On Holidays

Here we stand, on the brink of the holidays.  The light at the end of the tunnel.  The only thing left standing in our way...a series of tests, known to college students as FINALS, or better yet, Hell.  They cannot block us from Thanksgiving, a mere week away, but they loom overhead, a constant reminder of the 24-hour a day quiet hours waiting passively in our future.  We have hours of studying to look forward to.  Stress, and tense friends.  Who knows what craziness will occur.

Then finally.  Freedom.  Dorm checkouts.  A month utterly devoid of all intelligent conversation and school.  Winter holidays.  Time to relax; kick back; rekindle friendships.  Hang out with your parents (what an idea!).  Skiing.  Golf.  Concerts.  Roaring fires.

All too soon, the calendar flips.  A new year.  The days roll by, and the laziness bids us farewell.  Brains struggle to come off of stand by.  Unpacking.  Working off the pounds gained from homecooked meals.  Settling back into the day-to-day routine, with some changes.  

Praying for the light at the end of the tunnel four months away.

See what we have to look forward to in the Holidays?