We had one of those days that reminds you why slowing down matters. We started at Cheesecake Factory. Easy, familiar, no rush. The kind of lunch that sets the tone instead of stealing energy. Conversation flowed. Nothing felt scheduled. Just time together. From there we headed to Neiman Marcus. This was the lingering stop. We took our time and smelled fragrances together, actually living with them for a bit instead of rushing paper strips. Maison Francis Kurkdjian, Creed, and Tom Ford all got proper attention. Maison stood out enough to land on my possible-to-buy list. My wife really liked it, which matters more than hype. Creed did not click for either of us. Nothing wrong with it, just not our lane. Tom Ford was interesting, bold in spots, but not the winner that day. Neiman Marcus also delivered on clothing. A Mackage jacket made its case. A Rails shacket followed. Rag and Bone denim did what it always does when the fit is right. Nordstrom was next, and that is where things settled. She picked up a Ralph Lauren jacket and sweater. Clean, classic pieces that feel calm instead of impulsive. The kind of clothes that do not fight the rest of your closet. While we were there, three pairs of jeans somehow came home with me. Rag and Bone and AG. No complaints. All day I wore Dior Fahrenheit. Familiar, warm, confident without trying to be modern. On my wrist was my Montblanc TimeWalker Chronograph, quietly keeping pace while the day unfolded. But none of that is really the point. The point was the walking between stores. The laughing. The small check-ins. Making decisions together. Letting the day breathe instead of trying to maximize it. Shopping was the excuse. Scents and clothes were the props. Time with my wife was the real luxury.

Standing in my closet last night (like I do most nights 😎) staring into the abyss trying to decide what to wear the next day. I thought I would share what I typically do and see if anyone else does it differently. Today I knew I would be in my office for the majority of the day, which is business casual for me.But I knew I was taking my wife out to dinner this evening and would want to either add a Sport Jacket over the sweater (weather permitting) of ditch the sweater and just add the jacket. I started with the Jacket and built my way from there. When it came to my shoes, I try not to wear the same shoes 2 days in a row and also have to balance what I wear based on what's in my shining rotation as well, so I settled on these AE Burgundy Brogues. I wanted to play to the Navy stripe in the sport jacket so that let me to the Navy Corduroy's and the Navy OTC shadow socks. I felt a solid white dress shirt would be a bit stark, so I chose this light blue. Not wanting to lose the Brown & Blue combo through out the day, I chose this camel sweater for during the day. I think it pairs well with the sport jacket as well if I need it temperature wise tonight, but if not that is ok too. The Navy pocket square with the lighter blue edge felt like a great addition to play off the socks, but not be way too interesting to compete with the sport jacket. The watch didn't require any thought as I was wearing it when I picked out everything else and when I lined it all up I said "Oh this will be the watch". there was nothing else in my collection that jumped out to wear. My scent, was a new scent my wife bought for us both and the warmth of woody/amber and spice just felt like it blended into a very nice sport not just for the office, but for a nice quiet dinner with my favorite human tonight just the 2 of us. Just curious about others "process"! Hope you all have a great day!!

I know this post doesn’t have a lot to do with style. But maybe in some aspects it does?? A man needs to be well rested in order to get up and take on his daily tasks. I saw this pillow on my most recent trip to The Bahamas and held off getting it but I kept going back to the website and “dreaming” about it. I mean, it’s almost $140 after tax. I’m normally a $15-$20 range for my pillows. I finally pulled the trigger and I’m here to tell you it’s the most comfortable pillow I have ever owned and I slept better than I have in probably a year. If you’re a hot sleeper or have any issues with neck or back pain in the mornings you should really look into grabbing one of these! https://www.cariloha.com/cariloha-gel-pillow

Brought a goldendoodle home today. An acquaintance of my wife had her and needed to rehome her, so we took her in. She's three and half years old, fully house trained, and well behaved. So she rode 4 hours back home in the truck with me. She seems to really like our family, (even all my loud crazy kids) and this feels like a fun new chapter for us. I'm sure you'll be seeing more of her in future posts.

Financially I don’t have the money to do the paid but I’ve given some of the men that are in America my cell and email to stay in touch. For the ones outside the USA my email is nloganzbi@gmail.com I’d gladly still like to hear from you all since being on here for a while and getting to know a lot of you all. I was totally blessed to be part of such a great group of truly amazing gentleman. Yes I als joined another gentleman group this is on Skool that doesn’t charge so I don’t lose being apart of a group of gentleman still learning and becoming better gentleman. The world is groaning for real Men to step up . You all have my respect and honor forever. So just a personal thank you to the Gents on here I’ll try to continue to post until I can’t . I started off strong and I’ll finish that way as well