Currently, top 10 favorite things...

1) Ahh...the smell of fresh cut grass! One of the things I love about Spring

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2) Sweet tea - I have always enjoyed McD's $1 sweet tea, but it just can't compare to the south's sweet tea. Any restaurant in Charlotte carries it and although I don't drink soda, sweet tea is my weakness!

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3) My organized yarn - you have heard me talk about this multiple times before on this blog...I have always wanted to be able to organize my yarn and make it look lovely sitting up on the shelves (just waiting to be used)! :) Well, I have made that happen folks...

 

4) This wine cellar...

5) My new yoga studio and the classes I have been able to take the past few weeks, which have been focused on Baptiste Power Vinyasa yoga!

6) My pups! That's Harley on the left and Rider on the right, participating in their favorite activity..."sun doggin'"

7) New haircut - I frequently get bored with my hair, always needing to change it up (cut it, color it, layer it, etc.). And today was no different...went to my stylist and said to cut it short! I need a change! :) So it is now the shortest it's ever been and I am loving it!!

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8) the LOFT...it has been a year or so now since I was introduced to shopping at Ann Taylor LOFT, but I can without a doubt say that I am now obsessed with their clothes and styles!

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9) Current book I'm reading - it's really good so far!

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10) Lounging poolside - getting some sun, listening to my iPod, reading and relaxing!

I've Been Tagged...

Alright, so I was tagged by my good friend Jen, over at A Little Blue to share some information:

 

1. four shows that you watch: 

(1) vampire diaries

(2) one tree hill

(3) gossip girl

(4) greys anatomy

2. four things you are passionate about:

(1) my marriage

(2) my friends

(3) helping others

(4) crafting

3. four phrases you say a lot:

(1) I love you!

(2) No freakin' way!

(3) What the...

(4) I'm tired.

4. four things you've learned from the past:

(1) don't sweat the small stuff

(2) there are definitely things worth fighting for

(3) communication is the key

(4) patience is a virtue

 

5. four places you would like to go:

(1) Ireland

(2) Italy

(3) Australia

(4) Bora Bora

 

6. four things you did yesterday:

(1) worked out/ran on the treadmill

(2) read another chapter of Atlas Shrugged (long book, not easy to get through)

(3) looked for jobs

(4) took a nap

7. four things you are looking forward to:

(1) Christmas

(2) 2011

(3) our 2nd wedding anniversary in March

(4) turning 27 (okay maybe not, but I'm trying to be optimistic)

8. four things you love about winter:

(1) watching snow coming down to cover the ground

(2) wearing lots of hoodies, scarves and cute hats/gloves

(3) drinking lots of hot chocolate with marshmallows

(4) winter activities: ice skating, sledding, snowball fights

 

9. four bloggers who should share their list of fours:

(1) jenn

(2) angie

(3) curt

(4) devan

Vampire's Perspective

Just picked up my 'hot-off-the-press" copy of:

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella (Twilight Saga)

I am actually really excited to read this short novella to the Twilight Series. It should be interesting to finally read about a perspective other than Bella's (not that I didn't love hers), but I guess I just think it will be kind of refreshing to know the story (within Eclipse) from another's point of view. Stephenie (described in her Introduction) writes that she feels Bree's story really adds to the plot of Eclipse and is basically a necessary component to the overall battle between the Cullens/wolves and the army of Vampires!

Eek...I'm ready to read it....although it is going to have to wait a few days (I know right, how on Earth can I wait) but I JUST started:

 The Host: A Novel

I guess you could say I'm on a Stephenie Meyer kick :)

And I am totally wrapped up in this one at the moment!!! Have any of you read this book yet? Totally didn't realize the depth of the storyline for this book...but it is intriguing, to say the least!

Anyway, only 24 more days until ECLIPSE!!!! I can't wait...I most definitely have my 'midnight showing' ticket and will be impatiently waiting in line for hours that day! :0