinner. You know, all that. What does he do. He shows up.

[Tamra Judge]

Okay.

[Dolores Catania]

So I said, no, you're doing this all by yourself.

[Tamra Judge]

I'd rather do it by myself.

[Commercial Announcer]

Well, normally we get a couple nice.

[Dolores Catania]

Gifts for each other or nothing at all. And it's. I pick them out, I wrap them, and I put his name on it.

[Tamra Judge]

From me.

[Commercial Announcer]

From you.

[Dolores Catania]

So I said, no, it ain't working like that.

[Tamra Judge]

Okay, so, well, this year. This year he's got to work for it.

[Dolores Catania]

Well, this year I'm getting nothing. Probably because he hasn't even gone shopping yet.

[Tamra Judge]

You don't know yet. We don't know. We're gonna. You're right.

[Dolores Catania]

No, he'll just.

[Tamra Judge]

No clue what Paul's getting me. I.

[Dolores Catania]

Well, it's not an engagement ring.

[Tamra Judge]

Right? Yeah. You know, I. I felt like. I heard that if you get a gift on a birthday or a holiday, I mean, if you get an engaged on a birthday or a holiday, whether you break up or not, the person keeps it because it was a gift. Oh, yes. But there is a correction regarding the annulment. Someone had DM'd me and said, you're totally wrong about the annulment. Sorry. The stuff that I was saying about.

[Dolores Catania]

Oh, really? And I would have never known, but.

[Tamra Judge]

She didn't follow up with telling me, with correcting, and I even left my number, my phone number, to please call me.

[Dolores Catania]

You did not.

[Tamra Judge]

I absolutely did.

[Dolores Catania]

Oh, my God.

[Tamra Judge]

Because I'd like to correct that. However, I haven't heard from her still. So if there is a correction, I will correct it. I don't like giving wrong.

[Dolores Catania]

Why don't you just Google it? Why do you need to talk to her?

[Tamra Judge]

Well, I'm. Because she had the answer.

[Dolores Catania]

Okay, well, then she should have just text DM'd, followed it with. Followed through with it.

[Tamra Judge]

Yeah.

[Heather Gay]

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[Dolores Catania]

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[Heather Gay]

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[Dolores Catania]

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[Commercial Announcer]

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[Dolores Catania]

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[Dolores Catania]

Today we are going to do a little special Christmas episode and I know, I know it's going to be so what are your plans for Christmas? You give me yours and I'll give you mine.

[Tamra Judge]

So my plans are Christmas Eve. The whole family comes over 50 to 60 people. I have to have gifts for everyone and I ordered food from Frankie Funicelli's dad. Frankie Funicelli is his down the street and and the food is amazing. So I love that I over order. Just a thought.

[Dolores Catania]

Can I stop you for a second? Just a thought. If you have 50 people coming over and you have to buy gifts for everybody, have you ever thought about just like picking names?

[Tamra Judge]

Well we do that for the older kids, but I Still buy for everyone?

[Dolores Catania]

Oh, of course you do. So that's a lot of presents.

[Tamra Judge]

It's a lot. And I do a grab bag. I do a giveaway at the house. The kids, everybody, Women, men, they put all their. Their names in a hat and then I. They pick it out and they'll get, like, a gift. I love that.

[Dolores Catania]

I might do that.

[Tamra Judge]

It's really cute. You know what it is? We get a lot of stuff and I buy a lot of stuff, and sometimes I don't use it, sometimes I do. And. And I mean, I buy a lot of stuff from Amazon. I'm like, I bought it. I'm not going to use it, but I'm going to do it for a giveaway.

[Dolores Catania]

That's smart. Now, do you do it with everyone or just, like, kids?

[Tamra Judge]

Or just everybody puts their name in because then if the kids win and they're little, they give it to their mom for Christmas the next day.

[Dolores Catania]

What if you just put, like, a gift card in there? Like, or cash?

[Tamra Judge]

I do it. All of it. Not cash. I'll do, like, Starbucks gift card.

