This Shit Scares Me
By Susan Mercedes. Filed in Family, Life |
I’m in Texas. Visiting family. All of whom live in this glorious state. Well, except for me. I live in Utah. Now I know why.
Things in Texas that scare me…
- Billboards advertising “Cowboy Church”. Mom explained that this is quite a popular trend. They have church mixed with horse riding and stuff. Tried to get a photo, but mom missed the shot as we drove by.
- Chilled merlot. It is also not uncommon to have white wine served over ice poolside. I learned this a the country club pool earlier.
- Decor. Everything decorated for July 4th. Houses, boats, boathouses, jet skis, cars, etc…
- Temperatures. They are extreme. You’re either dripping sweat outdoors or sporting goosebumps in the air conditioned indoors.
- “Barn Sale” signs instead of the standard “Garage Sale” announcement.
- Manners. People are ultra polite. For example, I was leaving a gas station and there was a man about 15 feet in front of me walking in the same direction. He apologized to me, while holding the door opened for me, for not holding the door opened continuously until I arrived at the door. See what I mean? I’m so used to opening doors by myself, I forgot what this is like.
- The landscape. I am lost without mountains. I have no idea which way is which.
- The art. Bloody unicorn heads and 40 oversized bronze cattle sculptures in a park. Enough said.
- The price of homes. Huge homes in great areas for reasonable prices.
- My family. Because we are crazy, quirky and just us.
Although I haven’t lived in this state for over 20 years, I still love it. And I’ll be back. Even though this shit scares me.
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