For anybody who doesn’t know-aka, the people who haven’t been waiting for this day since the weather first dipped below 65-yesterday was the first day of Spring. But of course you knew, there was free Rita’s. But if you’re like me, on the fourth day of your “Spring” Break, you were greeted with cold, wet flurries. After wanting a relaxing mid semester break to lay outside and work on my tan, I obviously reacted like Michael Scott when Toby returned to Dunder Mifflin. All was doomed.

But, the snow quickly melted and it seems as though today the weather is on the rise. Despite being a little fashionably late to the party, Spring is in fact, just around the corner (we forgive as long as they bring good hors d’oeuvres).

So, Spring Break for me has obviously been everything it’s cracked up to be. It’s been nothing but warm weather, bikinis, parties on a Mexican beach with all my friends, and drinking out of coconuts. Right? Wrong.

I am spending my Spring Break in the most glamorous of all resorts. My house. Since Christmas break, this is the first time I’ve ventured back to the good old Glen Mills in almost two months (FYI people who religiously give a crap-I’m still looking for that mill). And while it hasn’t been beach parties and wet t-shirt contests in Cancun, there really is no place like home. I mean, showering without flip flops may not seem like that much of an accomplishment, but when you’ve spent almost two semesters dealing with clumps of strangers hair and colors of mold you didn’t know existed, a bare footed shower can make one feel like straight royalty.

And while Spring Break isn’t the most exciting time when most of your friends are still at school, there are still other perks that do not include having an alcohol induced vomit free bathroom all to your self once again.

1. Your own bed. This needs no introduction. If you’re like me and spend every day of your life in a cramped single room with three other roommates, having your own room to yourself, especially your own bed with a REAL LIFE MATTRESS, is even more than a luxury.
2. Friends and family. It’s no secret that you’ve been away for almost three months and there is bound to be an average of .75-3 people who actually miss you. Those may seem like small numbers, but after one semester of college, you’ll know what I mean. Not only is it nice to be reunited with parents, siblings, and friends from high school, but after a good amount of time away from you, they forget some of your antics. So for a while, enjoy having them think you are better than you actually are. Don’t worry, they will eventually figure it out.
3. FOOD. Food, food, food everywhere! I mean, even dirt would simple taste better if it wasn’t served from behind a counter by someone in a red Sodexo uniform. Not only do you forget just how good a home cooked meal is, but having food at your finger tips and not having to trek to the dining hall to get it seems like a new found magical wand at your disposal. When you’re home and surrounded by fresh food in your kitchen, you will want to eat everything JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN. You also have the opportunity to hit up your favorite local spots and get the food you wouldn’t usually be able to while you’re at school. Take it from experience, it should be illegal for a town to exist without having, let alone knowing what pork roll is (You know who you are, Poughkeepsie). Enjoy every little taste of home you can get because you will miss it.
4. Now comes every college student’s favorite part of coming home. I call it, fake texting. When you go to your favorite local restaurants, the gym, stop for coffee or pump gas in your car, you are bound to see people you know. However, these are not technically people you want to see. These could be adults, acquaintances from high school, or underclassmen. You can pay tens of thousands of dollars for an education, but when you come home, you’re still socially inept when it comes to simply saying hi to someone you went to school with. This is when we look away, pretend not to notice, or, if measures are drastic, we look down at our phones and pretend to be preoccupied (Instagram: Saving people from awkward interactions since 2010).

And while the Spring weather may not have arrived in time for Spring Break, the flowers will be out of the ground in no time. For anyone who gives a crap, this blog post was the first productive thing I’ve done in my last four days of awkward encounters, flip-flopless showers, home cooked meals, and doing absolutely nothing. So if you’ll excuse me, I’ll be returning to relaxing and doing more nothing. Happy Spring!