My THREE stop light town.
I grew up in Lake Worth Florida that has a population of 1,265,293 and when I was in the 7th grade my family and I moved to Stroud, Oklahoma that has a population of 2,726! It was such a culture shock. I can only thank God and my parents that they decided to move when I was in middle school thus making the move exciting. If I was in high school and driving I don't know what I would have done!
I have enjoyed living in the small town. However if I had my choice I would definitely be in a city. I want to be able to run to Walmart or Target and not have to drive 20 miles; or sign Gavin and I up for music classes or swim lessons without having to drive to Tulsa or Oklahoma City (or what people in Oklahoma call The City.)
I know that there are many pros and cons to living in both a small town or a large city. We have weighted them as a family and when Rennie and I have the opportunity to choose where we will live it's going to be in a city. (The choice is not up to us right now; but that's a totally different blog!!)
So in honor of small town life every where I have found this on the Internet. I remember reading it years ago when I was in high school and laughing because sadly most of it's true. I took the liberty of highlighting those that apply to me (and me only!). Enjoy!!
You know you're from Oklahoma if:
1. You can properly pronounce Eufaula, Gotebo, Okemah, and Chickasha.
2. You think that people who complain about the wind in their states are sissies.
3. A tornado warning siren is your signal to go out in the yard and look for a funnel.
4. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway.
5. You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
6. You know that the true value of a parking space is not determined by the distance to the door, but by the availability of shade.
7. Stores don't have bags, they have sacks.
8. You see people wear bib overalls at funerals.
9. You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.
10. You measure distance in minutes.
11. You refer to the capital of Oklahoma as "The City."
12. It doesn't bother you to use an airport named for a man who died in an airplane crash
13. Little smokies are something you serve only for special occasions.
14. You go to the lake because you think it is like going to the ocean.
15. You listen to the weather forecast before picking out an outfit.
16. You know cow pies are not made of beef.
17. Someone you know has used a football schedule to plan their wedding date.
18. You have known someone who has had one belt buckle bigger than your fist.
19. A bad traffic jam involves two cars staring each other down at a four-way stop, each determined to be the most polite and let the other go first.
20. You know in which state Miam-uh is and in which state Miam-ee is.
21. You aren't surprised to find movie rental, ammunition, and bait all in the same store.
22. Your "place at the lake" has wheels under it.
23. A Mercedes Benz is not a status symbol. A Ford F350 4x4 is a GT.
24. You know everything goes better with Ranch.
25. You learned how to shoot a gun before you learned how to multiply.
26. You have heard the following conversation on more that one occasion. "You wanna coke?" "Yeah." "What kind?" "Dr. Pepper."
I could explain why each one that I have highlighted has applied to me but this post is long enough! Don't think I am making fun of Oklahomans, because I'm not. Ask anyone who lives in OK they would read this list laugh and say, "Yep, those are all true."
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