Don't get me wrong; spending the entire summer in the place I spent the first 18 years of my life was amazing. It was great seeing my parents every day, hanging out with my friends from high school, sleeping in my own bed, eating home-cooked meals, and hanging out with my dog and cats. It was great getting to live the life I used to know, even if only for a few months.

Don't get me wrong, spending the entire summer in the place I spent the first 18 years of my life was a breath of fresh air -- the relaxation I needed to be fully charged for when I returned to school in the fall.

Don't get me wrong; as much as I have loved being home for the summer, I can't wait to go home. Home, as in, college.

While college was incredibly difficult to adjust to in the beginning, it soon became my home. It became the place I missed when I went home for a weekend. It became the place that made me a better, happier, stronger, independent person. While there are so many reasons I am going to miss my home while I am away at school, there are so many reasons I can't wait to go home.

1. Football games.

2. College friends.

3. My sorority sisters.

4. Wearing sweats wherever, whenever.

5. Staying out as late as I want.

6. Eating whatever I want, when I want.

7. College parties. (They're trashy but they're fun and make for nights to remember (most of the time).

8. Repping my schools colors every day of the week.

9. Being in the place that I will graduate from. Being in the place that will prepare me for my future as an adult, and my future in the career of my dreams.

10. Learning from the best professors out there, the people who know what it takes to work in my desired career.

11. DAIRY STORE ICE CREAM. (You'll only understand the true beauty behind this decadent ice cream if you go to Michigan State.)

12. There is ALWAYS something to do. Between free movie showings every weekend to free bowling and craft night every Wednesday to every other free events colleges offer, you will never get bored.

13. Having a reason to drink coffee and eat ice cream every day.

14. Getting the motivation to work out and eat healthy when you see all the cute guys on campus.

15. CUTE GUYS. Unlike our hometowns, the places filled with too many guys we have history with and too many guys who remember our awkward years, campus is crawling with hot guys who don't know our name or a thing about us.

16. College friends. It's important that I reiterate this a second time because they are every college student's favorite aspect of college.

17. College means for a new day every day. These are the years we are allowed to screw up and make mistakes. These are the years we are allowed to change our minds. These are the years we are allowed to be crazy and live it up. These are the years that will be some of the best of our life.

As much as I am going to miss home, I can't wait to go home.