1. Going 25 mph on the 6 lane highway is normal in the mornings and afternoons.
2. When people merge, they don't use their blinkers.
3. People will give you tons of space on the road once they see you have an Indiana license plate.
4. There's a Chick-fil-a on every block.
5. Every morning students say the Pledge of Allegiance followed by the Texas State pledge.
6. Schools can look like prisons.
7. Your school can have only 2 white students.
8. Third graders get into physical fights.
9. When it rains, it pours... and floods.
10. Humidity sucks.
11. 70º in January is AWESOME.
12. Texans have major Texas pride.
13. Everyone knows everything about football.
14. If you are blonde and don't say "y'all", you will probably stand out.
15. Country music is wayyy more legit.
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Every Storm Runs Out of Rain
Somewhere around Hour 6 of Day 1's 11 hour drive, I picked a theme song for my semester: "Every storm runs out of rain" by Gary Allen. It was a little rough seeing everything I loved and that was familiar in my rearview. This song popped up on so many random radio stations during the drive from Bloomington to The Woodlands, TX over 3 days.
Anyways... with my parents' mini-van completely stuffed to the gills, I made my way down to Little Rock, then Dallas, and finally Houston. Little Rock traffic and highways were miserable, especially during rush hour in the dark with one headlight burnt out after 11 hours in the car. I don't think I've ever slept better than I did that night.
At the last minute, I decided to swing through Dallas and visit some family. Then finally on last Friday, I made my way into Houston. I have been extremely blessed by family during this move. Dad, Christian, and Jonathan (along with Justin and Benny) packed up the van for me. Then when I arrived, my great-uncle who lives in Houston was here to help me unload the car, bring me lunch, set up my bed, and give me all sorts of tips about Houston living.
During the first few days in H-town, I made it to Walmart, a local BBQ place, Cracker Barrel and my school. It killed me to wait a whole week to go to the HUGE mall less than 10 minutes from our house! But we (my roommate Sarah and I) finally went yesterday! It took a little edge off being away from my fiancé and family.
Speaking of... that song kind of came true for me. I have really been missing my fiancé especially with his birthday and our 4 year anniversary coming up. And so, I bought a plane ticket for him to come down and visit me THIS FRIDAY for an extended weekend. I was already planning on coming home for spring break in March, but I was a little depressed at the thought that I wouldn't get to share any of my experiences from down here with him. So now it's only 5 more days until I get to pick him up at the airport!
Anyways... with my parents' mini-van completely stuffed to the gills, I made my way down to Little Rock, then Dallas, and finally Houston. Little Rock traffic and highways were miserable, especially during rush hour in the dark with one headlight burnt out after 11 hours in the car. I don't think I've ever slept better than I did that night.
At the last minute, I decided to swing through Dallas and visit some family. Then finally on last Friday, I made my way into Houston. I have been extremely blessed by family during this move. Dad, Christian, and Jonathan (along with Justin and Benny) packed up the van for me. Then when I arrived, my great-uncle who lives in Houston was here to help me unload the car, bring me lunch, set up my bed, and give me all sorts of tips about Houston living.
During the first few days in H-town, I made it to Walmart, a local BBQ place, Cracker Barrel and my school. It killed me to wait a whole week to go to the HUGE mall less than 10 minutes from our house! But we (my roommate Sarah and I) finally went yesterday! It took a little edge off being away from my fiancé and family.
Speaking of... that song kind of came true for me. I have really been missing my fiancé especially with his birthday and our 4 year anniversary coming up. And so, I bought a plane ticket for him to come down and visit me THIS FRIDAY for an extended weekend. I was already planning on coming home for spring break in March, but I was a little depressed at the thought that I wouldn't get to share any of my experiences from down here with him. So now it's only 5 more days until I get to pick him up at the airport!
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