Finally!

I have not had the chance to go home since I arrived here on August 21st.  Doing the simple math, that ends up being just over two months!  Actually, it is very possible to go home for the weekend, but I can't justify driving a twelve hour round trip so I can spend all my time back home doing homework when I can do the same exact thing here and save my money and not pollute the earth.  Sure, it would be nice to go home, but if I go home I want to socialize with those I have not seen since I left, not do homework.  But this week is different because it is fall break.  I have been working very hard to finish as much homework as possible so I have less to do when I am home.  That plan sounds rather easy to stick to (go hard now and later it will be easy), but the truth is, it is so hard to concentrate on much of anything when all I can seem to think about is going home.  That's how excited I am, I can't even concentrate! Slowly, but surely, I am erasing things from my marker board to-do list.  It is a lot of work, but I know that what I put in now will pay off later in the week when I don't have to do that and can visit with family and friends.
Unfortunately, I have talked with others who have already gone back home and they said that they actually felt like a guest when they went back home.  A guest???  In their own house???  That's not the most exciting news to hear, but hopefully I feel right at home again.  I suppose that the reason I find it unfortunate is that I have been so excited to finally see my family that I would feel a little disappointed if I just felt like a guest.  Whether I feel like a guest or a family member, I will still be happy to see my family and friends.  Just to keep you updated, I am excited to still get to hang out with Adam, but he did break up with me because of the distance, so my time back home should be even more interesting to see how things play out (and I'm hoping he changes his mind).