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State misconceptions

I love how when I tell people I grew up in Texas they immediately assume three things:

1. I rode a horse to school (no, but I did drive a Ford truck… not that everyone else did too… we actually had a wide variety of vehicular transportation in the parking lot)

2. I wear cowboy boots all the time (ok that one is true)

3. I know how to line dance (not only no, but hell no)

But none of these have ever amused me as much as when my friend said, “Yeah, I’m from Oklahoma, but it doesn’t mean I shoot a bow and arrows!”

Ha!

So tell me… what’s your favorite assumption people make about you based on where you’re from?

Parking wars

Parking is the bane of my life. I swear,  since college, parking has been a huge stress for me.

In college, I would arrive hours early just to get a spot. I would park, crawl in my backseat, set an alarm, and sleep up to class time. It was worth it to get a spot…  something that’s hard to do at a big university.

Today, I stress over parking downtown Nashville. Luckily 9 times out of 10, my worry is for naught. But then there are those times when I curse parking…  especially parking a pickup truck. 

People who double park or park crooked… they are people I curse. We’re all in this parking battle together. Can’t we just get along in it??