Once the spooky season ends it is HOLLY JOLLY season folks! This means finally reuniting with friends and families while doing all sorts of cheesy activities a holiday can consist of. While the end of the semester comes to a close and the stressing of finals and turning in last minute assignments consumes our last few weeks, the holiday season is so far yet so close. Going home especially while being away from home for college makes it even that more special. This is a therapeutic time to just kick back and relax with the people you love the most because this will be our lives for the next few weeks or shall I say a month! (THANK GOD)
During the holiday season, I am that person you see wearing a Christmas sweater the day after Thanksgiving. I make sure my parents make our house look like one huge colorful lightbulb. I've noticed that the more involved I get into the jolly spirit, the more fun it is for me.
A few of my favorite things to do while being home is definitely first watching my favorite Christmas movies with my sister and friends. My favorite Christmas movie would have to be The Grinch Who Stole Christmas (which actually use to terrify me as a child) and the Elf with Will Ferrell in it. I typically record the movies I want to watch off of Freeform's 25 days of Christmas series and stay in to watch and bake holiday themed cookies.
Another thing I absolutely love doing is taking down all of the boxes from the attic and decorating the entire house! Although it is very tiring it makes my heart happy seeing my house beautifully decorated after hard work is put in after a long day of decorating with family.
Even though yes, all of the wacky activities are fun to do and take pictures of for your Instagram feed, this holiday season is all about spending time with your family and besties you have not seen in a while. It is also about taking advantage of home cooked meals and your parent's attention that you typically do not receive on a daily basis (lol). So with this said I am most definitely taking this break to relax and spend quality time with loved ones.