What's up, everyone? Welcome back to the Charter podcast brought to you by St. Xavier University.

I'm Ruthie Polinsky. I am back with the gang. Well, it's two-thirds of the gang.

Clay Harbor joining me today, Alex Shapiro, now taking his time this summer to rest, relax, be with his family before the grind of the football season, which will be here before we know it. Clay Harbor, great to see you, my friend. I missed your face. I am back in the United States, and I'm ready to get back to work.

All right, how was how was vacation, Ruthie, before we get started on the Bears?

Let's let's hear a couple of highlights from your trip.

Vacation was incredible.

My husband and I did Spain, we went down the southern coast of Spain, hit a few places there on our way, and then

went to, ended the trip in Lisbon, spent a day in Lisbon, and then we were in a smaller,

like, beach town in Portugal with my husband's brother. And we did that for four days just to kind of like regroup. And then we came

back to the States. We had a wedding this past weekend. It was a big football wedding, which was

really fun. And we had a wedding this weekend in Miami. And then we went, then we came home last night, got here, regrouped, and doing laundry.

Yeah, Clay, everyone was making fun of me because we brought two huge bags that we checked,

massive bags that we checked.

And then we also had a rolly carry-on.

And then I had my bag that I brought on the plane.

My husband had his work backpack and like a suit bag because we had all these different things to do.

He needed his tucks for the wedding at that trip.

Like he had all these things.

We were joking before I left.

I was with you and the guys and I was like, everyone just like guess how many swimsuits I'm bringing.

Like people were guessing like six or like four.

And I'm like 12.

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