Show and Tell: Your Hometown

Every other Tuesday I link up with Andrea and we show and tell about ourselves!

This week we’re talking…Hometowns.

Every time I think of my hometown, I think of Carrie Underwood’s song “Thank God for Hometowns”. It couldn’t be more true. When I would drive back from Norman I would blast this song as I was pulling up into my driveway and it would make me happy. In case you haven’t heard it, listen to it:

This song reminds me of college!

I grew up in Frisco, Texas. It’s a suburb about 25 miles north of Dallas. We moved here when I was just weeks into Kindergarten. While I can still remember Virginia and our house there, Texas is home.

When we moved here in 1999 the population was about 33,000 people. I went to school on a winding dirt road. There was nothing out here. Now in 2016, there’s about 150,000 people and growing. It’s so crazy!

http://bestneighborhoodsindfw.com/frisco/

This is our downtown area where there are many shops and restaurants. We don’t go there too often, but on the right side of this picture is where our “Snowcone Lady” had her little shop. It was just a shed and she would have lines down the road of people wanting snow cones. She put her kids through college with her stand and was the sweetest lady. I always got the wedding cake. We loved going there as a treat after a long, hot day of swimming in the summer!

Where to View the Best Christmas Light Displays in Frisco

This is another part of our downtown during Christmas. You can drive through this downtown area and if you turn your radio to a certain station the Christmas lights will flash along with the music.

The Athletic Shoulder Workshop in Frisco, TX

Near our downtown, we have this Heritage center. I’ve actually never been here, but heard it’s amazing. The restaurant I waited tables at all through high school is right next door to here. And fun fact: real cotton grows in front of the Heritage center.

http://friscoblog.dallasnews.com/2015/09/national-soccer-hall-of-fame-space-among-proposed-improvements-for-friscos-toyota-stadium.html/

Toyota Stadium is right across from the flashing Christmas lights part of our downtown and is home to FC Dallas, our Major League Soccer team by day and any kind of concert by night. The Women’s National Team was here a couple weeks ago playing Mexico. Jimmy Buffet comes every May. Blake Shelton, Sam Hunt, Eric Church, Chris Young, Chase Rice, Jana Kramer and more will be here for The Off The Rails concert in April. Dying to go to that concert!!! A lot of our high school football games were played in this stadium as well.

http://www.visitfrisco.com

And our newest addition is the Dallas Cowboys practice stadium. It should be completed this year or next, and it is HUGE. Hey Jerry, your girl is graduating in August and needing a job!!!! 😉

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frisco,_Texas

We also have Dr. Pepper ballpark where the Frisco Roughriders play. They are the AA “feeder” team to the Texas Rangers. When Josh Hamilton got hurt, he came down to play for the Riders and it was the most packed I have ever seen it…obviously. My brother might try to get a job here, which would be SO FUN! I’d love that.

http://www.amxrealty.com/Buyers/Relocate_to_Frisco_TX

On the other side of the parking lot from Roughriders stadium is Ikea. It’s a HUGE furniture store that people drive hours to come to. I had a professor from OU once e-mail me during break to say that she was coming and thought of me because she knew I lived here.

And of course we have our mall, lots of shopping, tons of restaurants, and plenty of sights to see…but really,

It’s where I went to all my school dances.

It’s where I met all of my awesome friends.

It’s where I got my first job.

It’s where I know all the short cuts to any place I want to go.

It’s where all my memories are. Like my boyfriend and I breaking up in Toyota Stadium. Haha 😉 Although it wasn’t funny at the time.

It’s where we learned chores, where I learned to love cooking, where I learned to love exercising.

It’s where I learned to drive.

It’s where I found my Church and my love for the kids there.

It’s where we’ve spent all of our days. Rain or shine.

So many classmates of mine would always complain about “there’s nothing to do”…are you kidding?!?! We are so blessed to have been able to grow up in Frisco, Texas and I don’t take it for granted.

Frisco is my story. It’s who I am. And made me who I am.

Thanks for visiting home with me today, friends! 🙂

For more posts about home:

5 Things I love about Texas
Show and Tell: My Home
Colors of Life: A Homebody
Or look at the posts with the Home category.

In case you missed any of my S&T Tuesdays for 2016:

Introduction
Momfessional Moments (I didn’t participate)
How To Win My Heart
Favorite Pinterest Pins (This was during my blog break)

And here are all my 2015 Show and Tell posts.

Happy Tuesday!

Friday Favorites: Texas Weather is Crazy Edition

 

Today is Friday and that should be a favorite just in and of itself, even though it was only a 3 day week! Join me and let’s talk favorites from this past week.

 

I honestly don’t even remember what I did last weekend because I feel like I slept all weekend. ALL. WEEKEND. And that’s just a favorite for not only me but everyone that has to come in contact with me. Because #clapsforanotcrankymolly

Saturday night I saw one of my favorite people for a super late chips and salsa run after this one got off work. We were going to have margaritas for national margarita day, but then neither of us got one haha. We giggled and she talked about her super awesome job that she’s been having to work 65 hours at a week. CRAZY! And I forgot to take a picture, so here’s an old one of Reeana 🙂

After Church and Yoga on Sunday I met up with one of my other favorite people for more chips and salsa and a spicy salad. Don’t get Chili’s santa fe salad if you’re a wimp when it comes to spicy stuff like me. Em came home for the weekend and I didn’t take a picture again so here’s an old one too 😉

Monday we had our first snow day of 2015. It was like a five day weekend as it went all the way through Tuesday. It was the best, most relaxing, calm couple of days even if I did get a little stir crazy. I especially loved having Tuesday off of school!

Texas weather is CRAZY. Crazy, I tell you! Here I am going to work with snow falling in my hair..so pretty! This is probably my favorite picture of 2015 so far. Yes of myself I know what you’re thinking. BUT SNOW!!!!! And it was sleeting/white/snowing/raining on the way to work.

I got to work and decided to get a big ol’ cup of coffee to get me through the morning 🙂 Disclaimer: I never thought i’d have a selfie of me drinking coffee on a blog ever. Yet here I am. Life is funny like that.

AND THEN! This was my view as I was leaving work. Sunshine, clear roads, and 50 degree weather. I was actually sweating. With the air conditioner on. It was crazy, so if you’re thinking of moving to Texas you better make sure you realize it might go from 30 degrees and snowing to sunshine and 50 degrees in a matter of hours 😉

Wednesday was my favorite four year old’s birthday and we celebrated with bowling (where she beat us all!). Her actual birthday party is coming up in March so i’m sure you’ll be seeing her around again soon. I just want to steal this cutie pie and bring her home with me!

 

Also, you need to know that only TWO MORE DAYS are left until Taralynn‘s 65% off boots (with code: boots) and scarves (for $15.99) is over. How is it not everyone’s favorite when we’re talking discount codes?! You might be needing a scarf and boots this weekend if you’re here in Texas.

Happy Weekending. See ya on Monday!!!