Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!

Thanksgiving has long been my favorite holiday. Growing up, it was always the holiday that involved the most delicious cooking that you waited all year for, family photos that no matter how carefully orchestrated always resulted in everyone looking in different directions, caught either in mid conversation or mid mouthful of food, and lots of laughter.

If recent years have taught me anything, it's that time with loved ones can be fleeting, and it's the small ordinary moments of fun that seem so silly at the time, that I'm thankful to have tucked away in my memory.

On this day of thanks, I am ever thankful for all the wonderful people I have in my life. Family, friends, colleagues, students, Insta community . . . I am a lucky lady indeed, thank you.

Photos of my parents captured by @amandalynnjones a few summers ago watching a concert I gave while I was home. Some of my fav shots of two of my biggest cheerleaders.