The Big Boo Cast

This week Melanie shares some of her goals for after Caroline leaves for college, and clearly she's going to be living on the edge because one of those goals is refinishing the top of her dining room table. We also discuss Melanie's feelings about her birthday last week and all the ways we still feel 26.  Plus, much to our delight, we have a college football preseason top 25 poll to talk about, and it's my turn for Five Favorites. Hope y'all enjoy!  - Our Amazon Shop - Become a Patron Show Notes: - Hazel's beloved donut beds - our Patreon episode about our college years - the college football preseason top 25 - State vs. Auburn in 2014 - Hollywood Feed chew sticks for Hazel - also available on Amazon - new cake pans - Toms Kallie wedge stacked bootie - tower fans, oh bless the Lord - clear Apple Watch band - less than $15 Sponsors: - Blenders Eyewear (use promo code BIGBOOVIP for 15% off) - Notecube (use promo code BIGBOO for 20% off) - Munk Pack (use promo code BIGBOO for 20% off) - Rothy's

This week Melanie updates us on Caroline's Fish Camp experience, and I talk about the restorative powers of the lake. We also discuss how a recent book promotion video has taught me some hard truths about the current state of my face.  And on top of all that: we process Alex's last first day of high school, and Melanie shares her Five Favorites. Enjoy, everybody!  - Our Amazon Shop - Become a Patron Show Notes: - Alex's first day of his senior year - Texas A&M fight song - Jan Morton's caramel cake recipe - Grace Upon Grace journaling devotional (it comes out on September 28th, but you can pre-order now) - Melanie's College Station playlist - The song from Schmigadoon that I thought was funny without considering any suggestive meaning - The Popcast episode about Season Passes - Gabe Dixon - Kelly Corrigan - Jan Hooks - Allie + Bess gameday bracelet stacks (get 10% off with code GAMEDAY10) - Shop 47 brand tees - Parker McCollum - Gold Chain Cowboy - Cica cream age repair moisturizer - Origins Ginzing refreshing eye cream Sponsors: - Bitty Baby (use promo code BIGBOO for 15% off your order of Bitty Baby products) - Hello Fresh (use promo code BIGBOO14 for up to 14 free meals plus free shipping) - Notecube (use promo code BIGBOO for 20% off) - KiwiCo (use this link to get your first month free on select crates)  

This week Melanie reminisces about Fish Camp (she also explains what Fish Camp is), I talk about my 24-ish hours in Nashville this past weekend, and we both dig a little deeper into our feelings about 80's music. Which is interesting because I didn't necessarily think I had many feelings about 80's music. Also, Melanie reveals a new Netflix fave, and I share my Five Favorites for the week.  Hope y'all enjoy!  - Our Amazon Shop - Become a Patron Show Notes: - A&M Fish Camp - Living Proof Live with Beth Moore - the 2007 post about Angela's jeans - Bebe Winans - Patreon episode about our lives in the 80s - Outer Banks on Netflix - Aerie Adventure Short / Aerie Adventure Denim Short (less than $20) - Essy Eyelash & Brow Growth Serum (less than $30) - New music: NEEDTOBREATHE's Into the Mystery album, and Coldplay's "Coloratura" - Now that Faith Has Come: A Study of Galatians by Beth Moore - Family Savvy's Redneck Charcuterie - Firecrackers (a recipe with saltines - and I like canola oil instead of olive oil, and you can also use butter but need to bake right away if you do) Sponsors: - Third Love (use this link for 20% off your first purchase) - Native (use promo code BIGBOO for 20% off your first order) - Songfinch (use promo code BIGBOO for an extra $20 off the special sale price) - Glorify (search in your app store and download for free; use promo code BIGBOO to get GlorifyPlus for 20% off)

Sometimes life is so uneventful that we talk about cereal, and then other times there's a news leak during SEC Media Days that the SEC might expand to include Texas and Oklahoma. That is to say: we're not talking about cereal this week, everyone. And also I would like to introduce you to a little something I like to call MELANIE HAS SOME THOUGHTS.  In addition to the SEC news, we discuss TV (Ted Lasso is back!), the Olympics, and  Melanie's Five Favorites. Hope y'all enjoy!  - Our Amazon Shop - Become a Patron Show Notes: - first story about Texas and Oklahoma to SEC - Saturday Down South article on rumored conference expansion - (Just FYI: you'll hear us mention Greg Sankey a few times in this episode. That's because he's the Commissioner of the SEC - and, by the way, he is a fantastic leader.) - the Australian swim coach was delighted - Ted Lasso, season 2 (just so you know, there's lots of strong language in the new episode) - Never Have I Ever (we love this show a lot) - OPI Hue is the Artist? - Skin by Blair tonic (facial in a bottle) - Nordstrom Bliss plush throw - Caslon rounded v-neck t-shirt - Flatland Calvary - Welcome to Countryland - John Mayer - Sob Rock Sponsors: - GoHenry (use promo code BIGBOO for one free month) - Hello Fresh (use promo code BIGBOO14 for up to 14 free meals plus free shipping) - Noom - Munk Pack (use promo code BIGBOO for 20% off your purchase)  

