Off The Vine with Kaitlyn Bristowe - Grape Therapy: Couple Appreciation Month (& Premeditated Nudes)

Episode Date: April 8, 2021

Do you know what month it is? OK, yes it’s April, but it’s also Couple Appreciation Month… who knew? Kaitlyn and Jason are sitting down for a Grape Therapy sesh before he has to leave the Bachelorette bubble. They’re sharing how they grow as a couple and as individuals and what they most appreciate about the other. They’re also sharing what they don’t appreciate quite as much, as they get into the details of a recent tiff involving an Instagram post and a dirty dish. Also, ICYMI, they’re going into the behind the scenes of Kaitlyn’s epic April Fools prank which left Jason speechless and disheveled. The vinos are sharing their incredible pranks of years past (llamas are involved) and, for those vinos who are a part of a couple, what they do to show appreciation for their significant other.  HELIX - Helix is offering up to $200 off all mattress orders AND two free pillows for our listeners at HelixSleep.com/vine P&G - If you’re looking to nourish your hair, REALLY nourish it, it’s got to be Hair Food. Look for it at Amazon, Walmart, and Target. CLARINS - Give your eyes a visible eye-lift in :60 seconds flat! Go to ClarinsUSA.com and enter promo code OFFTHEVINE10 for 10% off your purchase. GEICO - Go to Geico.com, get a quote, and see how much YOU could save.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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All right. Welcome to Grape Therapy, aka Thirsty Thursday. Cheers to that. Oh. Is your glass plastic? No. I made a weird noise, though. I know.

Let's do it again. Okay. Anyways, do you know what month it is? I mean, I know you know what month it is. It's April. Yeah. It's also couples appreciation month. Really?

Yeah. I didn't know that. April is. is Couple Appreciation Month, which is also news to me. I found that out. Who develops these days and months? I always wonder that. Like, who funds these?

Like, National Bagel Day. What was it? National Bagel Day. What are those? You do this every time I say bagel. It's just how I say it. Anyways, I was, it was fitting to have my little honey bunny snickerdoodle on today. What was that?

You. Oh, thank you. Sounds like I'm talking to the dogs. I know. Anyways, I thought it would be next because you're leaving me soon. I am. I leave today, actually. Yeah.

Yeah. That sucks. Why are you leaving me? No. Wait, why am I leaving you? I was here for a month. I got to go back to life, girl. I can only be in the bubble so long.

Yeah, but you can work from here. You got the dogs. We got a pool. I did it for a month. It's time to go. And you know where I'm going? I'm going to WrestleMania, baby, to pursue my career in the WWA. You're never going to make it.

Well, that's the motivation. I need. Like, you know when people tell me, I can't do something, that's when I want to do it. I feel like you're the same way. If I tell you can't make the WWE, I'll be like, there's two methods to my heart. One is you tell me I can't do something. I'll do it. The other thing is if you, like, if you like from like the strength of your core with all some serious, like I really need this from you, I will make sure it's done. I could give you examples, but I'm not going to. Do it. No. No, I'm not going to call you out like that. Come on.

You just did call me up. So give the example. No, I can't do it twice in a row. I can't. I want to be nice. It's a couple appreciation months, not bring each other down. Anyway, I stand by that. When someone, a friend, Caitlin, is like, I really, really need you to do this.

I will always do it. I'm going to whisper it to you. That's not. That's my principal issue, though. That's not a favor. I'm saying if someone's asking for. favor that's not a favor okay that's a very core give me the other one i could think of another one this is making for a terrible podcast when i asked when i asked you to when i asked you to because you were going

to take the plate to that's not that was well the reason why is because i thought that was i mean if we're we could talk about that to me i i perceive that is like very condescending and like in demanding that wasn't like hey i'm relying on you here i need you okay but that's also looking back Do you still think it was demanding? Yes. What? Yeah. My perception, my perception, I told you my perception of it was.

Yes, but now looking back after we've talked about it many times, okay, people are like, what are you talking about? So Jason and I, let's go to the next topic. No, I want to talk about it. Jason and I were eating dinner together, and my plate was finished, and he was finishing, and he was getting up to go to the sink with his plate. And I didn't say it in it. I will give it to you if I was like, take my plate.

demanding but I said hey do you mind taking that while you get up please and you took that as a power thing like I was demanding that of you and and I was so taken aback by you thinking that because I was like oh my gosh I was genuinely just asking you to take that for me and you thought it was condescending yeah so I think perceptions everything right so there's always two sides every story my side of that story was I was cooking dinners preparing dinner uh the whole time I was cooking dinner you were on their phone. You weren't really engaging in conversation. And then I'm taking you my perception.

And then I, we served dinner. We ate dinner. After it, I was cleaning everything up, took all the condiments and brought. You got to let me finish. But you hadn't cleaned up yet because you were just starting to take the plates. No, because I took all the condiments to the fridge. This is the dumbest thing ever. That's why we said we shouldn't have talked about.

