In a month or two we will be headed to Georgia, or we are assuming
it will be Georgia. Since Wes's name was placed on yet another list just this
week for another job, this one in Europe, I guess our plans could change again.
As we prepare for a new environment and a new culture, here is what I have
learned while living in Virginia.
1. OBX has nothing to do with BMX. The stickers found on every middle class family's car in NoVA refer to the wonderful beaches of North Carolina and not bikes. When we moved here, I thought the locals had some fascination with competitive biking. Really.
2. Vanity plates - It doesn't matter how hard you try. Some of the plates just can't be deciphered.
3. The Mason Dixon Line is located as far north as the Maryland and Pennsylvania border. There is no reason why people living in NoVA should ever be considered Southeners. Besides their lack of front porches and proper manners, no restaurant north of Richmond, to Wes's dismay, serves sweet tea.
4. You can spend a Saturday at the Springfield mall, or spend a week at my middle school, or drive the side streets of Dale City and see someone who practices the culture and lifestyle of just about any location in the world.
5. LAX is not an airport. Thanks, Kate, for those facebook posts. I, for the longest time, couldn't figure out why you were always headed to a little known airport in LA.
6. I will drive Dallas's 635 during rush hour over 95 in NoVA any day. Traffic and rush hour take on a whole new meaning here.
7. Texas is not the only place with unpredictable weather. Where else can you experience a blizzard in both December and February and then 95 degree temps in late March?
I have to begin to wonder what life will be like in two years as we prepare to leave Georgia. What will I leave there having learned?
I can't even begin to imagine what it might entail, but I am still hoping it won't include anything related to tractors.
1. OBX has nothing to do with BMX. The stickers found on every middle class family's car in NoVA refer to the wonderful beaches of North Carolina and not bikes. When we moved here, I thought the locals had some fascination with competitive biking. Really.
2. Vanity plates - It doesn't matter how hard you try. Some of the plates just can't be deciphered.
3. The Mason Dixon Line is located as far north as the Maryland and Pennsylvania border. There is no reason why people living in NoVA should ever be considered Southeners. Besides their lack of front porches and proper manners, no restaurant north of Richmond, to Wes's dismay, serves sweet tea.
4. You can spend a Saturday at the Springfield mall, or spend a week at my middle school, or drive the side streets of Dale City and see someone who practices the culture and lifestyle of just about any location in the world.
5. LAX is not an airport. Thanks, Kate, for those facebook posts. I, for the longest time, couldn't figure out why you were always headed to a little known airport in LA.
6. I will drive Dallas's 635 during rush hour over 95 in NoVA any day. Traffic and rush hour take on a whole new meaning here.
7. Texas is not the only place with unpredictable weather. Where else can you experience a blizzard in both December and February and then 95 degree temps in late March?
I have to begin to wonder what life will be like in two years as we prepare to leave Georgia. What will I leave there having learned?
I can't even begin to imagine what it might entail, but I am still hoping it won't include anything related to tractors.
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