GETTING FIRED! - RELAX #12

[@katet8812]

I would love an episode about when the two of you realized you wanted to be more than friends!

[@daphneo9524]

Great idea!!

[@rishitasharma2106]

YES

[@akaneakane7893]

That would be interesting 👍

[@ivannac1540]

YESSSSS

[@avagrace2590]

I think she’s said that there wasn’t a specific moment. That they always knew, and they were just like “Yeah... let’s get married”

[@Elizabeth-xf7yu]

Erik needs to go back to Bob's someday and say "I am back from my break"

[@GiraffeOverlords]

I would die lol could u imagine bobs grandkid sees him and says omg the legendary Ten minutes Eric my grandfather bob has spoken about you all my life ..... I cant lol ....

[@lauratheexplorer3347]

lmao this would be incredible

[@marijkeduplessis2981]

😂😂😂😂

[@kellywright7]

@@GiraffeOverlords I'm bobs grandkid...😂

[@heyjudehaydenhendrix4857]

Bro yes

[@keshamcinnes]

"you're giving me disappointing mom energy" this is the best line i've ever heard

[@kelpcookies]

I was feeling disappointed mom energy too

[@amycocox2081]

Accurate 😂

[@TheEnthusiasticHobo]

I feel like this podcast is just Colleen slowly realizing how many common youth experiences she missed out on.

[@MsSmile300]

Colleen's disbelief of parties in the woods is so funny to me. It's so common in the south lmao

[@krazygirl594]

and up the east coast too

[@erinrenee980]

Sooooo common 😅

[@joankgillette]

Common everywhere lol

[@carolynschumacher4362]

I live in western PA and we'd do this all the time! Or like Erik said, house party when parents were away. I had a few myself! Lol I am 39, so this happened between 1996-2002!

[@rach2.2]

If you live near woods, it takes only a short walk into them before you find hangout spots. You use what’s available lol.

[@sarahlollis5091]

it amazes me how many things Colleen has done as an adult yet how little she experienced as a child/teen. parties in the woods like duh we were all running around being weird😂

[@georgiacooney]

erik just leaving his jobs and never coming back has me ROLLING

[@janetsalazar2948]

Ikr

[@shannonlewis4648]

My stomach hurts from laughing so hard at his job saying years later “ legends says he is still on his 10 minute break “ 😂😂😂😂😂

[@priyamanobal]

I literally did that for my first and second jobs as a teenager.

[@georgiacooney]

@@priyamanobal omg hahaha

[@Forev3rYoung1947]

It’s so relatable 😅 when you’re done, you’re just done

[@rhondabontrager552]

didnt erik say that he was going to tell colleen about his paranormal incident. im still waiting to hear that friciking story

[@briannablackfire]

THIS^^^^!!!!!*

[@catrenarose2131]

Actually, I just got that image out of my head. I wasn't going to watch that episode if they made it.

[@meganlabbe3392]

You can tell Colleen grew up home schooled and Cali when she freaked out about the party in the woods 😂

[@hanahgrzegorek6122]

FOR REAL

[@spookybarns]

@@allysonb210 Colleen wasn’t freaked out about the environmental impact of the parties lol - she thinks the woods are scary. As mentioned in her mirror cabin vlogs. So partying in them is unfathomable to her.

[@lucyvanleuven3285]

ikr!!!!!

[@rach2.2]

My brother worked at Pizza Hut when he was about 17. One day he left for a shift, then came home like 15 minutes later. We asked why he was home already and he said, “I walked in, saw the pile of dishes waiting for me, and walked out.” 😂😂

[@meganlovesnewyork]

i can see why colleen loves erik so much, he really seems like the nicest and funniest guy

[@emilyruby1204]

Ye he’s a good one

[@dianehimelein5272]

I need to find me an Eric.

[@jocrichte4820]

YESSS

[@samh1520]

Colleen being confused about wood parties in high school really shows that she never grew up in a small town in the east coast like the rest of us lol

[@kenzeebellamy6027]

i grew up in iowa and where i live there is like no woods so we party in corn fields

[@erendiraluna8319]

I’m from Washington and have been to party in the woods lol also when I lived in Georgia; it’s easy to hide from cops lol

[@Jeaniemarie65]

@@kenzeebellamy6027 Yes! Kegger in the corn field!

