For a while, I thought Louisiana had decided to skip winter this year. Record high temperatures in November had led me to stubbornly wearing my boots, even in nearly 80 degrees. Finally though, it is here; the cold temperatures, at least for Louisiana’s standards, that ushers in a season that has many things we are all looking forward to. Cold weather is not just about the decreasing temperatures and the gusty winds that make you pull your scarf tighter around your neck; it is also about the whole host of activities that come along with the season and make it one of the best to experience.
1. No Humidity
The best part of no humidity: your hair stays just as you worked so hard to make it in the morning. Instead of walking out and your makeup and hair immediately being ruined by the blanket of water that is Louisiana in warm weather, you can actually make it through the day with your look still in tact.
2. Cuddling and Watching Netflix
3. Making the Switch from Iced to Hot Coffee
...or hot tea or hot chocolate. As long as it is hot and has caffeine, it'll work just fine.
4. The End of the Semester is Now in Sight
For better or for worse, we've only got three weeks left! The days of begging for all those extra credit assignments, drinking more coffee than your body can process, and attempting to figure out your grades on Moodle have begun.
5. Getting to Wear Leggings and Scarves
These are the days where we can wear clothes as comfortable as pajamas and actually get away with it. Also whether or not we haven't done laundry in weeks no longer matters, as we can continue to wear the same black leggings every day and no one ever has to know.
6. Attending Bonfires and Holiday Parties
Bonfires and holiday parties both have a way of bringing people together and making this the cold weather completely worth it. What's better than sitting around with your favorite people and roasting marshmallows? Or dressing up in that ugly Christmas sweater you got from Goodwill and making fun of your coworkers?
7. It's Finally Colder Outside then Inside
Warm weather has a way of making restaurants, college libraries, your roommate all think they need to set the thermostat to negative 20 degrees. Now that it is finally cold outside, they have decided the inside temperature bearable once again.
8. Bugs have Decided to Leave Us Alone
No more mosquito bites, no more love bugs ruining your car windshield. For at least a few months, we are bug free!
9. Eating Real Food at Thanksgiving
You can pretend you don't ever have to go back to the nightmare that is the cafeteria as you're sitting around stuffing yourself full of homemade sweet potato casserole, grandma's famous pumpkin pie, and real meat that hasn't come straight out of the freezer.
10. Shaving is No Longer Required
We all know it's true. Knowing your legs won't be seeing the light of day for the next few months is the best excuse to throw out those razors.
11. Drinking out of Starbucks Holiday Cups
Oh oops, never mind.
We are almost to the end of the semester, and we have survived so far! Let's enjoy the weather and make the best of the month of school we have left.
