Break is finally here and I have made it through the semester alive, with only a few bumps and bruises. Christmas break is probably the most awesome break that exists when you are in college for one key reason. Absolutely NO work. This is different than high school, because over Christmas break you are usually swamped with school work and you can't really enjoy the time off. In college, this changes. You are completely done all your classes and have not even started your new ones yet, so there is not even the possibility to have work. Basically, you just lounge around all break and do nothing.
This sounds all fine and dandy, but it's awesome for about 4 days, and then BAM it hits you…you miss school. That's right, I said it. I have been home for about that time period and I have already started missing the stupid little things that make college so awesome. I miss late nights and early mornings, the crew team, my friends living next door, down the block, or in the same room with me, watching television, and most of all the independence. One of the hardest things about coming home from school is readjusting to not being in control. I am a junior now, and I always think that this will get easier, but so far, not so much. My parents still want me to be home early, don't want me to watch certain TV shows, and get upset when I don't tell them every little thing that I am doing. This may not seem like a huge deal to you now, but once college hits, everything changes. You are in charge of yourself with no one to answer to. The freedom is amazing. I can leave my dorm room at 3 AM to get Dunkin Donuts with my friends, and nobody cares. If I did that at home, my mother would be appalled and probably kind of angry.
Besides all those things, I miss the people. I have what I call the “Scranton friends sickness.” When I am at home, I think I see people from school all the time, and then, when it turns out to be just a look-alike, I get a little sad. I have great friends at home, don't get me wrong. I love to hang out with them, and I have kept in touch with many of them, but it is still hard for me to be away from Scranton people.
I know you must think I am completely obsessed in this school, and you are absolutely right, but I do love being home, even if it sounds like I don't. My older sister, Susan, is in New Orleans doing service work for the year, and she comes home today. That is really exciting, because I share a room with her, and it will be nice to have the company. We will pick up our tree soon. My family never decorates the Christmas tree until Christmas Eve, and that is something I really look forward to. The insanity of my house is somewhat annoying but normal at the same time. With five siblings, it is hard for the house to be quiet, and that is ok with me. So, even though I miss Scranton, I will be back there in two weeks for intersession, so I will be making the most of those two weeks at home.
Ok, I am sure that you have had enough of the rambling, so I will sign off for now and say Merry Christmas. I will be blogging right after the holiday, so be prepared (as the Boy Scouts would say, I guess).