I pledge allegiance to this blog

We are more than halfway through this year and I find myself forgetting to blog more and more. I went on vacation with the family earlier this week so that excuses Monday through Wednesday. After that its just a huge fail. I think of things I am grateful for every day, but the hard part is writing it down. I am recommitting myself to the blogging of my thankfulness. That is the challenge and I have renewed my dedication. So without further ado, here is my week of thankfuls.

(#188) Family vacations- there is something magical about being on vacation, it's different than a regular day off. I think it's the fact that you can do nothing at all and will still be a success. I loved spending time with my family just hanging out and relaxing for a few days.

(#189) Swimming pools- if I can distract myself from all the icky things that could be floating around, I find pools to be very enjoyable. My family has the tendency to chase everyone else away from the pool. Then we have the whole place to ourselves and that is pretty enjoyable as well.

(#190) Sunscreen- this thankfulness actually comes from my lack of using it. My face got scorched on Wednesday and it was not a pretty sight. I am very grateful for SPF and for the times that I remember to use it.

(#191) HARRY POTTER!!- I am very grateful for Harry Potter. My roomies and I went to the midnight showing of the last Harry Potter movie ever! It was very bitter sweet, happy to see it, sad for it to all be over. It's hard to explain to non-Harry lovers why the books and movies are so great. It's magic and friendship and loyalty and bravery and just plain awesomeness. Who doesn't love that?

(#192) Cereal-Have I already mentioned this before? It's a food item so that is very likely. But I just love cereal. I feel as if it should be a food group. I feel very sorry for anyone who does not like to eat cereal, they are missing out.

(#193) Peanut Butter shakes from Purple Turtle- another food item I know. But I was having an ice cream craving tonight (something that rarely happens) and this shake really hit the spot. Purple Turtle is great because their shakes are huge! Go try it out, you won't regret it.