Being reunited with your family and friends is overwhelmingly exciting.

Seeing your friends you haven't seen since August means lots of hugs.

Eating not-dining hall food and lots of it is great.

The comfort of sleeping in your own bed when it is cold outside is so much better.

Coming home for winter break means colder weather. Colder weather means sweater weather.

Waking up and seeing this outside your window is magical.

Then you realize you won't be able to leave your house all day.

So you decide to go outside and it is enchanting

Something about being in the snow makes you want to be a child again. The days of building snowmen, sledding and making snow angels are not over.

Watching your dog do this never ceases to amuse you.

And dressing your pets in holiday apparel is acceptable.

Whether you are baking these cookies or just eating the dough, you won't be able to stop and that's okay.

Two words: Holiday shopping.

All the stores are playing holiday music and you can't help but sing and dance.

Seeing Santa at the mall brings back so many good memories of cute (maybe embarrassing) pictures of you sitting on a stranger's lap.

If you live in or go to New York City, this:

Conclusion: Everything about being in the Northeast for winter break has you feeling like this.