Julie's post made me think about how I felt about the holiday season this year. With college, I always feel like I miss so much - because December is spent at school, studying for pointless final exams and writing endless papers. As much as they try to make it feel like Christmas at school, it fails every time for me. Christmas and the holidays are about being home, and for the past four Decembers, all I wanted was to be home.
This was the first year that I was unsure about how much I was really missing of the Christmas season. Maybe it's because I spent four consecutive weekends at Barnes and Noble, watching streams of people flood through the store with no end in sight. Maybe I'm just growing up...?
But I miss the magic of Christmas (and Hanukkah). I'm really hoping that this year was the only year I'll be this jaded. I really want to enjoy this time. The month flew by so fast, faster than usual, I felt. I'm looking forward to see how being a normal person, no longer on college time, will affect my view of the end of the year.
Otherwise, the holidays were good to my family and me. I very much am (still, surprisingly) enjoying all the family time, and the relaxation is unbeatable. It's been great seeing family and friends alike from all over (Thanksgiving with my dad's side and Mike, Hanukkah dinner with my cousins, aunt and uncles, grandparents (dad's side again) - Christmas Eve with Mike's side of the family - my birthday with Mike, family, and friends at school - and Christmas Day with my family and also Mike's).
I'll be posting about the New Year shortly. I have some things I need to write out.
-Jess
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