[Gatesedge] Fwd: U KNOW YOU ARE FROM THE VALLEY WHEN......

[Gwynafwy /Jennifer]

I got this from a friend.   It is sooo true.  I just giggled.  And those of
you that came from the Valley know it too....

Love,

Jenny (Gwyn)




 > Subject: YOU KNOW YOU ARE FROM THE VALLEY WHEN..
 >
 >
 >  > YOU KNOW YOU ARE FROM THE VALLEY WHEN...
 >  >
 >  >  Meeting a "celebrity" means standing in line at HEB  next to the
 >  >  local weatherman (Larry James!)
 >  >
 >  > Your idea of a "traffic jam" is ten cars waiting to  pass a camper on
 >  > Expressway 83.
 >  >
 >  > "Vacation" means driving to South Padre Island.
 >  >
 >  > You see all the biggest brands ten years after they  were popular.
 >  >
 >  >  You think of the 4 major food groups as enchiladas,  tortillas,
 > Fajitas,
 >  > &  jalapenos.
 >  >
 >  >  You measure distance in minutes instead of miles.
 >  >
 >  >  Tex-Mex is the norm for communication, "pues tu  sabes what I'm
 > talking
 >  > about  vato..."
 >  >
 >  >  Rice and Beans pulse through your veins.
 >  >
 >  > The local paper covers national and international headlines on 1 page,
 >  > but requires 6 pagesfor high school football.
 >  >
 >  >  Christmas isn't complete without tamales...yum...
 >  >
 >  >  You only own 3 spices: salt, pepper, and picante.
 >  >
 >  >  You can go into the supermarket and buy a 5 gallon  drum of Lard.
 >  >
 >  >  You think that opening weekend for dove and deer seasons are national
 >  >  holidays.
 >  >
 >  > You like to drive around in the McAllen (spaghetti  bowl) expressway
 >  > junction > cause it reminds you of "big city" driving.
 >  >
 >  >  You find 98 degrees "a little warm," and 60 degrees downright
 > freezing
 >  > You
 >  > think the only seasons are hot, damn hot, and  F***NG hot!
 >  >
 >  >  "Overachievers" go to A&M or UT. The rest must choose from UTPA,
 > TSTC,
 >  > or  STCC.
 >  >
 >  >  You've had several friends move off and move back  within a couple of
 >  > months  then they swear that one day they're gonna move away  again.
 >  >
 >  > You have a friend that lives near an orange grove.
 >  >
 >  >  CHARRO DAYS is the major event for the year.
 >  >
 >  >  The town mascot is a grapefruit.
 >  >
 >  >  Honeymoon means "San Antonio.
 >  >
 >  >  You get this and send it to all your current or  former Valley
 > friends



Joe E Bailey
Future Today Systems
fts-1 at email.msn.com

Ester Espinoza

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which, when pursued,
is always just beyond your grasp,
but which, if you sit quietly,
may alight upon you.


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