You're in between semesters and home for the holidays. This month should be stress free, right?
1. "Finals are over!"
After cleaning up the tissues from crying yourself to sleep due to your last final, you pull yourself together for journey home.
2. "Pets, I am coming for you."
Yeah, it's nice to see your parents and your hometown friends, but let's get down to who you really want to see -- your dog, or a cat, for those cat-people out there.
3. "Mom, I am so glad to see you! Here's my laundry."
Because you and your mom know good and well that you have not touched this pile of dirty clothes thats the size of the Grinch's mountain for quite some time.
4. Zzzzzz.
Who knew it would take three straight days to make up for your lack of sleep due to the treacherous finals week?
7. "How have I survived this long without seeing my friends from high school?"
Ten minutes into lunch, you realize how you now have nothing in common with them. Kidding. Kind of.
8. "You got me a holiday job? How thoughtful!"
No, really. This is exactly what I wanted.
9. "How am I going to last this long without my college best friends?"
You thought it was cool your best friend in college was from Texas until you go home and you realize your best friend is from Texas.
10. "Can I go back to college now?"
11. "Hey, you know what, I haven't bought a single Christmas present."
"Dad, you like gift cards, right?"
12. "Wow, "Elf" really is hilarious even if you're watching it for the 26th time!"
By now, Christmas is just a few days away and you're two days deep into your holiday movie marathon.
13. "Santa!"
It's Christmas eve and you know what that means – the jolly old man is about to make his way to your house with everything from your list. You don't care that you're in your early 20s, you're spazzing with excitement.
14. "Mom, Dad, wake up! Presents are here!"
Again, you're in your early 20s, you don't care. You're basically seven years old again.
15. Fuzzy feelings.
All the extended family is here and spending time with one another. This is what this holiday is all about.
16. "Don't ask how college is going."
17. "Don't talk about politics, either."
Everything was going so well. Then, someone decided that they should discuss Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton with the super conservative grandparents. What a swell idea.
18. "Well, that was fun while it lasted."
You love your family, you really do. But after about four hours, it's time to go. For safety reasons.
19. "Is this what depression feels like?"
You just put two and two together and you are about to have to wait a whole year until it's Christmas again.
20. "Why doesn't our town do anything super cool for New Year's Eve?"
21. "New year, new me."
And after seeing your finals grades, you mean it this time. No more Netflix. All your going to do is study, study, study, and when you're not studying, you're going to be at the rec.
22. "Is it possible to watch all six seasons of this show in the next 10 days?"
Resolution, smezolution.
23. "Am I off the wait list, yet?"
You really need this elective class to pull through for you to help balance out how much you are about to fail Organic Chem.
24. "Wow, I'm really craving (insert favorite college restaurant)."
Is it even possible to go a whole month without Tacorita?
25. "$$$$$"
Payday. Maybe this holiday job wasn't such a bad idea.
26. "So, what GPA do I need to get this coming up semester to keep my scholarship?"
4.75? Totally do-able.
27. "When is everyone heading back?"
(Texts college group text approximately 40 times in anticipation).
28. "Bed, I sure am going to miss you."
But, college life is worth the twin XL.
29. "Mom, remember the good times when you packed for me?"
This new wardrobe seemed great until you tried fitting it into your bags.
30. "I'm back!"
Gone for an entire month, let's never do that, ever again.
