It's that time of year again. Winter break has finally arrived and you've earned this long, much-needed break. Returning home becomes a vacation in college. Though it sometimes turns into the never-ending vacation.

Week One:

1. You survived finals, and looking back can't believe how fast the semester flew by.

2. You FINALLY get to go home.

3. After eating "college food" for months you indulge in home-cooked meals and desserts.

4. You're on vacation -- no stress, no assignments, no deadlines.

5. The fam is back together and you reunite with your hometown friends.

6. Then you realize you still need to buy gifts.

7. But, you are just so unmotivated and just want to sleep all day.

Weeks Two & Three:

8. Holidays are over. Your older siblings leave, younger siblings start to annoy you, and your parents go back to work.

9. You need to get out of the house so you decide to go out and it's a bittersweet high school reunion at the bars.

10. Then, you resort to Netflix and watch as many seasons of as many shows as you can in one day.

11. You keep up with every Groupme and group message because you don't know how much longer you can live without your college friends.

12. You come across old photo albums and reminisce on the good ol' days

13. Then that proceeds to creeping for hours on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. You re-download Vine, and start to watch random YouTube videos, beginning with "cute puppy video" ending with "motivational life changes."

14. After the New Year's party you start a countdown of when you are leaving to return back to school.

15. When it's time to actually leave home, you start getting used to being home.

16. But, then you get back to school and reunite with all your friends.

Winter break gave you a chance for a much needed a vacay from school. Over break you think about how your college days are going by quickly. You're ready to LIVE UP THE SEMESTER. And the dreaded search for a parking spot begins again.