No, it's interesting. Took the condiments to the fridge, was cleaning, clean the pots, clean the pans, brought my plate in. And I took my plate and your foot. down on your phone and you looked up and said can you take my plate please and the way you took it. I said, do you mind taking my plate? No. If you said it, the way I perceived it is that seemed like very demanding. And so I was like like look it. I just cooked this dinner. You're on your phone. I just cleaned up. I just brought this. Couldn't you take your, you said no. You

said take your own. You can take your own plate. I don't. Yeah, I think I was like here it takes. I thought you were being demanding. But the way I perceived it was like. You were doing nothing but being on your phone. And I had cooked dinner. I'd clean dinner. I was cleaning. And I was like, why would you? It was almost like you were like, I'm like, my blood's boiling.

No, it was almost like you were like, like, I'm like hustling back first. And you're like, aren't you going to come back here to where I'm sitting and get my plate? I would never ever say it like that. But it's not reality. Because my perception was. Well, your perception's the reality. And my perception is the reality. Okay.

But my perception was I cook most nights. I don't think so. You just said we turned it. We go back. forth. We do a lot. Yeah. But I enjoy cooking. So it's not like I'm, I'm not trying to say this to be like, I do this all. I'm saying I love cooking. It's something I look forward to to the end of the day. I love cooking for you. I'm not trying to say you don't do it enough. That's not what I'm saying. I usually cook dinner. We always clean up together. And this time, I was on my phone, which is actually usually my problem with you. So this time I was actually on my phone. We both were actually. And I, you could agree with that. We were both on our phones. That night I was. I wasn't. There's never a night you're not. Yeah. Okay. You're dismissing my emotions. I'm telling you how I feel and you're dismissing that. I'm telling you that I cooked. I was cleaning. You were just sitting on your phone. You were kind of ignoring it. You could have easily just taken your plate and I had already gone to the sink and that you're like, aren't you going to get my plate? That's the way I perceived that. But I said, do you mind taking my play, please? I would never demand you to my plate. I think that's where my feelings get hurt because I wouldn't. And I think it's fine to talk this through. Right. now because I can't believe you still look back on it because in my perception I was like oh I was so grateful you cooked I was like I'm just going to finish some emails I have a glass of wine

this is amazing I love when you cook I think it's hot and so you're doing that and then we hadn't started cleaning you just took some condiments to the fridge and then you took your plate at the same time and I said oh do you mind taking my plate please and you were like you can take your own plate and then I was like oh my gosh and it turned into a heated thing because I don't think you're giving it proper context. And I don't think you are. Okay. So I think that at the end of the day is people perceive things differently and it's good to talk and sing out and then just see where, you know, how could, how can you try and find a solution. Like so if there's a gap in the way I would perceive certain things versus the way you would, every couple has those things. How do you,

you put the, what's the solution then, right? So I think the solution is, in my opinion, it rather than me saying like, Caitlin, you're on your phone. I just cooked. I'm cleaning. Couldn't you just take it? my hands are full. What, wait, wait, mine's a solution if like we're being, because this is where we do. Like, let's try and not repeat it would be,

I would communicate with you right at that moment. Caitlin, I'm happy to come back and get your plate. But the reason I'm having a frustrating moment now is because I find it that it seems to me that in this moment you are being demanding. And so I'm going to come, I'm going to do that.

I'm going to come back and get your plate. But I just want you to know how my brain's perceiving this action. I'm just the most independent. human being of all time and I do things for myself all the time. And I just saw you going to the sink and thought, oh, hey, do you mind taking this for me at the same time? And I said, please, if it was demanding, I would be like, take my plate. Well, that's the way, the tone and everything came across to me. Of course, Kate. But you're sensitive to that. No, it was. I didn't say it like that. I'm bling. This, by the way, guys, this was like two months ago. Yeah. So I'm

And I'm still upset. There was things that happened. I'm blanking on what happened during the day there. Oh, I do. It was the day. Yes. Okay. So also people in relationships, things that happened previously, if not discussed, like built up, pent up anger will create a situation over a stupid plate that'll add to frustration.

So that was the day that you posted the single A.F photo. And that was, and I asked you, I said, you, Kate, Come on. Let me get that context. I didn't post a single AF photo on purpose. I'm sure everyone here knows that. So Caitlin's in a, she's taking a photo and there's, right, there's, you could, why don't you tell that?

