Here we are, in the thick of winter. The days are short and we all waddle from class to class hoping we don’t wipe out on one of the 6 million patches of black ice. Memories of summer are distant. Here’s a gentle reminder of some of the things we can’t seem to remember right now about the good old days of summer:

1. The ability to walk outside not looking like the Michelin Man

Oh, the joys of the days when we didn’t have to put on 876 layers before finally walking out the door. Not to mention being able to sit comfortably in a lecture hall instead of buried in all of your layers that you frantically took off as soon as you sat down in that lecture hall that’s always just a little bit too heated.

2. The sun

The days are short, and mostly cloudy.

3. Biking without fear of wiping out or losing layers of skin off your face

Remember that black ice? Yeah, that becomes even more of a problem when you’re on wheels. Also, the wind has every possibility of leaving some sort of frostbite on your face. Time to whip out that super cute face mask!

4. Iced coffee

You no longer have the option of getting your favorite iced latte on your way to class, because you can’t imagine putting something cold in your body while being pelted by 20mph winds while it’s 10 degrees outside.

5. A nose that isn’t constantly running

Whether it’s because winter also brings with it the peak of flu season or the temperature is just freakishly cold, everyone is sniffling. Hopefully, you aren’t trying to impress anybody, because anywhere you go you’re bound to show up sniffling and looking a bit like Rudolph.

When is spring break, again?