Surviving Texas
July 5th, 2009 . by Erin The GreatI have officially survived the month of June in the great state of Texas. Since I’ve been living here, I have come to realize a few things that I thought were impossible beforehand.
- I never I thought I’d walk outside and say the words ‘sweet, it’s ONLY 96 degrees out’.
- Dresses/skirts are mandatory past mid May due to the fact that my stick shift has metal on it and I need something to keep a permanent ‘stick shift brand’ off my right hand.
- I fear falling down on the cement for any kind time frame and receiving 3rd degree burns on exposed skin.
- I’m now to the point when I hear the ‘tornado sirens’ I look out the window to see if the sky has turned green yet… when it doesn’t I ignore them.
- I never thought I’d put Tabasco sauce on something because salsa just doesn’t cut it anymore.
- I found a cockroach about the size of my palm and was like ‘dammit, now I have to find the roach spray’ without flinching.
- The ability to serve ‘Dom Perignon at a burger joint…. For $10 more they’ll throw in 2 burgers and a basket of fries.
- It’s the hair that doesn’t fit through the door jams, not the body.
- I’m truly afraid of my tires melting to the street one of these blissfully muggy 107 degree days. You might think I’m crazy but it’s a real fear!
- I walk outside and strip as much clothes off as I can without being indecent or immodest, when I walk inside I start bundling up like a mo-fo blanket included. Where is the happy medium??
- Me trying to straighten my hair on one of these fines days = Epic Fail.
- Tacos everywhere you go… believe it or not Crap in the box has some really good tacos.
This is just a small list of things I have come to realize living in the large state of Texas. I will be going back to Utah for a wedding and to pick up things I left in Utah…. Movies, shoes… underwear (don’t ask, I was homeless for 3 months) I will miss it here like you wouldn’t believe!