The last two weeks of August are always the happiest, the most relaxing and the saddest of the year. It's the two weeks when I do nothing but sit on the beach and watch summer sink into the horizon. For many years you could find me in the Pines applying Ban De Soleil with my boys and dancing at tea. Gigi has, like with so many things, changed my routine a bit. This summer we are on the road traveling east to west like beach gypsies.

Let me put it right out there; I'm a beach snob. I like my sand devoid of boardwalks, funnel cakes and very often, people. I prefer Long Island to New Jersey and the further east the better. I want to see ocean, sand and dunes. That's it! Maybe the occasional cute guy or downtown kid but til Gigi wants to play with other children, we'll be in the most secluded part of any beach we are on.

Our journey began last weekend in East Hampton. The Hamptons is one of those places I really thrive in and not for the bougie reasons you might think; I'm not a scene person. I love how gorgeous it is. I love being able to grab an ice cream in town or pop over to a farm for Gigi's favorite fruit - blueberries. I also really enjoy having alternative dinner options to me cooking all the time; I ate more Smokin Wolf BBQ than I would like to remember. We also sailed a bit, shopped a bit and caught up with family and friends.

After East Hampton we started our western journey; First stop - The Fire Island Pines. Having summered the better part of the last decade there, it was like going home. I was lucky to have my best friends in the world there and so many incredibly special people to me around. Gigi, ever so popular with the boys, was a huge hit. She entertained them in the Pantry, on the beach and on the walks. She is going to be either a major man-eater or striking fag-hag. While I love East Hampton for my ability to do things, I love The Pines for exactly the opposite reason. We cooked delicious meals, including a three-layer birthday cake, had the funniest dinner parties, hung with the boys and walked to one of the pretties beaches I know.

Which brings us to last night when we made a pit stop at our apartment in town before hopping a flight this morning to the left coast. This is definitely shaping up to be one of the best August vacations.