As you can imagine, Melanie and I were heartbroken to hear about Coach Leach’s death earlier this week. We actually recorded this episode before he passed away, so we talk about a lot of the stuff you might expect: Melanie’s hunting wardrobe, the trip that David and I took last week, A&M’s continued search for an offensive coordinator, and our thoughts about the college kids coming home for Christmas break. All fun things – and it’s my turn for Five Favorites.

There’s also a special little something at the very end.

Let’s continue to pray for the Leach family – as well as for the Mississippi State football team and coaches.

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Show Notes:

– Mike Leach

– Viking Cruises

– Monoprix (this is where Jamie and I hit the beauty product gold mine)

– La Sagrada Familia

– Free People long Ruby jacket

– Pilcro longline plaid buttondown

– Smart Travel inflatable lumbar pillow

– Diva room spray

– Wondershop gift wrap at Target

– Our podcast episode with Coach Leach

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Melanie and I are so happy that our friend Travis Cottrell (aka FryDaddy) is joining us on this week’s episode. Travis is a gifted worship leader, singer, musician, and songwriter who just so happens to love the Christmas season a lot. Like, A LOT A LOT. So when Mel and I talked about recording an episode that functions almost like a Christmas special (an extravaganza, if you will), asking Travis to join us was a no-brainer. His Neil Diamond impression alone is worth the (super free) price of admission.

So. We’re going to talk about the latest with Travis’ family, we’re going to talk about Christmas memories, we’re going to talk about Christmas food, and we’re going to talk about Christmas music. Plus, it’s Melanie’s turn for Five Favorites.

See? AN EXTRAVAGANZA.

Hope y’all enjoy!

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Show Notes:

– Travis Cottrell

– “Hear My Dear” – Tedeschi Trucks Band

– “Summer, Highland Falls – Billy Joel

– “How Sweet It Is” (Live) – James Taylor

– “No Love Dying” – Gregory Porter

– “Music for a Sushi Restaurant” – Harry Styles

– “Feathered Indians” – Tyler Childers

– “Something in the Orange” – Zach Bryan

– “All Your’n” – Tyler Childers

– “All I See is You” – Shane Smith & the Saints

– “Gratitude” – Hillside Recording

– “Clouds” – Luke Faulkner

– “The Age of Worry” – Yebba

– Yebba

– “Brown Eyed Girl” – Van Morrison

– “Ventura Highway” – America

– “The Carnival of the Animals”

– At Christmas by James Taylor

– A Charlie Brown Christmas by Vince Guaraldi Trio

– Christmas by Michael Bublé

– Christmas Portrait by the Carpenters

– Simply Christmas by Leslie Odom, Jr.

– A Ben Rector Christmas by Ben Rector

– Glory in the Highest by Chris Tomlin

– Wintersong by Sarah McLachlan

– My “River” playlist (also on Spotify)

– The Thill of Hope by Christy Nockels

– Christmas Music: The Complete Collection by Cody Fry

– The Song in Our Hearts by Gary Fry

– Christmas Songs by Mel Tormé

– Pioneer Woman’s Chex Mix

– Pioneer Woman’s cinnamon rolls

– Granite Steps blueberry coffee cake

– Rose’s cheesecake recipe (put a pin in this one…I’m out of town as I’m publishing this episode, but as soon as I get home I’ll post the recipe on IG)

– The Holiday

– Elf

– Die Hard

– A Christmas Story

– Little Women

– “A Charlie Brown Christmas”

– “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”

– The Family Stone

- flannel shirt jacket with hood

– UGG cozy knit slippers

– oversized Eddie Bauer down throw

– Kelly Minter’s Cultivate podcast

– Hanes Comfort Evolution wirefree bra

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We honestly weren’t sure how we were going to make this episode happen because Melanie has a pretty significant case of laryngitis this week. As in she had zero voice on Sunday and Monday – which is problematic in terms of recording a podcast episode. However, on Tuesday morning she said she could power through, and that is exactly what she did. As a result, you’re about to hear the raspiest account of the Texas A&M / LSU game you could possibly imagine – and the raspiest reactions to my thoughts about the State / Ole Miss game. WON’T HE DO IT.

