The Love List: {Top 5 Christmas Movies Edition}

I love movies at any time of the year - you could seriously ask me on any given day if I want to see a movie and the answer will always be "YES."

So naturally, I love Christmas movies.

There are certain ones I have to watch every single year or it's just not Christmas.

Here's a countdown for you:

5. Elf

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"I love you!  I'll call you in five minutes!"

I'm not a huge fan of Will Ferrell, but this movie makes me love him. 
And I just love Zooey Deschanel.

The "Baby It's Cold Outside" scene?  LOVE.


4. Holiday Inn
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"I'm Linda Mason."
"Oh, LINDA Mason!!" 

Does it get any better than Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire together?

The answer is NO.

It's always been a back of the mind dream of mine to open a place like this.

Incidentally, this movie is the reason I know how to correctly spell "Connecticut."

3. Four Christmases

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"My childhood was like the Shawshank Redemption.  Except I didn't have some old, warm, black man to share my story with!"

This movie = hilarious.
I can never stop laughing when it's on.  The church scene is GOLD.

2. Love Actually
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 "But for now, let me say - Without hope or agenda - Just because it's Christmas - And at Christmas you tell the truth - To me, you are perfect - And my wasted heart will love you - Until you look like this."

I want to watch this movie all year round.  It's just the best.  The minute I saw the previews for this movie I knew I would see it in the theatres and love it.
I can never pick a favorite storyline.
I just think that little boy is precious.
I watch it SEVERAL times a Christmas season.

1. White Christmas

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"Mutual, I'm sure"

It wouldn't be Christmas without seeing this movie.

When I was growing up - and still to this day - my family watches it on Christmas Eve.

Would anyone judge me if I said I have always desperately wanted Vera Ellen's waist and one of those red outfits?


Honorable Mention goes to:

Eloise at Christmastime - Because nothing with Christmas, Julie Andrews, New York City and a pug could be bad.  And I just love this movie.

and

Christmas in Connecticut - I grew up watching this every Christmas and still love it til this day.  I blame this movie for my affinity to want to smash fine china.

So, there you have it!

What are your favorite, must-see Christmas movies?

The Love List {Travel Edition}

"Vacation all I've ever wanted......"

It's summertime, so let's talk about vacay.

I'm not going anywhere this summer (except for a couple days at Kentucky Lake) but that doesn't mean I can't dream.

So this post is going to be about the places I wish I were going this summer.

It's not going to be depressing at all.

5. Miami

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I took my mom to Miami for her 50th birthday and ever since then we've both wanted to go back. Gorgeous beaches, amazing shopping, fabulous places to eat.......I would go back in a second.

4. San Francisco

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"Whatever happened to predictability? The milkman, the paperboy, evening tv."

Ever since I was little I wanted to go to where the "Tanners lived."*

As I've grown up, though I've learned a million more reasons why I've wanted to go there and I need to make it happen. Sooner rather than later.

3. London

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I heart London.

I want to visit Westminster Abbey, Harrods, Big Ben, the London bridge(and hope it's not falling down, youknowwhati'msaying?), Buckingham Palace......my list goes on and on.

2. Bali

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Specifically this private resort. I want to go where there's no technology. I'm thinking honeymoon here?

1. Ireland

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This is the number one place I want to go and I can't wait until the day that I get to go there. And I will go there.

I can't wait to eat fish n' chips in a real Irish pub. It's on the bucket list.

Where are you dreaming about?

The Love List via Pinterest

Do y'all Pinterest? I swear it's the best invention since....whatever the last thing I thought was the best invention was....or something.

Anyway, it's the most amazing website where you can store all thse things you see online in one place on different - very organizational - virtual corkboards.

It's like a control freak's dream.

And mine.

So, I thought I'd share with y'all who don't Pinterest(love how I've made it a verb?) a few things that have caught my eyes recently.

Source: anthropologie.com via Whitney on Pinterest

I'm coveting this duvet cover, which, yes I realize is a sin but look at it. I need it.
What's that? You want to purchase it for me?

Source: cutestfood.com via Whitney on Pinterest

so easy + so fun = this snack

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Let me tell you that I cried when I saw this series of photos. Which, in and of itself isn't surprising since I'm pretty sure I cried during the Folgers commercial the other day, but oh the sweetness. I will never look this good giving birth, but my hats off to her.

I would. I really, really would.

Source: kuchnia-pelna-cudow.blogspot.com via Whitney on Pinterest

These flowers are made of coffee filters.
COFFEE FILTERS.
I will be making these.

Source: weheartit.com via Whitney on Pinterest

And while we're on the DIY subject, this is just glow in the dark paint in mason jars. So summer.

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When I get married, this is going to be the house motto. Well, that and "Momma's always right."

If you want to sign up for Pinterest you can do so simply by going to their website. There might be a little bit of a wait, but I have some invites left so let me know if you want the hook up yo.

Do y'all love how I just got ghetto on the blog?

Happy Pinning!