On Display with Melissa Gorga - Let's Talk Turkey (w/ Joe Gorga)

Episode Date: November 28, 2024

Happy Thanksgiving Melisteners!  Melissa and Joe are back with a fun-filled holiday episode where they talk about setting up one of their sons with the daughter of a housewife, a very helpful holiday hack for both party hosts and guests, and the odd but highly-desired gift that Joe wants for Christmas.  This week's sponsors: Developlus - No Gray, Quick Fix: Available now at walmart.com or click here: www.walmart.com/ip/No-Gray-QuickFix-Dark-Brown/5534421063 Dime - High-End Skincare + Black Friday Sale!: www.DimeBeautyCo.com , promo code: Thirty (30% off sitewide) PlutoTV - Free Streaming TV: www.Pluto.TV Progressive - "Name-Your-Price" Tool: www.Progressive.com Prolon - Fasting with Food: www.ProlonLife.com/OnDisplay (15% off 5-Day Nutrition Plan)

What's up everyone? Happy Thanksgiving! It's Thanksgiving! It's Thanksgiving! Melissa and Joe Gorgas are here. We'd love to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving everybody! We hope you guys are enjoying it with your amazing families. And if you're listening to this after Thanksgiving, we know you're bloated and full and eating leftovers and that's amazing too. And you're shopping for Black Friday somewhere out there.

Don't forget about Envy. Envy has some deals going on too. And it's also Small Business Saturday this weekend. So I will be in Huntington, New York at my store. So do not forget Joe's coming with me, babe. You're coming to Small Business Saturday in Huntington. You got me working. That's all I got to work, work, work. Yeah. So all my Long Island peeps, if you like to shop, come say hi to us. We'll be

there for the day. You know why I chose? So I love my Ridgewood store too. Ridgewood is a beast. It's amazing. We're also going to have like a cute I love my Ridgewood store to Ridgewood is a beast. It's amazing We're also gonna have like a cute bar cart in Ridgewood for small business Saturdays You'll be able to have mocktails and cocktails While you shop in Ridgewood And then over in Huntington, you'll have Joe and I there to help you pick out your best your best winter clothing and accessories Because you know why? The 30th in Huntington Village, where my store is,

they do a huge lighting of the Christmas tree, streets get shut down, it becomes like a cute little area for like Christmas lights and stuff and it's the lighting this weekend. So I don't wanna miss that, my first time owning a business in town. So I'm bringing you with me, Joe, we're heading out. I can't wait, you that my first time owning a business in town. So I'm I'm bringing you with me Joe. We're heading out I can't wait. You got some hot chocolate for me some brandy. Yeah, we're gonna have like some hottie totties

Is that what it's called? The hottie totties hottie totties. I should brand a hottie tottie So listen for thanksgiving. I'm not i'm not really into turkey. Who's into turkey You always say that you hate turkey not into turkey. I'm into it's dry really into turkey. Who's it? Yeah, you always say that you hate turkey not into turkey I'm in it's dry. You always say it's dry. I like it dry. I like it nice and moist You like a ham? I love a ham I could do ham the sweet potatoes the stuffing all the other stuff, but not not the turkey I'm not into the you love the cranberry sauce. Remember that story? I think I've told this last I think I told this story on my podcast last year for Thanksgiving But my mother remember she was in charge of the cranberry sauce and she went to the dollar store

And she got like four cans of cranberry sauce. She's like, what's the difference a canned cranberry sauce is a canned cranberry sauce I got all these cranberry, they were from the dollar store, they were like half dried out. Yeah. So you're not kidding. She's a dollar store girl. She loves it.

Some stuff she finds is good though. She'll go through, she'll spend like 30 bucks at the dollar store and get 30 things and she'll come to my house and be like, look at this. I got you a wooden spoon. I got you these covers for your Tupperware. I got you some of the shit I like. I guess my reading glasses there.

All your little reading glasses. She gets at the dollar store. Not like these Tom Ford reading glasses. You look good in those things. These are the blue lights. Thank you, doll. You know what? Very nice. Guys, can I just talk to you?

I have these blue light glasses from now on because let me tell you, I'm staring at these computer screens a lot and they do say it's damaging. So I'm protecting myself. You should too. Oh, is that? I thought it was just a look. I used Tom Ford to help me protect myself.

