From I-Do to I-15: Weddings, Highways & Meltdowns

From I-Do to I-15: Weddings, Highways & Meltdowns

Jon and Keisha record Episode 15 from the mountains near Ogden in Eden, Utah, a day late because they’ve been on the road for their #WeddingOnTour, heading into wedding number four after Idaho, Phoenix, and Las Vegas.  They recap traveling with four kids, two puppies, a trailer, and Randy on his motorcycle through heat and storms, including a moment where Randy desperately chugs water on Highway 93 and Jon runs on almost no sleep after a North Dakota turnaround. They explain why the Phoenix wedding felt easiest—no timeline pressure, a park ceremony, puppies in dresses, Starbucks after, and flexibility when family was sick—contrasting it with stressier events.  They share ongoing setbacks like lodging hassles and an old one-star Airbnb review from a past unsafe Vegas stay, praise their Phoenix hosts, and emphasize responding to obstacles with perspective. They also talk Vegas chaos, being married by a minister named Bruce Wayne at Little White Chapel, limos, strip adventures, Harley-shop help, upcoming Kentucky and Wisconsin plans, and ideas for future on-location episodes. JK LOL Storytime is one take, no breaks, no script — just two people telling the truth about their lives. New episodes every Thursday.

Episode 14 - It was HER idea

Jon spent months planning a proposal that Keisha would never see coming. She doesn't like surprises. If she had even an inkling she would have figured it out. So he told her his fried rice elbow was flaring up and he couldn't swing a golf club. Then he suggested a walk instead. He had pink flagging tape in the trees two weeks in advance. A trellis pounded into the ground. Polaroids of every significant moment in their relationship pinned across it. Rose petals. A dozen roses. A speech he still has. A photographer named Ashley hiding up the hill probably getting ticks and grasshoppers. Keisha's best friend Kaylee in the bushes with a video camera. Keisha thought going to her favorite trail in North Dakota was her own idea. It was not her own idea. In this episode Jon and Keisha tell the engagement story. The ring that sat in a wood box under Keisha's bed for a week while she slept over it with no idea. The barbecue dinner with Keisha's mom as cover. The AirPod case ring box. The hand squeezing that got more intense the closer they got. The rose petals that briefly looked like a roadside memorial. The Up house Lego set built by all four kids and Keisha's mom the weekend before. The wine they had been saving that turned out to be terrible. The champagne. Also Cooper arrived. Betty is retired. The dogs are coming to Idaho. Ethel needs puppy meds. Lucy ate a whole canister of puppy weed once and was in an altered state for a couple days. By the time you hear this episode they will be on tour. JK LOL Storytime is one take, no breaks, no script — just two people telling the truth about their lives. New episodes every Thursday. * (00:00) - Episode 14 Kickoff and Nine Weddings Recap * (02:51) - Meet Cooper — The Sequoia Arrives * (04:22) - Dealership Day Drama * (07:34) - Kids Crocheting and Santa Podcast Panic * (10:20) - Protecting the Kids * (12:04) - The Ring Dazzle and Design Secrets * (16:33) - The Golf Cover Story * (20:57) - Keisha's Favorite Trail in Minot * (21:25) - Months of Secret Planning * (22:42) - The Hand Squeeze Tell * (23:46) - Rose Petals and Polaroids * (24:49) - The Proposal * (25:11) - Friends in the Bushes * (27:16) - Champagne and the Up House * (29:08) - Wedding Tour Vision * (33:14) - Cooper Road Trip Prep * (34:43) - Dogs, Donkey and Chaos * (36:34) - Post Credits and Farewell

Episode 13 - Holy Sh*t, It's June 1st. We're Actually Doing This.

It's June 1st. We're leaving today. We probably should have scripted this one. We did not script this one, just like all episodes.  What you're hearing is two people standing in their basement on a Monday morning with totes full of wedding dresses, four veils, boutonnieres, bouquets, and holy guacamole, about to drive 7,588 miles across two countries to get married nine times. Either we are completely batshit crazy or we are onto something amazing. We genuinely do not know which one yet. There is no middle ground and that feels very on brand. A few things before we go. We have a Patreon now. The highest tier gets a postcard mailed directly from one of the tour stops — signed, from wherever we are.  Randy's bike just pulled up outside. Episode 14 drops Thursday June 4th and it's the engagement story. Episode 15 is going to be recorded in the car or a hotel room so we apologize in advance for the audio. The dead cat on the wireless mic is named Carl. Nine cities. Nine weddings. Two countries. One father on a Harley. Babe. Let's go. JK LOL Storytime is one take, no breaks, no script — just two people telling the truth about their lives. New episodes every Thursday.

