Texas Girls

Texas girls have a distinct way with fond expressions:
"Y'all come back!"
"Well, bless your heart.."
"Drop by when you can."
"How's your mother?"
"Love your hair."
Texas girls don't sweat....they glisten
Texas girls know their summer weather report:
Hot
Hot
Hot
Texas girls know their three R's:
Rich
Richer
Richest
Texas girls know their vacation spots:
Ruidoso
Ruidoso
Ruidoso
Texas girls know the joys of June, July, and August:
Summer tans
Wide brimmed hats
Adorable sandals
Texas girls know everybody's first name:
Honey
Darlin'
Shugah
Texas girls know the movies that speak to their hearts:
8 Seconds
True Grit
Driving Miss Daisy
Steel Magnolias
Texas girls know their religions:
Baptist
Methodist
Football
Texas girls know their country breakfasts:
Country ham
Mouth-watering homemade biscuits
Tacos
Texas girls know their p's & q's
"P"ecan pie
"P"ralines
"P"unch
Texas girls know their cities dripping with Texas charm:
Dallas
Houston
Austin
Midland
Amarillo
San Antonio
Texas girls know their elegant gentlemen:
Men in uniform.
Men in tuxedos.
Men in Wranglers
Y'all know Texas girls are quick on the drawl...
Texas girls know their prime real estate
The Mall
The Beauty Salon
The Rodeo
Texas girls know the three deadly sins:
Bad hair
Bad manners
Bad Dancers
Texas girls know men may come and go, but friends are fo'evah!
Now you run along, Shugah, and send this to some other Girls Raised In Texas.
Originally published July 15, 2004.