We also discuss season 5 of The Crown, we break down our respective Thanksgivings, and it’s my turn for Five Favorites.

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Show Notes:

– Starbucks medicine ball

– Melanie’s new organic cough syrup

– Mississippi State vs. Ole Miss

– Texas A&M vs. LSU

– Moose Muhammad’s one-handed catch

– The Crown on Netflix

– Aerie wide leg sweatpants

– Travel compression bags

– Thymes laundry detergent in Frasier Fir

– Tillamook cream cheese – Very Veggie

– the laundry hamper champion

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This week Melanie catches us up on why she went to College Station but opted to excuse herself from the actual football game, and she shares some A&M / Reveille history. We talk through a few other football-related items before we move into Thanksgiving prep and plans, so be sure to look in the show notes for the recipes we mention. ‘Tis the season, after all.

We also discuss Christmas movies as well as the latest on Melanie’s dream of a more neutral Christmas tree – and it’s her turn for Five Favorites.

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody!

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Show Notes:

– Texas A&M / UMass

– Mississippi State / ETSU

– Tom Hart & crew call game from the field

– Jeff Traylor

– Reveille

– Skillet Sundried Tomato dip

– Crispy Baked Boursin with spicy honey

– Melanie’s cornbread dressing

– Melanie’s broccoli and rice casserole

– Melanie’s homemade cranberry sauce

– Melanie’s chocolate ice box pudding

– Cheese Gal on Instagram

– Ninfa’s green sauce (served warm)

– Pioneer Woman’s hot corn dip

– Four Christmases

– Falling for Christmas on Netflix

– Selling Beverly Hills on Netflix

– flocked Christmas tree

– Anastasia Brow Freeze

– Lumberjack candle – 25% off with code MELANIE25

– Free People Venice Beach flare jeans

– Free People Whistle Thermal henley – on sale for $88

– Saint Jane Pore Smoothing sunscreen – 25% off sitewide with code SJHOLIDAY

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Guess what, everyone? IT’S BASKETBALL SEASON NOW. As you can imagine, that is a source of comfort and hope for Melanie and me after our teams had a not-great football weekend. We talk about all the not-great stuff, along with Side Eyes and I See Yous. And much to our delight, this week has given us the Yellowstone season 5 premier, so we break down the non-spoiler-y latest with the Duttons – as well as digging into some other things we’ve been watching and reading.

We also talk through Melanie’s (general) reactions to our Patreon book club book (spoiler alert: we both ADORE IT), and it’s my turn for Five Favorites.

Enjoy, everybody!

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Show Notes:

– Texas A&M / Auburn

– Mississippi State / Georgia

– Aggies’ Veterans’ Day hoodies

– Aggies’ Veterans’ Day hats

– Cadillac Williams

– At Home in Birmingham

– Fresh Balsam candles from Bath & Body Works

– our Costco birch tree

– Yellowstone on Paramount

– Shane Smith & the Saints

– The Crown on Netflix

– Severance on AppleTV+

– Dispatches from Pluto by Richard Grant

– Into the Wild Light by Jeff Zentner

– TOMS Marlo booties

– necklace extenders

– Ashland 7-foot cashmere pencil tree

– Anthropologie tuxedo shirt

– rechargeable candle lighter

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This episode is longer than usual because of our Gift Guide, but you can rest assured that Melanie and I break down all the important football developments before we get into anything else. After all, we want the podcast to be a safe place for Mel as she processes her football grief and disillusionment. Personally I think she’s holding up beautifully.

Just like last week, the Gift Guide links are in a Google doc (link below), and it’s Melanie’s turn for Five Favorites.

Hope y’all enjoy!

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Show Notes:

– Texas A&M / Florida

– Mississippi State / Auburn

– Mike Leach folding up the sideline chairs

– LSU goes for 2

– 2022 Holiday Gift Guide (you need a Google account to access the doc)

– Spanx flare jeans

– tennis necklace

– Free People thermal henley

– Beekeeper’s immune and sore throat spray

– Dolce Vita Hawk H20

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