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You Should Meet My FriendYou Should Meet My Friend - The Utah EpisodeSend us a textElisabeth made an ever-so-brief visit to Missy's farm in Utah. The hospitality, scenery, and sunsets were amazing. We spent some time over Aebleskivers (shout out to the charming Ruca's in Bear Lake) discussing new Season 4 questions and who we'd love to have on the podcast. What a joy to sit on the same couch and have a conversation, luckily with a microphone near by.We would love to hear who YOU would LOVE to see on our podcast! Drop us a line at youshouldmeetmyfriend@gmail.com2025-07-1533 min
You Should Meet My FriendYou Should Meet My Friend Season 3 Wrap UpSend us a textMissy and Elisabeth recorded this wrap up sesh after a long break. We talked about the roses (graduations, engagements, yay!) and thorns (health issues for humans and pets, ugh!) of this long spring season. We are so thankful for our small but mighty community - we have over 1000 downloads now! We look ahead to summer plans (an in-person visit!) and our commitment to SEASON Four (coming in hot in November - hah!). Expect collab episodes with the Officer Womens Leadership Symposium and maybe a surprise episode from Utah between now and No...2025-06-2351 min
You Should Meet My FriendYou Should Meet My Friend SabinaSend us a textIn one of our last episodes of our extended season three, we meet Sabina Shaub. When we discovered the veteran owned Belair Blooms Flower Farms, https://www.belairbloomsflowerfarm.com/, we had to meet Sabina! Sabina has led many interesting lives - farmer, architect, then helicopter pilot. After a career changing injury, she found peace and purpose back on the farm, raising flowers, sheep, accidental llamas, and hazelnuts. Her farm is completely off-grid and will remain that way, and we loved her motto that everything on the farm must serve two purposes. Sabina shouted o...2025-05-061h 03
You Should Meet My FriendYou Should Meet My Friend MegsSend us a textIn this episode, we meet Megs Crawford of the Organizing an ADHD Brain podcast. Elisabeth met Megs a few years ago at a yoga retreat, and it was wonderful to catch up and hear about her transition from corporate manager to entrepreneur. We geek out a little about podcasting, but mostly we talk about Megs’ mission for us to understand our unique brains (and the unique brains of our loves ones) and create a more organized and peaceful life. You can find all things Megs at https://www.organizinganadhdbrain.com. Megs also shouts ou...2025-04-1558 min
You Should Meet My FriendYou Should Meet My Friend BarbaraSend us a textMissy and Elisabeth meet up with Barbara Lewis, artist and author of “Torch-Fired Enamel Jewelry: a Workshop in Painting with Fire" - named Best Craft Book of 2011 at Amazon. We talked about her evolution as an artist, her beloved grandchildren, but also about her love of 51 years Jim, and losing him 2 years ago to cancer. Barbara likes to support local needs through GoFundMe https://www.gofundme.com/ and her granddaughters school Alegria https://alegriamontessori.com/2025-03-0357 min
You Should Meet My FriendYou Should Meet Our Friends Greg and ChrisSend us a textOn this special Valentine’s episode of You Should Meet My Friend, we introduce you to our very close friends – our husbands Greg and Chris! We turn the tables on them and ask how they think WE would answer our “Five Questions” and have a lot of laughs along the way. Find out what they think our book titles should be and our unpopular opinions (mostly food related, with one fashion item that Missy thinks should be either banned from the house or buried with Chris). Shout outs to organizations we support with our time...2025-02-131h 01
You Should Meet My FriendYou Should Meet My Friend EricaSend us a textWelcome to Episode 6 of Season 3, where we meet the ray of sunshine Erica Forrest! Angie Drake (Season 2, Ep 2) recommended that we meet and chat with Erica and we had a lovely time getting to know her! Erica is a travel education consultant, published author, and founder of Trip Scholars (https://tripscholars.com), where she combines 30 years of experience in education with research and the discoveries made through her own travels. More than just a trip planning service, she guides clients on how to prepare before travel, immerse themselves more fully while they’re on...2025-02-0158 min
You Should Meet My FriendYou Should Meet My Friend HelenSend us a textIn our first episode of 2025, we are thrilled to introduce you to Helen Patton, granddaughter of General George S Patton. Helen and Missy met years ago when they lived in the same village in Germany, and their sons attended the same kindergarten. Helen is the founder and chairman of the Patton Foundation (@pattonfoundation) which seeks to lead from the front and continue the Patton legacy of service: through creativity, inspiration and education. Helen has multiple degrees in acting, directing, and screenwriting, and shared some of her life in Sweden with us. Helen shouted...2025-01-2157 min
You Should Meet My FriendYou Should Meet My Friend PaigeSend us a textIn our final episode of 2024, meet Paige! Paige Totaro is an entrepreneur, a social media influencer, and a snappy dresser. She was a co-founder of All Over the Map, a travel planning company that began as a website about family adventure and cultural travel based in Washington, DC. In 2016, she joined with two travel bloggers to form Unquote Travel, a tour company offering authentic, local travel experiences in an independent small group style to destinations around the world. But this is just a very small part of what makes Paige amazing. From her...2024-12-2958 min
You Should Meet My FriendYou Should Meet My Friend MelodySend us a textIn this episode, we meet Missy's long time friend Melody. Melody and her husband are full time RVers and she shares her experiences driving a big rig, downsizing to just the essentials, and the quirks of the lifestyle. Melody shares the adage "adventure before dementia" which Missy and Elisabeth definitely second! Melody shouts out Fisher House (https://fisherhouse.org/). The Fisher House Foundation builds comfort homes where military & veteran families can stay free of charge, while a loved one is in the hospital. Melody is a ray of sunshine, and we know you...2024-12-1356 min
You Should Meet My FriendYou Should Meet My Friend LisaSend us a textIn this episode we meet Lisa Terry, friend of Jodi Price Hajosy (Season 2, Episode 6). If you need a BOOST of energy, you must listen to this episode! Lisa is passionate about supporting veterans and military families, equitable educational opportunities so all students can succeed, and empowering girls. She loves traveling and adventure so you know we had all kinds of things in common! Lisa leads the Howard County Office of Veterans and Military Families and is Chair of the Board of Directors of the Bright Minds Foundation (https://brightmindsfoundation.org/), the e...2024-11-2554 min