Ride Home Rants
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Easter Memories and Traditions
Easter traditions spark passionate opinions, nostalgic memories, and plenty of laughter in this seasonal gathering of friends. From the unanimous dislike of Peeps marshmallow treats to heated debates about the best Easter candies (Reese's eggs and Cadbury caramel eggs emerge victorious), our panel dives deep into what makes this spring holiday special across generations.
Food takes center stage as guests share their traditional Easter meals – ham remains a staple for most, while Italian pastas, Polish kielbasa, pierogies, and even brisket make appearances on family tables. The conversation reveals a strong consensus that holidays should be celebrated at home rather than restaurants, emphasizing how these gatherings strengthen family bonds and create lasting memories.
The peculiar tradition of Easter Bunny photos generates universal amusement and slight horror. As one guest describes mall Easter Bunnies: "They just look stressed out and deranged." Another shares his teenage experience being forced to don the costume for younger family members, likely scarring them for life as a six-foot-five bunny approached them.
Perhaps most heartwarming are the shared memories of childhood Easters – following colorful jelly bean trails to hidden baskets, unexpected Nintendo systems as gifts, and now creating new traditions with their own children. These stories reveal how holiday traditions evolve while maintaining their essential purpose of bringing loved ones together.
Whether you're planning an elaborate Easter dinner, filling baskets for little ones, or simply gathering with family and friends, this episode captures the spirit of the season and might just inspire you to start some new traditions of your own. Share your own Easter memories and tradi
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Welcome everybody to another episode of the Ride Home Rants podcast. This is, as always, your host, mike Bono. I got a great annual episode for us. We are going to be talking all things Easter. With the holiday coming right around the corner here and being this Sunday, we're going to see what everyone's traditions are. We do have a panel of guests. I'm going to let them introduce themselves. Guys, when you introduce yourself, I need your name. What was your favorite TV show growing up and did you at any point in your life play an instrument? And, matt, we're going to start with you.
Speaker 2:Sure, my name is Matt Aldemore. Favorite TV show growing up was the.
Speaker 1:A-Team and I played the guitar for about one week in college until I realized it wasn't going anywhere. Got you no worries, A-Team, it's a solid show, Absolutely for sure.
Speaker 3:Next on the list we have Bob Bob Neisel Favorite TV show was the animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and I played the trombone and tuba, trombone and tuba.
Speaker 1:It can't go wrong with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, for sure. Next on the list we got Brennan.
Speaker 4:My name is Brennan Seacrest. Favorite TV show growing up Probably I'm a little bit different generation, even though 18 was still on Probably Drake and Josh for me. And then recently, within the past couple of years, I just picked up the guitar. So, still working on that, I made a little further than a week. But, believe me, it's nothing to be. It's more of a campfire play than it is a get on stage and play. So I got you.
Speaker 1:And rounding out our panel of guests. We got Brandon Wiley.
Speaker 5:What's going on? Everybody? My name is Brandon. Favorite TV show growing up was Martin. You know, martin, martin, all my stuff and I played the drums for two weeks and that was it.
Speaker 1:Drums for two weeks. I got you All right. As everyone knows, mike Bono here Favorite TV show growing up I mean it was any Saturday cartoon that we had on back in the back in the 90s. Big Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fan, big Power Ranger fan too as well. I was part of their fan club in the 90s.
Speaker 1:It was a weird time and I have played the guitar since I was a freshman in high school. I still pick around with it every now and again when I can and my schedule allows me to, or when the power decides to go out and there's no electricity, nothing else to do. Pick up the guitar and and play for the family, uh, but not as much as I used to. I did get on stage a little bit with it, uh. So I've been playing for for a little while, but, um, yeah, now more just a hobby than actually playing an instrument. But we're going to get into the show here and we're going to talk all things Easter coming up with the holiday, and Wiley, we're going to start with you here and it is one word to describe peeps is One word to describe peeps yeah, peeps, yeah, disgusting that's a solid word for that.
Speaker 1:Yeah, um, not, yeah, I yeah, I'll have to give my thoughts here in a second, but brennan, what about you?
Speaker 4:gross we got. They got a weird texture. I don't, I don't, I'm not, I'm not against marshmallows, but yeah, they're. I don't, I don't know about peeps I got you bob.
Speaker 1:What about you? Terrible, terrible. All right, I'm glad we're getting different words to say the same thing, but, man, let's run us out here I'm gonna say expensive, expensive.
