🎙️ 104:September Snapshots: Navigating Cold Snaps, Birthday Chaos, and Real-Life Marriage Work

🎙️ 104:September Snapshots: Navigating Cold Snaps, Birthday Chaos, and Real-Life Marriage Work

In this month’s recap, Stefanie dives into the chaos that was September — from a freezing Labor Day weekend in the Outer Banks ❄️ to back-to-back birthday madness 🎂, another concert adventure with her daughter 🎤, and a whirlwind Atlanta work trip with Ryan that somehow doubled as their anniversary getaway 💍.

She gets real about what marriage looks like beyond the highlight reels — the exhaustion, the silence, the small gestures that still matter, and choosing each other even when it’s messy ❤️‍🩹.

Plus, a shout-out to her favorite cideries 🍎 (Atlanta Hard Cider Co. and a future Austin stop 🎉), her thoughts on the government shutdown 💼, and prepping for Virginia’s next nor’easter 🌧️.

Grab your drink 🍷, take a breath, and let’s navigate this hot-and-cold chaos together.

✨ Episode Highlights:
• 🥶 Labor Day in Buxton – when your “last summer hurrah” turns into a chilly storm.
• 🎉 Birthday double-header – teenage squeals, flower bars, and family cheesecake traditions.
• 🎤 Concert chaos – road-tripping to see Conan Gray in Charlotte with Kylie and surviving the screaming.
• 🧳 Atlanta adventures – work trip meets anniversary getaway: speakeasies, tiny rental cars, and overpriced drinks.
• 💍 Real talk about marriage – what “choosing each other” looks like after 10 years together.
• 🍎 Cider love – Atlanta Hard Cider Co. review and a preview of her Austin birthday plans.
• 💼 Government shutdown reflections – and why it’s hitting local families hard.
• 🌧️ Nor’easter prep – because of course there’s a storm to end the month.

📍 Mentioned in This Episode:
🍏 Atlanta Hard Cider Co. – atlantahardcider.com
☎️ Red Phone Booth Speakeasy – redphonebooth.com
🌸 The Thirsty Flower Boutique (Yorktown, VA)
🎶 Conan Gray Concert – Charlotte, NC
🦪 Ocracoke Oyster Company

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