1. Saying you’re from the “Fort Worth Area” because no one ever knows where Chico is.
It gets really annoying really fast when you have to explain exactly where Chico is every time someone ask's where you're from. It's just a lot easier for everyone if you don't.
2. When someone says they know where Chico is, and you actually think they’re lying until they prove it to you.
Because there's absolutely no way they would know they drove through it. We don't even have a "Welcome to Chico" sign. We only have two population signs, with two different populations.
3. Having to fix the autocorrect “Chico Mary” to “Chico Mart” Every. Single. Time. You’d think Siri would get it by now.
If I was having a bad day, this was one sure way to piss me off.
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4. You’ve been asked if you drive tractors around town…Nope, but we’ve got a real nice guy who drives a lawnmower.
He drives to town every single day and picks up cans all day. I wonder how much money he actually gets by doing that...maybe I should drop out of college and buy a lawnmower.
5. Going to Julio’s at least twice a week after school was essential.
You probably went way more than twice a week though.
6. Hitting up Chico MART for some snacks before a basketball, softball/baseball, track meet, or really any athletic practice or game.
Their burritos were everything. Not only their bean burritos, but the BREAKFAST burritos too.
7. Getting extremely close with your entire class, because there were only about 40 of you.
This had it's pro's and cons..but overall, I'm so happy I was able to know everyone in my class by name. I couldn't imagine it any other way.
8. Busting up into IHop after Friday night football games with your classmates like you own the place (because you been there so many times)
This wasn't an every Friday night thing, but definitely after a win.
9. The local grocery store will always be called The Pantry. It’s never going to be called Lowes, or Chico Foods, or anything. The Pantry.
No need to elaborate.
10. If you had the privilege of attending the old Elementary, that playground was HEAVEN. It was every kids dream.
Fun fact: my classmates and me decided one day we were going to escape school and dig our way to China.Obviously, that didn’t work out. I'm sorry if you never got to experience the magic. Only god knows how many pears and pecans we ate off the ground...
11. Snow Cones at Hip Hops after school were the BOMB during those scorching hot days
And the old red house beside Hip Hops is definitely haunted.
12. Hanging out at lake Bridgeport during the summer.
Ahh Summer of my sophomore year of HS, that's where we were all the time. Good times, good times.
13. Telling the teacher you needed to go to the bathroom, then going to the vending machine instead and getting all of your friend’s snacks.
The day we got those vending machines was a great day to be alive.
14. Everyone knows everything about everyone.
Now this definitely has its cons. There is no privacy, even if you think there is. It doesn't take long for the word to get around. This was probably one of the main reasons I wanted to leave. On the other end though, it's a really close knit community, which is nice on some occasions.
15. Sports and Ag were all that mattered.
If you didn't play sports, and you weren't involved with AG..you were probably bored out of your mind.
16. Senior year was the easiest year of your life.
No homework and out by 12, which left time to get lunch and a nap before going back for whatever practice you had. Don't get me wrong, College is great and, personally, I think it's a lot better than High School, but senior was hands down the easiest year of my life.
17. If you’re not on a float, the homecoming parade took (at most) 30 minutes to circle around the square.
That’s pushing it though.
18. If you were athletic at all, you played every sport.
Every. Single. Sport. Again, this had it's pros and cons. On the pro side, you always were apart of a team and got super close with your teammates. On the con side, you were tired 24/7. There were some days I had 3 different practices. Now I can't even run to the end of my driveway without getting winded.
19. Getting passively aggressive comments, or just rude ones, when you told someone from a nearby town that you were from Chico…
Anyone reading this knows this is true. But clearly, going to Chico does not affect where you go in life what-so-ever. Haters gon' hate.
20. Relationships were impossible because either 1. You’ve dated them 2. Your friends have dated them or 3. You’re related to them.
Really no further discussion..that's just it.
21. Listening to “The Boys of Fall” before every football game
And listening to it now kinda breaks your heart a little.
22. “Going for a drive” was a legitimate activity you did for fun with your group of friends. Because there was literally nothing else to do.
Tbh I still do this now when I'm bored out of habit. There's something about getting a few friends, blasting the music with the windows rolled down, and just driving around that's so relaxing.
23. You hate to love, and love to hate it. As much as you hate it, it will always be home.
Thanks for all the memories Chico, Texas.