Speaker 2:Yeah, we got, yeah, we got two Easter baskets. We're in the process here, after we're done recording, putting together Expensive now.
Speaker 1:Yeah, absolutely, yeah, awful comes to mind. For me, peeps are just absolutely disgusting. I hate having to buy them for my son because he absolutely loves them and it's dude why they're so gross. I'm all for marshmallows, but get me over a campfire and smore them things up. But other than that, yeah, no Peeps, not a go for me and Matt. With that being said, what is your favorite Easter candy?
Speaker 2:Jelly beans, jelly beans. I guess I'll is your favorite Easter candy Jelly beans, jelly beans. I guess I'll say it as a statement Jelly beans.
Speaker 1:Jelly beans. I was going to say that was more of a question than it was an answer. Bob, what about you?
Speaker 3:The last few years, Starburst jelly beans.
Speaker 1:Those are fire. I'm a huge fan, but they came up with the Starburst jelly beans. Brandon, what about you?
Speaker 4:I don't know if it's for you guys, but every Easter I'm more of a Saris guy. It's kind of like the splurge kind of chocolate. If we're eating chocolate, I'm eating Saris. Maybe it's more of a PA Pittsburgh-type deal. I'm not sure exactly where they're all at, but I love a good saris, saris egg or saris chocolate bar.
Speaker 1:That's pretty no, that's that. That's definitely a pittsburgh. Uh, people with saris I I can't find. I moved to central ohio and I can't find it anywhere down here. It's absolutely infuriating me, uh, that I can't find saris chocolate anywhere. Uh, but wiley, what about you?
Speaker 5:give me a reese's's Cup, easter egg any day. That's my go-to. I got you. I got a weakness for Reese's Cups and the Easter egg one is just. I don't know, it's something about it, it's different, dude anything Reese's for me is a go.
Speaker 1:I could live on Reese's for sure. But me Cadbury eggs. Get me a good Cadbury egg with caramel in it. Yeah, they sell out so fast out here. That's another thing. You've got to get it at the right time down here near Columbus. Give me a good Cadbury egg.
Speaker 4:That's the best. The candy is just the stuff that goes on sale as soon as it's over.
Speaker 1:Yeah, 100%. I'm waiting for it next week.
Speaker 4:It's going down.
Speaker 1:I'm going to be 400 pounds next week with all the cheap candy I'm going to be eating for sure. But, wiley, let's go with you. What will you be eating this Easter? Do you have any type of special meals that you eat on Easter Sure?
Speaker 5:um, not particularly I. I think you know we like we do pastas, you know it kind of. It kind of varies it depends on where we're at. Um, pasta is always one one dish. Um, no chicken. We're kind of just go back and forth with different stuff.
Speaker 1:We don't have like a set thing I got you, uh, but bernie, what about you?
Speaker 4:yeah, same here. Nothing, nothing extravagant. I honestly, honestly, my my, my mom is who cooks the dinner and she was just asking me the other day, actually, if I wanted something specific and I was like, as long as it's the normal spread, I mean, if it's got, you know what I mean, you got your, you got your greens. Whether it's Mac and cheese or cheesy, but it doesn't matter, just put it in front of me, that's about it.
Speaker 1:Yeah, my wife is still shocked after almost 10 years. She's like you're just not picky when it comes to eating. I was like just put food in front of me, It'll disappear. I guarantee it every time, Bob what about you?
Speaker 3:Any special foods for Easter? Yeah, we do the Bosca bread, like the sweet bread, I prefer it with raisins as opposed to without Fresh kielbasa. We make that for Easter Ham as well. Pierogies have all that, and then, you know, there's always other vegetables and other mains and things that go along with it.
Speaker 1:So that's every year. Gotcha Never thought about kielbasa for Easter that's. I need to add that to the repertoire for sure uh, but matt, what about you?
Speaker 2:a couple years back, I, uh, I did a brisket and it was a big hit. So about the past three years, I'm gonna be smoking brisket for about uh, 12, 8, 12 hours or so. Um, excited about that. But I have to give a shout out right now. The main thing we're going to be having is my daughter's birthday this year on Easter, so we're going to be having some birthday cake. So got to give a shout out to Trudy here on the podcast. Absolutely.
