Thank you for all that you do.

For being a goal to reach, for setting a finish line for me to cross at the end of the semester, for being an incentive to do well in my first semester of college. Thank you for encouraging me to study harder, and for teaching me that the work I’ve put into all the papers I’ve written, and books I’ve read (or SparkNoted), and notes I’ve taken will all pay off. Thank you for allowing me to set a standard for myself and giving me something to work toward.

Thank you for allowing me time at home. Whether it’s spending time with my family and friends for Christmas, or just cuddled up in bed with my cat watching a movie on Netflix, it will be time most appreciated, because any time spent doing anything except studying is time that should be treasured and enjoyed.

On the subject of college, thank you for giving me a break from it. Thank you for allowing me the chance to come home instead of being cooped up in my dorm room worrying about the paper that’s due in two days that I haven’t started. (Bad work ethic on my part, I know, I’m sorry.) Thank you for giving me time to breathe without it being time restrained. Thank you for giving me a free schedule, and letting me choose what activities I want to do to fill that empty schedule.

Thank you for the time you’ll give me to visit family, which also means visiting dogs. And everyone knows I love dogs. Being at college, you don’t get to see many. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen mine, thank you for authorizing the time I get to spend with them. My family members, too, of course. But more importantly, the dogs.

Thank you for giving me the time I needed to recharge, to get ready for next semester, and dive into my next set of classes stronger than I did this semester.

Thank you for letting me live without the stress of college, even if it’s only for a little bit. Every single second is appreciated, and I will spend all of it eating, sleeping, living, breathing, and becoming a person again, instead of being bogged down by books and papers and homework and classes and work and studying for exams.

Most importantly, thank you for encouraging me to be the best freshman I could possibly be. You do not go unnoticed.

I’ll see you next year.

Sincerely,

A very very grateful college student.