Halfway to Crazy ~ Oh, wait, we're there.: Virginia VS. Idaho

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Virginia VS. Idaho

Just a few thoughts ~

Idaho has mountains.
Virginia has hills.

Idaho has wide open spaces.
Virginia is covered in trees.

Idaho has fry sauce. (yummm)
Virginia has peanut soup. (also yummm)

Idaho has tons of wildlife that you rarely see.
Virginia has deer on every roadside - and some critters I think are groundhogs? And wild bunnies on the lawn.

Idaho is so dry you wither.
Virginia is so humid you mildew.

Virginia has history and artifacts and great shopping.
Idaho has my family and friends.

I really like Virginia... but I really, really miss Idaho.

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Patricia @ ButterYumAugust 22, 2009 at 9:05 AM
Hi Anne - welcome to Virginia! It's truly a beautiful state! Thanks for the nice comments you left on my blog - I like how you described my (our) picture taking style as "that'd-make-a-cool-weird-shot" (my kids usually think I'm nuts when I pull over and grab my camera).

Anyway, I've never been to Idaho. Virginia has so many birds and flowers... all kinds of wildlife - including horses! The deer are particularly prolific, and yes, we have a gazillion bunnies and groundhogs too ;). Nothing prepared me for the brown bear that I saw in my driveway one morning... that was a real shocker. He hung around for a couple of weeks in the fall and we haven't seen him again since, thankfully. I'm sure you've seen your share of bears in Idaho, but he was my first - hope he was my last too! What part of Northern VA are you located in?

So welcome to VA!
Don't be a stranger!
Patricia
(ButterYum)
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SerendipityissweetAugust 24, 2009 at 5:38 PM
Hi Ann,
Welcome to VA! I love in Hampton Roads so we see more blue crabs and seagulls than deer here. Also, there are no hills, just flat coastline. Lots and lots of water though. I was born and raised here and have never lived anywhere else. Hubs is interviewing for a new job though, and we may be moving to MD in a couple of months. That will be a new experience for me! Maybe I'll have my own moronic movers to deal with.
I'm sorry you are missing Idaho, but I hope you'll come to love VA.
Thanks for stopping by and introducing yourself. I love meeting fellow homeschoolers and moms :D
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The Players in this Show

Me, Ann, the mum. Housewife slacker, (I understand the concept of cooking and cleaning - just not how it applies to me...) Mess-maker extraodinaire, Homeschool teacher, biggest lover of the pets.
Alan, the dad and husband. Smart, sensitive (but wouldn't want you to know that!) Motorcycle rider (think canyon racing crotch-rocket, not Harley) maker of the money, keeper of the reason, begrudging lover of the pets.
Kiwi, the greatest girl ever. Not her real name, but someone truly thought we named her that! So it's been a great nickname. 13 years old, incredible imagination, likes fairies and dragons. Current obsession - all things Narnian. And stuffies...needs lots and lots of stuffies to cuddle. Her best friend is her horse stuffie, nearly loved to death over the last 9 years. Doll collector. Has the gift of friendship, and the trial of anxiety. A lover of the pets, but they think she's on their level.
Merry, the girlie dog. Born on Christmas Eve, stuck in mama too long, has brain damage. Half yellow lab, half golden retriever, full sweetie. Smart but incredibly silly. Some would call her stupid, but it isn't so. Softest dog ever.
Matt the Cat, provider of entertainment, snatcher of ponytail elastics ("hairdoobies" at our house) which he stores in his food dish. Along with Polly Pocket clothing. Runt of his litter. Thinks he's tough, but we're onto him. Except for Kiwi, who keeps getting her ankles bit.

From West to East and back again ~ Weird stuff I have noticed

Now we are back in the West - YeeHawww!!
All the notes below are what we experienced in the East... Things are DIFFERENT there!
Even stuff that is the same, is different - like, Yoplait yogurt; no one carries my fave flavor - Mountain Huckleberry. Guess that's a western thing? And butter (and margarine) - here, even the familiar brands, they all come in long, skinny cubes... out west the cubes are shorter and fatter. Same brands - made different. Why?? That is WEIRD.
Humidity - You sweat more - much more - you are still flippin' hot. Sweat works better out west! It evaporates, you cool off..... here, you sweat, you get.... sweaty.
People are grumpy here. I've seen 3 people go into tirades at the market.... some folks need to CHILL.
Deer are everywhere! We see them every single day, at least one, just munching on the side of the road. Weird, maybe, but very very cool!

Halfway to Crazy ~ Oh, wait, we're there.

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Virginia VS. Idaho

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