Speaker 1:I was actually born it was Easter Sunday. I fell on March 26th. Hasn't happened yet. Every time it's supposed to fall it happens to be a leap year and it misses my birthday every time it happens. But yeah, my parents said I was the reason they stopped having kids because every kid was born on a holiday. My sister, my one sister, was Mother's Day, my oldest sister was St Patrick's Day and I was on Easter. So we just can't have another holiday with another kid, and I was the biggest one. So they just stopped at almost nine pounds they stopped.
Speaker 4:That's a really good excuse they were giving you too.
Speaker 1:That's 100 percent. I just ruined everything. That's a nice way of what they're telling me. You screwed up, we had two girls and then we had you, and then that's just not going to go over. Well, but we always have ham. Every year we always have a ham, and it depends on where we're having the holiday.
Speaker 1:If it's our year up home in West Virginia with my family, obviously coming from an Italian family we have the pastas and all the Italian fixings On the Irish side with my wife a lot of hams, greens, everything like that but it's all good, no matter where it goes. My wife does most of the cooking on this side of the family, so I can't complain. She's a hell of a cook. There's a hell of a cook. Uh, there's a reason I've gained 60 pounds since I've met her. Um, and it's not just because I'm getting older, it's because she's a hell of a cook. That's first and foremost. Uh, but matt, uh. What are your thoughts about people and families going out to eat on easter to like a restaurant or anything like that? Do you agree with that, or is it more like, hey, let let's have something at the house?
Speaker 2:I don't know. You know, once I had kids I never had any desire to leave the house for any holidays, as you could probably attest to Mike Bono. But you know, yeah, I don't really subscribe to it. You know, maybe an Easter brunch, because you know people leave in church, but never done it. Actually, I don't know a lot of people that do do it nowadays. So it's not not really big ever been a big deal or something that I really subscribe to, to be honest.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I can't, I don't, I don't agree with going out to eat on any holiday, for that, like you said, you know, if you're leaving church you want to go get a brunch or something, I'm okay with that, but dinner, like that's, yeah, that's, it's family time. We're going to have it at the house. Uh, we're all going to be together. Um, I know that's an unheard thing nowadays with you know, everyone conjugating at one house and you Just being with family seems to be a lost art. Being a paisan family's everything. We're always together, all 16 of us in my immediate family, for every holiday that we can. It's always a big tradition for us to all get together. We don't get to get together as much as we like to, so, uh, that's uh, first and foremost. But, bob, what about you? Your restaurant? Or are we at?
Speaker 3:home. Uh, there was one year with my wife's side that we I don't remember all the circumstances, but we ended up going out, like we knew in advance, made reservations, went out for a nice sit-down dinner. It was nice. It was a different experience. There were no dishes but overall no, it's always been, you know, for both sides, you know.
Speaker 1:So yeah, I got you Brennan, what about you?
Speaker 4:I feel like it's different, like maybe a different family dynamic. I could see it happening, or maybe a family that has to travel a lot, depending on what. You know what I mean in terms of other people, but I, yeah, I couldn't, I couldn't imagine doing that. Whenever, like you said, it's family time. You know what I mean. It's not really something that you would want to go out for, but I could see if somebody's on the road or whatever, and if somebody had a job or anything like that that had to work over easter, I could see maybe going out instead of eating like a hotel or something like that.
Speaker 1:So, but now, yeah, we're always, we're always just my immediate family and that's it yeah, I mean, yeah, I get that, you know you're, you're out working, um, I luckily haven't had any shows on any type of holiday where I had to be traveling or anything like that. So, um, but yeah, I get it. But Wiley, what about you?
Speaker 5:me personally, I like to be in with family. But I mean, there's been those times where you know you pivot and you're like let's just go out and try it. I mean I'm not opposed to it, but I prefer to be home. But you know, everybody lives their life. You know, whatever works for everybody, home is where the heart is. So as long as everybody's together and good and happy, you know, that's all that matters very true.
Speaker 1:I I can't disagree with that too as well. Um, but yeah, I don't think that like, but I don't even remember a time where, like that was a thought for us though you know what I mean. Like that's just the way. But we were grown, we grew up, but I mean to each their own. If you, you got, if anybody goes out, I mean more power to you. Uh, bob, I do like the no dishes part, that's. That's a phenomenal aspect of it. I never really thought of that like, oh hey, no cleanup, let's just pay, go home and relax.
Speaker 4:Um, so, I feel like that challenge to find a place that's open, honestly yeah, not as much as you think.
