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It's a pain to learn but it's definitely worth it in the end.

1. Helping people who don't speak English.

2. Understanding what people are saying when they don't realize you do.

3. More job opportunities.

4. Connecting to more people.

5. Vacations become much less stressful.

Let the turkey have his day, man.

1. You get to spend time with your family.

2. It's the one day of the year where you can stuff yourself and feel no guilt.

3. You get to go home from school.

4. It's fall's last hoorah.

5. The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

6. There really isn't that long of a wait for Christmas after Thanksgiving.

7. Thanksgiving makes you think about what you're thankful for.

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1. Reunite with friends from high school

2. Go to the gym

3. Start a new Netflix show

4. Sleep

5. Cook

6. Organize your home closet for the month's-worth of clothes you'll be taking back with you for Christmas break

7. Start making your Christmas list

8. Or start shopping for your family/friends' presents

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1. Trying to get a flight/train/car last minute.

2. Secretly planning your Black Friday shopping plans during Thanksgiving dinner.

3. Helping with Thanksgiving prep.

4. Unpacking all the unwanted clothes from college.

5. Seeing a ton of relatives/family friends.

6. Drinking more wine than usual.

7. Eating a lot more than usual (duh).

8. Realizing that you were extremely sleep deprived in college.

9. Trying to finish your homework on time but procrastinate instead.

10. Realizing that after break you're almost immediately going into Finals Week.

Have we all heard the saying "happy wife, happy life?"

1. Don´t overthink.

2. Talk things out instead of having a heated argument.

3. Pay attention to your partner.

4. Show interest in things they care about.

5. Express your love verbally.

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