Diary

In this episode we talk about the strange adjustment to speaking in public again, and we also discuss this past weekend's baseball series between the Aggies and the Bulldogs (spoiler alert: the winner was a team wearing maroon). Plus, we break down some of the events surrounding Alex's junior prom - and, on a much grander scale, how the pictures of Alex Drummond's wedding were the gift we didn't Read More

Well, it's the last day of April. Which means we're officially in May. Which means this is the month Caroline graduates from high school. It's fine. Everything's fine. Here are some cute things I found this week: 1. puff elbow sleeve babydoll dress I had my concerns about Target's dress selection for this spring and summer when I first saw the prairie style dresses they tried to Read More

The two of us had fairly boring weekends, but that didn't stop us from rambling about our everyday concerns: our (previously undeclared) fondness for certain Old Spice products, our difficulties finding (and ordering) some products we really love, and our realizations that certain pandemic practices may have changed us in ways we didn't expect. Also, we talk about how Sophie has rediscovered a Read More

I'm still at a point as we are coming out of the pandemic where I have to remind myself to look at my calendar because I actually have things going on and appointments scheduled and so on and so forth. I've actually showed up for three different appointments lately where I had the time and day completely wrong and so I guess what I'm saying is I've kind of forgotten how to be a grown up over the Read More

This week we talk about my long-standing feud with a large electronics store, the highlights of this past Sunday's State / Ole Miss baseball game, and a couple of new recipes we've recently tried. We also discuss our personal comforter and duvet preferences, our feelings about matte vs. dewy finishes with make-up, and Sophie shares her latest round of Five Favorites. What a thrill. What a Read More

It was such a treat for Sophie and me to close out Five Questions - a six-week bonus series of The Big Boo Cast - with our longtime friend Annie F. Downs. Annie is a podcaster, a New York Times bestselling author, and an Instagram delight. We loved getting to reminisce about our old blogging days (Bloglines and Google Reader, anyone?) and the first few years of Annie's writing career in Read More

Yes. I bought a new computer this week. It is still not in my possession so I'm currently posting this from Caroline's computer. The whole thing started over the weekend when my beloved MacBook finally quit on me after eight years. I realize most people replace their computers more frequently than that, especially if your whole job is based on using a computer, but I do not enjoy new Read More

Gulley and I went shopping yesterday for the first time since Covid hit and it was a delightful day. We ate lunch at Nordstrom and then walked around and talked about trends and jeans and life and all manner of other things. One of the things we noticed is that there are beautiful dresses aplenty right now. So many florals and ruffles. Long dresses and short dresses. Fitted dresses and flowy Read More

We have a special guest on this week's episode, and we couldn't be happier about it. Sharon McMahon (@sharonsaysso) has taken Instagram by storm over the last few months - she is a funny, wise, non-partisan former government teacher - and she has created such a beautiful online community. Sophie and I have gotten such a kick out of following her and learning from her, so when it worked out for us Read More