Riding Along the Waves
Finding yourself in the midst of parenting chaos? Are you too looking at your spouse thinking, "what in the actual f*** are we doing?" Do you ever stare at yourself in the mirror and think, "why is this so hard for us and no one else?!" If so, you have found yourself in the right place!
Come hang out and BS with Annalee and her husband, Ethan, each week for a mostly lighthearted, sometimes deep conversation about the ups and downs of parenting and how they manage to find joy amongst the chaos and yes, still like each other at the end of the day.
Episodes
46 episodes
The Mental Load, Fighting Over Laundry & More
This week on Riding Along the Waves, we’re diving into the hilarious (and slightly heated) real-life arguments over—yes—laundry. From mismatched socks to forgotten loads in the washer, we’re airing our dirty laundry… literally. We also...
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Fighting Over Lawns, Spring Break Recap, and more
Welcome back to Riding Along the Waves — the parenting and marriage podcast where we talk about everything, nothing, and all the chaos in between. This week, we’re diving into a classic married couple debate: who’s really responsible for lawn c...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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42:31
Monthly Sickness, Buying a New Car, & more
Welcome back to Riding Along the Waves! This week, we’re diving into the chaotic reality of parenting—starting with every parent’s nightmare: catching kids’ throw up (why does it always happen at the worst time?!). 🤢 We also talk about the exci...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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43:32
S2.E9 F*** Great Wolf Lodge, Life Updates, & More
hi everyone! this week we're recapping our last few weeks and chatting about the one of the worst family trips we've ever been on. Why is great wolf lodge so expensive?? And why do they have to put the build a bear RIGHT when you walk in???&nbs...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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36:45
S2.E8 Building an App, Smut Book Thoughts, and more.
Hi friends! This week we go over the latest with the how-to-build-app journey, which books we’ve read lately and how Ethan feels about the smut, and everything and nothing else at the same time.
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46:37
S2. E7 Annalee's First Brand Trip, Dinner Chaos, and more!
Hi friends! We are so excited to be here chatting, believe it or not I think Ethan really misses the podcast when we have to delay, how the turn tables!! This week we're chatting about my first ever brand trip with Smarty Pants, how dinner is a...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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38:52
S2. E6. Being a Snack B!tch, Brand Trips, & more
Hi gang! This week we chat about the usual ups and downs of parenthood, as well as how Annalee is just about over the thought of having to meal plan and cook for the rest of time. Why is cooking one of the hardest parts of being a mom?!
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S2.E5 Drunken Mishaps, Garage Arguments, & more
Hi friends! We’re so happy to be back and chatting with you again. This week we talk about Annalee’s history with drinking and breaking bones, why there’s a giant tent in our kids room and, like most parents, get in an argument over storage in ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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45:27
S2.E4 Back from Disney, Trip Recap, and Date Night
Hello! Welcome back to another episode where we just chit chat about wherever the wind blows us. This week we're talking about our latest trip to Southern California, our huge fight trying to find the rental car, and how much we loved Disney.&n...
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49:53
S2.E3 Asking Ethan Girly Questions, Keeping Traditions Alive with Kids, and more!
Hi friends! This week we're getting ready to head out of town and chatting about all the planning that go into traveling with kids, how we're hanging on during holiday chaos, and more. We also test Ethan on his girly knowledge, does he know wha...
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Episode 3
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46:05
S2. E2 Ethan's Monthly Breakdown, Pool Fights, & Screen Time
Hi friends, happy new year!!! This week we’re mostly chatting about the things that lead up to Ethan’s breakdown this week (it was a doozy). We also chat about the holidays, manhole sizing, and per usual more random topics.
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1:00:55
S2.E1 We're BACK, Navigating Holiday Chaos, BTS of Along the Waves, and more
Hi everyone!! Thanks for being patient with us over the last few weeks, hopefully we're back for a good haul. This week we're chatting about heading into the holidays, a little behind the scenes into our Along the Waves launches, and just catch...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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56:00
31. Fights at Playgrounds, Halloween, and more
Hi friends! Well well well, we’re back again. Recording a podcast is hard when you lose your voice, so thank you for being patient! This week we chat about how Annalee made a kid cry at the playground, Halloween updates, and just a general catc...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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52:35
30. Third Baby Thoughts, Transitioning from 1-2 Kids, and more
Hello! First of all, we are SO sorry for the delay. Technical difficulties and I wish I had someone to blame, but it’s all my fault. This week we chat about birthday parties and the expectations around them, what having “lots” of followers feel...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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59:17
29. Apologizing for Fights, Apocolyptic Go Bags, and more
Hello again! This week once we again we chat about everything going on and whether or not we feel like we’re handling everything with grace. We cover Ethan’s birthday (again I know but something had to be said), why the garage is the biggest po...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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51:32
27. Our Second Take, Friends after Babies, and more!
Well, we tried to record this a few days ago and ended up fighting instead. Does that sum up marriage or what?! We’re back with take 2 and excited to catch up! We talk about along the waves, guilt for trying to have some kid-free time, and what...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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43:24
26. Questions to Ask Your Spouse, Relationship Goals & More
Welcome back! This was one of those weeks where we sat down, looked at each other and thought wait, what even happened in the last week?! Our memories might not be fresh but believe it or not we still found things to talk about 😉. We also go ov...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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55:15
25. Parenting Differently than your Spouse, Marriage after Kids (pt1), & more
This week we chat about our weekend excursion to Colorado Springs and how we both almost fell off the side of a mountain (not really). We also touch on how we feel like we have two different styles of parenting right now and need to come togeth...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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55:51
24. Losing Your Identity as a Parent, Nonexistent Date Nights, and more
This week we chat about how hard it is to lose yourself in parenthood and why finding a hobby can feel so impossible. Do we have any solutions? No, but it might help just hearing that you aren't the only one who feels a little lost. We also tal...
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Episode 24
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58:23
23. Our "Big" Fight This Week, Starting Kindergarten, and more
Hi friends! This week we catch up and share why we yelled at each other in the car for 30 minutes (no, we are not proud), chat about the online homeschool vs public school debate, and per usual just chat about random things in life as if we wer...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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50:05
22. Creepy Guy at Work, Women in Engineering, and Date Nights
This week we revisit some crazy stories from engineering (aka what my senior manager said to me when I told him I was pregnant), talk about our foiled weekend date night plans, and per usual jump around with random updates and chats about the c...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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