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New Members --Where Are You From? .....
@ Victoria - Ha ha ha ha. This is what I call "Double Jeopardy". Too cute.
I'm from Peoria, Illinois. I've lived here all my life except for when I went to college where I spent two and a half years in Monmouth, which is a town in western Illinois and spent a semester in Costa Rica.
Hello, everyone. I am in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Welcome Daniel. I love SanAntonio!!
Welcome Daniel,I love San Antonio as well.
I also love Ingram. I spent a couple weeks at a dude ranch (haha) there and simply loved it. Love shopping in Fredericksburg.
I love Texans.........and Texas!!!!!
Dude ranch. Haha. There are lots of places to go spend some secluded time l in the hills. Alone or with someone else. 5th generation Texan, but no accent. :)
The Lazy J Ranch put 50 or so hookers up at the dude ranch!!!! We simply had a blast.And yes, there were dudes, cows and horses.
Oh yeh.........we are rug hookers!!!! From age 25 to 90!
Also.........Daniel........you might take a look at The Presidential Agent series by WEB Griffin. Charley Castillo (who really rivals Jack Reacher) has family with a huge spread in Texas.I love this series and love reading about the ranch!!!!! (And so much more)
Welcome aboard!
Hookers? I had to reread it. Haha. Looking forward to reading Phillip Meyer's The Son, set along the South Texas frontier. I heard him speak this weekend.
Olivia wrote: "I'm from Peoria, Illinois. I've lived here all my life except for when I went to college where I spent two and a half years in Monmouth, which is a town in western Illinois and spent a semester in ..."I know Peoria! I grew up in Chicagoland :)
Auburn, Alabama, home to "The loveliest little village on the plains!" This is God's country.Hey, don't pick on the Southern folks! ;) I am a Southern Belle born and raised. I say Y'all, ask about "Your momma and them," and never use a "g" on words like fixin, dressin, or waitin. Don't even get me started on the War of Northern Aggression.
Autumn - I love both the South and Southerners. You're actually a lot like Midwesterners in some ways - especially when it comes to manners. Thought you were all backwards and crazy until I moved here, but I've gone native :)
Victoria wrote: "Autumn - I love both the South and Southerners. You're actually a lot like Midwesterners in some ways - especially when it comes to manners. Thought you were all backwards and crazy until I moved h..."I know! People think we walk around barefoot and are missing teeth. I actually had a guy say he was surprised I had a Master's degree and when I said I wanted to work on my PhD, it blew his mind. Glad you like it in the South. I did not see, where do you live now?
Autumn,You mean it's fixing, dressing, waiting???? Nah, I don't think so.
My husband is from East Tennessee and the 2nd thing that endeared me to him was his lovely southern speech, that I couldn't understand very well. He'd say......"honey, can I have a piece of pie" and I would just melt. After 34 years, I still melt.
Give me priceless southern manners anytime!!!!
And, since VIctoria mentioned Midwesterners..........I cannot wait to move from the rudeness in FL to the open arms of Missouri. I want to return to KC, so badly, it's all I can think about.
We are working on a move, as I type.
Ter'e wrote: "Autumn,You mean it's fixing, dressing, waiting???? Nah, I don't think so.
My husband is from East Tennessee and the 2nd thing that endeared me to him was his lovely southern speech, that I couldn..."
There is nothing like a Southern Gent. Now, we have our share of good ol boys, rednecks, and white trash... and yes, there is a difference, but a Southern Gent who opens the door for you, pulls out your chair, speaks with that sweet southern drawl, there's nothing like it.
Autumn wrote: "Victoria wrote: "Autumn - I love both the South and Southerners. You're actually a lot like Midwesterners in some ways - especially when it comes to manners. Thought you were all backwards and craz..."I'm in south-central VA. Also lived in Missouri. I almost don't want to tell yankees how great it is here for fear they'll come and ruin the place :)
Ter'e wrote: "Autumn,You mean it's fixing, dressing, waiting???? Nah, I don't think so.
My husband is from East Tennessee and the 2nd thing that endeared me to him was his lovely southern speech, that I couldn..."
