A student's very first semester of college... it is a nerve-wracking, scary, fun, amazing, stressful time! You really begin to discover who you are and who you want to be... just like our favorite Christmas elf — Buddy the Elf! He may have thought he was just an unusually tall elf, but he was actually so much more than that! And even though it was scary for him to discover who he was outside of the North Pole, he did it AND saved Christmas! So who else could better describe the first semester of college than him?!

August:

Me to everyone I made eye contact with in August.

September:

Me, in September, to everyone who said this would be "fun."

October:

Me, October, actually having the time of my life. Who would have guessed college could be... fun?!

November:

Walking, no *running*, into my house on Thanksgiving break. Yeah, college is crazy fun and all, but man I didn't realize how much I missed my family (and my mom's cooking... if I have to eat one more bowl of mac 'n' cheese I might cry).

December:

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Me, walking thru finals week, like: LOL I give up.

End of the Semester:

Me to Me: IT'S FINALLY OVER - YOU DID IT!