Everybody looks forward to summer, but Penn Staters know that the excitement is short-lived because we simply can't wait to get back to the happiest of valleys. Attending Penn State is like a year-long summer because no matter the season, there's always something to look forward to. Those of us working over the summer know that our real vacation begins late August. This anticipation of another Penn State school year happens gradually, and then all at once. Here are the 15 stages of missing Penn State as told by Dwight Schrute:

1. Hearing other people talk about how great their school is.

2. Buying your football season pass and thinking about beating Temple this year.

3. Wearing your PSU shirt out and hearing "We Are!"

4. Skyping your college friends.

5. Trash-talking Michigan and Ohio before the season even starts.

6. When someone asks if you know their distant family member who went to Penn State forever ago.

7. Seeing friends depart for ArtsFest without you.

8. Craving Insomnia Cookies, Canyon pizza, Panda Express and grilled stickies.

9. At this point you're even missing the old-timey ways of Central PA.

10. Using LionPath and reminiscing about the ELion days.

11. When you notice you've lost your freshman 15 and set out to regain it.

12. And the ice cream in your hometown just doesn't compare to Berkey Creamery.

13. You're already planning syllabus week.

14. But you still have more time to get zero work done.

15. Until you can pack up the car and head to Happy Valley.