[@Emily-fe6yb]

I’m like two hours away from Colleen and a teen girl. This idea is so foreign to me too! 😂

[@kelsieboo99]

colleen: whats a party in the woods every teen tv show ever: *teens drinking in the woods*

[@laurens620]

fr, i really want to know how she hasn’t heard of the concept of a bush party 😂, that’s how we partied the most in highschool

[@TheLilyspencer]

The vampire diaries which Eric was in 🤣

[@mollij4118]

I love how Erik looks at Colleen You can see the love he has for her when she is rambling on and on about her crazy adventures or when she is doing the sponsor bits and I love how Colleen does the same when he is telling all of his adventures she is sitting there listening and watching him go on. The love they have for each other is so perfect and natural 💙❤💜

[@theagetocome1626]

You just love things dontcha... Lol

[@kelsieboo99]

running in the woods from the cops is actually a relatable experience HAHA

[@maci3615]

Girl yes🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@krazygirl594]

lmao yess

[@erinrenee980]

Lol yes and at the river 🤣

[@JessBrookeAllen]

Yup. Done this many times.

[@ewdavid1234]

SAME! in high school drunkenly running through corn fields from the police. ah memories

[@maci3615]

“yeah and then I went and poked them with a stick” OMG Im cracking upppp🤣

[@katiemurphy4115]

Erik’s fridge blindness is also known as “man-searching”

[@LuvLykeHunii]

My fiancé calls it “using his man eyes” 😂😂

[@ktienguyn]

aka looking for five seconds and hardly moving things around before calling your significant other or mom

[@georgia673]

@@ktienguyn the lazy look 🙄

[@cautusnorth1617]

😂😂

[@joankgillette]

Ha! Yes, my husband is the same way. Usually the closet though not the fridge. Literally everywhere but the fridge he can never find anything.

[@lilyodell5066]

Here's something that's doesn't make sense: the "tall" size at Starbucks is the shortest cup

[@lilyodell5066]

my ketchup also disappears regularly

[@nitijani5645]

ok, but I think Erik would be an incredible surgeon. he's really focused, smart, and quick-thinking. honestly, he should audition for some doctor shows like imagine Erik on Grey's Anatomy, that's the ultimate dream. love the podcast!!

[@carmen5358]

Omg yes!!! ❤️

[@janafuller6174]

I would die

[@lizzyhardy6168]

Haha yes but you can’t give him a break he won’t come back 🤣 or go check the woods

[@zacherycrespo3180]

erik would be so good in greys anatomy 😂😂

[@jocrichte4820]

Yes oh my goodness

[@stellistellwell1742]

I’m a country girl so I’ve had many parties in the woods.. like Erik said they had names like “the hole” “rock spot” “ball field” “backwoods” we all just knew where to go.. it’s just like a party at the beach.. bonfire 🔥 drinking listening to music..

[@myklyda]

This is an Erik appreciation comment ✨

[@BaileyDoerrman]

I think an episode explaining your love story from the moment you knew you liked each other to when you were married and pregnant with Flynn!!

[@codyash3802]

Parties in the woods are insanely common 🤣 in Tennessee, we have bonfires year round. Just a big pile of wood set on fire and lots of people hanging around it and getting into stuff 😅

[@kaneshatheis3241]

And then we just act like it's the most causal thing 🤣

[@sarahdee7776]

Same here in WI!!

[@femkevanderwoerd1787]

I am so amused by Colleen’s reaction to the party in the woods story. I’m from the Netherlands we used to do this almost every wekend. We we’re allowed to go out at age sixteen but most parents didn’t know their kids were drinking. So we used to ride our bikes (this sounds so dutch) for 30 minutes and go to the woods and there was a picnic table there. So we brought a JBLbox and drinks and hung out and then all of us would get on our bikes again at like 1AM and bike for 30 minutes again and go out till like 6AM And then ride our bikes home again. So we had specific hang out spots that we knew how to find even in the dark. Yeahhh good times.

