Joy Drop: Reasons to smile on this Canada Day

THE LONG WEEKEND IS HERE! Friends, here are some beautiful things to get you smiling as you head into a lovely long weekend.

For starters, I would be remiss if I didn't mention that one of the happiest moments for me this week was watching Nazem Kadri hoist the Stanley Cup after the Colorado Avalanche beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 in the series final. I was so moved by this moment I wrote about it. 

There are ways in which sport advances necessary conversations in wider society and there are also ways that sport is a vehicle for progress. Hockey continues to have its dark parts exposed for reckoning and its dirty laundry aired so it can be cleaned. So, it was important to take some time to revel in this win and see so many people cheer Kadri on. 

Also, his fashion choices are incredible and timely. 

Nazem Kadri ladies and gents.<br><br>I asked him if someone gave this shirt to him, and he said he had it made. <br><br>Baller. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoAvsGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoAvsGo</a> <a href="https://t.co/4oyJrVV0du">pic.twitter.com/4oyJrVV0du</a>

This online notebook is about joy. One of the things that bring me great joy is the Atlantic Ocean. I was covering the MWBA Championship weekend in Halifax last weekend (more coming!) and got a few moments to sit on the rocks at Point Pleasant Park (where I spent many hours in my youth) and enjoy the fog rolling in while breathing in the briny ocean air. I hadn't been back in many years and it was a thrill to be there working in my hometown. On my way to work, I stopped by the oldest independent children's bookstore Woozles, a place that continues to be magical for generations of families. 

While my best friend Catherine and I walked on the