For a long time, I was another one of those Holiday Haters.

Every year, I’d get stressed out, hyper-emotional and would ruin the holidays for myself. Looking back, there was no real reason for this hatred; I have a great family, great friends and I am spoiled rotten every season. But still, the holidays would come around and I would be struck by the holiday blues.

I think my disdain for the Holidays happened for a few reasons:

1) I was ALWAYS single and I’d go home to Windsor where my friends were ALWAYS not single. That sucked. I’d feel lonely and then pick a fight with my poor friend Andrea.

2) We stopped having the BEST CHRISTMAS EVER at my Grandparents and I was a big baby that couldn’t except change.

3) I think I just needed something to hate.

Somehow, however, over the last 5 years my feelings have changed; it’s as though my heart grew three sizes and I fell deeply in love into the warmth, family and all around wonderfulness surrounding the holidays.

So, after reading the post on Funny or Die about the 8 Things to Hate About the Holidays, I figured I should write the things I LOVE about the holidays:

1. Skating outside.
2. Tinsel and tacky trees.
3. COOKIES!
4. Stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes and turkey on one fork. What’s that all about? Awesomeness, that’s what!
5. Christmas bows that double as cat toys.
6. Christmas boxes that double as cat toys.
7. Seven straight days of having a buzz and no one judging you.
8. Christmas parties!
9. Everything is sparkly.
10. Santa.

What’s not to love about parties, sparkles, cats, and old men with white beards? Nothing, absolutely nothing. As you can see, I now love Christmas & Hanukkah, Christmukkah, Festivus and all other holiday celebrations.