Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Good company, good food and most importantly, no pressure to buy presents! This year we are having a smaller crowd, but that won’t stop our plans for lots of cooking and eating!

This was one of my favorite photos from last year, when it was crazy warm, and it was also the first time we attempted a deep fried turkey. Brian and his dad were in charge of monitoring the cooking process:

This year we will hopefully not overcook the turkey (our fried turkey pretty much fell apart when we took it out!) and theoretically we should be better prepared!

And of course it wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without thinking of all the fabulous blessings in our lives. I am grateful for my family, new and old friends, travels and professional and personal opportunities.

I hope you and yours are having a fantastic Thanksgiving!