15 Things I’ve Learned After Moving to Texas

It's certainly not an all encompassing list but I thought I'd share a few of the things I've learned over the past year.

• People look at you funny if you’re walking anywhere.
• People drive everywhere.
• Wear a hat with a Texas flag and you’re welcomed like a native.
• Wildflowers are everywhere in the summer.

• The state pride truly is crazy (in an awesome way).
• There’s no state income tax.
• When it gets below freezing, most people lose their mind. That and public works is completely unprepared.
• People can’t handle driving in the rain either.
• There’s a lot of restaurants that claim to have the best chicken fried steak.
• Texas shaped waffles at the hotel taste pretty darn good.

• There are cheap do-it-yourself car washes everywhere and coming from the DC metro area, this is a big deal.
• There are tons of small parks all over the place and if you like to run outside, you'll soon be rating them based on shade amount.
• Everyone’s car has 1 of 2 speeds; 7mph exactly or 25mph over the speed limit.
• Texas is big. Like drive all day and you're still in it kind of big.
• There are some seriously awesome sunsets that take up your entire view.