He loves to protect me. My eyes are going bad. I can't see shit anymore. I know. Nothing. Wait, should we tell them how you're blind and I'm deaf? Yeah, I'm blind and she's blind. Do you think people know that? Like I so I'm not like, you know, it's not one of I didn't like go to the doctor yet, which I should but anyone who knows me would vouch

and say like she cannot hear very well. Like if you're whispering, if you're mumbling, if I'm speaking to like a teller at the bank, I'm like, I don't know what she just said, huh, huh? Like I read lips. You have to talk so clearly to me, right Joe? Do I hear you if you're talking in the background? Do I- You don't hear shit, you can't know. Oh, this.

I asked my producer to put the speakers on so loud when I do these podcasts with other, like virtually, because I can't hear them. I literally can't hear, especially if they're like a soft-spoken guest Yeah, I'm like shit. I don't know what the frig they're saying. It's like so annoying My banana flyer just came in babe. Oh look Joe's gonna be at a comedy show at bananas on December 13th If you where is where is bananas in? East Rutherford? Rutherford.

It's in Rutherford. Renaissance Hotel at the Renaissance Hotel in Rutherford. I'll be in bananas. Joe's gonna be a bananas. Bananas. You know what I think bananas has been there for a really long time. You know who I remember that used to go there? If I remember listening to this on KTU Goomba Johnny. Oh, he used to go to bananas Who? If I remember listening to this on KTU, Goomba Johnny. Oh yeah. I think he used to go to Bananas Comedy Club. Yes. Because I just remember always hearing the promos from KTU.

Yes, yes. You know? December 13th, you wanna come check out me and Frank Catania? Yep, Joe and Frank Catania. Bananas. December 13th at Bananas in Rutherford. You can just call them up for tickets I guess or go to their website.

Yeah, there's a link. I'll be posting a link people love it an amazing show You know what your fans love that I surprised everybody the other night and jumped on stage and said hi to everybody That was cute. They were all so excited. It's so funny. How everybody just starts. I don't know what were they say They were talking about my shoes and sprinkle cookies and They it's the holiday season they see me that's what they see it's like so funny I love it so we're all gonna we're all gonna have to head out and watch you on December 13th I'm

actually going to miss that one because I'm gonna be at Mariah Carey all I want for Christmas is you. You haven't missed how long you've been doing this now. What? Her show. Mariah? I haven't missed a show. At this point she should like have called me backstage. We should be besties. You know. How long's it been now? How many years? Um me and Mariah go back like babies and pacifiers. That's how long. About that long. No, how long? Six years now?

I actually, yeah, I've been going for the last six years. By the way, this is not my cousin's weekend. You guys all know if you've been listening to me. Oh, it's not? No, this is just the Mariah thing, one and done. Cousin's weekend, guess when it is. When? We are going to Art Basel this year,

and it's that weekend, so my family is very upset with me but I did tell them that I get home on, you know, I get home late Saturday night so I can't be with them but I told them I'll come and meet them for breakfast on Sunday. In the city I'll have breakfast and lunch with them or dinner with them, whatever they're gonna do on Sunday I will go meet them. They're very upset. They were like, really, Melissa? And I felt bad, but I'm like, guys,

I got booked out there, it's something that I have to go do, and we're going out to Art Basel, guys. I have never been, I'm very excited. I know it's very- But let's get back to cousin weekend before you get to Art Basel. Well, I'm just explaining why

I'm missing cousin's weekend this year. I'm only going for- I know, but- Just during the day on Sunday, which is sad to them. Let's get back to that. This family is amazing. I married into an amazing family. They're great, they're awesome. But when it comes down to Cousins Weekend, they're pretty fucked up. They are. It's like the men, the husbands are cut out. You know, you're cut out. You're not even a cousin. No, you're not a cousin. It's cousin's weekend. So that means we're not cousins. It's a girl's cousin.

We go to Christmas bars and see concerts and do girl talk and buy candy canes and go to the Gucci store. It's cousin's weekend. What do you wanna do? You wanna go frolicking with us? No, no, no. It's just kinda like, it's like, okay, it's cousins.

