Sweet Caroline

So, I ate...a LOT this Thanksgiving. Seriously, growing up (before me or sibling were married) it seemed like we just ate ONE Thanksgiving meal and that was that. Well, this year...we had THREE. Ridiculous. Three days in a row too...talking about a carb overload. Regardless, it was a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday, and I have a lot to be thankful for. Tuesday night, our festivities started with our second annual "friends" thanksgiving dinner. We *obviously* just started this event last year, and it is already one of my favorite things we do together. You know...normally when a big group of us gets together, it is for a party (especially if the boys are included) or a tailgate or something that involves drinking and socializing. Now, not that this night is that much different in that regard...BUT we each go around (17 of us this year!) and talk about what we are thankful for. It was one of the rare times the boys get sentimental with us, and it is just a really cool t...

30 Day blog Challenge: Day 18. Regrets? Not something I like to think about much...why dwell on the past you know? I guess I have a few...nothing that would have altered my life in any dramatic fashion by any means...but certainly a few things I wish I would have done. 1. TRAVELED abroad during college. I didn't ever want to study abroad for a whole semester or anything, but I wish I would have taken a few weeks during the summer and just done it. 2. Gotten a little more involved in college. Sure, I was in a sorority and pretty involved in that...but otherwise I didn't branch out nearly as much as I should have. 3. Not trying harder to cheer in college. Cheerleading was my LIFE in high school. Two teams = five to six days a week. I tore my ACL senior year of high school and couldn't compete at our state championship, talk about devastating for a 17 year old. Woah. I was hell bent on cheering at Carolina prior to tearing up my knee...but after, it took me a while to g...

That would be FOOTBALL SEASON, DUH! No, y'all know summer is definitely my absolute favorite time of the year, but football season definitely, without a doubt, is a very close second. Can y'all believe it is almost over? Seriously? I can't, it makes me so sad. I really actually like the cold football games, and we don't have many of those here in SC. BUT, the past few weekends, we did attend some games and one of them was FREEZING. Here's a little recap of some of the games we've been to lately: All the girls at our post game cook out! Girls at USC v. Troy, our LAST home game. Friends forever, hehe. my boo! A few weekends ago, we traveled to Charleston for The Citadel's homecoming weekend. Mikey graduated from the Citadel in 2005, so this was their FIVE year reunion. (It was actually the same for me at Carolina, but homecoming is not really that big of a deal at USC...I guess with such a big school, who knows). Anyways, every class at the Citadel h...

and about a million other things this time of year! Seriously though, we JUST got word that my mom and I are going to get my Grandfather's faculty tickets for the BIG game for the LOW price of $80/piece. Considering they are going on e-bay for $400/piece...this seems like a steal! I am sooooo excited and so thankful for my Grandfather! So... 30 Day blog Challenge: Day 17: Something you are looking forward to: 1. Going to ATL for the SEC Championship game. This is our FIRST time going to the SEC championship and I couldn't be more excited. I love ATL, and being there with a ton of other die hard Gamecock fans is truly the best! 2. RIVALRY WEEK: We play CLEMSON, our most hated rival this Saturday. Admittedly, Clemson had beaten us more than we have them...but regardless...it is still an intense rivalry. We won last year and I really hope we bring home the Palmetto State Champion trophy once again! There are about 17 of us heading to Lake Wateree to watch the game at a ...

WOW. I have now been officially blogging for ONE year! Goodness gracious, time FLIES. Fo real. I have mixed feelings about it being November 18 already. Although it is one of my best friends birthdays today, and we have a wonderful night planned of going to see the city Christmas tree get lit, wine tastings, and our favorite restaurant for dinner...I CANNOT BELIEVE IT IS ALREADY FREAKING NOVEMBER 18. Get my drift? I know I talk about this all the time...but seriously. I don't even have kids yet...but I SWEAR time goes so quickly and sometimes I don't like it. In fact, sometimes, it really freaks me out and gives me anxiety. Like my whole life is gonna be gone in the blink of an eye or something. But, that craziness shall be left for another day. I am happy about the holidays approaching in a way, but not quite ready for Christmas music quite yet. It's such a crazy time of year, I feel like I can barely get my breath lately. We have so much going on and have be...

Sorry folks, work has been keeping me crazy busy lately and we have been pretty busy social bees at night lately which equals NO time to blog. Literally, yesterday...I drove to Georgetown and back for a hearing....SIX hours in the car, had to rush home to shower and get ready for a charity event we were attending last night. Whew, this girl is WORN out. *On a side note, this was my first Charity Wine Tasting and it was super cool. The event was to raise money for Childrens Chance, a wonderful organization that helps families who have children with cancer....they help to pay for anything and everything from their bills, new tires, mortgage payments, hotel rooms, etc. There were over 100 labels to taste and a silent auction. A fun night for a good cause, how much better does it get? So...on to Day 15: Favorite Bible Verse. My favorite Bible verses are pretty much the most popular ones, but I guess there is a reason they are the most popular right? These just speak to me the most.....

Gearing up for Gap's Give and Get sale, I started loading goodies into my online shopping cart. I also added a few things from Nordstrom. I swear I would be a LOT richer if my work blocked internet, seriously. A few of the things I have my eye on: Nordstrom: what a cute coat, Tulle. Old Navy: super cute and cheap. Kinsie faux fur via Piperlime LOVE this faux fur from Nordstrom BCBG via Piperlime. Happy Shopping!!