Kelli & Anne spend 10 days apart & hear about each of their journeys

Join Anne & Kelli for their 278th episode of #ilovemywife podcast recorded from HOME!!! This is a very different kind of episode. Anne & Kelli spent 10 days apart, one at home with family and one traveling. In this episode, you will get each of their perspectives on what those looked and felt like.

First, they begin with the few days before it all began. It started with an exciting announcement. Their son Parker got married to his longtime girlfriend Ajia Oct 4th in Saugarties, NY. It was a small gathering of close family and friends and it was a lovely evening. They also had a dinner at home with Blake, Teresa, grandbaby Anthony and Anne’s Mom Sue to get some time together before Anne left on her big trip. She made sausage and peppers (one of her specialties) and they had a great night together.

Kelli’s 10 days: The next day Kelli drove Anne to the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal to board her ship and then headed home to prepare the house for the upcoming guests (Kelli’s Mom Mellie, brother Charles and sister-in-law Kath). Then she got a full Grandma Day with Anthony! Anne’s Mom Sue came over and their daughter Vivi to help out in the morning, and Mellie, Charles & Kath arrived in the afternoon. Anthony was so sweet taking a nap in our bed and later Teresa came over after school and picked him up. It was a great day. That night Kelli and her family went to a fabulous dinner at Hudson House in Nyack.

The next exciting part of Kelli’s 10 days was Anthony Christening. It was a beautiful day surrounded by family. Teresa’s family is all so wonderful and it was so nice to all come together to celebrate Anthony. The only thing missing was Anne. The rest of their visit included brunch in Piermont, LSA football at home and ordering in and a game night with Rummikub and Slide. After Charles & Kath left, Kelli took both Moms to lunch and shopping for a new suitcase after her bag recently broke in Japan. Then she took her mom to dinner at Wasabi in Nyack and ran into Blake and Teresa taking Anthony to his very first Pumpkin Blaze, an annual tradition that Kelli and Anne always did with their kids. The next day, Kelli headed in for her neck back injection and it went very smoothly. Not sure of the full effects yet, but it is the next step in the process. The next day they had lunch in NYC with Vivi and then ordered in dinner and finished binging East of Eden on Netflix, that Kelli doesn’t really recommend. The next day her Mom flew home and she changed over the apartment to get ready for Anne to come home. She then headed to LGA the next day to pick her up!

Anne’s 10 days: Before leaving, Anne woke up with a scratchy throat. She was afraid that she was catching Kelli’s bad bronchitis that she had avoided all those weeks before and now she was heading off to sing on a cruise for 10 days! She also found out that she would be performing on Night 1 of the cruise so she needed to bring all of her bags on board immediately. Kelli drove her to the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, which neither of them had been to before. She actually had 3 bags and a backpack so getting everything through the terminal and security was a challenge. Anne also found out that the entire orchestra was boarding the same day she was so that would be a first for sure! She boarded, met with the Cruise Director, Stage Manager and Musical Director and all went really well. She eventually got into her room, unpacked and got ready for rehearsal. Tech was at 6pm and everyone was so talented and professional. The show was at 9:15pm and the audience loved it. Night 1 can be a challenge but it was a success. The next morning Anne woke up with a terrible cough. She decided to stay in, order room service start medication and rest. Later that night she went to see the Production Show and then ordered room service pizza and played solitaire.

The next 2 days were in Saint John, Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick and Anne walked to a drugstore to buy more medication because her cough was just getting worse. She also had another show coming up so it was imperative that she get better as soon as possible. She grabbed lunch in port and then went back and crashed. The next day she ventured out for fish & chips and a little walk for some fresh air. She also talked about the refillable water stations on board and how invaluable those were to her and her hydration. She also laughed because her ship keycard had the word MINOR written on it and every waiter and bartender asked her about it! Next, she had lunch in Halifax and The Bicycle Thief and watched the Packers beat the Bears! That night she got a room service burger and finally binged The Hunting Wives season 1 on Netflix. The next day the port was cancelled for winds and there was an impromptu sea day. It also happened to be her second show day. The good news is that by showtime everyone was so ready for some entertainment. And although she had been sick all week, Anne played a packed house and got a standing ovation and had to come back out for extra bows!

The last day was a packing day! So, while she packed, she put on a hydrating facial mask and binged The Great British Baking Show, Youth and WAR (HBO MAX), The Perfect Lie (dubbed) and Unibomber. She also streamed Traitors and Housewives on Peacock. Lots of downtime to recover meant lots of catching up on TV. Finally, she was heading home. She disembarked in Quebec City and flew to Montreal. After a quick immigration thanks to Global Entry, she was off again to LGA where we was so happy to be pick up at the curb by Kelli!

When they were finally back together and heading home all Anne wanted to do was order Thai food from their favorite place Kwan Thai so they did and it was waiting for them when they returned home! The next few days at home involved Anne unpacking and doing laundry, going to Staples for new folders for the orchestra, reprinting some lost charts from the last trip, grocery shopping, got packages that were delivered, built the new high chair and all while binging new episodes of Hell’s Kitchen and The Line. Kelli made her homemade tomato sauce and made taco night, Anne’s second food request of the week! They also binged the new season of The Diplomat (SO GOOD) and watched Animals on Netflix with Ben Affleck, Keri Washington and Gillian Anderson. Today, the day they taped, is all about podcasting and The Packers game! (spoiler- THEY WON). They also started packing again too because they have 2 days this week with baby Anthony at their house and they leave again on Thursday for another Regent Cruise to Canada that Anne is performing on. Stay tuned for all of this and more on the next episode!!

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If you want to join them on a gig trip, and all of her newly announced 2027 trips, write to Kelli at Kelli@Kelligreggtravel.com For more info on Kelli’s trips go to www.kelligreggtravel.com

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