Finals. The one word that is sure enough to cause panic among college student. There is a reason finals week is associated with hell week. Trust me. You often question your sanity.
You will even ask yourself "Wait....did we actually learn this at some point in the semester?! but did we really?? What in the hell was I doing when the professor talked about this?"
So I'm here to lighten the mood some: IT IS TIME FOR CHRISTMAS BREAK (here are five little perks to surviving finals).
1. You have already conquered the two toughest things this year: finals and the awkward Thanksgiving dinner everyone dreads at some point.
If you have not survived your finals yet, I am sure you will. Own the fact that you will slay that class that has you freaked out. And hey, on the bright side, you have already survived the awkward Thanksgiving dinner were every single one of your family members wants to question you about every single little detail about your "college experiences and other major related information."
2. Christmas movie marathons galore
Okay, I know Christmas movies have been playing for quite a while now. But to be honest, during finals you probably did not pay that much attention to what Christmas movies were playing on TV. Now you can, you can watch every last one of them (without that little voice in the back of your head reminding you how horribly you will fail your chemistry final if you don't study) You deserve it.
3. Awkward Family Christmas Photos
Now, I know there is nothing more heart warming than posing for an awkward, stuffy family Christmas picture right?! Hey, it is a lot better than turning in your tear soaked Scantron to your math professor who made you want to throw yourself out of a third story window for the past semester.
4. Christmas Tree Decorating
You get to decorate a Christmas tree with your family!! Some of you may have already done this, and if you have, you have a beautiful tree to go home to! However, if you have not, you will get to do it soon, and have a lovely tree to wake up to every day, that you got to decorate with YOUR family. It beats the little Charlie Brown Christmas trees most of our dorms have.
5. NO More 8 a.m.'s for a MONTH
That's right. No more 8 a.m.'s for a month. No more walking to class on those dreadfully cold mornings, when you would much rather be snuggled up in your Christmas pajamas under that fluffy Christmas blanket you have an emotional attachment to. Now, you can stay in bed all day long if you want! The only 8 am calling your name now is CHRISTMAS MORNING!! And I don't know about you, but I don't mind waking up at the crack of dawn on Christmas.
Now go kill finals and if you have already survived them: GO YOU!! Enjoy your break and have yourself a Merry little Christmas!
