According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a homebody is someone who likes to stay home. I fit exactly into this description because I love being at home more than anything. As Dorothy once said, "There's no place like home." It didn't hit me until I went away to college how true that statement actually is because once you are away, you start to realize that nothing will ever compare to the comfort of home.
I think the best way to describe home is like it's your safe place. It's the one place you can always be yourself and your family will still love you. You are always accepted and loved, and to me that is one of the best feelings. I love the time that I get to spend with my family while laying on the couch watching Netflix, and I don't think anything else compares to that. I'm so glad that being away from home has made me realize these things because now when I do go home on the weekends, it is extra special. I never take my home and hometown for granted anymore because I didn't realize how great of a place they are. It seems silly now how excited I was to get away when I graduated from high school because I never realized how much I would constantly miss being home.
Not a day goes by that I don't think of home. I think of my own bed, shower, and home cooked food. I also think of my family and what they are up to, and I wish I could be with them. Don't get me wrong, going away to college has been such a great experience for me. I learned so many things that I don't think I would've learned if I stayed at home, and that has helped me in so many ways. I have learned to fend for myself in almost all situations and I feel more confident in my ability to be on my own. This still doesn't change the fact that I wish my mom was here to help me with all of those things sometimes.
No matter how old I get, home will always be first in my heart. I will forever be a homebody because home is where the heart is, and you can always find my heart at home.