So we're not a cousin? Okay, so what about your guys dinner that you guys do every hack? I'm not invited to that to your to the Christmas man's dinner, but that's different It's a it's a man like if you want with your friends. This is called cousins. It's kind of like fuck you You're not a cousin. You're not family. You're not blood. Why not work? You get so jealous of this every year. Is it because you don't have great cousins? Yeah. Yes. Yes. I want cousins. I just want cousins too. I want to have a cousins weekend.

I have a great family. I'm so disappointed. I'm like, what is this shit? Cousins? I don't care if you said it was girls weekend. All right, go. But because it's cousins, it's like, there you go. Right in your ass. Let's rephrase it. It's girls cousins weekend. Why do you have why do you have that day with your guys that you go and eat your dinner? Because there is no guys, cousins in your family. It's all girls.

No, no, I'm saying why why do you guys go without the wives to have your guys dinner you go you guys all do this big dinner. We go with the guys. We don't say like You guys all do these big dinners. Yeah, but we go with the guys. We don't say like, okay, cousins, guys, dinner. No, family dinner. I can't help it. My friends. We don't say family dinners because then how do you feel?

You're not invited. You're not family. You know what I mean? My friends are my cousins. I mean really, it's discrimination. Look at you. You want in, don't you? It's discrimination.

It's sad. Maybe we can find a day darling. I used to get really upset. In the beginning I used to be like, cousin. I'm not a cousin. I'm like, I'm nothing. Now I really don't give a shit. None of the other men give a shit. They do. No they don't. You want to bet. You want to bet. They say something too. They're like, this is kind of fucked up. We're not family. They do I swear they do. Oh my god. But whatever it's a girl's thing. They like to hop around. They go for the weekend. It's fun. It's fun for them. Although I'm missing it this year, but I told them I'll come and meet them for lunch or whatever they do because you know, I feel terrible. They're very upset. They're like

cancel it cancel whatever you're doing in Florida. I'm like I can't I'm sorry I it's just there's the problem is there's only and I know my people out there you hear me on this if You're if you have big families and if you're if you guys have to realize Christmas lies I'm like the third or fourth weekends of December so which meaning there's only three weekends in December. Three. We have so many Christmas parties. We have this one's holiday party one weekend. We have another holiday party the next one. Whose business is having a holiday party? I have my girls

envy holiday party. Like there's no weekends left. Like December flies by and I feel like November flew by. I can't believe it's Thanksgiving Isn't it crazy? We were just at our shore house. I'm like, it's Thanksgiving. This is crazy life is just flying by it Really is and you're getting older and older shit So are you Like a fine wine you are you look good So are you. I'm aging like a fine wine now. You are, babe.

You look good, man. You look good. I came home. The hell's, you're getting older and older as well. No. Just remember always when you say that, you have five years on me, honey. Five years.

I got five years on you, shall I say. Five years. Yeah, five years is a long time. I know, but you look amazing. You keep it up. You really keep it up. And with your bad eyes that you got there, we'll see if you'll even be able to see me

in a couple more years, you know? I don't even know if you're gonna care about looks. As it is, you need those readers. So we'll see how you do. Yeah, you won't be able to hear either. You gotta be, oh. You got your dollar store readers. Oh, and by the way, I know what I'm buying you for Christmas.

Heather Dubrow and I had this whole conversation. The last time, she was on my podcast last week, and we had a great conversation. The last time she was on my podcast last week, and we had a great conversation. I asked her what she buys Terry, we talked about how you and Terry love each other to you guys have like a bromance. He's a great guy. But she she told me what she gets him for Christmas. I'm getting you the same. What? I'm not gonna tell you. No, I know. I I wanted to ask for something. Oh, you're asking me for a

gift. Yeah. Oh, let's asking me for a gift? Yeah. Oh, let's both do that. So we have plenty of time to get them. Go. I want the buzzer that buzzes like my balls. Your what? My private parts. I don't get caught.

