After being in college for about two months now and having only gone home once, I'm realizing how much I miss my home and my hometown. I never fully appreciated the comfort of being in my own home and having my own personal space before leaving for school and almost never been alone.

First, I miss my bed. Laying in my bed in my dorm room with the mattress pad and the huge gap between the wall and my bed where all my pillows disappear to just isn't the same.

Next, I miss being able to drive. Being in college, I don't have access to a car. I'm lucky that mostly everything I need is within walking distance, but just having the ability to get in the car and drive somewhere is certainly something I took for granted.

I also really miss eating home cooked meals. The dining hall food isn't awful, but it just isn't the same as eating a nice home cooked meal. Grammy, you make the best dinners ever and I look forward to eating them when I get home.

I miss my family and my friends. I miss having their comfort and being in their presence.

I love college, don't get my wrong, but being away from home for these long periods of time is really hard. I'm truly counting down the days until I get to go home for Thanksgiving.