We are officially in the dead of winter. Our hands are dry and cracking, we’ve worn our Uggs for 48 days straight, the cold air is seeping through our windows and the cracks in our doors, and we would rather stay home and watch a movie than go out. It’s bad.

Unfortch, it’s not even close to being over. Hey now; don’t shoot the messenger! I didn’t create the seasons.

It takes a lot of will power and positive thinking to get through the next 6-ish weeks of winter (or longer if you live in the midwest), so we thought we’d remind you of all the wonderful things this awful season has to bring. Surviving winter is all about seeing the glass as half full and not as completely frozen. And stuck to your hand.

So, here are the reasons why CollegeCandy cherishes these winter months. What are your favorite things about winter?

Laura – St. Johns: Winter clothes — I love wearing cute coats, scarfs, and hats to stay warm.

Brithny – Duke University: I love winter because ’tis the season for *SNOW*!!! Snow balls… snow men… snow slushies… just not the yellow ones, of course.

Leah – Ryerson University: It’s hard to say since I live somewhere where winter takes up the majority of the year, but skating, wooly scarfs and hot chocolate top the list!

Lauren – University of Michigan: The bulky clothes that cover all that weight I gained (to stay warm, of course).

Mazuba – Westchester Community College: Getting to go ice-skating on the lake at Bryant Park.

Amanda – Wagner: Winter makes me nostalgic for sledding and hot cocoa with extra marshmallows. Every time it snows I contemplate breaking out the  mittens and telling my neighbor to meet me at the top of the hill.

Julia – UC Berkeley: A chance to wear the expensive jackets and sweaters that I won’t get to wear for the rest of the year.

Noa – CU Boulder: An excuse to order delivery for every meal. Oh, and the skiing!

S.E. – Fordham: The excuse it gives to cuddle with a cute boy in my bed.

Thu – USC: Not having to sit uncomfortably in class, drenched in sweat, and wondering if anyone notices my sweat stains. Or sitting next to someone with major ones. Eww.

Erica – Kent State: As much as I hate the cold, I love, love, love snow days!

Marissa – High School Senior: When it ends. The cold, the short days, the unbearable work load…I loathe the winter doldrums.

Elisabeth – UA Huntsville: Wearing super cute sweaters and hoping for snow.  It makes me feel like a kid again.

Carly – Grinnell: Two words: hot chocolate.

Alex – Lakehead University: Getting cozy. Bundling up in blankets inside or in cute jackets and scarves outside

Sara – NYU: Boots + Kneesocks = 4Ever

Kelly – UMass: Snow days off from work where I can catch up on The Wire

Maddie – Tufts: I love that winter gives you an excuse to wear long scarves all the time. They cover your torso and totally take the pressure out of finding a cute shirt to wear!

K – GWU: People are less likely to judge me for my obscene oatmeal obsession.