Three Things...Gratitude Thread

[PollyannaMom]

It's National Iowa Day, so if that's your state, please tell us what you're grateful for about it!

Otherwise, in honor of the game, today's topic (Sun, 2/8) - 3 sports-related things you're grateful for

 

[PollyannaMom]

I've never been to Iowa, so sports-related it is:

1) Playing intramural basketball in college. - Great exercise and a fun way to get to know more people in my dorm.

2) Working the score board for my brother's little league team (back when you hung wooden numbers on a big sign behind the outfield fence) because it was fun and probably made me feel important.

3) football party food

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Dad and I God-willing by next year taking a Dodger Stadium Tour.

Dodgers primarily but also for a time being able to watch Braves baseball helped alleviate hard times for me.

That sports can be used by God to bring people together in a positive way.

 

[slo]

Good Sunday Morning Everyone

#1 - BEING A SOFTBALL COACH - I’m very blessed to have been one of my DD’s softball coachs from 8yrs old - 18yrs old. As much as I loved it, it was nice during high school season, and when she played in college, so I could just sit and watch.

#2 - INDY 500 - My DH is an auto racing super fan and goes to the Indy 500 every year. I went to some races before my girls were born and it’s an incredible experience. One day, when DD22 is done with school, and set up in her career, her and I will go with my DH. I’d like to see it again, but I have no desire to go every year.

#3 - CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS GAMES - My DD22 has been a mega fan since she was about 10yrs old and her love for this team is contagious, which makes us all love them. At one time, my DH used a vendor that had a sky box, so we went to a lot of games and we had a blast. Such great memories! My DH will buy game tickets now, about once a year, so they can have a daddy daughter night.

 

[WDWEPCOT]

I have never been to Iowa and I don’t play sports and neither did my kids which is probably a good thing since I’m not very sports person you wouldn’t want me on your team let’s just put it that way
But I do enjoy watching some sports

Tour de France I enjoy watching this every year people say it’s just a bunch of guys riding bikes through France / no it’s not there’s a whole lot more to it than that they’re strategy there’s teamwork it’s a lot harder than it looks granted the scenery is amazing but watching those guys do that is absolutely amazing to watch their techniques and what they do working together to try to get their teammate to the top to win this being out there every day in that weather climbing those mountains on those bikes it’s absolutely amazing

Horse racing I’m in a huge horse racing fan I think horses are just beautiful animals they’re smart they’re gorgeous and they’re very fragile I absolutely love horse racing I’ve been watching it since I was a little kid I love watching a horse and watching him race for a few years and then watching him go into breeding and then watching his offspring race and just watching that just keep continuing so that when a horse pops up they’ll show you who his parents are and then you got some kind of idea how this horse might run in the race based on who his parents are and I love every year rooting for hoping to get a triple crown winner and I absolutely am over the moon but I didn’t think we would ever get another one and we got two it was something I didn’t think I would ever see in my lifetime was another triple crown winner and we got two

A few other sports that I do enjoy would be baseball & NHRA I don’t follow them as closely but I do enjoy them

But the one sport that I will stay up all night and watch that I will never miss that I will watch it nonstop then I will cheer and root on miss sleep miss my favorite shows just so I can watch it is the Olympics and I will watch just about everything I can possibly watch in the Olympics to cheer on the USA athletes !! I love the stories they tell even of other athletes and their trials and tribulations to get to the Olympics

 

[clappyclaps]

Afternoon all,

I'm that annoying person that isn't really in to sports overall, but can come up with a few answers at least!

1. Ice hockey - one of the only sports that I actually like to watch. I'm fortunate enough that I do have an ice hockey team vaguely local to me although UK ice hockey isn't as nearly as fun an experience as the NHL. I much prefer to try and see an NHL game whenever I'm in the States.

2. Watching sports with others - I find it a lot easier to get into sports when watching with others. I very rarely watch any sort of sports games on tv at home on my own but have always enjoyed doing so with others.

3. NHL Merch - I love a bit of merch and will always pick up something NHL related when I'm on holiday in the States. My Anaheim Ducks merch is among my prized possessions! Recently a store here in the UK (Primark, which I believe there may be a few in the US?), which to me while cheap and sometimes questionable, has brilliant themed merch. A large amount of my Disney stuff comes from here at a fraction of the cost. Well recently they've started selling a few NHL themed items, not much but had some Ducks stuff which of course I snapped up!

 

[WLWildlife]

I am grateful that sports bring joy to other people.

 

[TiggerTrigger]

Well, I have been to Iowa, so I am going to come up with three for the Hawkeye State.

1. We were road tripping and deviated a bit from our route because for whatever reason, Perkins was my craving. Our server was the sweetest! She bent over backwards so that DD19 could have a safe dessert. At the end of the meal, we mentioned we were road tripping all over the country and she was so pleasantly shocked to meet tourists that were so friendly. She assumed we were locals.

2. Council Bluffs made for an unexpectedly pretty part of the drive. It’s just the other side of Omaha, NE along the Missouri River.

3. University of Iowa was one of the schools DD19 applied to and was awarded a very generous academic scholarship. In the end, it wasn’t a top choice for her but grateful for the opportunity.

On a combined note, if you ever get a chance to watch (even on tv) a home football game for Iowa, you will witness one of the most heartwarming traditions in NCAA football. It makes me tear up whenever I see it…

*I just copied this from the internet…


The "Hawkeye Wave" is a heartwarming Iowa football tradition, established in 2017, where 70,000+ fans at Kinnick Stadium turn to wave to children and families watching from the UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital at the end of every first quarter. This 1-minute gesture connects the stadium to patients in the adjacent hospital.

