You finished finals, packed your dorm room up, and on your way back home to your beloved hometown. You can't wait for those nights around the bonfire with your friends, those stay-in-and-binge-watch Netflix nights, and the on-a-budget beach trips now and then. You love your hometown no matter what, but there are some things that are unique about small towns.

1. Your local Walmart/Food Lion is most "lit" place on a Saturday night.

If you didn't go to Walmart with your friends on a Saturday night and tramp all over the store acting goofy, then you probably spent your night in your bed watching Netflix. In a small town, there's really nothing else to do other than provoke the local Walmart employees.

2. Everything is family-owned.

That ice cream shop? Owned by a local family. The pharmacy? Owned by a local family. The baseball fields? Donated and owned by a local family. Here, business is local. Business is home.

3. Everyone knows everything in a small town.

No matter where you go, who you are with, what you do, everyone knows your personal business. No, seriously, how did one of my mom's students know what I'm doing three hours away at college? You run into your old best friend's sister's boyfriend's mother at the grocery store and you hear that your old best friend is getting married. You make one move and the whole town knows about it.

4. You have to drive at least 15 minutes to get to "city life."

At least for me, I live on the edge of town right into the more city areas. But for some, small town residents have to drive at least 30 minutes until they see the bright lights of the movie theater and Target. And that's not even considered city, just city for the country folk.

5. Your senior class was considered "family."

Around 350 seniors, my senior class was slightly big but from the inside, it was small. Everyone knew everyone's business (see #3) and you could say hi to anyone who you graduated with even now. To this day, I see people I graduated with even if I don't talk to them. I still say hi.

6. School spirit is countywide.

Highlighted in the local newspaper, painted all over town, and talked about for miles, a small town's mascot and school spirit were the talk of the town around Homecoming days. Pep rallies took over the town and the high schoolers were running around chanting "LET'S GO INDIANS" and painting their chests. When in a small town, spirit is at an all-time high.

7. Closer to your family.

There's not much to do. That means that you spend more and more time with your family. When living in a small town, family means the world. That also means you spend more and more time with your family, sometimes getting on your last nerve. You would do anything for your family and always sit down to that home cooked meal your mom made for you after a long hard day working on the farm.

8. You can't go two "blocks" without seeing a pickup truck.

Ford, Chevy, Toyota...if you grew up in a small town, whether you choose the redneck style or not, you can't go two miles without seeing a pickup truck. Personally, I will choose the ratty old truck over an Audi convertible any day. But when they rev the engine every chance they get, it gets annoying.

9. Football is the way of life.

Super Bowl Sundays are the greatest day of the year. Locals head out to the high school football games, crowd the local bar to catch the game, and the grocery stores are filled with food advertisements that associate with football. Football advertisers target their audience toward small towns.

10. Huntin, Fishin, Lovin Every Day.

No, I don't mean the Luke Bryan song. Typically, the residents go hunting--if it's hunting season--on a warm Saturday. If hunting is not your thing, then go fishing. Whether they like hunting or fishing, small town residents like to spend their weekends (and weekdays after work) in the great outdoors!

11. Country music

Small towns are notorious for country music. We like Kanye, Wiz, and Future, but we sure do hop on the tailgate and dance to any old country song.

Whether you want to move far away from your small town as possible or want to live there for the rest of your life, small towns are actually great. There's a special quality that small towns possess, and that's community.