No Whine Left Behind
"No Whine Left Behind" is the podcast that serves up a blend of real talk while sipping cocktails. Join your hosts Celia and Alex as we dive into life’s ups and downs, share wild stories we’ve read, and chat about the everyday family drama we all know too well.
No Whine Left Behind
S3 E15 Wine, Whine, and Wrap
Holiday chaos is here, and we’re diving in. While some are sipping pumpkin spice, my house is already blasting Christmas music and the kids’ wish lists are growing by the day. Black Friday crowds? A thing of the past. Now it’s all about online shopping and bonding with my delivery driver.
On this episode of No Wine Left Behind, we’re talking holiday shopping trends, the stress of staying on budget, and how to keep the festive spirit alive. Don’t miss it—let’s tackle the madness together.
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Welcome to the no Wine Left Behind podcast, where we truly leave no wine behind. I'm Alex and I'm Celia. We are here in the studio together, sharing ups and downs, frustrations and funny moments of our daily adventures. So grab your favorite glass, join us as we raise our voices Together. We'll dive into the drama of life as we see it.
Speaker 1:Can you believe it? Believe what it's fucking December? Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho. Can you believe it? Believe what it's fucking december? How is it december? It's coming. Time just goes, time waits for no one. What you feel me is happening.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I feel like there's always a point in the year where you're like, oh god, the year is dragging, like, oh, it's june or whatever the fuck. You're having this feeling. But the next thing, you know, I feel only like that in the winter. I don't feel like that any other time of year. No, yeah, I, because I like spring, I like summer, I love summer fall, but, excuse me, I'm drinking ginger ale. A little hangover, harriet, over here. Hangover, harriet, I mean, it was even better hangover ho, but you're my elder and I respect you. So, harriet, it is. So, yeah, big Christmas is coming. There's Christmas music. Ever Christmas music has been playing since, I'm going to say early November, maybe even week of Halloween, I believe, I heard Christmas music. I definitely saw Christmas movies in October playing already on TV and yeah, now here we are a couple of weeks away from the big day. Away from the big day that takes me forever to prepare for, because I have a lot of shopping. Last year was crazy, oh, yeah, last year. That's my life, that's no, I know, but I feel like last year was like really crazy. Wow, I don't know. Maybe it's because, like the kids, so they like added on a little extra fucking shit. But last year was crazy, oh, because you helped with the wrapping last year, yes, so you got to see what it's like. Yes, that's every year. That's awful, that's not one. I wish that on. No one. That's like this is exactly why I'm not having any more kids. Yeah, it's bad, fuck that. Yeah, it's Christmas here is like insane.
Speaker 1:Um, I try to buy a little something for everyone, yeah, and sometimes I get away from myself and buy a little bit more than I wanted to or expected to, um, but then I end up like, like started christmas shopping, um, early november, bought a little few things here and there, and that's what fucks me up, because, like now, fast forward three weeks, four weeks, and I can't remember the shit I bought a month ago. I was just going to ask you how do you keep track of what you buy and who you buy it for? So I'm a little mental case, okay, I have my mental notes, okay, which I can't rely on because my mind is fucking trash. Yeah, um, I have notes in my phone, okay, and I have paper notes, so. So I'm like juggling back between what I was thinking, what I should have wrote down, what I didn't write down, what's in my phone, what's on the paper, and I just kind of just jump around everything.
Speaker 1:And what I have to do, too, is I have the kids send me notes of just ideas and things that they would like and I tell them you can put a hundred things on that list. You're probably only getting five. I'm not doing crazy. So I just need ideas, because I'm at a point where I don't want to have to walk around a store and stress and wonder would they like this? Size isn't? I don't want to do that anymore. Right, walk around a store and stress and wonder will they like this? Yeah, size isn't, I don't want to do that anymore, right? So I literally said listen, I need you all to just send me ideas, even if it's stores, you like things, you like things, you might need things, you might need to be replaced, whatever. And I'll just kind of go off of that. Make my life easy, yeah, um, and then so they'll send me the note. Kind of go off of that, make my life easy, yeah, and then so they'll send me the note.