You lucky girl. Glad you're getting back to KC
Autumn wrote: "Ter'e wrote: "Autumn,You mean it's fixing, dressing, waiting???? Nah, I don't think so.
My husband is from East Tennessee and the 2nd thing that endeared me to him was his lovely southern speech,..."
We lived in San Francisco for five years and I can count on one hand how many times a man gave up his seat for me on the Metro. And I was pregnant there twice! CA men are all hat and no cattle :) Except for any CA men in this group, of course.
I have lived in middle Tennessee all of my life and everyone says that we are nice down here and hospitable. I try to open doors open for others and say thank you and stuff cuz that was how I was raised. I like it down here. :)
Yeh, Autumn, I have one of the old fashioned southern gents,I am a brass California gal. (Yes, barefooted and free spirited).
The first day I met David, I "somehow" gave him a tush pat!!!!!
It kind of shocked him - but he loved it.
3 mos later, he ask my oldest dau for my hand in marriage. 6 mos. after that, we got married.
He is definitely a keeper. His mama sure raised him right.
My husband's a Missouri boy and he's been warming up my car for me on cold, cold days for almost 20 years now. And he calls me "sugar." How can you not love that?
@ Ter'e & Victoria - This is when I waltz in and say "oh sho shweeet".
Victoria wrote: "My husband's a Missouri boy and he's been warming up my car for me on cold, cold days for almost 20 years now. And he calls me "sugar." How can you not love that?"OHHHHHHHHH I love that.
David never lets me go anywhere without washing my lil car!!!!! Plus, he makes sure it is always gassed. Love those southern boys!!!!
Dips........I hope you are making notes. :-)
Btw, do you guys like moonpies? I was just curious. I enjoy them. :)
Yes! We had them at my wedding with RC Colas in glass bottles. Try them microwaved!
@ Ter'e - It's a Wednesday night here. Ladies night at the club. I am the "escort". My duty for the night includes dropping her home safely. Counts?
We also love Little Debbies and Golden Flake!
I love little Debbie cakes! ^_^ andy capp hot fries are good too.
Dipanjan wrote: "@ Ter'e - It's a Wednesday night here. Ladies night at the club. I am the "escort". My duty for the night includes dropping her home safely. Counts?"Will you open and close the door for her on the car, and then walk her to the door? Then... maybe.
@ Autumn - Well, the way things are planned by "her" gang, I wont be able to walk her to the door. I may have to carry her. Opening and closing the door will be default actions for the subsequent "carrying".
LMAO........so Dips is the designated driver???I bet he will be, oh so charming, tonight!
Bat them purdy brown eyes, Dips.
ICK in the Moonpies.
I'll take a GooGoo cluster!!!!! With pecans.........
Ter'e - NO. I ain't the designated driver. I am the ESCORT. (Premium fees)
Dip, you must have been a Southern boy in another life :)While I'm not much a fan of sweets, I do love shrimp and grits, Virginia-style peanut soup, crab cakes and basically all Southern cooking minus okra.
Everything is good as long as it is Chicken fried
Daniel wrote: "Everything is good as long as it is Chicken fried"Oh, honey. Down here everything is deep fried and delicious. Oreos, Twinkies...
At the county fair, you can get a battered, deep fried stick of butter - no joke.
In Texas, everything is game for deep-frying.
Autumn wrote: "We also love Little Debbies and Golden Flake!"Now Autumn, you know that's Nick and Bear's favorites. I used to love watching the Bear Bryant show on Sunday. First thing he would do was open a bottle of Coke and a bag of Golden Flake potato chips. Then he start talking about the players Momma's and the Daddy's he met in that growl of his. Great memories.
Thank God I am not on a strict diet right now.I'm going to go have a nice crisp apple!!!!
Ter'e wrote: "Thank God I am not on a strict diet right now.I'm going to go have a nice crisp apple!!!!"
Apple pie a la mode would be even better!!
I'm a sucker for pumpkin pies! fave food besides pizza.
Ya'll are makin' me hungry! I'm fixin' to go and get me a coke!
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