i am thankful for:

family! it is hard not to miss grandma during the holidays, but i am thankful for mom, dad, colin and logan, andrea and andy, uncle russ, uncle vernon and aunt julie, grandpa and, of course, jordan. we are going to have a wonderful feast later this evening.

puppy brothers judge and mcguire.

snow. despite how hard it makes traveling, i love it. it's cozy.

jefferson elementary school and all the kids i work with. i start to get all mac and cheese thinking about how great they are. i can't wait to hear their turkey stories on monday!

great and talented friends, all over the place.

the birds. from my adorable canary to the hummingbird at my parent's frozen feeder this morning.(don't worry, we took care of that)

and bacon. how do i love thee? let me count the ways...