[Dolores Catania]

Or is it one present or multiple presents?

[Tamra Judge]

Multiple. Multiple.

[Dolores Catania]

Wow, that's a lucky person.

[Tamra Judge]

I clean it out. No, each person. Like, I do. I do it until almost everybody wins something.

[Dolores Catania]

Oh, so you play it multiple times?

[Tamra Judge]

Yes. Yeah. It's really cute. And everyone looks forward to it every year. I wasn't going to do it last year, and the kids came up and they're going, doo, doo. Are we doing the giveaway? So doing the giveaway nickname do.

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[Dolores Catania]

So this is going to be at your house?

[Tamra Judge]

My house that you see on camera that I used to be in before I moved.

[Dolores Catania]

Where your daughter is.

[Tamra Judge]

Yeah, Where Gabby is. Yeah.

[Dolores Catania]

Oh, so you're during Christmas there?

[Tamra Judge]

Yeah, every holidays. Were always there. Growing up as a, you know, as a divorced mom, it made the house a home. It was a lot of work, always. But having everybody over and it just carried through.

[Heather Gay]

Yeah.

[Dolores Catania]

So for us, the kids are coming over with their significant others on Christmas Eve. My mom's driving in Christmas Eve morning. We'll spend the night.

[Tamra Judge]

I want footage of your mom.

[Dolores Catania]

Oh, right.

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[Tamra Judge]

Camera. She's so funny.

[Dolores Catania]

I'll have her send you a little video, please. That'll be my Christmas present to you.

[Tamra Judge]

Thank you.

[Dolores Catania]

So we're gonna do that. So, Sophia. So funny. So you ever heard of Smallwood the picture place? So small. Smallwood homes are. I don't know what it's exactly, but it's. It's an app. Can upload one of your pictures from your camera and they put it on canvas and they frame it and they make them like almost life size or whatever size you want. Yes. Yeah, I have them all.

[Tamra Judge]

1.

[Dolores Catania]

I have them going all the way down my hall upstairs of just different family, each kid and everything. And they're huge. They're huge.

[Tamra Judge]

Send me a picture.

[Dolores Catania]

I will. And so I thought, oh, how cute for me to. To have one made for Sophia and then one for Nico like so they can take it.

[Tamra Judge]

So like a life size.

[Dolores Catania]

This one was probably about four feet, let's say four feet.

[Tamra Judge]

Can I get it from. Can I get it made by Christmas?

[Dolores Catania]

No, I don't think so. Not in two days, sweetie.

[Commercial Announcer]

So.

[Dolores Catania]

But they're cute gifts, right? And so I told Sophia and she's like, no, you did not. And I go, yeah, why? She goes, mom, we've been dating six months. You don't give him a life size picture of the two of us.

[Tamra Judge]

No. And I go, that's a long time in this day and age.

[Dolores Catania]

She goes, that's a little much, mom. So I got her one, which is fine.

[Tamra Judge]

I would have liked it.

[Dolores Catania]

Well, I have it and I'm going to tell him what she said and then we'll see if he wants it.

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[Tamra Judge]

So we will take no for an answer.

[Fashion Influencer]

Right.

[Dolores Catania]

And so I went, okay, whatever, whatever. I actually took it out of the box and hung it in the spare bedroom. It looks cute. So kids are coming over. I am cooking. I'm doing Italian, I'm doing lasagna, meatballs, I'm doing some kind of dip. I can't remember. Lots of tomatoes and cheese. That's all I can remember. And garlic bread and all that.

[Tamra Judge]

Really good.

[Commercial Announcer]

Yeah.

[Dolores Catania]

So I just thought something different. We don't normally eat like that.

[Tamra Judge]

Oh God. Well, I do. I had pizza last night and.

[Dolores Catania]

Well, so we don't. So I'm gonna do that. And yeah, it should be fun. And then Christmas Day we are hopefully driving to Big Bear. Spencer goes to his girlfriend's house and Sophia is going to her boyfriend's house. So we're hopefully driving to Big Bear, but there's a big storm coming in and I will not drive up the mountain road in a full blown SN storm.