Yeah, I took a photo for due and there is a wall on the background and it said, batch, please, single AF, engaged AF. It said all these like funny little sayings on like hearts on the wall. And I was taking the picture. So for the full photo, you could see engaged AF, single AF, you could see batch, party like batch girls it was like for a bachelor party in Nashville a little picture wall and when you see the whole photo you could see engaged AF I didn't even I wasn't even paying attention to that fact that Instagram takes out if because it was like a long shot so it took out a square image of that

where you could only see single AF so people were like well I hope this is not a breakup post and I was like oh my gosh I didn't even notice that and so we were laughing and I did an Instagram story with you being like, guys, we're not broken up. Sorry. The wall was long. I accidentally cut it out. Here's the real picture. And it became a whole funny thing. Yeah. And so for me then like after all the dust settled. And you know, and this is where I think it becomes chat. Like when you're like in being in a public relationship, you have to be a really good job of ignoring the noise, but also noise bleeds in. And I think I was getting a lot of like DMs. Oh, that makes so much sense. She hasn't liked one of your photos in the last four months and this. She

hasn't done this and this. And like you, you, but you see these things and you ignore. them. But then I was like, as I was cooking dinner, I remember saying you like, hey, Kate, I'm not the best at expressing my emotion, but I'm, no, I first said to you, did you mean to do that? And you said, no, I really didn't. I said, okay. I go, but now I'm looking at this. And I noticed that the last, it was like the last 28 pictures, you didn't like one of them and you didn't comment or anything. And almost, no, it was. It was almost everyone in 2021. You went back and liked them all. And I said, Kate, I get this. Like, I'm not going to express my emotion. I just. I don't. recognize that this is stupid. Like, I'm getting mad that you're not liking it, but I'm feeling, you asked me express my feelings better because I'm not good at it. And I feel like, like, is that, and I said the exact words where I go, is that intentional? Like, did you intentionally not, like, I feel like it would almost be intentional for like 30 photos to not like your comment. And you said to that, your response was, no, I swear, it's not. But I think the single AF, probably the DMs, It was a long workday.

I was cooking the whole time. And then I felt to me it was probably those things that led into it. When you looked up after I was cooking and cleaning and you had said like, aren't you like the way I perceived it was. And we don't have a recorder to go back exactly. But I can remember. Can you come get my plate? I was like, wait, I just did a whole day. Couldn't you just take your plate?

I genuinely said, do you mind? And then I said, please at the end, because I know that you can perceive some things as like condescending. And I remember thinking that that's not what it was. So I was like, oh, please. And I said, do you mind because I didn't want it to come across that way? I think it was a lot of built up something else. But you are the first person to say to me, who fucking cares about the noise? Who cares about the DMs?

But then you're reading them and you get upset and triggered by it. And that's okay. It's not upset. And that's okay. Well, it's, yeah, it's, I'm just trying to be better at expressing my motion. Usually I would not, I would not let that go. But let's ask you this. If the reverse happened, right?

If I posted a picture. single AF and all these people you wouldn't like it and then on top of that I went double clicking okay and that that's funny and then you go and then people are like oh man I thought you guys did break up Jason hasn't paid attention to one thing you've done in the last three months then you're like wait a second then you're cooking me dinner then we eat dinner then you start cleaning up I'm on my phone while you were sealing down you hadn't gotten up yet I'm on my phone as you're cleaning up all this stuff happens before you're already not in a good mood and when I'm very capable. The only thing that's distracting me is me being on my phone and you're at the sink cleaning. I say, hey, can you come back here and get my plate, please? How would you perceive that? I didn't say, I didn't wait till you got up and you were gone. I was at the sink when you said it. No, no. I mean, I literally got up and took your plate. So I said, okay, I mean, I guess we'll never get over. My question is, how would you perceive that? If I, like, if I was, do you know, do you know what? I just would have grabbed your plate in the first place because if I'm going to the sink and I see your done dinner. I just would hold because I had the condiments.

My hands were full. No, that's why I asked you because your hands weren't full. You dropped off the condiments, came back, got your plate. That's why I asked. This is so funny. But I mean, I'm sure so many couples can relate to dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb arguments. Because the main thing here is that there's always a root issue. There's always something else driving that anger.

And that day, you were just fed up with a lot of things. And it came out in that. And you perceived it in the way you perceived it. But I remember clearly being like, ooh, he's going to think this is a power move. I'm going to ask him properly. Right. Well, I think the intent is, or the, the point is, is the intent. Your intent at that time was not to be like, get the fuck back here and get my plate, right? And I would never do that.

Was not to be like, I'm not getting your plate. I don't do that. That's not who we are. Of course. But the perception of the action sparked by like other things in which were probably leading up to it led. Yeah, so stupid. It led to this.

And it was like, probably our last like big blowup fight over a plate. But I think the point is that there was like bigger issues than a plate, which is nice. There's like deeper things that we had to talk about that night, which we didn't. We still haven't solved anything. Well, I just, I just don't ever want you to think I'm being condescending. I never want you to think that. I just thought, hey, killed two birds with one stone, take my plate while you go to the sink.

