Greetings, fellow listeners. Feast your ears on what is now officially my all-time favorite jibber jabber of the podcast with somebody who outstandingly fascinates me. Not only is she the pod's thirty-sixth guest, but she's also a real great friend of mine. Jennifer Mendes and I first came together at Tea & Poets nearly two months ago and each of us saw something in the other that sparked a sturdy-going friendship despite her being a first-born millennial. We go on for what's usually the duration of our typical phone calls about how we first met and clicked, her taking on the roles of a full-time employee and all-time mom to two highly intelligent and independent girls, and we dish out on common interests and unfamiliar territories. However, this also happens to be probably the most awkward situation I've ever been placed in because Jen's eldest daughter Ari (Thirty-seven) tags along and my Aunt Mercedes (Thirty-eight) and Uncle Patricio (Thirty-nine) from Mexico joins in the chit-chat and I totally didn't plan on spinning the bottle on either one of them. But what the hell? Such is life.