Friends

I know I already talked about friends in one of my other posts but I feel the need to talk about them more. When I was at school I was always surrounded by friends and it was awesome. Now that I am home, all those friends are hours away. It is very saddening. I miss them lots and I know they miss me. The sad part is that we are all busy, with jobs, summer school, and family that even if we wanted to get together, it is hard. My one friend, is better at it than my all my other friends. She knows that we are all busy but still really wants to make plans with all of us! She is the one that is also keeping me sane. After being home for awhile now, I have noticed which of my friends are really my friends. There are some who text, ask about things and want to make plans. Then there are the ones who do not text you unless it is in a group message setting. They do not even seem to care what is happening in your life. I really have a dislike for these people. You would think that because they are your friends, they would want to know what is happening with you since you have been apart...but no they just go on with their lives and forget about you. This is where those awesome friends come in, they feel the same way and they make you feel better about your feelings. Okay, now to talk about friends from high school. When you leave for college and come back, you really find out who your true friends were. Granted that I did not have a ton of friends in high school, I still saw which ones were truly my friends. The best case is my best friend still! We kept in touch all the way through the year and hung out when we could, since she was like 13 hours away! There were other people that kept in touch with me, like ones I played sports with or was just close to in general. There were others who I lost complete touch with and still have not talked to. These people were not truly my friends. So friends play a big role in the difference between home and school... The ones you were around in college are not near you and you lost some friends from high school.

Doggy Love

One of the other things that I have noticed about being home is that I now have someone who is always home with me...MY DOG! While I was away at school, I missed my dog Spencer a lot. He likes to cuddle with me and pretty much lets me do what I want to him. I was playing with him the other day, which is a rare thing since he does not really know how to play with people. He is very good at playing with himself! He likes to hold his toys in between his two front paws and roll on to his back to play. He will hold the toy over his head and play with it! It is the cutest thing you will see. I missed this a lot when I was away at school. I even told my mom at one point that I missed Spencer...the funny part is that apparently he misses me when I leave. My parents tell me he gets sad for the next few days after I leave. That's so cute! When I was at school and I was alone sometimes I wished for company. Now that I am home, I have that ability. But as much as I love my dog, he can get on my nerves. He will bark at things that are not even there...it is so annoying! He also barks at you when he has to go the bathroom, most of the time it is really because he has to go, while the rest are because he just wants attention. I do miss his bark sometimes when I am away at school, it is just one way that I remember him. Whenever it storms I miss him. He is afraid of storms because he is a rescue dog. He likes to run and hide near you or he just whimpers because he is afraid. I miss him when I am gone. Spencer is a good dog and he is loves to be around people. After being home for awhile I have noticed a lot more of his habits than I did before. He has certain spots he likes to sleep and certain toys he likes to play with. When I was at school and would just come home occasionally, I did not notice these habits. Well that is semi a lie... I always knew what his favorite toy, it is lamb chop! Does anyone else out there who has a dog see the same things and feel the same way?

Freedom

I must say after being away at college for a year, coming home is different. I lost some of the freedom that I had when I was away and all of my friends hours away. I also realized who my true friends from high school were. They were the only ones that kept in touch with me. I miss being able to stay up late and do what I want! Since being home, I have found that little things, like talking about boys, is harder. I also found that only your true friends from college keep in touch and wonder what is happening in your life. Friends are the icing on the cake when you need them and can also cut you down. The friends that stay are the ones that mean the most and truly care about you! I have one of those friends, she is also there and understands everything that happens to me! I am thankful for her. Being home, you lose the ability to go cry to a friend in their room when you have a bad day. Those friends are no longer a 5 min walk across campus, they are hour drives! I miss it and my friends! This is why friends are such an important part of your life. Back on topic, the freedom of college to home life is so different. You can not just go out and come back as you please, you have to get everything approved by your parents. That SUCKS! I also miss being able to go out with friends and not have to worry about waking up people when you come back. My roommate always went out with me so we always came back at the same time. Now you have to think about you parents and what will happen if you are too loud when you come home at 3 AM. I wish for my freedom back!! I also wish for my friends to be closer... I guess that is what I get for going to a school about 2 1/2 hours from home. My friends were a huge part of who I was at school, and that we are all hours apart, it is hard to be so close. I have still kept some really close friends because we always check up on each other! I miss them all still!! I wonder if I am alone in these feelings, or other college students feel the same way?