1. Think in terms of weeks rather than months: just a little over four to go!
If we're thinking in terms of weeks, the number is smaller and you're eliminating more days, whereas counting down those pesky days is more monotonous and spikes our anticipation into a frenzy. I'd take four versus 30 any day.
2. The days are warmer (sometimes) and the sun is coming out to play (on certain days).
The ladies can get their tan on and the gentlemen can wear all the cut-offs that their heart's desire.
3. The papers are getting longer, but the assignments are dwindling out of existence.
4. Vacation! Vacation! Vacation!
I'm sure most of us enjoyed our little break from school especially because of the nice weather (well, it was kind of nice), and most of us were sad to return to the classroom and boredom of our dorms. So if we can just push through these last assignments into finals week, we'll be free in no time!
5. You couldn't really attend any during the school year, but just think of how many concerts you're going to this summer.
We love the loud music, the huge crowds and hearing our favorite bands singing our favorite songs on stage as they blow our eardrums to smithereens. This is so much better than Pandora and a pair of Beats.
7. You'll no longer be a poor college student because that summer job equals a summer paycheck.
8. Say goodbye to test anxiety!
No one likes tests; some of us can study our minds to mush and still fail a test. Some of us peddle on sheer hope and the "wing it" principle, when in reality we should have just studied... or kept track of when the test was, that could have helped too.
8. Listen to music. Listen to a lot of music.
It doesn't matter where it comes from: our playlist, Pandora, iHeart Radio, YouTube or an illegally downloaded source. Our music is our music and it understands our every struggle and mood. Music never leaves us.
9. We can take solace in the fact that our roommates are just as miserable as we are.
It doesn't matter what we major in, whether we have a minor or not, whether we have a work study job, or even play a sport, our roommates will be just as stressed as us. Together we can vent and together we can eat all the pizza and chocolate possible to prepare ourselves for the week straight out of Satan's handbook.
10. The world before noon will no longer exist.
11. Oh, how we've missed our pets!
We see the memes and we see the videos of those crazy cat ladies and over obsessive dog lovers, but come on, deep down we're the same and miss our furry friends, too.
12. The thought of a home cooked meal is mouthwateringly sinful.
Everyone warned us about the curse of college food and we didn't believe them. We had to taste it for ourselves to believe it. Well, the rumors were true, but the silver lining is that Mother's home cooked meals are just around the corner.
13. Our own beds are rooting for us to succeed.
No more extra long twin beds. No more extra padding that falls off every night and needs adjusted morning. No more back aches. Our beds are waiting for us, we just have to push through!