This week - following last week's discussion about cereal - we really step it up and talk about Melanie's recent eye doctor appointment. Up next week: favorite soups.  The eye doctor appointment isn't all there is, though: we also discuss Martha's recent 90th birthday party, the second season of Never Have I Ever, and a pre-birthday trip Melanie is taking with her friends Gulley and Jamie. Plus, it's my turn for Five Favorites. Hope y'all enjoy!  - Our Amazon Shop - Become a Patron Show Notes: - Frosted Mini Spooners - Melanie's progressive reading glasses - Never Have I Ever, season 2 - Puppuccino from Starbucks (and other places you can get treats for your dog) - Pilcro ruffled buttondown - Angela high rise gauchos from Kut from the Kloth (less than $40) - straw headband (less than $10) - Hazel's dog bed Sponsors: - KiwiCo (use this link to get your first month free on select crates) - Hello Fresh (use code BIGBOO14 for up to 14 free meals plus free shipping) - Prose (use this link for your free in-depth hair quiz and 15% off) - Best Fiends (download in the Apple App Store or on Google Play)  

So it hasn't been the most eventful week for us, but that doesn't stop us from finding new and exciting things to talk about - like favorite cereals, favorite milk, and I'm not even kidding about those first two things. We also discuss Melanie's most recent trip to the ranch and the extended quality time Hazel and I spent in the car last week. On top of all that, Melanie updates us on Dorm Prep '21, she shares her Five Favorites, and I offer an exciting update on toast. Just look at us go. Hope y'all enjoy!  - Our Amazon Shop - Become a Patron Show Notes: - Frosted Mini Wheats - Smart Start - Horizon Organic milk - White Cheddar Jalapeño Crunchy Cheetos - Tillamook ice cream sandwiches - Ricotta toast is the new avocado toast - or so they say - The Comprehensive Dorm List (y'all. this serious business.) - the dorm section of our Amazon shop - Lastia lavender and eucalyptus candle - Laptop desk with storage drawer, cup holder, notebook stand - Trader Joe's Strawberry & Jalapeño Crisps - rattan dangle earrings - less than $10 (I ordered these while Melanie talked about them - just FYI) - Gold Bond neck and chest firming cream Sponsors: - FabFitFun (use promo code BIGBOO for 50% off your first box) - KiwiCo (use this link to get your first month free on select crates) - Rothy's (use this link through August 1, 2021 to get $20 off your first purchase of $100 or more) - Daily Harvest (use promo code BIGBOO for $25 off your first box)

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE HEARD, but Mississippi State won the college baseball National Championship last week in Omaha, so Melanie and I talk just a *little* *bit* about that on this week's episode. We also discuss the fact that lo, the Olympics are almost upon us, which means that Melanie will be living her best life as she learns about all the Meaningful Life Stories and cheers for athletes from all around the world. Let's be honest: watching the Olympics is pretty much a Shankle-tacular. In addition to the sports news, we share about what we're reading and talk a little more about a show we've both recently watched and loved. Plus, it's my turn for Five Favorites, and we have some exciting news about our Amazon shop. Or maybe "exciting" is a stretch. But nonetheless, we have news. Hope y'all enjoy!  - Our Amazon Shop - Become a Patron Show Notes: - Mississippi State wins the college baseball National Championship - Jake Mangum tells Coach Lemonis in 2019 that he's going to win the NC for MSU - Out of Left Field postgame podcast episode (recorded after the Bulldogs won the CWS - it is FANTASTIC) - An excellent YouTube playlist of State's path to the national championship - Karen Howell's Twitter - Good on Paper - Starstruck (not for the children) - Four Weddings and a Funeral on Hulu - Laura Tremaine on Instagram (her content on making time to read is a treasure) - Annie B. Jones' book recommendations - Favorite Day dark chocolate espresso trail mix - The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill podcast - a delightful caftan / cover-up option - Peace to All Who Enter Here plaque for doorframe - Faith Adjacent episode about John Mayer - @houseinhabit (Mel's favorite Free Britney account) - "Britney Spears's Conservatorship Nightmare" by Ronan Farrow and Jia Tolentino Sponsors: -  Third Love (use this link for 20% off your first purchase) - Thrive Market (use this link for $20 off your first order and a free gift) - Care/of (use promo code BIGBOOCAST50 for 50% off your first order) - Native (use promo code BIGBOO at checkout for 20% off your first order)

