With summer basically over and the school year almost back in full swing I am already feeling some feels about my good old home town. While it is great to back to school, I am so not ready for late night studying and all night cram (cry) sessions over that 15 page paper I didn't start on time.

1. My Dog

My dog is my best friend. My homie. My rock. And everyday when I come home from class I shed a single tear because she is 100+ miles away from me.

2. My Mom

I'm going to miss having my mom there to talk to, to listen to me, to cook me food when I don't feel well. I hate having to leave her because I know she is always so sad when I go back to college. As a college student, I have learned to appreciate all the sacrifices she has made for me as I have grown up and it really bums me out when I have to leave her to go back to school. Even though she is just a phone call away, it isn't the same as being home.

3. My Friends

I don't know about you but I am going to miss seeing my friends from home. They have been there since day one and going back to school is always so emotional because on one hand I can't wait to see all my college friends but those old home friends have a special place in my heart.

4. My House

I'm going to miss my home. Going back to school and walking into your new apartment/dorm is odd. It is your home but if you haven't lived there before it isn't your "home" it takes time to get your new place feeling like you belong there and get into a groove. I'm going to miss how much my home feels like home with my family and pets.

5. Relaxing

I'm going to miss laying out by the pool, sleeping until whenever I want, and the abundance of free food located inside my house. I am not looking forward to crazy amounts of school work, reading, and papers to write.

6. Warm weather

It'll be gone before you can say "it is so hot outside."

7. My last few years of being a kid

If you are a college student you probably have somewhere between one and three fun summers left to be care free and young before you have to go be a real human with a full time job. The #nostalgia is real for my childhood summers of running a muck in the backyard and playing with my friends everyday. I really miss those days, but returning to school means opening new doors to new experiences in my life.

And so summer ends, and fall begins. Here is to new adventures back in the same University I love.