diff --git a/.DS_Store b/.DS_Store
index f260456..b15a21f 100644
Binary files a/.DS_Store and b/.DS_Store differ
diff --git a/MemeProject/app/src/main/java/madelyntav/c4q/nyc/memeproject/MainActivity.java b/MemeProject/app/src/main/java/madelyntav/c4q/nyc/memeproject/MainActivity.java
index d1ee61a..53177b3 100644
--- a/MemeProject/app/src/main/java/madelyntav/c4q/nyc/memeproject/MainActivity.java
+++ b/MemeProject/app/src/main/java/madelyntav/c4q/nyc/memeproject/MainActivity.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public void takePic(View v) {
     }
 
     public void chooseMeme(View view){
-        Intent popularMemeIntent = new Intent(MainActivity.this, MemeList.class);
+        Intent popularMemeIntent = new Intent(MainActivity.this, TemplateActivity.class);
         startActivity(popularMemeIntent);
     }
 
diff --git a/MemeProject/app/src/main/java/madelyntav/c4q/nyc/memeproject/Template.java b/MemeProject/app/src/main/java/madelyntav/c4q/nyc/memeproject/Template.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c9ad86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MemeProject/app/src/main/java/madelyntav/c4q/nyc/memeproject/Template.java
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package madelyntav.c4q.nyc.memeproject;
+
+public class Template {
+
+    private int _id;
+    private String _name;
+    private int _image;
+
+    public Template() {
+
+    }
+
+    public Template(int _id, String _name, int _image) {
+        this._id = _id;
+        this._name = _name;
+        this._image = _image;
+    }
+
+    public int get_id() {
+        return _id;
+    }
+
+    public void set_id(int _id) {
+        this._id = _id;
+    }
+
+    public String get_name() {
+        return _name;
+    }
+
+    public void set_name(String _name) {
+        this._name = _name;
+    }
+
+    public int get_image() {
+        return _image;
+    }
+
+    public void set_image(int _image) {
+        this._image = _image;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MemeProject/app/src/main/java/madelyntav/c4q/nyc/memeproject/TemplateActivity.java b/MemeProject/app/src/main/java/madelyntav/c4q/nyc/memeproject/TemplateActivity.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac1f3ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MemeProject/app/src/main/java/madelyntav/c4q/nyc/memeproject/TemplateActivity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package madelyntav.c4q.nyc.memeproject;
+
+import android.app.Activity;
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.net.Uri;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.widget.AdapterView;
+import android.widget.ListView;
+import android.widget.Toast;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
+
+public class TemplateActivity extends Activity {
+
+    ListView listView;
+    TemplateDBAsyncTask templateDBAsyncTask;
+    TemplateAdapter templateAdapter;
+
+    @Override
+    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        setContentView(R.layout.activity_meme_list);
+
+        listView = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.listView);
+        templateDBAsyncTask.execute();
+
+        try {
+            templateAdapter = new TemplateAdapter(this, templateDBAsyncTask.get());
+        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        } catch (ExecutionException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+
+        listView.setAdapter(templateAdapter);
+
+        listView.setOnItemClickListener(new AdapterView.OnItemClickListener() {
+            @Override
+            public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position, long id) {
+                Intent intent = new Intent(TemplateActivity.this, EditPhoto.class);
+
+                //todo: select image from db and load
+            }
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MemeProject/app/src/main/java/madelyntav/c4q/nyc/memeproject/TemplateAdapter.java b/MemeProject/app/src/main/java/madelyntav/c4q/nyc/memeproject/TemplateAdapter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0005c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MemeProject/app/src/main/java/madelyntav/c4q/nyc/memeproject/TemplateAdapter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package madelyntav.c4q.nyc.memeproject;
+
+import android.app.Activity;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.view.LayoutInflater;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.widget.BaseAdapter;
