The holidays are my favorite time of year and I love spending time with my family, but I think most college kids can agree after being home for a few days there are things we miss about being at school. And if you’re a college kid and don’t miss school after being home for a month, you might be at the wrong school.

1. Living with your best friend

I know not everyone is as lucky as me and is best friends with their roommate, but it must be the thing I miss most about school. I miss having someone to have sleepovers with every night, get ready with, eat with, watch TV with, and basically just do everything with. It gets lonely sleeping alone and I miss living 10 steps away from my best friend.

2. There's always something to do

Being home is nice, but it can get boring. There’s only so much to do in your hometown. At school, there’s always things going on. Whether you’re going out on the weekends, going to meetings for a club, or even to the library to do homework, I am always staying busy. Not having anything to do is nice at first, but can eventually drive you a little crazy.

3. No parents

I love my parents to death, don’t get me wrong. I love spending time with them. It is just a bit of a weird adjustment to go from being completely on my own at school for four months, back to checking in with mom and dad anytime I go anywhere and being back by curfew.

4. The campus

I even miss just the feel of campus when I’m home for a long time. I miss how beautiful the campus looks and walking through it to go anywhere. Something about cornfields and farms just doesn’t quite compare to IU’s Sample Gates.

5. The dining hall

Before you think I’m crazy, hear me out. Yes, I prefer my mom’s homemade cooking over dining hall food just like anybody else. What I do miss, though, is the easiness of the dining hall. Mom is not going to prepare me a full meal for every meal of the day for a month. The dining hall is always there with food ready that I do not have to prepare myself. Yes, I get sick of the same options all the time but it is still better than the cereal or PB&J that I make for myself at home.

6. Living down the hall from your friends

This goes along a little bit with always having something to do. Whenever I’m bored at school, I can walk down the hall and hang out with my friends. When I’m bored at home….it’s not so simple. Now we are states apart for a month and I miss them. Texting and snapchatting every day just isn’t quite the same as being with them all the time.