Philip, Bud and I have an understanding. There are points in the day where we look at each other and share a look and we completely understand each other! We all grew up in the Bible Belt so sometimes, some New Englander's behavior will throw us off. We just get so shocked, we can't respond.
This morning we were at this HUGE garage sale that 3 of the churches put on every year, right on the edge of campus. The whole town comes out to get stuff (we got chairs for our kitchen table, a dresser for Bud, a vacuum cleaner, A COOKIE PRESS ((YAY!)), a new sweater, and a bag of books). They put a line of tape up around the perimeter and you can't enter until 9:00 am. Philip and I were standing eyeing a set of chairs around 8:45 and a pair of guys starts joking about getting to the stuff they want. They threw out the idea of hurdling and then diving between people. We were standing next to a pleasant looking woman in her mid thirties. At the start of the guys' conversation, she turns around and says to us "You better watch who you're diving into. I will throw your F$%^&$ a#$% to the ground. And my sister has stitches so you better not mess with her." And then she turned back around.
Philip and I just about died on the spot! We reminded each other our Bible Belts were showing and tried not to let it bug us.
My staff also likes to tell me that my "Texan is showing." They seem to have gotten over my use of the word "Y'all" but occasionally, I still show my Texan. I'm OK with that. Texas will always be a part of me!
lol I agree... Texas will ALWAYS be a part of us. And no worries, at least our bible belts are cute!
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