4th of July

July 4th was pretty mild as per usual in celebrating in Canada, but the best part was our family BBQ. We ate hamburgers, festive fruit kebabs, cherry ho-ho, lemonade; all the good stuff with our family and friends. I had to work most of the day and so our gathering was the real highlight. I was sad to miss the real big festivities that happen in Provo, but I know eventually one day I will be able to! But I do love all of these people and dressing in red, white and blue and celebrating together was a special occasion indeed.

Becoming the Only Girl on the Jobsite

Today was my first day of work at my new summer job. I'm working as a laborer for my dad's construction company. Today I just swept for hours, picked up garbage, spray painted and made some new friends as you can see above. If you'll excuse me, I'll be passing out after a first day of 8 hours manual labor.

And check out that view!

Mosquitos Suck

One night this week I was outside for about two minutes. In that time I managed to get a mosquito bite right on top of my knuckle. You could say mosquitoes are my fangirls; they can always find me.

With one quick search on Pinterest for mosquito bite relief, I found dozens of ways that claimed to work. Looking at this photo, can you guess which one worked?

Ice cube: supposed to stop the bite from spreading, decent

Spoon held under hot running water then applied: also decent

Glue stick: I haven't tried this yet, but supposedly you're supposed to put glue on top and you'll avoid scratching? Hmm..

Lavender oil: always good for anything

Throat spray: Put some on a cotton ball and apply to bite. Another decent option.

Oil of Oregano: the winner! My mom had gotten this for me for my sore throat, but I put a drop on top of the bite and within a few hours the bite was almost gone. The next morning, the itchiness had started again but I put more on. All I'm saying is that this is the best method so far!

You've now read a whole post on mosquito bites, congratulations.

Yo, Canada

Here's my version of the Canadian tuxedo.

Happy Canada Day from this permanent Canuck. This August will mark eight years of my family living in Canada. People always ask me, "So which place do you like better? Canada or the US?"

I can honestly say that I love both. I love living in the States most of the year, and I love coming home to Canada. I ended up loving going to a Canadian high school and I love the people hear. Plus, it's gorgeous and I can't wait to visit more of the country.

I can't forget my favorite Canucks! Randy is actually Canadian and Melissa is also in possession of the long awaited permanent resident card.

In honor of this day, I'll post the top Buzzfeed articles as of late about Canada, the US and Canada, what people think of Canada, etc.

What would happen if you tried to label Canada? I think I could get 9/10 right. Thank you grade 7 experience labeling map after map.

79 sweet, sweet Canadian blessings. 

Should you move to Canada? My answer is yes, on condition. You can only live in Calgary during the summer and Christmas. Any other time of year you can be far, far away. (Just kidding, but not really)

Canada is a beaut.

50 insane facts about Canada.