You Make It Feel Like Christmas

A sisterly night composed of a delicious family-style Thanksgiving dinner, Christmas music, and tree trimming.

Charming.

"When people ask how we stay together
I say you never let me down
And you make it feel like Christmas
Even when things go wrong
I hear the sound of Christmas in your song
All year long
Yes, you know that I do..."
- Neil Diamond

I love living with these women. They truly have become a second family to me. We have fallen into a reliable routine, spent long afternoons (that have often turned into evenings) talking about the unimaginable, comforted each other in challenging times, celebrated with one another in times of achievement, and have created our own entertaining house traditions. I can't imagine this upcoming holiday season without them. So many of my own immediate family's traditions are changing this year due to my grandparents' early departure to Florida (which truthfully depresses me more than I can put into words), but these ladies are holding me together and keeping me excited about the upcoming season.