Dorothy said it best:
Since growing up and moving away from my hometown, I’ve developed a strong, loving sense of nostalgia for the place, and I’ve noticed that a lot of other people feel the same way about their hometowns after they move away. It seems that no matter how much a person might have hated their hometown while they were growing up, they’re deeply connected to it once they’ve gotten older, regardless of how far off they travel. It’s inherited in their blood; it’s somewhere they will always have a place to call home. If you grew up in the country like I did, it seems almost impossible to get the dirt out your boots, no matter how hard you kick. The soil of the land, the way the sunlight shines through the trees, the people in the area – they're all things you admire once you’ve experienced life in a new place. But honestly, you wouldn’t have rather grown up anywhere else.
1. You have at least one radio preset in your car set to a country station.
2. You still own a pair of cowboy/cowgirl boots.
3. You can’t deny that you love a good bonfire.
4. Homemade biscuits and fried chicken are still some of your favorite comfort foods.
5. You still enjoy a leisurely trip from time to time to the local Wal-Mart on Sunday afternoons.
6. You remember how to do the “Cotton Eye Joe” line dance.
7. When you go back to visit, you make sure to drive down a dirt road and you don’t even care about how dirty your car is getting.
8. A Bible will always have a place on your bookshelf.
9. You miss fishing.
10. You consider hanging out with your old buddies, drinking beer, and y’all talking about the good ol’ days to be something that is mighty hard to replace.
11. You still catch yourself saying things like “good ol’ days,” “y’all,” and “mighty hard.”
12. When you go home, you try to go barefoot as much as you can. God made dirt and dirt don’t hurt.
13. You have always and forever said “ma’am” and “sir,” and you still continue to do so, regardless of how old you are. Old habits die hard.
14. Whenever you go out, you still "Remember who you are."
15. You take pride in agriculture and farming families because you know how important their jobs are.
16. You make sure that you talk to your mama almost every day.
17. You miss getting stuck on muddy dirt roads instead of just stuck in rush hour traffic.
