Sunday, July 12, 2015

Gratitude List #13: Eat, Drink, and Be Merry! ;)


Today's gratitude list is on the themes of 'Eat, Drink, and Be Merry' as part of my summer fun in terms of music, free concerts, and summer foods/drinks, in order of the events of this past week:

March Hare Band at Shipyards Market, North Vancouver, BC (my photo)

I have to tell you, I had a fabulous week this past week!

* Kirtan in North Van in someone's home in my old neighbourhood
* I knew the woman hosting the kirtan
* Creating a scrapbook page for a colleague leaving work
* A staff BBQ in a Vancouver park, near the water's edge
* A pair of new runners for walking (hope they work out fine!)
* An outdoor movie playing at the main library's plaza area
* A fun movie, "Into the Woods" with Meryl Streep and Johnny Depp (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_the_Woods_%28film%29)
* Winning a popcorn prize for the trivia question what the movie was based on (I knew as I sang part of the song in a previous choir)
* A free slushie at 7/11 as it is 7/11 day
* Salmon burger - yum, yum!
* Summer fruit: cherries and apricots
* March Hare Band (www.marchhareband.com), a great band to dance to!
* Dancing in the rain literally with other folk: fun and cooled me while dancing
* Rain - finally! - for nature including gardens, wildlife, and us humans
* A volunteer meeting where I got to sample different iced teas
* A free concert of a boys chorale in North Vancouver
* The Maryland State Boychoir (http://www.marylandstateboychoir.org/)

Last week I had wondered if I "should" stop repeating that I love to air dry my laundry. Well I did on this list as I did'nt as we got some much-needed rain! (Needless to say, I really missed doing so this weekend.)

What are you grateful for at this time? Today/yesterday/this past week?
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12 comments:

  1. Mahathi RamyaJuly 13, 2015 at 3:31 AM

    Nice list Elly, small things make a big day! So, you enjoyed rain dancing this week, nice feeling, it is :-)

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    1. elly stornebrinkJuly 13, 2015 at 11:38 AM

      Thanks Mahathi! :) Yes, it was actually a lot of fun dancing in the rain! ;) <3

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  2. UnknownJuly 13, 2015 at 9:38 AM

    Wonderful, Elly! :)

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    1. elly stornebrinkJuly 13, 2015 at 11:39 AM

      Thanks Laurel! :) Glad you enjoyed reading it. <3

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  3. UnknownJuly 14, 2015 at 4:42 AM

    Lovely list...salmon burger sounds delish!

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    1. elly stornebrinkJuly 14, 2015 at 11:39 AM

      I so LOVE salmon burger! :) Did you have one during your visit here Sanch? ;) <3

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  4. Sid @ iwrotethose.comJuly 14, 2015 at 5:32 AM

    The joy of little things that add up to an awesome day, isn't it, Elly? Keep at it.

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    1. elly stornebrinkJuly 14, 2015 at 11:40 AM

      Yes, that's certainly true and I think gratitude works like that, growing and expanding by noticing the little things. :) <3

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  5. UnknownJuly 14, 2015 at 2:50 PM

    That's a nice list, Elly. Looks like you had a fun week. :) Free slushie ? Now who wouldn't love that? ;)

    At the end of the day, it isn't the expensive pleasures that fill us with happiness, your list was right on spot to just prove that. :)

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    1. elly stornebrinkJuly 14, 2015 at 9:00 PM

      I certainly did have a fun week, including the 'slurpee' (not 'slushie' or what is the difference really?!) ;) And yes, sometimes the best things in life are free! ;) <3

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  6. ParulJuly 15, 2015 at 5:42 AM

    Great post Elly. And Kirtan? Like an Indian Kirtan? Tell me more :)
    What a fun week!

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    1. elly stornebrinkJuly 15, 2015 at 11:24 AM

      Thanks Parul. :) Yes, kirtan I think like an Indian kirtan, chanting in Sanskrit and/or sometimes English with call and response usually. I SO love it! Sometimes I dance too! ;) And definitely, a fun week! :) <3

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