Christmas is over and that means that spring semester 2017 is ramping up! Classes are starting and it's time to pack up to go back to school. But before you throw in your favorite pair of shorts and new bikini in preparation for the warm spring ahead, make sure you consider the season that comes first: Winter.

Winter, in most regions, means snow. In the South, it often means the coming of the annual "snowpocalypse." Everybody panics and classes are canceled the second that the first flurry is spotted. Let's face it, the South cannot handle snow, and that means there are few things you should take note of should your classes get canceled because of inclement weather.

1. Crazy for Cocoa

College students have somehow gained a reputation as hipsters, following trends that older generations "just don't understand." Guys, it's time we stop fighting this and just accept that we like to think we "discovered" everything. We have to start realizing that we just can't accept the idea of being "vanilla" and, in today's modern world, regular cow's milk is far too mainstream.

Instead, the modern Southerner sprints to the grocery store (or as close to sprinting as you can get when you're wearing six pairs of pants) to tussle over chocolate milk. After the third newscast about the "impending state of disaster in the face of the flurried beast," only one lone gallon remains: The Chocolate Chosen One.

2. Milk? Too Mainstream.

We all joke about weight gain in college. The Freshman 15 is very real for some of us...and some of us are ready to turn this joke back into just that: a joke. Those who are really serious about the "New Year New Me" mantra of the season, when most of the "blizzards" hit, will race to the store to pick up more "healthy" items to stock up their pantries.

That's right...if you were hoping to find any kind of almond, soy, coconut, or goat milk to use as a base for your world famous hot cocoa, you are purely out of luck.

3. Flavored Sweetened Condensed Milk

Before you try to argue me, yes...this does, in fact, exist. Every good Southerner knows that the best thing about snow (besides no school) is Snow Cream. The simple mixture of fresh snow, sugar, vanilla extract, milk, and sweetened condensed milk will send your taste buds soaring.

But the times are a-changing, my friends! The food scene has become fast-paced to match the fast-paced world we live in, which means we totally should've seen this one coming: chocolate and caramel flavored sweetened condensed milk. Gotta keep it fresh, you know?

4. Cookies

Remember back in September when you were cursing your family for sending homemade cookies in your first couple of care packages?

"Don't they know I'm trying to avoid the Freshman 15?" you shouted. I'd bet you're wishing you had some of those to chow down on while watching the beautiful white stuff float around outside.

5. Gluten-Free Bread

Nobody in your immediate family has a gluten intolerance. The only time you've ever experienced consistent gastrointestinal pains is during the holidays. You have no inkling of any problems you may have with gluten but you can never be too safe, right?

All of the "hip, modern-age" doctors are recommending a gluten-free diet now, aren't they? Surely they know a thing or two and who knows...maybe you're severely allergic to gluten. A blizzard would be a bad time to find that out, now wouldn't it? Good thing you read those tabloid articles and listened to your roommate rant about the dangers of gluten.

6. Vegan Egg Replacement

While I'm still not entirely sure how this one works...good for you for trying to switch up your diet. May the odds be ever in your favor with those impossible "not eggs, but still eggs."

7. Ramen Noodles

I believe this one speaks for itself. Any good college student knows that Ramen Noodles, water, and a microwave is a life-saver at any time, whether its finals week, a late-night attack of the munchies, or a desperate "early-life crisis." Why would you even question stocking up on ramen before "the snowstorm of the decade?"

8. Hot Chocolate

Creamy, delicious, chocolate. What more could you ask for when you're snowed in with just your roommate and a vast army of impending deadlines to keep you company? Pro Tip: hot chocolate also comes in K-Cups for you devoted Keurig fans. Extreme Pro Tip: Flavored Hot Chocolate K-Cups also exist...I'm just saying....

9. Coffee. All of It.

Just like with Ramen, this is a staple in every college student's diet. If hot chocolate just isn't your thing but you still crave a steamy beverage to defrost you from the inside out, fire up the Keurig and snuggle up with your textbooks. College classes wait for no man.

10. A Netflix Checklist

So maybe you really should prioritize that homework you've been putting off for a while since you're stuck inside anyways. But maybe you should also prioritize taking a break every once and a while. Give your frozen brain a breather with a marathon of your favorite show or work on that checklist of movies you've always wanted to watch. You've earned it!

11. Gloves, Hats, and Scarves...Oh My!

That 8 AM class you signed up for last semester? Yeah, that is going to become your worst nightmare once the sidewalks defrost enough for classes to resume. Make sure you stock up on your warmest mittens, hats, scarves, ski masks....just bring it all because it's going to get cold when you're walking across campus in the dark and snow.

12. Blankets, and Lots of Them.

What was the best part of staying inside all day when you were a little kid? Forts. What's the best part of staying inside all day when you are a broke college kid with no power and no other form of entertainment? Forts. Need I say more?

13. The Newest Flavor of Oreos

I mean...who said that Oreo was only milk's favorite cookie? Oreo is pretty versatile nowadays and I, personally, think that a cinnamon bun Oreo would pair quite nicely with a chai latte and the cookie dough variety simply screams "snow day" when dunked in a cup of hot chocolate. Don't knock it 'till you've tried it!

14. A Full Phone Battery

Whether you want to or not, please call your parents while you are snowed in. They'll want to hear from you to make sure you aren't actually frozen in a block of ice somewhere on campus. Besides, sometimes there's nothing that will warm you up like the sounds of home.