True Floridians

I am eight months pregnant... hot... puffy... melting in the midst of a hotter-than-average Florida summer. Some days are interminable. I have spent a fair amount of time complaining about the heat and humidity. I just read this on my best friend's blog and immediately felt guilty.

This rang so true that I had no choice but to blatantly rip off her post and put it on my own blog:
Got to Love Florida!

You Know You're a Floridian if...

• Socks are only for bowling.
• You never use an umbrella because you know the rain will be over in five minutes.
• A good parking place has nothing to do with distance from the store, but everything to do with shade.
• You can tell the difference between fire ant bites and mosquito bites.
• Anything under 70 degrees is chilly.
• You know that no other grocery store can compare to Publix.
  
• You know that anything under a Category 3 just isn't worth waking up for.
• You dread love bug season.
• You are on a first name basis with the Hurricane list. They aren't Hurricane Charley or Hurricane Frances. You know them as Andrew, Charley, Frances, Ivan...
• You know what a snowbird is and when they'll leave.
• You think a six-foot alligator is actually pretty average.
• "Down South" means Key West.
• Flip-flops are everyday wear. Shoes are for business meetings and church, but you HAVE worn flip flops to church before.
• You have a drawer full of bathing suits, and one sweatshirt.
• You get annoyed at the tourists who feed seagulls.
• A mountain is any hill 100 feet above sea level.
• You know the four seasons really are: Hurricane season, love bug season, tourist season and summer.
• You've hosted a hurricane party.
• You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee, Withlacoochee, Thonotosassa and Micanopy.
• You understand why it's better to have a friend with a boat, than have a boat yourself.
• You were 25 when you first met someone who couldn't swim.
• You've worn shorts and used the A/C on Christmas and New Year's.
• You recognize Miami-Dade as "Northern Cuba".