This one is for all those Knox County-ians who understand the joys and struggles of growing up in our beloved small town. Only the true bread kids that grew up in the Vincennes area will know exactly what I’m talking about.

1. There were 4 (and counting) Mexican restaurants in town but we all knew that not a single one touched La Fiesta on 6th Street.
2. The rivalry between South Knox and Lincoln was so real and every single year before the basketball game the same lame insults came out on Twitter (Lincoln: “At least we’re good at sports!” South Knox: “At least we make good grades!”)
3. Your first job was at the local JayC (unless you're me and they wouldn't hire you).
4. We all enjoyed that friendly game of Hostage, where we would blindfold our friends, drop them in the middle of nowhere, and let them try to figure out where they were.
5. You knew you couldn't count on getting to school on time if you lived in town because Vincennes is the only place where you can get stopped by the same train twice.
6. When someone asked where you lived, you didn’t tell him or her the street address. You told them the subdivision or section of town (i.e., Fox Ridge, the heights, Bunker Hill.. you get the idea).
7. Prom was lame for most of the schools. Ball, Cotillion, and the Christmas Dance were the real deal.
8. Everyone secretly hoped they would be invited to spend the night at one of the birthday parties in the coveted Wabash Trails cabins.
9. Zip & Sip’s Marshmallow Tea and fried pickles. Enough said.
10. Confessions pages on Twitter were like the Knox County equivalent to Gossip Girl, and everybody loved to hate them.
11. The Knox County Fair was attended strictly for Pronto Pups or hog wrestling, where each team had a cliché nickname that had something to do with pigs (mine was "Miss Piggie's Pals".. cute, right?).
12. You spent your weekends at the movies or driving around on back roads for hours on end because there was literally nothing else to do.
13. Life as we knew it changed forever when the old Clark Middle School was demolished, leaving a giant hole in the middle of town, as well as in our hearts.
14. When you wanted to take your girl out on a fancy date, you’d go to Applebee’s (or drive to Evansville because that was the only other option).
15. Speaking of Evansville, you had to drive an hour south for all your back-to-school shopping needs when JCPenny and Kohl's just didn't cut it (like for all those lovely Aeropostale tees we just HAD to have).
16. If you didn’t spend your middle school summers at Cub League or Rainbow Beach, did you even live in Knox County?!
17. You thought it was totally normal to live in a town referred to as "The Dirty V."
18. Everybody dated everybody. If you kissed one person, you may as well have kissed your best friend because whoever you kissed probably dated your BFF beforehand.

We all said we hated Vincennes and couldn’t wait to leave for college, but honestly, there’s no place like home and we’ll all find our way back someday!