Before I Forget

I think I totally forgot to mention that I am officially a North Carolinian. Yep, that is right. I cashed in my Texas plates and license for North Carolina ones. It was one of the weirdest feelings but also super exciting. For all of you Texas lovers out there don't start disowning me yet. You can't spend 18 years growing up in Texas and then completely forget about it. Although it has been a full two years since I have lived there, I still get excited when I see a Texas license plate or flag or even the words "Texas Toast."

And don't worry, all of my college friends, at least all of the ones that I lived near last year, still refer to me as their "Texas friend." I feel as though I have done my part in letting people know how great some parts of Texas are and that there are just some things that can't be replaced. Like H-E-B, Taco Cabana, Blue Bonnets, Texas thunderstorms, or the Alamo (just kidding about this last one). But I have come to realize that other places are just as special too. And it is not that any place is better than another, it is just different. I do still spend my fair share of time complaining about the severe lack of Mexican food and no H-E-Bs but being here has been amazing.

So there you go. Texas will always be there. H-E-B will still carry my favorite foods and the blue bonnets will keep right on blooming and Taco Cabana will keep on making bean and cheese tacos. And I will be here, enjoying the mountains and a place that I have been brought to by no accident.

Here's to ya Texas. Stay Classy