One of the hardest parts about being away from home is leaving your pets behind. You form such an amazing connection with them, that imaging a day without their presence is so hard. You're basically in a relationship with your pet. Whenever you were back at home, you spent Valentine's Day with them, when you were sad you gave them a hug, you always turn to your pets to make you feel better. So, those without pets can only imagine how hard it is without your buddy to turn to in college. To put it in better terms, you're in a long term relationship with your pets. And here's what it's like going through each day without them.
You FaceTime with your pets every night. Well, technically you're FaceTiming your Mom but then you force her to show your pets for more than half of the time. But hey, no shame, no shame.
And you talk to them through the camera, as if they are listening. Your roommate totally judges you for it, but you barely notice because all you're attention is on your pet.
You screenshot every Snapchat your Mom or siblings send you of your pets. And then internally you start crying because why can't you be there to take cute pictures, too??
You have an entire album on your phone with your pet's pictures. And whenever you're sad you scroll through all of them because only their face makes your day better.
Sometimes, when you really miss them, you visit their Facebook you made for them back in middle school. It's okay, we all get desperate.
When someone shows you a picture of their pet, it warms your heart… because you know you're not alone in this. If other people can get through these LDRs, why can't you?
Usually if you're homesick, it's because you miss your pet so dang much. All you want to do is snuggle with them and maybe get one hug… or maybe two… or five.
You count down the days until the next time you can see them. Because sometimes, FaceTime and pictures just don't do it for you.
… and when the day finally comes, the first thing you do when you come home is give your pet a big ol' hug and kiss. This is the moment you've been waiting for since you went back to school.
When you're home with your pet, you make sure to take a ton of pics and videos, just so you can watch/look at them whenever you're back at college. It really comes in handy when you're homesick.
Once it's time to go back home, you give your pet the biggest hug and kiss. Bigger than when you first saw them coming back. And a few tears drop, too.
And then you start the countdown all over again for when it's time to be reunited with your best friend. Six more days to go...
