Three Things...Gratitude Thread

[clappyclaps]

Afternoon all!

My sense of humour tends to err towards the dark side, going for strange or often something that could be classed as rather inappropriate or very British!

1. Dark/odd ball British comedies - think tv shows like League of Gentlemen, Black Books, Inside No 9, Spaced or films like Death at a Funeral, In Bruges or Snatch.

2. Dog Soldiers - this film gets a special mention despite fitting into the above category as it is genuinely one of my favourites of all time and never fails to make me laugh every time.

3. Quirky/dark US comedies - things like What We Do in the Shadows, The Boys, Rick and Morty. Brooklyn 99 is probably the most "normal" or mainstream funny thing that I like

 

[WLWildlife]

Yesterday
Sunshine
Rainbows
Soft fuzzy blankets
Richard Paul Evans books

Today:
Christmas Vacation movie DH and I watch it every year.
Stephanie Plum books- so unrealistic, but so funny to me.
Blooper reels/ videos.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Funny animal videos

A charity comedy show we've been volunteering at every year

When little kids tell jokes and just crack up at themselves

 

[PollyannaMom]

Today is...


So for today's topic (8/29) tell us 3 things you're grateful for that are ___ & ____ (the colors of whatever college you want to celebrate (your own, your kids, the one in your town, the one who's sports team you root for...)

 

[PollyannaMom]

My college colors were brown and white, and I'm grateful for:

cows (some are brown and white) because they give us milk

my kitchen table (it has a wood grain top and white legs)

a college sweatshirt I still own

 

[slo]

Happy Friday

I’ll go with my DD22’s college colors for her undergrad, and where she played college softball
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#1 - BLACK COFFEE - I’m grateful for it every day. Today’s flavor is amaretto

#2 - WHITE MILK - I love my milk in my morning cereal and in my protein shake after I workout.

#3 - ORANGE HALLOWEEN & AUTUMN DECORATIONS - I love how i decorate my house in the Fall and I think I may drag that stuff out of the attic this weekend.

#4 - BONUS - YELLOW BANANAS - I’m grateful that this is the one fruit I can eat without any issues with my UC.

 

[WLWildlife]

My college colors were red and white
1. Vanilla cake, especially wedding cake.
2. Vanilla ice cream.
3. Fresh picked, deep red, juicy ripe strawberries.

Especially having all 3 of those in a bowl together!

 

[WDWEPCOT]

I didn’t get that luxury so I don’t have one
I will take a pass today

 

[flyingdumbo127]

I think green and gold were my university's colors.

My eyes are mostly green. What a gift sight is!

Green for Evergreen, the Christmas tree God has trusted my dad and I to tend to.

Gold for memories of feeding Champ Golden Grahams when he was a puppy.

 

[TiggerTrigger]

My college is one of the few that only has one official color - ORANGE

Orange Stanley - I just got back from my morning walk. I went a little over 4.5 miles this morning. Today was a fasted walk where I hydrate after since it's a shorter distance and I wanted to weigh in. Needless to say, I am a bit thirsty. Not dangerously thirsty but parched. I was also up around 5:30 a.m. and didn't sleep well last night. I'm feeling a tad sluggish. So, I'm grateful for that big orange Stanley in front of me filled with caffeinated lemonade.

Cantaloupe - Normally, I prefer honeydew, but I've been on a cantaloupe kick all summer. It's often my post gym workout treat since I get a healthier kick of sugar while getting some nutrients and added hydration from the melon pieces.

Orange Clothes/Shoes- I love bright colors and will gladly sport a nice bright orange top, shoes, and or pants/shorts/skirt. It's bold but I think that's why I love it. There's northing wrong with a pop of color, but sometimes you really want a color explosion. Orange can accomplish it!

 

[clappyclaps]

Evening all!

So as far as I'm aware, UK universities don't have colours or if they do, they aren't anywhere near as prominent or featured as colleges in the US. I certainly don't remember my university having any specific colours, even the sweaters they sold weren't limited to one or two colours.

I dont even recall my university having a sports team either, but then I wasnt really into sports so sadly I cant contribute today although I do love the fact that your colleges have colours like this and wish we did that over here.

 

[bobbiwoz]

My College, Trenton State College had colors Blue and Gold.

Right off the top of my head, I am grateful for blue skies, and my lovely goldfish, in all their glorious colors.