Speaker 3:I mean, I feel like places are trying to advertise. I mean more so the brunches in early, but places will say, hey, easter dinner come. I don't know. It surprises me I think.
Speaker 4:I think catering is probably a big one. I always see people trying to cater for holidays, whether it's, yeah, local or whatever.
Speaker 1:At least they're open until a certain time to cater, to make food to send home to people yeah, catering, I mean, I, I could see maybe getting something catered in um for sure, um, but yeah, just leaving. That was just never, ever really a thought uh for us. But uh, wiley on this one. As we know, easter is a holiday that is not the same every year like every other main holiday. Do you have a preference? When Easter falls on, it could be late March or we're into April now mid-April. Is there a certain time that you prefer to have Easter?
Speaker 5:Yeah, you know, I guess I always felt like, at least in my mind, I always felt like Easter was always in April. So when it is in March it throws me off a little bit. But so I don't know, april just feels right. But you know, it is what it is. I mean, I think it's interesting, but I just remember a lot of my fondest memories of Easter were like I feel like it was in the month of April. So I guess if I had a preference I'd say I like it when it's in April. Closer to spring, the weather gets a little bit nicer.
Speaker 1:So I gotcha. Yeah, I can see that, Brandon. What about you?
Speaker 4:Yeah, that was a good answer out of Brandon, but no, I'm honestly, probably up until last week I kind of completely forgot that it was even this week. So no, I don't really don't have a preference, it's wherever it falls. I think this, this show, kind of gave me a good. Whenever I was looking at the calendar I was like, all right, it's the week before Easter. So if it weren't for this show, I don't think I would have even known a couple months in advance. But it's something that I kind of didn't really pay attention to. To be honest. It's just something whatever it falls, it falls, and that's when I'll shut down for the weekend, for Good Friday, saturday and then Sunday. But yeah, that's nah.
Speaker 1:I'm with you on that one. I can never remember when it falls. It was funny, actually, because my parents texted me last weekend and were like, hey, what are your plans for Easter? And my response was when the hell is Easter, I don't know when it actually falls. My mom was like it's next Sunday, Michael. I was like, oh yeah, this is our year to be in Ohio, so we're going to be here, but thank you for reminding us that it's next week for sure. But, Bob, what about you?
Speaker 3:I mean, I don't necessarily have a preference on the date, just that, whatever day it is, the weather is nice, so you can be outside a bit Easter egg hunts, things of that nature, so that's the only thing that matters.
Speaker 1:Yeah, for sure, Matt. What about you?
Speaker 2:Well, you know, like I said, it's my daughter's birthday and she was actually born on Easter, april 20th, almost 11 years ago I guess. So I kind of like that we can kind of wrap kind of two festivities into one. But I got to tell you as a teacher, holy moly, these late Easter days, we haven't had a weekday off since President's Day. And man, oh man, kids really let you know it. So I don't know, I'm a little torn. We need to get this little break here real quick.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I got you here. They're actually making up snow days, so they lost a little bit of their Easter break, because apparently here in Muskingum County, if there's a dusting of snow, they're just like let's just shut it down for the day. Like we're, none of us want to be out in this and like I right and I grew up where you, where you were there in west virginia we're getting there. Better been a foot of snow on the ground and then they'll be like two hour delay. Suck it up, get it. Get in here, let's go.
Speaker 4:We're learning today like so 2000, 2011, I think we had like two or three feet and they were like hesitant to even. You know what I mean, for I mean we ever end up shutting down. For I don't even know, I was young, hell, I was probably in kindergarten or so at the time. But yeah, I remember that it was. It was, it was really hard for them to shut down for even that amount of time. There was two, three feet on the ground way to make me feel what.
Speaker 1:I remember exactly what you were talking about. I was in college when, uh, that happened and they shut it down for a week. Uh, we called it snowmageddon, um, because they were sending people home if they lived close enough to to get home from college. And they looked at me they're like you live like 20 minutes away. I was like, yes, but my truck can't get out of that spot, so it snowed in, so I'm hunkering down here and so, um, yeah, but yeah, I mean yeah, they just did so.
