I just finished my first semester of Sophomore year in college and let me tell you, it's always different being away at school, eating school food, and constantly having your head buried in a textbook cramming for that test. Now finals are over. You can relax. You can go home. But when you come back home, it's almost like a culture shock; there are no deadlines, there is nothing you have to do, and there are no exams. But here is a list of reasons of why is especially nice to be home for the holidays!

1) You get to be in your own bed again!

Hopefully, I'm not the only person who gets excited about coming home to a clean and warm bed. (And hopefully it's not as uncomfortable as the ones in your dorm!)

2) Almost everyone is ecstatic for the holidays!

This one especially applies to any younger sibling you may have at home. Whatever holiday you may celebrate, younger siblings are always excited about snow, presents, or winter vacation.

3) You can relax around the fireplace

I always love coming home and having the fireplace running; sitting around it drinking tea or hot chocolate really makes me feel at home (and warm).

4) If you live in the south, be prepared for cold

I go to school down in Florida, when I got off the plane in Chicago, I wasn't handling the cold very well. Now every time I go outside, Mom reminds me to bundle up!

5) Driving around to see the Christmas lights

Now that you're home, you can go driving around at night with friends or family and see all of the light displays around your neighborhood. or around town. This was a big thing in my family to do, we would all pile into the car and go to a local light show or just drive around and see the houses.

6) There is constant Christmas music going

"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go..." I couldn't have said it better, especially when you go shopping and all you hear is Christmas music or you see carolers going door to door.

7) If you're a Northerner, there is snow... everywhere

This may or may not be a bad thing, but being at home is a joy for me! I love being home, waking up, looking out the window, and seeing snow covering everything. But the people who have to go to work don't really like it.

8) You can be surrounded by friends and family

What's better than being home than being surrounded by the people you love? You can go out with your friends and spend time with your family who you haven't seen all semester.