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#ilovemywifepodcast

Written by: Kelli Carpenter and Anne Steele
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#ilovemywifepodcast is an entertainment show hosted by married couple Kelli and Anne. These wives do it all, travel, music, empty nester parenting and of course cocktailing! Go on the road with them for all new adventures in Season 5!2018 Music Social Sciences Travel Writing & Commentary
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  • EP 272 Anne & Kelli celebrate Anne's birthday and talk all about their month away in Norway and The Arctic!

    EP 272 Anne & Kelli celebrate Anne's birthday and talk all about their month away in Norway and The Arctic!
    Jul 17 2026
    Join Anne & Kelli for their 272nd NEW episode of #ilovemywife podcast recorded from HOME!!! They start the show by shouting out Anne's Birthday!! Hear how they plan to celebrate on the 15th (actually the whole week because Anne LOVES a birthday!) They begin by talking about their packing insanity for their next trip to Norway and The Arctic that would last 3 weeks and range from temperatures from the upper 70s down to freezing! Plus, because the last flight was a charter flight their max checked baggage must be 50 lbs! Also, hear that while packing Anne's crown fell off! Thank goodness for their Dentist Dr Barclay coming in on a Saturday to fix it! Next, they begin the path to join Source Journeys, a gay charter company, on board an Atlas Ocean Voyages cruise from Copenhagen to Trondheim, Norway. They flew SAS Airlines from Newark Airport and landed very early in Copenhagen. After making it the hotel, Villa Copenhagen, they eventually went to lunch at the nearby Tivoli Park Food Hall and they highly recommend it for lots of food options. The next day the boarded the yacht to find their favorites Yacht Manager Jorge and Cruise Director Julie greeting them! The entire Source Team, led by owners Crag and Rafi, were fabulous in setting up the gay charter kicking off with a performance the first night by singer/pianist Victor Valdez. Anne had 2 shows and there were lots of fun theme dance parties like Ice Queens and Viking Kings, Heated Rivalry and finally a Pride Night all while they sailed through Norway and the Norwegian Fjords. Overall, it was a super fun week. They actually continued after the Source group left to begin the Reunion Cruise all lead by the President/CEO of Atlas, James Rodriguez. This was an expedition cruise to the Arctic which means that they board a team of 13 specialists in different fields all about the local environment from Naturalists to Historians to Biologists, they are all incredibly knowledgeable and they take everyone out into the waters in motorized zodiac rafts so that they can get up close to glaciers and wildlife. All of the passengers had to attend zodiac training and be fitted for parkas, boots and life vests before they could be cleared to sail out. During the first sea day they took their first zodiac trip into a fjord and later that day Anne had her first show. They also visited their first Ice Bar in Tromso, Norway, celebrated 4th of July with a big dance party and got to meet the Godmother of the Voyager, Preet Chandi @polarpreet, who is a polar explorer and was the first woman of color to complete a solo, unsupported expedition to the South Pole 3 times! She is incredibly impressive and they suggest you follow her to see her adventures to come! Their second zodiac ride was to the Samarinbreen Glacier in Svalbard and it was a wet landing onto a very rocky beach. It was actually unseasonably warm and lots of people took off their parkas while hiking around the glacier! They could also hear the glacier calving 3 or 4 times while they were exploring the beach. They had a security team surrounding the perimeter just in case a polar bear would approach! The next morning, they woke up super early to watch the yacht start into the ice field and actually break the ice. They even got to cross the 80 degree north latitude, someone only 0.0018% (roughly 150,000) people have ever done! That night was a final cocktail party and a farewell dinner. They next day, they disembarked the yacht and headed to the charter flight at Svalbard Lufthavn Longyear Airport, the world's northernmost airport. It was delayed so everyone started shopping at the gift store there and drinking beer. They overheard some hilarious quotes and laughed a lot. When they landed in Oslo, it was a terrible experience in a very long immigration line. The bags were also an issue and the taxi line was out of control. Finally, they got to the hotel, The Thief, right on the waterfront in Oslo, and it was absolutely lovely. They then went for a final dinner with their friend Lori and had king crab, martinis and champagne on the water. They ended the night on the rooftop with cocktails watching The World Cup. The next day, Anne and Kelli headed to The Munch Museum and had an amazing lunch at the restaurant at the top overlooking the harbor and the Opera House. They then walked up the side of The Opera House to the top and watched all the Norwegians enjoying the beautiful weather at the beach on the fjord right in the harbor. They ended the night very early and crashed because they had a 3:30am wakeup for a 4am pickup to the airport. They again flew SAS to Copenhagen and then on to Newark where they found immigration extremely easy. Once they were home, they knew they had to stay awake to help with the jetlag, so they went to Chili's to watched the Norway v England World Cup match but they were super disappointed that Chili's changed the nachos they always had to chicken bacon ranch stacked nachos. Kelli was ...
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • EP 271 Anne & Kelli shout out the NY Knicks, visit NOLA, talk about Kelli's Mom's visit to NY & so much more!

