goodbye november

I feel like I have completely neglected my blog. I feel guilty, but I just get REALLY excited about the holidays and have loved being around friends and family...that's my excuse. My Thanksgiving Break was a tease and made me only want to stay home until Christmas. And although I am loving my pediatric rotation, I am pumped that there are only 2 more weeks!

Nelson and I both had a whole week for Thanksgiving Break, which was awesome, because we were able to make the rounds with family and friends.

Sweet lil' Mia is getting SO big and practically running around the house!

Thanksgiving!

Out at the farm on Thanksgiving Day!

Erynn is part of the fam :) We adopted her and Molly!

And we even started a new tradition...Hiking! Well, this year only Nelson, Dori, and I went, but we are making the rest of the family join us next year. We drove (what seemed like forever) up to Panther Town Valley at Lake Toxaway, NC.

HIKING the day after Thanksgiving

Hugo and Maggie clearly hated hiking. Maggie slept for days. We hiked about 6 miles and these 2 probably did about 15 miles!

We almost lost Hugo to the waterfall behind us. Another couple saw him ROLL down it and catch himself on the last ledge!!! He can survive anything! Nelson had to go rescue him and he was ready to continue the hike!

Nelson and I

my sister, Dori and I

My brother-in-law, Aaron, got a motorcycle....Nelson looks pretty tough on it doesn't he? He is practically one of the Sons of Anarchy ;-)

(I had to tell him not to smile...haha)

Clemson/Carolina Game

Our lil' Clemson fan ;-) I can tell you she was the only Clemson fan smiling at the end of that game.

She is ALWAYS smiling and babbling these days. LOVE it! Cannot wait to celebrate Ruby's 1st Christmas!!!! :)

Also, some random exciting news, I am now a CERTIFIED YOGA INSTRUCTOR and will be teaching the Free Community Class at CPY on Fridays at 4:15 in December so come get your flow on with me! :)

....MUST HAVE....

Feather Earrings. Every girl needs a pair. I'm not really into the whole hair feathers. Love them on other people, but just not something I think I would do, but these earrings...I can handle. They are so unique and BEAUTIFUL! The problem is picking a pair- there are so many different feathers and color combos. You can find them at Augusta20 in Greenville, SC.

....MUST HEAR....

Hey Hey, My My by BattleMe

I heard this cover on one of my FAVORITE shows, Sons of Anarchy. If you don't watch it, you should. I know you may be thinking "I'm not really into motorcycle gangs". Believe me, I felt the same way, but its ADDICTING and so good! So Netflix it today! ;-)

I apologize for this cheesy YouTube video with shots from the show, but at least Jax (yes, the hardass with long blonde hair) is nice to look at!!

Happy December!!!!

Pics of our decorated home to come :)

xoxo-

Shanana

Smolder

So this is pretty random, but I thought I would let fellow Charlestonians know that Smolder, a fashion boutique in Ion, Mount Pleasant is closing. It is right across from Square Onion which I visit very often, but had never been in this boutique...assuming it was pricey and possibly out of my fashion comfort zone. And I was right. However, since they are closing, EVERYTHING is 80% off. So, if you feel the urge to get a good deal and you are in the area, you should check it out. They have some good jeans, jackets, dresses, etc... Alot of cute stuff that I may wear if I lived in New York or LA, but that I think simply doesn't pass here in Charleston. I would say the overall style of the boutique is edgy high fashion, but then I felt like some of the items were a little "mommy" style.

Check our their website or their Facebook page

I honestly don't know why someone thought a store like this would thrive in the Ion community, where Lilly Pulitzer or Copper Penny is more of the style. I walked out with 2 edgy Chaser tees.....for $4!! Yes, I am a poser. These tees are SOO comfy, yet I'm not sure I pull them off so well, but for $4, they could just be great lounge tees. Because I am neither a Wayner Kramer or a Pink Floyd fan..haha. Oh well...

There was an awesome brown leather skirt I was drooling over, but was trying to be good. So, I took my 2 Chaser tees and got out of there before I did any damage.

HAPPY WEEKEND!!!!

xoxo-

Shanana

Lately....

So, I've kind of neglected blogging in the last 2 weeks. I guess that is what happens when you get a "job"/paying to work....so goes life as a graduate student. So besides my pediatric rotation, this is what's been going on lately.....

Wofford Homecoming was a BLAST! It was so great to hang out with good friends!

Didn't watch a single second of the game. Basically didn't even recognize that there was one going on at all. Tailgating with friends is more important! :)

Saturday night, we went to the Terrier Ball...

Yes, we even broke into our old locker room. :)

Just like old times!

Also, I taught my very first official Yoga class last Friday, the Community Class at Charleston Power Yoga. I CANNOT wait to start teaching more! Only 1 more weekend left of Teacher Training and it is so bittersweet! So excited to finally be certified, but I truly ENJOY the weekends FULL of Yoga and am going through this training with some amazing people! I'm gonna miss spending ALL weekend with them to be honest!

Recent obsession..Minnetonka boots (or really just boots in general). Which ones? ALL of them! haha...of course. Which ones do y'all like?? I'm not too sure I can pull these boots off, but I just may have to try! Because of course Kate Moss, Rachel Bilson, Lauren Conrad, Kourtney Kardashian, etc.... look adorable in them!!

New food obsession...

If you have a Trader Joe's...you MUST try these!

SOOOOO yummy!

MUST HEAR...and watch!

LMFAO's "Sexy and I Know It"

It's slightly inappropriate, but it's SO absurd that it's funny :-) and I CANNOT get the song out of my head.

I heard it last night when I returned to HIP HOP!!! They have a new location downtown, which is much more convenient! I had SO much fun!! And remembered why I LOVED hip hop so much! I'm not so sure I have "swagga" but I try. haha ;-) Below is the dance we did last night. The energy in these classes is amazing!

Let's Go by Travis Barker at DANIEL ISLAND HIP HOP downtown

Have an awesome weekend!!!

xoxo-

Shanana