You did it! You survived a full year of college and it's time to go home for the summer. You get to see all your friends back home and eat real food for a solid three months! It's a miracle! However, leaving college can be bittersweet for many people. You get to see your best friends from high school and your family, but that means that you also have to say good-bye to all of your college friends. Here are all the stages of moving back home after college:
1. Excitement
You have a countdown of the number of days until move-out day and you couldn't be more excited to get home and see the familiar faces you've been missing all year long.
2. Sadness
You hand in the key to your dorm and every moment you've had in that 15x15 ft. room flashes before your eyes, leaving behind all of the good times and friends you've made throughout the year.
3. Tranquility
You finally get home and sink into your queen size tempur-pedic bed. The twin xl in your dorm has nothing on the comfort of your bed at home.
4. Annoyance
It's only a matter of time before your parents start to annoy you. After a couple of days of being back your parents start keeping close tabs on you, questioning your every move. Where are you going? Who's going to be there? When will you be back? After nine months of absolute freedom it's not easy to jump back into the whole living with parents thing again.
4. Boredom
In your head you pictured yourself hanging out with your friends and going on adventures every day over the summer, but in reality it's the second day of summer break and the only 'people' you've interacted with all day is your dogs.
5. Depression
After a week of summer you have 47 cents left in your checkings account and no form of income. It's time to get a job. Hunting for summer jobs is probably the most awful thing because you have to apply for jobs that you really don't want to do. You want to be tanning by the pool with your friends not handing out Happy Meals in the McDonalds drive-through.
