Now that finals week is over at Francis Marion, my sleep-deprived mind has come to a harsh realization: I'm leaving my college friends for four months. Of course, there are going to be plenty of summer visits, but I can no longer walk down my dorm hall to meet my best friend. I can no longer walk five minutes on Sundays and see all my sisters in Alpha Delta Pi. And although I miss my family and my dogs, those thoughts are simply heartbreaking.

Here are nine gifs that accurately describe my thoughts on leaving my college friends.

1. When you realize just how far away your friends live from you.

2. It finally gets to finals week and you have to spend the last week with them stressed out and sleep-deprived.

3. When you finish your last exam, but then realize you're that much closer to leaving them.

4. Having your final meal with them.

5. When you're forced to pack up your room.

6. When you finally have to stop hugging them and go home.

7. When it's your second or third day home, and you accidentally call them to come over.

8. Finally making those summer plans you always talked about.

9. Finally, to end on a happy note, seeing them again after what's felt like years.

Going from seeing someone every day, or almost every day, to living two/three hours away from them is a big change and it is a lot to handle sometimes. Just remember that your college friends have a phone, and so do you. Call them, facetime them, or just send a funny vine so they know that you're thinking about them.

And if it makes you feel any better, they miss you too.