Ten Things . . . That Made Me Love Today

Today was one of those really good regular days, so I just had to record it.

1. A latte & almond muffin from Sweetwaters to start my day.
2. Rain that reminded me of the Rain, Rain, Rain song from Winnie the Pooh. 
3. Taking the back roads out to visit my cousin and seeing all the beautiful farms out her way.
4. Snapping green beans while visiting with my cousin.
5. Natalie Merchent on the radio. 
6. Watching my nieces and nephew play pirate ship in laundry baskets. 
7. Picking bright green and dark purple tomatoes from my yard.
8. Chatting with my sister in-law Lauren while we worked on ironing and folding clothes at her house.
9. Playing a rousing game of peek-a-boo with Emmylou.
10. A new Joy the Baker Podcast.

What made you love today?

P.S. Slugs

Ten Things . . . Totally True Facts About Me According To Online Quizzes

So I might have just justified spending an hour taking online quizzes by telling myself I would write a post about them. Yep that is all the thought I put into this. But you know what these quizzes were like totally 100% true so maybe they are on to something.

1. My life is just like the classic novel Charlotte's Web, I'm just trying to figure out if I'm more like Charlotte or Wilber?
2. I have a brand New Soul. Right.
3. I'm an Independent Woman. Need I say more?
4. I was meant to be a Writer.
5. Zac Efron is my celebrity boyfriend. #backoffgirlshesmine
6. Oh and went Zac and I finally tie the knot I'll be wearing an A-Line Dress.
7. You guys must think I'm really Artsy! 
8. This one says I should have been born in the 90s, but I think they mean I should have lived and loved in the 90s.
9. I look like Pocahontas. Actually when we were kids my brother Andrew thought I was Native American, true story!
10. And finally My 1990s Theme Song is . . . Spice Up Your Life!

P.S. An interview with Ryan Goslings from 1999. You are soooo welcome!

Ten Things . . . Making Me Happy

Way back in the olden days of blogging (2002-2006) I had a web log on Xanga, it was mostly filled with my moaning about homework and my fan-girling about music and books, so basically what I do now. I left the waters of Xanga for more "legitimate" blogging a long time ago, but I've decided to resurrect one of my favorite features from the old blog: "Ten Things". It will be a Sunday post with a list of ten items, maybe they will stick to a theme or they might just be random, that is all part of the fun.

To kick things of I'm making a list of the Ten Things Making Me Happy right now. Okay let's get started!

1. That I'm back to these lists, I forgot how much I loved making them. And it is sure making me happy to bring them back!
2. The video for Jenny Lewis' new song One of the Guys. I'm not sure why, but my sister and I can't get enough of it. The tune is so catchy and the video is so weirdly great! Watch it at least once just for the part when Anne Hathaway break dances.
3. Speaking of Anne Hathaway, this list of 10 Things That Girls Always Do In Movies And Never Do In Real Life cracked me up. #4 is my number one Rom-Com pet peeve.
4. All the Ticket to Ride game nights my family has been having lately, we all love this game and with all the expansions and variations I think it will be a long time before we tire of playing.
5. Season Two of Orphan Black, I love this twisty and dark Sci-Fi show from BBC America.
6. The Vintage Planter section of etsy. As a houseplant lover I like to think about what type of plant would look best in each one. For the record my taste swings more in the green pottery way than the orange and yellow mouse way, though there it a time and place for everything.
7. Sunday Family Dinners. Just a wonderful way to end the weekend and start the week. If you ever check out my Instagram @elizabethpfink you will see lots of Family Dinner Fun. 
8. I've been invited to a wedding with a Vintage Carnival theme and I've been having a great time try to figure out what to wear. Right now I'm thinking about either this Navy Star Print Dress or this Sassy Black Dress. Feel free to cast your votes!
9. The wonderful book I mentioned in my last post, still in love with Pursue The Intentional Life.
10. Tales of adventure from my friends and family traveling the worlds, right now I'm loving the updates from my friend Austin, who is photographing a trip to a hospital in Ethiopia and my bother Isaiah, who is in Thailand with the Army ROTC (Below is Ike meeting some of the local wildlife!).
    
    
    
    
    

P.S. This documentary about The Elephant Who Found A Mom.