It's no secret that classes at UT-Martin start in a week. People are slowly moving back into the dorms. The parking lots have more cars in them. Walmart is getting full again. I may not necessarily be ready for the classes, but I am ready for fall semester and all the excitement it brings. I'm also ready for the things I've missed about Martin and the fall semester.

1. La Cabana

Everyone knows this is THE Mexican place to go to. The drinks are amazing (if you're of age, sorry babies.) The food is just as good.

2. Stables Tap Room

The people there are awesome. The selection is great. If you want to just chill, this is the place to go.

3. Caddies

My freshman year, Caddies was the bar to go to. It is certainly making a come back. If you drive by on a Friday or Saturday night, you're sure to see quite a few vehicles in the parking lot.

4. Slide N Ride

Slide & Ride is the "new bar on the block" but it certainly has made a name for itself. Pookie lays down the tracks, and people flock to the dance floor.

5. Sorority/Fraternity Recruitment

Of course with new freshmen coming in, greek life will be gearing up to get some new members. For sororities, this will be filled with practices to get everything perfect. For fraternities, this will be doing whatever fraternity guys do.

6. Rope Pull

Shortly after recruitment comes homecoming week. One of the first events of the week is Rope Pull. If you don't know what that means now, go watch, you won't be disappointed.

7. Lip Sync

Lip Sync is also during homecoming week. This is lip-syncing Snapchats on crack with choreographed dance pieces.

8. Pyramid

Pyramid is always lit. If its laughing at one of your guy friends doing choreographed cheer routines, or watching the girls compete fiercely its always a good time.

9. Being reunited with friends!

For a smaller University, Martin has a lot of great things to offer with a lot of amazing people.