Smooth Surfaces

In Episode 012, Jenna and Pete discuss the Locked Up Life (shout out Akon), as well as give our spicy takes on TV shows and movies we've watched during the worldwide quarantine.   This is our longest episode so far and we hope you enjoy!  One Thing We Learned  TV Shows and Movie Reviews from while we've been "Locked Up" - You DON'T want to miss this  Best Week  Worst Week  Marital Banter  See you next time. Please leave a 5-Star Rating on Apple Pods if you like what you hear! 

In this episode, Pete and Jenna have no choice to mention, but will not be talking about, the C-Virus that we all hate.  However, we do get into:  What are you doing right now if you are brand new into dating someone, or in an early relationship where you don't live together One Thing We Learned What we, a married couple, have been doing while confined to home  Worst Week  Best Week  PSA - Find a Way to Be Helpful, even if that means sending money to random people without telling your wife. 

Jenna and Pete discuss The Five Love Language, made famous by Gary Chapman's book, as well as dive into our normal segments.  One Thing We Learned The Five Love Languages Words of Affirmation Acts of Service Quality Time Personal Touch Receiving Gifts NEW SEGMENT ALERT: 1-Minute of Standup comedy (this week from Pete)  Best / Worst Weeks  Thanks for listening!   If you like the show, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts.  We appreciate the support.

After a brief hiatus, Jenna and Pete are back detailing some recent travels and the following other topics:  Phoenix/Scottsdale - It rocks One Thing We Learned Valentine's Day - Gift ideas and non-ideas Best Week / Worst Week  Bachelor Talk

This week Jenna and Pete tackle Cultural differences within their marriage, as well as Pete's infamous 1/2 Marathon story and more.  1. One Thing We Learned  2. The Longest Mile - Pete's 1/2 marathon debacle of 2017 3. Cultural Traditions of an "American" marrying a "Serbian." Embrace it and enjoy the love!  4. Bests and Worsts of the Week  Hope you enjoy!   Please drop us a rating if you like it! 

Jenna and Pete are BACK in 2020.   After a pre-NYE episode that we sadly had to delete because of a microphone snafu, we are back and better than ever, introducing real segments on the show for 2020!  1. One Thing We've Learned in the Past Week  2. 2020 - Resolutions People or Goals People?  3. Where were we in 2010?  4. Bests and Worst of the past week - who or what have we seen out there that had the Best Week, and the Worst Week?  For example, Pete's best was Top Golf (they are killing' it with business) and the worst are the Cleveland Browns (fired coach and GM...AGAIN).  5. Goodbye and we'll see ya when we see ya

We're back!!! After overcoming a litany of technical issues, we're back and hopefully better than ever.  Today we cover a cornucopia of topics, including:  Night before Thanksgiving  When is the cutoff for ending a relationship before the holidays?  What does it take to get in the Christmas (or holiday) spirit?  The Santa Shuffle  I can't remember anymore so ending the list  P.S. Congratulations to Leslie at Stan's Bakery for winning the Holiday Cookie Baking title on Food Network! 

Jenna and Pete have two stories today about their early relationship days, where things weren't exactly smooth, and they had to figure each other out along the way.  1. The "Are We a Couple" conversation hilariously took place because of a botched introduction of Jenna to a former client, and which ended in a very funny handshake.  2. The "I Love You" story, when the phrase was first said aloud in the relationship, and the response to that statement was less than ideal.   The lessons coming out of these experiences have the couple thankful that they went through it and came out stronger as a result.   

Jenna and Pete discuss today's release of Wedding Toasts 101: The Guide to the Perfect Wedding Toast!   This is Pete's book, written for anyone who will be speaking at a wedding in the near (or distant) future, for brides and grooms to give as gifts, and for anyone else who wants to pick up writing and public speaking tips.   The duo also discusses how the book came to be, how Pete turned the idea into a side gig, and about side gigs in general.  Why are they important?  How can you get started?   You can buy the book for $12.99 TODAY at www.weddingtoasts101.com .  Buy directly from Amazon if you'd prefer.  Buy directly from Barnes & Noble.  Buy directly from Indiebound to support that cause.  Follow the Instagram account @WeddingToasts101 Thanks for listening! 

Jenna and Pete talk about their family traditions, traditions between the two of them, and hobbies to strengthen relationships, including: 1. Opening Joke  2. How early is too early for Christmas Music? 3. Holiday traditions  4. Couples Hobbies  5. Nothing wrong with a little alone-time to balance things out

Pete and Jenna tell the story of the past weekend, and the encounters they attempted to have with the "other side."   1. Halloween weekend 2019 in Pittsburgh, PA 2. The Paranormal Weekend experience in the woods in Spring 2019 3. Getaways are closer than you might think. 

Jenna and Pete are BACK, discussing stories from early in their relationship, and while there were immediate sparks from the first meeting, things weren't always so smooth.  Story 1 - How They Met Story 2 - The Follow Up (first official date...you don't want to miss this one)  Story 3 - The Un-Smooth Couple Communication And we share a few lessons that have paid off big-time in our relationship.  Hope you enjoy! 

Jenna and Pete welcome listeners to this podcast journey and introduce themselves, along with a few topics they will be tackling in future episodes.