Going home for the holidays is wonderful. You’ve just finished finals, and all you have to do is spend time with family, eat loads of food, and catch up on the sleep you’ve been missing out on while you were at college.

But truthfully, being home for break can be a bit boring. You can only watch the same movies with your little nephew or hit the mall so many times before you the sales ladies start to know you on a first name basis. 

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It is very common knowledge that most people tend to over-indulge during holiday dinners. In my family, it’s almost a family tradition to make ourselves so full that we lay on the couches in a food coma after every meal.

There are so many yummy foods and it would be a waste to only eat one serving and not go back for seconds, or thirds, or fourths. I’m not saying this is a bad thing because I find myself doing it every year.

But this huge increase of extra calories has to be balanced out somehow.

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The holiday season is here! We’ve eaten the turkey and the radio stations are playing holiday songs 24/7. It’s time to start watching those traditional holiday movies.

For your viewing pleasure, I compiled a list of some of my favorite holiday movies. So next time you need to avoid studying for finals or want to eat a big bag of popcorn with your parents, put on one of these movies and enjoy yourself. After all, the season only comes once a year.

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Hooray! The holidays are almost here. I’m so excited for a break from school, spending some time with my family, and the yummy food. Yes, we all know that one of the best things about the holiday season is all of the delicious meals we get to eat.

There is only one problem with this delectable smorgasbord of tasty treats:  For some reason, I always seem to gain a few extra pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year’s and spend the beginning of the New Year counting calories and going to the gym. This year though, I plan on avoiding that whole sticky situation and it does not involve skipping out on family meals or exercising eight hours every day.

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I must say Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, mainly because it gives me the freedom to eat how ever much I want without feeling too much like a cow. But of course, there is so much more behind Thanksgiving than mashed potatoes, turkey, and stuffing.

Thanksgiving is a time not only to obviously be thankful, but also a chance to spend time with the family. Myself and most of my friends spend Thanksgiving with family, eating, talking, and just spending time together which can be rather difficult in today’s world. Our busy schedules and hectic lives seem to hardly allow for quality family time. Thanksgiving, like many other holidays, allows you to take a break from your crazy schedules to just relax and spend time with your family.

Of course, Thanksgiving is also a time for to reflect on what you are thankful for. Whether you are thankful for the awesome cheese potatoes your grandma makes just for you every year on Thanksgiving, or you realize how thankful you are for your family and how much they mean to you, Thanksgiving is a day that makes you realize a lot of these things. I remember in elementary school how we would get the assignments in class asking us to write down the things we are thankful for and why. And although this assignment may have seemed like a pain to do back then, it made me realize what the true purpose of Thanksgiving was.

So Happy Turkey Day! And remember to count your blessings!