Anne & Kelli shout out the NY Knicks, visit NOLA, talk about Kelli’s Mom’s visit to NY & so much more!

Join Anne & Kelli for their 271st NEW episode of #ilovemywife podcast recorded from HOME!!! They start the show by shouting out the NY Knicks winning the NBA Finals in 5 games after a 53 year gap from the last time they won. They talk about how exciting it is to be in NYC right now with all the excitement and joy surrounding the historic win!

They catch you up on their 13th wedding anniversary celebration in NYC that they kicked off with Kelli getting a brand-new haircut called a gamine (a shaggy pixie cut). They had beers at a fun gay bar, had a lovely Italian dinner, went to Brandy’s Piano Bar for some incredible music from Anne’s MD William TN Hall and singing by their friends Tara and Jon and ended the evening with a happy meal from McDonald’s! The next day they had a lovely Mexican lunch outside and then headed home. Later that day they took Anne’s Mom to dinner and to see Devil Wears Prada 2 and they loved it.

Next, they headed down to New Orleans for a quick weekend. It started by waking up at 3am to drive to La Guardia Airport to park for their 7am flight. In New Orleans they checked into their favorite hotel The Ritz Carlton and lucky for them they got an early check-in! They also got upgraded to the Club Lounge level by Kelli’s amazing hotel rep Allison. After Kelli did a quick tour and lunch with Allison, they headed to visit Kelli’s sister Claire, who owns Audubon Facial Plastics on Magazine Street. Claire gave them Botox and also removed a mole for Anne. After their face refreshment, they headed to lunch at Royal House Oyster Bar for Abita beers and blue crab claws (Anne’s absolute favorite). They were so tired from being up so early so they just went back to the Club Lounge and played Five Crowns and had cocktails plus they watched game 2 of the Knicks/Spurs series and it actually kept them awake because it was so exciting! The Knicks won by 1 point!

The next day they went to lunch with Claire and her husband Caleb, who are expecting their 3rd child in July! Anne & Kelli shared a mufalatta sandwich, a classic NOLA sandwich. Next, they headed to the Creole Tomato Festival which was a total bust. Instead, they headed to Frenchmen Street, a famous street for local live music in NOLA. They started at their favorite place, The Spotted Cat, and stayed for a couple of hours and saw 2 different bands. After that, they went to The Maison for one more set of fantastic local music. They went back to The Ritz to the Club where they were serving champagne and caviar on a cart. What a fancy way to end the evening with more Five Crowns and of course Kelli took a tub in the beautiful free-standing bathtub in their room.

Unfortunately, their flight home was delayed several times. They just hung out at the Delta Lounge at the airport and watched the opening number of the Tony Awards on Anne’s ipad. They were obsessed with Pink and how incredible she was in the show, especially the opening number and her performance with the cast of Chicago! When they eventually took off they were able to stream the whole Tony Awards on Anne’s ipad, so big shoutout to Delta for their free wifi!

Once they were home, Kelli caught up with Dr’s appointments including her pain management Dr for her back and got her colonoscopy! They also began prepping for Kelli’s Mom Melanie to visit! Mellie arrived and they had fun lunches and dinners in Nyack and NYC. Kelli & Mellie went to see Buena Vista Social Club on Broadway and loved it. One night the fire alarm went off at 2am and they all had to go outside until the building was cleared by the Fire Department. The next day they went into NYC again to meet for dinner with Anne’s Mom Sue, their daughter Vivi and their niece Indie. It was a fun girls’ dinner at La Masseria. After dinner, Mellie, Kelli and Anne went to see Two Strangers Carry a Cake Across New York on Broadway and they loved it. The next day was gay pride in Nyack and their son Blake & his wife Teresa brought baby Anthony to meet his great-grandmother Mellie for the first time. They all walked into town for Pride and then came back home for dinner and baby snuggles. The next day Kelli took Mellie to the airport for her flight but it was delayed. She was on standby for several other flights but everything was oversold. Eventually….her flight was cancelled!

So, during their taping, Mellie returned! They grabbed her for a quick interview! She talks a little about her flight drama but really was a good sport about a very long day. She also talks about her trip highlights that of course included meeting baby Anthony Joel and the Broadway shows.

Lastly, they explain what is coming next. They are heading off to Sweden, Norway and the Arctic, and have a luggage weight restriction so they cannot bring the remote podcasting equipment, so they will be taking a month off. The next episode will air July 17th (right after Anne’s birthday on the 15th!)

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Find all of Anne’s tour dates and info at www.annesteele.com 

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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