The what? That's what you want for your gift? Yeah, I saw it on TikTok, right? And there's a buzzer that can, and it doesn't clip you because normally when you buzz you get cut with my normal buzzers. You want a man scaper for your man scaper that doesn't it's pretty private part. So I want that How can it not cut your balls? It's like I tried it and I'm not good with the computer. So I hit the tick tock thing and I

can't get to it. I couldn't buy a tick tock shop. Yeah, whatever it was. I don't know what it was. Oh my god. know what you want a manscape for Christmas? That's what I want that's all I want give me a manscape. My turn. Now get me some of those long sleeve beach shirts so when we go away I don't want to burn anymore. Okay. I want more like different color ones that's it. Okay. That's all I want. Oh got it. The ones I can go swimming with and they dry real quick. I love it. I want the long sleeve ones. I want you to clear your balls as well, to be honest. I ain't trying to see any of that anyway.

I want that one. I saw it and I'm like, damn, I want it. I clicked on it and I'm trying to figure it out and I couldn't buy it. Tic tac shop. It's very easy. Listen, a ball trimmer and long sleeve t-shirts. Got it.

That's all I want. Got it. Amazing. It's all yours baby. What do you want? What do you want? So I told Antonia what I wanted today because we drove by it. So there is a new house that was just built like down the street like right not far like right around the block and it is the most gorgeous house I've ever seen although I do believe it it belongs in the Hamptons like it has such a beautiful Hamptons vibe so what I would like for Christmas is a house very similar looking to that one in the Hamptons. Isn't that something? So I asked

for a $40 trimmer and she's asking for a multi-million dollar gift. Well you asked, you're the one who wanted to do this gifting like what do you want and that's all I want for Christmas is this house. Get me a shirt that I can go on a sunwet and not sunbathe for $19.99. Give me like four or five of them okay? Splurge a little bit. I love homes. That's what I enjoy. Decorating a house, buying a house, buying properties. That's what I like. So yes, if you wanna get that for me, that's... Are you tired of greys making an unexpected appearance

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I don't know. Yes. You design, I build. Listen, we're killing it. Let me just tell you, Joe, everyone's loving these cooking videos. They're really making my recipes. It's making me so happy. But you're a good cook.

You really are, which just comes natural. Oh, thank you. Really. No, it's just so easy. I think they like that they're like easy and they're all making them at home for their families and they're pretty easy and people are like loving it. So I love that you guys are loving the cooking videos and I would love to say to everyone like give me a request but the truth is like I don't really take requests. I just show you what I'm really making you know like because I'm not like a professional

so it's like if I'm taking a request, that means I'm gonna learn how to do it the same way that you would. I'm really just showing you what I do on the daily for the last 20 years of being married. But you're wrong. You're you're you are a professional. You are professional. Good. I'm at at what you do. And what you do is you're a mom and you're a wife that looks good keeps it up and you cook good really it's I mean come on that's a professional right there thank you honey you don't do it for a living you're

not a business you know but it is a professional that's great you know well thank you and you they love your they love how you assist me and you have like some funny commentary and stuff they really they enjoy that as well yeah also like speaking of like speaking of Mariah Carey, I actually posted Mariah Carey today because she has like one of the greatest memes of all times when she basically I don't remember who she was referring to. I think it was JLo but she was like, I don't know her. Like so she literally says I don't know her. Did you see this? Like, her name is Kiki from the Real Housewives of Miami. She said I guess when they were at this like Bravo fan

fest, Oh, yeah, I saw I saw a little bit of that. Did you see that? On I guess it was on page six. She says like Andy, like it was her turn to answer a question. This the thing spins and it the question is like, which Bravo Liberty? Do you think buys followers? And she frickin says, she acts like she doesn't know my name. First of all, Alexia, her good friend, already said this on Watch What Happens Live,

and she's apologized since then to me for that. And I was like, why would you ever say something like that? It's so ridiculous. And just, you know, she's friendly with whoever. And so she goes, that one, you know, that one, uh, on Jersey, not not Teresa, the other one and Bob and Andy goes, Melissa, and she's like, Yeah, and I've seen it. I've seen it. You've seen it. Really, girlfriend, you don't follow me. I don't

wait, she's seen it. Would you go to the Verizon store and you bought them in front of her? How do you see how how could you see it? How could you see it? Like it's such a hater thing to do. I'm like what? Like first of all, we don't follow each other. She doesn't follow me. So how did you see it?

I don't follow you. Honestly, truthfully, I don't know. Never met her. She's totally pulling my name. I love that these girls are all bothered over like my Instagram following, which baffles me because you would think in a way they'd have like, I don't know, maybe a little respect for it or something because I'm a really hard worker. And I've, you know, and you know, Joe, more than anyone, I work hard on my brand partnerships, my brand deals.

