tuesday's ten: ten books to read this summer

tuesday's ten comes every now and then. usually when i can think of 10 things i can group together for you. and today, it's 10 books to read this summer. they range from simple, girly beach reads to books that will encourage and {hopefully} challenge my faith to grow.

in no particular order...

are there any must-read books on your list for the summertime? i LOVE getting book recommendations from friends so please share!

tuesday's ten: things that i am loving right now

1. goodreads.com. i found this on a blog the other day. i decided to check it out. it's like a virtual bookshelf. i have mentioned on here before about how much i love to read and that i have about 100 books on my to-read list right now. this helps me keep track better!

2. easter candy: m&m's and eggs

3. LOST. it's so good. i am so lost (pun intended) because there are so many story lines going on. but i am loving it and hate waiting a week to see where they will lead me next.

4. house hunting. don't get the wrong idea. i am not in the market for a house. A and I are not married. but for the past 2 saturdays, we have found ourselves trolling our favorite neighborhoods looking at sweet little houses. we are so excited to get married and have a house together that it is quickly becoming a little tradition of ours.

5. speaking of A, i love him. i know i know. how cheesy. but i moved down here to SC to be closer to him so we could grow up one day and get married. and i keep falling for him even more. sorry to make you gag but i really really love this man. {and i love dancing like crazy people when we are in public}

6. reading through matthew.

7. frilly aprons. especially when they look so fresh and springy. makes me just want to cook/bake a lot.

8. busting out the spring/summer wardrobe. this weekend i started my spring cleaning extravaganza {to be detailed in another post} and i switched out some of my winter clothes for my summer ones. it just got me pumped for this warmer weather.

9. the return of thunderstorms. i should point out that i am fascinated with the weather. the weather channel is one of my faves (don't get it with my basic cable...tear). i love thunderstorms in the spring and we had a good one this week. severe thunderstorm warning. loved it. it was too short lived but it brought the wind, rain and hail like no one's business. and i was giddy.

10. the kind diet. i talked about the book in my food post {here} and have just started to dig through it. so far...i'm liking it.

2 things that i love that didn't make it on my list...

*the new tv show "minute to win it". A and I are obsessed.

*that i am going home in 2 weeks for a visit. can't wait. i get to see my family, besties, lexington and meet little baby james (one of my besties cory just had her first little bundle last week. can't wait to meet the little guy)

so my sweets, give my your 10. or just 1 or 2. i want to hear what you are loving right now.

all pictures courtesy of google images (except for A and me. duh)

tuesday's ten

my sweet friend brit, over at dave and brit plus one, started a little tradition today that i am fully on board with (as is one of my besties jen). it's "tuesday's ten", a list of ten random things all having to do with a specific topic. i can't promise i will do this every tuesday, but i will sure try my darn-dest to. 

i really love lists. like love. to do lists are my favorite (the thought of being able to cross something off is enough to make me giddy). so this seemed like a perfect tradition to start with my bloggy friends. 

this week, it is my ten pet-peeves. here it goes...

1. when people talk on their cell phones when they are using a public restroom. i actually tweeted about this very thing yesterday. it weirds me out. and i judge you. just sayin'.

2. people who can't drive. i could go on and on about this one. but it is seriously the one thing that makes me cuss the quickest (not a good thing) but it really does make my blood boil. BOIL.

3. this has been my longest going pet-peeve, meaning i can remember hating this for a long time. sand on my feet. not when i'm playing on a beach. more like, it's the end of a day at the beach and i want to go home. however, i have lots of sand on my feet and there is no shower to rinse them off. only the ocean. which would be counterproductive seeing as though i would have to truck back through said sand to get to where i'm going.

4. spam. i don't know how you people selling viagra and other gross things got my email address. but please, knock it off. i hate you.

5. michael jackson. he had a few good songs. but his death brought out the weirdos, i tell ya. stop talking about him. now. big pet-peeve.

6. walking in the rain and somehow, the bottom of your pants get soaked up to the knee. i can assure you i did not step in that deep of a puddle. so how did the water get all the way up there? 

7. it's louisville (luh-ville) and clemson (clem(p)son) people. louisville...not louiE-ville or lewis-ville. clemson...not clemzen. 

8. getting ready and being hot. let me explain. you are straightening your hair and doing your make-up and are sweating like a mad lady. not fun. and doesn't make you feel too pretty. makes. me. mad.

9. not having a washer/dryer. it's stupid. consider yourself oh so lucky (and never forget) how lucky you are if you have one in your apt/house. ask me if i lugged 4 TRASHBAGS of dirty laundry 7 hours away to my grandmothers house just to have a chance to catch up on my laundry. oh yes i did.

10. mean employees. it makes me not a nice little girl if you don't even greet me before you take my order at panera. or if you just stare at me if i walk into your little boutique. that would be your job. do it.

that is all. looking back...it all sounds kinda bratty. but i feel like i just vented my frustrations. i'm liking this tuesday's ten already!