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Why I'm Glad To Be Home For The Holidays

I'll be home for Christmas...

Kayla Horne
Dec 21, 2015
University of Maine
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Why I'm Glad To Be Home For The Holidays

1. No stress. Being away at college has its advantages, but the stress that comes with it makes you want to pull your hair out sometimes.

2. Comfort. Because really, who likes to shower with shoes on? Or hear your neighbors at 2am? And those beds are just really uncomfortable and now you have your comfy bed!

3. Those who really love you are there. Pets are awesome because they'll love you no matter what - and let's be honest, they're the real reason you're going home for the holidays. (Sorry Mom!)

4. No more living off pizza or Chinese food! Mom's cooking is the best! Nothing can beat your favorite meal made by her, and the smell that comes with it is pure joy.

5. Free everything! Don't have the money to buy that delicious dessert you see at the store? No worries, your mom will buy it for you. Don't have the means to pay for those much needed boots? Consider them paid for by mom because you used the words "much needed."

6. Nostalgia is everywhere and it feels good. Being home means seeing those neighbors that you like because they always say hi to you, being old friends that you lost touch with but still wish you were close, and seeing your town filled with beautiful Christmas decorations makes you realize how awesome home really is.

7. Laughing until your belly hurts. Remember that uncle you only see occasionally? Well did you remember how funny he was? And those stories he has about your parents that make your belly hurt from laughing so hard? Those are only stories you hear at home over the holidays

8. Lastly, being home is just good. The feeling you have when you walk into your house where no strangers live and there's no one waking through the halls with their phone blaring music. It's just quiet and it's home.

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