1. Trying to get anywhere on the Rapid is like

2. How you feel when it’s festival weekend:

3. How your out of state friends imagine the weather here:

4. What the weather is actually like:

5. You YEARN for spring

6. Because it means farmers’ markets (fresh fruit!)

7. And that summer (AKA beach season) is almost here

8. This is what everyone thinks it’s like to go out in Brew City

9. In reality, it’s more like this

10. You have a love/hate relationship with ArtPrize

11. You obsessively check the weather forecast in spring, hoping the Grand River doesn’t flood...again

12. You’ve become an expert at dodging potholes

13. But that’s okay because the cost of living is so affordable

14. You go out to eat practically anywhere and you’re all

15. This is you looking at everyone on the starting line for the Fifth Third Riverbank Run

16. Eating Yesterdog at 1 AM is like

17. You cry a little inside when your friends ask you if you’ve ridden the GVSU Pendulum like a wrecking ball

18. You know that Grand Rapids is the coolest city… and you wouldn’t have it any other way

All GIFs sourced from Giphy.com. Did we miss anything? Tell us what you think best describes Grand Rapids in the comments below!