This week Melanie shares about her pool day with Caroline, I talk about my weekend with Lucy (she's really warming up), and we both have watched way more TV than is probably wise.

We also discuss what could potentially be an exciting new angle for SEC Media Days coverage (you'll understand why that's a pun when you listen), and it's my turn for Five Favorites.

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• Resort Pass
• Menger Hotel in San Antonio
• Lord Huron
• Beth's chocolate sheet cake
• cooling mat for dogs
• A Woman of Substance on BritBox
• The Other Bennet Sister on BritBox
• Song Sung Blue on Netflix
• The Testaments on Hulu
• Marcello Hernandez imitates Kevin Hart
• Sophie's SEC Media Days Instagram stories
• John Cena's second hair transplant
• Doublesole quarter grip socks
• RainX Shower Door
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On this episode I give an update on post-surgery Lucy, Melanie relays the details of a Lionel Richie concert, and we speculate maybe way too much about what Lionel's health concerns might be. We also talk about Melanie and Caroline's great decorative achievements with a gallery wall.

On top of that, we discuss a current frustration I have with Amazon, and it's Melanie's turn for Five Favorites.

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• Lionel Richie
• Earth Wind & Fire
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• De Baca in College Station
• our Patreon episode with our friend Joni Crenshaw Taylor
• Boursin cheese spread
• Bonne Maman fig preserves
• cracked black pepper Triscuits
• Palmetto pimento cheese
• our friend Kristy at Two Funny Girls
• Lucy's tote bag
• Nell Koopman's acrylic nativity
• EJI's Legacy Sites in Montgomery, Alabama
• Elevation Hotel in Montgomery
• Interest form for the EJI trip in January (deadline to sign up for more info is Friday morning, August 7th, at 10AM central)
• Crown Affair texturizing air dry mousse
• UBeauty resurfacing body compound
• Primally Pure antioxidant balm
• Aerie Unwind waffle jogger
• Shameless Snacks Sweet & Sour all-stars

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This week Melanie and I are both awash in the most tender feelings about friendship, so Melanie shares all about her weekend at the lake with friends - and I share (part of) a poem, written back in the year of our Lord 1990, that Emma Kate recently discovered when she was cleaning out her parents' house.

Also, Mel tells us about spending a day at the Hotel Emma pool with Caroline, we discuss that we're both in a rut with earrings, and it's my turn for Five Favorites.

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• our friend Kristy's business Two Funny Girls
• The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett
• Sophie's eventual book about leading "at least some of the time"
• The Essential in Birmingham
• Hotel Emma in San Antonio
• Noonday Collection
• Susan Shaw
• 2-in-1 dog brush
• Olivette plaid maxi skirt
• Mind Bodhi toe spacers
• Cuisinart mini food processor
• Laura Park Peepers

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On this week's episode Melanie and I are astounded by the bid day balloon art at the University of Arkansas, not to mention that Melanie teaches me some things about how to list clothes on Poshmark and she has approximately 48 TV show recommendations* since I am in a TV slump.

*This is a slight exaggeration.

I also rave a little bit about our latest Patreon book club book, and it's Melanie's turn for Five Favorites.

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• Lanterns with Kyle Chandler
• Lioness
• Adair Kitchen in San Antonio
• The Other Bennet Sister
• Not Suitable for Work
• My Brilliant Career
• Melanie's Poshmark
• Sophie's Poshmark
• plastic polymailers
• mailing label pockets
• the Tri Delt house at the University of Arkansas
• the KD house at the University of Arkansas
• Time Saver on Instagram
• Suri Pro electric toothbrush
• Fresh Soy Cleansing Jelly Balm
• Living Proof Sheer Clean Dry Shampoo Mist
• stone dish drying mat
• e.l.f. brow laminating gel
• I See You've Called in Dead by John Kenney
• Patreon post if you have a question for John

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Melanie and I were together in Nashville this past weekend, and on this episode we talk about all the fun we had at our friend Annie's wedding. We saw so many people we love, we did some really excellent shopping, and we also got in our feels a little bit because sometimes you get to have a moment (or an event) that reminds you - on a lot of levels - that life really is so rich and full and good.

On top of all that, it's my turn for Five Favorites.

