Midnight In Paris.

Here's what I wore to dinner celebrating Daddy's birthday last night. 

dress-Testament; shoes-New Directions 

 I don't think this is my most flattering dress, but I love the ruffles on the back. And it is so comfortable. I would love to go dancing in this dress. 

And after dinner I found my movie soulmate. Five minutes in the movie I was tearing up. Because I knew I was going to love it, I knew that I would never want it to end. It was my life up on that screen and I am so glad Woody Allen captured the life of an old soul. I am someone who wishes she lived in another time, but I was enlightened after seeing this fantastic film. The people living in my "golden age" were wishing they lived in another time as well. So I have a slightly new outlook on my old soul-ness. I can appreciate and study the past, but still enjoy the present for what it is. I will never get to go back in time, so I need to be thankful for modern life and all it has to offer. 

The movie was so fantastic. One could say it was a little cheesy, but not over-the-top. So many of my favorite people were featured, including: Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda, T.S. Eliot, Gertrude Stein and so many others. I don't want to spoil it for you. I know how it feels, I have yet to see the new Harry Potter (I know, calm down) and so many of my favorite blogs are posting screenshots. It's killing me. Want to see it with me? Anyways, you must see Midnight In Paris. I mean it. And it is very rare that I truly enjoy a movie from this century. 

A few other things I am excited about:

Borders Books being liquidated (I know it sounds bad, but 40% off all books? That's my dream come true. I am heading there later today.)

And Mac OS X Lion. I downloaded it last night and am very satisfied. My only struggles are that the scroll has been reversed. I understand why, they are making it more like the iPhone and iPad scroll, but it is going to take some getting used to, and that my version of Microsoft Word does not run on it. Thankfully my writing can be opened in pages. Phew! I about had a panic attack before I figured that one out. 

 "You stubborn people! You are heathens at heart and deaf to the truth. Must you forever resist the Holy Spirit? That's what your ancestors did, and so do you!"

Acts 7:51 

Blue Like Jazz.

Hello all! I am thoroughly enjoying summer and I hope you are. I went to Barnes and Noble to stock up on some more reading material. I wasn't quite sure what kind of book I wanted so I think I got a pretty good selection. 

 The top book I just finished today. Mere Christianity-C.S. Lewis, so enlightening. I am almost finished with the next one down, Blue Like Jazz-Donald Miller. He and I have so much in common it's freaky. Page after page, I feel like I am just reading about myself, which is so comforting. So now for my purchases from today, the next book down is Barrel Fever by David Sedaris. I have wanted to read some of his work for a long time. The next one is another Donald Miller book Through Painted Deserts. The fat book on the bottom is The Collection of Oscar Wilde. I read The Picture of Dorian Gray over Christmas break and fell in love with his writing style. So I've got my Christian inspiration, fiction, and classic literature. I am so excited to read them all. 

 And one more, Jesus Calling by Sarah Young. A daily devotional recommended to me by several sisters in Christ. 

 I gave my horse, Hardy a bath a few days ago. He was so clean and glistening in the sunlight. And then that night it rained...

I think he just wanted to aggravate me. Seriously, though, did he just lay in mud all night?

Anyways, I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! I bought my dress for the Raleigh Debutante Party today! It's gorgeous, but no pictures until the actual event, I want to keep it a surprise. 

I have probably posted this verse before, but, like most verses, it is ALWAYS relevant. 

"And we know that in all things God works for the benefit of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose."

Romans 8:28