Going back to school after Winter Break is probably one of the best things ever. You no longer have to ask your parents to go out or honor a curfew; you can go out and be reunited with your college friends.

But there is that one thing that you dread from the day you get back home: leaving your best friend from home when you go back to school.

My best friend and I have been together for about 17 years. We have always lived in the same state, even if it isn’t in the same town or neighborhood like how our friendship began.

With todays technology we are always talking! We Snapchat throughout the day. FaceTime at night when we are done with homework and watch a movie or TV together. Or, we just straight up gossip and talk.

But even with all those forms of communication, nothing is as good as actually being together.

Saying goodbye is the worst and always will be. But there is comfort knowing that in a few months you’ll see each other again, and you can continue planning on the shared vacation house you both are going to get when you win the lottery and discuss future business ventures that probably will never happen, but best friends can dream right?

I cannot wait for summer to come now, so I can have three months with my best friend (even if I do have to live by my parents rules when I’m home).