Satellite Sisters is brought to you by Away Luggage. Major announcement from Liz and Julie on our first podcast episode of the new year. Operation Sea Turtle 2018: The Adventure Continues! First, best wishes to Lian Dolan and her husband on their 25th wedding anniversary, Julie's open-ended list of things she's looking forward to in 2018, how Liz wrapped up 2017 including a surprising choice for New Year's Eve, a great book recommendation and the only contest Julie will enter this year: a trip with Martha Stewart to the Global Seed Vault. She'll need her Away Bigger Carry-on for that one! 

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Book recommendation on today's podcast episode: Bill Bryson's In A Sunburnt Country. Or try audible here. 

Julie's list of exciting items for 2018:

Martha Stewart Global Seed Vault https://www.croptrust.org/our-work/svalbard-global-seed-vault/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pawahqbpSvQ

Joanna Gaines cookbook: https://magnoliamarket.com/the-magnolia-table-cookbook-is-coming/

Pioneer Woman hotel: https://www.today.com/.../pioneer-woman-ree-drummond-opening-hotel-oklahoma-t…

Lunar exploration prize : https://lunar.xprize.org/

2018 Winter Olympics https://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-2018

Mary Poppins movie: www.imdb.com/title/tt5028340/

The Post movie: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/entertainment/the-post-movie/

The Red Sparrow movie: www.imdb.com/title/tt2873282/