It’s always an adventure when it simultaneously happens in each direction so that a two lane highway all of a sudden becomes a four lane highway.

Note to self: never bike across Texas.

1. Texas affectionately call DQ at TX stop sign. You don’t see many in the cities (the big ones), but they’re everywhere else.

2. Don’t you know, we’re serious about our football.

3. Every Texan really wants to have a ranch, even if it’s 1/4 acre plot. Unfortunately the HOA in most of our planned community specifically spell out, “No livestock. You’ll find that most ranches (big and small) have livestock. Property taxes are really high in Texas and you get significant discounts on your property taxes if you have cattle on your land. So if you have a lot of land, you’d be silly not to have some cows.

4. Yeah, but you’ve gotta watch the troopers. They’ll love their speed traps in the little towns.

5. Clouds in TX are the best. The best sunsets. We’ll OK has great sunsets too, but they’re pretty great here in TX. We’re big sky country too.

6. If you didn’t notice, they’re probably wearing the boots and giant buckle to go with those hats.

7. We like our gas guzzlers and pick-up trucks…

I write all this as if I’m really a Texan. I’m just a wannabe. We’ve lived here for almost 5 years and we just love the culture. Texas seems to be the best of the south and the best of the west all wrapped into one. Our son was born here, so we’re claiming to be Texans now.