Finals are over, projects have been turned in and it is time to return to our hometowns: to our parents' homes, our families, and our favorite hometown restaurants. Besides all that, waiting for us back home is our hometown friends. They are the friends that you've know since you were in elementary school and the friends that you've remained close with despite being away at separate colleges. Being reunited with your hometown friends is exciting, emotional and bound to be a good time. You and your friends are trying to make up for lost time and squeeze it all into a few weeks. Every time you reunite with your hometown "squad" there are always a few things bound to happen.
1. The Reunion
Reuniting with your friends once you all finally make it home is exciting to say the least. Things feel like old time and like you never even left as you hug, laugh, make jokes about each other.
2. Playing Catch-up
There is so much to catch your friends up on. All the things you didn't tell them in the group text and all the things you've been waiting to tell them in person. The little details about your life that you haven't been able to tell them and thing just how great it is to be home.
3. Reminiscing
Throughout the time you spend with your hometown friends, old stories are bound to come up. Laughing about all the dumb and embarrassing things you guys did in high school, gossiping about what all your old classmates are up to, and remembering all the good times you guys had when you were still in high school with minimum responsibilities.
4. Their Family is Your Family
Not only are you meeting up with your friends, but you get to see their families. Your friends families have now become your family and you've missed them just as much as you've missed your friends.
5. Endless Pictures
The pictures never stop when you and your friends finally reunite. The ugly close up snapchats with heart eye emojis as the caption, and the endless posts to let everyone know that you're home and reunited with your favorite people.
6. CELEBRATION!
A celebration night (or two) is bound to happen. If you and your friends are over 21 you're most likely to hit up the bars in your hometown that you were never able to get into before. It's weird walking in for the first time because the last time you were home with your friends you were still looking for a house party to go to. None the less you're all excited to celebrate your friend reunion.
7. Heart to heart conversations
After all the fun and laughing a heart to heart conversation is bound to come up. It could be about life in general, a potential love interest, an ex love interest, or how terrified or excited you all are for the future. Some one might cry and you'll all probably freak out because you all have no idea what you're doing with your life. It's okay, though, because everyone will be handing out advice and after the heart to heart with your "squad" you feel a little better knowing that they got you.
8. Making plans to meet up again
Every time you meet up you spend some of your time trying to figure out the next time you'll all be reunited, this can honestly be pretty difficult because everyone is so busy, but you guys always find a way.
9. Visiting old hang outs
Whether it be Taco Bell runs at 2 a.m. like old times, an old house you used to party at in high school, or your old high school for a basketball game it's always good to go back to where it all started.
10. The worst
Saying goodbye is the worst part about reuniting with some of your favorite people. You hug them tight because you know it could be a while before you all reunite, but for now face time calls and group messages will have to do until the next time you and your friends are reunited to do it all over again.
