For some reason, I've recently been reminiscing a lot about my college years.  Maybe this was triggered by talking to recent high school graduates (congrats to my SnL graduates!) about college and where they're going/what they're studying/who they're rooming with, etc. 

I don't miss much of the academic aspect of college...although I did get to know a lot of people better through study groups so I guess I miss academics in that sense.  I miss having friends live next door or on the floor above or below me.  I miss being able to hang out whenever and where ever because sleep deprivation was the norm and we could still function in a non-zombie sort of way the next day even with only a few hours of sleep (or no sleep at all!).  I miss not being bound by the responsibilities of being a working professional (although I have to admit that it is nice to have steady income...but that's more important now that we have grown up things to think about...like mortgages and 401k).  I miss those late night Gen APA practices at Angell hall and 3am Jimmy Johns or Pizza House calls.  I miss going on spring break trips to Searchmont to snowboard or Miami to hang out at Coconut Grove.  I miss the spontaneity of life, where as now, even a simple dinner has to be planned a few weeks beforehand because everyone is so busy with work, family, church, etc.

*sigh*....to be young again...
To all the SnL graduates...congrats!!  and enjoy your college years.  it goes by VERY quickly!