Speaker 1:I mean, yeah, he was supposed to be today, was supposed to be his last day, uh, before break, and he has to go to school tomorrow. They get good Friday and I think they're giving him that Monday off after Easter, easter Monday, but yeah, so they lost a little bit of their break, which I mean I get it, you got to make up days. But cutting into Easter break and stuff like that, it is what it is. But all righty, matt, is it weird to take pictures with the easter bunny? Let's just get that out like the santa claus thing. Is it weird that we're taking pictures with the easter bunny?
Speaker 2:yes, 100. There's my answer. Yes, it is weird.
Speaker 1:It is like just like short, sweet to the point. Bob, what about you?
Speaker 3:I would uh concur, especially since the the Easter Bunny is like human size and not the size of like a regular rabbit.
Speaker 1:Yeah, yeah, brendan.
Speaker 4:I never really thought about it, to be honest. I mean you bring it up and I guess that is. I mean it's just you kind of know it's a human. You know what I mean. I guess, do you know the human is the better question If you're going to a mall, maybe. Maybe that is a little bit, but I don't know. I guess I guess in a young, young kid's mind you know what I mean. It's innocent. But as you get older you're starting to wonder, like that's a little, it's a little off. You know what I mean 100 percent.
Speaker 1:Uh, wiley the one with the young kids here that you're with. Uh, is it weird if they're taking pictures with the Easter Bunny?
Speaker 5:You know, I think we decided to pass on it this year because I think we were talking about it and thinking about it and like, yeah, I don't know, I don't know the bunny, it just looks weird. It looks like a stressed out. All the mall bunnies look stressed out and I don't know. They just look deranged and weird. So I'm not a fan. Let's just stick to Santa Claus. We can leave the Easter bunny alone for pictures.
Speaker 1:I couldn't agree more. In one year, when my nephews were real young, I was in high school and my parents made me dress up as the Easter Bunny for my nephews and I'm pretty sure it scarred them for life. A six-foot-five bunny without the ears, like just walking towards them, like that kind of, I think, ruined them for the Easter Bunny. But yeah, like I didn't even know what to do being the Easter Bunny. But yeah, I didn't even know what to do being the Easter Bunny. At least it's Santa. You know what to do if you're being Santa Claus for a holiday party or anything, but the Easter Bunny. Does he talk? Is it a bunny that talks? Now you've got this giant man-sized bunny that's talking to you, coming at you. I don't get it.
Speaker 1:I don't think we've ever done it with my son taking pictures with the Easter bunny. It's always been like, yeah, you'll get your basket at Easter time on Easter Sunday and then we'll go to dinner and we'll call it a day. Yeah, I never used to take it. My sister was all for it this year with my niece. Oh, then posting pictures. Oh, she got pictures with the Easter bunny and I get she's five. But like all right, like let's. Let's calm it down with sitting on the Easter bunny's lap and take pictures in the mall with with the Easter bunny. I don't agree with it. Um this year, though. Um while you, while pro sports will actually be played on Easter, what are your thoughts on having pro sporting events on Easter?
Speaker 5:Bono, can you repeat that? I'm sorry.
Speaker 1:Yeah, but pro sports are actually being played this year on Easter. What are your thoughts on having pro sporting events on Easter Sunday?
Speaker 5:You know, I didn't even really think about that. To be honest with you, I think it's just because I typically don't watch sports on Easter. To be honest, I think it's cool. Man, I love sports, I'm always game. I think there's always a nice tradition or a fellowship that comes with holidays getting together and watching games. Obviously, I'm big for Thanksgiving, I'm big on football Just kind of eat and hang out, so I'm all for it.
Speaker 1:Okay, brennan, what about you?
Speaker 4:By this time of year. I'm really draft mode for the NFL and everything like that. So what is it? Golf? I mean golf's probably one right RBC Heritage. Is that being played on Easter?
Speaker 1:Yeah, pretty sure the final round of that. I'm pretty sure there's a couple NBA playoff games that are going to be played. I think the NHL playoffs are about to start, I think there's one or two more regular season games and then yeah.
Speaker 4:I would say. I mean, I couldn't imagine that there's a problem with. I love just golf on the TV in the background. So a full stomach like that. You know what I mean. You're already cashed out with the plate and you got golf on. I don't really see.
Speaker 3:I mean if there's sports on Christmas, there can be sports on Easter. Yeah, all right, bob, what about you? Yeah, I mean, like Brennan just brought up, there's sports on Christmas, thanksgiving, new Year's Day. Why is Easter different, I guess, in terms of sports being played, the fact that you, you have family together, something in the background.