[Tamra Judge]

That's cool though.

[Heather Gay]

Yeah.

[Dolores Catania]

So if not, we have to probably wait till Saturday. We're gonna go up and then Sophie and her boyfriend want to come up on New Year's. So I don't want them driving up there. What do you like over paranoid? I'm going to drive down the mountain, pick them up and then drive back up the mountain.

[Tamra Judge]

How long is the ride down the mountain?

[Dolores Catania]

Two. Well, to get to Orange county, it's two hours.

[Tamra Judge]

Oh, girl. I don't drive two hours for nobody.

[Dolores Catania]

And then two hours back. So I'm trying to figure it out. I just don't want them driving.

[Tamra Judge]

And then Uber.

[Dolores Catania]

I don't trust an Uber. Like if you don't drive those mountains like they're, they've never. I don't know, maybe I'm just being overprotective, but I'm just. It just scares me. There's so many crashes and so many people that go off the hill and.

[Tamra Judge]

What kind of place are you in?

[Dolores Catania]

It's a one hour mountain. One hour on the freeway, one hour on the mountain. And there's the 3:30 and there's the 38. Now the 38 is the fact it's a little bit easier. So maybe I might have her go that way. But I don't know, we'll. We'll figure it out. But yeah, that's what we're doing.

[Tamra Judge]

Get her.

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[Dolores Catania]

That's how I feel.

[Tamra Judge]

And if I ever come, don't let me drive it either.

[Dolores Catania]

I know there is a little airport there.

[Commercial Announcer]

Maybe I can just.

[Dolores Catania]

But it's probably. It's only for private planes. It's only for the rich people. Yeah, that's true. Yeah. I don't know. All this stuff that's going on in the world right now.

[Tamra Judge]

I know, don't get depressing.

[Dolores Catania]

It's very sad when you think about. I'm like, I'm afraid to leave my house right now.

[Tamra Judge]

I'm still obsessed with the monks.

[Dolores Catania]

Okay, well, thank you. So once we talked about the, the monks walking for Peace. Somehow, some way, they just started popping up on my camera, my phone.

[Tamra Judge]

Yeah.

[Dolores Catania]

And it just keeps popping up. So of course I had to follow. I follow. And now I'm very, very into it.

[Tamra Judge]

Thank you for following them. They have blisters. They're.

[Dolores Catania]

No shoes.

[Tamra Judge]

They have no shoes. And the one monk lost his leg. Some idiot hit them when they started.

[Heather Gay]

What?

[Tamra Judge]

And the monk lost his leg. A young like monk.

[Dolores Catania]

Like a car hit him. Yes. Oh my gosh, that's horrible.

[Tamra Judge]

Oh, I'm sick over it. I thought. I was hoping it was a fake story, but it's not.

[Dolores Catania]

Oh, that's very sad. Very, very sad. But yes. If you guys though Walking for Peace I think it's called, but it's really fun to watch. And they have A dog. So some have socks on, some have shoes on, some have tennis shoes on, so.

[Tamra Judge]

Well, you know, Alok didn't sign up for this, so can we get him a. A little.

[Dolores Catania]

I know, right?

[Tamra Judge]

Wagon.

[Dolores Catania]

That's a lot. He needs a wagon. So this is your first Christmas, Dolores, as fiance. Fiance.

[Tamra Judge]

So cute.

[Dolores Catania]

What do you think? Do you think you'll be married by next Christmas?

[Tamra Judge]

I might be. So here's my thing. I'd like to get married, just, you know, something small and have the party after Frankie gets married.

[Dolores Catania]

Yeah.

[Tamra Judge]

Or New Year's Eve of next year.

[Dolores Catania]

So that would just be a week after Christmas.