I have a lot of them. How about the fact that I've been on TV for 14 years? I think this girl got here like yesterday and she's a friend of on Miami and she's like coming at me. How rude like I don't even know who you are and why and she's making me 10. She doesn't know who I am or my name, but she's seen it. She's seen that I buy followers and I'm like, like, it's like they're bothered that I have more followers. I don't understand. It's like, let's just be funny about it for a second. I've been on TV for 14 years, right?

I mean, I don't know. Maybe it's the cute family I have. Maybe they want to see my cute hubby and my kids since they watch them grow up. Maybe that has something to do with it. Or maybe it's the extremely successful boutique that I own that I have a huge customer base from. Like, hello, that all buy from me and follow me. First of all, Envy has over 250,000 followers.

Envy by itself, okay? I don't know, maybe to this podcast show maybe they're big fans of on display so they follow me. I mean what the heck did they talking about a multiple brand partnerships right. I don't maybe my followers just like they like my singing they follow me because I sing on display. I mean you definitely know they love sprinkle cookies right so they're definitely following me because of that. They're following me because they love sprinkle cookies. Yo, yo, you're going, baby. You're going.

Oh my god. Wait, babe, I know what it must be. What is it? The great recipes I've been posting. They're following me for the great recipes. I mean, I can give, there's so many reasons. So just like watch and learn, girls. Like, what the hell?

Are they serious? Like, why are they always calling me out or trying to like call me out on something that's so untrue and ridiculous? You know what it is? You've been on this show for 14 years. You have your life out there. Your kids were raised on this show.

I mean, you've been through it all. You know, listen, you're very successful. You start out as a housewife, like a real housewife, and look at you now. I mean, really, you're relatable. You're start out as a housewife, like a real housewife, and look at you now. I mean, really, you're relatable, you're extremely likable on and off the show. I mean, people just get jealous, man, you know? And you just gotta embrace it.

When they talk about you, it's a good thing. That means you're succeeding. When no one talks about you, then you've gotta be worried about that. And especially those women that are throwing your name out there, that's, I love it. I kind of love it because they'd be insulting though.

Well, now you can't get about women's support. What about like, how about appreciate maybe a little bit? No, no, they should really these housewives should really appreciate the path that you created for them. I mean, you look at what look what you have done on Instagram and shows or media. It, it's it's helping them. It's helping everybody. I mean, really, you're yourself made. You did this all on your own,

you achieved everything on your own and you killed it. So, you know, just like the show, you know, you are who you are on social media. And that's why people love you. And I don't worry about it. Thanks, Joe. But it's just heartening sometimes. I'm just like, Come on, girls, like, let's support each other. Let's not say, Oh, she's doing so well. Thanks Joe, but it's just heartening sometimes. I'm just like come on girls. Like let's support each other Let's not say oh, she's doing so well. So like she buys it and it can't be real Like what are we like? What is this? What I would never call someone out

Especially someone I've never met and don't know and accuse them. They don't understand that's actually coming for like my business in a way because these are my businesses I said that's actually coming for like my business in a way because these are my businesses I survive a lot of social media also and envy does and I just think it's rotten for someone to do who has no proof it's absolutely untrue. She's seen

it but she doesn't know how to say my name or what my name is. She saw you but she doesn't know your name. It's just weak. It's so weak. So girls, ladies, if you're listening to this out there, like, don't be like that. Let's just weak. It's so weak. So girls, ladies, if you're listening to this out there, like, don't be like that. Let's support each other. If your

friends are doing well, clap and, and appreciate that because I do believe in like I listen, I look up to people who've paved the way for me other housewives that are more successful. I watched that like, it's it's not something I would ever hate on or try to downgrade or belittle. It's not something I would ever hate on or try to Downgrade or belittle it's something that I would applaud them for and be happy for them for it But maybe that's why the brands, you know, I don't do those nasty things. I don't come out swinging left and right So maybe that is why the brands choose me. Sorry, but maybe that's why because you know, I don't I don't play dirty like that So keep on playing dirty ladies because you know

I'll just keep getting the brand deals. It's working for me So you guys ought to be nasty just keep being nasty and I'll just keep working because I have been booked and busy and every you know obviously Someone's bothered, but maybe they should introduce themselves. Don't worry about it. It's good. Let them keep talking baby. Yeah anyway It's so funny. You're talking about Mar Mariah because I used her today as my meme. That was my little like without doing a rant because you know me, it's not my style, especially like listen, if I knew this person and I was friendly with her, maybe I'd be like what? But like I've never met her.

