The holidays are a time to be with the ones you love and who loves you the most. Yes it's a great time because everyone is so happy and thankful for everything they have. But when you're in a long distance relationship, being with the one you love isn't so easy.

I met my boyfriend in college of my first year. Needless to say my first semester went by pretty easy because I had the help of my best friend. For the days that we didn't have work, we spent them by hanging out, watching Netflix, or playing video games. Every day was a fun day because I had my best friend to hang out with. But we got a rude awakening when winter break was coming up.

Going home the first time felt weird. I felt like I was missing something or someone. I knew exactly who I was missing. Hanging out with my family and friends back home would help but it didn't feel the same way. When you're in a long distance relationship it sucks. Back in college I was with him the whole time. Any time I wanted to be with him, I could just walk down the hall and see him. I couldn't do that when I'm home. We live three hours away from each other. I truly took the time we spent together for granted. I knew I would miss him, but I didn't think I would miss him this much.

I felt like I couldn't talk to him as much as I really wanted to. I just felt weird and empty inside. The times that we did talk was at night or little texts during the day, and I was used to talking to him all day. I felt like I had so much to talk to him about but I couldn't and then sometimes I would forget and that would suck. I couldn't tell anyone else what I wanted to tell him because they would be topics about inside jokes or stuff that he would only understand and give me the reaction that should come out of the conversation. If I told anyone else what I wanted to tell him, it wouldn't make since.

Even a year later it's still hard. It's easier than last year, but it's still sad. Texting and FaceTime don't give you the same impression as when we see each other in real life. But being separated makes me realize to not take anything for granted. And when we see each other again, it's the best thing ever. We talk for hours about what happened to us over break and catch up on each others' lives. When we go on break and come back, it feels like the beginning of our relationship all over again. Those moments are special moments and we cherish those moments. In all, going on break sucks, but the reuniting part is the best and definitely worth it.