That's literally what it was. It's like, that's, in my opinion, that's one of the rudest things a human could be is like, like, get over here and do that. Exactly. So you can know, I would never. It was just my, it was, that was my perception at that time. But I think if we're trying to be productive here, the way you, either of us, you, I think the way. I'll never ask you to take my plate.

No, Kate, I always take your play. No, now, now I notice you make sure you don't take my. That's, okay, those are completely incorrect facts. I always clean your, take your plate. That is, Kate. Oh, my God. We need to stop because you're appalled right now and so am I. I like even make sure I'm like, oh man, he really doesn't want to take my plate.

That is so not true. That is very, very incorrect. Kate, I've been here for a month cleaning up the whole house every day, doing the dishes, doing the laundry, everything. How could you say that? Come look at my notes because. How could you say that? In my notes, I have written down because it's a couple's appreciation month that I was going to appreciate how amazing you have been in this last month.

You have been working your ass off. You've been taking care of the dogs. You've been cooking. You've been cleaning. You've been making sure everything. And you were like that on Dancing with the Stars. And it means the world to me. And that's what I appreciate about you right now.

You have been incredible. Yeah. And so that was the point I was trying to make. Thank you. And the point I was trying to make is it's not about me taking your plate. Because like I said before, I will always take your plate. It's about the way I perceived what your communication was at that point, given the previous things. And the takeaway to learn from it is that rather than assuming your perception

is what should drive an action, I think the takeaway is that I should, like what I should do to be better is communicate that. Like right at that moment, say Caitlin, the reason why it's like the real, like, let me just like be open. Please don't dismiss my feelings. The reason I don't want to come get your plate is because this is how I'm perceiving it because of what happened today. That's my learning experience. Okay. I hear you. I hear you. Now back to off the vine

grape therapy. Wow. That is not where I saw the podcast going. But I think it's important because people always, I mean, we seem so perfect all the time. And look, we argue over the dumbest things. But at the same time, it makes me take a step back and be like, we really don't have that big of problems. it's like we've been on top of each other and COVID and living together and like little things build up into a dumb plate argument and that's okay.

Yeah. And I think the other thing too is, I mean, I'm just going to put this out there. Unlike, you know, I guess I don't pay attention to most of all like the couples either in Batchination and Influencing World. But I actually, I could be wrong. I don't think we put out this perfect front like our photos for sure. Like we're kissing and lovey and we say nice things, which we are. Yeah.

But I also think are you. The thing about you and I is, I feel like we are open about some of this stuff. It's not like we, I feel like we do talk about these issues. I guess so. You don't think? Yeah, I mean, we definitely leave some of our own private things for privacy, which it should be. But yeah, I guess we do a good job of sharing. Of like sharing both.

I like how we argue, though, and communicate. Because I think we don't snap. We don't. You are able to say you're dismissing me. I'm like, okay. Like we're able to talk through things, which I think is important because probably, I don't know about you and all your last relationship. but all of mine, they don't go like that.

Someone matches me at my anger or just turns into a blowup and then it turns into like hurting feelings. Like this one to me just feels like, but this was my perception and this was mine. And okay, but it didn't mean that. Okay, well, I didn't mean this. And blah, but well, here's the root of the issue. Okay. So how do we solve this?

I think we are both very strong personalities. We're both very opinionated. And so I think in the household I grew up in both my parents are the same way. and their views are very different. They're both, I would call them both alpha, and they're both opinionated, and they're both very independent, strong-willed in every category, professionally, personally, financial, everything. So I think I've always seen that.

I've seen my, but I've seen it, it's a healthy kind of conversation back and forth of disagreement, but it never, it doesn't escalate towards screaming or, yeah, it's always healthy. And so I have always, I think naturally, because I've seen my mom, like I've seen, my mom put my dad in his place in an argument and I've seen my dad and that's such a bad way to say it put it in place but I've seen them like put their their communication together and it's a 50 50 partnership something I've always been very attracted to I've always been attracted to people that a significant other who is the same exact way and I think you're the same exact way and I think even that argument we just had which was a lot of bickering and nonsense of people are really just shut the fuck already I still think that's something I'm relatively attracted to because in that conversation while it's annoying and there's probably people listening like Jason I agree with you or Caitlin I agree with you, there's a learning experience from it. And I think the takeaway from it is one, I need to be better communicating my feelings.

Two, in times I do that, you can't be dismissive of them. And then hopefully we grow not only as a couple from that, but as people. But you don't get that, in my opinion, unless you have a relationship that you can have that discussion. You want to go role play? you're down now you turned on because i was all bothered up moving on after that close that chapter we are still together after after after my april pools joke on you we are still together yes wow resilience and adaptability and growth

thankfully you didn't break up with me after april fools so that joke i pulled on on jason nearly gave him a little jammer that was that was something else yeah that was i haven't got like I had buddies and stuff, reach out to me. Like, I've never seen that. And I'm like, I don't think I have either. I don't think I'll ever get the image out of my head of you. Like your hair was so disheveled. And like you were in a panic and you don't scream.

