The absolute worst part about college is after spending every waking moment of nine months with your friends, the rug is suddenly pulled out from under you, and you're back home. Sure, your friends in the area are absolutely amazing and you can't wait to spend quality time with them. But adjusting to having your group be within arms reach to being spread out throughout the state (or worse, the entire country) is a hard adjustment to make (one I'm still trying to do honestly).
1. The goodbye
Maybe you're a fan of the "Irish goodbye", or you prefer to say "see you later' instead of bye. No matter what, it's not pleasant. What follows is an insane amount of text messages usually saying eloquent things like "THIS SUCKS".
2. The first day when you still aren't used to being home
"Hmm what shall I do today," you think to yourself. You get ready to text your squad and then realize with a start that THEY'RE ALL BACK HOME. The separation hits you like a brick to the face and you have to realize that you're not going to see them every day anymore.
3. The panic about what to do with your summer
What do you do with your life? Sit outside and go swimming, spent quality time with your family, go on adventures with your friends from back home? The world is your oyster but how do you explore it without your roommates or neighbors?
4. The crazy amount of texting that you all do
To be honest you're probably texting them on a more regular basis than you ever did during the school year. Your group text or snapchat group is blowing up on the daily, with thrilling updates such as doing laundry, going grocery shopping, or you saw that one kid from high school that I told you about 2 months ago.
5. The planning
You all try to plan trips to see the other person at least once over the summer. You all pool your schedules to try and find a date that works for you all. Whether it's a road trip, a bus, a train, or a plane, you're gonna try your damnedest to see them.
6. The acceptance
HA, yeah right. Sure, it gets easier to deal with as time goes on, but you're still gonna miss them. And maybe it's harder when you just graduated because you know it's not just a three-month break anymore. But your true homies are going to stay in touch no matter the time or distance.