Speaker 1:So yeah, yeah, I'm on board, but, matt, what about you?
Speaker 2:well, I'm a little bit older and I think all you guys here, but you know, growing up I remember being a little kid that was really the only time we ever watched golf and I kind of that was it. That was the Masters, was Easter, you know. And since they changed up golf it just kind of ticks me off. I mean they have the Memorial Tournament in Columbus, by where you're at, and it's not on Memorial Day, you know. I mean they changed up the schedule and I mean I just remember being a young kid watching the Masters, the final round of the Masters, you know, in the evening. It was kind of an Easter tradition. And then, you know, because of schedules or whatnot, you know, it falls whenever it falls now and it kind of just disappoints me, you know. I try to, you know, go back to days gone by and it's just disappointing. So I won't watch any other sports.
Speaker 1:No, I mean I get it. I can remember one year, the masters, the final round of the masters being on easter sunday and my, uh, my dad having it on in the background. We're, we're big sports family. I, I love all sports, a huge hockey fan, football uh, can't really get into the nba as much anymore. Um, it's just, it's not what it used to be.
Speaker 1:So, yeah, I could, I mean I may watch the NBA finals, but that's that's about it. And I could, I could care less what happens there. But yeah, I mean sports is typically always on in my house. I mean, hell, I, I start every day at 5 30 AM with a cup of coffee and sports center on. So I mean, why should Easter be any different? Let me start my day cup of coffee, get my sports in and let's get the day started. But yeah, I mean I think it'll be interesting having playoff games a little bit more on the line. If the NBA is playing games on, then, especially with the NHL too as well, I mean I don't see a problem with it. But golf's definitely one of those ones you put on the background after a good meal. You could fall asleep too, wake up still, know what's going on and not really miss much. I like those kinds of sports. Those are it for me. Matt, would you ever consider taking a vacation during easter weekend?
Speaker 2:um, no, I mean I'm a little I'm kind of turning into a homebody. But yeah, I mean really, uh, I guess I'm not the person to ask because, uh, happy wife, happy life. So she's one ask. You know, I'm open for anything. So if she says, hey, let's take off and go to vegas, I'm all for it. If she wants to go to the beach, I'm all for disney, whatever. Um, yeah, that's kind of her, her avenue there. So I really can't answer because I don't have a choice.
Speaker 1:You're not wrong at all. I I learned very early on, growing up in a house full of uh, full of women, with me, my dad looking like bart and homer. Um, I basically said, hey, you can be right or you could be happy. Uh, you, you choose what, what life you want to live, and I'm I'm the happiest person on the planet, so I don't make many decisions. Uh, I get that, but, bob, what about you?
Speaker 3:I mean I'm tiling towards being at home for, yeah, different stuff, whether it's good friday services, easter, sunday, mass stuff like that, um, I don't know, vacation's nice too. I mean, I guess, if I could hit those things wherever I'm going, maybe I, but it's not something in the near future, anything that I'm wandering or I've ever done, Brandon.
Speaker 1:what about you?
Speaker 4:Tradition isn't a huge thing for us. So as long as I have my family, I think I could really anytime anyplace anywhere, because that's what it's holidays for us is about is just spending time with the family. So as long as I got them with us, I mean, I've never really done any uh vacations like to the beach or anything outside of summer. Up until about two years ago we'd done new. We went to florida for new year's and stuff I don't see like. As long as I got my family, I guess it really doesn't matter. But yeah, there's not too many tradition things that would hold us down here, but it always just works out that we're always home.
Speaker 1:I got you? Yeah, for sure, uh, wiley, what about you?
Speaker 5:oh yeah, I'll take a, I'll take a vacation anytime. Um, so it doesn't. It doesn't really matter if, like you said, like everybody else has been saying, especially too if you're just with your family and there's something, uh, you know important about sticking with it. You know people and during the Sticking with your family, your friends, your loved ones, as long as it's with family, people I love care about, sign me up for a vacation.
Speaker 1:I definitely get it. A vacation is never a bad thing in my eyes, getting to relax, definitely. Family needs to be involved around the holidays. If it's all of you going together, then I mean I guess I really don't see a problem with it. Uh, especially if it's just a weekend trip, not like going for like the whole week or anything like that. So, um, I can get it and I mean, hell, right now I w I work in a rental car industry and there's so many people traveling for the holiday, for the weekend, so people are doing it. It's not unheard of. But yeah, as long as it's family together, I'm all for it. And Wiley, we're going to end the show here with this question here. But is there a particular Easter that stands out to you that you would like to share with everybody, like anything memorable happen or anything like that?
