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    17 Things That Happen When You Go Home For The Holidays

    it happens to the best of us.

    1. After you got the days off that you requested

    2. When you get a good deal on your plane ticket home

    3. Once you realize you get to eat mom’s homemade food for a week

    4. …. and everything else in your parent's fully-stocked kitchen

    5. When you get off the plane and see your family for the first time in months

    6. Of course, when mom points out those few extra pounds you've gained.

    7. When you open the door to your old room to find out it’s your dad’s new gym

    8. When you see your childhood best friends and immediately have a breakdown

    9. When you're over crying and you're ready to PAR-TAY!!!

    10. When you go to great extremes to avoid running into your EX.

    11. Forgetting what it was like being hungover……AT HOME

    12. When you realize everything is going to be okay cause its Turkey time in T-Minus 3 hours

    13. But then you realize, it's time to drink again...

    14. Avoiding uncomfortable moments with that weird family friend.

    15. Being happy that you get to spend time with your family

    16. Getting to hear all those wonderful compliments from family you haven't seen in a long time.

    17. A sense of relief. Cause after a few days of family, friends and a run-in with your ex, you are beyond ready to go back to reality.