Thanksgiving Break

As Thanksgiving break gets closer and closer more and more of my friends are becoming more excited and even putting countdowns on their doors until they go home.  When I was talking to my younger cousin, he asked me why everyone was so excited to come home.  He said "I thought college was the best four years of your life?" That really got me thinking.. why is everyone so excited to home?  Why am I so excited to go home?  I realized that at least as a freshman this is all new to me.  Being with out adult supervision all the time and not having to constantly ask if I'm allowed to do something is exciting at first but after a while you start to miss it.  You miss not having responsibilities, having someone to do things for you, or you sometimes even miss having that older figure who's always there to help you.  Yes, there are computers and phones for you to communicate with your family but it's not the same.  Now's around the time when you start to realize that this is it, the "I'm at college and it's now time for me to grow up" realization.  You begin to realize that these breaks become more and more meaningful and more and more enjoyable.

Of course, there's also the "I can't wait to sleep in my own bed" and "I can't wait for real food" desires as well.  Even though this is Syracuse university, the beds as well as the food aren't the best.. Which again, I think makes going home that much more special.  I still have 3 days before I go home and I can't wait.  I'm going to see all of my friends from high school and of course my family who I haven't seen in a really long time.  It's going to be great to catch up with everyone but I know that once I get home I'm going to be counting down the days until I come back to SU because lets face it, college really is the best 4 years of your life.