Laguna Breeze Cottage

11/01/2026

We posted that mighty surf and gigantic waves as Hurricane Isaias was coming a shore last month, but never showed you what it looked like from inside the cottage looking out back.
I still can’t believe that tree never came down on top of the pergola during all of that!
And yes ~ that pounding is me and my hammer. Others evacuate during a hurricane, I renovate.
🙄🤣😜

10/26/2026

We went out for dirt.
At 8pm.
“Hey Honey. The only other thing I need is 3 bags of dirt. I’m gonna run to Walmart. Wanna go with me?”
Listen to his voice.
😂😂😂
Mr. Laguna Breeze just shakes his head & doesn’t even question me anymore. 🤣🤣🤣
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I’ve been wanting this chair ever since March when I first saw it.
But NO way I was paying $450.
For ONE chair. 😳
(I think Walmart was drunk when they priced these 🤪)
So when we walked into the garden dept at the Pier Park Walmart for 3 bags of dirt to plant my new jasmine and I saw this last one clearing out for less than 1/2 price…well, I’ll just say he wasn’t going to win any debate on it!
😂😂😂
And I dang sure was going to find a way to cram it in the car!
But look how perfectly it completes the new living room vibe now!!!!!
😍😍😍😍😍
Just one more thing to make a stay at Laguna Breeze Cottage cozy & comfy!

10/24/2026

10/24/2026

Since the last time we were here the hurricane hit us, we came back again for a quick weekend and some sunshiney, beachside time!
I was so incredibly happy the moment I walked in ~ it’s like an entirely new house!!!! 😍

10/22/2026

Are you ready???
We’re so incredibly excited to show you the “New, Improved” Laguna Breeze Cottage!
From a video & pics of the very first day we ever walked in, to how most of you have been seeing it when you’ve visited, to our work week during Hurricane Isaias recently. {the final pictures were actually taken that night when the hurricane made landfall. 😜🤪 We were working while others were evac-ing}
This sweet cottage has taken on an entirely new vibe! And it’s a GOOD one!
No more old, gold granny hardware or weird blue walls!
Laguna Breeze is now light, bright, and airy with new paint, ceiling fans, carpet, a new wood & tile backsplash, updated kitchen sink, modern faucet, sleek black hardware, and a new 65” smart tv!
We given it a new, calming sage color pop mixed with the creamy white walls and wood accents and it’s absolutely perfect!
We’re keeping our original, trusty, 1975 vintage wall oven & island cooktop ~ they are our statement piece and what adds the charm making us a sweet cottage and not just another regular beach house.
We’ll soon be updating our coffee bar area, too, so follow our page for more updates and fun times spent here with us!
Come see it for yourself!
Even BETTER in person!
As always, just let us know when you’d like to book your beachy stay here!
But for now, enjoy our transformation from the day we made our offer to now!
🏖️ 🏠 ❤️

10/15/2026

Remember when we posted that pic last week of what was supposed to be a warm, sunny beachside vacation at the cottage for us?
Well, we’re ready to show you how that cloudy, rainy, hurricane-y week ended up!
Stay tuned….

10/10/2026

7am Hurricane Aftermath Report:
The cottage held up SO very well!
Just a few things blown around & a bit of flashing torn from the shed. Thank goodness our big tree did not come down onto the pergola! This is what we’ve been most worried about and have been waiting for the tree guy to take it down before a storm just like this happened & caused big problems. I guess that tree would rather wait for him than be ripped out by a Cat2 hurricane! 🤣
Down at the beach it looks really good!
Seems as tho’ the storm surge never topped our first dune burm! Absolutely no debris anywhere except for one chair we saw. And one can of RedBull standing straight up.
It seems to have taken out the entrance sign and whipped it up into the back dunes.
The beach is completely level and smooth now.
And we’re not really sure what that digger guy was doing out so early already but it must’ve been important!
Other than that, just a few broken things around the neighborhood ~ considering how that wind was last night, and it was scary quite a few times!, our little community has seemed to come thru this storm fairly well.

10/10/2026

Hurricane Esaias has just made landfall in Destin a few minutes ago, thank goodness!
So the worst is now behind us.
This wind is absolutely crazy!
We’re good here in the cottage ~ our sweet house is holding up so well & strong! And tho’ we’ve been watching transformers blowing up in the distance, power only went out once here for just a few minutes.
The neighbors tree cracked off in 1/2, but ours are still standing strong!
Tho’ they’re terribly wind-whipped. 😔
I’ve never heard wind as bad as this storm has brought…not even when we were in Hurricane Andrew in ‘92 in Ft.Lauderdale.
This vid is from about 4pm today as the storm was starting to move in.
Those waves were SO crazy HUGE, but also so beautiful to watch.
We went back down about 6p, and the water was already up to the dunes.
We’ll go back again in the morning ~ hopefully the storm surge hasn’t washed away too much of our beautiful beach!
Thanks to everyone who have been checking in on us…God and our sweet cottage has kept us safe!

10/07/2026

Well.
What was supposed to be our vacation week here has turned into a work week with all the rainy weather we’ve had going on.
So stay tuned for some big, needed changes to the cottage!
Now we just gotta pray that stays to our west this weekend and doesn’t strengthen as it gets closer to us! 🤞 ⛈️ 🌪️