Like, that's not a Jason Tartick quality. It's not something you do. So when you, it was like a panic. And I don't know. I was like, I am, I am good. I am good at April Fool's. That was so genius. It was, it was so well played.

man and by the way anyone out there again couple this could just be a couple's podcast right now if you send your partner a nude it's almost a hundred percent positive that if that's what like that was a mechanism of confusion and diffusion or whatever and i was like sold like and i guess here's the thing if you send them a nude and they're not sold like they're not like buying into what you're selling and maybe that's an indicator to get out but you sent that and i could sell sand at the beach yeah i was sold you sent them like damn remember i said it I was like, holy shit, you're really looking hot. Like, yeah, it was like a couple's thing, you know?

And then, uh, I think it was just so well orchestrated. It was, I was like, oh, man, like Jason's parents are going to see that I said him a nude. I was so scared. Yeah, but their tolerance for this is like, they had, their tolerance was like ice in for all this bullshit when I first got on the show. It's like a brick wall. No, it's like, no, they're not even faced.

My mom's calling me laughing her ass off. I know. She's like, that was a great one, Katie. It was like, that was brilliant. I was like, yes. Uh, okay. It's so funny. because I've received so many hilarious comments and feedback on the entire production of it.

And like you said, especially the premeditated nude. And the fact that I almost botched it by a day. Oh, yeah. Tell people that. I mean, I didn't know about that to laughter. I sent out a 29 people group chat and was like, okay, guys, I'm, I'm going to make Jason think he posted something on his Instagram that shouldn't be up there. Everybody needs to send him a message at this time tomorrow, sane.

dude, did you mean to put that on your story? Oh, my gosh, you should take that off. What are you doing? Did you mean to do that? And someone was like, oh, this is so funny, but do you mean to do this for April 1st? And I was like, I have just been informed there are 31 days in March. So stand by for the reminder tomorrow night. But I mean, it still would have been a great prank.

It just wouldn't have been an April Fool's technically an April Fool's joke. Yeah, you would have got me anyway. But it was the fact that, oh, I mean, I gave my play by play on my Instagram. But it was just so well done. And we live in this world where I think just about a week ago, I was reading this whole article about this person getting absolutely hacked and all this stuff happening. So I think I thought the news got out, the text got out, but also because I couldn't see the stories up. And then you said, and you were so composed the whole time laughing. And then you said, oh my God, oh, my God.

I was thinking there was some like hack on my phone that I couldn't see the stories, but like, you know, I don't know what the hell was being. posted like who knows you were so mad again i've never seen you that well that's what some people were like was anxious some people were like oh my god he's so angry and i'm like no he just felt so bad that he thought he could have possibly put my nude up that he was panicked it was panicked that's the word even your mom knew that she's like i know that panic that wasn't angry that was pure panic like what what what what what happened what what's going on and then you're like freaking out and i wasn't telling you anything so you're like what's on there why are you saying oh my god what is it it was pure panic it went way better than i thought because it wasn't anger because once you told me i i hung up and i

i like chucked my phone up three steps and i just start like right away i didn't want to tell you immediately but i was like laughs like oh my god she got me so good but then you were mad for like five minutes and that's it and then it took me a minute to realize how many people were in on it and all you can do at that point is just shake your head and say you got me your brother's send me a message and he goes the amount of glee it brings me to punk my brother, thank you, KB. And I was like

yes, your brother was in on it. It was so funny. Everyone was like, how'd you come up with that? Truthfully, I ate half an edible. And I was like, I got creative, I guess. And I was like, I'm going to send everyone a message doing this. And I thought it was so funny. But now, that was

the night I went to bed early. Yeah. Because I was so tired. Yeah, you had a headache. And you just stayed. Oh, I had the headache. And you were just hanging. And you were just hanging. And And that's when you came up with it. That's why I came up with it. Oh, my gosh. I'm a genius. That is brilliant.

Genius. By the way, anybody that hears this, I will take DMs, I will take emails, I will take email, I will take snail mail, ideas, strategies. That fit within the confines. Because I think that was one of the best parts about this prank, is that pranks can cross the line. Yeah. And if you cross the line, pranks aren't funny.

Yeah, I agree. I didn't, this like, it got to flirted with the line, but it did not cross the line. And that's why it was genius. So I got to find a prank that fits within the confines. Yeah, my mom apparently came up with one for you and you said it was twisted and she won't even tell me. She's like, I feel so bad. She said, she was like, she was like, I told you your mom, I go, Lass, I'd love where

your head's at, but I can't, I can't do it. Did it have to do with fake proposing? Did she tell you? No. I just think that's one of the meanest friends you could do. If you ever fake propose me, I'd kick you right in the dick. That is the definition, especially, no, no, no. I know you wouldn't do that.

