At one point or another, we've all experienced that moment when we realize that the holiday season is finally upon us. Whether it's drinking hot chocolate or wandering around your all neighborhood staring hundreds of twinkling Christmas lights. When asked the questions, "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas..." each writer at the Odyssey had a particular memorable or hilarious story attached to this phrase that we knew our readers would enjoy. Now, without further ado, I present to you the Odyssey's Christmas Edition...
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas when … “My mom starts playing the Michael Buble’ Christmas album on repeat, except usually it’s mid-November and her obsession won’t end until late January.”- Brittney Smith, 2017
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas when … "My grandmother puts too much wine in the fondue cheese (on purpose?)."
- Madison Ingram, 2016
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas when … "There are more dessert options than dinner ... but I don’t hate it."- Eliza Edlich, 2017
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas when ... "I’m reminded of the horrible first impression I made when first meeting my boyfriend’s parents. Wearing (what I thought) was a comfy and casual dress, the Georgia weather felt appropriate enough to not wear tights. Hauling presents and a casserole through his front door, I walked into his house to discover my dress was securely tucked into my under garments. Thankfully, his darling Grandma told me and we laughed about it. Needless to say, I was immediately thinking, 'Alright, where’s the wine?' "- Shelby, 2016 (almost too embarrassed to put my name)
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas when ... "My diet mainly consists of peppermint mochas and gingerbread cookies."- Hannah Caruso, 2017
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas when … "I ignore all social activities to watch 25 Days of Christmas."- Catherine Schmitt, 2016
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas when …"I can’t look at social media without seeing red holiday edition Starbucks cups in the hands of basic white girls."- Unknown, Unknown
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas when …"The family game of White Elephant becomes so big that you have to rent out a fellowship hall to fit all the people, gifts and the elbows being thrown when it gets ugly."- Cara Anne Anderson, 2016
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas when …"My sister and I crash all of our friend's Christmas parties and force them to play drinking games with dreidels ... "- Danni Weiner, 2015
It’s beginning to look a like Christmas when …"You know that I'm not allowed to wear hoop earrings, right? Yeah! Two years ago she told me hoops earrings were 'her' thing and I wasn't allowed to wear them anymore. And then for Hannakuh my parents got this pair of really expensive white gold hoops and I had to pretend like I didn't even like them and ... it was so sad."
- Gretchen Weiners, 2015
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas when …"My mom and I accidentally let it slip that Santa doesn’t exist to my then 8-year-old brother ... while at dinner at his favorite restaurant ... making him start crying uncontrollably ... in front of his 3 best friends ... who also did not know that Santa wasn’t real. Whoops? You know, some people say that therapy never hurt."- Sydney Wilkins, 2017
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas when …"My grandma gets drunk at dinner and tells me about that time she accidentally smoked opium."- Sammi Weiner, 2017
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas when … "Our annual trip to get the family Christmas tree starts to look like a scene straight out of Christmas Vacation.”- Camren Skelton, 2017
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas when … "We don’t need to refill my cat’s food because he gets his fill from the Christmas tree … nomz."- Aya Badyr, 2017
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas when … "My dad asks me what I want because he 'has to call Santa and let him know.' ”- Anna Watts, 2017 It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas when ..."My family get highly competitive while playing Mario Kart (the version from the '90s ... ) literally for hours on end."
- Mari Kasuya, 2017
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas when …"My family starts the four day long process of decorating our Christmas tree because perfectionism is a disorder that can’t be cured."- Lindsey Broscher, 2017
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas when..."My dad still pulls up the Norad Santa Tracker online — 'Oh look, he’s in Norway! Better get to bed or no presents!' That stupid thing kept me believing in ole’ St. Nick until 7th grade."- Raechel Blitchington, 2018
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas when …"I say 'Happy Holidays' back to a person that said 'Merry Christmas' to me because I’m Jewish."- Tyler Andrews, 2018
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas when … "My father starts the annual 'Since your birthday is on December 22nd, we could really just combine those presents with Hanukkah presents …' Argument moot. Not going to happen, Dad. Ever."- Lindsay Tuck, 2017
Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas when… "My mom and I freak out about decorating the tree when all my dad and brother want to do is watch the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show."
- Margot Schneider, 2016
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas when... "I start posting copious Instagrams with my friends, sister, and dog to offset all of the boyfriend + Christmas tree photos."
- Danielle Profita 2017
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas when… "My mom starts singing the wrong words to off-key Christmas carols, usually substituting the correct lyrics for something inappropriate and borderline offensive."
- Neena Molavi, 2016
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas when… "My mom, dad, and grandparents get so drunk at the Christmas Eve party that I have to drive the car home at 14 and they forget to put the presents under the tree. This also is how my brothers discovered that Santa isn’t real."
- Patty Martin, 2018
