So Mike, it's been a while. It's been quite a long while since the last show.

We recorded early and now we're recording late.

And you had just announced your big news on the last episode.

I felt quite relieved for you because it was finally in the public.

So how has that experience been? The secret's out. There's a baby on the way.

Yes, it feels wonderful. I mean, I will go back to what you mentioned before. So we recorded the yearly themes episode two months ago now.

That seems longer than it really could have possibly been. But we recorded before I went. And so, like, that was really difficult for me because I had finally spoken it on a podcast.

Oh.

I didn't even realize this part for you.

Right, right.

Okay.

You got, like, the podcast recording emotional release, but then had to sit on it.

I didn't even think about that.

I'm sorry. That's very funny. And it was killing me. It made it so tough. I was so desperate to get the episode out.

There are many times, and I think a lot of people that ever produce anything that is like to be enjoyed by others, If you're working on something for a long time,

or you've had something in your mind for a long time, when you put it out to the world,

the response is never going to be as good as you imagine it could be, right? I think I've

spoken about this on the show in the past. There are these things where like, we've had it with like episodes of the show where like, what really, really hard on them for

weeks and then like I know the great episodes and you go like, here you go world and no one says

anything because they're just getting it to it on their own time and or they just go, that was good

and then they just carry on with their lives, right? You don't hear the response from everyone

or even a tiny percentage. Well, this was one of those situations where I could not have had it

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