 

[citruscurtis]

University of Oregon.... yellow and green

Board the Coast starlight Amtrak for a night game but a day light travel

* Fields of Green leaves and yellow squash waiting to be harvest for pumpkin pie filling can be seen as the train travel along Oregon agriculture fields

* The Coburg hills to the east out the train window are high off valley floor so the upper most maple trees are still green but leaves are turning yellow welcoming pumpkin spice

* As you walk from the train to the stadium who is there to greet you... Donald duck..dressed in green.and yellow..the only official licensed Disney in the US other than Marceline

 

[leebee]

Cornell University... Go Big Red!

Raspberries and Strawberries
My favorite Christmas sweater
Beautiful red fall leaves in New England.

 

[bluecastle]

Funny people
Robin Williams
George Carlin
And Stephen Colbert helps me keep my sanity

College colors
I honestly don’t remember so I will do HS, blue and yellow
There was this book, Little Blue and Little Yellow, that I used to read to my Kindergarteners. A great story of friendship knowing no color differences
Yellow: bananas
Blue: clear, blue skies in the fall

 

[PollyannaMom]

Knowing how much some of our friends here love the beach, I couldn't deny them this chance to celebrate:

but I think we may have done another beach-related topic lately, so I checked the this day in history ones as well, and 8/30 also yields this tidbit:

So take your pick for today (Sat, 8/30) - 3 things you're grateful for about the beach or 3 safety things you're grateful for

 

[PollyannaMom]

3 safety things:
car air bags
the whistle on my key chain
fire blankets - In fact I just ordered a couple extra ones to give to friends/family who bought their first homes!

 

[WDWEPCOT]

Did someone say beach???

Oh my dream to live in a beach house

Sea Shells - I love sitting in the sand right there in the water and digging for seashells I like to find the smallest ones I can possibly find I have quite the collection a little tiny seashells I don’t want any that are broke when I’m looking for a little tiny ones I want ones that are completely intact but tiny

I truly enjoyed comparing Disney’s new island to their old island each one has its own unique features I try to be fair in my comparisons but I can’t help it I still love cast away more if you could just take the sand from lighthouse point and put it on castaway it would be the most perfect beach ever!! I much prefer castaway but the sand at lighthouse is so much nicer
But I’m very grateful that DISNEY has these two very beautiful beaches for guests to enjoy and I always try to book a cruise that includes at least one of them hopefully both but at least one

I think my favorite beach so far has been Grand Cayman the water there is absolutely gorgeous it’s just so beautiful there

Palm trees I absolutely love palm trees I also love Banyan trees I like a lot of tropical tree trees I really think I’m meant to live in a tropical area you know like a beach house I just need to win the lottery so I can afford to do it
That way I could sit on my porch in the morning drinking my coffee reading the DIS gazing at the ocean
It’s fun to dream

I do enjoy going to beaches I think they’re fun I like sitting on the beach I like sitting in the water like I said I like digging for seashells I love seafood I love palm trees I like the whole beachy theme and yes being typical Midwestern person I have a a bathroom with a beachy theme I even have a lot of Disney artwork that has a beachy theme very grateful for beaches

 

[slo]

Good Saturday Morning

#1 - SALT AIR (OCEAN BEACH) - It’s incredible how being on a beach with salt air makes my joints feel better and my horribly dry skin feels better after 24 hours. This is why I want us to move to Florida when my DH retires. We already know where we want to go.

#2 - SEEING DOLPHINS (OCEAN BEACH) - I love love love seeing dolphins. They are so peaceful to watch.

#3 - LOOKING AT THE WATER - There’s something about water that makes me feel relaxed physically and mentally - I love it! When I was in college, I would regularly go eat lunch at the beach on Lake Michigan just because I love looking at the water and listen to the waves. When we go to Florida, I love going to restaurants that’s on water so we can see it while we eat. I can go on and on. When we stayed at BLT this past March, our room faced Bay Lake and I loved sitting on the balcony so I could look at the water. I truly do love it.

**My dream beach to see is the beach with black sand in Hawaii. Hopefully we’ll get there in a few years.

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Happy Saturday

Beach

Walking along a quiet small-town beach, I always felt God's Presence very strongly beside me.

Summer set stories in beach towns sound relaxing and fun.

Thoughts on summer and sunshine.

Safety

By my faith belief that God is forever with me.

Complete trust in my friend and therapist when we are working together.

This kind thread is a safety net of prayer and kind care.