[@AndreaGerolami]

“The grandes were there. it was really weird.” 😅 Erik’s quick whit cracks me right up

[@danielaodairabernathy1316]

We absolutely need more Haters Back Off episodes! It's so interesting to listen you say stories in between the chapter

[@Diana-ys4my]

Erik is so casually funny like this man be pouring the best jokes but they just keep talking normally like JNKJGKA

[@brooklyn9027]

i’ll literally laugh and be like waiting for them to laugh too

[@mariakolyagina4077]

“Love you’ve lost your mind” I never laughed that hard 😂

[@thericemenace]

I love the fact that Colleen is so blown away that Erik went to a party in the woods. Its like, Colleen, he lived in Connecticut, where else would you have a party lol. My dad went to parties in a pasture in Nebraska when he was a kid

[@MeredithKochanMusic]

Omfg you just unlocked a memory of a pasture party when I lived in Ohio 😂

[@korbimynthia1515]

I am shocked Colleen has never heard of a party in the woods. All of high school my friends, cousins, and I went to party in the woods. It's such a normal thing around my area.

[@korbimynthia1515]

And yes,,, these party in the woods are where all high schoolers party lmao

[@maranne5941]

Is it just me or the party in the woods part had me ROLLING😂😂

[@Mickeycat229]

How have you all ready watched it all?

[@SoupSpan]

@@Mickeycat229 there are time stamps

[@newstar777]

I think Colleen needs to Relax at Eric in this episode about his jobs and partying in the woods..it's very common. Lol calm down girl! Lol

[@margaretcurtis1427]

Tupperware is a home products line that includes preparation, storage, and serving products for the kitchen and home. In 1942, Earl Tupper developed his first bell-shaped container; the brand products were introduced in the year 1948 to the public.

[@b9326]

wow, thank you for the lesson

[@ShenanK]

Colleen isn’t a madwoman. She is a grown up Intellectually Gifted Kid. Twice exceptional with ADD. And we all benefit from her brilliant brain that never stops wondering❤️❤️❤️

[@natashamendy3331]

She has ADHD not ADD

[@amystellarmakeup5303]

Eriks career quiz: I can certainly see Erik starring in a medical drama.

[@stephah359]

The fact that Colleen didn't get how crazy Erik's story of quitting Hollister was shows she's never worked retail 😅😅😅

[@Shelli-Ann]

The fact that Colleen has never heard of partying in the woods blows my mind - the best parties I ever attended was in the woods - bonfire - friends - drinks - we never partied at peoples houses ever - it was Corn fields (Im from Iowa) & the Woods - ALWAYS!!

[@akjag17]

The whole premise underlying this podcast blows my mind somewhat. We have Colleen who grew up in a sheltered, disconnected life -- never went to movies, hung out with other kids; interacting with Erik who seemed to have lived a pretty standard middle class life as a baby, boy, and young man screaming in shock and surprise but she is the outlier, not Erik.

[@phoenicialove]

As a Minnesotan the fact that Colleen can't fathom a party in the woods is so funny to me 😂😂😂 maybe its a small town thing

[@cierrablue]

Not everyone was homeschooled in a beach town. People who live near woods have parties too.

[@savannahkohlhagen8834]

I am embarrassed to admit Eric's stories about the parties in the woods is extremely accurate to my high school experience.... Sounds like where he grew up is extremely similar to growing up in rural Wisconsin hahaha

[@MsKyleeNicole]

Woods parties are so common, I feel like everywhere besides California 😂 hahaha

[@kay.smi2424]

When the Pamela Anderson is over can we PLEASE get an Erik hometown vlog where Erik finally comes back from his 10 min break

[@TheSkinnyZ]

And shows us the spots in the woods where the partying happened.

[@rishitasharma2106]

NOT PAMELA ANDERSON-

[@serialskincare]

We partied in the woods all the time! Listened to music from the cars and had a fire! Edit: I’m so shocked that Colleen is so shocked about parties in the woods. Smaller towns/areas have a lot of specific areas in the woods that everyone knows of and goes to and consequently the cops know all the spots too!

[@samanthaconklin9125]

Yes!!

[@NatTayHill]

Yes! I thought the exact same thing! She acted like he had said he had robbed a bank. And the "no shirt" part too, lol. Like total disbelief and shock. Well, she said she was sheltered. HA!

