Next week is Thanksgiving and then shortly after that we will celebrate Christmas. Holidays, in the past, have never been my favorite time of the year. Call me a Scrooge, it has just not been my thing. Sometimes I felt sad during the holidays. But something has changed this year... I'm actually excited to celebrate.

Thanksgiving has always been alright. I mean, how can one truly dislike a holiday where you sit down with the closest people in you life and eat until a food coma hits you? Food coma symptoms include sleeping for 3 hours, eating again, and then fighting crazy people for Christmas items at Walmart. Thanksgiving is fun.

In the previous years, I always thought Christmas was overrated. You spend the whole month freaking out, and then at the end, you have to come to the reality that it's just not as magical now that you're old. It's not the same kind of excitement. And plus, most people, myself included, forget what the true meaning of Christmas is.

But this year, something has sparked differently in me. For anyone that knows me well enough to know that the fact that I turned on Christmas music last night in the car is a foreign thing. I know, no one die of shock. I'm excited to watch The Polar Express and The Santa Clause movies. I'm excited to give people gifts, and watch their faces light up. I'm excited to go to the churches candle light ceremony on Christmas Eve. I even wish it would snow. It's a strange feeling not being a Scooge. No, I'm not ready to wear ugly Christmas sweaters, put my Christmas tree up today, and sing Christmas carols. I'm getting there though.

I still miss the magic. My favorite part of Christmas was going into the living room, before anyone in the house had woken up, and seeing all the presents laid out for Ethan and I. I didn't even want to open them. I just couldn't believe that Santa had been there. This year, I would just like to give someone else the magic feeling.

No matter if you think your family is insane, hate the holidays, or hate the holiday food(yeah, I'm calling you out, Caitie), try to smile. The holidays ARE special. It's a time to enjoy the good things in life. Plus you aren't having an anxiety attack about classes. So, enjoy your thanksgiving! Eat until you pass out, and then eat again. I promise to steal that new iPhone right out of your hands on Black Friday.