Christmas break is right around the corner, and I'm sure I'm not alone in saying, "Hallelujah!" Before we get into our Christmas break schedules (sleeping until noon, eating and snacking while we sit on the couch until dinner, going to sleep, then doing it all again the next day), let's take a moment to reflect on the semester that is now coming to an end.

So, thank you, fall semester:

For ending my summer. Just kidding. I hate you for this.

For pushing me to my breaking point (several different times).

For stressing me out every day.

For reminding me that Netflix is always there for me when I am stressed out...every day.

For giving me Thanksgiving break.

For getting 15 more hours out of the way.

For reminding me to never take 15 hours at once ever again.

For giving me so many great TV shows to watch when I should be working.

For football Saturdays, complete with buffalo chicken dip and tailgates.

For the crazy, unpredictable mess that is the SEC.

For all of the anxiety attacks that came along with watching SEC football games.

For making me tell myself that I'd go to the gym, but not allowing me time (or motivation) to do so.

For all of the money my parents gave me when they felt sorry for me.

For people finally getting tired of the "Pumpkin Spice Latte."

For making me say, "I've never been so ready for a semester to end," again, just like I've said every semester before this one.

For making me buy textbooks that I haven't opened once.

For emptying what was left of my bank account in order to buy those books.

For the leaves changing.

For the photo-ops dedicated to the leaves changing.

For the constant question of, "Is today going to be hot or cold?"

For making me too cold in the shade but too hot in the sun.

For reminding me why I own rain boots.

For making me go to class during monsoons, even when I forgot about my rain boots.

For all of the new friends I've made and the old friends I've caught up with.

For all of the good grades I earned even when I forgot about the assignment until 30 minutes before class.

For teaching me how to whip my car into even the tightest of parking spots when I'm running late to class.

For revealing to me that there will never be an open parking spot on the first floor of the parking deck.

For reminding me that I don't have enough fall clothes, nor do I have the money to buy any more fall clothes.

For teaching me that no matter how many times I lie to myself, I have no idea what I want to do with my life.

For making me even more of a srat-star (or frat-star) than I was before.

For all of the memories that were made.

For all of the opportunities I was given.

For all of the money I managed to save.

And most of all, for my spot on the Kennesaw State Odyssey team!