impact | thirty days of elle

There is a thousand answers to this question, but I think I've already summed it up about a specific group.

My small group has made such an impact in my life.

So go read that post today. For day siete.

Happy Grey's Anatomy day...Tonight's episode was kind of a disappointment..Am I right?

Batman | thirty days of elle

seis.
favorite super hero and why.

B a t m a n.
Simply because he's the only one I know anything about.
Because I watched the show.
Other than that, I know nothing in the super hero department.

I tried to call Hulk, Thor the other day as a helpful example of remembering Thorium. I had no idea.

Anyways, Happy Wednesday (anyone else still spell out Wed-Nes-Day in their head? Because same)!

New York | thirty days of elle

C I N C O 🎉 

Today is all about a picture of somewhere you've been. 

Obviously this picture shall be of my home, NYC! 🏡

I took this picture on July 2, 2015

I love it so very much.

B e c a u s e...

I love the sense of anonymity that comes a long with being apart of a big city. It's like no one knows who you are, so somehow, that makes it that much more clear to you...who you are, and to whom you belong. 

coffee, coffee, more coffee | thirty days of elle

Day Cuatro.

Today was supposed to be about a Bad habit I have, but I really wasn't feeling it. 

I bite my nails, okay? 

I also procrastinate. A lot. 

But enough about that...

I love coffee, so I thought maybe I could talk a little about that today instead. 

College students love coffee shops, too. 

Since I live in a college town...We're infested with them..Coffee shops that is.

Well, students too.

I love Starbucks, but I love Heritage House more. I'm pretty sure HH is a local thing...so if you're ever in T-town, or if you live here...you should give it a try. 

Anyways, here is a list of my top favorite drinks from both places:

1. Carmel Macchiato(⭐️💵) AHHHH. With extra caramel drizzle...TO. DIE. FOR. It is a layered drink with milk, expresso, and caramel...and it is TOO good. 
2.   Snowflake Royal (HH). There's something so super duper about this. I just love it so much! 
3. Caramel Frappe (⭐️💵) It seems traditional. It's good. It's sweeter than a Macchiato, so if you aren't feeling the expresso, go for it. 
4. Eskimocha (sp.?) Latte (HH)! Chocolatey Caramel goodness. 
5. Through the Holidays, Starbucks had this A M A Z I N G drink called a Caramel Brûlée Latte (⭐️💵). It was the best thing I have ever had off of their menu. But as soon as the clock stuck midnight and it became 2017- they got rid of it. I hope to goodness they bring it back this year!!! 
6. Frozen Hot Chocolate (HH)!!!!!! I got this once before I liked coffee and I still love it today! 
7. White Chocolate Hot Chocolate (⭐️💵) is always super sweet.
8. My very first Starbucks love in the 5th (maybe?) grade was a strawberries and cream Frappe (⭐️💵) I love strawberries:) 
9. Okay, Okay, Okay. I've got to add in another shop. Dunkin' has THE BEST iced coffee. THE. BEST. I love it. Order ya a caramel (sensing a trend here?) with cream and sugar. It won't disappoint ya. 
10. SIMPLY BECAUSE I need to expand my coffees and try new things and because I am out of ideas...You know, if all of this sounds horrible to you...Water is great, too. No doubt it looks best in a Starbucks cup. 

Anyways, Happy Monday. Go kill the day and grab a cute drink while you're at it.☕️

Day Three...Ginger | thirty days of elle

Today is a story about a girl who hates selfies and L O V E S attention.
When I saw that this was what today was about, I'm pretty sure I squealed.
"A picture of your Animals"

I've got more than one.
I mentioned before that I love cats, yes?
Well that love is all because of Ginger the cat...she's my best friend.



Our friend found Ginger sometime after a tornado swept through our town in 2011. She was just a tiny little kitten! My friends and I donated some things to an animal shelter soon after the tornado, and they invited us back to see the dogs. I was afraid that I would be too sad to look at the dogs/too afraid of the dogs to go back, so a nice lady offered to let me look at the cats.

