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8 Reasons Why I Am Thankful For Christmas

Only seven more Fridays until the best holiday of the year.

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Nov 07, 2018

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It is officially November 1st, which means it's Christmas season. To all of you that are offended by this statement, I apologize in advance for skipping over Thanksgiving but I'm still here to give thanks. There is so much to be grateful for during this wonderful holiday season, even if you're more of a Thanksgiving person.

Here are eight reasons I'm thankful for the Christmas season:

1. The Decorations

Decorating a tree and the rest of the house gets you into the holiday spirit and gets you a lot more excited for Christmas. Christmas lights alone are so fun to look at. You can go through state parks where they set up lights or even local neighborhoods.

2. Spending Time With Family And Friends

You get to spend time with your direct family once you get home, but you also get to see all of your distant relatives. If your family is anything like mine, it is always an experience when everyone is together. Also, you get to see your friends and catch up with them and their college experiences. What's better than getting to hang out with your friends from home during a long but well-deserved break?

3. Winter Break

It's one of the longest breaks college students get which makes it so much better. You get to sleep in your own bed, stay up as late as you want, and don't have to stress about any assignments being due.

4. It Gets Cold

... Most of the time. Depending on where you live, typically this is the time of the year where it really starts to get cold. You can wear fuzzy socks and oversized sweatshirts unless you live in South Carolina. Then there's a chance it could sunny and 75 degrees.

5. The Music

Christmas music is the best, especially when you play it during the Christmas season. The classics, like "Rocking Around the Christmas Tree," are a go-to but who doesn't love Justin Bieber's "Under The Mistletoe" Christmas Album?

6. Church Service

Christmas church service is always a welcoming and warming one. There are typically always more people that attend that service, so you get to see people you haven't seen in a while. Also, everyone is celebrating the reason for the whole holiday: the birth of Jesus.

7. Giving And Receiving Gifts

Giving presents to your close friends, doing gift exchange games, or receiving gifts from your family is all so fun and makes memories you'll remember for years.

8. Home Cooked Meals

Honestly, Thanksgiving is good and all but Christmas lunch/dinner is where it's at. The home cooking doesn't stop there either, you could probably get one or two more meals cooked depending on how many times you celebrate with your family. Of course, there are leftovers for days too.

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8 Reasons Why I Am Thankful For Christmas

Only seven more Fridays until the best holiday of the year.

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2. Spending Time With Family And Friends

3. Winter Break

4. It Gets Cold

5. The Music

6. Church Service

7. Giving And Receiving Gifts

8. Home Cooked Meals

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1. Thank you for laughing at my jokes, even when they really aren’t funny.

2. Thank you for singing unbearably loud with me all the time.

3. Thank you for letting me vent to you for hours about anything and basically being my personal therapist.

4. Thank you for ordering pizza with me at 2 in the morning.

5. Thank you for all the movie days when we don’t feel like moving.

6. Thank you for being my workout buddy everyday.

7. Thank you for sharing your closets with me.

8. Thank you for taking naps with me at random hours during the day.

9. Thank you for cleaning our home with me when we absolutely need to.

10. Thank you for all the rides when it’s late and you don’t want me to walk home alone in the dark.

11. Thank you for studying with me in our kitchen when we didn't want to go the library.

12. Thank you for making dinner with me.

13. Thank you for helping with my hair, makeup and outfit every time we go out.

14. Thank you for taking countless ugly pictures with me.

15. Thank you for not judging me when I go too long without showering.

16. Thank you for making our apartment feel like a second home.

17. Thank you for being there through all of our boy troubles.

18. Thank you for giving me a hug when I feel homesick.

19. Thank you for getting excited with me when one of us gets a good grade on an exam.

20. Thank you for still being my friend and not judging me when I say or do dumb things.

21. Thank you for telling me what I should do when I am sick.

22. Thank you for dancing horribly with me everywhere we go.

23. Thank you for staying up super late with me when we aren’t tired or can’t sleep.

24. Thank you for being super weird with me.

25. Thank you for all the unforgettable college memories.

26. And most of all, thank you for being the best friends a girl could have.

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6. "I should call my smart friend about this."

7. "I’m going to fail. I’m going to fail."

8. "I’m dropping out of school."

9. "What grade do I have to get on the final to pass the class?"

10. "Oh, no, I have to do good."

11. "I shouldn’t have procrastinated all semester."

12. "I wanna go to bed."

13. "We did not learn this!"

14. "I should go get food."

15. "Why do we even have finals?"

16. "I don’t want to be at the library."

17. "Get off your phone."

18. "I can watch Netflix for like 20 minutes and then go back to studying."

19. "I shouldn’t have watched Netflix."

20. "You have to study now!"

The "Happiest Place on Earth" has a lot of characters with some pretty great advice.

Remember you’re the one who can fill the world with sunshine. — Snow White

The past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it. — Rafiki

You don't have time to be timid. You must be bold and daring. — Lumière

If watching is all you're gonna do, then you're gonna watch your life go by without ya. — Laverne

Sometimes the right path is not the easiest one. — Grandmother Willow

Always let your conscience be your guide. — Jiminy Cricket

To infinity and beyond. — Buzz Lightyear

Life is a journey to be experienced, not a problem to be solved. — Pooh

Let it go. — Elsa

If you can't say something nice, don't say nothin' at all. — Thumper

Today's special moments are tomorrow's memories. — Genie

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