It doesn’t matter where it is in the States. Small town life in America has some common themes no matter where you come from. Some may call it a boring life, some may call it a simple life, but it was your reality and the only thing you knew for your growing up years. Chances are, you wouldn’t trade your upbringing for the world!

1. This was your summer job:

2. All of your old T-Shirts became this:

3. This was the best part of the year:

4. Your idea of a great day:

5. This is how you learned to drive:

6. This is the second way you learned to drive:

7. The best way to stay cool in the dog days of summer:

8. When you wanted the best view:

9. The only thing you could imagine doing on a Friday night:

10. The thing that got you out of bed on chilly Saturday mornings:

11.Your idea of a romantic date:

12. When you wanted to get away from your siblings:

13. You had one of these in your wardrobe:

14. Your graduating class looked something like this:

15. Your mom was always making this for some fundraiser:

16. This was the best way to get a homecoming date:

17. The only place to eat in town:

18. The walk to your closest neighbor’s house:

19. This was present at every summer gathering:

20. The biggest street in town looked something like this:

21. 50% of your wardrobe contained your school colors (clothing)

22. A perfectly normal day of class:

22. You’re dang proud of where you came from!

You still have that hometown pride running through your veins and you still get excited when you get to go home and see/experience these things. The way you grew up sure does shape your values and thought processes, and you want people to know that this is where you came from and why you believe in what you do!