 

[DaisyDuck001]

Haven't been there, but Iowa is the future birthplace of Captain Kirk.

 

[citruscurtis]

1960s walked up the Joshua Tree Hill after church to join our father watching NFL games... always wanted to be in the NFL...2015 finally found myself in the NFL

 

[citruscurtis]

That sports can be used by God to bring people together in a positive way.

Holy Spirit inspired the above

Been trying to figure out to share this day
Liquor .... movies... clothing... golfing... gambling.. everyone has a spin on the sinful nature
I gamble...7 cents to 10 cents...clears my mind and their money...as a veteran I get $20.00 free play a week... most of it is returned to help build their medical and senior facilities

They had a NFL promotion on Monday night to win prizes and free play...I am that old man that likes to talk...so I engaged folks in the tiny TV room...one couple was friendly and eventually joined their table..then he had a heart attack and surgery and rehab... I prayed with her when she came to gather her ticket and hand it over to me for the 4 $50.00 drawing of free play..and then she would leave...last drawing of the night.... I didn't win but her ticket did and I registered it my name and handed her$70.00 the next Monday... they also entered another NFL promotion by wagers on the games and those tickets went into a season ending drawing...he won a tailgate package of BBQ equipment and 4 VIP party tickets...but they had no way to take it home....so I offered my time and vehicle...to carry it to their home and today they gave me one of 4 VIP casino tickets to the Superbowl party....all because I wanted to create a friendly Monday night environment and helped someone who really needed help.. that is what Jesus would do

 

[bluecastle]

I am currently watching curling, of all things, so you can tell I am a major fan of the Olympics! (what an exciting day for figure skating!)

I've loved ice hockey for years and have talked about it often with my DGD. The other day I asked her what sport she would like to play someday (she is a natural-born gymnast but neither of her parents want to go there) and she said "ice hockey." Then a pause. "But I would have to learn how to skate first."

If it wasn't for baseball, I never would have met my DH, so I will always be grateful for that.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Today's Topic (Mon, 2/9) - 3 different drinks you're grateful for, or 3 reasons you're grateful for water (in any form, not just to drink)

 

[PollyannaMom]

I'm grateful for:
water, because it's healthy,
coffee, for the rituals's sake,
the raspberry lemonade I've been enjoying this weekend

 

[leebee]

Sports-related things:

Drones: While I am not in any way, shape, or form a fan of drones in general, they sure do give a great, up-close view of what's happening in many sporting events. It made me laugh last night: We were watching the Big Air event at the Olympics and there was a drone on another drone's video feed!

Spirit of competition: I see it in my daughter every day, as she gives 100% of herself to her chosen "sport," which is dance. She's pretty much hung up her pointe shoes, but I've seen her dance with torn skin, blistered and bleeding feet, injured muscles, stressed joints. She gave her all to her competition teams in her effort to represent herself and her teammates through excellence. I was thinking about this when I was hearing about Lindsay Vonn's accident.

 

[slo]

Happy Monday Friends

I’m a big water drinker - over 100 ounces a day

#1 - HOT WATER - I’m very grateful to be blessed with hot water to take a nice hot shower every morning.

#2 - HOT COFFEE - This time of year I’m grateful for hot coffee every morning. The coffee pot timer is set every night, so I wake up to the smell of coffee in the morning - love it! Remember, if you drink it black, like I do, it is a water source and counts towards your amount of water drank each day.

#3 - POG JUICE - We love our pog juice at Ohana breakfast each WDW trip. We are counting the days until we drink it again, which will be May 21st.

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Plain old water! Dad enjoys flavored water, too.

Hot chocolate
Juices for Dad

 

[NannyBeBe]

1. Orange juice
2. English Breakfast tea, especially when I am not feeling well
3. Water -- we are so blessed to have access to clean water

 

[WLWildlife]

Water:
1. It provides life to all living things.
2. Hot shower: it is very soothing and replenishing for me. It literally washes the ugliness of the day away.
3. I love to sit at the edge of water. It doesn't matter if it's a creek, pond, lake, river, ocean, they are all very comforting to me. I could watch it and listen to it for hours.

 

[TiggerTrigger]

Hydration is critical to my health and fitness goals. I keep a 40oz Stanley at my desk and usually refill it 4x over the course of my workday. After work, I usually go through 2-3 16 oz cups or several cans of carbonated water. My body will wake me up in the middle of the night begging for a drink if my hydration game is off.

Crystal Light Caffeinated Lemonade - This is the very first thing that goes into round 1 each day in the Stanley. I'll be the first to admit that I do not love straight up water and this is an easy way to hydrate and caffeinate. I have yet to encounter a physician who is against this method, so I'm sticking with it.

Flavored Zero Calorie Carbonated Water - I often just stick to Kroger brand for cost, but Waterloo, Bubly, Polar, etc. are all in the mix. I love it because the carbonation helps you feel full, the "flavor" is really more like a subtle scent vs. the overwhelming impact you get in caloric beverages, and again...it all helps with hydration.

Electrolyte/salt replenishing beverages - If you do anything that involves endurance, you know how vital it is to keep tabs on this and have something that covers these factors beyond basic hydration. DD17 likes Gatorade (very flavor and variety specific) and pickle juice. I tend to favor Liquid IV, Nuun, and I've had some luck with Tailwind. Although, sometimes it's too much sweetness with that last one if it's warm.