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August 21, 2025 31 mins

You’re a couple again... but it doesn’t feel quite the same.

This Greatest Hits episode takes us back to the early weeks of our empty nest life. The routines technically returned... but everything about them felt different. From light trash cans to creepy museum portraits to the moment the house goes quiet and it hits you all over again... this one’s for anyone staring down the weird, slow shift from full house to two place mats at dinner.


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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:20 Back to routine...ish
3:30 First day photo tradition
5:10 Grocery carts and empty trash cans
6:50 Two placemats at dinner
8:15 What do weekends look like now?
11:00 Walks, weather, and rediscovering each other
13:10 Fort Worth day trip: museum and cocktails
17:10 “The Clancy” is born
20:00 That first boring Sunday
25:00 The loudness of the quiet
28:30 Even the cat is adjusting

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