It's the holiday season, which means going home and seeing friends and family. It means new beginnings and a short break from schoolwork. There's no better way to think about the upcoming holiday season than with the Pawnee Parks and Recreation Department!

Now that winter break is in full swing, there's so much to look forward to, such as...

1. Doing well on your finals...or being finished with classes that you dreaded

2. Seeing all your friends from different schools

3. Updating all forms of social media with pictures of your reunions

4. Eating home cooked meals, or food from all your favorite local places

I'm looking at you homemade mac and cheese.

5. Starting a brand new year

6. Awkward encounters with people you used to go to school with

7. Seeing your pet

8. Getting to relax in ways you can't while you're at school

Whether you greet the holidays with excitement or dread, you will experience at least one of these things. Just keep in mind that with the questions of "what are you doing now?" will come the run-ins with friends and catching up with people you care about. And if that doesn't make winter break any more manageable, it won't last forever and soon you'll be back at school.