Speaker 1:Then I have to copy and paste the note onto another note. Yeah, so that they don't see your edits, right, because they see me fucking checking off shit and erasing shit and they think they're so funny because they can see it. I've done that before, like I didn't know that until last year and I'm like these sneaky motherfuckers. So now I have to do that. But I cut it off Like after. Like once you send me the note, you're not adding it, you're not going to add shit. Now, like, make sure, when you send me that note, it's, it is what it is, cause once I copy and paste it, I'm not going back to see what you added. Fuck that. Like birthdays are coming right after the holidays. We'll have to save it for that time.
Speaker 1:Yeah, but I try to keep it fair. I try to spend the same amount of money on each person, um, like, separate from the nieces and nephews and the kids, like, I try to spend the same money. I try to spend the same money. I try to spend the same money on my kids, like, I try to make them all equal, but sometimes you can't because some stuff is more expensive, of course. So I tell them like, it doesn't look like you have a lot, but the value of what you have is high, correct, yes, and then, like for, like the extended family, I try to keep it equal and give everybody, like, even if it's a gift card, if you're getting a gift card for 50 and they're getting three gifts, it was probably a 50 value. So I try to keep that all equal. Yeah, but it's a lot, and we do secret santa, which is so fun. We do that and that helps because then everyone's not having to worry about buying gifts. I'm the only fucking asshole that has to worry about buying all the gifts.
Speaker 1:Um, so, yeah, but it's, it's a lot of work and that's why I start early, but I do end up forgetting, like, like, by now there's stuff that cause sometimes I'll buy stuff and I won't write it down. And that's another thing. Like every time I buy something, I'll either check it off a note or I'll write it on a separate note to make sure, like, all right, you know, courtney, something that wasn't on her list, that I thought was cute or whatever, and sometimes I forget to write stuff. Last year I think I bought the same thing like four times because I forgot I had it. Yeah, I had like multiple of one item. I like, oh, wow, that was fucking stupid. After the second time you think I would have been like I got this already, you already have this. And I'm like, oh, this looks familiar because you got four of them in the closet.
Speaker 1:Um, yeah, and I just make piles, like everyone will have their piles, yeah. And then I recruit to rap, like you were part of it last year. Usually I'll have bianca rap or courtney rap you joined us last year and how funny, it's just a fucking shit show. It's crazy, it's a lot, it's so much, yeah. And then, like I'm the type who I make sure everyone has that christmas chair and believe in santa. Yeah, you know what I mean. Like you gotta believe you get no gifts.
Speaker 1:I don't put any gifts under my tree until christmas eve every year. So the only gifts that go under my tree are the gifts that I'm giving to my friends because they come over, for I have a christmas eve party every year, yeah, and whoever's coming over, I always make sure I have a gift for everyone that walks through the door, even if it's a fucking candle. Yeah, um, I buy. I literally buy like 50 worth of extra things and keep them tucked away in case someone shows up that I forgot about. Or they hand me something. Um, so, tricks of the trade, yep, yep, not all my secrets. Um, what else? Yeah, I just, oh.
Speaker 1:So then, like, we have our christmas party every year, um, and then, once everybody leaves, we clean up to get ready for christmas dinner, because that's like a whole nother thing, yep, and we just make 20 trips back and forth to the tree making piles fill in stockings, because I do stockings. I have 11 stockings, I think, hanging from my mantle right now. I don't even understand how they fit anymore. They do. Have you seen them? No, oh, my god, wait till you see, it's so pretty. So I have all the stockings. I think there's 11. Sounds, sounds about right. Yeah, and it looks so nice, so funny, so then I'll take them all down, hang them. Everybody's will have a pile upstairs and their stocking will be in front. That's what we do.
Speaker 1:So crazy, it's a lot of work. So crazy, yeah, yeah, so, but it's fun, it's nice. That's one way to say it. Yeah, yeah, yeah, so, but it's fun, it's nice. That's one way to say it. Yeah, I do a lot of online shopping now, so it's not as bad as it was.
Speaker 1:I remember years ago I would. Every Black Friday I was out at four o'clock in the morning. It's not the same anymore. Ugh, I would never do that, right. If anybody said to me for all of it, I might right, but other than that, yeah, you will never catch me out there.
Speaker 1:No, on black friday I go online. I do cyber monday, black friday, online. Yes, if there's something really wild and crazy that I feel like I need to go, I'll go out and look for that. One thing yeah, but black friday is wild. It's wild, and the deals aren't the same anymore. No, the things start going on sale weeks in advance like black friday, isn't like? You don't hold out? I got an email today pre black, pre black friday. So I'm like three, it's. I'm like three, are you fucking kidding me right now? Like that's so funny. Or post, or whatever it said, like, yeah, I don't know what the fuck it said, but I'm like black friday.
