100 Things I'm Really Missing This Holiday Season

Sure, being in Europe is great and all, but I have to admit that being away from home during the holiday season can be tough. Here are some of the things I'll be missing most for the next month or so.

1. Spending the Season with Family
2. Picking Out a Christmas Tree
3. Hearing the Fire Squad Blasting Christmas Music through Town
4. The Cold Weather
5. Decorating the Tree
6. Putting Decorations Up Around the House
7. Listening to Christmas Music with my Roommates
8. Having a Thanksgiving Break
9. NYC Around This Time
10. American Christmas Music
11. The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
12. Window Shopping in NYC around Christmas Time
13. Light Shows
14. Houses Covered in Christmas Lights
15. Houses Covered in Decorations
16. Hand-Painted Turkeys and Other Kids' Crafts
17. Actual Turkey & Gravy
18. Stuffing
19. Obligatory Cranberry Sauce
20. Sweet Potato Souffle!!
21. Football
22. Hay Rides
23. Fall Activities
24. Homemade Pies
25. Pumpkins
26. Canned Pumpkin
27. Going Around the Table to Say What We're Thankful For
28. Everyone Being Noticeably Kinder at This Time
29. Starbucks PSL Jokes
30. Packed Supermarkets
31. 25 Days of Christmas Countdown on ABC
32. Ugly Christmas Sweaters
33. Hot Cocoa & Marshmallows
34. Watching a Movie Near the Fireplace
35. Mistletoe
36. Eggnog
37. Weird Aperitifs that I Feel Compelled to Try
38. Poinsettias
39. Santa at the Mall
40. Helping Out in the Kitchen
41. School Being Completely Understanding that No Work Will Be Done over Breaks
42. Secret Santa
43. Nativities
44. Midnight Mass
45. The Smell of Real Trees
46. Fake Trees that Can Be Decorated Perfectly
47. Ice Skating
48. Stockings
49. Food Coma
50. Christmas Cookies
51. Leaving Cookies & Milk Out for Santa with Younger Cousins
52. Tracking Santa on Norton
53. Mariah Carey
54. Love, Actually
55. Watching Elf right after Thanksgiving Dinner
56. Corporate Gifts
57. Waking Up on Christmas Morning
58. Christmas Eve Pajamas
59. Baking
60. Ornaments
61. Christmas Parties
62. Making Unimpressive Gingerbread Houses
63. Seeing Exhibits of Elite Gingerbread Houses
64. Feeling Like a Little Kid
65. The Excitement of Leaving Campus and Asking Everyone About Plans
66. Sleeping In
67. Hot Coffee on a Cold Day
68. Seeing All of Dunkin's Festive Donuts
69. Charlie Brown
70. Seeing Extended Family
71. Hanging out with My Younger Cousins
72. Christmas Sales
73. Black Friday (actually who am I kidding)...
74. Cyber Monday
75. The Weird Transition Between Thanksgiving and Black Friday that Makes Everyone Mad, though Everyone Continues to Participate in the Shopping
76. Christmas Shopping
77. Christmas Socks
78. Stocking Stuffers
79. Christmas Breakfast
80. Getting Dressed for Family Events with my Sisters
81. Walking in Snow
82. My Parka
83. Buying Gifts
84. Wrapping Paper
85. Seeing Old High School Friends
86. Getting Bombarded with "Happy Thanksgiving" and "Merry Christmas" Texts
87. The Way Kids' Faces Light Up when You Ask Them About Santa
88. Santa's that Don't Look Like Santa at All
89. Not Caring About Your Diet
90. Eating Cookies for Breakfast
91. Christmas Dessert
92. 7 Fish Tradition
93. Opening Presents with Cousins
94. Fancy Christmas Wine
95. The Hour of Complete Chaos Before the Family Arrives
96. Chocolates
97. Being Sent to the Grocery Store the Day Of Because There Are Always a Few Things We Forgot About
98. Having a Permanent Smile on Your Face
99. Positive Social Media Posts
100. Feeling the Love from Family and Friends