347. Today I am grateful for hugs

I like hugs and I am grateful for its expression of love, friendship and caring. I have gotten lots of hugs these past few days from my nieces which are the best kind of hugs!

346. Today I am grateful for Ice Cream

I love ice cream and enjoy trying different flavours. So smooth and creamy ... what’s not to like? I have heard a lot about the BYU Creamery and so I decided I needed to go and try their ice cream. I went with my brother, my sister and her husband and children. I got the Strawberry Sundae ice cream with a brownie and it was really good, it lived up to its expectations! J

345. Today I am grateful for Monopoly Deal

Every family has “their game”, ours used to be Pictionary but now it’s Monopoly Deal. My sister gave me this game for Christmas 3 years ago and then soon after my brother, my Dad and my sister (who got me the game) all bought one for themselves. Now no matter whether we are in Edmonton, Surrey or Provo someone has the game and were bound to spend a couple of hours playing.

344. Today I am grateful for swimming pools

I enjoy swimming and especially on really hot days ... I am grateful for swimming pools.

343. Today I am grateful for Highways

I am grateful for Highways that stretch throughout the continent to help make travelling more efficient and get you where you want to go faster.

That is if you’re on the right highway, we actually ended up staying the night in Montana instead of Oregon because we made a wrong turn. It will prob. Add a few more hours onto our trip but we will in Utah today!  

342. Today I am grateful for longest undefended border

As we get ready to leave to head down to Utah I am grateful that the border between Canada and the USA is undefended. This international border is known as the world’s longest undefended border which I believe just means that the two countries are not at war. However, there is still a lot of security and many people have difficulty getting over the border. Here is an interesting Canadian Geographic article about its creation.   

341. Today I am grateful for the Olympics

The London 2012 Olympics started on Friday and I have been watching the opening ceremonies and events over that past few days that have been PVRd. I love the Olympics! I love cheering for Canada, other countries and athletes.  I love the display of perseverance, sportsmanship, citizenship and believing in your dreams. I also love that people are gathering from all over the world to participate.