[@serialskincare]

@@NatTayHill Lol, it’s kind of endearing! ❤️

[@juju_julia_]

As a New Englander, I love that Erik worked at Bob’s Stores! It made me laugh hearing his story about totally abandoning them for the woods party (which I can also confirm is a thing that happens a lot here)

[@MeredithKochanMusic]

I will literally pay YOU GUYS to allow me to organize your fridge! I’m a professional organizer and I would be MORE than happy!

[@MeredithKochanMusic]

@Lin aw I wish I could!! I can help you implement an organization system if you need though, for real!! 💕

[@bakerht1905]

@@MeredithKochanMusic I need a good organization system because I can never stay organized

[@kellywright7]

lol, I'm sure they would let you but they are VERY safe with covid.

[@MeredithKochanMusic]

@@kellywright7 LOL perhaps when the pandemic is over bc you’re very right 💕

[@kayleenugent1655]

When parties in the woods are completely normal where you're from. 😂

[@Andie8230]

Colleen, I’m almost 31 from PA. There were many “mountain parties” in the woods here. It was a common high school thing. Cops busted them on 4 wheelers lol.

[@ToenjesFamilyVlogs]

The way Erik looks at Colleen when she does the ads is soooo cute and loving!

[@JS-uf2by]

all of the best parties from high school were in the woods! I lived in a rural area and our unofficial afterprom party was at a clearing in the woods behind someone’s house, not deep in the wilderness. But yes it was just an unsupervised area where teenagers could be rowdy

[@laurenneal8680]

Colleen being continuously shocked by the difference in experience growing up on East Coast vs West Coast 😂😂

[@lawlersweeney]

ok this time I’m gonna wait to watch till I’m done with homework 😂 Update - finished it lol

[@morganmacon]

Lol good idea, I always try to listen while working but I get way into the podcast and can’t focus 😂

[@rbubblesz]

Proud of you!!

[@Nikki-mg2iw]

I luv ur profile pic.

[@izzybaumgartner4537]

I need that kind of confidence honestly, I just watch this while I'm doing my homework 😂

[@saiyagill591]

Loving your profile picture

[@2010kalex]

E: "what's the opposite of scrubbing a toilet?" *me in my head:* "not scrubbing a toilet? C: "peeing on it?" Lmao

[@TeodoraHerwin]

😅

[@TeodoraHerwin]

Seven months later

[@SteveInTheOC]

“Just stopped going” 😂😂 office space was based on Erik.

[@emmym5013]

We used to have parties in the cemetery. I think teens living in certain areas with nothing better to do find these spaces to hang out, drink, etc.

[@lilygrace1438]

I love you so much. Colleen: You are the sweetest kindest most caring amazing human ever. I’m so grateful for you and all the ways you have benefited my life. You have had such a positive impact on my life. You truly have forever changed my life for the better. There are no words to describe how truly amazing you are. Erik: You are so encouraging supportive positive and loving. I’m so grateful for you and that I have gotten to learn more about you through the podcast. Both: You are the best parents ever. Love you so much.

[@ellacolbus7680]

10:00 when Erik smiled at Colleen saying "I do miranda and all that weird stuff"🥺🥺🥺

[@taytumparker5742]

I can’t believe this happens more times than ppl would think-I had someone who walked down my driveway and died, it was dark, I was running to my car & tripped over him. I’ve completely blocked it out too, it’s a strange thing. But when you’re that young, I feel like it fades away. I love how Colleen is so bent out of shape about going to parties in the woods. I feel like where we grow up shows so many different experiences. I used to do it all the time when I was younger. Oh my gosh, Erik’s reasoning behind why it wasn’t stealing 😂😂 I love it! ‘How big is the suitcase for this island’ 😂 Colleen I love this quiz hahaha the responses you give are the best. Where did you find this test?

[@MsLizzieKate]

I can fully relate to Eriks party in the woods. I grew up in a small rural town in VA and we would have parties in the woods or at peoples farms. We would also go Snipe hunting! Anyone else do this?! Miss those simplistic days!

