One of the best things about Oklahoma is the pride our people have in our state. Texas's state pride (or arrogance...sorry Texas friends) is well-known everywhere. "Everything's bigger in Texas." Whatever. Call it little man syndrome, but people here are quick to defend our culture to those kids below the Red River.
Before I went off to my freshman year of college in a little city called Orlando, Florida, I wasn't the biggest fan of Oklahoma either. I was just bored and I wanted to travel the world. After experiencing a year on my own 1,500 miles away from everything familiar to me, I found exactly what I'd been searching for all the way back here in home sweet Oklahoma. The grass truly is greener on the other side. It's funny how seeing how the other half lives makes you miss what you started with. Beautiful scenes of rolling hills, lazy rivers, forested lakes and endless plains. No congestion. Less traffic. Incredibly genuine, kind, hard-working people. Cheap(er) gas. Cheap living. Cheap alcohol. Great music. Awesome food. Legendary football, duh. And this just in, one of the best and most fun-to-watch teams in the NBA. Too bad it only took me $30,000 of out-of-state tuition to realize it.
So, be proud of where you're from. If you'd told me 5 years ago that I'd be settled in a post-college life here in Oklahoma, I would've laughed in your face. But I surprised everybody, including myself. And I couldn't be more grateful.
I'll be rocking this come gameday. Gimme some red skinny jeans, cowboy boots & red lipstick and I'm set.
American Apparel t-shirts via Tree & Leaf Clothing
