All college students know there is truly no such stranger thing than going home for an extended beak after being away at school. These Stranger Things gifs perfectly sum up the highs and the lows that come along with going home for Thanksgiving break.

You start break off the right way... exhausted from all the packing and driving.

Your family will inevitably ask you how your diet is going...

...and follow it up with questions about your bank account.

You'll have to make sure your pets know you haven't forgotten about them.

You'll be so excited to be reunited with your friends from home.

You'll all start sharing your fun and adventurous college stories...

...even the ones that seem too good to be true.

People will start asking about your newfound college friends.

Your family is most definitely going to ask you about when you plan to graduate.

Your parents are going to ask you about all of your classes...

...and your siblings will obviously notice when you get super into talking about school.

When you hear someone at home play Christmas music before Thanksgiving day...

...unless you're into it

Make sure to pace yourself when you sit down for Thanksgiving dinner... even though you haven't had anything but Ramen for three months.

There will more than likely be some family shade thrown during some part of the Thanksgiving meal.

But then, your family will tell you how proud they are of the work you're doing at school.

In the midst of all the praise, you'll remember the homework you forgot was assigned over break.

Before you go back to school, your parents might offer to buy you groceries or let you raid the pantry.

And even though you're excited to get back to school, you'll realize that you're really going to miss being home.