diff --git a/MemeProject/.idea/compiler.xml b/MemeProject/.idea/compiler.xml
index 9a8b7e5..217af47 100644
--- a/MemeProject/.idea/compiler.xml
+++ b/MemeProject/.idea/compiler.xml
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@
       </profile>
     </annotationProcessing>
   </component>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
+
diff --git a/MemeProject/.idea/encodings.xml b/MemeProject/.idea/encodings.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e206d70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MemeProject/.idea/encodings.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="Encoding" useUTFGuessing="true" native2AsciiForPropertiesFiles="false" />
+</project>
+
diff --git a/MemeProject/.idea/gradle.xml b/MemeProject/.idea/gradle.xml
index 1bbc21d..736c7b5 100644
--- a/MemeProject/.idea/gradle.xml
+++ b/MemeProject/.idea/gradle.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
       <GradleProjectSettings>
         <option name="distributionType" value="DEFAULT_WRAPPED" />
         <option name="externalProjectPath" value="$PROJECT_DIR$" />
-        <option name="gradleJvm" value="1.7" />
         <option name="modules">
           <set>
             <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$" />
@@ -15,4 +14,5 @@
       </GradleProjectSettings>
     </option>
   </component>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
+
diff --git a/MemeProject/.idea/misc.xml b/MemeProject/.idea/misc.xml
index 01d38cd..58ff01f 100644
--- a/MemeProject/.idea/misc.xml
+++ b/MemeProject/.idea/misc.xml
@@ -3,20 +3,24 @@
   <component name="EntryPointsManager">
     <entry_points version="2.0" />
   </component>
-  <component name="ProjectLevelVcsManager" settingsEditedManually="false">
-    <OptionsSetting value="true" id="Add" />
-    <OptionsSetting value="true" id="Remove" />
-    <OptionsSetting value="true" id="Checkout" />
-    <OptionsSetting value="true" id="Update" />
-    <OptionsSetting value="true" id="Status" />
-    <OptionsSetting value="true" id="Edit" />
-    <ConfirmationsSetting value="0" id="Add" />
-    <ConfirmationsSetting value="0" id="Remove" />
-  </component>
   <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" languageLevel="JDK_1_7" assert-keyword="true" jdk-15="true" project-jdk-name="1.7" project-jdk-type="JavaSDK">
     <output url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/build/classes" />
   </component>
-  <component name="ProjectType">
-    <option name="id" value="Android" />
+  <component name="masterDetails">
+    <states>
+      <state key="ProjectJDKs.UI">
+        <settings>
+          <last-edited>1.7</last-edited>
+          <splitter-proportions>
+            <option name="proportions">
+              <list>
+                <option value="0.2" />
+              </list>
+            </option>
+          </splitter-proportions>
+        </settings>
+      </state>
+    </states>
   </component>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
+
diff --git a/MemeProject/.idea/modules.xml b/MemeProject/.idea/modules.xml
index d953495..db189d3 100644
--- a/MemeProject/.idea/modules.xml
+++ b/MemeProject/.idea/modules.xml
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@
       <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/app/app.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/app/app.iml" />
     </modules>
   </component>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
+
diff --git a/MemeProject/.idea/scopes/scope_settings.xml b/MemeProject/.idea/scopes/scope_settings.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..922003b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MemeProject/.idea/scopes/scope_settings.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<component name="DependencyValidationManager">
+  <state>
+    <option name="SKIP_IMPORT_STATEMENTS" value="false" />
+  </state>
+</component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/MemeProject/.idea/vcs.xml b/MemeProject/.idea/vcs.xml
index 6564d52..def6a6a 100644
--- a/MemeProject/.idea/vcs.xml
+++ b/MemeProject/.idea/vcs.xml
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
   <component name="VcsDirectoryMappings">
     <mapping directory="" vcs="" />
   </component>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
+
diff --git a/MemeProject/MemeProject.iml b/MemeProject/MemeProject.iml
index 9a5441c..0bb6048 100644
--- a/MemeProject/MemeProject.iml
+++ b/MemeProject/MemeProject.iml
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<module external.linked.project.id="MemeProject" external.linked.project.path="$MODULE_DIR$" external.root.project.path="$MODULE_DIR$" external.system.id="GRADLE" external.system.module.group="" external.system.module.version="unspecified" type="JAVA_MODULE" version="4">
+<module external.linked.project.path="$MODULE_DIR$" external.root.project.path="$MODULE_DIR$" external.system.id="GRADLE" external.system.module.group="" external.system.module.version="unspecified" type="JAVA_MODULE" version="4">
   <component name="FacetManager">
     <facet type="java-gradle" name="Java-Gradle">
       <configuration>
         <option name="BUILD_FOLDER_PATH" value="$MODULE_DIR$/build" />
-        <option name="BUILDABLE" value="false" />
       </configuration>
     </facet>
   </component>
@@ -16,4 +15,5 @@
     <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
     <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
   </component>
-</module>
\ No newline at end of file
+</module>
+
diff --git a/MemeProject/app/app.iml b/MemeProject/app/app.iml
index d049220..27e7077 100644
--- a/MemeProject/app/app.iml
+++ b/MemeProject/app/app.iml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<module external.linked.project.id=":app" external.linked.project.path="$MODULE_DIR$" external.root.project.path="$MODULE_DIR$/.." external.system.id="GRADLE" external.system.module.group="MemeProject" external.system.module.version="unspecified" type="JAVA_MODULE" version="4">