[@MariaChavez-mx2im]

I think Colleen and Erik need to react to Impractical Jokers now for the next podcast😂

[@cassandradelatorre5236]

I was thinking that same thing lmaoooo

[@Happiicactus]

I love this podcast so much!!! Can we hear college stories?? I’ve heard a number of yours but would love to hear erik’s!

[@emmacollins454]

TUPPERWEAR CONVO IS FROM HEY BABE! PODCAST WITH SAL VULCANO AND CHRIS DISTEFANO

[@TheSkinnyZ]

No idea who they are. I'm with Erik on that one.

[@emmacollins454]

@@TheSkinnyZ Sal Vulcano (a comedian) is from Impractical Jokers on TruTV and Chris Distefano is also a comedian who was on MTV’s Guy/Girl code.

[@TheSkinnyZ]

@@emmacollins454 I also don't know any of the things you listed, except MTV, lmao! I'm sorry. But thanks for letting me know.

[@elizabethsharp225]

I knew it sounded like Sal 😂

[@haileyb1994]

Colleen your homeschool is showing lol. Woods parties are very common. ily 😂😂😂

[@christinnoel]

The cloud exists not in the air, but in physical massive server space in multiple locations to protect your data. Nothing magical about it, just hard drives, but you don’t know where they are.

[@MGi23]

I really love this podcast! And now I’m a big fan of Erik too. He’s so great.

[@starsurvivor]

How could there be THAT many Friday the 13th movies if people didn't party in the woods? Yes. You are super sheltered lol It's okay!

[@dnpressley]

Well said.

[@dnpressley]

Every teenage horror movie ever!

[@tivi3587]

I love how much Colleen was confused by a party in the woods I grow up in Alaska and we would watch movies out in the woods kind of normal it’s so funny to see this 😂

[@adawiyahfadly8931]

i want them to sing the hug song again............... so randOM ahhHHhH

[@JdParadis1]

Best song ever

[@briigee544]

I’m super drunk and everything is spinning but I need a relaxing thing to listen to while I lay here trying not to thro w up . It’s like when I was little and when I was scared from watching something scary, I would turn on Disney channel just because I knew how wholesome it it is and it was comforting to just have something wholesome or relaxing when I felt scared , and joe when I’m drunk I need podcasts to listen to when I’m on the bathroom floor hoping I don’t throw up, lmaooo I truly honestly love your guys’ podcast , it genuinely is helping . Whenever I’m in the hospital I always watch podcasts or wholesome videos, and so now I also have your podcast to listen to in those moments .

[@kms2814]

Erik, every married man I’ve ever met has fridge blindness and has to ask their wife where anything is 😂

[@valentinaferreira6786]

I LOVE that you do time stamps. Only podcast that does this I believe.

[@hannahsimpson7964]

This is not hate at all because Colleen is literally the most selfless person in the world and I’m positive this was not on purpose, but I think it’s HILARIOUS that the one thing the in the room that Erik is on, he is cropped out of frame (Haters Back Off poster)

[@mamanmia]

There is a good troubles poster in the back between them (Erik’s current job), I don’t think it’s on purpose like you said :)

[@ananyarayaprol]

One day they should make a video that is just their theme song covers so everyones cover and hard work can be seen by everyone😊 it would be so cool to watch all of them!

[@bellar.1824]

i sing along to the theme song every week its so great

[@kristaandeveryn2259]

Definitely connect with erik and his woods parties. I live in VA and we always had woods parties at woods locations called "drunk beach" and other names where cops came and had the best times of my life

[@amelie_g]

“They didn’t have Disney voices, they were puppeteers” 🤣

[@sunshinemarilyn5346]

Erik is just as funny 😆 as Colleen with his comebacks. I so love 💕 them.

[@ananyarayaprol]

Colleens sweatshirt saying occasional adult is everything✨ whenever i become an adult, i need it

[@sofiebrolund]

I fall asleep to these podcast every single night. Idk you two make me feel so safe. It helps me to feel safe and calm. Idk if I’m weird. But I love y’all.

[@micaylawood2]

Hiii! This is literally the BEST part of my whole week!💖🌸💙

[@briannascollon2720]

I live in Philadelphia and the kids at my school go to patty’s in the woods. I thought this was a normal thing.

