My Top Fives

Emily tagged me to share some of my top fives. I don't usually respond to this sort of thing but I thought this list sounded kind of fun and I feel like spending some lazy computer time in my pajamas with a cup of coffee at my side, so why not? (At least until Austin wakes up...)

1. 5 things under $5 that I couldn't live without

• frozen custard from The Meadows, preferably cookies n cream, chocolate almond chunk, or chocolate peanut butter cup
• chapstick
• onesies (it's a good day if we only go through two)
• good smelling body wash
• pens/notepads (in multiple locations so I can always write something down if needed)
  

2. 5 favorite movies

• Pride and Prejudice (the BBC/A&E version for me)
• Bringing Up Baby
• You've Got Mail
• The Lord of the Rings
• What's Up Doc?
  

3. 5 baby names I love (Most of these are names I like for other people's babies but that we wouldn't choose because they're too popular. Also, do you notice the lack of boys' names? Could be a problem if Austin has a brother someday.)

• Emma
  
• Elizabeth
• Sophie
• Grace
• Ava
  

4. 5 songs I could listen to over and over again

• In Christ Alone
• Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing (preferably sung by a big congregation)
  
• More Than You'll Ever Know by Watermark
• Thy Mercy by Caedmon's Call
  
• Dance of the Cucumber (from a VeggieTales CD; I've been playing it for Austin and I think it's just too funny for words)
  

5. 5 people who have influenced me in a positive way

• Zach
• Mom and Dad
• Matthew Peer (my college pastor)
• Dr. John MacArthur
• Jamie Pitigoi-Aron
  

6. 5 things that are always in my purse (assuming I am carrying a purse and not just a diaper bag?)

• credit cards
• prenatal vitamins (so I don't forget to take them when we go out to eat)
• pens
• checkbook
• chapstick
  

7. 5 moments that have changed my life forever

• my salvation
• my wedding day
• Austin's birth
• deciding to go to TCU
• the day I accepted a job at LeConte Middle School
  

8. 5 obsessions I have now

• feeding Austin (obsession seems like an appropriate word for something you spend 5 or 6 hours a day doing)
• fitting back into my regular clothes (sooooo tired of maternity pants)
• choosing which cloth diapers to buy for Austin
• reading (Zach says I should put this even though I haven't been doing it much lately)
• trying to get enough sleep
  

9. 5 places I would like to go

• England
• Australia
• Botswana (thanks to the Alexander McCall Smith books I've read)
• New England in the fall, to see the leaves
• Grand Cayman
  

10. 5 appliances or kitchen tools I cannot live without

• cheese slicer
• my 6" chefs knife (wish I had 3 of these instead of 1)
• teakettle
• French coffee press (that's really for Zach, but I like him to be happy)
• toaster
  

11. 5 people whose top 5's I would like to see (no pressure, anyone!)

• Megan
• Ashley
• Jamie
• Summer
• ???????