    EP 271 Anne & Kelli shout out the NY Knicks, visit NOLA, talk about Kelli's Mom's visit to NY & so much more!
    Jun 19 2026
    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!) Don't forget their merch store at https://sniffapickle.printavo.com/merch/ilmw/ ...
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    59 mins
  • EP 270 Anne & Kelli celebrate their 13th wedding anniversary, the kickoff to Pride Month & so much more!

    EP 270 Anne & Kelli celebrate their 13th wedding anniversary, the kickoff to Pride Month & so much more!
    Jun 5 2026

    Join Anne & Kelli for their 270th NEW episode of #ilovemywife podcast recorded from HOME!!! They taped a little early, on June 1st, which happened to be their 13th wedding anniversary! They fill you in on their plans to celebrate in NYC & how they feel more love every day that passes. They also talk about kicking off Pride Month & what it means to them.

    First, they catch you up on flying home from Tromso, Norway via Frankfurt, Germany. The Frankfurt Airport Sheraton Hotel was super easy including all of the restaurants and bars right in the terminal. They spent the night there and, in the morning, took the tram straight to the boarding terminal where check-in and security were a total breeze. The issue came in when they arrived at passport control. The line was a mile long and not moving at all. Luckily, their friends Laurie and Ben were already in the middle of the line and let them join them. It still took 2 hours to get through the line. They are recommending that anyone traveling in Europe this summer specifically give themselves plenty of time for layovers etc. to get through passport control.

    Next, they talk about a little time at home amid lots of jetlag. Starting with a fun family celebration in NYC for Kelli's birthday, picking up their car after the repairs (when Kelli crashed it), Anne getting obsessed with viral Trader Joe's recipes and doing a big Trader Joe's run and dog sitting Vivi's dog Ziggy and making homemade food for him.

    Next, Kelli headed off to Punta Cana, DR for a Marriott Conference called Discover Cala at the W Hotel all-inclusive. She didn't know anyone attending the conference but made some new friends and also made great new connections. She explains how conferences work kind of like speed dating with suppliers that represent Marriott properties in the Caribbean and South America. Overall, she had a great time but was exhausted.

    While Kelli was away, Anne Stayed at home with Ziggy. She used that time to binge all the Housewives shows she was behind on, got lots of baby clothes from friends Jon & Steve to hand down to grandbaby Anthony and washed them all and got them all packaged up for their son Blake & his wife Teresa, had her mom over for a viral TikTok recipe of stuffed peppers (SO GOOD) and went to a co-op meeting with her mom and accidentally spilled an entire glass of rose wine on herself before the meeting even started! Classic!

    Once back together at home they had a lot more friend & family time! Starting with a last-minute layover visit from their friend Greg in Hackensack, NJ, Big Gay Brunch with their usual crew in Dobbs Ferry, NY right on the river, hanging with Anne's mom by her pool for wine and snacks, Kelli going to the back Dr for some good news on her back pain and Blake & Teresa brought baby Anthony over for his first visit at their apartment!

    They also catch you up on all of the TV shows they finished including Jury Duty on Amazon Prime, Imperfect Women and Friends and Neighbors both on Apple TV and The Comeback and Hacks on HBO Max. Most of all, they loved the series finale of Hacks. They will miss it so much but thought the ending was perfect and a great way to go out on top!

    Don't forget their merch store at https://sniffapickle.printavo.com/merch/ilmw/ for lots of options! Plus check out their new Linktree on their IG BIO that lists all of the links to their podcast merch, shows, FB, website, etc!

    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

    As always you can stream on the DNR Studios app or you can listen anywhere you get your podcasts for free! Follow them on socials here:IG: @ilovemywifepodcast @theannesteele @kcarpenter123 @kelligreggtravel FB: ilovemywife theRealAnneSteele KelliGreggTravel

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    1 hr and 3 mins
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