This list is to help me get through the anger that I feel toward the weather here in Indiana as of late. 3 weeks ago we had the snow storm of the year that dropped a lovely foot of snow and shut down the city. It melted off a little bit and then last week we got about another 4 inches of snow. As for this week Monday and Tuesday it was in the 60s and now today we are under flood and wind warnings and it looks and feels like a hurricane outside. I just don't get it. So because the weather makes me mad and the fake spring weather gave me a false sense of hope this is my list of why I like Indiana to help me remember why I still live here.
1. The Colts. This is partly because we live in Indianapolis home of the Colts. It was fun being a fan and not living here, but it is so much more intense living so close to the action!
2. IU, Purdue, Notre Dame and Ball State. How many other states can boast that many powerhouse schools - both academic and athletic
3. Speaking of which we are a state that revolves around basketball and football. High school life revolves around Friday night football. College life in the fall revolves around Saturday afternoon games and tailgating. Then the winter is all about the basketball.
4. Hoosiers. What other states have cool names like that for the residents of their state? There could be other cool names but can you really match a Hoosier? Plus there are so many important aspects of Indiana associated with this name. For one the movie; it is the essence of how we here feel about basketball. Hoosiers are also of course those who attend I.U. and no one can tell me that when you see the word hoosier Bobby Knight isn't one of the first things that come to mind.
5. You know those emails that are all like "you know you're from _____ when..." I love reading the one about being from Indiana and the first time I saw it I was astounded to see how many of them I knew and made me laugh. My favorite is still "if you know what knee high by the 4th of July means" ok and the one that says something about not laughing when you talk about the town of French Lick.
6. I don't personally care or get into it but it is so entertaining to watch those who go nuts over Nascar. Hello brickyard 400...
7. As much as I complain about the weather I do love Indiana in the spring and fall. Both are beautiful especially the fall, so many pretty colors!
8. Home is where the heart is. My heart is here and so is my family - this is where I belong.
9. The Indy Children's Museum
10. ok ok. Sometimes I like the winter too. But really only at Christmas when there is snow on the ground. We used to spend every other Christmas in Florida with my dad and while I loved being with him on the holiday it just wasn't right to be outside playing horseshoes on Christmas day... PLUS we have the town of Santa Claus!
11. That hoosier hospitality
12. How about some famous hoosiers (at one point) we can all be proud of? Larry Bird was sort of a big deal and is also from that funny French Lick place... Like popcorn? How about Orville Redenbacher's? Maybe you like to laugh a little bit? David Letterman is from Indy. John Cougar Mellencamp who was born in a small town and his parents live in the same small town (Seymour).
13. Miss America is from Indiana!