+import android.widget.ImageView;
+import android.widget.TextView;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class TemplateAdapter extends BaseAdapter {
+
+    Context context;
+    List<Template> templates;
+    LayoutInflater layoutInflater;
+    ImageView memeImage;
+    TextView memeName;
+
+    public TemplateAdapter(Context context, List<Template> templates) {
+        this.context = context;
+        this.templates = templates;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getCount() {
+        return templates.size();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object getItem(int position) {
+        return templates.get(position);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public long getItemId(int position) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
+        layoutInflater = (LayoutInflater) context.getSystemService(Activity.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
+
+        if (convertView == null) {
+            convertView = layoutInflater.inflate(R.layout.list_item, null);
+            memeImage = (ImageView) convertView.findViewById(R.id.memeImage);
+            memeName = (TextView) convertView.findViewById(R.id.memeName);
+        }
+
+        memeImage.setImageResource(templates.get(position).get_image());
+        memeName.setText(templates.get(position).get_name());
+
+        return convertView;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MemeProject/app/src/main/java/madelyntav/c4q/nyc/memeproject/TemplateContract.java b/MemeProject/app/src/main/java/madelyntav/c4q/nyc/memeproject/TemplateContract.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5463845
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MemeProject/app/src/main/java/madelyntav/c4q/nyc/memeproject/TemplateContract.java
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package madelyntav.c4q.nyc.memeproject;
+
+import android.provider.BaseColumns;
+
+public class TemplateContract {
+
+    public static final String PRIMARY_KEY = " PRIMARY KEY";
+    public static final String INT_TYPE = " INTEGER";
+    public static final String TEXT_TYPE = " TEXT";
+    public static final String COMMA_SEP = ",";
+
+    public static final String SQL_CREATE_ENTRIES =
+            "CREATE TABLE " + TemplateEntry.TABLE_NAME +
+                    " (" +
+                    TemplateEntry._ID + INT_TYPE + PRIMARY_KEY + COMMA_SEP +
+                    TemplateEntry.COLUMN_NAME + TEXT_TYPE + COMMA_SEP +
+                    TemplateEntry.COLUMN_IMAGE + INT_TYPE +
+                    ")";
+
+    public static final String SQL_DELETE_ENTRIES =
+            "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS " + TemplateEntry.TABLE_NAME;
+
+    public static abstract class TemplateEntry implements BaseColumns {
+        public static final String TABLE_NAME = "TEMPLATES";
+        //inherit _ID constant from BaseColumns for the unique id of each row
+        public static final String COLUMN_NAME = "NAME";
+        public static final String COLUMN_IMAGE = "IMAGE";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MemeProject/app/src/main/java/madelyntav/c4q/nyc/memeproject/TemplateDBAsyncTask.java b/MemeProject/app/src/main/java/madelyntav/c4q/nyc/memeproject/TemplateDBAsyncTask.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b28ee3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MemeProject/app/src/main/java/madelyntav/c4q/nyc/memeproject/TemplateDBAsyncTask.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package madelyntav.c4q.nyc.memeproject;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.os.AsyncTask;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class TemplateDBAsyncTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, List<Template>> {
+
+    public Context mContext;
+
+    @Override
+    protected List<Template> doInBackground(Void... params) {
+        TemplateDBHandler handler = new TemplateDBHandler(mContext);
+        handler.insertTemplate("Actual Advice Mallard", R.drawable.actual_advice_mallard);
+        handler.insertTemplate("But That's None Of My Business", R.drawable.but_thats_none_of_my_business);
+        handler.insertTemplate("Creepy Condescending Wonka", R.drawable.creepy_condescending_wonka);
+        handler.insertTemplate("Skeptical Fry", R.drawable.futurama_fry);
