The school year has come to a close. Students of Tarleton have packed up their things and moved back home for the summer. The dorm hallways are filled silence and left over tears of those who left. No more studying is great, but no more Stephenville, Tarleton and best friends is not so great. None of were quite ready to head home. This school year went by far to fast. This is what we're going to miss most about Tarleton State this summer.
1. Our Roomate/s
Especially if you got a random roommate at the beginning of the school year, leaving is so hard. You build this bond together. This person has seen me at my very worst and my very best. Knowing that you're going to be hours away from each other with only a phone for contact is the worst. We have spent countless hours together studying, laughing and crying! Now how are we supposed to spend four months away from each other? Even if we have another month it would never be enough. We still wouldn't want to leave.
2. Our Dorms
They're small, crampy and filled with way to much stuff, but they're home.We spend nine months of our lives in this crampy little room. We laugh here. We cry here. We spend time with friends here and we somehow manage to study for just one more hour here. This place becomes a safe haven for us. Everybody complains about living in dorms but really we love it. It's going to be hard to go back to big beds, big rooms and no friends down the hall.
3. Our Campus
Tarleton State campus is perfect. Because we can't walk on the grass, it is beautiful. The buildings, even the old ones, are so cool. We have an amazing campus. Besides the construction, we will definitely miss walking to class everyday.
4.The Annoying Squirrels
I never thought I would say this, but I'm gonna miss the squirrels. They're crazy, and weird but they're not the same any where else. However, I probably won't get chased by a squirrel anywhere else so that's a plus.
5. City Limits
Tuesday and Thursday nights will not be the same. While most of my nights were spent watching Netflix or studying, I loved knowing that I had to option to dance any time I wanted. We will definitely miss our nights filled with two stepping and grinding with friends.
6. Random Whataburger Runs
Along with those nights at City, come random Whataburger runs. What is better than a bacon burger and fries after a night of dancing, studying or drinking? We can do those whataburger runs at home, but it's just not the same without our college friends.
7. The Poo and The Plowboys
Around every corner is a plowboy or a poo, even if they're not in their uniform. It's the spirit of the thing. Constantly having the ployboys and the Poo around just gives us a feeling of spirit around TSU. While we always bleed purple, its always more fun when the spirit organizations are around!
8. Watching our Texans and Texanns
With summer comes no sports. Around Tarleton, that just isn't any fun. It is one of our favorite things in the world. Without the Texans to cheer for, we don't know what to do with all that Tarleton Spirit!
9. Being 5 minutes From Food and a Study Space
In college, there is food and study space five minutes away at almost all times. It is an amazing world to live in. But when we go home we actually have to cook food and finding a quiet place becomes a lot more difficult.
10. That Random Guy/Girl We Made Friends With
We make a lot of friends during college but there is always that one that we become close to. Moving away, even for four months, is really hard. We'd rather be able to see each other everyday, or even once a week like we do at school.