Speaker 5:um, that's a great question. Um, you know, at least from my childhood, I feel like you know, everything's always nostalgic and everything was always a memory. You know what I mean? It's just.
Speaker 5:I had so many great Easters, I think these days it's just, I feel like every year, with my kids and my family and my lady is just creating traditions and doing new things. It's always those are my favorite times now, you know, especially building a family and again just building off of our traditions that we had and creating new ones. So I don't really have a specific one. It's just been over the past, like I said, seven years since my son was born, and then I have a seven-month-old daughter, so, you know, just making new memories. It's her first easter, so, um, this one will for sure be memorable too yeah, you can't top the first ones, uh, but brennan, what about you?
Speaker 1:I?
Speaker 4:feel like I'm honestly blessed to say that I don't have any memories, because I feel like sometimes, if it's, if it's a memory, and not always obviously there's always good memories, but if it's any good memory then it's like nostalgic of waking up and going and finding your easter basket whenever you're a kid, but any any time now if I had an easter memory probably be something bad. So I'm I'm blessed to say I don't really have too many great easter memories, but uh oh yeah, like, like, like brandon said, he kind of said like the nostalgia of it and just looking forward to better, better Easter's with with more family, I guess.
Speaker 1:Oh I, I gotcha for sure, Bob. What about you?
Speaker 3:So date me a little bit, I guess. But I guess traditionally the Easter bunny in my family gave, you know, like a modest basket you had like an outfit to wear. It was kind of nice you know where later on in spring, some candy, you know some small you know game or something, or something for the family, I don't know something, nothing too crazy. And I remember one year we're looking for our baskets and we get our baskets and my little brother has a PlayStation two in his basket and I thought, since when does the Easter bunny bring video game systems? Um, yeah, so I mean that that was. That was the one that stuck out, maybe not for positive reasons, I mean at least I was able to play with him, but yeah, that stuck out absolutely Matt what about you.
Speaker 2:Well, you know I already mentioned my daughter being born, uh, almost 11 years ago on Easter. That was a fun Easter meal in a deserted hospital on Easter, but really, actually it was funny. Bob said that. Thinking back, you know being nostalgic. My one year and it was only one year we actually got a Nintendo for Easter and it was awesome. I still remember that. And we got Super Mario Brothers and Duck Hunt with the Nintendo. I remember that was so awesome. So I'm really dating myself, but I remember getting Nintendo in our Easter baskets, my brother and I. So, yeah, that's a good one if we want to get nostalgic.
Speaker 1:Absolutely. You can't go wrong with Mario and Duck Hunt. I remember playing those games. So I mean, you're, you're not, we're not dating a lot of people on this episode, but I definitely remember those. Uh, I would say for me, um, one that really sticks out, uh, you know, is when uh got to do the first easter, uh, with my son and my wife, um getting to share the holiday with them, in the morning with them, um being the first one you know, in in our house. That that one really sticks out for me, uh, just because it was the first one of of many for us. So that one, you know, that will that'll always stick out for me. I mean when, when you're younger, you always see, uh, you always remember all of those, those I mean I remember my parents laying out jelly beans, leading my sisters and I to to our baskets, uh around the house.
Speaker 1:Um, now I think about that. It's just like that was so much cleanup you guys had to do like you. You put out individual trails of jelly beans from our rooms to our baskets and color coded. The girls get to follow the pink ones. I had to follow the blue ones, obviously, but it was stuff like that, you know you remember stuff like that, but I mean, yeah, the one that really, really sticks out is, you know, the first one that I got to spend with my wife and my son, so that, yeah, that's the one for me. And we're going to end the show on those nostalgic moments, talking about PlayStation 2s and Nintendos and jelly beans and Easter baskets and everything like that, just good moments, and I hope everyone out there has a very happy Easter.
Speaker 1:It's filled with family, friends and loved ones and not a creepy giant Easter bunny walking around anywhere. But, as always, that is going to do it for this week's episode of the Ride Home Rants podcast. As always, if you enjoyed the show, be a friend, tell a friend. If you didn't tell them anyways, they might like it just because you didn't. That's going to do it for me and I will see y'all next week.
