Posted: 3/27/2008 10:30:24 AM EDT
|
Has it been that long? Yes, I guess it has. This Saturday, 4/2/2008 will mark the third anniversary of the day that I arrived in Texas to make Texas my home. To celebrate I am thinking about heading down to the Guitar and Gun Show in Hillsboro this weekend (how Texas is that?) and grilling some steaks with my Dad for dinner. In these last three years I have become fascinated with Texas culture, Texas history and the general sense of Texas pride. I've found allot of stuff to love about Texas, but not too much to complain about ('cept fer maybe the drivers and the alcohol laws). I think that this year I am going to try and take a week off to go on a Texas roadtrip. I want to hit Amarillo, El Paso, Houston and then swing back up through San Antonio, Austin and back to Dallas. Now that would be a trip. Anyways, just thought I'd share. Remember the Alamo and God Bless Texas! 
|
| Glad you like it here..... IF you want a very cool history lesson, take a drive down to Kingsville and Check out the King Ranch museum, then go over to the Main Ranch HQ and do the tour...When your all done you are just prime to go into town and hit the King Ranch Saddle shop where you can buy up some souveniers..... |
|
March 10th was 26 years for me. I left NW Wisconsin in a major snowstorm as a 19 year old and arrived in Houston on March 11th. Texas has been very good to me, and I couldn't imagine not having been here for these past years. Have made some great friends here, and learned a LOT. Thanks Texas!
|
6 months for me now.. *puts on flame-retardant suit*  Am I still considered a "damn" Yankee, or now that I'm a perm resident, have I graduated up to just Yankee now?? I love this place most out of everywhere I've been and when I had the chance to move wherever I wanted, I did it and here I am. I agree with what you said about pride.. Everyone I meet here in Austin has been super nice and businesses are very easy to work with. Compared to Cali, it is 10x better, and has lots of high-tech, which is what I do.. We have been exploring nearby areas, like Wimberly, Driftwood, Georgetown, Buda, Elgin, etc, and just love it everywhere.. It has so much history and the people there are so nice and welcoming - not something you find very often.. As for getting down to the roots of bein a Texan, I did 'bout the most Texas thing I couldda done in those 6 months... ...went and bought me a REAL rifle!! Yep, I just picked this baby up this morning... It's been 2.5 weeks in the making.. CMMG Bargain Bin - can't go wrong for the price.. Can't wait to go shoot it!! Stock 16" M4 M4 w/FDE PMag And already spending money on it.. Hard Case.. PMags.. BUIS... AMMO..!!! *shakes head* |
Steve,,,I chanced upon your post that you arrived 3 years ago in our beloved Texas,,welcome..I was born here 58 years ago in the City of Houston...my dad came here after WW2, from Mobile, Alabama, where the Crowleys (my surname) had lived since they immigrated to the USA in 1835, my great grandfather fought with 3rd Alabama, Army of Northen Virginia,, his grandsons..ny dad and Uncles left Mobile to fight in WW2 all four of them came back safe and sound, Dad and my uncle Lee..the real combat hero..B company..506th PIR 101st Airborne,,left Mobile in 1947 for Houston...a land of opportunity...where me, my brothers,,,my sister and my nephews were born,' The wonderful, dynamic city of Houston I was born into has changed. The high school from which I graduated in 1968, Robert E. Lee High school, home of affluent national match scholars,,is now a cesspool of non English speaking illegal aliens,,they gave up football because no one cared....but they painted abig corn field on the side of the gym..in short my friend...I'm angry...I was born here. but I'm the foreigner...Chinese..Pakis...Mexicans,,,The Texas of the Alamo and San Jacinto will soon be gone |