I would never, ever, ever take that from you or fake. That is the definition of crossing the line. Do you think I could top it? Because I agreed April Fool's jokes can go too far or certain pranks, but I love a good prank. Like, I wouldn't be mad if you prank me as long as it didn't like, you know. Oh, I'm going to prank you. Oh, yeah, I know. And I fully expect that you handle it, handled it like, handle it like I do.

Well, why did you hang up so many times? You hung up on me like 80 times. Because you kept calling in a row and it took a second for it to all that. digest. I didn't call in a row. You just kept hanging up on me. So I'd call back and be like, what are you doing? And you'd be like, get back, got to go, bite. Oh, oh, you're saying during the prank. It was because of the, um, the text message. So I would like read four messages. And then I'd go back to you. And then I'd go back. And so the first time I saw it, I knew that my buddy worth an AT were together. And so I, I, the first thing my I saw were worth AT year. So I thought it was

prank. I'm like, oh, worth an AT. They're together. Did you realize it was April Fool's or no? No. No, no. It's a Thursday, especially in this, guys, in this bubble, it's like, I'm just in this house. There's nowhere I can go. I'm stuck in this house. So you don't, you just, you get up, you work. It's the same routine. Work out. I can't go anywhere. A Saturday night's the same thing as a Tuesday night. So I'm just like, it's literally the same. Everyone else right now. oh yeah well no I think it's still a little difference if you're working or not there's no reason not to it's just all blended like even easter you know like you're still filming on Easter it's not like oh there's a holiday we observe it or can't go to church or whatever it is a holiday hey I got holes on holes on it's a Thursday so I was just like woke up worked out was getting to work you called me I you know I was like da da da da and then I didn't think I didn't think it was April fools but then when I saw again my My best, like one of my best childhood friends, my first friend ever, with the cross the street at three. You got that.

And then I got people from college. And then I got people like Julian Harris, who I don't have her number. And then I got Brandy Cyrus like, dude, what are you doing? And then your family, yeah, I haven't talked to Brandy in a while. I was like, oh, shit. That was so good. You got me. I got got got.

That was the best I've ever in my life got work. Ooh, I love it. Yeah, you have the record. I am scared, though. I am scared. You're listening to Off the Vine Race Therapy. So I had to post in my Facebook group, obviously, to find out any hilarious pranks that the Vino's pulled. They're a significant other.

They did not disappoint. Some of them are so good. So Emily said, I filled the bed underneath the mattress cover with pool balls. So when he laid down, he screamed bloody murder and to peel off like four layers until you can finally get to the pool balls underneath. That's funny. Mandy said I left a bunch of empty Amazon boxes on the porch today. God I'm good when I got home. She even sent me a picture of all these Amazon boxes so that he thought she was shopping.

Danielle said, I got my husband. I'm 20 weeks pregnant and poured myself a huge glass, non-alcohol wine with a bottle of my empty regular wine next to me. So he thought she was wasted. That would get me good. Sidney said one time I put my, she made sure she said, do she boyfriends. Is this a current boyfriend or next? I'm not sure.

Or plural. You said boyfriends. I put my douchey boyfriend's car on Craigslist with his phone number and he got blown up. he changed his voicemail to explain that it was a joke it wasn't for sale unless someone offers him what it's worth okay diane said i had my friend call him and say i was arrested for being drunk and peeing in public and talking back to an officer what would you do if you got a call saying i did that i'd be like oh boy um rosalind said the night before my now husband wrote his finals in university this one's so funny i cut up a bunch of the letter e's so she cut up

letter E. She goes, I put them in a baking container, drove them to his house, and left them on the doorstep. I text him in the morning and said, I left him some brownies. They were, the color that she cut out the E was brown. So she looked brown E's brownies. To wish him, good luck on his exams. He was so

pumped, told me he was going to have one as soon as he finished his test. He got home, opened the container, and was so upset to see a bunch of E's staring back at him. Brown ones. That's great. Melissa posted free llamas on Craigslist and put her brother-in-law's phone number. Oh, my God.

Anyways, pretty funny. Oh, it's good stuff. I'll tell you what the vinos are. A powerful group of people not to reckon with. If I'm going to war, I want the vinos on my team. Somebody asked me that the other day, that question of like, if you were going to a desert, deserted. Desert island. Oh, there you go.

But if I was going to a deserted island, who would I bring? I'm like, can I bring all the vials? Seriously, I would go to war with the finals. Yeah, I would too. I would too. I do sometimes. You do? Yeah.

I see those Zoom calls. You guys get after it. We do. I just got after a Zoom call. You did? Yeah. Oh, yeah. You snort through my podcast.

