tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168598940311272827.post750003903663348654..comments2011-12-26T16:08:08.765-08:00Comments on GasStationCappuccino: Weekly Wrap-up-- June 13GasStation Cappuccinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08168317573960874330noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168598940311272827.post-5673875526839807482010-06-27T19:00:54.624-08:002010-06-27T19:00:54.624-08:00Texas is so big that it's different wherever y...Texas is so big that it's different wherever you live. The following is a total stereotype:<br /><br />In the Panhandle there's mountains and skiing. I've never been there so don't have much info.<br /><br />In East Texas it's casual ranches and rattlesnakes. Just about everyone carries a shotgun (my stepmom grew up there and she has a bigger gun collection than my dad - former CIA military guy) to protect themselves from snakes. We have lots of wild animals and poisonous kinds of snakes. If you read Pioneer Woman's blog, this describes East Texas.<br /><br />We have two huge urban centers (Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth) that are big city but with a twist. We're a little more casual, a little friendlier, and a little more polished. We have "ladies who lunch" in linen slacks or starched jeans with perfect manicures and hair that doesn't move. We don't go to the mall wearing anything less than perfectly turned out.<br /><br />San Antonio is urban in size, but feels more ethnic. It's a little bit of touristy Mexico.<br /><br />Austin is weird and proud of it. We're the live music capital, urban and casual at the same time. It's very green (both in attitude and lots of trees). Some of the richest men in the world wander around in ancient cowboy hats, jeans and boots driving old pickups. Austin is known as the allergy capital as well. If you don't have allergies when you get here, Austin will give them to you.<br /><br />Galveston, Corpus Christi, these places are right on the beach. Casual living with a hint of Spring Break vacation. Fantastic fresh seafood in hole in the wall dives. Hot and humid!<br /><br />Weather wise it gets super hot in the Summer which starts about April and ends about mid-October. We wear jeans or shorts and t-shirts almost all year round. It may be super hot outside, but know that EVERYone has air conditioning and it blasts all the time. Spring is pretty much March and April. <br /><br />In October it starts to rain and it gets kind of cold in November through January. Christmas we're always holding our breath hoping it gets cold enough to wear a sweater. It snows here about every 7 years (usually in February). Ice storms happen much more frequently (January) and the city freezes (pun intended) because no one here knows how to drive on ice and those that do stay off the road to avoid the idiots.<br /><br />Did I represent my state? I wasn't born here, but I got here as fast as I could!<br /><br />Mary in TXmarythemomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08205319256573120866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168598940311272827.post-16136046106332464252010-06-27T17:52:24.487-08:002010-06-27T17:52:24.487-08:00That's too funny Mary!!
I refuse to wax... ...That's too funny Mary!! <br /><br />I refuse to wax... I had a bad, bad experience with that as a teenager, and am not going down that path again. Ever. <br /><br />I've always wanted to visit Texas... Other than hot, what's it like?GasStation Cappuccinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08168317573960874330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168598940311272827.post-2532188845369833962010-06-26T15:28:21.495-08:002010-06-26T15:28:21.495-08:00I have almost a whole bottle of this stuff that I ...I have almost a whole bottle of this stuff that I bought but never used becaue I couldn't remember to put it on. It's at least a year or two old, but you're welcome to it if you live near Central TX and want to come get it! I seriously doubt it's worth mailing.<br /><br />Mary in TX<br /><br />I had to LOL! My word verification was WAXINGEO (wax and go!)marythemomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08205319256573120866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168598940311272827.post-79888182970741198062010-06-14T14:44:10.149-08:002010-06-14T14:44:10.149-08:00Yay!! You caught that hint, didja? Thanks!!Yay!! You caught that hint, didja? Thanks!!GasStation Cappuccinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08168317573960874330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168598940311272827.post-75755078425437011962010-06-14T07:44:25.344-08:002010-06-14T07:44:25.344-08:00Just letting you know that I really enjoy your wee...Just letting you know that I really enjoy your weekly wrap-upscshellzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962995921020881222noreply@blogger.com