celebrate my Southernness

have exploded. They say they won’t bloom unless you prune them…but there’s no way in hell I could prune this sucker. And look.

Unfortunately, these and the Mimosa trees are weeds around here – I must have pulled hundreds of them out of the ground today. Crazy.

OMG the thermometer in the backyard was pegged out at 120 degrees THIS MORNING! See my avatar for an example of what it feels like here today.

Might as well celebrate.

I actually hate this tradition. For Easter people hang these plastic eggs in their trees….I just think it looks so tacky. This is across the street from my house.

I know, I’m a bit behind.

this weekend. Do they do this up North too? I never know if the things I THINK are Southern really are or not. Anyway, amusing tidbit….I was trying to spot all the Confederate flags in the area…TONS of people out there this weekend…and do you know…the ONLY Confederate flag I saw all night was on my boyfriend’s father’s T-shirt. So there ya go.

It’s hot. It’s humid. It’s hot. It’s humid. Does it rain? Not really…..it’s just 99.9% humidity. Sometimes it rains in the afternoon but I think it all evaporates before it even hits the ground. Dry, crunchy, horrible yard. Did I mention how hot and humid it is?

is another goal on my list…but related to Southerness, I feel. Today I was a bit down for a bit but my good Southern neighbors (people I’ve never seen before, mind you) in town smiled at me and said hey and how are ya and I felt better immediately. I am happy to be living in the South.

have exploded with blooms….do they look like this in the North too? This is the one in my front yard…it looks so lush and tropical and it’s grown so so so fast…gives me privacy and shade despite the years I tried to mow it down. :-)

Wow….how ‘bout that for a bit o’ Southern Culture? All day in the sweltering heat…dust…dirt…rednecks….all in good fun? Well, we were right by the flag stand where all the wound up parents like to come and yell at the way the races are being run….that was an experience. Does everyone get that upset or was I just lucky to be in that particular place that day? Well I didn’t see a fight, but I heard that a couple were about to happen. Is this fun? It’s fun for the people I went with…usually they win but this weekend – 2nd place both races. People get pretty uptight about this thing….I’m still digesting it.

made me feel oh so Vehry Southern!!!! After a weekend in Sunny Florida with them…I got to come back to Sunny South Carolina and THEY had to go back to 50 degrees and raining. I LOVE SOUTH CAROLINA!!! And I had to explain the aforementioned Grits to them. And that it’s not necessary to be offended when someone calls you “ma’am” – really, our boys are raised that way! ‘Tis only a matter of respect.

What??! If you knew me, that’s what you’d say. But I was hungry and G left them at my house with the phrase “now when you’re hungry and have water and five minutes, you’ll have food.” And I did. I had to spice them up with garlic, onions, cheese and hot sauce. Is that OK?