[Tamra Judge]

Yeah. So I have to talk to Paul about that. He wants an engagement dinner with my family because the kids were not there when we got engaged. Nobody was. Except people at the Apple Store. So I. I mean, he wants to do something really pretty and nice. He's into decorating and.

[Dolores Catania]

Oh, what a dream.

[Tamra Judge]

Yeah.

[Dolores Catania]

What's your biggest gift on your wish list?

[Tamra Judge]

I didn't ask for nothing. I want some things I wanted.

[Dolores Catania]

I thought about this and I heard it was really hard to get. I want the chanel bag. It's 20. Number 25. I can't remember the name of it, but it's suede. Brown suede.

[Tamra Judge]

You're a bad girl.

[Dolores Catania]

I. I do like to spend money on purses and shoes, some clothes, but not a lot because I. You know, I feel like styles change all the time. Unless it's like, timeless. But, yes, I have bag collection. I have lots of shoes. But I wanted the brown suede. It was. It's really pretty. I'm not a traditional Chanel bag. Like the little quilted black ones with the gold chain, like the traditional ones. It's just not me. Edgier. I'm a little edgier than that.

[Tamra Judge]

I just got the furry ysl. The big one.

[Dolores Catania]

It's not the green one that Heather got, is it?

[Tamra Judge]

No, that's a Gucci. And that was much nicer.

[Dolores Catania]

Oh, that one's Gucci.

[Tamra Judge]

Huge. And that was so beautiful. Gorgeous.

[Dolores Catania]

Okay, so for me, I would probably. I'd probably pass because it's so like. It'll be out of style soon, don't you think? And you'll never use it again.

[Tamra Judge]

I don't care about style.

[Dolores Catania]

You don't care?

[Tamra Judge]

I honestly never. I buy mostly classic pieces when I buy that never really go out of style. Okay.

[Dolores Catania]

Did you have you watch any Christmas movies?

[Tamra Judge]

So I did last night.

[Dolores Catania]

Would you watch.

[Tamra Judge]

So I watched Bill Murray, Scrooge, and I watched Home alone too.

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[Dolores Catania]

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[Dolores Catania]

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[Dolores Catania]

So let's play a little game, huh? So.

[Tamra Judge]

Starting drama at a group dinner.

[Dolores Catania]

Okay, so this is what, naughty or nice? So we have to say is it naughty or nice to start drama at a group dinner?

[Tamra Judge]

So of course it's nice. No, not for me, for someone else to do it because it makes the dinner so much better.

[Dolores Catania]

I. It's naughty, but I'm here for it.

[Tamra Judge]

I'm all here for it. It is naughty.

[Commercial Announcer]

Okay.

[Dolores Catania]

Have you ever re gifted a housewife product they gave you?

[Tamra Judge]

No, no, I'm very careful with that.

[Dolores Catania]

Right. That's a.

[Tamra Judge]

You don't want to get caught doing that. That's wrong. And I'm like, when somebody gives me something I like, feel would feel bad to do that even if I don't want it. And then sometimes I forget who gave it to me. And then what if I give it back to the person? I do not trust my memory for that.

[Dolores Catania]

I always worry about that, like, re. Gifting something. Like, I get a lot of. Like, we get a lot of products sent to us and stuff, and I'll. I'll like, give those to people. But I always feel weird if I get it for free and I give it to someone as a gift. It just feels like, so cheap.

[Heather Gay]

Right?

[Tamra Judge]

My. My cast gives nice gifts. Who on your cast gives the nicest gifts?

[Dolores Catania]

I would say Heather gives nice gifts, and Shanna's actually a pretty good gift giver.

[Tamra Judge]

Yeah, Mark. Well, see, everyone buys me nice gifts because of my birthday right after 28. So Margaret, Jan, Aidan gives me nice gifts. Teresa gives me really nice gifts. Last year she bought me a Louis Vuitton scarf.

[Dolores Catania]

Oh, nice.

[Tamra Judge]

Yeah, we. We go big here. It's Jersey. Who gives the worst gifts?

