December 29 - 31

spending all day in a "man cave"

being the strangers asking to use someone's phone

surprising with gifts

December 24 - 28

walking through silence

forgetting Christmas (but still getting gifts)

finally starting a book over winter break

hipsters in record stores

the smell of dish soap

December 23

meeting cousins for the first time

December 17 - 22

easy final exams

mozzarella sticks

being the fool on the hill

the random kid at the park who silently follows you in your movie-making

doing regular things on doomsday

compiling a documentary

December 16

people liking your photos on Instagram

December 10 - 15

being accommodated by the older kids

adorable, adorable dreams (that make your regular daily life boring)

an after-school snack of milk and cookies

realizing that, deep down, your favorite band hasn't changed (thankfully)

the adorably dorky grocery bagger chatting so familiarly with you

winter parades

December 8 & 9

listening to one artist all day

wearing a hoodie jacket inside (all day)

December 3 - 7

taking off your slipper socks but the socks you're wearing underneath are just as warm and fuzzy

guitars so quiet they sound like wind

the aroma of the inside of a butternut squash

after-school get-togethers with non-cliques

snickerdoodles

December 1 & 2

being the first one to change the calendars in the house

having the house to yourself