I don't know why I went, because I had been praying and praying and praying for a dog and 10 year old Elle didn't even like cats.
But, I did and I fell in love with two orange kittens.
Little did I know that Ginge here was living with another super nice lady who had friends for her to play with!

We got Ginger soon after coming home from the beach early that summer, and she quickly became by new BFF.

However, we don't know if she was actually in the tornado or not.

Here is a fact for each year she's lived:

1. Her made up birthday is May 4!
2. I am her favorite person, although my mom likes to pretend she is.
3. Ginger likes for us to nap together sometimes.
4. She loves to climb on top of doors and then loudly meow until you come get her down...
5. She will be SIX this year!
5.5. Her birthday was chosen to be in May because we already had too many April birthdays in our fam.


   


Super thankful for Ginge...She's the greatest.

Day Two | thirty days of elle

Welcome Back!
Feeling a little disappointed today, as I had the first five or six of these posts already written...and accidentally deleted them.
So, you know, here I am...re-writing.

~day d o s~
Today was supposed to be about the meaning behind my blog's name, but honestly, that story is kind of short and sweet.
The same teacher, mentor, and f r i e n d that inspired my blog by inspiring me to write as my teacher, and inspired me to start a blog as my friend, came up with sosayselle.

The texts went something like this:
"Help, I need a blog name!!"
To which she responds:
 
...and SoSaysElle was it.

This is the gal that came up with SSE...
{B} (I made that rhyme intentionally 😊)

She was my seventh grade english teacher, and she loved me through all of that mess...Her friendship is obviously a treasure....Colossians 3:23 (NIV)..."Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters," She is the perfect example of this verse and inspires me to be, too!

T H I R T Y DAYS OF ME

Since my blog is still fairly new, for the next T H I R T Y days, I'm going to be blogging alllll about myself just incase anyone reads my blog and isn't one of my family members who already knows these things.

I came across this idea on Pinterest, and thought I'd go for it...

Although, some of these prompts aren't necessarily my favorite, so I do have some other ideas in mind. However, here is primer día...or in ingles, day one (sometimes I forget not everyone is in La clase de español). 

••U N O••

A recent picture of you and fifteen facts about yourself.

Easy Enough...

This picture is from December 1st...I'll get into that in a second.

1. My name is Elle, and it's pronounced Ellie. My parents just decided to be funky and mess with all the people I come in contact with. 
2. I do this thing a lot where I let my hair grow out and then cut it off again. That's what this picture (above) is from. It works. I like it. It all began in the eighth grade...I know...IT. WAS. TOO. MUCH. 
3. I  am a huge Grey's Anatomy fan. I LOVE it. Like I love it the way Derek loves Meredith. Okay maybe not...But, I love it a lot. 
4. I am completely unsure of what I want to do with my life. I want to be a doctor and a teacher, as well as a journalist, and the White House Press Secretary. We'll see how that works out. 
5. I happen to own socks with George Washington's face on them. I also happen to own socks with Alexander Hamilton's face on them. I'm a pretty big Hamilfan.
6. I love, LOVE, L O V E New York. Like LOVE. It's the happiest place and my heart is the happiest there. Like happier than Disney...the happiest place on earth. Woah. 

7. I have pictures of me and all my people strung upon my wall. I think it looks really cute and I wanted to include it here.

8. I own a guitar, but I can only play jingle bells on it. Simply because it's all I know how to play.

 9. I love to draw. But I love to write more. Like write as in like lettering kind of write. Far from the best, but it's a fun lil' hobby. 

10. I refuse to change my sheets to regular sheets so I'm still sleeping on Christmas ones. 

11. My favorite subject this year is History. I love the history, but I don't particularly care for the DBQs:) 

12. I love Pinterest so go follow your girl here!

13. I love cats (you'll see that one day), and I love lions and especially elephants. 

14. My best friend, Elephant and I have spent nearly every night together my entire life. This is him. p

You can see the love all over him.

15. I'm praising the Lord this was the last one because this is hard! My favorite color is gold, and my favorite Bible Verse is Colossians 3:23. 

That's all I've got, today. I'm just your typical New York/Grey's Anatomy/Cat/ Jesus lovin' girl. 

See you tomorrow for another little bit about me!