[@222forever]

I would love to see you guys react to more haters back off! It’s so interesting to hear all the stories and little secrets :)

[@nickwelch109]

Has braces for about 2 and a half years.. “that long??” As I sit here and giggle knowing I had braces for a little over 6 years 😂

[@cathyatfocus2435]

We always had parties in the woods, but it was the suburbs.... not like a forest, or anything.

[@justinwhite5]

So like when this started I was not a podcast person at all but now I'm like obsessed with this! Been a fan of Colleen's for a while and didn't know if I was going to watch it or not but OH MY GOSH! One of the best parts of my week!!

[@user-bb8lj4wh2j]

For your vlog channel could you do a clean and organizing of the fridge! 😅😂 That be fun!

[@Bugbug93111]

Hearing Erik talk about Milford locations brings me back to the time I lived there I also worked at a food establishment in that mall.

[@rsbabiez]

also because of you two, my husband and i started calling eachother lovie 🥰

[@kellie999]

It is going to be so funny when Flynn is a teenager. I think he's going to be exactly like Erik.

[@jazminejuarez1]

Colleen is soooo Californian lmao, like so funny, they grew up on opposite sides of the country and she's just in aw and confused on how the other side lives lmaooo

[@milenaioana]

erik is SO cool. i love him. ghosting his jobs had me dying laughing!!

[@Dylan-vk8qj]

Erik: "I feel like every time we do this I mention my 'disorders' to see if anyone can relate." Also Erik: *Mentions ketchup blindness* Me: YES! FINALLY SOMEONE WHO CAN RELATE!

[@deebridges3679]

I just love listening to both of your stories. You both are awesome.

[@luminous_1_]

Erik unable to find ketchup in the fridge: man brain. Colleen unable to find ketchup in the fridge: mom brain The struggle is REAL. 🤣

[@lindsayjames5604]

We called them bush parties .. they were the best!! It's a different vibe than your typical house party. Nature, bonfires, chairs made from stumps or whatever you could find .. everyone was just a free spirit. Probably some of my best teen memories!

[@02gracie]

The fridge thing is just a man thing. My dad is the worst. We’ll be about to leave the house and he’ll say “where’s my wallet/keys/sunglasses/shoes?” To me and my brother. I’m like idk where did you put it? Also my husband has a bad habit of putting things in a random spot. And not putting his debit card back in his wallet. Eventually I just started putting his things in my purse lol

[@siriuslysophia6378]

it cant just be a man thing bc my dad yells at me for being blind and not being able to find things, and i’m a female, and he can easily find thinhs

[@TdScar]

See I put my stuff in my fiancé’s pockets/bag if he’s got one because I’m the one that gets distracted and loses everything lmao

[@myselfiesims5812]

@@siriuslysophia6378 me

[@milly5688]

I loved the haters back off idea, it totally inspired me to go rewatch it. I hadn’t watched it for a while and it was crazy how much more details I picked up on, and how much Kory was in it in subtle ways. Its an absolute work of art of a show.

[@BThirstyPretzel]

Ya'll better figure out how to explain those types of random things (butterflies, cloud, buoyancy) because Flynn is def. getting to the age where he's gonna start asking that stuff and you're gonna have to explain it lol. That Miami story was not pointless...it was amazing. Edit: I just choked on my wine when Erik laughed at Colleen because the puppeteers' thought they were too cool to hang out with her lmao

[@mlmichael40]

Oh sweet girl, we partied at a place in the middle of the desert we called The Iron Door about a mile from a dump yard. Just a group of teens, with a bon fire, music either provided by a car stereo or people brought out guitars and had jam sessions. Teens will gather wherever they can get away with it. The cops would leave us alone as long as we kept the fire low and stayed clear of the dump, as it was privately owned. Very few got completely toasted back then and we all had a curfew. Love to you!

[@musicbyshara]

I can see why erik loves colleen so much. She's literally the sweetest and most honest person ever.

[@kbellpoop]

They are seriously just perfect together and this podcast captures that 🥺

[@Ailujporub512]

I really am loving Colleens bangs, she pulls off every hair style so well. I loved the curtain bangs too!!