1. It's hot all the time.
2. The weather changes throughout the day.
3. The sounds of cicadas and the sight of junebugs meant that it was finally summer and it was going to be hot for the next three months.
4. Getting in your car on a hot, sweltering, summer day was comparable to walking inside of a sauna. This was even more unbearable if you had a car with dark interior, or a black car.
5. Every dance you went to in junior high and high school had at least four or five Cumbia songs on the playlist, surrounded by non stop country music with the occasional pop song or the "Cha Cha Slide" or the "Cupid Shuffle."
6. Chick-Fil-A is a necessity.
7. Whataburger is what you eat on the days you're not eating Chick-Fil-A.
8. Nothing's better on a hot day than a huge glass of iced tea, and not the gross kind that fast food restaurants give you.
9. If there wasn't tea that was readily available, Dr. Pepper was just as good. Also, when asked if Mr. Pibb would be okay, you have to bite your tongue and keep a straight face in order to not go on a rant about how Mr. Pibb could never compare to the amazing taste of Dr. Pepper in a million years.
10. You went to church with your parents every Sunday and saw your classmates there too.
11. During the summertime you and your friends most likely went to a river or a tank to go swimming, and more often than not, this included a rope swing that looked about twenty years old, but you went on it nonetheless, hoping that you wouldn't land on a water moccasin.
12. Jumping off a tree branch that was over the river was fun too if a rope swing wasn't there.
13. It wasn't strange if you got in a car accident with a deer on your way to school in the morning.
14. Trucks. Trucks everywhere. Small trucks. Big trucks.
15. If you didn't drive a truck you most likely drove a sports car that fell into the following categories; Camaro, Mustang, or Challenger.
16. If you didn't drive any of the vehicles above you probably drove a Jeep that either was lifted or had a monogram on it, depending on who you were.
17. At your high school it was perfectly normal for a classmate to have animal blood in the bed of his truck because of the hunt he went on with his friends that previous weekend.
18. On more than one occasion you found it difficult to park in the parking lot of your high school due to all of the trucks that were dulies, had a massive grill guard, or both if they were lucky.
19. The girls in your high school always had big hair with blonde highlights in it.
20. Said girls also wore heavy eye makeup, yourself included.
21. You probably had at least one or two accessories or stickers that had your monogram on it.
22. You probably learned to weld or grub cactus in your ag class.
23. There was always someone in your school that was showing pigs or participating in a livestock show or something to do with the rodeo that came to town every February. This also made for a great Valentine's Day date.
24. The boys in your high school would come to school in basketball shorts and cowboy boots if the dress code allowed it.
25. Cowboy hats and baseball caps were worn everywhere even if it angered the administration.
26. You probably got away with it if you were friends with the administration, which you most likely were because everyone knows everyone in a small town high school.
27. You may have even ran to the local donut shop and brought back donuts for the secretary just so you would be in her good graces for any of your future wrongdoings that were imminent in senior year.
28. Your history teacher was probably also your coach.
29. Friday night lights wasn't just a game. It was a way of life.
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30. You prayed before every game and pep rally.
31. If you made the local TV news station for anything related to your school you heard about it multiple times the next day at school.
32. The only thing bigger than the hair was the mums during homecoming games.
33. If you don't know what a mum is, Google it. Your life will be changed.
34. When the homecoming king and queen were announced they would be paraded around the football stadium on the track in a sports car donated by someone's parents.
35. This was probably cut short by the fact that halftime was over and the homecoming king had to go back on the field to play, and the homecoming queen had to continue her cheerleading routine with the rest of her squad after numerous group pictures.
36. The only thing that was more exciting during football season than homecoming was going to playoff games and supporting your school.
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37. When it wasn't football season you were enamored with basketball and the possibility of your school going to the playoffs.
38. The possibility of going to any state event in UIL was something that you dreamed of doing.
At the end of basketball season you had prom which was probably held in the local stables or at a small event center.
39. You more than likely took your senior pictures with your car, your horse, or at a local landmark like a museum or an old building in your town.
40. Your graduation was probably at a football field.
41. The entire town attended your graduation ceremony, considering the fact that they've known you all of your life.
42. You didn't wear black to your graduation because it was outside and would make it hotter than it already was.
43. When you did graduate your hair probably fell from how hot it was outside, even though the sun was already down.
44. During the summer you probably ran into your friends at Chick-Fil-A.
45. If you didn't run into your friends there you probably ran into them at the lake.
46. When you ran into people you always made sure that you were wearing your Kendra Scott earrings.
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47. When you went to college you found out that the Friday night lights turned into Saturday afternoons that were more amazing than you ever thought was possible.
48. At those football games you try to explain to non-Texans why football is such a big deal to you.
49. Your friends that didn't grow up in Texas will never understand any of this, but that's okay. You just say
50. "Bless your heart," and take a drink of your iced tea, thankful that you were raised in Texas.
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