I don't like to think about Christmas until after November 30th. I hate how the media and stores try to push Christmas as soon as Halloween finishes. Let each month have its moment and don't remind me about the stress that comes with Christmas.

Now that it's December and I finally have picked out my tree today, I am prepared for the onslaught of Christmas that is coming like a tornado. The city is decorated with crowds of excited, stop in the middle of anywhere tourists clashing with the annoyed, will push you out of my way New Yorkers who always have somewhere to be. The radio stations have their Christmas playlist on 24/7 play and I have my IPOD ready to play as an alternative when I've heard "All I Want for Christmas Is You," way too many times in a day.

As a college student, I can't wait for Christmas break, but the road there is a long freezing tired one. We college students have finals, final essays, last minute find a way to not fail this class ideas, and the plans to figure out when and who to buy presents for. Also there's wanting to be on break, but then remembering when you're on break, there's work to save up that pocket money for the next semester and trying to avoid your family from being in your business all the time. The Christmas season is work.

I do like to go down to Rockefeller Center at least once during the holidays though. Even if it is the same decorations usually each year, it's still nostalgic. Plus there's a huge tree that's fun to play with, in figuring out how to take the perfect selfie with it. The Christmas season also makes driving a bit more fun. You get to see how creative neighborhoods get in their decorating or lazy as well. Sorry, but just shinning laser lights on a house is just boring. True decorators put up lights and experience near death on a ladder at least once trying to perfect their designs.

I like decorating my tree as well because you go through the memories of ornaments and which ones were your favorites as a kid. Now it is also a race to who can put their favorites in the best spots on the tree. Move out of the way random football player ornament, Princess Jasmine's Shoe needs to be seen by everybody.

Shopping may be stressful, but I like trying to find the perfect gifts for my family and friends. Sometimes I find the perfect gift for myself as well and that day turns out to be a "Treat Yo Self Day." You do have to love those holiday sales too; they help us broke college students get gifts for our loved ones. However, besides the cute holiday city trips with friends and reminiscing with family, I think my favorite holiday season activity is dressing my cats up in different costumes. Hey, they make great Christmas Cards!