We Were on The TODAY Show!

I can’t believe I just typed those words.

We were extremely honored to be interviewed by the wonderful Sheinelle Jones about our marriage and relationship, family, design and renovation, and living life as openly gay men in a small town.

If you didn’t catch it, you can click here to watch the full segment. We want to give a huge thank you to Sheinelle Jones for interviewing us and being so personable and down to earth, and to Kevin, the extremely sweet producer who reached out to us and pitched the idea!

Such a fun way to end the week. Have a lovely weekend, friends!!

My Favorite Face Wash

Growing up, I never had a specific face wash I used religiously. I actually only used bar soap until a few years ago (I know). It’s only been in the last couple of years that I have started paying attention to my face and what I’m putting on it.

We switch things up every now and then, and did Geologie for a long while, which we loved. PJ uses Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne Scrub and seems to really like it. I personally love the way it smells and feels on my skin.

But lately, I’ve been using Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Cleanser and I’m officially hooked. It doesn’t dry out my (very oily) skin and leaves it feeling smooth and soft. It’s also scent-free, which I hated at first because I wanted my face to smell good, but I’m used to it now and it weirdly makes me feel cleaner.

All you need is a little bit and it goes a long way.

Where Would We Be Without Friends?

After a week of being at the beach, we decided to spend yesterday doing whatever we wanted, which is also a way of saying we decided to spend it doing nothing.

We went to the farm to check on the progress of Holiday House and feed the animals, and then we made the short drive over to see Matt and Beau. They showed us the updates to their house that happened while we were gone, and we drank coffee and sat around their breakfast table talking about everything and nothing. We also settled once and for all who was taller between PJ and Matt. This whole time we all thought Matt was taller, but it turns out they’re the exact same height!

We both agreed it was exactly how we wanted to spend the day. And the whole time I couldn’t help but think, where would we be without friends? Especially when they’re as great as these knuckle heads.

Have a Delightful Friday Evening

Hi friends! What are you up to tonight?

We’re home from the beach after driving all night. PJ woke up last night around 12:30a and felt awful, after a week and a half of already feeling pretty terrible. So, instead of trying to go back to sleep and be miserable while doing it, we decided to get up and head home early. The car was already packed from the night before, so we loaded the kids into it and headed home. They slept most of the way and there were almost no cars on the road at that time, which made the ride home pretty easy.

We came home to a messy, cluttered house, which wasn’t the best feeling in the world, though it did quickly kickstart the act of me cleaning the entire house as soon as we walked in. I am bone tired, but I don’t think I would even be able to rest until the house is at least a little tidier.

It feels so good to be home. With no more beach trips planned until next year, we are officially in fall mode. I think I’ll bring up the boxes of sweaters from the basement this weekend.

Have a good one!! xo

Spending Fall Break at the Beach

We’re back in our happy place for one last time this year.

We already did our last beach trip of the summer, but the kids are on fall break this week, so we decided to spend it…where else? The beach of course! To be honest, it wasn’t our first choice of where to spend fall break. We’re in full-on autumn mode back home and I am embracing the colder weather we’re having with midday coffee breaks and busting out our cozy sweaters, but we decided to make one last trip for the year to wrap things up on the beach house until next year when we can get back down here and get this thing finished.

PJ has been on the phone with contractors since we’ve been here lining them up to come work on the house in the next few weeks. The beach cottage looks so good, y’all. It’s so cute and just how we left it on the inside, though the outside has been completely finished since we left, minus paint and hanging some lights. It feels so good to see it almost completed. All we keep dreaming about is spending the entire summer here next year. This place has felt like a second home for so long (after spending the last 7 summers down here) and I know we’re both excited to have an actual home here to spend the summer months in.

Today was spent at the beach searching for crabs and relaxing. We had a call this morning with a brand for a collaboration we’re so excited about, but besides that, we chose to spend the day with the family just enjoying the sun and each other’s company.

We invited my sister and her fiancé along for the trip, so they’re here with us too, which is always the best feeling to have family down here with us. We did a huge family trip last summer with both sides of our family here and it just felt even more like home. PJ’s family also booked a place for this week, so they’ll be here tomorrow!

It’s shaping up to be a pretty good few days.