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What It's Like To Be Home For The Holidays

Coming home from college for the holiday's is my favorite time of the year.

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After spending months at school studying, doing homework, staying up into the late hours writing papers, we are finally home for roughly four weeks. With no homework, no quizzes or tests, no reports, no oral presentations, here's a list of things that I do, and maybe you do as well.

1. Soaking in the unconditional love from your pet

2. Constantly checking the fridge and seeing that there's actually food in there

3. Waking up at noon every day, and then taking a nap an hour later

4. Collecting the holiday money you get from your family so you could just spend it on textbooks for the next semester

5. Hanging out with your friends as much as possible before winter break ends

6. Thinking you're going to be productive, but end up staying in your pajamas all day

7. Catching up on all the television shows and movies you missed out on while in school

8. Eating at all of your favorite restaurants that you don't get to go to while at school

9. Constantly getting asked how your grades were the past semester


10. Taking advantage of the fact that you have absolutely no obligations while you're home

11. Spending as much time with your family and friends as you can

12. Waking up every morning and counting the days you have left to enjoy at home

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