Episode 12 - Careful, there's a broken pickle jar

She wanted to quit this morning. Not the tour. Not the relationship. The whole thing. The podcast, the brand outreach, the content, all of it. Too stressful. Savings getting tight. Can't do everything at once. She said it out loud in the middle of an ordinary Sunday morning sitting across from a man whose arms were sore from shaking 19 gallons of cocktails for a charity event the night before, who ate cottage cheese for breakfast and drank a V8, and who listened without immediately trying to fix it. And then she found her own way back. In this episode Jon and Keisha also cover the correct milk cap colors, the broken pickle jar Jon handled without being asked, New Sock Day, the accidental nap philosophy, and the buttermilk shot he takes every time he makes pancakes. But mostly it is about why they are still doing this; when you listen they will be days away from starting the tour.  JK LOL Storytime is one take, no breaks, no script — just two people telling the truth about their lives. New episodes every Thursday. * (00:00) - Cold Open and New Zealand Milestone * (01:20) - Pop Culture Confessions * (01:56) - Martini Masquerade and Espresso Martini Assembly Line * (05:29) - Plastic Glasses Chaos * (06:36) - Erica Joins and Ballet Mom Marathon * (09:39) - Hangover Fixes and Old Man Breakfast * (13:04) - Mushroom Coffee and Intermittent Fasting * (14:47) - Caffeine War Stories * (16:30) - Accidental Naps and Snack Accidents * (18:53) - Careful There's a Broken Pickle Jar * (20:20) - Milk Jug Mishap and the 2% vs Whole Debate * (22:07) - Buttermilk Rituals * (22:50) - Wedding Tour Reality Check * (25:27) - She Almost Quit This Morning * (30:36) - Career Pivot and Building the Portfolio * (34:17) - Quick Starts and Gear Talk * (38:48) - New Sock Day * (40:14) - Road Notes and Sign Off

Episode 11 - The Manhole Cover

Alex and Keisha met at a continuing education course in New York City. The instructor from Ireland thought Keisha was the Canadian. By the end of the week they were roommates, they had walked through the middle of the Pride parade in business attire with no plan, bought flower headbands to blend in, received a free bag of Oreos that tasted exactly the same, gone to Grand Central Station at midnight looking for gluten-free donuts that were obviously closed, and picked up a Manhattan manhole cover on Fifth Avenue at midnight because nobody else was doing anything about it. There was something on their hands afterward. It was not good. In this episode Jon and Keisha introduce the Kingston Ontario stop and the woman who makes it worth crossing an international border. Alex is a dental professional, a brilliant clinician, an online course creator, and Keisha's professional soul sister across seven years of conferences, COVID pivots, and calls that were supposed to be an hour and ran until the iPad died. The Kingston ceremony will be barefoot, off-grid, in the trees. It is the hippie wedding. It is nothing like a bourbon warehouse or a waterpark and that is entirely the point. Plus the Zoom call where everyone finds out which ceremony was the legal one, and a breathing exercise that involves walking around the couch until you feel like you are going to pass out. JK LOL Storytime is one take, no breaks, no script — just two people telling the truth about their lives. New episodes every Thursday. * (00:00) - Morning and Episode 11 Updates * (01:56) - Kids Church Routine * (03:27) - Global Listeners and Organic Growth * (05:01) - Tour Finale and Scranton Office Stop * (10:14) - Tour Reality Check * (13:04) - Buffalo Trace Dream * (13:57) - Meeting Alex at NYU * (16:33) - Roomies and the Accent Confusion * (18:50) - Pride Parade Detour and Free Oreos * (20:18) - Conferences and the COVID Pivot * (21:11) - Long Calls and Collaboration * (22:17) - Midnight Donut Quest at Grand Central * (23:29) - The Manhole Cover * (25:03) - Breathing Reeducation Banter * (27:16) - Kingston Hippie Wedding Plans * (29:43) - Toronto Finale and the Legal Certificate * (31:51) - Donkey and GoPro Production * (35:53) - Starbucks Tease and Tour Chaos * (41:15) - Wrap Up and Next Chapter