Gratitude

Let me preface this with "I stole this from Gail". I saw here list of things she was grateful for this year, adn started my own. Unfortunately I could not think of a hundred all at one time, so I kind of forgot about it for a month or so, it was supposed to be a new year thing. Regardless, here are 100 things I am grateful for, in no particular order (though it should be noted that the PEOPLE mentioned would be at the top of the list, were it in order of importance).

1. My fabulous life
2. My parents
3. My siblings
4. Susan and Heather
5. Trevor
6. Having a job during an economic crisis
7. Having the education that allows me to be here
8. Making new friends
9. Keeping in touch with old ones
10. Facebook, Skype, MSN and email for making that easier
11. Not having killed myself by accident in June
12. Bike rides
13. Being able to run
14. Avocadoes
15. Cheap and easily available produce
16. Paying off student loans
17. 20 hour work weeks
18. My super cute apartment
19. One snow fall so far this year, and it didn’t even stay on the ground
20. Thinking minus 5 is frigging freezing
21. Travel
22. Knowing the person I love will soon be a couple of hours away, and not a full day plane ride
23. Discount airline tickets
24. My guitar
25. Friends that make music
26. Dinner parties at Gail’s and Matt and Beth’s
27. Kyoto trip with Justine
28. Coffee chats at Lisa’s
29. Karaoke nights with Sarah
30. Sharing
31. People who help me when I can’t speak enough Japanese to get by
32. My volunteer Japanese teacher
33. Ikegami Sensei
34. My kind and generous students
35. Izakayas
36. Coco Curry
37. Not starting work until 4 some days
38. Legwarmers
39. Heat Tech undershirts
40. Sunshine
41. Walking to work
42. Keitai
43. The Daily Show
44. Diet beer & Chu-His
45. Riding my bike to the gym
46. Body Pump
47. Step Aerobics
48. Body Combat
49. Oatmeal
50. Cool receptionists
51. Hanging out with Eun Jeong
52. Puri-kura
53. My electric blanket
54. REALLY fast internet
55. EZTV
56. The Nike outlet
57. Flashcards
58. Pimsler
59. Club nights in Shibuya
60. The Dart Bar
61. Sex and the City on DVD
62. Having a plan to be debt free by the end of next year
63. Thursdays with Aaron and Shanny
64. Wednesdays with Jude and Eun Jeong
65. Saturdays with David and Sarah
66. Etsuko!
67. Travel reimbursement
68. Plane ticket home bought and paid for
69. U of A hospital
70. My ultra-responsible brother
71. Quitting smoking
72. Never having to go to the laundromat
73. Cheap sushi and sashimi
74. Shanti Indian restaurant
75. Starbucks (the only place with decent coffee, I am ashamed to say)
76. Aeon
77. Cuteness
78. 5 minutes to get to work 2 days of the week
79. Less than 30 minutes commute EVER
80. The Taeko game
81. Egg McMuffins (shut up, when I have no time!)
82. Sweet potatoes
83. Yukyu days
84. Sheila
85. Lisa
86. Jacklynn
87. Hanging out at Mie’s house
88. Legally drinking in public
89. Cheap shopping
90. Sending home half my paycheck anyways
91. Excellent exchange rate
92. Cheap health insurance
93. Low crime rate
94. Free tissues
95. Dictionaries
96. Body language
97. Taxes included
98. Duty free (T, I have a list, lol)
99. Subtitles
100. sparkpeople.com