Thanksgiving is just around the corner and it's actually a holiday I enjoy for many reasons other than the food. I truly enjoy Thanksgiving for the mere fact of being able to come home. I go to an out of state school and don't get to come home too often so when I do I am ready to enjoy everything it has to offer. I love opening the door and be attacked by my cute little pets and family especially since I haven't seen them in a while. Also, who doesn't love sleeping in their childhood bed with all of its comfy amenities?

Every college student lives for the warm home cooked meals and the chance to catch up on their sleep while on a mini vacation away from school. The one thing that we all dread are the constant questions about how school is going. I mean this is a vacation can everyone just give me another three weeks and then I'll answer that question... once the semester is finally over!

Thanksgiving Day arrives and I am ready as ever to pounce on the grub. I start my Thanksgiving Day off with a little bit of Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, yeah I'm 20 but I don't care. I love the food my family makes because we all bring something everyone likes. I also love the fact that I get to see grandparents, aunts, and uncles, also cousins, siblings, and my parents. Another thing my family does is we bring our dogs to Thanksgiving and I absolutely love it because who wouldn't want dogs at a family function?

As the day goes on I lounge around with my fam and take several naps while everyone discusses old memories or something new. Most of us are in college so of course, we have to fill everyone in with how our lives are going. We look at old pictures and videos and then most of us eat again... doesn't everybody go back for seconds?

I don't love the idea that most people start decorating for Christmas even before Thanksgiving begins. These people are missing out on one of the most important holidays in America!

Once the day is over, I truly love that fact that once Thanksgiving is over it's time for Christmas season. We finally get to decorate the house head to toe in everything Christmas and that's my absolute favorite thing.

I love finally putting up our Christmas tree and decorating it with the ornaments and other accessories. The best part, in my opinion, is when my house is all lit up with colored lights.