20 Signs You Grew Up In Olathe, Kansas
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20 Signs You Grew Up In Olathe, Kansas

No matter how far your travels take you, Olathe will always be home.

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20 Signs You Grew Up In Olathe, Kansas

Growing up in Olathe, Kansas is something that will always be a part of you. You grew up near the amenities that Overland Park offered while still being close to everything that Kansas City has to offer. Olathe was truly a wonderful hometown to be from. Read on to reminisce on your favorite Olathe memories.

1. You know exactly what a Johnson County white girl is.

Starbucks, Uggs, and yoga pants basically sum up what pops into your head when you hear those four words.

2. You don't know what life is like without Starbucks on every corner.


In desperate need of caffeine? Don't worry, there's three Starbucks locations on your way to school.

3. You miss the Olathe Hy-Vee every time you're out of town.

Open 24/7? Steaming Chinese? Hummus Bar? Heck yes!

4. The middle school you went to was named after a trail from the 1800's and your high school was Olathe with a direction.


Did you go to Prairie Trail? Frontier Trail? Mission Trail? California Trail? I went to Olathe South! Did you got to North, East, or Northwest?

5. Sheridan's has the best frozen custard around.


And nobody can argue otherwise. Have you had their Buckaroo??

6. You grew up going to Deanna Rose Farmstead.

Whether it was for a field trip or just with your family, you're familiar with fishing at the pond and trying to spot the Buffalo.

7. You know what real BBQ tastes like.


Fortunately, Oklahoma Joe's (now Joe's Kansas City) BBQ decided to open their second location in Olathe and nothing compares.

8. You're a die hard Chiefs, Royals, and Sporting KC fan.

And every time they actually win everybody freaks out.

9. You spent your summers at Worlds of Fun.

Mamba, Patriot, Boomerang, Fury of the Nile, Prowler, you've ridden them all on a hot summer's day.

10. Your field trips consisted of the Nelson Art Museum and Science City.



And Science City was actually really fun like one big playground.

11. You've been asked if you live on a farm.

And you always give the person asking this reaction.

12. Your mouth waters when you hear the phrase "cider mill donuts".


Nobody understands how delicious those donuts are.

13. You spent your Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends at "the lake".


Lake of the Ozarks that is. Everyone invites their friends to their lake-house and spends the weekend jumping off the dock or tubing.

14. Your high school was as big as a small university.


With over 2000 students, this is just a fact of life.

15. You refer to Johnson County Community College as "joco".


You're not sure how this came about, but everyone knows what you're talking about when you mention it.

16. You hung out with your friends at Oak Park Mall.


Oak Park Mall was the cool place to hang with your friends and go shopping.

17. During the Christmas season you went to see the Plaza lights at least once.


They're even more breath-taking in person.

18. All the streets are in a grid system and it's beautiful.

You rarely get lost and East/West streets are all numbered. Live at 135th & Blackbob? I know exactly where that is!

19. I-35 traffic is a struggle.

You've definitely been stuck in that rush hour traffic at around 5 pm.

20. You realize how lucky you were to be brought up in such a great city.

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