So you don't like Christmas, I get it. You lay in bed and scoff at all of your Facebook friends who have put up their Christmas trees before Thanksgiving. Bitterly complaining about the bright lights hanging on the houses on your street. (As though they somehow actually affect you.) Hating on your neighbors and their obnoxious cookie plates, and the random people flashing you smiles, because how dare they?

Before you jump on the "Bah Humbug" bandwagon, take a step back and really see why we love this time of the year so much. The holiday season is full of happiness and joy. This is the time where my faith in humanity is restored. People are giving, they are spending time with their family and they are showing love to others regardless of the amount of time they've known them. There is happiness in the air. (I'm not just speaking about the amazing holiday scented candles.) This is the time that we cherish and create memories. Our favorite movies are on non-stop. (don't forget that some of yours are on year-round.) We can build a gingerbread house with our parents, siblings, or children, have an endless supply of grandma's homemade nut rolls and finally have a game night with the family members that don't make it home that often.

If this is the time of the year that we are able to fill that part in our hearts that otherwise feels overwhelmed from everything else in the world then of course we want this time to last as long as we can grasp it in our hands. The holiday season is short we only have a short month and a half to embrace the slow pace at work, watch the snowfall, and carry on traditions with our families. We love this time of the year because this is what brings us happiness, just like the fireworks on the fourth of July that you love.

So Mr. Scrooge, before complaining about us, and making comments trying to break our festive filled hearts think twice. It doesn't affect us in the manner you'd wish it to, it doesn't make us question why we thoroughly enjoy decorating every room of our houses, or why we wear our Christmas leggings every time it snows. It makes us feel bad for you. We love the holiday season because of the joy and happiness it brings, and we feel bad for you because you refuse to let that in. Mr. Scrooge, before filling your heart with the hatred of Christmas, give one year a shot and experience the traditions that made us fall in love with it.