Happy Texas Independence Day!

In honor of Texas Independence Day today, I thought I would post some pins from my Texas board on Pinterest!

Let's face it, this is what people think of when they hear Texas.

For the record, this is NOT our state song! ;)

Remember the Alamo!

This just makes me laugh (because it's true...) ;)

The greatest fast food burger in the state!

And now you know how to pronounce it... ;)

Our beautiful bluebonnets...

Yes, we do have beaches! :)

Dallas: Home sweet home! :)

State capitol in Austin (my best friend used to be a tour guide there!) :)

Yes, we do have cowboys here!! And I don't just mean the football team! ;)

Did you really think I wouldn't post something about the Rangers??

Greatest. Ice Cream. Ever.

Yup, Chuck Norris lives here now. He's an honorary Texas Ranger (as in the law enforcement, not the baseball team). Although I'm waiting for him to throw the first pitch out at a Rangers game, that would be epic!!

For some reason this didn't come through when I first posted this. Of course I can't leave off Dr Pepper!!

Hope everyone has a great weekend! I'm heading out of town to see my folks after work. In honor of Jon Bon Jovi's 50th birthday today, I leave you with some videos!

XOXO!!

Thursday Thirteen

For my Thursday Thirteen I thought I would list some of my favorite, "You Know You're From Texas When" sayings.

1. You can say 110 degrees without fainting.

2. You discover that in July it takes only two fingers to drive your car. 

3. You know the best parking place is determined by shade instead of distance. 

4. You break a sweat the instant you step outside at 7:30 a.m. before work.

5. It's so hot the birds have to use pot holders to pull worms out of the ground.

6. You've been trick-or-treating when it was 90 degrees outside. 

7. People grumble about Noah letting coyotes on the ark.

8. When it rains, everyone is smiling.
 

9. People wonder when Jesus fed the 5,000, whether the two fish were bass or catfish.

10. It's a common misconception that everything is twice as big in Texas. Really, everything is 1.965 times bigger, but we round up. 

11. It's a common misconception that the women have big hair. In fact this was outlawed in July 1977. There is a task force and they are doing their best to reach every last woman. Bear with us. 

12. It's a common misconception that J.R. Ewing still lives here. That was a TV show people! Come on! Chuck Norris, on the other hand, is a real, karate-choppin' Texas Ranger. 

13. It's a common misconception that everyone speaks with a Texas accent. Y'all just don't know what y'all are talkin' about! :)