Show Notes
In this episode of Hear Me Out and Pass the Scissors, Nicole and Lisa are taking you along for a scrapbooker-style road trip where the conversations go far beyond crafting. We’re talking favorite road trip snacks, drinks, playlists, audiobooks, podcasts, pit stops, and the very different ways we prepare for long travel days, including why Lisa would rather fly while Nicole is ready to hit the road. We share how Lisa plan trips with scrapbooking in mind so she comes home with photos worth documenting, plus our honest confessions about overpacking, forgetting essentials, travel routines, and the games that make long drives memorable. Along the way, we swap hilarious travel stories, childhood nicknames, celebrity crushes, tattoo meanings, sleeping habits, and the random things you only learn about someone after hours in the car together. If you love scrapbooking podcasts, creative friendships, road trip stories, and real conversations between memory keepers, this episode is like riding shotgun with us for the entire journey.
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