Literally like. Oh, that was the next day. The Brett one, right? When that comes out, okay, I need people to verify it. Did the mic pick up the snore? Yeah, I made sure. did I went over to you with the mic and you were just like you love putting me on blast don't you yeah it's so fun I wouldn't mind if you did it to me I think well it's hard to embarrass me but

it's true I don't I guess I that's where my humor comes in because I'm like I put people on blast all the time because I think it's funny because I guess I don't mind if they do it to me all right we're going to test this April Fool's 2022 as long as the problem is is you're so prepared for I need to get you on an off day it can't be April 1 2020 has to be otherwise it's not fair Do you think the Michael Strahan thing was bullshit? No, he really did. It was an April Fool's joke.

I know, but do you think it's bullshit? Well, he got it. His teeth capped on the 30th and then told the people April 1st, it was a joke. But I don't know, that one. That one got me. I was like, he wouldn't.

Yeah. I mean, it was pretty good. It was good. It was really good. Like went viral. Yeah. It took over. All jokes aside,

in honor of what is apparently a couple appreciation month, I do want to tell you how much I had this in my notes, how much I really love you and how much you've been just like so, you're so helpful when I'm like gone doing my own thing, even though you have so much going on on your plate, you make sure the place is clean, you make sure the dogs are fed, that they have fun, that they play, like you do it all. And it makes me like excited to have you as a partner for parenting. That's nice.

Yeah. And business too. I've been hustling for your businesses this month. Yeah. Because, hey, what's mine is yours? We're going to get married. And your business is mine. Mine is yours. We will live a happy little life. That's not why I do it. Oh, why do you do it? Because I just, I want to protect you. I want to make sure you're all good. I love that. Yeah. And if I was as smart as you, I would try and do the same for you. I'm like, here's a funny segment you could do on your podcast. Which is what? I don't know. Fart jokes. No, I'm joking. I'm just trying to say that you really do impact my life in so many ways in a great way. And I come back with a fart joke.

But yeah, maybe you could share something with me. Well, your fart jokes and your April Fool's spranks and you telling me I don't pick up you play, which I do. no I were my appreciation is that I think in like you've been gone filming a lot like that you know you've been gone a lot and and by a lot I mean I don't know if I should talk about hours and stuff but let's just say you there's a lot more than just handing out a rose it gets deep it's a lot and I'll end it with that so producers don't come after me uh re-ups re-signed all locked up now can't say shit but the thing is is obvious I think in the the last month we've had more time away from one another than we have probably even with me

being here probably than we have in a long time because of the hours and stuff of course you would sleep at the hotel and stuff like that given the turnover and it's just you know what you are my best friend yeah you're mine and just when life when you're not here it's lonely it's quieter and it's just like even if it's pain the ass of fighting over a weird stupid thing like a plate I just, you know what, life is so much better with you than without you. And I could never, I literally could just never imagine living another day without you. I can't. Yeah.

That's really sweet. And I'm not saying, it's good to have a little time. Sometimes it's nice when you sleep over there one night. But I just could. It's like life with you. And I think that's, you know, that's part of what I think just from seeing, I guess, my parents' relationship, that's what works. Never is anything perfect. how many times you hit you hit rock bottom and probably your reset but it's it's kind of like

when times are the toughest what does your strength and look like can you work as to to become better and grow and I think you and I while we have really stupid arguments uh while we're both very strong-willed and independent yeah uh and both uh confident and opinionated uh I I do think we help one another grow as people in a lot of ways and there's just there's nothing and then when I surround myself with friends family that's everything I want yeah I totally agree with you that's I'm appreciated it for thank you I love you and that was very sweet and I feel all the same things and remember when we first podcasted ever and you said you want a woman that's going to tell you to shut the fuck up you don't no I just wait wait a second I just so and then someone that like I'm like

kind of a strong world person and I'm if I'm waiting in a line at a restaurant or I'm doing so I always want to like take control I'm like loud and I'm charged and like someone that could challenge me and just be like shut the I just said I do that's exactly what I want so I can tell you to shut the fuck up no I'm saying like someone to push back is what I meant

that was my point push back to grow as people okay push back not tell you to shut well yeah I remember you saying that in the very first podcast we ever did and I was like yeah right No, but what I meant by that was like you're out of kitchen, like someone to like a 50-50 partnership is what I meant and what I still mean. And every, the lines of what I said earlier.

I'm just going to fire off a couple things because I'm dying laughing. I put on my Instagram. What is something you and you? This is always a big bar. Oh, no, no, no. This is other people saying things. What did you do, Kate? No, no, no.