Last week we took a little time off from the podcast, and we had ourselves some adventures, we did. Melanie and Caroline went to a resort for a Mother / Daughter getaway, and Alex and I went to Omaha to see Mississippi State play in the College World Series. So, you probably won't be surprised to hear Melanie and I talk about all the things related to both trips on this episode - including my enthusiastic but somewhat unfortunate reaction to Tanner Allen's 3-run homer against Arizona. We also discuss a book Melanie loved, a podcast I adored, and Melanie's Five Favorites. What a time. Enjoy, y'all!  - Our Amazon Shop - Become a Patron Show Notes: - La Cantera Resort - Tom Brown's Body - Giver of Stars - gold Aerosoles slides we both adore - Framing Britney Spears - Erin Moon's Spotify playlist: Starting Drama in My Healthy Marriage - Vida Bella Weekly Glow Exfoliator - Vida Bella Shade Sunscreen - Dime Beauty Eyelash Boost Serum - No Bend hairclips - Free People Pretty Cozy maxi dress Sponsors: - Munk Pack (use promo code BIGBOO for 20% off your first order) - Thrive Causemetics (use this link for 15% off your first order) - FabFitFun (use promo code BIGBOO for 50% off your first box) - Prose (use this link for your free, in-depth hair quiz and 15% off your first order)

We are always so happy when our good friend Travis Cottrell joins us on the podcast, and TODAY'S THE DAY. In what turned out to be an extra-long episode, we talk about closet clean-outs and furniture shipping delays and college baseball (update since we recorded: Mississippi State is going to the College World Series!).  We also discuss our kids (the Cottrells and the Shankles are about to be empty nesters with some travel goals), our dads (FEELINGS ALERT), and I share my Five Favorites. As does Travis.  Enjoy, everybody!  - Our Amazon Shop - Become a Patron Show Notes: - Under Canvas Yellowstone - To see show notes in Apple Podcasts, you now have to click on "episode webpage" - Overcast - "I Want to Be Just Like You" (Travis has introduced us to a Father's Day song) - In the Heights (in theatres and on HBO Max) - Secret Treasures pajama shorts - "October Sky" by Yebba (live version and studio version) - Marc Ronson's post about Yebba - Benerx (my pulled muscles are so grateful for it) - High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America on Netflix - Sirius 80s on 8 - Marco Polo app - Waldo's Chicken and Beer - A&W Root Beer Zero Sugar Sponsors: - KiwiCo (use promo code BIGBOO for 30% off your first month plus free shipping) - Hello Fresh (use promo code BIGBOO12 for 12 free meals and free shipping) - Best Fiends (download in the Apple App Store or on Google Play) - FabFitFun (use promo code BIGBOO21 for $10 off your first box)

This week Melanie shares all about her trip to A&M for Caroline's New Student Conference (to use baseball terminology, it was a real home run). We also talk about TV (I finished watching Breaking Bad and HAVE SOME THOUGHTS), and we dig into our current summer reading situations.  Plus, we discuss our current state of contentment with our beauty products (I KNOW), and it's Melanie's turn for Five Favorites. Enjoy, y'all!  - Our Amazon Shop - Become a Patron Show Notes: - Chopt - Campbell University Fighting Camels - Texas A&M Hotel & Conference Center - HomeTown Takeover in Wetumpka, AL - The Friends reunion - Courtney Cox and Ed Sheeran on social media here and here - Oprah's Legends Ball on YouTube - June's Journey (I'm on level 90 with no signs of slowing down) - Evvie Drake Starts Over - 2 Hearts on Netflix - The Making of Biblical Womanhood by Beth Allison Barr - Beyond Soft Fruit of the Loom underwear - Zella strength racerback tank - Kendra Scott Masie gold hoop earrings in mint mix - Stars Above pajama shorts - Cocina de Coco pressed Italian sandwiches Sponsors: - Rothy's (WE LOVE THESE) - Native (use this link or promo code BIGBOO for 20% off your first order) (the scents are glorious) - Thrive Market (use this link for $20 off your first order and a free gift) (the internet's finest granola selection IMHO) - Third Love (use this link for 20% off your first purchase) (these bras are FANTASTIC and worth every penny)