You have to admit, it was probably a bit weird not cuddling in front of your freshly-lit Christmas tree with a cup of hot chocolate in your hand on the Sunday night after Thanksgiving break. You would usually bask in the spirit of the newly decorated house and mentally prepare yourself for the next 3 weeks of school you have to endure. Instead, you hugged your family goodbye once again and made the long haul back to campus, flipping through radio stations that varied from country christmas to the chipmunks. Once you arrived, you unpacked the bags you took home last week and settled for the same movie you’ve already watched 10 times with your roommates, without thinking much about the holiday season upon us.
Christmas season has always been one of my favorites but this year it seems less than adequate. I wasn’t asked to help hang lights or sort ornaments like years before. My friends and I hadn’t planned a time to make our favorite desserts and my dorm room definitely doesn’t radiate Christmas spirit.
My first Christmas season away from home isn’t what I expected, much like a lot of first things in college. However it has reminded me that it isn't the lights or the presents that make up the holiday season, but it is not taking for granted the time you get to spend with your friends and family when you are home.
