Finals are hard, they are long and tedious and nobody likes taking them. You spend a week cursing your teacher for making the final cumulative and yourself for not paying attention closer when your professor was telling you the difference between covalent and non-covalent bonds. But you will get through it all and to help you do that, I have some happy thoughts for you.

1. You get to see your dog (or cat or whatever pet you have) in a week or two.

Everybody knows pets are pretty much what make a home, a home. They can hear the car pull into the garage and you can almost always depend on them being at the door to greet you, tongue out and tails wagging furiously. Nothing like pet kisses and hugs to make you feel better.

2. You will soon be able to stay in your pajamas for the entire day, on the week days.

Pajamas are the comfiest clothing that you own, realistically. It's always such a struggle to get out of them in the mornings and try and look somewhat like a real, live human in the mornings for classes. Just think, soon, you can look as un-human like as you for as long as you want!

3. You will be free to watch an almost unacceptable amount of Netflix in the next month.

Netflix is all any college student wants to do with their lives when its cold and gross out. You'll be able to curl up in your bed with a nice hot cup or tea or cocoa and watch all the Netflix shows you have been dying to binge on lately, for days and days with no one but yourself to judge you, and let's be honest, you aren't going to judge you.

4. All of your friends from high school will be in the same state again so you can see all of them!

If you've made it this far into your college careers and still have best friends from high school you should and can definitely make an effort to see them. It's starting to become rare that any of you are in the same state for the same amount of time so it's nice to catch up when you can about how hectic and adult-ish your lives are becoming.

5. You get one month of home-cooked meals a la mom or dad, for FREE.

College food is good and there are multiple things you can choose from which is great but lets face it, there's nothing, absolutely nothing like mom or dad's home cooked dinners. Having the smell of dinner sneak under the opening at the bottom of your door just enough so get excited about dinner is the best.

6. You get quality family time for a month.

I know in high school you can't wait to get out from under your parents and have your own freedoms and be on your own. I've found though, as you get older, coming home for breaks and the holidays is a treat and being able to spend time at home with your family is the best. There's no place like home.

7. To end on a holiday note, CHRISTMAS IS LESS THAN A MONTH AWAY!!

Wether you celebrate Christmas or not, the holiday's are an exciting time. Everything is lit up and store windows are decorated nicely. Not to mention there is Christmas music playing, EVERYWHERE, which I think is great to jam to. This time of year also puts you in a family oriented mood and sometimes focusing on family and what's important is what the world needs. Plus, presents, Santa and ugly Christmas sweaters, those are great too.

You can make it, remember these things when you're stuck in the library until 3 in the morning cramming for those exams.