I don't follow her. I don't like so it would be weird for me to like go and answer back. So I just threw up a little Mariah action. Hello Mariah. She said it all for me. She said it all. How's that song go? Me and Mariah go back like babies and pacify. There you go. No lie. Yeah. All right. Well, now that I got that off my chest and thank you, babe, for the compliment. That was very nice of you. You know, I don't like when people mistake my kindness for weight. Why are you commenting for me? I don't even bother anybody.

Like, get off my jock. Because. Who said that, Bethany? Get off my jock. Get off my jock, yeah. I was great meeting Bethany. Oh, wanna talk about that? Was that so fun, guys?

Did you guys see Bethany Frankel's Instagram and TikTok post about the Gorgas? Like, I don't know if it was funny. It was funny. She loved you and her daughter loved you. It was kind of funny guys. We went to Elf the musical and Bethany happened to be in the seat in front of us with her daughter and we had Joey and Gino with us because Antoni was at college and she just couldn't stop turning around and talking to us. She was getting such a kick out of us for some reason. I don't know, Joe. What do you think? First of all, she looks great. She does. She looks really good. Her daughter is gorgeous. Let me tell you, she's beautiful.

And I think my son got a little hots for her. I didn't say anything, but he goes to me, mom, she's hot. Yeah. Cause they're both, they're both 14. They're both 14. Let me tell you some, I was watching him and I saw the way he was looking at her. And I'm like, Joey, he whispered in my ear. He goes, mom, she's hot. Yeah.

I go, Joey, follow her on tick tock. That's Bethany. We got to set them up, honey, but you paid for the wedding. Things have changed now. You know, it's the years 2000 old old school at the father pays. You pay. And you buy the house man. Let her do it all. Whatever. She got that skinny girl thing.

Yeah, you got the thing. You got the skinny girl thing going. No, but she was awesome. You know, it was kind of funny. At one point, she was almost describing us on her tiktok as if we were characters because she was like, Oh my God, and the bling and the thing and the sparkly skirt. And that was, she goes, I'm having Gorgafoma. Like she was like, I miss them. Like I want to go back. She's like, I want to spend Christmas Eve with them. So, you know, I don't know, Joe, she said that she loves our personality and that we were just a great couple. Well, maybe that's why. Do you think we are?

That's why people follow you, babe, because your personality. I know, geez. That's why. You're relatable or, you know, I don't know, but you'd be buying them. I mean, how embarrassing would it be? And if you were, Melissa Gorga was buying followers, I think you'd be caught by now. Wait, not only that, but it's also putting someone down in a way. Especially, especially on our cast,

because certain people- Oh, forget it. We got Private Investigator. Investigator, everything. You know, they're watching you every little move. They're dying to put that out there. Yeah. And it's also, I also think it's insulting because in a way it's saying like, why am I not,

am I not worthy enough to have 2.9, I have almost 3 million followers. So it's like, what, am I not worthy? Like what, by her saying that is like saying, we don't believe it. Like why would she have that many? Like it's a little bit insulting. Like, what do you mean? Why? What do you mean? Do you love me? Do you want me? Kiki Oh, my god. He's trying to say Kiki. Do you love me? Are

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going to eat Thanksgiving dinner, give me your time. I say six o'clock. Six. Really? Too late. I am shocked at you. Why? What kind of Italian are you? You just say six o'clock at night for Thanksgiving dinner? Because are you talking about

Christmas Eve or Thanksgiving? Thanksgiving, you got to get there. You have a few drains the appetizers you hang out, watch a little football, then you eat dinner. Okay. You're in like the 9% pretty

much like, well, no, after, after six, there's 9%. So let me give you percentages guys, the time to the right time to eat Thanksgiving dinner from 12 to one, there's 15% from two to three, 39% from four to one, there's 15%. From two to three, 39%. From four to six, 37%.