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• Harpeth Hotel in Franklin
• Pelato at Cool Springs
• Kate McLeod Body Stone
• PurseN train case makeup bag
• Boutique MMM in Franklin
• Hester & Cook in Franklin
• White's Mercantile
• Lucy's new scarf
• our friend Annie got married
• House Hushing - our friend Myquillyn's new book
• Sandi Patty
• Annie's podcast
• our new best friend Kate Bowler (we don't know if Kate feels the same; please don't tell us if she doesn't)
• Kate's podcast
• I See You've Called in Dead by John Kenney
• We Grieve Our Losses by Randy Hemphill
• our Patreon college football preview with Cole Cubelic
• ILIA complexion brush (I use with the ILIA skin tint serum)
• ShawnCo dog harness
• Trisha sneakers in dark green suede
• House of MBR summer clearance (final sale)
• corn holders set

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This past week, thanks to a trip to Michigan, I enjoyed a break from surface-of-the-sun temperatures, but the Shankles have had to deal with some severe summer weather in San Antonio. Melanie and I talk about both of those things in this episode, along with Mel's newfound interest in a previously unknown-to-her historical figure. We also discuss the fact that I discovered the cheeseburger of my life in Gallant, Alabama.

On top of all that, I have many thoughts and feelings about a Netflix documentary I watched over the weekend, and it's Melanie's turn for Five Favorites.

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• San Antonio downburst (who has ever heard of such?)
• Gary, Indiana power almost completely restored
• Mumtaz Mustafa, the food stylist for Sophie's cookbook
• Laura Klynstra, the photographer for Sophie's cookbook
• Gather & Graze by Mumtaz & Laura
• Facility for Rare Isotope Beams at Michigan State
• we loved Ben Rector's post about Dolly's death
• Emily Spinach wallpaper
• Alice Roosevelt
• The Fedneck on Instagram
• Greasy Cove General Store & The Greasy Spoon
• Death of the Pastor's Wife in Netflix
• Ryan Beatty's new album, Sweet Fortune
• ILIA Thruline waterproof eyeliner in Flourish
• Daydreamer one size solid cropped tee
• Anthropologie 24-day Advent beauty calendar
• OBAGI eyebrow boosting serum
• Foggy Dog Garden Party walk set
• I See You've Called In Dead by John Kenney
• our Patreon book club episode with John Kenney

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It's been a FULL and COMPLETE WEEK since Melanie and I last talked, so on this episode we catch up about college baseball, college softball, the weddings we attended over the weekend, and my introduction to a very different (and fun) (and physically exhausting) (but really so fun) side of book publishing.

We also discuss our new book club pick for Patreon, and it's my turn for Five Favorites.

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Show Notes:

• Aggies take series from Bulldogs
• Aggie women's tennis wins national championship
• SEC Baseball Tournament
• State softball headed to Super Regional
• Helen
• Marty: Life Is Short on Netflix
• The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett
• Into the Blue by Emma Brodie
• Remarkably Bright Creatures on Netflix
• Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
• Project Hail Mary
• Ella's classroom wish list
• Kleenex travel packs (here's the leather tissue holder)
• Color WOW Texas Hold 'Em hairspray
• wide-leg linen blend pants
• Have Mercy flag
• squirrel proof bird feeder

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On this episode I talk through some of the most memorable parts of this past week in Hoover at the SEC Baseball Tournament, Melanie fills us in on what she's been up to in San Antonio, and we're both gearing up for what we hope will be very fun weekends for our respective teams as they each host an NCAA regional baseball tournament.

Also, I have done some reading during Birmingham's (many) rainy days, we have a lot of thoughts about college baseball uniforms, and it's Melanie's turn for Five Favorites.

Hope y'all enjoy!

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• NCAA Baseball Championship Bracket
• Travis & Taylor at the Knicks / Cavaliers game
• Sophie & Cole talking on The Paul Finebaum Show
• the Away clear bag
• Mississippi State softball headed to Women's College World Series
• Delainey Everett
• Samantha Ricketts
• Trader Joe's Patio Chips
• The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett
• The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout
• Look What You Made Me Do by John Lanchester
• Couples Therapy on Paramount Plus
• The Crash on Netflix
• Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune
• Hacks on HBOMax
• Rooster on HBOMax
• The Four Seasons on Netflix
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