To all of those with freshman coming home, perhaps this will sound familiar. For all the chaos, noise, and stress they arrive with, they bring a lot of “stuff” as well, but we wouldn’t have it any other way, would we? I give you, the Grown and Flown family version of “The 12 Days of Christmas Break.”
On the first day of Christmas break, my freshman gave to me:
Some laundry in a garbage bag
On the second day of Christmas break, my freshman gave to me:
and some laundry in a garbage bag,
On the third day of Christmas break, my freshman gave to me:
Three mismatched shoes
Two torn IKEA totes
and some laundry in a garbage bag.
On the fourth day of Christmas break, my freshman gave to me:
Four unpaid tickets
Three mismatched shoes
Two torn IKEA totes
and some laundry in a garbage bag.
On the fifth day of Christmas Break, my freshman gave to me:
FIVE STICKY CEREEEEALLLLL BOWLSS!
Four unpaid tickets
Three mismatched shoes
Two torn IKEA totes
and some laundry in a garbage bag.
On the sixth day of Christmas Break my freshman gave me:
Six empty pizza boxes,
FIVE STICKY CEREEEEALLLLL BOWLSS!
Four unpaid tickets
Three mismatched shoes
Two torn IKEA totes
and some laundry in a garbage bag.
On the seventh day of Christmas Break, my freshman gave to me:
Seven Tide Pods leaking
Six empty pizza boxes,
FIVE STICKY CEREEEEALLLLL BOWLSS!
Four unpaid tickets
Three mismatched shoes
Two torn IKEA totes
and some laundry in a garbage bag.
On the eighth day of Christmas Break, my freshman gave to me:
Eight missing spoons
Seven Tide Pods leaking
Six empty pizza boxes,
FIVE STICKY CEREEEEALLLLL BOWLSS!
Four unpaid tickets
Three mismatched shoes
Two torn IKEA totes
and some laundry in a garbage bag.
On the ninth day of Christmas Break, my freshman gave to me,
Nine texts a-dinging
Eight missing spoons
Seven Tide Pods leaking
Six empty pizza boxes,
FIVE STICKY CEREEEEALLLLL BOWLSS!
Four unpaid tickets
Three mismatched shoes
Two torn IKEA totes
and some laundry in a garbage bag.
On the tenth day of Christmas Break, my freshman gave to me:
Ten tangled chargers
Nine texts a-dinging
Eight missing spoons
Seven Tide Pods leaking
Six empty pizza boxes,
FIVE STICKY CEREEEEALLLLL BOWLSS!
Four unpaid tickets
Three mismatched shoes
Two torn IKEA totes
and some laundry in a garbage bag.
On the eleventh day of Christmas Break, my freshman gave to me:
Eleven tests a-graded
Ten tangled chargers
Nine texts a-dinging
Eight missing spoons
Seven Tide Pods leaking
Six empty pizza boxes,
FIVE STICKY CEREEEEALLLLL BOWLSS!
Four unpaid tickets
Three mismatched shoes
Two torn IKEA totes
and some laundry in a garbage bag.
On the twelfth day of Christmas Break, my freshman gave to me:
Eleven tests a-graded
Ten tangled chargers
Nine texts a-dinging
Eight missing spoons
Seven Tide Pods leaking
Six empty pizza boxes,
FIVE STICKY CEREEEEALLLLL BOWLSS!
Four unpaid tickets
Three mismatched shoes
Two torn IKEA totes
and some laundry in a garbage bag.
Related:
T’was the Time Before Christmas Break and All Through The House