There's other people saying things. What? So I asked people, I said it's couples appreciation month. What's something you and your partner do that makes you stronger? my fucking sister said I charge its batteries that's funny that it runs in the family

those bristos you know Kate's who I love and Adi Ann Kate's Diane No no no Oh yes yes sorry I think she's a restart girl too I talk to her all the time

We're boy girls now Yeah same You're not boys We're buddies we're buddies We're boys Pals Pals she said exchange three positive exchange three positives each daily memory appreciation

etc smaller bed so what are your three positives well i said you've you take care of the dogs you've been amazing at cleaning and you're working your ass off what's mine you're three i just i just i just did a whole thing yeah so don't ask me okay mom said have separate bathrooms my mom said that is a that is the truth game changer a lot of people said going out for dinner trying new restaurants together we love doing that love that this was the cutest alm webb said hold hands as we're falling asleep oh wait that's really cute it's like you're holding on jack oh that's really that may want to cry tishler 63 said every night before bed we share our highlight of the day and a reason why we love each other wow i mean every

night. Yeah. It's a lot. I'm calling bullshit. That's really sweet though. I mean it's very sweet. Even if you do that like two times a week, that's really nice. That's really sweet.

Three times. Okay. Wow. Somebody else said they fall asleep. We hold hands as we fall asleep every single night for the last seven years, Lauren Mack. Wow. I want to do that now.

That's really cute. Oh my gosh. Rachel Lund said. I cut my husband's hair and he paints my toenails. Oh, what's that? The thought of you like braiding my hair, for some reason, does it for me. Like playing with my hair, like braiding it while we watch TV or like doing so. I don't know why I think that's adorable.

I don't know how to braid hair though. Learn YouTube tutorials. Something for everyone. Courtney said role play. Duh. Well, how pro roleplay you are. I am now. I love it.

The best part is you still don't know which one of my friends it is. You won't tell me or you will out. Oh, wait. You'll tell you see that person in person. Okay. Date night Fridays, Aaron Schmidt said, but they have a baby. So they're tired. But they've been doing it since COVID.

I'll do a couple more. Casey Jane, a monthly meeting where we touch base on goals, finances, etc. We do that. That's a little power hour. Yeah. Oh, wow. Little E. 1981, simple, but very powerful.

Apologize. I actually think that's a really good one. Yeah. Being willing to like admit where you're wrong and then trying to get better from it. Yeah. I think those are really great. And the other good ones? This is Courtney Cochram says, I keep a journal by the bed to write memories so we don't forget when we are old farts.

I don't want to do that. I mean, wait, I'm learning so much from this. Weekly devotionals, monthly budget meetings, take a bath before every leaf's game. Wait, what? No, that seems like a hockey one. Enjoying a long, oh, sex and communication, play cards. I mean, I'm going to just share some of these on my Instagram and my off the vine page because those are amazing. But anyways, thank you for having the ups and downs through this podcast with me.

Every time I come on your podcast, I very much question if I should pick up the mic. Why? Because it's always, so we always just get into it. Yeah, I know. We love raw. Yeah. Raw dogging. Oh, God.

Jesus. I got to go. Okay, well, thanks for doing this with me. Anything you want to share with everyone before we take off? Today, I got my manuscript done, 51,361 words, 10 chapters for my first book, so it's a strapped one. So that'll be, that's really cool. And then I teased a little bit about the app that I have ownership in and that if anyone's

interested, it has a university for finance, budgeting, it has investing and banking. and it is called the Fintron Invest app. And if you go to, we're only technically, I mean, I'm talking about it now, we've only technically launched it to restart followers. So if you go to restart underscore reset, check it out. It's in the link in the bio.

If you have any questions, let us know. Download it and provide any and all feedback, and it would be really greatly appreciated. And it's user-friendly. Very user-friendly. I mean, the whole base of this app was built on the customer, how user-friendly it is, and also no market manipulation.

So there, I mean, I could go into way too many specifics about it. But based on what's happened in the financial tech app world today, a lot of those things have been factored into how this was built. And it's made for consumer education and then action, but only when you're ready. Don't invest. It's not for gamblers. It's not for gamers. It's for people that want to learn about budgeting, savings, and investing,

have the resources on the app to do it and then do it when they feel comfortable with a tutorial and walkthrough of how to actually do it. So Fintron, invest. You got to go through restart. So go to our Instagram page, restart underscore reset and write the link and the buyouts there.

Cool. That's amazing. And now we got to drive ahead of us. The boys, oh my God, we're not going to see you till. I don't want to talk about it. It actually makes me really sad.

I know. See, that's like three and a half weeks. You can miss me. I'm in a mission. Big time. I already do miss you. Wait, I miss you when I go stay at the hotel sometimes for The Bachelor. Sometimes?

Yeah. Okay, well, this has been a great, great therapy. See you next Tuesday. Let's go grill some salmon and get you out of here. Let's freaking do it. Okay. Love you. Love you too, baby.

Bye. I'm Caitlin Bristow. Your session is now ending. Thanks for listening to Off the Vine, Grape Therapy. Tune in to hear new minisodes every Thursday and check out new full-length episodes every Tuesday exclusively on podcast 1.com, the Podcast 1 app, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Who's not with OTV?