We’ve been having unusually cold weather here in Southeast Tennessee, so we wanted to make something for dinner that would be seasonally appropriate and also warm us up a bit.

This weekend, for the first time in a long time, we tried something new, and actually really, really liked it.

Happy Friday! What are you up to this weekend? This week’s Feature Friday is a real estate broker who lives with his husband and their foster children in Charlotte, NC. Tyler talks about why they chose foster-to-adopt, what made him decide to come out, and how he met his husband, Drake, all those years ago. We enjoyed getting to know Tyler, and hearing his story brightened up this dreary Friday morning for us. Take a look below to see what we mean…

A few years ago we came across this sentence that we haven’t been able to get out of our minds since...

How was your Thanksgiving?

Happy Friday! This week’s Feature Friday is a married couple who love the life they share together in their upstate NY town. They discuss how a break years ago saved their relationship, how easy it was to decide who’s name to take, and a certain obsession with a certain Queen B. These guys seem like they would be a blast to hang out with, and we think you’ll agree. Take a look below to see what we mean…

We started decorating for the holidays a couple of days ago and some of you had some things to say about it…

Happy Friday! In this week’s FF, we get to know Jeremy on a deeply personal and vulnerable level. He opens up about his fear of coming out because he was afraid of being judged - by the gay community. He discusses the importance of mental health, living your truth, and what made him finally decide to come out. We came away from this with our eyes opened wider than before and a fresh, new perspective. We believe you will have a lot of takeaways from Jeremy’s intelligent, inspiring words. Take a look below to see what we mean…

A couple of months ago, we talked about changing last names after getting married, and we even made a YouTube video about it. Today, I’m (Thomas) going to discuss why I took PJ’s last name in detail, and why I never gave it a second thought.

Happy Friday! We are SO excited about this week’s FF because we’ve been huge fans of these guys for quite a while now. Maybe you saw their show, maybe you’ve read their books/magazines, or maybe you’ve purchased some of their products, but Brent Ridge & Josh Kilmer-Purcell are much more than their Beekman 1802 empire they’ve built over the last couple of years. Here, they discuss how they met, how they started their business, and what it was like to win The Amazing Race, while sharing pictures of their beautiful house and mercantile.

How was your Halloween? Like last year, we had a ton of people over and thousands of trick-or-treaters stop by for candy. Halloween in our little southern town is HUGE, and people go all out with their costumers and decorations. We had a blast with our family and friends, but would you believe we didn’t take a picture of not only ourselves all night, but also the trick-or-treaters/party we threw? Maybe that’s the sign of a good night: when you’re too busy having fun to whip your phone out and take pictures for later?

The one question we get more than any other one is…