As move-in-day nears, college students everywhere are excited about the upcoming weeks. Not because the idea of 8 a.m.'s, papers and homework up to your ears is so appealing, but because being back at college with all your friends is kind of like that feeling you get when you get the last slice of pizza, or you find out your 8 a.m. is cancelled. Nothing but pure joy. Summer is a time to take a break from all the stress college can hold, but sometimes you find yourself missing being able to run down the hall or run two steps to the other dorms on campus to hang out with your friends. All of those late nights, cram sessions, parties, and movie nights are being missed more and more as the school year gets closer. In less than a month, we will be back on campus and if you're anything like me, you have an app that is counting down the days for you, so you know exactly how long you have to hold out.

For all those incoming freshman, the thought of leaving home can be scary and overwhelming. On the other hand, you couldn't be more excited to start the new journey of your life. All the feeling will hit, but some advice about moving in is to not stress about everything you need. You will be stressed enough over the year. Trust me. Don't fret over the little things you are forgetting. Thats what mothers are there for, I promise if you don't remember something, they will, or if they happen to forget they will run and get it while your unpacking like my mom did. Three trips and baby bed rails. Thats all I'm going to say. But seriously, don't worry about, you probably have more stuff than will fit in your freshman dorm anyways. So quit stressing.

For all the rest of us, well we haven't even took a thought about what we need and will probably just wing it as we go... or maybe that's just me. But the excitement of being back is really setting in at this point. You're probably finishing a summer job or even summer classes. You have just a few weeks left of summer break and then you're back at school for the long haul. You have group messages going about who's bringing the couch or the color scheme you want for the room. Plans are being made for whats happing the first weekend you get back on campus. So these few days are a time to enjoy with family or spend some time to yourself before exams, papers, projects, and homework take up most of your time. We know that the five tee shirts we wear every week is the highlight of our packing list, and all those nice clothes we thought we were going to wear are not. For us athletes, it's our last weeks before 6 a.m.'s, practices and games start in full motion for the year. The countdown is on and in less than a month we will be back. Enjoy your last few weeks of summer, gather up those tee shirts and I'll see you on August 29th, MC.