It's that time of the year that seems to be everybody's favorite. It's after Halloween and we are just passing Thanksgiving. We have officially found ourselves in the most festive time of the year. You can expect to hear Christmas music everywhere you go, and honestly, you don't complain about hearing those same songs that we all have heard a thousand times because something about them makes you all warm and happy inside. This is a time of love, giving, and happiness. But I find it hard to be happy at this time of year. Because I am going to college in a state that is too far away from my home to be able to celebrate. There are many other students in the same boat as I am, but it provides no comfort. I am invited over to celebrate Thanksgiving with the families of my friends and though I really appreciate it, it will never be close to spending these times with my own family.

As I write this, I am sitting in my dorm room alone. I will always love the holidays, but a holiday without your family is like hockey without a goalie, it's pretty noticeable that something is missing and you can't help but feel uneasy as you see that the net is gaping open. Nothing will come close to me being able to be in my home, cooking the dinner with my parents as we watch A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. Nothing beats mom's cooking.

I think Thanksgiving has always been one of my favourite holidays because it's a day that family comes together. We put our differences aside and enjoy the company, we focus on our similarities. So while I'm away, I am even more aware that I am alone on Thanksgiving. But I am lucky enough to have a family that is willing to take me in as one of their own for the time being. That's what Thanksgiving is all about, treating everybody as family and being thankful for what you have.