Speaker 1:Everything and everything's black friday. From from before thanksgiving till the day before christmas it's black friday, or whatever, I don't know. There's always these fucking deals, always constant, constant. You know. So there's just no need to do it anymore. No, no, no, no, no.
Speaker 1:And I have, I have a grandchild, so you think I'd want to go out and get all the fun, cute, yeah, baby stuff for him, like I used to do for my kids. Oh, no, I won't, I won't do it. I'll buy, I'll pay full price. I'm not gonna go through that. Yeah, the lines, right, the traffic, the crazy people like I don't even have the patience for someone to fight with me over a fucking lego. Yeah, like even a parking spot before you get into the store. Yeah, fight with me over this parking lot and guarantee I win, like guarantee my car's going in that spot. Just, yeah, so crazy. Yeah, it's just not worth it.
Speaker 1:I would much rather shop at home too, and then you'd know, like you're guaranteed to get what you want, because, heaven forbid, you go through all that shit, the traffic, the parking, getting into the store looking for what you need and then they don't even have it. Right, yeah, sold out, like you see a big empty box, what used to be there. No, that was me. Last year I went into so many stores. I left the mall one bag, two bags. Yeah, didn't get half the shit I intended to buy, right, and ended up just shopping online. Yeah, yeah, the fuck, everything was online now. Yeah, yeah, and it's the same deals. It's, it's fine. So that's what I do. I do most of it online.
Speaker 1:So I'll you know, I'm making packages, one after another, after another, after another after another, and like fucking gary calls me, he's like I ain't got no package. Well, it's fucking christmas time. Hello, I'm holiday shopping. What do you expect? Like, why do you call me every single time I get a package? Why? Why just bring it in? That's it. Like I know I got a package. I get to know what I want on my phone. Trust me, I know it's there. I didn't need that added layer of fucking. You know what I mean. Like, I need a fucking break. I should, I should stop saying, hey, I got a package today, just say no, like beat him to the punch. Oh, my gosh, this is so funny.
Speaker 1:You still have the same fedex guy. Remember the fedex guy you used to have? That was I don't know because I? Yeah, I don't know because I'm not really here when I get delivered anymore, but like, yeah, when I had my daycare, like he would drive by and just beep every single time he wouldn't even stop, like he was just driving by to go up the hill or down the hill and he'd be like I'm in the neighborhood, hon. And then I remember when I moved closer, he was I must've been on his route too and I would see him and I'd be like whoa, that's the one that goes to my aunt's house. Yes, so weird. Yes, yeah, I don't know, I haven't been here. That guy was for a delivery, so I'm not sure if it's the same guy. That was UPS guy. Oh, ups guy's a different guy, but I had the same fetish guy for a long time. Yeah, so, but I don't know if it's the same one.
Speaker 1:You're so right, yeah, he was a nice guy, but yeah, he would just beep, like just, he just randomly drives by as he's going by the house and gary'd be like, oh, your boyfriend, like guy you're, you couldn't mess it up so people's fucking homes. Like boyfriend guy just drove like oh, okay, didn't have anything, but he said hi, anyways, yeah, like what is wrong with you? I wonder if he ever got like reported or something like there had to be someone that was not okay with his behavior. Yeah, yeah, I thought it was hilarious and I'd be outside. I'd be like oh, hi, I can't. When he was out there with me he'd be like, seriously, I'm like what do you want to tell him? Don't beep when you go by. He's being friendly. Who cares? So bad, you know, so bad. People are fucking weird. So do you think the menendez brothers will be out before, um, christmas? They have a hearing coming up. I don't know, I don't know. Yeah, I don't know, because it was supposed to be yeah, I mean, um, yeah, I don't know. I think they might, but I don't know. I don't know either.
Speaker 1:I think Gascon not being reelected, that must have got hit by a car and he was sitting on the side of the road, but there was a car on the other side of the road that was pulled way over. And then there was a lady in front of the kid in a wheelchair. So, as we're driving by, I go, oh, maybe she hit him a wheelchair. So as we're driving by, I go, oh, maybe she hit him. Aggie goes, mom, be. So for real, what are you trying to say? She hit him in the wheelchair. She's just like he was. She was just rolling down the street and she hit him. No, I meant she was probably the one that hit him. Like there was a car on the other side of the road that she could have got out of the car and went over to check on him.