+        handler.insertTemplate("Good Guy Greg", R.drawable.good_guy_greg);
+        handler.insertTemplate("Liam Neeson Taken", R.drawable.liam_neeson_taken);
+        handler.insertTemplate("One Does Not Simply", R.drawable.one_does_not_simply);
+        handler.insertTemplate("Scumbag Steve", R.drawable.scumbag_steve);
+        handler.insertTemplate("Shut Up And Take My Money", R.drawable.shut_up_and_take_my_money_fry);
+        handler.insertTemplate("Ten Guy", R.drawable.ten_guy);
+        handler.insertTemplate("The Most Interesting Man In The World", R.drawable.the_most_interesting_man_in_the_world);
+        handler.insertTemplate("Third World Skeptical Kid", R.drawable.third_world_skeptical_kid);
+        handler.insertTemplate("Unhelpful High School Teacher", R.drawable.unhelpful_high_school_teacher);
+        handler.insertTemplate("Yao Ming", R.drawable.yao_ming);
+        handler.insertTemplate("You The Real MVP", R.drawable.you_the_real_mvp);
+        return handler.loadTemplates();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onPostExecute(List<Template> templates) {
+        super.onPostExecute(templates);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MemeProject/app/src/main/java/madelyntav/c4q/nyc/memeproject/TemplateDBHandler.java b/MemeProject/app/src/main/java/madelyntav/c4q/nyc/memeproject/TemplateDBHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1cbbe4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MemeProject/app/src/main/java/madelyntav/c4q/nyc/memeproject/TemplateDBHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+package madelyntav.c4q.nyc.memeproject;
+
+import android.content.ContentValues;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.database.Cursor;
+import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase;
+import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteOpenHelper;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+
+public class TemplateDBHandler extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
+
+    private static final int DATABASE_VERSION = 1;
+    private static final String DATABASE_NAME = "templates.db";
+
+    public TemplateDBHandler(Context context) {
+        super(context, DATABASE_NAME, null, DATABASE_VERSION);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onCreate(SQLiteDatabase db) {
+        db.execSQL(TemplateContract.SQL_CREATE_ENTRIES);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onUpgrade(SQLiteDatabase db, int oldVersion, int newVersion) {
+        db.execSQL(TemplateContract.SQL_DELETE_ENTRIES);
+        onCreate(db);
+    }
+
+    public void insertTemplate(String name, int image) {
+        SQLiteDatabase db = getWritableDatabase();
+        ContentValues values = new ContentValues();
+        values.put(TemplateContract.TemplateEntry.COLUMN_NAME, name);
+        values.put(TemplateContract.TemplateEntry.COLUMN_IMAGE, image);
+        db.insert(TemplateContract.TemplateEntry.TABLE_NAME, null, values);
+        db.close();
+    }
+
+    public void deleteTemplate(Template template) {
+        SQLiteDatabase db = getWritableDatabase();
+        db.execSQL("DELETE FROM " + TemplateContract.TemplateEntry.TABLE_NAME + " WHERE " + TemplateContract.TemplateEntry.COLUMN_NAME + "=\"" + template.get_name() + "\";");
+    }
+
+    public ArrayList<Template> loadTemplates() {
+
+        String[] projection = {
+                TemplateContract.TemplateEntry._ID,
+                TemplateContract.TemplateEntry.COLUMN_NAME,
+                TemplateContract.TemplateEntry.COLUMN_IMAGE
+        };
+
+        SQLiteDatabase db = getWritableDatabase();
+
+        ArrayList<Template> templates = new ArrayList<Template>();
+
+        Cursor cursor = db.query(TemplateContract.TemplateEntry.TABLE_NAME, projection, null, null, null, null, TemplateContract.TemplateEntry.COLUMN_NAME + " ASC");
+        while (cursor.moveToNext()) {
+            templates.add(
+                    new Template(
+                            cursor.getInt(cursor.getColumnIndex(TemplateContract.TemplateEntry._ID)),
+                            cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(TemplateContract.TemplateEntry.COLUMN_NAME)),
+                            cursor.getInt(cursor.getColumnIndex(TemplateContract.TemplateEntry.COLUMN_IMAGE))
+                    )
+            );
+        }
+
+        cursor.close();
+
+        return templates;
+    }
+
+}