+<module external.linked.project.path="$MODULE_DIR$" external.root.project.path="$MODULE_DIR$/.." external.system.id="GRADLE" external.system.module.group="MemeProject" external.system.module.version="unspecified" type="JAVA_MODULE" version="4">
   <component name="FacetManager">
     <facet type="android-gradle" name="Android-Gradle">
       <configuration>
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@
         <option name="SELECTED_TEST_ARTIFACT" value="_android_test_" />
         <option name="ASSEMBLE_TASK_NAME" value="assembleDebug" />
         <option name="COMPILE_JAVA_TASK_NAME" value="compileDebugSources" />
-        <option name="SOURCE_GEN_TASK_NAME" value="generateDebugSources" />
         <option name="ASSEMBLE_TEST_TASK_NAME" value="assembleDebugAndroidTest" />
-        <option name="COMPILE_JAVA_TEST_TASK_NAME" value="compileDebugAndroidTestSources" />
+        <option name="SOURCE_GEN_TASK_NAME" value="generateDebugSources" />
         <option name="TEST_SOURCE_GEN_TASK_NAME" value="generateDebugAndroidTestSources" />
         <option name="ALLOW_USER_CONFIGURATION" value="false" />
         <option name="MANIFEST_FILE_RELATIVE_PATH" value="/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml" />
@@ -82,12 +81,15 @@
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/build/intermediates/rs" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/build/intermediates/symbols" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/build/outputs" />
-      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/build/tmp" />
     </content>
-    <orderEntry type="jdk" jdkName="Android API 22 Platform (1)" jdkType="Android SDK" />
+    <orderEntry type="jdk" jdkName="Android API 22 Platform" jdkType="Android SDK" />
     <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
     <orderEntry type="library" exported="" name="appcompat-v7-22.1.1" level="project" />
+    <orderEntry type="library" exported="" name="ormlite-android-4.48" level="project" />
+    <orderEntry type="library" exported="" name="ormlite-core-4.48" level="project" />
+    <orderEntry type="library" exported="" name="picasso-2.5.2" level="project" />
     <orderEntry type="library" exported="" name="support-v4-22.1.1" level="project" />
     <orderEntry type="library" exported="" name="support-annotations-22.1.1" level="project" />
   </component>
-</module>
\ No newline at end of file
+</module>
+
diff --git a/MemeProject/app/build.gradle b/MemeProject/app/build.gradle
index 77da775..c97e3d4 100644
--- a/MemeProject/app/build.gradle
+++ b/MemeProject/app/build.gradle
@@ -22,4 +22,6 @@ android {
 dependencies {
     compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
     compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.1.1'
+    compile 'com.j256.ormlite:ormlite-android:4.48'
+    compile 'com.squareup.picasso:picasso:2.5.2'
 }
diff --git a/MemeProject/app/src/main/java/madelyntav/c4q/nyc/memeproject/ImageDatabaseHelper.java b/MemeProject/app/src/main/java/madelyntav/c4q/nyc/memeproject/ImageDatabaseHelper.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e8bb7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MemeProject/app/src/main/java/madelyntav/c4q/nyc/memeproject/ImageDatabaseHelper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package madelyntav.c4q.nyc.memeproject;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase;
+
+import com.j256.ormlite.android.apptools.OrmLiteSqliteOpenHelper;
+import com.j256.ormlite.support.ConnectionSource;
+import com.j256.ormlite.table.TableUtils;
+
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Created by elvisboves on 7/17/15.
+ */
+public class ImageDatabaseHelper extends OrmLiteSqliteOpenHelper {
+
+
+    private static final String MYBD = "mydb.db";
+    private static final int VERSION = 1;
+    private static ImageDatabaseHelper mImageDatabaseHelper;
+
+
+    public static synchronized ImageDatabaseHelper getInstance (Context mContext) {
+        if (mImageDatabaseHelper == null) {
+            mImageDatabaseHelper = new ImageDatabaseHelper(mContext.getApplicationContext());
+        }
+        return mImageDatabaseHelper;
+    }
+
+    public ImageDatabaseHelper(Context context) {
+        super(context, MYBD, null, VERSION);
+    }
+
+
+
+    @Override
+    public void onCreate(SQLiteDatabase database, ConnectionSource connectionSource) {
+
+        try {
+            TableUtils.createTable(connectionSource, PreExistingMeme.class);
+        } catch (SQLException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onUpgrade(SQLiteDatabase database, ConnectionSource connectionSource, int oldVersion, int newVersion) {
+
+        try {
+            TableUtils.dropTable(connectionSource, PreExistingMeme.class, true);
+        } catch (SQLException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void insertRow(int picture) throws SQLException{
+        PreExistingMeme coder = new PreExistingMeme(picture);
+        getDao(PreExistingMeme.class).create(coder);
+    }
+
+    public List<PreExistingMeme> loadData() throws SQLException {
+        return getDao(PreExistingMeme.class).queryForAll();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MemeProject/app/src/main/java/madelyntav/c4q/nyc/memeproject/PreExistingMeme.java b/MemeProject/app/src/main/java/madelyntav/c4q/nyc/memeproject/PreExistingMeme.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71da450
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MemeProject/app/src/main/java/madelyntav/c4q/nyc/memeproject/PreExistingMeme.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package madelyntav.c4q.nyc.memeproject;
+
+import com.j256.ormlite.field.DatabaseField;
+import com.j256.ormlite.table.DatabaseTable;
+
+/**
+ * Created by elvisboves on 7/17/15.
+ */
+
+@DatabaseTable
+public class PreExistingMeme {
+
+
+    @DatabaseField(generatedId = true)
+    private int id;
+
+    @DatabaseField
+    private int preMeme;
+
+    public PreExistingMeme(){
+
+    }
+
+    public PreExistingMeme (int preMeme) {
+
+        this.preMeme = preMeme;
+    }
+
+
+}