Speaker 1:I go, people in wheelchairs drive too. You know, she was like whatever, she wasn't even having it Like. She was like you're fucking dumb, what do you mean? That's a snifter, Okay, I wonder why that didn't come up. So, yeah, she was like be for real. Oh well, was he driving his bike down there? She just happened to drive into him with her wheelchair.
Speaker 1:I'm like no, I have been told this before and I didn't notice it until someone said this to me, but the amount of people in our city that are in wheelchairs is fucking weird, like astronomically high, like if you're downtown or in the outskirts of downtown. But not only are they in wheelchairs, so many people, those fucking electric ones where they're just like they keep up with the cars, they go, it's the fucking flight and they're so aggressive, like you know you're not in a real car. Why are you so fucking mean and fast? Some of them are like tilted back and they're like Flying through the city like illegally, because they're like all over the fucking place and we gotta like be careful when we're driving, that we don't like run into them. Oh my God, they're wild. That's don't like run into them. Oh my god, they're wild. I can't believe how fast they go. Those like you know, when people go have their cars modified like that show on mtv fit my ride, my chair, I don't know what they're going to do in the winter.
Speaker 1:So for Christmas this year, the family, we all decided to do shirts. So every year, you know different traditional things, we do a new decided to do shirts. So every year, you know, we do different traditional things. We do a new sweater. We do something different every year. This year we're doing shirts. I love it Most likely two shirts, so excited. So that's going to be fun. I have what? 20 shirts or so to make. I lost count, so I have to kind of get on that soon, because it's cutting it kind of close right. So, in the spirit of most likely to, we should do a real quick game of would you rather love? Let's do it all right, here we go.
Speaker 1:Would you rather receive 20 small presents or one big gift? Oh, 20 small ones. I just like to feel special. If you give me me one gift, I'm going to be pissed. I wouldn't want one gift, even if it's like a car. No, give me 20 small gifts. I would want one gift, because if I get 20 small gifts it's going to just be a bunch of shit that I don't need, you don't? Yeah, I know.
Speaker 1:Would you rather have a visit from a ghost, from the ghost of Christmas past or the ghost of Christmas future? Ooh, future, ting. Yeah, I already know what happened. Now I'm going to fuck about it. I don't want none of the fucking ghost haunting me from the past.
Speaker 1:Um, would you rather be home? Would you rather be? Oh, kevin from Home Alone or Kate from the Christmas Chronicles? Kevin from Home Alone, I would. He looked like he was fucking having fun when his parents were gone. I know and I have to choose my words carefully I would love to be Home Alone.
Speaker 1:Would you rather wrap a hundred presents or write a hundred cards? Oh, write cards. I'm not a good gift wrapper. I would definitely one thousand percent want to wrap on presents. I mean I would, but they're gonna look fucking janky. No, I don't care, I'd rather than my handwriting's janky. So I'd rather rather my gift wrapping be janky.
Speaker 1:Would you rather have Rudolph's nose or the big green, or be green like the Grinch? Ooh, be green like the Grinch. I'd rather be green like the Grinch, just go all out Like just the red nose. You want a little bit? No, why? Because that's weird To me. That just sounds like a zit or something. Fuck off, paint my green whole thing. You have to be green. I had to tell green and guess what the celtics would love me? I'll probably be their new mascot. Good point, good point. Um.
Speaker 1:Would you rather drink, um, only hot chocolate or only eat christmas cookies? Oh, hot chocolate. Christmas cookies are fucking gross. No, they're not. They have like sugar cookies and like gingerbread. Oh my God. So good? Absolutely not. Yeah, I would rather have the Christmas cookies. All right, what for you? I like Christmas cookies. So, yeah, that's all I got. Those are good ones. And now I want hot cocoa Ew, oh, all right, I those are good ones. And now I want hot cocoa Ew, oh, all right, I want Christmas cookies. Fine, I'm going to get started on them. Shirts. Thank you for joining us on this wine build adventure. We would greatly appreciate your support. Please follow and rate our podcast on Apple Podcasts, spotify or wherever you're tuning in right now. So raise a glass, leave no wine behind and let's continue this journey together. Cheers.
