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November sucks. It’s a bitch of a month. I know it’s easy to find things to dislike about any month. But for November, I find it difficult to find things to enjoy and look forward to.
Some of you may be thinking “What about Thanksgiving and Black Friday shopping?” Yes, those things are great, but it’s hard to be excited about them all month long. Plus, people just don’t get as excited for Thanksgiving the way that they do about Halloween and Christmas. There are far less Thanksgiving themed movies, and stores rarely advertise for Thanksgiving. Most of them have completely skipped it and already put up Christmas decorations by now.
October brings the welcomed chill of fall weather, leaves changing color, and pumpkin spice everything. December brings the joy of the holiday season, the newness of snow for the year, and the deliciousness of all things being gingerbread flavored. November does not bring any of these new things to get excited about.
The entire month is like a long morning after. Now that all the costumes from Halloween are gone, we are left with the unmasked face of fall. The trees have gone from looking beautiful with the leaves changing colors to looking dead with all the leaves falling off. The excitement of pumpkin drinks and hayrides has worn off. And it’s colder than it was last month, but not yet cold enough to really enjoy the usual winter activities.
You may want to ask, “What happened to you during this month that made you hate it so much?” The answer is nothing. During college, November was a good month. It was the time that all the student groups had their semi-formals, and it was too early to worry about finals.
I want to be proven wrong. I would love for someone to comment with a list of things that we can enjoy about November. But until then, November mostly just makes me think about the rotting pumpkin that I’m simply too lazy to throw out. .
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1) Deer season.
2) Whiskey drinking weather.
3) Bonfires.
4) Koozies switch their role from keeping your beer cold to keeping your hand warm.
5) Unlimited mash potatoes and gravy.
6) Best leftovers of the year.
7) Football.
8) Booze cruising through corn fields in those 4 person side by side ATV things.
9) Shooting at coyotes while #8
I could go on…
Don’t forget start of prime time outdoor hot tub season
The sauna to snowbank (or pool) rotation isn’t one to be ruled out either.
Usually November is too early for snow banks. However, I respect the reference. Hot tub to snow bank brings back many memories of my childhood.
10) College basketball season kicks off
I’m still riding the pumpkin train pretty hard.
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November is great, Halloween is one day. Thanksgiving and Black Friday give you an extended weekend! #SaveThanksgiving
Also it’s my birthday month so I’m biased, but that’s beside the point.
At least you get to experience fall. I’m in South Texas and haven’t even felt the need to wear a hoodie yet.
Florida checking in… It was 90 degrees yesterday.
1) Thanksgiving has the best food of any holiday.
2) Veterans day makes it the most patriotic Fall month.
3) It’s the beginning of ski/snowboarding season.
4) Election day is in November making it a very crucial month.
5) Daylight savings gives you an extra hour of party time or sleep timeon the weekend (Daylight savings may be stupid but at least this is the best part
6) Thanksgiving keeps the Holliday ball rolling
7) Its better then that garbage month September, which never did anything for anybody.
8) Awesome movies tend to be released around the 20th day of the month.
9) Thanksgivig is a paid Holliday and since its on a Thursday some people end up with a 4 day weekend.
I think you underestimate this month because it falls between Halloween and Christmas, but put it up against some of the other months and you can see why it is awesome. January is December’s November but without a holiday. February has Valentine’s day so that sucks a big one, March has St. Paddy’s and Spring Break so definitely a top month. April sucks. May sucks. June sucks. July ‘Merica August is decent. September sucks.
March is by far the most garbage month. Once you are out of college, there’s no more Spring Break, absolutely 0 holidays, and everyone is sick and tired of all the cold/rain/snow. That 30 day suck fest has one saving grace: Sports. March Madness and hockey are the only things that make the grueling trudge toward Spring bearable. Baseball is trying to make it’s way back but the cold and rain make it a bit difficult to sit in the stands for 4 hours (unless you’re in the southern half of the country).
Not Shaving. Duh.
#SaveThanksgiving
November in Texas is prime “take the tops off the Jeep” season.
deer opener