And after six, it's just 9% of the world. So the Gorgas, and I can tell you this, because it's in the cousins group chat that you're not in. There you go, see? We were all just discussing what time. And it was like an argument between three of us. We were all discussing what time to have Thanksgiving dinner. So my sister Lisa is hosting, and she did host, and she writes one o'clock.

And the younger, like her daughter and my niece and the ones with the little kids were like, oh, like, no, that's too early, like three o'clock, two or three o'clock. And I chime in, I'm like, no, I live far away. I prefer one o'clock because I can hang out with you guys longer before I have to like, you know, drive home and I wanna drink wine and like whatever. Like I don't, I wanna come earlier.

So, you know, we did Thanksgiving, we're all showing up at like two, we settled on a happy medium, two p.m Thanksgiving. We're all showing up at like two. We settled on a happy 2pm, but we're not going to eat at two. We're going to get there at two. We're going to have appetizers at two. Last year, last same thing. Two o'clock. Yeah. I don't even know. I don't know. I'm out of it. Yeah. I mean, there, you know, what was your favorite thing we had this year? What's your favorite? What's your favorite thing? What had this year? What's your favorite thing? What do you love?

What's your favorite side dish? Sweet potatoes. Isn't that the best? Kimmy's with the nuts on it. Oh my God. So my sister makes- Stuffing, I love the stuffing too. It's a toss up, toss up.

What about my mom's dollar store cranberry sauce? Nah, it's all right. No? Yeah, no, my favorite is definitely my sister Kim's too. She does this like homemade. What is it like sweet potato casserole and it tastes like dessert really, but it's a side dish. It's got like nuts and marshmallows on top.

Off the charts. Off the charts. Oh my God. The best thing ever. It is so, so good. What's your favorite pie for Thanksgiving Joe? Do you do pecan, pumpkin, apple? What is your favorite? I love them all. Okay what's your favorite? All right pumpkin. Pumpkin me too. We're pumpkin pie lovers. It's crazy how many turkeys they gotta like raise and make make just for this one day. I do think about that.

I do think about like how many turkeys are just on our plates. It is crazy. You got to make a meat. Like the turkey farms must go crazy. And like August, September and October, they're very busy. They all got to just eat, eat, eat, eat, eat. What? They put slow music on and they're like just eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, oh my God, if we all had our own turkey, that'd be a problem. 46 million.

46 million turkeys were eaten this year. Everyone, isn't that special? Oh my God. You know what I've seen lately, Joe? Speaking of Thanksgiving, floating around the internet, which by the way, I think is genius. Everyone's bringing their own doggie bags. Or, like you bring your own containers with you, or your own Ziploc bags, like doggie bags or or like you bring your own containers with you or

your own ziplock bags like doggie bags or the hostess supplies doggie bags because you know what i get sick i don't like when everyone takes all my Tupperware and everyone's getting annoyed and everyone takes home all their Tupperware and you know you never get it back you never get it back even at my shore house i feel like we always cook and there's always a ton of people at the shore house and everyone takes stuff home. I never see my Tupperware again. Yeah. So it's a thing now guys, everyone bring your own doggy bag. Put it in the car or the hostess should just like supply plastic ziplocks, right? Good idea. I want to come out with Thanksgiving doggy bags. You got to treat it like a restaurant.

Everyone's taking their meal home. Cleanup is easier. Push it inside everybody's bag. The Tupperware doesn't get mixed up. I think it's pretty genius, guys. Everyone should be doing that this year. That's what I think. I wonder how long the food, like, you know, leftovers, how long you can stay, can sit in the fridge

and you can keep on eating them. Honestly, like three to four days, that's it. Like three to four days is pushing it. For me, leftovers is a two-day thing because after that, in my mind, it's not right and I can't enjoy it. But you can probably, it's like three to four days for Turkey. I've eaten stuff a week or two, I think. I think so. You're not supposed to. I mean, I don't, my mother, if she comes over, oh my God, she throws out every single thing in my fridge. Oh, you're not supposed to. I mean, I don't, my mother, if she comes over, oh my God, she throws out every

single thing in my fridge. Like, Oh my God, she throws everything out. She thinks she's helping me, but, but she's not. Um, anyway, Joe, before I end this, I want to know what you're thankful for this year. We did this last year. I want to do it this year. What are you thankful for, honey?

