Out with the "Old" and In with the New

Ok, I would first like to say that I hope that everybody had a great Thanksgiving. This was one of my favorite Thanksgiving's of all time just because I hadn't seen my extended family in some time and we had a good time catching up. When I got back to the dorm today I looked through the window to find my suite mates turning our common room into what looked like something out of the movie "Elf." Decorations hanging from the ceiling, my friends forming an assembly line trying to create decorations for our Christmas tree out of popcorn and cranberries (Do not, I repeat, Do not, ask about it) . We have the secret Santa thing coming up soon, there is just no lack of the Christmas Spirit here. Yes I know, it's still November. I think my stomach is still half full from all that I ate this weekend, so its pretty tough to think about Christmas when the sickening feeling of eating too much on Thanksgiving still lingers in your mind. As I am typing now, I can hear the sounds of classic Christmas songs accompanied by a half dozen voices that really can't wait a whole month for the holiday to hit. I have already made promises to go shopping for Christmas presents this weekend, which isn't typical for me. I'm usually at the store two days before Christmas asking the person next to me "Do you think a mother would like this?" You're probably wondering whether or not I think this premature celebration of Christmas is a good or bad thing, and frankly, I'm not sure. All I know is if I get as psyched as the rest of my cheery comrades here, the there won't be as much fun to be had when Christmas actually comes.