{"id":3763,"date":"2023-12-05T13:00:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T18:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/?p=3763"},"modified":"2023-12-09T17:17:24","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T22:17:24","slug":"the-best-ways-to-spend-your-holiday-season-around-cortland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/2023\/12\/05\/the-best-ways-to-spend-your-holiday-season-around-cortland\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Ways to Spend Your Holiday Season Around Cortland!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With the holiday season almost in full swing, it\u2019s important to keep busy and make use of your time. There are so many activities to do with your friends or family, or even by yourself!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movies are an amazing pastime during the holidays that you can enjoy with your friends and family. Watching festive holiday movies can really get you in the mood for the season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Going to a Pumpkin Patch near you with friends is always going to be a good time with the right group of people. Invite some of your friends and make a day out of it – there\u2019s bound to be some good food nearby too. It might be a little late in the season, but most places also have food and beverages for sale inside. Apple Cider Donuts are a must during the holiday season. If you haven\u2019t tried them, you need to!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Decorate your house with festive lights on the inside and out. If you celebrate Christmas, help your family set up the Christmas tree! That is always a fun bonding experience and a good time with your family. Plus the inside and outside of your house will look so festive!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also stroll through your neighborhood or other brightly decorated areas and admire the decorations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Go ice skating with your friends. Ice skating is always a fun and engaging experience. It\u2019s sometimes harder than it looks and that bites us in the butt. J.M. McDonald Sports Complex is an ice rink that\u2019s only located 2 miles away from campus. If you can\u2019t wait till you get home, try the rink out here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Try Baking! There are so many easy and tasty recipes online for holiday-themed meals and treats. It\u2019s not for everyone but that\u2019s why Youtube is your best friend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christmas Blondies are a very tasty dessert to make and the recipe is relatively easy to make. There are countless recipes online that you can easily access to make your life ten times easier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If that\u2019s too difficult, classic chocolate chip cookies are always a classic easy recipe. I know they\u2019re my favorite. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was fortunate enough to ask students around campus their favorite pastime during the holiday season and their answers were very surprising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sophomore Michael O\u2019Leary loves the winter months and enjoys the winter weather. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI love ice skating with my friends this time of year. There\u2019s a rink near my house and it\u2019s one of the best times. I also really enjoy all the Christmas lights. It\u2019s one of my favorite things about the season.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sophomore Liam Jordan likes to spend his time surrounded by his family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI love cooking with my parents. They always have fun holiday recipes and they are always delicious and we have a great time making them.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Above all other fun and creative pastimes during the holiday season, it\u2019s most important to spend time with your family, because they don\u2019t see you the whole year round. They also love your company!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With the holiday season almost in full swing, it\u2019s important to keep busy and make use of your time. There are so many activities to do with your friends or family, or even by yourself! Movies are an amazing pastime during the holidays that you can enjoy with your friends and family. Watching festive holiday […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":318,"featured_media":882,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3763","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured-news-article","8":"category-lifestyle","9":"entry"},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/11\/pexels-oleksandr-pidvalnyi-6806439-scaled.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/11\/pexels-oleksandr-pidvalnyi-6806439-scaled.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"james.calidonna","author_link":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/author\/james-calidonna\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/318"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3763"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3763\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}