My family, you, my children, and life and health. That's it. That's the most important thing. I don't care about anything else. I don't care about money. I don't care about anything. I could live in a shoe box and a cardboard box. As long as I have my kids, my wife, and I have health. Health and life. That's it. Really.

True. You know, I am thankful for pretty much the same, obviously, like just having you guys and having someone to lean on, Joe. I'm so thankful for you because I do lean on you and I feel like, you know, my emotions go up and down and I get like whatever. And like, I know that I always have Joe to be a solid in my life. And I know at the end of the night, no matter how bad my day was or how stressful it was, or if I get aggravated over this or that, that like at the end of the night, I'm going to be with my husband and he's going to like cuddle me, put his arm around me, we're going to fall asleep.

And like I have someone to back me up. That's very important to me. I think also because I grew up without a dad and it's just important to me to know that I have you and I'm so grateful for that. The other thing I'm really grateful for is we have great kids. I am grateful and thankful for how they act, how they are. And truthfully, I know it sounds cliche, but I really do look at my kids sometimes and how they act and what they do. And I'm like, wow. We did something right because we have really great kids with great heads on their shoulders

that we enjoy spending time with. We have a fun house. We've been through all stages of life. We've had the babies, we've had the toddlers, we have little kids, now we have teenagers. I feel like no matter what, we enjoy life with our kids. That to me is everything because you have nothing else if you don't have that family life. I agree. Yeah. I'm very thankful for that. I really am.

That was nice. You put that very nice. I like that. Thank you. That's why, maybe that's why you have 3 million followers. I really am. That was nice. You put that very nice. I like that. Thank you. That's why you have 3 million followers. I don't know. Here we go. Now we're going to keep throwing digs. We can't help ourselves now.

But with that said, guys, obviously you guys know that we recently dealt with a tragedy this past week of one of our very, very good friends, Matt, who was very known in the Bravo community. There was so much love for him. I saw on Instagram, there was articles everywhere. You guys might have known him because he was on Potomac with Karen. He was assisting her for a minute. The truth is I've been working with him since day one of Housewives. He was like a talent booker and he booked people to do different talent things and events.

So I've spent many days with my very good friend Matt. We've had, when you travel with someone, I feel like you become closer with them. He booked a lot of my traveling events where I would go and do, you know, appearances. So I'd have to travel, I'd stay in hotels, like we'd have dinners together. We had a very tight bond. I knew that he was, you know,

I knew life wasn't always easy, but I truly had no idea. You never really know the battle, guys, that someone is fighting. You never really know. And all I'm going to say is love your friends, love your family, you know, love your life. One day it's all gone and you don't know when it's going to happen. Right. Yeah.

Um, so I just want to say, you know, this holiday season, just hold everyone you love tightly. If you know anyone who's struggling or might be struggling or having a bad day, reach, check on them, check on them, guys, check on everybody as much as you can. And please love on one another and be sure to tell everyone how much they mean to you. And you know, we love you Matt and may you rest in peace. Yes, Matt. And this is our little saying, who's that creeping in the window? All right,

Matt. Remember that brother? No. Yeah. I just, we just saw him last week and he came to dinner with us and we're sitting at dinner And he looks at me and he goes who's that creeping in the window? It's our little saying yeah, I could cry. I just yeah, I can't I'm heartbroken It's one of the saddest things That's ever truly happened to me and one when I heard about that. I realized I've never lost a friend before I've lost parents. I, I realized I've never lost a friend before.

I've lost parents, I've lost grandparents, I've lost aunts, uncles. I've never lost a friend. I've lost a friend. I can't believe how it just took me for a loop. Really did. But again, just reach out to everyone. If there's someone you haven't spoken to that you're thinking about calling, call them guys.

Call them, check on them, tell them you love them. It's the holiday season. So tell everyone how much they mean to you. And, you know, that's what we wanna say. So we love you all. We hope this holiday is special for you guys. We hope you're enjoying everything about the holiday season. And I really just want to say I hope that this holiday season, you know, make sure no

one feels alone. Make sure they feel your presence. Okay? We love you all. Enjoy the day. Enjoy the weekend. And we will talk to you soon Ciao everybody. Happy. Thanks. And I'm Lauren. And I'm Chandler.

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