No matter the gender, musical preference, or destination: every college road trip goes through the same phases.
1. EXCITED JAM SESSION YES #SPRANGBREAK2K15FOREVER that contains every favorite throwback and the theme song (Unashamed that I've already deemed "All That I Know" the theme for this week).
2. You bond over just about everything and everyone, exhausting all topics thoroughly.
3. SONIC STOPS (or whatever fast food joint your car prefers), littering your SwAg MoBiLe in a blanket of styrofoam cups, complete with the fast-food grease smell that lingers better than any air freshener.
4. The entire car falls asleep post-meal, the acoustic jams are turned up, and you are 98 percent certain you are in a music video.
5. Someone has to pee for the third time in the past hour and everyone groans as you pull off the highway (seriously, Route 44 Ocean Water's were not the best decision).
6. Cabin fever/stir-crazy/the jitters hits the entire car. Also known as the breaking point for most friendships: science has proven* you either stay friends forever or you are probable to jump out of the moving vehicle and pray you never see their faces again.
7. Sugar high (!!!) because one of you brought a pound of gummy bears and decided it was the last hope to save your friendships. Well, it worked and Katy Perry is blasting while your sugar-induced vocals pierce the eardrums of anyone within a 50 mile radius.
8. 30-40 miles out, you can smell/taste/feel the adventure awaiting. Anticipation for solid ground causes your legs to tingle in excitement while whispers of what life was like outside of the 8x20 box ensue.
9. YOU'VE MADE IT! The backache and butt cramps were well worth the pain. The air is crisper than you remember, the world bigger somehow. The best part? You're about to do it again in a couple days.
*This might not be accurate.
