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26 Things You Do When You Go Home For The Holidays

Besides spending time with your grandparents

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26 Things You Do When You Go Home For The Holidays

It's the most wonderful time of the year. No, not the holidays - Winter Break. A full 2-3 weeks (or a full month if you're lucky) of lounging on the couch, watching too many movies and eating too much food. In between decorating the tree, devouring nut-roll, or lighting the menorah, these are the things you do when you return home for Winter Break:

1. You set-up camp in the comfiest spot on the couch.

2. You take an entire camera roll's worth of pictures of your dog.

3. You raid your pantry.

4. You open your fridge and shed tears of happiness.

5. You eat several servings with no shame.

6. You watch all of the random DVDs your family owns.

7. You realize that your next-door neighbor got really hot.

8. You hope that you also got really hot.

9. You hang out with your high school friends.

10. You reminisce about the fun things you did in high school.

11. You regret all of the people you dated in high school.

12. You assure yourself that you definitely do NOT live in the past.

13. You post on Instagram so people at school know that you have friends at home.

14. You go on a gift-shopping frenzy because you didn't have any time while you were away at school.

15. You ask your mom to make all of your favorite meals.

16. You consider reaching out to your ex.

17. You wonder why you ever thought that was a good idea.

18. You miss your college friends.

19. You realize it's only been three days.

20. You miss them anyway.

21. You Snapchat literally every thing you do.

22. You sleep so much that it worries your parents.

23. You binge-watch an entire series on Netflix.

24. You actually read a book. For fun.

25. You avoid eye contact from every person you recognize at the grocery store.

26. And then, you eat some more food.

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