Late night walks, sleepovers, snacking at two o'clock in the morning, and all night study sessions are common in college. When summer finally hits, one finally feels like it was all worth it. Yet lately, I have been hearing that my friends miss school a lot. Maybe it is because I am currently working full time, or maybe it is because I am a commuter, but I am not sure what they truly miss.
If I was to guess, based on all of the messages they send me and our group chat, they miss us. We are a family, an actual defined and, dare I say, a labeled family where each of us is a different family member, that has been separated by our hometowns. It has been almost two months since we were all last together, and it is still another two months away until we will see each other again.
With intended promises to visit one another, our lives have been busy and this has not been the case. Everyone is working, or hanging out with other friends, or is just straight up too busy. If distance was not an issue, I am sure that visits would be more frequent. It seems like September is just never going to come anymore and we are all stuck in the midsummer blues. But with each passing day, we are indeed another day closer to being reunited once and for all.
When that awaited day comes, there is no doubt that we will all be filled with laughs, tears, and hugs. We will bring out our phones to take selfies and they will throw our bags on their unmade beds just so we can spend time together sooner. Their midsummer blues have hit them right in the heart, and as far as they are concerned, it will only be cured with going back to school.
Yet as anxious as my friends are to begin our new year, we know this will be short lived. Lack of sleep, overeating, tons of studying, and homesickness will soon consume their lives and they will miss the sunny days and comfort of their own bed from the summer. No sooner than the midsummer blues leave, the back to school blues will begin.
But even with their midsummer blues, they will soon realize that going back to school will come quick. With dorm shopping, school supplies, textbooks, and more, the stress of going to school will overtake some of the excitement. Seeing each other and going to class everyday will be something we have to adjust to again as our body clocks will with sleeping and eating.
Whether or not you are suffering from the midsummer blues, remember that summer will be over soon. The back to school blues will most definitely be hitting as soon as you start your classes, and I am certain that my friends will already be counting down the days when they can sleep everyday and go to the beach.
