Today, I’m very fortunate that I work in a profession where I can call in sick.  Damn flu.

That’s all I got  . . . too sick 🙁

I’m fortunate for new Uggs . . . toasty toes in this cold, winter weather 🙂

I’m fortunate, once again, for good friends who enjoy grocery shopping in the US with as much sick pleasure as I do.  I heart you G.

I’m fortunate for a Purdy’s advent calendar . . . feels just like being a kid again.

I’m fortunate that I remembered to post this on FRIDAY!

Here I am again on Saturday…posting for Friday!  Apparently I get too excited for TGIF that I forget there is work to be done!

I am fortunate for the road maintenance company that finally found sand to put on the sheet of ice that is also know as a road.

I am fortunate for my boyfriend Paul and his mom’s Italian heritage.

See above sentence and add “homemade tortellini”.

I am fortunate for a healthy family (I had to get serious for one!)

. . . on Saturday . . . oops . . . forgot to post yesterday.  Well, that’s not true because I thought about it on Thursday night (too early), and Friday night (too late) as I was laying in bed.  There was NO WAY I was going to get up and post once getting in my nice warm bed.  It’s been snowing like crazy for the last couple of days . . . as in snowing so much in the last four days that there is now more snow on my deck that we got all last year!

Back to Fortunate Friday (FYI, I’m so not going to say “snow”.  It looks pretty and all, but I’m sick of shovelling already . . . it is great cardio though . . . there’s one way to look at it positively!)

I’m fortunate for snow tires. (seriously . . . they make a difference!)

I’m fortunate for snow plows (or at least the one that FINALLY went down my road this morning . . . my Volkswagon is not such a good low).

I’m fortunate for a warm snuggly blanket to climb under in this cold winter weather.

I’m fortunate that I finally found all of the ingredients I need to bake a cake.  Yes, a cake. You heard me right.  I ran into a friend downtown and she requested that I make a cake for her son’s birthday!  My first “order”.  Super stoked, super nervous. It’s in the oven baking right now.  I will post pictures and the recipe for the “Best Chocolate Cake Ever” tomorrow. . . assuming I successfully complete the project.  I might have to pretend it never happened 🙂  Happy Saturday!

I am fortunate for good friends.  Thanks for the money dropping, delicious food eating, fabulous day, G!

I am fortunate for Cold Stone Creamery…Cake Batter Ice Cream with Peanut Butter, Reece’s PB cups and Gummy bears. Mmmm.

I am fortunate that Cold Stone Creamery is only in the States.

I am fortunate  that the Canadian Dollar is at Par with the American Dollar.

I am fortunate for four day weekends…and the reason for the four day weekend…Remembrance Day…thank you Granddad for serving in WWII.

Fortunate.

I am fortunate for the thoughtful family of one of my students who baked me a real, fresh from the farm, pumpkin pie.  It made my week.

I am fortunate for the opportunity to work in Vancouver on an all-expenses paid weekend which starts today!