The time has come to complain. I really did not want this blog to turn into something that was just me complaining about our new home, but the time has come for me to vent about a couple of habits of the citizens of Starkville!!
The first thing about Starkville that drove me nuts was the driving! Before moving I was told numerous times that “Everything moves slower in the South.” But nothing moves as slow as Starkville drivers turning the corner! They have to come to a complete stop to make their turn. Nothing is more frustrating then slamming on your breaks at a green light! If more then one person is turning then you might not make it through the green light.
Second, there is trash everywhere! I know that in Iowa there is litter, but the littering down here is out of control! In front of our apartment, roadsides and even in our pool! There are two garbage cans in the pool area and someone was too lazy to walk the 10 feet and throw their pop bottle in the trash.
Okay, I feel better now. Other then the complaints it really has been a good transition for Tyler and I. We have made some great friends, some of which live in our apartment complex so it is almost like a mini family. We go on walks, play games, watch football and even have craft time together! Its ironic I came all the way to Mississippi to make friends with girls from Minnesota and North Dakota! All of Tyler’s friends are from “Up north,” Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota and Illinois, Nebraska and even Missouri!
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
GO DAWGS!
I have officially experienced my first SEC football game! Tyler was at the MSU vs. LSU game a few weeks ago, but I stayed home because I didn't want to stand in the rain so last Saturday was my first SEC football game. Tyler was able to get me season tickets in the student section from a graduate student who didn't want their tickets.
It was quiet the experience. The first thing I noticed was all of the dresses. Girls in the south wear dresses, I had already noticed the lack of pants at Wal-Mart and church but I didn't expect to see so many dresses at a football game! At UNI nearly everyone would wear some sort of purple and gold, but here the girls wear dresses! While most of the girls were wearing sun dresses, I did see some girls in dresses I would wear to eat at a nice restaurant.
Another thing I noticed about the MSU student section, they have no respect for the students who are sitting below them in the stands. They are constantly throwing their drinks. Something good happens and they throw their pop then something bad happens and they throw their pop! Luckily we were up high enough no one threw anything on us, but it was amazing to watch the MSU score then just watch the cups fly through the air! I just don't understand throwing something when you had just paid for it seconds earlier!!
We have homecoming this week against Houston, which I think is a pretty good team, then an away game before we play Florida and Ole Miss at home, so it looks like we will be watching some good football! I will most defiantly be wearing maroon and white and my blue jeans, and hopefully we will always be high enough to avoid the flying coke! :)
It was quiet the experience. The first thing I noticed was all of the dresses. Girls in the south wear dresses, I had already noticed the lack of pants at Wal-Mart and church but I didn't expect to see so many dresses at a football game! At UNI nearly everyone would wear some sort of purple and gold, but here the girls wear dresses! While most of the girls were wearing sun dresses, I did see some girls in dresses I would wear to eat at a nice restaurant.
Another thing I noticed about the MSU student section, they have no respect for the students who are sitting below them in the stands. They are constantly throwing their drinks. Something good happens and they throw their pop then something bad happens and they throw their pop! Luckily we were up high enough no one threw anything on us, but it was amazing to watch the MSU score then just watch the cups fly through the air! I just don't understand throwing something when you had just paid for it seconds earlier!!
We have homecoming this week against Houston, which I think is a pretty good team, then an away game before we play Florida and Ole Miss at home, so it looks like we will be watching some good football! I will most defiantly be wearing maroon and white and my blue jeans, and hopefully we will always be high enough to avoid the flying coke! :)
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