1.
You ate the shit out of some Blue Bell ice cream and were honestly offended if you found another brand in your friend's freezer.
2.
You remember that tornado season was definitely a thing that you and your parents prepared for.
3.
You also remember crouching on the floor outside of your classroom for yearly tornado drills and wondering if that position would REALLY save you.
4.
Your first method of transportation was learning how to ride a horse, not drive a car.
5.
You have tons of photos in cowboy boots because your parents bought you a pair the first chance they got.
6.
You were born and raised to eat, sleep, and breathe football.
7.
You have at LEAST one set of childhood photos in the infamous Texas bluebonnets.
8.
You've come across one of these once in your lifetime — either dead or alive:
9.
You've taken a school field trip here...
11.
You still have your collection of orange Whataburger numbers you'd steal every chance you could.
12.
When you went on road trips, this was your grand view about 80% of the time:
13.
You always knew exactly what city you were in by looking at the water tower.
14.
You remember most of the vehicles that occupied the roads looked like this:
15.
You vividly recall the scent of at least one of these and have instant nostalgia every time you catch a hint of them now.
16.
You have fond memories of devouring BBQ the REAL way — off a slab of paper.
17.
And you've tasted the goodness of chicken fried steak slathered in gravy at least once in your life.
18.
When someone mentioned a blizzard, there was a 99% chance they were talking about Dairy Queen.
19.
And no matter where you're at in the world now, you'll always consider Texas your first home.
