Alas, August has finally arrived and the summer is beginning to wind down. These past few months have most likely been filled with lazy beach days and some much needed R&R with your home friends (as well as several long, boring work days). As the month of August draws on and the first day of classes draws near, you have to start organizing your dorm room packing list and thinking of your upcoming course load. However, if you're like I am, the moment you're most excited about with your return to campus is reuniting with your college best friends.
These are the people you have lived with, eaten with, gone to class with and gone out with for the past year and being separated for even a few months is just too much. They know everything about you, and they get you. For this reason, you can't wait to be back on your old stomping grounds having fun and wreaking havoc with the people you know best.
The following stages of excitement are sure to fill your last few days leading up to the big reunion.
1. Constant communication.
Your communal group message is constantly being used to talk about anything from what classes to register for to what outfit to wear to dinner that night, and your daily Snapchats have reached the I'm-being-ugly-on-purpose level. With distance separating all of you, you have turned to social media and text messages to keep each other in the loop of the daily ongoings of your lives.
2. Active planning.
With the upcoming reunion, you and your best friends are inevitably planning activities for every possible moment starting from when you all step foot on campus. Whether these plans actually pan out or not, it's exciting to imagine the sweet possibilities this year holds when you are back together again.
3. Depressed waiting.
It has reached that time of the summer. Your home friends are beginning to return to their respective universities, leaving you stranded and friendless. You're all alone, and all you want is to be back on campus, basking in freedom and friendship.
4. Nostalgic reminiscing.
As the final days of summer countdown begins, you start to reminisce about all the amazing times you and your college friends have had over the past year — from the rough nights out (now very entertaining to talk about) to the communal exam stress-outs. These great memories give you a solid hope that this year will have even more fun in store.
5. Total excitement overload.
The big day has finally arrived. The boxes are unpacked from the car into your dorm room and you have said your goodbyes to your friends and family. At long last, you and your college besties are reunited (and yes, it feels so good). You all most likely cause a minor scene, complete with high-pitched screams, jumping and obnoxious hugs. This reunion is only the start to a great college year to come with some of the best people by your side.
