I haven't done a GIST post in so long! To compensate, I shall list 10 things instead of the regular 5. Sounds good? Good.

1. Sitting beside the lake and enjoying the breeze on a hot summer day
   
   
2. Taking the time to cook a "snack" for myself.
   
   
3. Eating it.  Omnomnom
   
   
4. Watching awesome youtube videos (like this one)
   
   
5. Glee!!
   
   
6. Beatles Rockband
   
   
7. Turkey turkey turkey
   
   
8. Watching videos of my boyfriend when he was little; he had the cutest British accent ever!
   
   
9. The new season of House
   
   
10. Waking up at 11 on a Sunday morning
    
    

I'm off to watch House!  Also, happy Canadian Thanksgiving to all my fellow Canadians out there! :D

1. The smell of the air in the morning


2. Orange juice


3. Writing words of encouragement on post-it notes and sticking them in random places


4. Calibri and Cambria


5. Leaving pennies on the ground

1. Getting letters, regardless of their lengths :)


2. Rain, rain, rain


3. Being able to vegetate all day and not worry about school


4. Outlet malls.


5. Watching Pixar/Dreamworks movies :)

I can't believe I forgot to do this last week. *headdesk*

1. Soaking in the sun during lunch


2. Finally being able to wear shorts! Yay summer!


3. Reading and relaxing on a nice Sunday afternoon


4. Ice cream, omnomnom


5. The fact that there are only two more weeks of school left

1. The scent of oranges and lemons.



2. Water. It's amazing.



3. Dipping your feet into the lake for the first time this year. It was freezing cold, but worth it.



4. A good book.



5. A father who doesn't freak out when I'm driving.

I went to a surprise party yesterday at a rollerskating rink for a friend who is moving to Hong Kong next year. I've roller-skated once before for about five minutes until I fell and decided to give up; so, needless to say, I was quite nervous to put on a pair of skates. A combination of my awkwardness, lack of experience and poor coordination, I was easily the most challenged person there.

Luckily, the whole event turned out much better than I thought it would have, thanks to my very supportive (literally, I can't count the number of times I almost fell) boyfriend as well as my friends who grabbed onto me to make sure I didn't fall.

I only fell twice! :D And I'll have two bruises by tomorrow.

Unfortunately, I didn't bring a camera, so I'll post a picture of my awkwardness after everyone puts their photos on Facebook. EDIT: AWKWARD PICTURE OF ME IS UP! I'm the one that's struggling in the yellow top.

So, what has been your experience with rollerskating/rollerblading?

Also, it's Sunday, which means ... Grace In Small Things!

1. Singing along to ABBA



2. Sand in my toes



3. The sound of birds chirping away early in the morning



4. The soft squishy texture of Brie cheese



5. Knowing that your friends have your back. (Or just knowing that you have friends :P )

1. An almost empty movie theatre. Silence is golden.



2. Cards with puns or cheesy messages



3. A clear blue sky



4. Rhyming couplets. Thanks Dr. Seuss



5. Singing along to Norah Jones

Also, why has everyone stopped blogging? :( I need more blogs to read; if you know of a good one, let me know!

I stumbled across this neat concept first on Chanel's blog, and then was linked to it again on Snark : Grace In Small Things.

From their website:

"Why?
Grace in Small Things exists because we are choosing not to allow the noisiness of life to rob us of the time and energy to be mindful of ourselves and those we love and to recognize the grace that exists in small things."

One of my resolutions this year was to be more cheerful, so I thought I'd try this out! Of course, I'm way too lazy to do this everyday, so it'll probably be once every week.

1. A warm homemade muffin for breakfast



2. Giant hailstorm; it took me totally by surprise



3. The sun coming out shortly after the storm



4. Tylenol cold, so my nose isn't as stuffed up



5. Being able to walk barefoot now since it's starting to get warmer