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10 Times Parks and Recreation Described our Feelings Toward the Holiday Season

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Cal Poly chapter.

With the holiday season comes all kinds of craziness, good food and great friends, and the characters of Parks and Recreation know exactly how you feel about all that. We all have crazy stories regarding our families during the holidays and what better way to express that than through gifs of your fave characters? They’ve got you covered whether it’s dealing with your crazy uncle or your feelings about your favorite holiday dish.

1. Walking into the house like:

2. Prepping yourself for all of the family interactions:

3. When your relative says something offensive:

4. Seeing all the food set out on the table:

5. Eating ALL THE FOOD:

6. Going back for seconds…and thirds…and maybe fourths:

7. Finally seeing your friends from home after months apart:

8. How you feel when your aunt asks you for the third time if you’re seeing anyone:

9. Finally getting to open presents:

10. How it feels when you remember you have to go back to school when winter break ends:

Holley Shugart is a second year student at Cal Poly SLO. She is interested in swing and blues dancing, cooking, and reading, and is always available for a Harry Potter movie marathon! Holley also enjoys adventuring with her friends and trying new things. She loves rockin' unique clothing pieces, and she is so happy to be a writer for Her Campus Cal Poly!