[Dolores Catania]

The worst gifts? I don't know. I would never say that anybody gives a horrible gift, like on cast. Because if somebody's giving you something like, that's nice of them to give it to you, but.

[Tamra Judge]

Yeah, I've never got a horrible gift.

[Dolores Catania]

You've never gotten a horrible gift.

[Tamra Judge]

I remember when I first met Frank, his mom bought me leather gloves that didn't fit. But she was nice. She gave gifts like, she had very eccentric kind of taste. And she would give. She would get. She was so good, she would give bad gifts.

[Heather Gay]

Wow.

[Dolores Catania]

Let's see. Walking out of a reunion to avoid more drama.

[Tamra Judge]

Never walk out.

[Dolores Catania]

Naughty. That's naughty. Naughty.

[Tamra Judge]

Naughty. Especially. That's the kiss of. Kiss of death for you. I mean, you better have a really damn good reason and it better be justified for walking out. And if you do walk out, you.

[Dolores Catania]

Better come back in placing, playing peacemaker while secretly stirring the pot.

[Tamra Judge]

Oh, that's dirty.

[Heather Gay]

That's.

[Tamra Judge]

That is so bad. That's naughty. That's duplicitous. That's sneaky.

[Dolores Catania]

Yeah. And the award goes to Heather Gay.

[Tamra Judge]

Well, you can say. I'm not saying anything about.

[Dolores Catania]

You're not allowed to say anything.

[Tamra Judge]

I'm done. I don't want to have no problems with Heather Gay.

[Dolores Catania]

Plus, I like her inviting someone to an event just to confront them.

[Tamra Judge]

Oh, that's Housewife. That's House 101.

[Dolores Catania]

Yes. Yes. Laughing when someone else is getting yelled at. I'm. I'm guilty.

[Tamra Judge]

Oh, and I am so guilty of that. There is nothing better.

[Dolores Catania]

Yep.

[Heather Gay]

See?

[Dolores Catania]

Bring in a friend of just for backup.

[Tamra Judge]

I don't do that ever. But I will be the backup girl.

[Dolores Catania]

But if they're a friend of that means they're on the cast. So it's like you're bringing them for backup. I mean, I brought Joe to a. I brought Joe to a party. She wasn't part of the cast, but she was a friend of mine. And everybody's like, oh my God, look what she's done.

[Commercial Announcer]

Done.

[Dolores Catania]

What did she do? So stupid.

[Tamra Judge]

Everyone does it. A lot of people.

[Dolores Catania]

What housewife will be receiving coal this Christmas?

[Fashion Influencer]

Oh.

[Tamra Judge]

Should I say, does it startle Wendy? Ose, I'm gonna call from Santa.

[Dolores Catania]

I'm gonna go with that one as well. Right?

[Tamra Judge]

Yeah.

[Dolores Catania]

Well, that's all we have, folks.

[Tamra Judge]

That's a lot. That was cute. I want to play the naughty or nice game at least twice a year.

[Dolores Catania]

Okay, we can do that.

[Tamra Judge]

Let's do it for Valentine's Day, too.

[Dolores Catania]

Okay, I'll do that. Thank you guys so much for tuning in to two Teas in a Pod with myself and Dolores. Happy holidays, Merry Christmas, all of them, and happy new Year.

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[Dolores Catania]

Not just delicious, but also a total crowd pleaser, let me introduce you to Josh Sellars. This California wine brand has over a dozen award winning wines.

[Commercial Announcer]

From crisp Sauvignon Blancs to velvety Merlots.

[Dolores Catania]

Josh Sellars has the perfect wine for every occasion. Serving up a juicy steak at your next barbecue. Their Cabernet Sauvignon is the perfect pairing.

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[Dolores Catania]

You can't go wrong with their Pinot Grigio. With so many delicious wines to choose.

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[Dolores Catania]

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[Dolores Catania]

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[Dolores Catania]

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[Dolores Catania]

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[Dolores Catania]

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[Tamra Judge]

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