Things I miss about Texas:

Rosa's. It's a restaurant that has cheap mexican (texmex) food, that is in my opinion better than most expensive mexican (not texmex) elsewhere in life, including mexico.

Southern Manners. I know, to dislike so much about the south, that I do miss.

Taco Villa. Kinda like Rosa's.

Being able to see for ever and ever. The horizon I mean. I miss that feeling. The mountains occasionally make me claustrophobic.

Sunsets. They are so pretty because of all the dust in the air.

Texas snow drifts. The giant modules of cotton that are left in the field to be taken to the gin after harvesting.

Not having to explain what Rotel is. Green chiles and tomato, really good with melted velveeta to make queso.

My friends, and the memories we made. Staying up till sunrise, talking at Rush, Clapp, and Higginbotham.

Tight-knit communties, where everyone knows everyone else's history, whether you want them to or not. Saves a lot of explaining if you have a family like mine.


Things I don't miss about Texas:
The racism. Not that Utah's really any better.
The sexism. Not that Utah's much better.
The dominant religion. Utah has a different religion, but the same ideas.
Everybody knowing everything. Salt Lake is too big for this, score 1 Utah.

Utah, or Salt Lake City at least, because I would never live anywhere else in Utah, is better overall though.

Now if only I could get me some good Tex-mex here, I'd be really happy.