71. Lori & David Feller AKA Mom & Dad on the Run
Ali on the Run Show
Ali Feller
4.9 • 4.2K Ratings
🗓️ 3 May 2018
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Lots of people say I'm just like my mom. Others swear I'm a clone of my dad. On this episode, you'll get to decide! I am thrilled to welcome Lori and David Feller — my parents! — to the Ali on the Run Show. On this episode, we chat about how they met and fell in love (and their stories don't exactly match up, so I'm siding with my mom on this one), how they survived long-distance dating in college when social media and texting didn't exist (there was hitchhiking involved), and what it was like having and raising Ryan (my 19-months-older brother) and me. They share their favorite young Ali memories, as well as a few not-so-favorite ones (that speeding ticket wasn't my fault!). We had a blast recording this episode, and I hope you enjoy joining us on our trip down Feller family memory lane.
What you'll get on this episode:
- My mom's story of how my parents met and when they fell in love (2:40)
- My dad's story of how they met and fell in love (4:10)
- What it was like long-distance dating in the 1970s, and how they made it work (6:00)
- How my dad proposed to my mom (9:43)
- Their thoughts on whether it was a big deal for a Jewish guy to be marrying a Catholic girl, and whether their parents cared (12:50)
- What life was like for each of them once they had kids, and what got them to move from Pennsylvania to Contoocook, NH (18:30)
- My exciting birth story! (21:45)
- My parents talk all about what I was like growing up (25:00)
- What it was like raising two kids with Crohn's disease (36:30)
- What made my parents most proud — and most disappointed or frustrated (40:00)
- What my parents would have done differently when it came to raising children (45:30)
- How my parents feel about running (47:30)
- My parents open up about my past relationships, and the moment they met Brian Cristiano (51:30)
- How to stay happily married for 36 years (54:40)
- How my parents reacted to the news that Brian and I are having a baby (57:30)
What we mention on this episode:
My Crohn's disease story on Episode 30 of the Ali on the Run Show
Aldo's Coffee Company Greenport
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Alley on the Run Show. |
| 0:06.6 | I'm your host, Alley Feller, and today I'm excited to welcome two very special guests |
| 0:11.6 | to the show. |
| 0:13.2 | On this episode, I'm joined by Laurie and David Feller, my parents. |
| 0:17.8 | I got them to share their love story. |
| 0:20.0 | They were high school sweethearts. |
| 0:21.9 | Aww. |
| 0:22.9 | And talk about the challenges of maintaining a long-distance relationship long before the |
| 0:26.7 | days of FaceTime, texting, and Skype. |
| 0:29.8 | We talked about why they decided to move to the booming metropolis of Kentucky New Hampshire, |
| 0:35.6 | and we talked about what raising me was like. |
| 0:38.0 | They were happy to talk all about why I was a great kid, and even happier to share why |
| 0:43.8 | I was at times less than great. |
| 0:46.8 | This episode is packed with fun stories from Mom and Dad on the Run, and I hope you enjoy |
| 0:51.2 | getting to know my family a little bit better. |
| 0:53.8 | Let's go! |
| 0:59.2 | Today I'm joined by two of the most special guests, and I know what you're thinking. |
| 1:04.4 | Brian and Ellie, but no, even more exciting, because these two people are making their Alley |
| 1:10.1 | on the Run Show debut. |
| 1:12.1 | Please welcome to the show Laurie and David Feller, aka Mom and Dad on the Run. |
| 1:17.8 | Papa Fell. |
| 1:18.8 | Alright, you want to be Papa Fell today? |
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