Taylorville, Illinois. A small town in the middle of central Illinois. It may be small but it's full of a lot of love and memories. Here are some reasons how you know you're from Trailerville, I mean Taylorville.
1.Trailerville is what the out of towners say to try and insult you before a big game (or even after to try and fight)
2. Friday nights in the fall are made for football games
3. You know summer is officially here when everybody is on the square
4. Speaking of the square, everybody has their own spot/side
5. Country roads are a must when driving around, and you go the same route that will never get old
6. You also know what snake road is and people who regularly drive it
7. Tastee Treet is the go to shack for ice cream and is good for any day of the year
8. Your Dairy Queen isn't a chill and grill
9. Bill's Toasty has the best fried food you can find and is the place to go (especially after midnight)
10. You already have an idea of where to work when you hit high school - Angelos.
11. You see a cornfield know matter where you drive
12. You can never know how the weather is going to be the next day
13. It can possibly snow in the middle of April, and be summer weather in the middle of December
14. You know basically every one
15. Your family probably lives a block away from you, or even 10 minutes away
16. You have to drive out of town to go to the mall and it doesn't bother you
17. Everybody knows who Look Down Larry is, and knows not to mess with him
18. You know that Carp is not a just a fish
19. You know just how "clean" Lake Taylorville, but you still swim in it anyways
20. The lake is the hotspot to go watch Fireworks on the Fourth of July
21. You're set if one of your friends owns a lake lot because you can go out to the lake and have fires every night in the summer
22. You know all about how there are three water towers and not just one
23. You've lost count on how many tractors you've got stuck behind in the country
24. Jaynes used to be the place to hang out on the weekends, and meet up with all your friends
25. The Christian County Pageant starts off the county fair, and you've most likely known someone in it
26. The county fair is one of the best events to happen in town, and almost everybody comes out
27. The demo derby's can be heard anywhere, and that's when you know the county fair has come to an end
28. Purple Reign isn't just a song by Prince
29. You take pride in The Dolph and will never forget it
30. You tell people who aren't from central Illinois where you're from, odds are they've never heard of it
31. There's a gas station around every corner
32. You go to the square in fall just to eat some of the best chili
33. There's country music playing almost everywhere
34. Homecoming dress up days always include some sort of country idea
35. You know it's small, but you're going to leave with the biggest memories
Yes, Taylorville is small. Yes, there is not always a lot to do all of the time. Your friends are always there you, especially to help you out when you get stuck.. whether that be in general, or in the mud. But I love this town and will never wish that I could have grown up in any other town besides Trailerville. Tville Pride is where its at.
